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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1940

Page

15

Miss Schrader Dance For Ruth Innes and Fiance

Miss Schrader entertained with a dance at the Phoenician in honor of Miss Ruth Leynse Ines and Mr. Inka. The wedding will take place today at the Methodist church. Guests included numerous couples and friends from local families and clubs.

Miss Schrader Ruth Innes Helen Cox Schracer Ruth Leynse Ines Inka P. Om Methodist Church A .B. Bowers FG. Wilekin A. W. Stevens Howard D. Lowe Clyde Seites Ane J. W. Chatfield B. Fraley Charles Schrader Muriel Elliott Betty Jane Hall Peegy Maeredith Betty Kessler Lucille Person Jean White Charlene 5Ane Ant Carol Crost Irene Evans Geraldine Wyatt Margeret Anne Raike Ann Brew Jean Mew Virginia Gar Murs Morris Kathleen Briton Annalee Wilson Alice Ladish Virginia Porter Eleanor Mann Betty Jo Witte Jean Bartley Margaret Bethune Mary Gates Lucille Bochune Hettie Jo Gates Mary Porter Fred Ada Elis

Miss Dickson Hostess Weiner Roast at City Park

Miss Ella Dickson of Reed entertained at a weiner roast in the city park recently. Guests included Miss Genevieve Duncan, Miss Martha Cale, Miss Jane Ellis, Miss Dorothy Chase, Miss Nancy Atkins, Miss Marie Smith, Miss Edna Smith, Mr Omar Amblard, Mr Jack Barrer, Mr William Gardner Jr, Robert Dickson, James Mor Donald Snowden, Jennings Holstine, Charles Payne Jr, Norman Stevens, Robert Gardner, and Rey Salmons Jr.

Ella Dickson Reed Weiner Genevieve Duncan Martha Cale Jane Ellis Dorothy Chase Nancy Atkins Marie Smith Edna Smith Omar Amblard Messrs Jack Barrer William ©. Gardner Robert Dickson James Mor Donald Snowden Jennings Holstine Charles Payne Norman Stevens Robert Gardner Rey Salmons

Four Delegates Attend Grand Council Meeting of United Commercial Travelers

Four hundred delegates from Virginia West Virginia Maryland and the District of Columbia are attending the 44th meeting of the grand council of United Commercial Travelers. Officers will be elected tomorrow.

Parkersburg Virginia West Virginia Maryland District of Columbia Grand Council of United Commertist Travelers

Dorothy Dix Says Wives Should Not Drain Husbands At Home

Dorothy Dix argues that overbearing wives exhaust salesmen and harm careers. She urges marriage as a partnership with shared duties, noting many missed opportunities when husbands juggle home tasks during work. Local recruits are being sought for mechanized cavalry as part of national defense.

Jimmy Dess John Simpkins Mitch Miss Jones Totler Mather Dorothy Dix U. S. Army

Calling All Dogs! A Penetrating Barking Study

Albert Payson Terhune discusses two dog stories that sparked debate on barking. A man fell into a dark pier water. his dog barked loudly, drawing dock workers and saving him. A fox terrier’s barking precedes a fatal apartment fire, killing woman and dog. Is barking safeguard or pest?

Marine Corps opens recruiting offices at Mercer School

Temporary U S marine corps recruiting headquarters were opened in the Mercer school yesterday by Sergt Orin Glass who led the emergency recruiting drive last winter. Applicants will be interviewed from 9 a m to 4 p m daily.

U. S. Marine Corps Mercer School Sergt. Orin Glass

DAR Luncheon and Installation at Wren's Nest

Today's Club Calendar reports a 1 pm luncheon at Wren's Nest hosted by Mrs. E A Hansbarger and others of the John Young chapter D A R. Mrs W H Vaught of Pt Pleasant, past state regent, will install new officers and Mrs R E O Conner will give a Flag Day address. Kanawha Country Club hosts a women's golf tournament at 5 am with clubs from West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio, followed by a 1 pm luncheon.

John Young Daughters of the American Revolution Wren's Nest E. A. Hansbarger A. A. Becheler Henry Mesmer W. H. Vaught Pt. Pleesant R. E. O'Conner Cyrus W. Hall Kanawha Country Club West Virginia Kentucky Qohlo

Summer visits and family notes from multiple cities

Personal notes report Miss Betty Emerick a Sweet Briar student spending summer with grandmother Mrs Lynn Richardson in Lexington and Washington and Lee finals attended. Brother John Emerick arrives from Lynchburg for the break. Dr and Mrs William L Cooke of Roller road New York City say their son William L Cooke Jr convalescing after an appendectomy at Roosevelt hospital. Mrs William Grover and daughter Nancy from Cincinnati arrive to visit her mother Mrs G Q Chilton in Riverview Terrace.

Betty Emerick Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar Washington and Lee University Lexington Lynn Richardson Quarrier Street John Emerick Lynchburg William L. Cooke Roller Road New York City William L. Cooke, Jr Roosevelt Hospital William Grover Nancy Grover Cincinnati G. Q. Chilton Riverview Terrace

Visitors to Be Guests of Honor

Miss Barbara Mohler will entertain at luncheon this afternoon at Edgewood Country club complimenting her houseguests Miss Dorothy Dean Davis of High Point North Carolina and Virginia Love Graves of Nashville Tennessee. Other guests will include visitors and their hostesses Misses Jane Voight and Mary X Clark of St. Louis guests of Miss Anne Embleton the Misses Rebecca Meem of Bluefield and Mary Rama Pinkerton of Grosso He Mich guests of Miss Mary Cerver Reed and Miss Harriett Clough of Memphis visiting Miss Nancy DeVan.

Barbara Mohler Edgewood Country Club Dorothy Dean Davis High Point N.C Virginia Love Graves Nashville Tenn Jane Voight Mary x. Clark St. Louis Anne Embleton Redecca Meem Bluefield Mary Rama Pinkerton Grosso He, Mich Mary Cerver Reed Harriett Clough Memphis Nancy DeVan

Garnett to Speak at Altoona Social Work Conference

A. W. Garnett, West Virginia director of public assistance, will discuss Social Security at Altoona Pennsylvania's Citizens Regional Conference on Social Work next Monday. He will cover the West Virginia program and efforts toward economic and physical rehabilitation.

A. W. Garnett West Virginia Citizens Altoona

Miss Maxine Trimble Returns From Cleveland Vacation

Montgomery News reports Miss Maxine Trimble has returned from Cleveland Ohio after a weeklong vacation with friends. The item notes a nation at ease with humorous asides about an army moving on its stomach, describing mobile kitchens that prepare meals en route for quick service when halted. It also highlights enlistment efforts for the 7th Cavalry Brigade mechanized unit and mentions a German invention claiming to recover fat from dirt using a new soap.

7Th Cavealry Brigade U. S. Army

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