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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1932
Page
3
Dolly Gann wins a dramatic Chicago Stadium scene as Pennsylvania delegates back her, amid autograph seekers and photographers. Vice President Curtis and family celebrate. rumors swirl about family ties and future campaigns. The crowd cheers and Dolly thanks supporters before posing for photos.
A school playground program directed by Miss [damaged] will be held this evening from 6 30 to 8 00 at the athletic field. The program features instrumental selections and a concert by the playground band. Several named participants are listed and the program includes a wooden soldier piece and tumbling numbers by a group of boys and girls with an interlude by a band.
The Board of Public Works announced that the State Tax Commissioner T Townsend will release Saturday the complete list of assessments for participant utility corporations. The total is expected under the 1931 tax plan though the exact reduction amount was not clarified.
Police solved a mystery of graveyard flower theft in Spring HAM cemetery with the arrest of a sixth grade girl who admitted selling stolen blooms in the city. Detective Captain Cunningham said the child likely was influenced by home life. she was placed on probation after acknowledging the acts. Investigators also pursued another grave vandalism case involving relocating flowers between graves.
State checks will be exempt from the two cent federal tax for two years starting June 21, per State Treasurer W B Johnson who received the information from the collector of internal revenue. Without the exemption the state would have paid about seven thousand to eight thousand six hundred dollars yearly.
Prof G Harry Wright of Marshall College will be principal speaker at the West Virginia Oil Marketers association annual convention at the Daniel Boone hotel Huntington. The program includes business sessions, a banquet, round table discussions on modern trends in atmospherics and marketing conditions in Ohio and Kentucky, and officers to be elected. Attendees include B Hosawthis Warren Tank Car and William Newmen Ethyl Gasoline.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad was authorized by the public service commission yesterday to discontinue six agency stations and substitute pre- Pa y non agency stations. The readable names include Cox's Landing Cabell county Clifton Maxon county Newark Wirt county Bena Run Tyler county Glen in county Willow Je.
Randolph of Elkins district governor of Lions clubs addressed the Nitro Lions at the annual meeting and ladies night. About 60 persons attended. He warned that communism endangers homes schools and churches and urged Lions to keep faith with American institutions amid unrest and propaganda. Dr. R. L. Siblay was elected president to succeed J. Jordan.
A report lists final dates and places from a club tour in Southern counties including Bluefield Williamson Wayne Mt. Hope and Beckley. Jona yesterday WABC CBS at 7 20 pm The Teitonte club German singing verein appears in the program on WABC CBS at eight. The Rapee musical tour of the world hal la to Budapest for an hour via WEAP NBC nine.
New York radio reports thirty minutes of the two hour Pan American concert by the United States Navy Band and soloists will be broadcast by WEAF NBC tomorrow evening starting at 10 30. The full concert opens at nine and will be sent by NAA Washington. If a fourth day is needed by the Republican National Convention in Chicago, NBC and GBS will carry the events. Dramatization of the writing of After the Ball is planned for today.
Federal and state agriculture representatives will confer with wheat foremen in Jefferson and Berkeley counties at Burg on planning the wheat inspection. They discuss bread quality and flour content, noting past issues and the need for secure, accurate assessments to ensure proper milling quality.
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