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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1930
Page
9
The monthly report by state commissioner Lee Cit shows 8,104 nonfatal accidents and 1,300 coal mining related. Four died in West Virginia industries in May including coal mining and metal products, leaving 37 widows and 84 orphans.
Malden district voters will cast ballots Wednesday on issuing 110000 in district bonds to buy a site and build a high school. Bonds would bear interest not over five and a half percent. The district’s indebtedness stands at 990000 with taxable property valued at 5083203.
Bonham Four gue members will meet at Bonham school on Sissonville road Monday afternoon to plan a community picnic and vespar program led by George Jenkins and Mrs Othe Déchantel. The Eammack Four-Ho club starts practice for The Country Doctor Monday evening and aims to present soon. Two new members Zila Strickland and Zugen Bummer joined Nemmack hemep pteme for exhibit plans at Lower Palla on July 16. The sick committee reports 67 giver A J Ryaner McChang county home dem s. Green visits fair. Chelyan Four! plans a picnic at Pour-fai grounds and swim in the new pool on Friday in June 77.
Rev J M Knight pastor of Weekley Memorial United Brethren church will receive the degree of elctor of divinity at Otterbein University commencement in Westerville Monday. Knight has led United Brethren congregations since 1896 after Edwards Collegiate Institute in White Pine Tennessee. He came to West Virginia conference from Tennessee in 1916 serving Pennabero Charleston and Parkersburg. For 22 years he has been recording secretary of the West Virginia conference and is entering a second year as president of the West Virginia State Council of Religious Education.
A new nine hole golf course is planned by Westmont country club at Paint Creek mouth known as Hansford exists. Backers include Montgomery businessmen D. K. Bhroyee Robert Ivudge and Ray Bowery. A meeting to organize the club and elect officers will be held at the New River State college physical education building Monday evening.
Federal agents arrested Roberta Walker and Vance Gilford in Fry's alley on prohibition charges. They were held on $1,000 bonds for hearings before the commissioner on June 20.
In circuit court yesterday the habees corps case of Kathryn Hopkins Lewis against Frank Lewis, Sun involving custody of Kathryn Laure Lewis, was continued two weeks.
The Mile Park Farm women's club will meet at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the home of Mrs RB L Maseey at Big Chimney.
The thirty seventh annual West Virginia Bankers Association meeting will be June 19 and 20 at the Daniel Boone hotel in Charleston. Gov. Conley will give the welcome with L F Haller responding. Notable speakers include Drumhelter Hill McAneny Hazlewood Driscoll Snyder Kreis Blark and Cormwell. Officers to be elected and 1981 convention site chosen. Social events include luncheons dinners and a golf tour of Charleston area.
William Runyon, 21, of Bownemont, was severely injured when a gun he was firing exploded Friday afternoon. He was transported to Dunn Hospital for treatment. Nearby, British air lines have transported more than 843 million in gold to the continent in a year.
After twenty five years focused on scientific armature devices Dictograph Products Co has perfected a new Acousticon model with a tiny dime sized earpiece. Sounds are transmitted clearly to the subnormal ear offering hearing and health benefits. Free 10 day trial and home demonstration available by sending name and address.
West Virginia State Treasurer William 8. Johnson, president of the national association of auditors, controllers and treasurers, met President Hoover in Washington on Friday and invited him to deliver the principal address at the group’s national convention in New York City on November 18 19 and 20. Hoover took the invite under advisement and will answer later, joined by Senator Henry D. Hatfield at the meeting.
Enrollment at the daily vacation Bible school for the first Presbyterian church of South Charleston reached 193 after its first week. The program and social hour will mark the Friday closing. teachers include Mrs. Lacy Massie Mrs. C. A. Bleine Mrs. J. W. Burnett and others along with several named students.
Mrs T L Burke of Ninth avenue South Charleston announces the marriage of her sister Miss Lowse Hook to Earl Pritchard. The ceremony was performed by Rev J S Thornburg pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Kenova on Saturday. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Burke. The couple will reside on Ninth avenue South Charleston.
Indictments dating to the Brown raid were located in Jefferson County and returned to the courthouse vault. Names include John Brown Emperor Shields Green John E Cook Aston Stephens Edwin Coppoe and John Copeland with Albert Hazlett. Their true bills were tied to a 1859 uprising that ended with several hangings. A grain elevator project at Fort Churchill Canada will hold 9,000,000 bushels.
Geneva, June 14. Tests at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station report average bacteria in milk from cows at 7,080 per cubic centimeter. W Dorner, a Swiss scientist, notes figures reflect herds, not individuals, and that a few high samples push totals up. Pasteurization reduces many of these bacteria.
London reports a British invention named the Sharman Main Finder that locates underground water pipes or gas mains. The device reportedly sends a sound through an earphone when positioned over a line, aiming to spare road digups. Harold Owen, co author of Mr Wu, died recently in Broadstairs England.
A fragment describes Angora goat pedigrees kept carefully in Texas Sea ax town. It notes a one room office and strict checks to ensure only goats with unimpeachable records join the elect, as part of the Angora Goat Breeder's Association. It mentions 80 percent of registered Angoras are in Texas and references new corridor streetcars in Boston to carry 148 passengers.
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