This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1938
Page
5
Hollywood notes promote fitness during holidays with tips on sun exposure and bathing suit fit. The piece urges athletic, health focused choices over costume appeal, recommending daily trunk and leg exercises and regular swimming or tennis for fitness.
An article describes seaside fitness activities led by Ant Rutherford including leg raises, deep knee bends, and torso stretches on sand. It notes benefits for hips and waist and contrasts active vacations with sedentary rocking-chair habits. It also promotes Lois Leeds beauty guidance on hand care via a leaflet offered through The Charleston Gazette.
Huntington hosts the 30th annual West Virginia Elks convention with over 1000 expected attendees. State, federal, and civic officials speak. F. Roy Yoke, IRS collector for West Virginia, delivers the flag day address. Other speakers include Mayor George R. Seamonds and Association President L. T. Eddy. Col. W T Loving serves as district deputy.
A vintage home kitchen note outlines a multi dish menu including baked ham with horseradish sauce, a fruit cherry conserve, a lemon gelatin mold, and a cream cake. It provides ingredients and steps for jelly fruit, ham glazes, and a baked cake with almond flavor and orange glaze. The text reads as a practical household guide with measurements and method.
A harsh tale warns readers about summer danger to dogs in locked cars. A cocker spaniel dies after being left in a hot car outside a Kansas City hot dog stand, suffering heat, glass fragments, and swallowed shards, illustrating the lesson of guarding pets. Retail prices in New Zealand rose 185 percent last year, with wages up 185 percent, and further price increases anticipated.
The Service Bureau of Washington offers a booklet titled Home Canning with comprehensive directions for preserving Tenity berries vegetables meats fish and more. Send the coupon with two dimes for your copy to the given address seven five St No City.
Sally Norris inherits a fortune and a new life as she travels with her grandmother to Chicago to attend Evelyn Fortner’s wedding. Amid rumors of amnesia ridden Andy Kay and a past love, Sally prepares for a glamorous dinner with Evelyn while Gram urges poise and grit. A chance reunion reveals Andy Kay in the doorway.
A Teens etiquette feature urges proper manners at social gatherings. The piece contrasts Paul’s polished behavior with Chuck’s awkwardness at Cecily’s weekend visit, detailing seating, napkin use, cigarette disposal, and dance conduct as girls and hosts set tone. It promotes the 40 page guide Jet Etiquette For The Teens as a practical guide for polite behavior.
A plain request seeks an I5c for a banklet and Hut squeue for The Teens published in The Charleston Gazette. It lists Home Institute at 109 Went 18th Street New York NY and asks for the writer to provide Name Address and the booklet name plainly.
A four passenger plane crashed in front of a Worland crowd on Saturday killing five people: pilot William Bashaw of Seattle. Helen Brattus, Seattle. Linyd Paris, Worland. W. B. Blesro of Valley Forge, Kansas. and Wesley Bard of Spokane. Separate investigations opened by local and federal authorities. Another item notes Army investigators clashing with state officials over a bomber crash near Delavan Illinois killing eight.
Lucie Refi promotes Charleston Home Show with The Gazette inviting readers to consult architects and study plan designs. The article discusses combining uses, two story efficiency, and minimizing costs while stressing expert supervision from first design to move in.
Four hundred United Spanish War Veterans opened the 15th annual encampment of the West Virginia department in Huntington. Dr Albert F Kelly Parkersburg and Rev Lewis Black Parkersburg conducted a memorial service. Arthur G Orme Rosselle N W is to speak tomorrow. A parade Monday night will be followed by a military ball.
Trustees of the Carnegie Corporation in New York City announce a gift to West Virginia State College. President John W. Davis says the package includes 945 phonograph records 11 musical compositions and 100 volumes on musical variety. Authorities in Kolomowa Ceylon set a 15 mph speed limit and strict silence rules.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.