Soap Box Derby Entry List Nears Hundred Mark
The Gazette notes the Southern West Virginia Soap Box Derby race set for July 23 at Patrick Street Bridge nears 100 entrants. Charleston dominates early lists with 15 municipalities invited. officials expect 150 or more starters, with 50 cars already under construction and an entry process via Chevrolet dealers.
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West Virginia
The
Gazette
Patrick Street Bridge
Charleston
South Charleston
Johnny Harris
Chevrolet Motor Company
Chevrolet
Motors
Cameron Schmidt Motor Company
Gouth
Brown Chevrolet Company
Montgomery
Summers Chevrolet Company
Clesdanin
Childers
Chevrolet Company
Hame
Bt. Albans
Lewis Chevrete) Company
Rechi
Uptown Chevrolet Company
Hentington
Rick Chevrolet, Inc
Logan
Riverside Meter Company
Harry L. Parton
Derby
Inly BF
Camparall Medallion Awards At Beckwith Camp Grounds
Streamers and medallions will be presented to Hoy Scouts today at the fifth annual Charleston area council camp arial at the Beckwith Four-H camp grounds. Awards will be made at 2 p.m. by Scout Commissioner Ray W. Hitchman. Nearly 600 Scouts gathered Friday from Charleston, Beckley, Montgomery, Richwood, South Charleston, Clendenin and many towns in the council area.
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Hoy
Charleston Area Council
Arall
Beckwith
Ray W. Hitchman
Charleston
Beckley
Montgomery
Richwood
South Charleston
Clendenin
Belle
Fayetteville
Slab Fork
Dunbar
Kimberly
Eccles
Raleigh
Sophia
Glen Ferris
Monteval
Falls View
Ameaple
Rainelle
Page
Layland
Powellton
Boomer
Oak Hill
Wewaco
Rayford
Stickney
Pemberton
San Scouts of
H. Eggleton
Robert Roller
Camparall Committee
Scarbro Catholic
Camparall
T. S. McElrath
RR. A. Lee
Pax
Robert Thomson
Raleiegh
R. L. Hall
Norman Corbitt
Garden club meetings announced around Edgewood and Kanawha
Community groups schedule talks on soils iris and fragrant gardens at homes along Edgewood drive Kanawha street and Virginia avenue Rose Garden clubs in Dunbar and Dunbar area share demonstrations of miniature vase arrangements summer flowers and propagation of flowers by roots at 10 to 2 oclock gatherings this week with several speakers including Mrs Julian Bouechelle C C Gallaher R B E OConnor J B Coghill and Mrs W Wildermuth
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Julian ¥. Bouechelle
Woodsedge Garden Club
W. G. Barrar
Edgewood Drive
C. C. Gallaher
Town Garden Club
RC. Teter
Kanawha Street
Rose Garden Club
Dunbar
WW. Hensley
R. BE. O'Connor
Little Garden Club
Kanawha City
Ira F. Kuhn
Virginia Avenue
Bouchelle Garden Club
C. A. Walworth
Staunton Avenue
William Wildermuth
Calvary Baptist church women meet in circles weekly
Church events list Circles of the Women’s Missionary Society of Calvary Baptist meet at 2 pm Tuesday in six locations led by Mrs Creighton Mrs Wootrum Mrs Dolfman Mrs Perdue Mrs Scott and others Installation of Silver Cross Circle officers at First M E church lunch Monday led by Mrs Boren Reservations handled by Mrs Cason Lookout Baptist ladies aid holds business and social at Mrs Nickell’s Fayetteville Lookout members named including J F Biggers Phillip Stace Sara Young and others Young people at Synod West Virginia conference at Lewisburg report tonight including Byron Ballengee Jeanette Humphreys Betty Wells Kathryn Glenn and more
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Woman's Missionary Society of Calvary Baptist Church
S. E. Creighton
J. C. Wootrum
Virginia Street
W. E. Dolfman
Columbia Boulevard
J. L. Perdue
E. D. Scott
Indiana Avenue
Della Settle
E. Brown
Pennsylvania Avenue
R. J. Brown
Bruce Heater
Hall Street
T. QO. Smith
Mariani Street
King's Daughters
M. E. Church
Cc. M. Boren
J.T. Cason
Ladies' Aid Society of the
Lookout Baptist Church
Mrs. M. Nickell
Fayetteville
J. F. Biggers
Phillip Stace
Sara Young
W. Mr. Toney
Wallace Brown
Maude McCallister
Gwendolyn Allport
Marie Ann Allport
Florence Blume
Bream Memorial
Soap Box Derby Advised for 1937 Entries by Johnny Harris
Johnny Harris urges boys to enter the 1937 Soap Box Derby. He notes costs, with wheels and axle assembly pricey, up to seven dollars, and a racer under ten dollars. He says racers can be built from boards crates and wagon wheels, using simple nails screws and cables.
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Johnny Harris
West Virginia
Soap Box Derby Enthusiast Recalls Akron Race Journey
A Charleston observer recounts building a cheap soap box racer from salvaged materials, winning a trophy from Mayor Cawnon's daughter, and attending the All American and International Derby in Akron. The trip included sightseing at the Mayflower hotel, a three day program, parades, and a post race banquet with varied prizes.
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Charleston
Cawnon
MacMillion Motors
Akron
Mayflower
Circle No 6 hosts and church updates across town
Circle No 6 of the Baptist temple met Thursday afternoon at Mrs E E Duffield and Mrs R E Eschat’s Quarrier street home. A list of attendees and another M E Friendship club gathering at Chesapeake followed. Revival notes cover St Paul A M church pastor Rev C E Johnson and Advent church conference sessions with speakers, memorial and communion services noted.
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Gleaners Bible
Humphreys Memorial M. E. Church
South
E. F. Davis
L. H. Flickinger
Orville Martin
Dewey Mullins
Rev
B. C. Gamble
Jean Gamble
Norman Sirk
T. L. Burgess
L. B. Coburn
Nannie Leftwich
J. A. Dean
H. J. Tab
The
Baptist Temple
E. E. Duffield
R. E. Eschat
Quarrier Street
Meademes
R. W. McCanthay
J.N. Salisbury
O. P. White
G. A. Lambert
J. W. Ball
H. F. Thompson
J. W. Haynes
D. E. Lloyd
G. W. 5. Groves
H. Carte
J. R. Baker
C. E. Johnson
St. Paul A. M
Advent Christian Church
Randolph Street Advent Church
Ape
Ieving F. Barnes
Providence
Maude M. Chadsey
Woman’s Home and Foreign Mission Society
D. L. Campbell
American Advent Mission Society
I. E. Baker
Pasadena
Calif
Advent
2. E. Thompson
Basten
London Passenger Transport board big subway rolling stock order
The London Passenger Transport board announced one of the railway system's largest orders for rolling stock for its subway fleet. The purchase signals a major expansion plan and underscores the scale of investment in urban transit.
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Bubway
London Passenger Transport Board
New Library Additions Highlight Wide Range of Volumes
Kanawha county library shelves welcome George Vernadsky, Rose Wilder Lane, and others in a substantial influx. Titles span history, design, literature, and education, including works on Milton, Rembrandt, Mesopotamia, hydraulics, and reconstruction. The piece also discusses reading challenges in children and advised teaching methods for parents and schools.
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George Vernadsky
Rose Wilder Lane
Kanawha County
Josiah Royce
Enid Welsford
Edward Reich
Carlton Siegler
Frederic W. Goudy
Adolfo Best-Mangerd
Milton
ER. N.S. Thompson
W. Reginald Wheeler
Mesopotamia
L.delaporte
Staft
Melvin Enger
Rembrandt
John C. van Dyke
New England
Scotland
Allan Forbes
Robert Selph Henry
Promenade
G. B. Lancaster
Jackie
Robert C. Challman
Teachers College
Challman
Bis
Reed
Palge
Yackie
Alew Geaders
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Jack Griffth
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Bette Baker
Harry Musser
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W. M. Williamson
BR. M. Butcher
C. Oral Loewe
C. W. Jarrell
J. F. Hurt
W. E. Faulkner
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Gasetta Photg
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J. F. Bosher
M. E. Friendship Club
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Clara Hunt
John Shepherd
John Lavender
Kenneth Cooke
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