Mayor Seeks Funds for Two Charleston Projects
Mayor Daw on has sent in PWA letters for two of three proposed improvements. One would extend Kanawha Boulevard across city limits at about 2.5 million dollars and the other paving and drainage at about 1.4 million. Planning Engineer Ladislas Segoe will shape the schedule with straightening, linking, widening, and resurfacing plans, while C. P. Fortney collects data for a 20 thousand dollar fire station project at South Hills Kanawha City Tennessee Avenue and Magazine Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daw
PWA
Kanawha
Charleston
Ladlislas Segoe
C. P. Fortney
South Hills
Kanawha City
Tennessee Avenue
Magazine Street
B P Women s Club Officers Are Installed
Officers were installed by the Business and Professional Women s club at the Charleston Woman s club house on Virginia street. Irene McGuire of Saratoga Springs New York from the New York Federation installed the officers Roxie M Robinson president W E Haddon vice president Roy G Dunkle treasurer Donna Dorothy Wilson recording secretary Cora Pendale corresponding secretary.
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Business
Charleston
Holt ridicules WPA politics report in Kentucky
Senator Holt of West Virginia denounced a WPA report as lacking politics in Kentucky and called the investigation a sad tragedy for the hungry. He told Harry L. Hopkins the report repeats old charges without finding new facts, saying it deserves a hearty horse laugh if not for the suffering it highlights.
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Washington
Ben. Holt
W. Va
Investir
WPA
Kkentucky
Harry L. Hopkins
WEA
Hwell
Holt
Dice Club Dance At Elks Club In Loud City Night
Dice club held a Saturday night dance at the Elks Club with music by the Colonels orchestra from 10 to 1. Attendees included numerous couples and individuals from Glenn Wolfe to Daines and Bonham families, marking a lively social event in the community.
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Dice Club
Elks Club
Colonels Orchestra
Danbar News Socials and Local Visits Highlight Week
Mrs. Millie Nichols hosted a dinner on Myers avenue honoring Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fisher as they move to Texas. A surprise birthday for Mrs. Lucretia Garrett was hosted by Shelby Garrett. Quitting club and Mary Bonar guild meetings noted with several attendees listed. Various personal visits and travel to Huntington, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, and Red House described among dozens of residents and families in Dunbar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millie Nichols
Myers Avenue
Elmer Fisher
Texas
C. F. Stewart
P. A. Donnally
L. A. Ross
H. T. Redd
Mary Doyle
Alberta Doyle
Frank Burnham
Shelby Garrett
Mr. Garrett
Lucretia Garrett
Mesdames Hattie Phillips
Elcie Morris
Lola Pruden
Siders
Carrie DeWeese
Ora Price
Parsons
Kate Garnes
Rena Price
Mac Hayes
Nettie Garrett
Helen Covert
Haley Good
June Garrett
Jo Bailey
Rosalie Tolley
Messrs
Melvin Hayes
S. A. Garrett
Harvey Lee
Ray Sullivan
Bill Smith
Sarah Levine
Jamieson, McCallihan
Burl Langford
Gue Siders
Lottie Ransom
Tya Nichols
Esther Baldwin
Ella Goodwin
Quitting Club
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
L. E. Spence
Dunbar Avenue
Mesdames
A. W. Bush
Ashley
L. Allison
N. W. Thornton
John Williams
Joe Saunders
Stanley Harris
Mary Bonar
Ludia Hinzman
Hudson Street
L. R. Harkins
Park Drive
Sommersville
Neal
William Runion
C. D. Runion
Campbells Creek
John Spence
Pittsburgh
Mort Robson
Clarice Garrett
Huntington
Robson
Veteran's Hospital
Amendments Proposed For State Education Association
Morgantown June 13 Two amendments to the State Education association bylaws will go before the organization at its October convention in Charleston. The dues committee in a weekend session proposed that annual dues be $2.50 and that 50 cents of this amount be returned to the respective county teachers associations.
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Morgantown
State Education Association
Charleston
Charleston Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Clubs
Mr and Mrs H Gibson hosted a Saturday evening weiner toast on Davis Creek with moving pictures by John Morgan. Guests included Mr and Mrs Howard Louden and several families. residents traveled to Athens Ohio and Montrose for gatherings. Garden club postponement to June 21 and many church and civic group meetings fill the week.
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H. Gibson
Davis Creek
John Morgan
Howard Louden
Charles R. Ruel
Harry Griffith
Stella Griffith
Bobby
Betty Gibson
Ira Lee
Maxine Louden
Frank Griffith
Worker alleges company paid for time lost in union meetings
Huntington June 13 Charles Howard Sterling company employee told Labor Board Examiner John T. Lindsay that workers were to be paid for time lost during meetings forming an employee representation plan. He said payments were prompted by it being the company’s fault. Several meetings on company time were cited and Howard, who tried to join the union but declined to leave the CIO, was rejected. The next hearing is set for June 21 at Tyroone, Pa.
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Huntington
Charles Howard
Sterling Company
Labor Board
John T. Lindsay
Cmployes
Lindsay
Relance Manufacturing Company
Howard
International Lady Garment Workers Union
CIO
Tylrone
Infant Dies After Prenter Crash As Mother Lingers
Iva Patricia Fraker eight month old daughter of Truman Fraker Rayford miner died yesterday in a local hospital. Five other small children sustained only minor injuries while Mrs Fraker remained in critical condition. Baby had been ill before the crash and shock proved too much. Body taken to Pryor's mortuary at East Bank.
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Iva Patricia Fraker
Truman Fraker
Rayford Miner
Prenter
Decline Reported in State Coal Output
West Virginia coal production for the week ended June 4 totaled 853000 tons, up from the previous week by 647000 tons, though the drop is noted as due in part to Memorial Day observances. Syria has started public works to relieve distress in areas with crop failures over the past year.
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West Virginia
National
Social gathering names list at Spencer street home
Mrs James F Hardesty hosted a gathering on Spencer street with attendees including Mrs Martin Hopkins Mrs Edward Cennon Mrs Edward Storck Miss Virginia Bartemes Miss Ann Kenna Miss Margaret Smoot Miss Ada Hauck Miss Eileen Foy Miss Elizabeth Massing Miss Mary Katherine Col born Miss Aileen Greece Miss Sue Grace and Miss Mary Reusch.
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James F. Hardesty
Spencer
Street
Martin | Hopkins
Edward Cennon
Edward Storck
Virginia Bartemes
Ann Kenna
Margaret Smoot
Ada Hauck
Eileen Foy
Elizabeth | Massing
Mary Katherine Colborn
Aileen
Greece
Sue: Grace
Mary Reusch
Helping The Homemaker Breakfast and Dinner Menus
A vintage menu feature by Louise Bennett Weaver lists a breakfast and dinner plan for ten. Recipes include ready coerced fruit, creamy cremes, buttered toast, lamb chops with creamed potatoes and green salad, plus a Fruity Surprise dessert and iced coffee. Shredded lettuce, peppers, cucumber, radishes, tomatoes, and olives dressings are prepared with an assortment of vegetables and seasonings to chill before serving.
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Cortes Mengear Lanehem
Gardners Host Belle Party for Sons Charles and Robert
Mr and Mrs C W Gardner held a Saturday night party at their Belle home honoring their sons Charles and Robert Gardner. Guests included Mrs C E Gardner Mrs H R Casebolt Mrs James Brown and many others as listed in attendance.
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C. W. Gardner
Belle
Charles
Robert Gardner
C. E. Gardner
H. R. Casebolt
James Brown
Marian Boggs
Ella Dickison
Dorothy Marin
Martha Cole
Genevieve Duncan
Ruth Straw
Barbara Maroney
Dolores Burgess
Rosemary Sizer
Vendear Jenkins
Betty Keeney
James Ellis
Mildred Irwin
Fack Borrer
J. Sizer
Charles Kuhn
William Clark
Leo MacCallister
Francis Shaver
Lloyd Burgess
Fleetwood Burgess
John Burgess
Howard Gardner
Robert Casebolt
Irvin Armstrong
Robert Dickiison
Wiseman Resigns Gasoline Tax Post in West Virginia
Tax Commissioner Ernest K. James announced the resignation of Mark Wiseman of Fayetteville as head of the gasoline sales tax division. On July 2 Wiseman becomes assistant to John Guy Pritchard of Fairmont, secretary of the West Virginia Manufacturers association. John Clifford of Clarksburg, a 1938 legislature member and long time agr cultural adjustment administration solicitor, will replace him.
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Mark Wiseman
Fayetteville
Ernest K. James
Wiseman
John Guy Pritchard
Fairmont
West Virginia Manufacturers Association
John Clifford
Clarksburg
Solicitors
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Suit Compromised Over City Sewage Fall Injury
Sally Hardin of Charleston compromised a $10,000 suit against the city in circuit court yesterday. She alleged injury from a March 3, 1937 fall into an uncovered sewer at Lee and Brooks streets.
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Sally Hardin
Charleston
Lee and
Brooks Street
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WPA Politics Report
Ella
Tonte
Cox Trading Co
Chartleston, W. Va
Glenn Wolfe
F. W. Springer
Ellis Bonham
E. F. Stricklen
Harold Lee Allen
Howard C. Kelley
James Duffield
D.T. McDowell
Sanford Kirk
F. Wilson Pritt, Jr
Roland Sheets
Hazel Lynn
Molly McCamey
Nancy Louise Rolling
Ann Walker
Caroline McClanahan
Mary Agnes Imhott
Mary Filler
Lillian Holmes
Mary Lou Smith
Harriette Settle
Jean Gill
Hildreth Stewart
Dorothy Bennett
Virginia Heare
Virginia Jones
Roberta Cobb
Aldena Ballard
Alice Rust
Elaine White
Oma Neely
Ruth Bennett
Clo Higginbotham
Helen B. ‘Tincher
Eloise Freeman
Grace Carney
Janet Karna
Florence Petit
Mildred Oebter
Louise Hyatt
Lorraine Hyatt
Freda Rubenaztein
Anne Friedman
Imogene Dobbins
Bernice’ Tierney
Helen Tierney
Katherine Bonham
Billie Jean Daines
Betty Jane Williams
Ruth Vinson
Helena Kent
Eileen Jarvis
Ernestine Gatewood
Lillian Matthews
Mary Louise Crcuit
Annie Nugent
Antonia Spe
Rack
Kermit Wilkerson
Woodrow Hill
Berk Hatch
Boyd Rush Riddle
Richard Arthur
Andrew Coffee
Edwin Ellison
Orville Arnett
B. Patchell
William M. West
Jack McGlothlen
Charles Austin
John J. Edine, Jr
John Shafer
S. H. Benton
Joseph Carney
Wesley Stetler
Paul Noriss
Kenneth Lowe
William Pile
Calvin McClung
Frank C. French
Harry Bennett
John William Moore, Jr
Raymond E. Barnett
Gene Kelso
Normand Ellingwood
Mitchell Haddad
Allen W. Perry
D. A. Hatcher
Danbar
Education Association
Elzema
Charles H. Gary
Theodore Johnson
Athens
Montrose Garden Club
Jane Fuller
Marietta College
Mrs. W. A. Fuller
St. Albans Road
Glen Bryant
Second Avenue
Arthur
G. W. Bryant
Lovington
Mr. Bryant
Emma Gardner
Woman's Union
First Baptist Church
Russell Foglesong
Montrose Drive
George Thomas
Forrest Avenue
Pina Lanaham
Eastern Avenue
Lions’ Club
First Presbyterian
Robert Gulland
Armor Park
Mr. Gulland
David Gulland
Elizabeth, N. J
W. P. Durkin
Rhodes Avenue
A. V. Fitzwater
Marie Fitzwater
Durham
N. C
Fitzwater
Duke University
Charles W. Chrislip
Vine Street
Lena Brammer
Margaret Braromet
Louise Bennett Weaver
Gardners
Oxford
Buhl’s
Buhl Optical CO
Morrison
Mintle Theatre
Morvoe Lenses
Helen Morris Beauty Shop
Pare
Glenwood
Dickinson
H Ey
Floor
LEE and Dickinson
Rhy
Mendel
Mendel Travelure
Travelure
Thal
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