Kanawha Players elect officers at annual meeting
Douglas T. Fuller was reelected president of the Kanawha Players at the annual meeting held last night at the Playhouse Brig. ILM Davis was reelected secretary. New officers include Mrs. Ernest White as vice president, Charles Stuart as second vice president, and Alph L. Dodge as treasurer. Retiring officers are Mrs. J. Blackburn Watts and Miss Jesse Reber. Several applications were received to fill the vacancy left by Haward J. Crowley, to be filled in a month. The treasurer reported current expenses paid and $825 in back indebtedness cleared, with thanks extended to Mrs. Robert C. DeFor ds for fundraising efforts.
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Douglas T. Fuller
Kanawha Players
Brig. Ilm
Davis
Ernest White
Charles Stuart
Alph L. Dodge
J. Blackburn Watts
Jesse Reber
Fuller
Haward J. Crowley
Robert C. Deifords
of Directors
Crow- Per
Two Kump Daughters Graduate Same Day
Elizabeth Logen Kump earned a bachelor of science at Hollins College in Virginia. Her twin sister Margaret Rudolph Kump graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor of arts in education. Governor H. G. Kump and family relatives attended and celebrated the twins.
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Kump
Elizabeth Logen Kump
Hollins
Miss Kump
Elizabeth
Margaret Rudolph Kump
West Virginia University
Beeen
H. G. Kump
Kenova Names Mayor In Citizens Victory
Kenova voters elected John T. Hereford Jr. mayor on the Citizens ticket defeating incumbent Hurl Mullens. The Citizens party also won two of four council seats while Democrats chose candidates for the remaining council posts, police chief and police judge.
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Kenova
John T. Hereford
Busher
Knova
Citizens
Hurl Mullens
Citizens Party
Cavalry Regimen Reaches Wheeling for Summer Training
The first cavalry regiment en route from Camp Knox to West Point arrived in Wheeling late today. Their equipment includes two armored cars two machine gun carriers a cargo truck and a kitchen truck with a motorcycle squad accompanying the troops.
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Wheeling
Knox
West Point
Civil War Veteran Finally Got a Medal
In Wheeling on June 11 a Civil War medal was finally presented to 89 year old Joseph Pyle, a Union veteran once living in Bridgeport. The medal, issued by the state for all honorably discharged veterans, was presented by Mrs Val Stanton whose husband served with Company EE of the Second West Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
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Wheeling
Joseph Pyle
Gray
Myle
Bridgeport
Grand Army of the Republic
Stll Iying
Val Stanton
Pyle
Buddy
Company EE
Second
West Virginia Volunteer Infantry
New Liquor Shipments Sent Out to Stores
The state liquor control commission announces shipments to Morgantown and Fairmont stores yesterday and plans openings in Philippi New Martinsville and Gratton within a few days. Another load goes to Spencer today. stores likely open next Monday. Equipment installation proceeds at Beckley Keyser and Pidmont, while Buckhannon Elkins and Ripley waits as sites are occupied.
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Liquor Contral Commission
Philippi
New Martinsvile
Gratton
Morganetown
Fairmont
Spencer
Beckley
Keyser
Pidmont
Buckhannon, Elkins
Ripley
Gas Case Delayed to June 18 by Public Service Commission
The Wheeling gas case against the Natral Gas Company of West Virginia faced another postponement ordered by the Public Service Commission. A further hearing is set for June 18 due to the absence of counsel for the defendant in the Wheeling city action seeking reduced rates.
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Wheeling
Public Service Commission
Nate Tral Gas Company
West Virginia
W C T U to Meet at Mrs Barnes Home in Morris Street
The Central WoC T U will hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J Walter Barnes on Morris Street 2 90.
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Woc. TU
J. Walter Barnes
Morris Street
Church Dinner At St. Pauls Lutheran Tonight
The women of St Pauls Lutheran on Lee and Beaurevard streets host a cafeteria dinner from five to seven tonight. Proceeds support church activities.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Lee and Beaurevard Streets
Notable names registered at Kanawha hotel yesterday
Registered at Kanawha Among those registered yesterday at the Kanawha hotel were State Senator Leo J. Sandridge and Mrs. Sandridge of Philippi, Julius M. Strauss of Morgantown, member the house of delegates, Carl 0. Schmidt of Wheeling, Graham Sale of Welch, G. A. Willams, Lucius Hoge, Jr. and Charles B. Johnson, all of Clarksburg and J. E. Fraker, of Fairmont.
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Kanawha Hotel
Leo J. Sandridge
Sandridge
Philippi
Julius M. Strauss
Morgantown
House of Delegates
Carl 0. Schmidt
Wheeling
Graham Sale
Welch
G. A. Willams
Lucius Hoge, Jr
Charles B. Johnson
Clarksburg
J. E. Fraker
Fairmont
Cities Should Decentralize Says Noted Portrait Painter
Boris Gordon, renowned portrait painter, discussed decentralizing West Virginia cities during a visit to confer on the governor's portrait for the state gallery. He urged rural migration to the hills to reduce unemployment and foster economic happiness, praising the state's scenery while criticizing crowded urban living and provincial life.
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Boris Gordon
West Virginia
West
Gordon
Gibson Lame
Wheeling
Washington
Daniel Lamb
State
Capitol Building
Buttmer Hotel
McElroy Elected To Wheeling Council
Wheeling officials declared McElroy elected to the city council after ballot counting reached 2140 votes, the quota for election in the first proportional representation election. Of 120 candidates only Armbricht and Rosenbloom appeared likely to reach the quota, while Ambrose Hable had already been declared a winner.
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Wheeling
Jime
Chester McElroy
E. L. Armbrecht
Benjamin Rosenbloom
Ambrose F. Hable
Council of Ning
Coal Operators Elect Moriarity as Policy Chairman
Coal operators in Kanawha district including Kanawha Boone and parts of Fayette counties met yesterday and elected C. Moriarity of Cincinnati as chairman of their committee of the whole. They formulated a selling policy for Appalachian Coals Inc and adjourned after an executive session with no policy details released. Attending were M. L. Patton, Garner Williams, A A Gallagher, J M Webb, A W Pollock, W M Davis, A S Wilson, and Ernest Mitchell of Charleston.
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Kanawha
Boone
Fayette Counties
MR. Moriarity
Cincinnati
Appalachian Coals, Inc
Moriarty
Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company
Ang
M. L. Patton
Garner Williams
Rayford
A. A. Gallagher
Milburn
Milburn By-Products Coal Company
J. M. Webb
Clackman
Webb Coal Mining Company
A. W. Pollock
Ramage
Spruce River Coal Company
W. M. Davis
Nellis
Nells Coal Corporation
A. S. Wilson
Sharples
Boone County Coal Corporation
Ernest Mitchell
Charleston
Courtney Company
Armor Park Paving and Repair Recommended
The advisory committee on allotments under the new works program yesterday recommended repairing and improving roads walks and grounds at the naval ordnance plant in South Charleston. The proposed work costs 35970 dollars and forms part of 6612860 dollars in navy department project allocations.
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Roosevelt
Naval Ordnance Plant
South Charleston
Navy Department
Child Health Worker Conferring With Clubs
Mrs. William McNabb Miller of New York field representative of the American Child Health Association is meeting with Kanawha area clubs and associations this week to help solve problems and outline programs for promoting child health.
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William McNabb Miller
New York
American Child Health Association
Kanawha
County Nurses and Women’s Club Meet in Charleston
County nurses and the Charleston and Professional Women’s Club joined the June women’s center yesterday. Mrs Miller is to meet with health nurses during her stay for business health discussions.
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Charleston and Professional Women's Club
June Women's Center
Forleague
Charleston Public
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