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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1946

Page

2

Piles Relieved by Home Treatment Claim

Dr D A Johnson founder of a Kansas City rectal clinic announces a mild painless and inexpensive home treatment for uncomplicated piles. He states decades of experience and offers free information and a satisfaction based guarantee with no charge unless the user is satisfied.

D. A. Johnson Kangan City Dr. Johnson Dr. C. A. Johnson Dept. 968 Main Street Kansas City

Area Council Scouts to Hold Camporall at Fayette 4-H Camp

The Charleston Gazette reports the Area Council Scouts plan a Fayette 4-H Camp bivouac and camporall. Units from sections will compete in camping and emergency-skill drills, with tents and meal prep judged. The event includes campfire programs, a council-wide campfire Saturday, and a Sunday Scout service emphasizing Reverence. Catholic Scouts plan mass transportation to Scarbro for the service. Streamers will be awarded after Sunday inspections.

The Charleston Gazette Area Council Fayette Charles Trail Ton Area Council Backwith Scarbro

Grain-Fed Cattle Curtailment Asked

Farmers urged to market cattle with minimal grain feeding to boost world food supply. Robert Flint of the Kanawha County AAA committee cites USDA statement noting grain limits feeding starving populations. Government subsidy to cattle feeders ends June 30 to ration grain for human needs.

Robert ©. Flint Kanawha County Flint

Odd Fellows Elect Officers at Parkersburg Meeting

PARKERSBURG June 3 Charles A. Craig of Welch was elected grand patriarch of the International Order of Odd Fellows of West Virginia Inc at the grand encampment here Other officers include Rev Mr Bennett Troy grand high priest Clinton Fielder Hollidays Cove grand senior warden G D Coleman Charleston grand junior warden D D McCardle Cameron grand scribe and C H Riggle Fairmont grand treasurer Lena Sehon Clarksburg named president IOOF aux iliary Marie Wolfe Morgantown vice president Zillah Bradley Charleston secretary Erthal Lee Core Parkersburg treasurer Militant department commander C N Schoolcraft Parkersburg was named department commander.

Parkersburg Charles A. Craig Welch International Order of Odd Fellows of West Virginia, Inc Mr. Bennett Troy Clinton Fielder Hollidays Cove G. D. Coleman Charleston D. D. McCardle Cameron C. H. Riggle Fairmont

Music Students Start Summer Session Today

Kanawha county students will join the summer band session at Charleston high school auditorium today at 10 a m. Daily practice will run for six weeks under Robert G Williams county director of instrumental music. All county elementary junior and senior high students are eligible to attend.

Kanawha County Charleston High School Robert G. Willams

Youth Burns to Death and Seven Hurt in Wreck

PARKERSBURG June. John Kesterson 19 of Parkersburg was burned to death and seven other youths were injured when two cars collided on state route 2. The parked car burst into flames after the crash, trapping Kesterson who could not escape and died from burns.

Parkersburg John Kesterson Farkersburg Here Kesterson

Glenville Freshman Drowns After River Outing

Glenville college freshman Ora Wolfe age 28 and Army Air Corps veteran drowned in Little Kana River during a group outing. Fellow student Paul Segerist plunged into 12 foot water and found Wolfe, who was brought to the surface by William Luzader, a former sailor. Despite artificial respiration and care by two Glenville physicians, Wolfe did not survive. He was a Harrisville High School athlete and resided with his parents John and Mrs Wolfe of Mahone between Harrisville and Smithville, Ritchie County.

Glenville Ora Wolfe Glenville College Army Air Corps Little Kana Wolfe Paul Segerist William Luzader Harrisville High School John Wolfe Mahone Harrisville Smithville Ritchie County

Spanish War Veterans Open 3 Day Meeting

Clarksburg hosts the West Virginia campment of United Spanish War Veterans. Rev. Louis E. Black delivers the sermon as Dept Commander Howard D. Stitt opens the gathering. Quartermaster General Walter E. Downey will speak Monday. officers meet and annual dinner planned Tuesday amid pension revision talk.

Clarksburg West Virginia United Spanish War Veterans Louis E. Black Parkersburg Howard D. Stitt Huntington Walter EB. Downey Washington

Ansted Girl Claims Kidnaping Near Washington Monument

A 19 year old Ansted West Virginia woman says she was abducted from her home and assaulted several times. She told police two men dragged her from a car on the Washington monument grounds and forced her into their vehicle after asking for directions. She was later found wandering and held for medical treatment at the women's bureau.

Washington Ansted W. Va Birk Washington Monument Women’s Bureau Rhoda Milliken Bureau Monument

Kilgore cites West Virginia veteran housing priorities

U S Senator Harley Kilgore announced that by May 20, 1946, 3,252 veteran dwellings were approved in West Virginia. Units range from 4,500 dollars to 10,000 dollars with many priced under 5,000, plus 1,815 temporary dwellings and 500 education housing units. The 1946 goal is 15,000 total veteran housing units in the state.

Washington U. S Harley M. Kilgore D.W. Va West Virginia Kilgore Wilson W. Wyatt Wyatt Milcore Federal Public Housing Authority Wratt

Youths Kavinsky Body Returned to Whitesville Residence

The body of 17 year old George William Kavinsky of Whitesville Boone County who drowned May 51 in a lake near Pittsfield Massachusetts will arrive in Charleston tonight. Recovered last Saturday morning the body will be moved to Armstrong mortuary Whitesville. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs William Kavinsky of Whitesville two brothers John and James Edward Kavinsky at home and grandparents Louis Kavinsky Sr of Whitesville and Mrs Rose Phelps of Dorothy.

George William Kayinsky Whitesville Boone County Pittsfield Mass Charleston

Agencies Lose Priority For Surplus Automobiles

Washington June 9 Federal agencies, once the largest buyers of surplus cars, cannot obtain them now as they are set aside for veterans. The senate appropriations committee voted to remove the requirement to buy surplus vehicles, after Gen Glen E Edgerton said veterans have top priority for passenger cars jeeps station wagons and trucks under 24 ton capacity and demand greatly exceeds supply.

Washington Senate Appropriations Committee Glen E. Edgerton War Assets Administrator

Station Wagon Fire After Collision in South Hills

A station wagon owned by George L. Coyle of 510 Linden Road in South Hills caught fire late yesterday after a crash with a truck at Virginia Street and Delaware Avenue. The wagon driven by Coyle's son Thomas suffered $25 damage, and the truck driver James Canterbury of 1219 Virginia Avenue Dunbar was charged with operating while intoxicated reckless driving and running a red light. One person was reported injured.

George L. Coyle Linden Ra South Hills Virginia St Delaware Ay Coyle Thomas GO. Ransom James Canterbury Virginia Av Dunbar

British Labour leaders urge Anglo Russian peace alliance

Bournemouth June 5 Hugh Dalton chancellor of the exchequer urged a firm British Russian alliance to secure European peace while warning Labour would not align with British Communists. Morrison said Labour had moved left only to sound sense and national interest as delegates of the transport and general workers union backed a constitutional amendment prohibiting affiliation of separate political bodies, including the Communist party.

Bournemouth Eng Hugh Dalton Labor Party Herbert Morison Commong Dalton Europe Germany Moscow Communist Party Morrison British Press Assoc Labor Transport and General Workers Union Labor Party Executive Committee

Kremlin Hosts Tito And Yugoslav Delegation Dinner

Moscow dispatch reports Prime Minister Stalin hosted Marshal Tito and Yugoslav guests at a Kremlin dinner as Yugoslav officials meet Soviet leaders. The delegation discusses ongoing talks with Moscow rulers amid a wakeful note from Geneva about relations.

Kremlin Tito London Moscow Stalin Marshal Fito

Art Experts Call for Return of German Pictures to Owners

Washington group of 95 art authorities urged the United States to return about 200 German paintings kept since last year. They argued the works belong to their owners and criticized delays while the White House and Undersecretary Acheson cited Germany’s lack of safekeeping facilities as a reason for keeping the art in Washington.

U.S Germany Washingson June Borie White House Dean Achesom National Gallery Washington Frederick Mortimer Clapp Juliana Force New York Reurnament

Socialite Ends Own Life in Manhattan Apartment

Wealthy New York socialite Edgar Mark Williams Jr., 34, famed for his elopement with a stenographer a decade earlier, died by gas in his Manhattan home. His wife slept in Westport, Conn, at the time. A frightened building superintendent and a cop found him in the kitchen with four gas jets open, filling the room with fumes.

New York June B INS Edgar Mark Williams, Jr Manhattan Westport

Corton Woman Suffers Lacerations in Wreck

Mrs M C Comfort of Corton was injured yesterday in a collision of two automobiles at Cobh Station on State Rt 4. Attendants at McMillan hospital reported lacera tions of the face and right wrist and injuries to both ankles.

Corton M.C. Comfort Cobh McMillan Hospital

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