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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1952

Page

15

Prizes Set For Teen Driving Road-e-o At St Albans

The St Albans Jaycees announce 1952 Teen Age Driving Road-e-o prizes of 25 10 and 5 for first second and third. Contest June 28 from 1 to 4 p m at Sixth Ave and Fourth St with cars from local dealers and a written quiz to determine final scores. Entry blanks available at St Albans Advertiser Powell s Drug Store Terrace Towers and local residences.

Virginia W. Hall St. Albans Walt Hansen Jayce2s L. A. Hammel Leo Rogers Mesdames R. H. Westfall W. V. Bacon R. W. Ruff J. R. Capehart D. R. Vaughan Paul C. Settle S. W. Campbell Russell Hamrick First Baptist School First Baptist Church Jumor

Business Men Group To Hear Two Speakers In Charleston

The Charleston Christian Business Men's Committee invites Washington DC speakers Robert P. Woodburn and Roy Kramer to address members at 6 p.m. Saturday in Quarrier Diner. Woodburn, Liberty National Bank vice president, chairs the Washington committee and will also speak at a Youth for Christ rally at the courthouse at 7:45 p.m. Both men will visit Huntington Christian Business Men's Committee at the Frederick Hotel tomorrow.

Business Men’s Group Charleston Christian Business Men's Committee Washington, D. C Quarrier Diner Fhe Robert P. Woodburn Liberty National Bank Washington Christian Businessmen's Committee Roy Kramer Woodburn Youth For Christ Courthouse Huntington Christian Business Men's Committee Frederick Hotel

Beatty Wins High Honors At Washington and Lee Law

William C. Beatty of Charleston West Virginia earned summa cum laude from Washington and Lee University School of Law posting an 87.35 average over three years. He is a Morris Harvey College 1943 graduate with a bachelor of arts and also holds a master of arts from the University of Cincinnati. Beatty held Phi Beta Kappa honors and served as Law Review editor while at the university.

Lexington William C. Beatty Charleston W. Va Washington and Teel University School of Law Beatty Morris Harvey College University of Pincinnetts John .S. Beatty Monongalia St Francis Lewis Washington and Lee Charles Alli Bats Menkmeller John W. Davis Order of Conf Phi Beta Kappa The Law Review

B-17 Bombs Alaska To Break Ice Jam Near Alakam

Anchorage Alaska June 11 The Air Force announced a B 17 bombed a Yukon River ice jam near the village of Alakam ending a final flood threat. Backed by river waters floods hit several villages on the lower Yukon but subsided after 4000 pound bombs were dropped on the ice. This marked the third use of Air Force planes this spring to speed Alaska break up and relieve flood threatened areas.

Anchorage Alaska Yukon Alakam Air Force

Bible Lectures Scheduled by West Virginia Minister

George Peek a pioneer West Virginia minister of the Church of God will conduct lectures on the Book of Revelations at the First Street Church of God Chapel starting at 7:30 p.m Sunday Thomas Spaur church trustee announced yesterday.

George Peek West Virginia Church of God Thomas Spaur

Light to Israel as WV 4 H delegate in IFYE program

OFF TO ISRAEL is Harry Price Light, Ur, Jefferson County 4 H Club member and West Virginia's 1952 International Farm Youth Exchange delegate. Light sails for Israel today to live and work with a farm family, per Q P Dorsey state 4 H Club leader. Foreign countries in the IFYE program in turn send youths to the United States.

Israel Harry Price Light Jefferson County West Virginia International Farm Light Istael Q. P. Dorsey Agricultural Extension Service West Virginia University United States

Three Charleston Students Earn Howard Degrees

Washington June 1 Special Three students from Charleston West Virginia Witla M Alexander Irma J Prinler and Paul H Woods will be among about 692 graduates to receive degrees from Howard University in Washington Friday The trio represent a portion of the city’s contribution to the class of graduates from the historically black university.

City Howard Washington, D.C Charleston W. Va Howard University Witla M. Alexander Irma J. Prinler Paul H. Woods

Value of Insurance Sets State Record

New York June 11. West Virginia families owned 2 012 900 policies providing 2 312 000 000 of protection at the beginning of this year, the Institute of Life Insurance reported. The figure, a new state record, compared with 3 118 000 000 a year ago.

New York West Virginia Institute of Lire Insurance

Sharp Decline Noted In Dunbar Building Permits

May permit activity at the Dunbar clerk’s office shows a marked drop with few approvals. Notable entries include residential and small project costs across several addresses, plus a bachelor of science degree awarded to Myrtle Margarette Gale Jagher of Charleston, W. Va, at George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville.

Ding Dunbar Nashville

Local repair jobs and addresses listed for home projects

A reader provided a fragmented ledger of home repair requests with names and addresses. Entries include Charles Hall at 19th Street Garage and Workshop with 1500 dollars, George Pringle at Myers Avenue, Charles Steinmetz at 1711 with 1000 dollars, C. O. Wiley at 1208 West Virginia with 1000 dollars, and EE. Call at Payne Avenue for remodeling amount unknown.

Charles Hall 19Th St George Pringle Myers Charles E. Steinmetz C. O. Wiley West Virginia EE. Call Payne Av

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