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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1938
Page
30
Sally and her grandmother Gram plan long city hunts to locate Andy Kay after his disappearance. Despite Sally's despair, Gram urges patience, hatches a film of schemes, and keeps hope alive while they travel toward Chicago and beyond, hoping for a reunion.
Applicants for licenses appeared yesterday at the county clerk's office. Henry John Thomas and Tune Strene Fletcher of Cleatt. William Herbert Britt of Blackburn Street and Alma Wynn Ellison of Moore's Court. Sidney Earl Carrier and Pribble Mallory of Spring Hill.
Neil H Swanson offers a historical romance set around Detroit during British control and the American Revolution. Merrily and Bilisso anchor a tale of love amid murder, treachery, and frontier intrigue with lively character work and brisk pacing.
James B. Hatcher notes Iowa’s centennial in June and a proposed 3 cent commemorative stamp to mark the anniversary. He also covers Delaware Tercentenary designs, a shift in U S first day cover pricing, possible new airmail values, and the Northwest Territory commemorative set for July with Borglum sculpture to be unveiled in Marietta Ohio.
Roy Dunkle reports a July trip 70 miles south of Washington at Solomon's aboard a chartered boat with Mrs Dunkle and Mr and Mrs W B Divine. The party caught 120 hardhead and trout ranging from one and a half to two and a half pounds.
A Charleston Home Show panel led by Lucie Reil answers readers questions on home decor. Advice covers concealing a door with woodwork and drapery, making a dormer bed look canopied, and crafting swag curtains with smooth curves and proper fullness for floor clearance and easy re-hanging.
Elk District Farm Women's Club met on Thursday for an all day session at Mrs Frank Woodrum's Roane Street home. Luncheon was served by Mary Hall John DeFord Will Garcelon M W Hoferer Ida F Hume FE Have nar and R E Campbell as hostesses. Picnic planned for July 14 at the Four-H grounds. Mrs W C Edens Mrs Don Murphy and Miss Eleanor Bigelow were noted attendees.
Charlestonians flee the heat for backwoods camps within a half hour of the city. They set up log cabins tents and trailers along Davis Creek Coal River Elk Lake Chaweva and other cool retreats where family life centers on fishing swimming and nature study. Hardware and furniture dealers report brisk sales of camp gear while second hand radios pianos and used cars move quickly. Many keep their town homes while using backwoods camps as weekend or evening retreats, and newcomers find Kanawha county’s rocks and ridges especially enchanting. Sleeping under two blankets despite the heat becomes a Charleston boast as merchants sell blankets.
A gathering discussed The Land of West Virginia taught as part of an educational lesson. Attendees included Mesdames John C. Gulan Gladys Ellis Maude McAfee C F Hann C R Francisco W H Gillispie Lida Blume John R. Young H Carter N B Cobb H Howling W H ODeh Dave Brive Joan McElDowney Carl Woodrum George Craft Albert Moore Harold Halstead the Misses Mary Lou Moore Marle and Sylvia Gandy.
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