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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1937
Page
7
Chief Pilot F. B. Fahrig, a noted Soviet arctic aviator, completed the first winter flight over the entire trans arctic route. The flight began February 9 from Moscow with a crew of five and three passengers aboard the U. EwmsR N120 aircraft, extending nearly to Alaska.
Company B headquarters of the state police designated as a Highway first aid station by the Charleston chapter of the American Red Cross. Equipment arrived Saturday. Troopers nationwide trained in first aid. Greece increases postage and stamp taxes on cigars, playing cards to fund defense and welfare programs.
Los Angeles reports Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Little Princess revived for Shirley Temple with Darryl Zanuck producing Wee Willie Winkie. Ginger Rogers near projects Vivacious Lady Mother Carey’s Chickens and Perfect Harmony with Boyer in Mamoulian film. Paramount tests Bulldog Drummond star paths.
Industry chatter swirls around Bulldog Drummond project moves and Simone Simon’s contract, with Zanuck’s plans for her next film in France. Greta Garbo reportedly tests for Scarlett O Hara in Gone With the Wind as Isabel Jeans arrives to play Madame duPont in Varich, production set for June.
A bustling roundup lists theaters and casts including Mare Brothers Allan Jones Maurer O Sullivan and Pat OBelen Maree Lindsay Henry Fonda with color novelty features Round Defects and new Steele at Rialto. The Greenbrier Kears of the Stage and Killers at the Wit use Claudette Colbert and Charles Boyer as star attractions with Georges Rigaud poised to lead opposite Marlene Dietrich in Midnight. Tim Holt signs with Walter Wanger for I Met My Life Again. Irene Hervey reports on The Lady Fights Back with Robert Wilcox. Cesar Romero shifts toward bigger Fox roles.
City records reveal a $27,389 overdraft in the General Fund with Mayors office projecting depletion this month. The year’s disbursements total $542,657.91. other funds show small overdrafts and zero balances such as Amortization Certificates and the Incinerator fund. Bonded indebtedness stands at $949,000 with $47,560.84 unpaid on amortization certificates.
Special Intermediate Judge Hans ard B. Lee sustained a motion to quash a mine law violation charge against Dana Greens, who appealed a $10 fine from Justice of the Peace Hastings. The judge ruled the warrant faulty, in Lima Peru.
The state planning board will meet today to decide its course after July 1. Created in 1935 by Gov. Kump, it arose at the request of the federal government. Efforts to make it statutory failed and federal funds demand staff releases under WPA reductions. Also noted, seventy five ships are under construction in the Netherlands, more than double the 1930 figure.
Red Cross officers Colin Herrle and William Carl Hunt, assistants at the national headquarters, will speak at the Charleston chapter annual banquet in the Daniel Boone hotel at 7. The program includes invocation dinner meeting led by Dr A A Shawkey, reports from treasurer and secretary, home service and first aid segments, disaster and conversion reports, service medals, tap dance, and a first aid demonstration by Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp team.
The American Legion auxiliary of John Brawley post No 20 sponsors a strawberry social at the Legion hall 210 Hale Street tonight starting at o'clock The auxiliary invites the public to attend.
The state announces bids will be opened for the construction of 4.9 miles of the Paint Creek secondary. Bidders must meet specifications and file proposals by the designated date. The project covers roadway improvements, drainage upgrades, and safety features along the corridor.
The state road commission will open the road in Kanawha County today. Bids on five other projects in Braxton Upshur Taylor and Randolph counties will also be opened.
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