Grandest Old Man of Kanawha County Turns 84 With Busy Hobbies
J W Sprigle a lifelong Charleston resident born June 15 1863 marks his 84th birthday. A carpenter by trade he tends a large garden repairs neighborhood toys and tools and remains active in building and local history. He recalls Charleston's growth from a 1000 population to a thriving city and has never missed voting for a Democratic presidential candidate. He has two daughters Annie Bradley and another unnamed child and lives at 710 Bream Street.
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The
Charleston Gazette
J. W. Sprigle
Bream St
Kanawha County
Sprigle
Mr. Sprigle
Virginia Belzer
Ohio
Charleston
River Front
Kanawha Blvd
Cox's
Lang
Capitol St
Tonis
Gazette
Moses Donnally
Bonnally
Grover Cleveland
Annie Bradley
Sheriff Seeks Back Personal Property Taxes in Kanawha
Kanawha county sheriff now leads an intensified drive to collect 1946 individual personal property taxes. Chief deputy W A Burkhart announced deputies will post notices of sale and attach delinquent property including automobiles furniture and office equipment. The sheriff can collect back taxes for five years.
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Kanawha County
W. A. Burkhart
Burkhart
Birth Announcements of Twin Daughters and Sons
Birth notices list multiple newborns with parents and addresses. Entries show twins and singles born in June at Charleston General and other locations, naming families such as Rev and Mrs Warren B Moyer and Mr and Mrs Earl J Bramjmer, with dates from June 12 to June 19 and homes in Hurricane St Albans Coxlburg Bradford Pa and Virginia St.
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Warren B. Moyer
Hurricane
Luna
Mod Airs
Carl Blackensup
Duan
Earl J. Bram
Jmer
Roosevelt Av
St. Albans
Rovert Cole
Biation
Charleston General
Jose Canterbury, Jr
Chesapeake
Norval Woods
Widen
End
David Eakle
Hansford St
Fred Johnson
Coxlburg
William J. Broughtor
Bradford
Merk. Broughton
Mary Leleh Carner
Virginia St
Fiona Soi
4-H Camp Program Discussed by Kanawha County Panel
Kanawha County 4-H leaders plan July camps at the 4-H fairgrounds below Junbar with an elderly youth session the week of July 21 and a younger camp the week of July 28. A planning meeting at 1 30 p m in the courthouse annex will set details. Committee members include Roberta Blackwood Bradford Davis Coy Lilly Mattie Price Lewis Young Betty Leftwich Juanita Brown Lavonia Hilbert Brooks Daugherty.
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Junbar
Court House
Roberta Blackwood
Stattes
Kanawha County
Assoc
Bradford Davis
South Charleston
Coy Lilly
Cross Lanes
Mattie “Price
Marier
Lewis Young
RFC 5
BettyLeftwich
Coal Fork
Juanita Brown
Lavonia Hilbert
Brooks V. Daugherty
Bible School Ends With Milk Fund Drive
Lydia Robson Presbyterian Church closed its Daily Vacation Bible School on Friday. Enrollment was $2 with children contributing $19.44 for the church milk fund to aid children in Europe.
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Lydia Robson Presbyterian Church
The
Presbyterian Church
Europe
Two Get 10 Years In $77 Lunchroom Robbery
Two Chicago youths James Neuman and Francis Brassell were sentenced to ten years each in the state penitentiary for the $77 lunchroom holdup at Toddle House 1423 Washington St. They pleaded guilty. Judge Cyrus W. Hall, noting their youth, said ten years is the minimum and hoped they become useful citizens after release. A third boy, age 15, involved in the crime could not be released by Illinois authorities due to age. Other local cases included Walter McCormick's one-to-ten year sentence for theft of a $185 electric drill and three probation cases for larceny and auto theft. Public notices and health clinic schedules followed.
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Chicago
Washington St
Cyrus W. Hall
James
Neuman
Francis Brassell
Hall
Tlinois
Brassell
Walter McCormick
Monarch
Monarch, Coal Co
Charleston Thursday Schedule At Clendens
The notice lists a Thursday event at Clendens from 10 am to noon in Charleston.
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Charleston
Clendens
Invention Demonstrates Underwater Torpedo Method
Robert Fulton showcased in 185 a waterborne explosion to destroy ships using a gunpowder charge called a torpedo. The device is described as the grandfather of modern weapons. Paraguay is said to be about the size of California.
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Robert Fulton
Paraguay
California
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