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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1937
Page
11
Local officials join to support an upcoming Soap Box Derby as organizers confirm Derby Committee staffing. Director Harry Paxton and executives from Schmidt Motor, Mc Million Motors, and Chevrolet zone office plan to attend next Monday’s meeting. Car dealers continue issuing entry blanks and rule booklets to eligible youngsters with guardians.
Kanawha county schools set opening for September 7 for the 1937 38 term after a special board meeting TE Spilman Jr was hired as legal counsel for the board and will begin work Proposals for a special levy were approved Oak Ridge school use was granted WPA for adult education Leaves of absence were approved for Fields Caudill and Ry to attend summer school The board authorized president Jenkins to grant a right of way to Columbia Carbon company for an oil and gas line through land at Legg Fork Poca district 5
Forty and Eight officers nominated for election July 6 were named at a meeting in American Legion Hall Haleatyeet Ka naway vulture. Nominees include Frank Very and Bernard Riddle for chef de gare, John Ennis and E F Gunter for chef de Irai, E B Brown and VRUML Conley for correspondents, Frank Cramer and R N Stephens Jr for commissaire intendant, J Anderson and Elbert Cook for conducteur, John Adams and Roger Hetrioux for garde de la porte, John Crockett and John Adams for lamplate, and J P West J E Chilton Frank Cramer Nick Manelli James Ripley and J J Duggan for cheminals.
State police arrested Lealia Loomis in Franklin for automobile theft linked to C. G. Bilupe in Point Pleasant and for passing bad checks in 44 West Virginia towns and 39 Virginia towns totaling 229.60. Four checks totaling 101.25 were cashed in Charleston stores as Loomis used multiple aliases.
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A reader asks for a plain response to a booklet inquiry addressed to The Charleston Gazette at 109 West 16th Street New York NY. The note requests the writer's name address and booklet title.
The Charleston and Huntington Knights of Columbus joint meeting, set for Sunday, was postponed indefinitely. Grand Knight Charles F. Polley of Charleston council announced the delay and said members would still attend the Huntington exemplification of degrees.
The Rev. John Winterburgh of God's Bible School in Cincinnati will open a series of evangelical meetings Monday night at the Proy St and Faith Tabernacle in Stop 1, North Charleston. Willard F. Carney is listed as superintendent of the church.
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