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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1955

Page

2

Parenthood Without Hokum An Answer To Juvenile Delinquency

A Gazette report on Judge Richardson leading a seminar on juvenile delinquency notes that many cases point to broken homes or overindulgence as causes. Parents discuss nonpunitive methods like withdrawal of privileges and social disapproval, while experts warn these can be cruel and ineffective.

Richardson Gazette Howard Whitman Parenthood Sidney E. Goad Charleston Clendenin Johnny Stanley E. Wimberly University of Florida Rae

Parkersburg Girl Elected President of Girls State

Janice Jeffries 16 from Parkersburg won the 18th annual Rhododendron Girls State governor election. Nationalist Jane McGuire of Logan was runner up as parties split statewide offices. Federalists secured a Senate majority. House control remained undecided with Marion County re-vote planned.

Jackson's Mill W. Va Janice Jeffries Parkersburg Jane McGuire Logan Supreme Court Federalist Senate House of Delegates Marion County Miss McGuire Yale University Girls State Mary Elfen Linchcome Vienna Linda Ingols Peggy Wright Morgantown Deena Grablow Charleston Ruth Ann Walker Sara Lee Bolyard Pat Callison South Charleston Kay Curry Pineville Annette Arnold Spencer Mary Etta Moore Kingwood Carol Witt Grantsville Bust Dudding Chauncey Browning Tomorow

Two Teens Held In Automobile Theft In Clarksburg

In Clarksburg on June 15 two teenage boys Davis Busch 13 and Michael Brannon 15 both of Euclid Ohio were turned over to juvenile authorities after allegedly pulling a gun on a motorist and stealing his car then wrecking it on West Virginia Route 20 near the Barbour County line. State Police said they had not been charged but were being questioned in Harrison County Jail.

Clarksburg Ohio Davis Busch Michael Brannon Euclid T. A. Welty Harrison County Royce McKelvey Columbus W. Va. 20 Barbour County Line

High Officers Inspect State Guard Outing at Breckinridge Camp

Army brass visit Camp Breckinridge Kentucky to inspect 3500 West Virginia National Guard troops under training. Maj. Gen. Harvey Fisher Brig. Gen. Marcel Cromber and Fort Meade officers join West Virginia Adjutant Gen. Charles R. Fox touring tank units and observing sniper scope demonstrations. Also notes Battery B celebrates Flag Day as the last surviving link to 1775 militia. Thieves Take Cash Box from Cummings Diesel Sales Office with $40 missing after window smash.

Camp Breckinridge National Guard West Virginia Harvey Fisher 11Th Airborne Division Camp Campbell Marcel G. Cromber Second Army Fort Meade Charles R. Fox Fort Knox Tank Battalion Moundsville Clarksburg Morgantown Buckhannon Breckinridge Beckley Richwood Gassaway Ronceverte Bob Jones Bluefield Princeton Hinton Welch Stab Jones St. Albans Montgomery Weston Oak Hill 201St Armored Field Artillery Martinsburg Berkeley County Morgan George ‘Washington Charles Bowers Cummings Diesel Sales Co Kanawha Blvd

J R Aliff Injured While Cutting Brush

J R Aliff former State Purchasing Director was injured on Coal River Road near St Albans when a mowing machine blade caused a deep cut to the middle finger of his right hand. He was treated at Thomas Memorial Hospital and released.

J. R. Aliff Coal River Rd St. Albans Aliff Thomas Memorial Hospital

West Virginia Funeral Directors elect new officers

Huntington June 15 The West Virginia Funeral Directors Assn. elected E Dodd of Webster Springs president and J P Fanning Jaeger first vice president. M A Shanklin White Sulphur Springs second vice president. Stanley Vaughan Parkersburg named secretary treasurer. New board members include Eugene Willis Huntington B W Riggs Moundsville Joseph Ford Fairmont and R H Bennett North Fork.

Huntington Mh — Co E. Dodd Webster Springs West Virginia

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