Kanawha Republican candidates back hands off chair choice
Kanawha county Republican candidates pledged to let the county executive committee choose the future chairman. A June 25 meeting was organized to prepare for the fall campaign with several national and local figures present. The group supported whoever the committee selects and urged neutrality in the selection process.
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Kanawha County
H. B. Buster
Circuit Court Room
Walter S. Hallanan
Republican Executive Committee
H.C. Walker
Harry L. Paxton
Samuel Silverstein
C. H. Matis
G. Bird
Virgil Frizzell
Chris H. Hetzel
Steele A. Trotter
George W. King
Harry H. Miller
Werts
Meador
Hallanan
Matthews Birth Announcement for Daughter in Charleston
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R Matthews announce the birth of a daughter Saturday at Charleston General hospital. Mrs Matthews is the former Miss Charlotte Gentry.
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Charles R. Matthews
Charleston General Hospital
Matthews
Charlotte Gentry
Pennsylvania to Pay Relief Money to Vets Who Received Bonus
The state emergency relief board decided to continue aid to needy Pennsylvania veterans who shared in the federal bonus, without considering the amount each received. The action, announced in Harrisburg, ensures ongoing relief funding for those veterans still in need despite the bonus program.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
State Emergency Relief Board
Brownette trend overtakes platinum hair craze in 1936
New York report notes a shift from platinum and blonde shades to natural brownette tones as synthetic bleaches fade. Technicians say honey brown and titian brown with amber accents create a softer, less artificial look, sparking a nationwide beauty shift led by Joan Harlow and Miss Marjorie Potts.
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New York
Mrz. Interlocuter
Mr. Bones
Marjorie Peets
Hair Beauty Guild
Joan Harlow
Miss
Miss Potts
Meyer
Erie Train Derails Near Paterson Station
More than 150 rail passengers escaped injury when the westbound Cleveland Express of the Erie jumped the tracks near Market Street station in Paterson New Jersey. The engine and five cars toppled to the roadbed but the engineer and firemen leaped to safety with only bruises. Cause of the derailment was not yet known.
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Paterson
N.J
Cleveland Express
Erie Railroad
Market Street
Obituary notices for Rev. R M McClain and others
The body of Rev. R M McClain a 53 year old pastor of Cedar Grove Methodist is to be taken to Walkerville Upshur county for burial after funeral services held yesterday at the church. Other deaths include Hiram Goodwin 92 to be buried at Landers cemetery Heizer with service by Rev Oo B Smith. Mrs Katie Nance sister of Isaac Noel funeral at Harden and Harden mortuary. Mrs Martha Lilly McFarland 72 of Guthrie funeral arrangements incomplete. survivors include husband William McKay Nance and ten children.
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R. M. McClain
Cedar Grove M. E. Church
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Upshue County
Hiram Goodwin
Landers Cemetery
Heizer
Oo. B. Smith
Kanawha City Baptist Church
Goodwin
Samuel Withrow
Kanawha City
All Nance
Katie Nance
Isaac Noel
Washington
Harden and Harden Mortuary
Spring Hill
Charleston
William McKay Nance
Martha L. McFarland
Martha Lilly McFarland
Guthrie
Johnson and Cunningham Mortuary
Fiam McFarland
Albert Layne
Fleet Ti
Oscar and
McFarland
Guthre
Bora Young
Gu . Ard
Ollie
David Edens
Guthier
James Adcis
Girl and minister recount brutal beating in town incident
Miss Blagden and Williams alleged six men in white attacked them near a schoolhouse after refusing to identify a meeting contact. Williams received 14 lashes and a tire strike. Blagden five lashes. Blagden pursued by train to Memphis. Williams, a teachers' federation officer, returned home. Arkansas officials urged probe. Blagden claims identification of the assailants. attorney Fowler vows to present facts to Sheriff Carlin.
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Earle
Williams
Miss Blagden
New School For Social Research
Sharecroppers’ Union
Arkansas
Miss. Blagden
Nat Fowler
Carlin
Fowler
John D. Blagden
U. S. Weather Bureau
Memphis
George
Toronto
Regional meeting of West Virginia restaurateurs at Summers Street
The West Virginia State Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association plan the largest of 14 statewide meetings at the Rose City cafeteria Summers Street tonight. About 200 operators and employees are expected to attend with Robert J. Wilson and Paul C. Lehmann Jr arriving from Parkersburg. A film titled Soldiers of Service will be shown and the event aims to address industry faults and corrections.
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West Virginia State Restaurant Association
National Restaurant Association
Rose City
Summers Street
Robert J. Wilson
Washington, D. C
Agit
Paul C. Lehmann, Jr
State Associae Lion
Wheeling Man Elected President of State Underwriters
T H Pollock of Wheeling was elected president of the West Virginia Association of Insurance Agents at the closing session of the thirty seventh annual convention in Huntington. He succeeds John W Blakely mayor of Welch. Hubert Ellis Huntington reelected secretary Coleman A Staats Huntington elected national councillor R D Watts Beckley named executive committee chair. District vice presidents named E G Jackson Chester Leslie Fisher Morgantown B Wetzel Elkins J G Fredeking Hinton Joe Shrewsbury Parkersburg Ray Evans Bluefield. Selection of the 1947 convention city referred to the executive. Greece expects a bumper wheat crop this year.
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Huntington
T. H. Pollock
Wheeling
West Virginia Association of Insurance Agents
John W. Blakely
Welch
Hubert 5. Ellis
Coleman A. Staats
R. D. Watts
Beckley
E. G. Jackson
Chester
Leslie Fisher
Morgantown
B. Wetzel
Elkins
J. G. Fredeking
Hinton
Joe Shrewsbury
Parkersbury
Ray Evans
Bluefield
State Lions Hear Thomas Robertson at Charleston Luncheon
Thomas Robertson served as principal speaker at a Charleston Lions luncheon, introduced by Russel Kessel. Kump urged tribute to government and criticized those who would divert funds for personal gain while praising service clubs as community leaders. Committees reported. Fairmont chosen for the next convention. Melvin Jones highlighted the role of key Lionism figures. Morgantown won first prize for delegation attendance. Charleston and others noted for secretary awards and promptness.
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Russel Kessel
Charleston
Kump
Service Clube
Fairmont
Melvin Jones
Chicago
Lions International
Morgantown
Montgomery
Thomas D. Robertson
E. H. Pursely
Spencer
E. K. Morice
C. G. Peregoy
Governor Receives Gold Watch For Lions Work
The governor received a gold watch in recognition of his services to Lions. The convention program for delegates’ wives yesterday included a Capitol tour and a luncheon at the Daniel Boone hotel. Circuit Court Judge Krause in Harrismith South Africa recently appointed two women to sit with him on criminal cases. Sixty lower house members of the Japanese diet may lose seats for election law violations.
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State Capitol
Daniel Boone Hotel
Krause
Harrismith
South Africa
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