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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1936

Page

3

Kanawha College Sees Large Summer Enrollment

Classes start at Kanawha College with the second largest summer term enrollment in its four decades. Dr L S McDaniel announces offerings in all regular subjects except sociology and public speaking. The juvenile literature class is the largest, with applied psychology taught by Dr Agnes Kamper. Dr Charles Gabel leaves for Texas for summer, Alfred Poe departs for Morgantown for graduate studies, and a summer faculty dinner is planned at six at the YWCA.

Kanawha College L. S&s. McDaniel Agnes Kamper Charles Gabel Texas Alfred Poe Morgantown

Concrete Poured For Piers Of South Side Bridge

Concrete was poured yesterday in cofferdams for pier B and pier C of the new South Side bridge. Traffic was detoured from Kanawha street above the Ruttner hotel while workmen tore down the old bridge's steel work.

New South Side Bridge Kanawha Street Ruttner Hotel

Auto Theft Charged In Dougaville Village Honor Scene

Otto Paxton was arrested by city police yesterday charged with the theft of an automobile valued at 280 dollars from M. D. Farley. Forty mothers of Dougaville in Pas de Calais where 559 people live were decorated with the French medal honoring large families. One mother has fourteen children all married with eighty grandchildren and great grandchildren. The ceremony also celebrated the golden weddings of five couples.

Otto Paxton M. D. Farley Dougaville Pas de Calais

Veteran Barnard dies after third war wound near Capetown

John Barnard, a WWI veteran, died near Capetown South Africa after enduring 33 operations following his third surgery. He was badly wounded in the arm at Delville Wood and lay for three days without food in No Man's Land. The infection prevented full recovery and he required ongoing hospital care upon returning to South Africa.

John Barnard Capetown South Africa Delville Wond No Man’s Land

Bride of 83 Camera Shy United in Dudley Office

An 83 year old bride and 83 year old groom John Richards and Mrs Eliza Jane Kain wed in Dudley England. Nervous in a quiet ceremony they left arm in arm under a barrage of cameras. In Kettering England children collect funds to buy an artificial leg for 11 year old Leslie Pinnock after a runaway car crash.

John Richards Eliza Jane Kain Dudley England Brice Tinfell Kettering England Leslie Pinnock

Old Records Project Examines Kanawha County History

Kanawha County works on a Works Progress Administration survey to catalog and index court house records, newspapers, maps, and photographs. Joseph Darby leads a 36 person team to recover long forgotten documents vital to the county and state history.

Kanawha Wil Ge I Works Progress Administration Itu Kanawha County Joseph Darby Darcy W. Goshorn Joel Quarrier Court House Tcch Eva Carnes State Library West Virginia Historical Society Washington WBA Katawha Yare William H. Cavendish

Miss Gentry to Address Special Church Meeting

Miss Olive Gentry of Los Angeles California dramatist will speak at a special meeting at South Charleston First M E Church on Second Avenue at 015 tonight.

Miss Gentry Olive Gentry Los Angeles Cal South Charleston M. E Second Avenue

Rehearsal Tonight For South Charleston Churches Choir

A rehearsal of the South Charleston First M. E. church choir will be held from 7 30 to 8 o clock tonight at the church. Knights of is to meet at six o'clock tonight at the Coles building in South Charleston.

South Charleston First. M. E Lodge No Knights of Is Cine’clock Coles Building South Charleston

Theft charges after beer store heist and auto theft

City police arrested Ophadareeyy, Crrnt Carte and Wilbur Shradling yesterday on charges of stealing six cases of beer from Hinchinaty Distributing. Jarrett faces additional counts for stealing an automobile owned by P. C. Hamilton.

Ophadareeyy Crrnt Carte Wibur Shradling Hinchinaty Distributing Company Jarrett P. C. Hamilton

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