Community notes from Marmet to Kanawha City and beyond
Personal notes list moves and travels including Mr. and Mrs. C A Lee and Mr Ray Farley relocating Marmet to Nitro for road work. Several residents attend a Presbyterian youth conference in Lewisburg and letters mention visits between Kanawha City Owens and Washington DC with other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Lee
Ray Farley
Marmet
Nitro
Mr. Lee
Zickafoose
Kanawhally
Robert Graves
Kanawha City
Lewisburg
C. A. Gay
D. Gey
Owens
Charlotte, Va
Malcolm Eperow
Young Peoples Conference of the
Presbyterian Church
Lewis‘Durg
Births of Okey Thomas and Mondey Epperly
Mr and Mrs Okey Eikioa of Mar announce the birth of a son Okey Thomas on Sunday June 12. Mr and Mrs Garland Epperly of Imatitute announce the birth of a daughter Mondey on Saturday June 13. Mrs Epperly is the former Miss Helen Beas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okey ’. Eikioa
Marmet Bave
Okey Thomas
Garland Epperly
Imatitute
Mondey
Postoffice Inaccessible Prompts Box Holder to Quit
Shirley Ross, a Kanawha House of Delegates member, says the post office is inaccessible and quits his 20 year rented postbox. He blames traffic and taxi parking, notes police presence near his home, and asks for a Court Street address renumbering and updated lot numbering after Washington Street extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Ross
Kanawha Tv
House of Delegates
Charleston
Mathews
Becn
Tuall Hay
Court Street
Raks
Weabrook
Washington Street
Pocketbook Thief Nabs 52 Dollars From Bonnet Drive Woman
Three boys jumped onto a car running board on Dickinson street yesterday afternoon and snatched Thelma Davis’s pocketbook containing 52 dollars. Police pursued a clue to the youths' identities as they investigated the theft near the stop light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Davis
Bonnet Drive
Dickinson Street
Contract Awarded for Steel Supply to Paint Creek Bridge
The Kaokawha county court awarded the contract for fabricating steel for a tipple bridge over Paint Creek to Fire proof Products Company of Charleston on a bid of 787.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paint Creek
Kaokawha
Fireproof Products Company of
Charleston
Why Bran Is Good for Health Says Now Science
A Kellogg advertisement states that All-Bran helps overcome constipation by providing bulk to exercise the intestines and Vitamin E to tone the intestinal tract. It claims Bran supplies iron equivalent to beef liver and suggests two tablespoonfuls daily, with recipes on the package and directions to see a doctor if relief is not found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Ady
Rain Puts Farmers To Work in Fields
Rain spurred farmers to resume planting and cultivation stalled by drought. In southern West Virginia the rain lessened Sunday night and Monday, yet ground moisture reached eight to nine inches. County Farm Agent T. McGovran called the moisture a salvation for crops already threatened by drought as Kanawha County farmers acted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
T.mcgovran
Kanawha County
Yester
Stocks Are canvassed for new excise taxes
A canvass of manufacturers and dealers where stocks will be taxed under a new excise plan was completed in Charleston yesterday by Emory Kirby and B C Jarrett, deputy internal revenue collectors. The district covers Kanawha Boone Putnam and Clay counties as the work nears completion in Clay and Kanawha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Emory Kirby
Court
B. C. Jarrett
Internal Revenue
Kanawha
Boone
Putnam
Clay
Measles Confine Betty Jo Higginbotham at Home
Nitro News reports Betty Jo Higginbotham daughter of Mr and Mrs L Higginbotham on Twenty third street is confined to her home with measles. Other items note Mr and Mrs Van Simmons and children visiting relatives in Hinton Mrs Melle Davis returning to Nitro from Cleveland and Harry Hutchison of Norfolk guest of his brother and sister in law in Nitro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jo Higginbotham
Emall
L. Higginbotham
Twenty-third Street
van Simmons
Hinton
Melle Davis Hay
Nitro
Cleveland
Harry Hutchison
Norfolk
Robert EK. Hutchison
Twenty-seventh Street
John W. Moody
Joan Tester
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Afrs
Earl Cooper
Mell Vera
Constance
Lqacine
Company Cuts Stock and Dissolution Reported
The Marshland Golf Company, Inc. of Logan was reported to Secretary of State George W. Sharp as dissolved. Horner-Geylord Company in Clarksburg reduced capital stock from 500000 to 296000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshland Golf Company, Inc
Logan
George W. Sharp
Horner-Geylord Compsny
Clarksburg
Campaign Expenses Of Candidates Reported
A B Lee of Huntington reported to George W Sharp secretary of state that he spent 14650 in his campaign for the democratic nomination for superintendent of schools and received no contributions. Earl Bitter of Salem, candidate for republican committeeman, reported he had received nothing and put nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Lee
Huntington
George W. Sharp
Earl
Bitter
Salem
Three Hopefuls to Face Coast Guard Examined Today
Three young men from Phillips Morquesque and Charleston travel to the local board of civil service examiners for Coast Guard membership. The examination is set for today as part of the qualification process for entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philpps
Morquesque
Charleston
Board of Civil Or
Ylee Examiners
United States Coast Guai
Ashland Officers Seek Help of Chief Britton
Ashland police asked city police to help locate thief or thieves who robbed the house of Judge DYSard of Ashland, stealing jewelry a revolver and two suits of clothes. Chief Howard also asked Charleston police to watch for persons stealing mercury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Howard
Ashland
Sard
Howard
Charleston
Court plans new term opening in Bluefield Sunday
Judge George W McClatic announces that United States court officials propose to open a new term this week in Bluefield on Sunday to begin sessions and resume federal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. McClatic
United States Court
Tenys- Chelleston
Bluefield Beonday
Do You Want to Lose 10 Pounds in 10 Days Time
Advertising snippet promotes Rock-a-Water Tablets claiming rapid weight loss and a money back guarantee. Mentions a sale at Potterfield's and urges readers to take action to improve health and reduce weight. The text is promotional and lacks verifiable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pny
Atores
Séle
Potterfield’s
Adr
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Cimsa
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C. X. Campbell
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W. C. Hall
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Charles Cheeseman
H. T. Stebbins
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J. R. Perry
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Rufner Memorial Church
A. J. McClurg
A W. Gregg
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L. FP. Parsons
Roland
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Thureday
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A. H. Dobson
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Olin White
Mya
E. McCoy
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Herrold Sterrett
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George Connell
Harry Sting
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Virginia Military Institute
H.C. Lewis
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Mr. Lewis
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Columbia Javenue
J. J. Extine
Hail Street
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Ontario
Canada
Larue Witmer
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
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Renate Avenue
Thoman D. Robertson
Fred Robertson
Main Street
Tiffin and
Marion
C. Cs
Elizabeth Storr
Maxine Curry
Ann Curry
South
Virginia, Bartlett
Agnes Bartlett
Bridgeport
Noah Welch
Second Avenue
South, Charleston
Frank Barger
A. Wwhlmen
C. Withrow
Ada Madnex
C. T. Higeinbotham
South Cea
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H. Y. Bennett
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B.S. Preston
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Betty Preston
Mary Wyatt
Newberry
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Charleston General ‘ Hospital
George Jarrett
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Acme
Orville Jarrett
Rebecca Wade
Margaret Carspecken
Morgantown
John A. Wade
Beech Avenue
Edgewood
Cerspecken
Charleston Tennis Club
R. Lilly
Mer
A. A. Lilly
Chicago
Edgar C. Lawson
W. L. Mullens
Indians Avenue
Wallace Kear
Sarr
B. F. Sperow
Kanada
J. L. ‘Wade
Johreon City
Faarhers
Varian
Washington St
Reeve's
Quartier St
Barker
Quarrier Dun
Ene Va
Ross
Kellogg’s
Reiter
Miss Farrett
Oo Magit
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Holly Woo
Heatey Shop
Hollywood
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Charleston Rug Mfg. Co
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Airea General Motors
McCoy & Gallaher, Inc
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Hotel Lexington
Lexington Ave
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