Veterans elect new leaders at West Virginia encampment
William A. McFarlin of Clarksburg becomes department commander of the United Spanish War Veterans succeeding Charles A. Boyles of Piedmont. Charles A. Plaster of Charleston advances to senior vice commander. Rev. A. S. Kelly reelected chaplain. Dr. O. T. Hines named department surgeon. Resolutions condemn un-American groups including the Oxford movement and call removal of oath-deniers. Veterans of 98 seek a memorial for Col. Andrew S. Rowan who carried President McKinley’s message to Garcia.
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Veterans of 98
Andrew S. Rowan
Monroe County
McKinley
Garcia
County Reports 2.6 Million Tax Collections
Collections of 1938 taxes totaled 2,614,027.45 up to noon Saturday, Chief Deputy Sheriff Ira Davis reported yesterday. The unpaid taxes were 351,062.59 or 11.84 percent, with delinquent personal taxes 81,654.94 and capitation taxes 64,310.50. Remaining delinquencies were on real estate as of now. Deputies were instructed to levy and attach wages on personal property where taxes remain unpaid.
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Ira Davis
Davis
Schultze Violin Students Give Monday Recital at McKee’s
Violin students of Louis Schultze performed a recital Monday night at McKee's Auditorium. Participants included Dan Roberts, Yoland Ann Liversedge, John Wesley Rodgers, Gloria Pico, Betty Lee, Charlotte Morton, Arthur McMeans Jr., Katherine and Joe Lira, Mary Katherine Kelso, Betty Mullens, John, Angelina and Dora Mazzella, Raymond Lippitt, Harold Smith, Jonnie Pico, O B Johnson, Walter Given, Bruce Chapman, Ruth Johnson, Charles Wilson, James and Mary Lou Snyder, Vincent Talley, Richard Mercer, Helen McMeans, Melvin Ogrin, Beulah O Neal Duffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schultze
McKee’s
Dan Roberts
Yoland Ann Liversedge
John Wesley Rodgers
Gloria Pico
Betty Lee
Charlotte Morton
Arthur McMeans, Jr
Katherine
Joe Lira
Mary Katherine Kelso
Betty Mullens
John
Angelina
Dora Mazzella
Raymond Lippitt
Harold Smith
Jonnie Pico
O. B. Johnson
Walter Given
Bruce Chapman
Ruth Johnson
Charles Wilson
James and
Mary Lou Snyder
Vincent Talley
Richard Mercer
Helen McMeans
Melvin Ogrin
Beulah O'Neal Duffield
Dietrich Walks Out After Wearing Alike Night Dress
Marlene Dietrich entered a New York nightclub wearing a long white evening dress with a hooded top, then left shortly after. Mrs. Dudley Roberts Jr. wore the same costume and remained, Dietrich saying she saw no other dress like hers and left for other engagements.
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New York
Marlene Dietrich
Dudley Roberts, Jr
Miss Dietrich
Vacation Bible School Opens at First Baptist with 122 Enrolled
The Daily Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church opened Monday with 122 enrollments. Classes cover high school to junior levels with themes such as Winning Others to Christ and Playing the Game. Rev. Herring serves as dean and Mrs. R. K. Gaw as secretary treasurer. Assisting include Mrs. Belle Simmons and several local members. The Dunbar Garden club met Monday at Mrs. Guy Riddle’s, with talk on Roses by Mrs. T. S. Smith and attendees listed.
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First Baptist Church
R. C. Brown
George T. I
C. A. McCarty
Heavenly Father's Cave
Belle Simmons
Herring
R. K. Gaw
George T. Herring
Frank Harvey
Stewart Magee
R. V. Barnett
E. S. Dudding
Harold Brabbin
Paul Wood
Leland Walker
Lorena Downing
Doris Parkins
Eris Walker
Thomas Smith
Russell Morris
Donald Gaw
Dunbar Garden Club
Guy Riddle
T. S. Smith
Lenore Anderson
Mesdames S. M. Amick
Homer Bliz
Baptist Temple Groups Have Swimming Party
The Sunday school department and B Y P U of the Baptist Temple held a picnic and swimming party at Rock Lake Pool on Monday night. Attendees included Dorothy Apgar Virginia Lee Watson Dorothy Brooks June Brown Joanna Jackson Frances Jackson Mary Lesta Lowe Dot Dotson Dot Londeree Martha Ford Elizabeth Boggess Margaret Lilly Bettie Ann Greenlee Sue Shelton Zaida Shelton Jean Cook Frances Jenkins Thora Merritt Alzina Williams Connie Shawver Helen Border Glenna Rhodes Emma Sizemore Ann Johnson Rachel Dotson Dorothy Glasscock Merrill Dungan Ben Londeree Walter E Eisele Robert Erskine R L Warner Marlin Lugar Arthur Shawkey Jimmie Hickman Robert B Lee W C Cornelius Jim Teague Victor Mansour Farris Mansour Ed Basharah Alfred Tozer Jack Brady Bob Sullivan Gifford Sizemore Harry Rowe Jude Craddock Don Warner Bill Warner III Donald Dunn Harry Duncan.
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B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist Temple
Rock Lake Pool
Dorothy Apgar
Virginia Lee Watson
Dorothy Brooks
June Brown
Joanna Jackson
Frances Jackson
Mary Lesta Lowe
Dot Dotson
Dot Londeree
Martha Ford
Elizabeth Boggess
Margaret Lilly
Bettie Ann Greenlee
Sue Shelton
Zaida Shelton
Jean Cook
Frances Jenkins
Thora Merritt
Alzina Williams
Connie Shawver
Webster County Coon Hunters seek live bear for Rhododendron festival
Webster Springs June 13 The Webster County Coon Hunters association seeks a live bear to emulate Frank Buck for a planned bear hunt during the Rhododendron festival. They want a real quarry and are advertising for an old he bear in the local area.
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Webster Springs
Webster County Coon Hunters Association
Frank Buck
Logan brakeman killed in Peach Creek yards
H M McKee a 50 year old Chesapeake and Ohio railroad brakeman was killed at Peach Creek yards near Logan yesterday after apparently slipping and being struck by shifting cars. About 100 delegates gathered in Martinsburg for the 62nd annual communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the A F and A M (Negro) in West Virginia with auxiliary groups meeting. sessions run through Thursday.
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Logan
H. M. McKee
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Peach Creek
Martinsburg
Grand Lodge
A. F
A. M
West Virginia
Order of the Eastern Star
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
The
Knights Templar
Local Society Notes Include June Meeting Details
The next meeting is set for June 26 at Mrs. J. A. Yates home on Kanawha avenue. Miss Naomi Thompson hosts the Ann Judson guild this afternoon at 2 at her Mitchell street home with Miss Willeene Stillman leading the program. Roy T. Leake and son Kenneth return from New York City after attending the world’s fair. Mr. and Mrs. David Given of Elkview visit relatives here. Otto Mondy is a patient at Staats hospital.
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Naomi Thompson
Ann Judson Guild
The
First Baptist Church
Mitchell Street
Willeene Stillman
Roy T. Leake
Kenneth
New York City
Special Judge Clears Traffic Dockets and Indicts Gambler
Special Judge Frank C. Burdette in the intermediate court yesterday disposed of several traffic cases and nailed a misdemeanor gambling indictment against A. G. Tanner. Judge D. Jackson Savage is in Marlinton serving as a witness in the Walter Williams case, where he had acted as investigator before his appointment as judge.
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Frank C. Burdette
A. G. Tanner
D. Jackson Savage
Marlinton
Walter Williams
Arm Torn Off in Crash In Williamson
Julius Bocskay, 24, lost his left arm when his car sideswiped a truck. Witnesses said he drove with his arm hanging out the window. The incident occurred as details emerged from Williamson on June 13.
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Williamson
Julius Bocskay
Bocskay
New Clarksburg Map Draws Changes in City Layout
For the first time in 15 years Clarksburg reveals a new official map showing updated streets and buildings since the last survey. Leo S. Benedict of Fairmont was commissioned to prepare the map and oversee its publication.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
Leo S. Benedict
Fairmont
Funeral Directors to Meet in 45th State Convention
Charles W. Porterfield national president of the Funeral Directors association will speak at the 45th annual state convention June 27 to 29. About 300 to 400 delegates are expected. State president Bruce Spindler is from Kingwood.
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Martinsburg
Charles W. Porterfield
Holton
Kan
The
Funeral Directors Association
Bruce Spindler
Kingwood
Simmons Detective Agency Reorganized
Reorganization of the Troy Simmons detective agency announced yesterday. T. C. Simmons remains president with W. H. Fry, former deputy sheriff, as superintendent. Simmons was inactive about 18 months after injuries from an automobile accident.
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Troy Simmons
Yunan Plans Large Agricultural Station for Silk and Livestock
The Yunan provincial government will establish a major agricultural station to promote silk cocoon production and livestock farming, aiming to boost rural industry and related exports.
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Yunan
China
Old Athletic Debt Case Is Argued
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether State Auditor Edgar B. Sims should honor checks for West Virginia University’s old athletic debts totaling $130,000. Sims argues the legislature cannot appropriate the funds, while Charles Ritchie says the state has a moral duty to pay. A decision was awaited on all 43 claims, including a $2,794.55 claim by John F. Glover.
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Supreme Court
Edgar B. Sims
West Virginia University
Sims
Charles Ritchie
Ira Partlow
University Stadium Corporation
Ritchie
Charleston
John F. Glover
Morgantown
Six West Virginians To Receive Degrees
Oliver H. Ward Jr of Charleston and five other West Virginia students will receive degrees from the University of Pennsylvania at the close of its 199th year. Ward earns a bachelor of science in economics. Others include Joseph A. Guthrie Jr Huntington a bachelor of arts John W. Garlow Morgantown a bachelor of science in economics Delbert C. Smith Riverside a doctor of medicine Edwin C. Arkwright Wheeling and Daniel M. Love Huntington a master of business administration.
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Oliver H. Ward, Jr
Charleston
West Virginia
University of Pennsylvania
Ward
Joseph A. Guthrie, Jr. Huntington
John W. Garlow
Morgantown
Delbert C. Smith
Riverside
Edwin C. Arkwright
Wheeling
Daniel M. Love. Huntington
Human Tongue Watch Dog Of Diet Says Neurologist
Dr. Curt P. Richter of Johns Hopkins declares the tongue guides diet and disease prevention. He cites a child with Addison's disease dying from salt neglect and rats using taste to seek needed salt, aided by intact taste nerves.
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Curt P. Richter
Johns Hopkins University
American Neurological Association
Open House by Catholic Daughters at Daniel Boone Hotel
Catholic Daughters of America held an open house Monday night at the Daniel Boone hotel. Officers hosting guests included Miss Margaret Smoot grand regent and new state treasurer, Mrs Edward Johnson vice regent, Mrs Charles B Lamb lecturer, and others. George Cavanaugh played piano as members and trustees welcomed attendees.
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Daniel Boone Hotel
Catholic Daughters of America
Margaret Smoot
New State
Edward Johnson
Charles B. Lamb
O. O. Older
Ada Hauck
Honora Costello
W. C. Mitchell
Severn Frey
Monitor
John Londeree
Ralph Bourne
Sentinel
R. C. Rowan
A. J. Foy
J. H. Gaines
W. P. Kelly
Margaret Garges
Emma Bartemes
Arthur Hudson
Joclle Lilly
Ruth Kennedy
Virginia Bartemes
Sarah Kohlbecker
Norma Pagliara
Sybil Brotherton
Bonnie Griffin
Margaret Petrokubi
Margaret Petrokubi and Mesdames
Mary Ann Brennan
Ellen Karch
George Cavanaugh
Italy Tightens Foreign Exchange for Travelers
Rome reports Italy limits citizens to 1000 lire in foreign exchange for trips to the United States Great Britain and France, down from 2500 lire. The restriction aims to curb travel expenses abroad and affect personal tourism.
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Rome
Italy
U. S
Great Britain
France
Three Sentenced On Obscenity Charges In New York
In New York on June 13, Falstaff Press secretary Ben Rebhuhn was convicted in federal court of conspiracy to circulate obscene ads and books and received a two year prison term plus a $10,000 fine. His wife Anne Rebhuhn was fined $5,000. Their nephew Ben Raeburn was sentenced to two years and fined $5,000.
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New York
Ben Rebhuhn
Falstaff Press, Inc
Anne Rebhuhn
Ben Raeburn
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U.S. W. Veterans
F. A. McFarlin
Schultze
Dietrich
Dunbar News
Associated Press
Live Bear
David Given
Elkview
Otto Mondy
Staats’ Hospital
Burdette Nolles
May
Cut-Rate Drug Co
Quarrier Street
W. Va
Laura Belle Hoffman
S. R. Hoffman
Ily
Thor
Ess
Tuarong Elastic
Ross
Otthe
Arrid
American Institute of Laundering
Arrid Sary
Diamond Street
Diamond Department Store
Arcadia
Decowaite
Virginia St
Wood
Woodrums
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