Local men promote ice skating rink to open in Kanawha City
Ice Sports Inc plans a three-ice surface rink near Staunton Avenue and Thirty Fifth Street in Kanawha City. It will open Nov 20 1937 and run to March 5 1938 with hours 3:30 to 5 pm and 8 to 11 pm. Directors include RR Skinner and P A Herscher among others. The plant costs about 20819 dollars, authorized 25000 dollars stock, skates rented, exhibitions planned.
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Con
Staunton Avenue
Thirty-fifth Street
Kanawha City
Ice Sports, Inc
Charleston
RR. G. Skinner
Ica Sports, Inc
P. A. Herscher
Weasurer
James Conley
F. G. Bannerot
T Skinner
Pian
Skinner
Baltmore
Dr Dutton Opens Series of Meetings Across West Side
The Rev. Dean C Dutton Ph D LADD of the International Character Education association formerly with the University of Oklahoma will open a series of meetings at Central M E church at 10 45 this morning on The New Frontiers. The series runs through June 20 with sessions at Humphreys Memorial M E church and panels at various churches including Humphreys Weekley Memorial United Brethren Bream Memorial Presbyterian Wesley and Central M E churches with several pastors taking part.
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Dean C. Dutton
Ph. D. Ladd
International Character Education Association
University of Oklahoma
West Side
Central M. E
New Frontiers
Humphreys
Laborer's Wife Delivers Sixth Set of Twins in Putnam
In Putnam Connecticut a laborer and his wife welcomed their sixth set of twins at a local hospital. A five-pound eight-ounce daughter and a six-pound boy were born within 40 minutes. Mother and twins reported doing well. The Fifields have thirteen children, with three other births previously in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam, Conn
Harry Fifield
East Thompson
Fifield
Combined Congregations To Hear Rev Campbell
The congregations of First Presbyterian First Methodist Episcopal Baptist temple and Southern Methodist church will meet today at the Southern Methodist church for the second in a union evening worship series. Rev Strother A Campbell D D Baptist temple pastor will speak on Dare to Be Different Come Ye Out From Among Them. Next Sunday the meeting will be in First Presbyterian with Rev Robert Bagnell D D of the Methodist Episcopal church preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
First Methodist Episcopal Churches
Baptist Temple
Southern Methodist Church
Strother A. Campbell
D. D
Blumberg to Attend 42nd AFM Convention in Louisville
Delegate Rubin Blumberg secretary and treasurer of the local AFM chapter will attend the 42nd convention of the American Federation of Musicians in Louisville Kentucky starting tomorrow. He will also join the Tri-State union meeting covering Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia as a delegate. This marks his 27th consecutive casual convention attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubin Blumberg
American Federation of Musicians
Louisville
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Greybill Piano Pupils to Give Recitals at Church
Piano pupils of Charles C Greybill will present recitals at the First Methodist Episcopal church on Quarrier Street. Tomorrow night features Gladys Frazier Mary Lou Snyder Robert Silverstein Betty Esther Creybill Dorothy Walker and others. Tuesday brings Florette Bloomberg Joan Galperin Mary Leu Snyder and more with Roland A Hinckley singing several numbers.
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Charles C. Greybill
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Quarrier Street
Gladys Frazier
Mary Lou, Snyder
Robert Silverstein
Betty
Esther Creybill
Dorothy Walker
Alice Johnson
Chester Yater
Christine Walker
Samuel Silverstein
Ernest Frazier
Mae Ola Brian
James Dick
Theressa Short
Jean Stuart
Ellen Fielding
June McCandless
Helen McCown
Margaret Milam
Cobb's Daughter Pursues Police Work Education
Sixteen year old Gladys Cobb aims to be a scientific criminal investigator. She spends vacations at the Criminal Identification Bureau studying chemistry ballistics and fingerprinting under the guidance of her father Sergt. C. R. Cobb a state police ballistics expert who mentors her as she plans to attend an approved crime detection school after high school.
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Gladys Cobb
Gladys
Criminal Identification Bureau
C. R. Cobb
Mrs. Morton Honored By Ladies Aid Society
The Handley Baptist church Ladies Aid Society held an all day quilting and birthday celebration at the home of Mrs. 3. Lee Simpson in honor of Mrs. W. A Morton. Attendees included Mrs. Virgil Withrow Mrs. Bayless Johnson Mrs. John Dempsey Mrs. W. A Morton Miss Nancye Morris Mrs. Everette Saxton Mrs. George E McLaughlin Miss Olive Summers from Huntington Mrs. J. Lee Simpson James Lee Simpson Jr Ralph Simpson and Mr. J. Lee Simpson.
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Handley Baptist Church
3. Lee Simpson
W. A Morton
Virgil Withrow
Bayless Johnson
John Dempsey
W. A. Morton
Nancye Morris
Everette Saxton
George E McLaughlin
Olive Summers
Huntington
J. Lee Simpson
James Lee Simpson
Ralph Simpson
Baptist Temple Group Picnics at 4-H Pool
The Baptist Temple held a picnic and swimming party at the Ka mawha Four-H pool on Thursday night. Attendees included Virginia Alice Thome Maxine McElhatten Margaret Anne Rhodes Joan Mc Conihay Macy Louise Smith and several named men led by M B Wilson William Warner Paul R Bias Robert Sullivan and others.
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The
Baptist Temple
Virginia Alice Thome
Maxine McElhatten
Margaret Anne Rhodes
Joan McConihay
Macy Louise Smith
M. B. Wilson
William Warner
Paul R. Bias
Robert Sullivan
T. Faxore
F. M. Brown
Grant Fletcher
Allen Jarrell
C. A. Burdette
Arthur
Presbyterian Official Speaks This Morning
The Rev Henry H Sweets D D secretary of Christian education and ministerial relief for the Presbyterian church US will speak at 11 o'clock at the Shrine Mosque Capital street due to redecorating. Dr Sweets will speak at the Bream Memorial Presbyterian church at 8 o'clock tonight The Philippines in considering the establishment of a central bank.
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Henry H. Sweets
D.D
Christian Education
Presbyterian Church
U.S
First Presbyterian Church
Shrine Mosque
Capital Street
Sweets
Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church
Philippines
Benefit Claims Pouring In For Federal Old Age Program
Claims for lump sum and death payments under the federal old age benefits program are being received at 250 a day from Charleston and 139 other field offices nationwide. A. A. Knapp of the Charleston office said claims have reached 25 at this office. The Social Security Board urged cooperation with bona fide claimants and will accept signed physicians or undertakers statements in place of official death certificates to save costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
A. A. Knapp
Social Security Board
Knapp
Negro Four-H Club Camp Established
The first camp for Negro Four-H club members from Fayette and Raleigh counties will open July 19 at Westerly in Fayette county and run for one week. The site on Paint creek between Kingston and Milbourn along the C and Q railroad offers nature study, recreation, vesper services, and group meetings with classes in first aid health and singing. Enrollment information is requested through Mrs. Florence E. Thomas, club agent, Fayetteville.
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Fayette
Raleigh
Westerly
Fayette County
Paint Creek
Kingston
Milbourn
C. and Q
Four
Florence E. Thomas
Fayetteville
Marmet hosts Kanawha Valley BYPU meeting
Thirty officers and councilors of the Kanawha Valley association of Baptist Young People's Unions met Friday evening at Marmet Baptist church. Mrs. Mabel Carte Merical, president, presided. Attending churches included Emmanuel, Calvary, Baptist Temple, Mt. Calvary, Montgomery, First, Marmet, Standard, and Naomi. The association, with 50 member churches, will host a rally by the BYPU of South Charleston on Monday evening, June 21.
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Kanawha Valley Association of Baptist Young People’s Unions
Marmet Baptist Church
Mabel Carte Merical
Emmanuel Baptist
Calvary Baptist
Baptist Temple
Mt. Calvary Baptist
Montgomery Baptist
Montgomery
First Baptist
Dunbar
Marmet Baptist
Marmet
Standard Baptist
Naomi Baptist Church
Quincy
B. Y. Plu
South Charleston
Valley Grove Church Homecoming at Rutledge
The Valley Grove Methodist Episcopal church in Rutledge marks its 42nd annual homecoming with services starting at 10 AM. Rev. D A Harper delivers the welcome at 11 AM, followed by the annual sermon by Rev. W A Byus. A dinner is served at 12:15 PM and afternoon singing concludes the event. Racing greyhounds are being shipped from the Irish Free State to South African tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Grove Methodist Episcopal Church
Rutledge
D. A. Harper
Hev. W. A. Byus
Irish Free State
State Workers Hold Picnic at Kanawha Four-H Pool
Emploses of the state road commission held a picnic and swimming party at the Kanawha Four-H pool Thursday night. Forty-five persons attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
Kanawha Four-H
Weiner Roast Held for Intermediate Class Members
A Tuesday night event on Coal River featured a weiner roast for the Baker intermediate class. Attendees included Rev. George Hartwell along with Hartwell family members and several Misses and Mrs. Baker, plus Dorothy Bays, Irene Lawson, and Medeline Shaffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hartwell
Agnes Hartwell
Aquilla Hartwell
Virgio May Hartwell
Edward Baker
Virginia Willams
Glasgow couple to lend books at libraries
Baker Mrs Virginia Hartwell Miss Golia Chittum and others in Glasgow plan to allow children five and older to borrow books from public libraries. Two men Elmer Chambers 23 and William E Chambers 51 of Barnabus Logan County were arrested by federal agents on transporting and possessing nine gallons of moonshine liquor.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Elmer Chambers
William E. Chambers
Barnabus
Logan County
Federal
Arcaol Tax Unit
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