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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1950
Page
9
Richmond column by Fulton Oursler appears in The Charleston Gazette on Sunday June 18 1950 offering reflections and parables wrapped for a devotional audience.
A Maryland chow named Ming Toy faces a death sentence after biting a boy and a woman. Edward W Berry hires a lawyer, appeals to Baltimore Criminal Court, and Judge Owens orders relocation to Delaware within 24 hours or Ming Toy must be killed. A farmer initially offers rescue but then declines, leaving Ming Toy briefly held in a rural stable before escaping.
Ming Toy, a highly intelligent dog linked to a string of conservation cases, freed herself from harness and led rescuers to a blaze at the Kenne l Garden kennel. Seventeen dogs were saved, while Ming Toy’s actions earned the New York Anti Vivisection Society a gold medal and drew attention to mercy in enforcement cases.
Brig William Groom of Atlanta Salvation Army property secretary arrived in Charleston to inspect local organization property. He will speak at the Salvation Army Citadel at 11 a.m. today and at 8 p.m. tonight as a Father’s Night program is presented.
Brooks F. McCabe of Charleston West Virginia and Clark McCabe Bohnert Inc agent for Standard Insurance Co has finished a seven week course at the Hartford insurance school. The program covered fundamentals of fire inland marine and casualty insurance bonds with case driven group discussions guided by the staff.
Rock shortages push prices 50 percent above list in Oklahoma while Texas reports a gray market for sheet rock. Dealers struggle as demand remains terrific and supplies dwindle, according to Minnesota lumbermen.
Civil service examinations were announced yesterday for orthopedic technician CS 7 to 12. Eligible applicants, when certified, may be considered for up to $6,400 yearly. Full information from Charles Young secretary of the board of examiners Forest Glen Md. Entrance salaries range from $3,825 to $4,? in the claims window at the post office.
Iowa suppliers acknowledge plasterboard sales at gray market prices but avoid taking advantage while Detroit reports pirate export masonry crews paid as low as 3 to 4 dollars an hour. San Francisco observers warn of unclean sales in ply wood, with rationing noted in Memphis. Dinner and concrete blocks scarce in Maryland, cement restricted in Detroit, and calls grow for universal home building rationing across several cities.
A fragmentary paragraph links General Leslie Graven to the Manhattan project in a section titled Merry-Go-Round. The text alleges civilians suffered from an accidental release and accuses a Smythe report of leaking atomic arts information through military channels.
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