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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1937
Page
5
Recommendations for paroles and pardons for state penitentiary inmates were drawn up at a Motnms ville meeting of the parole board and will be submitted to the governor for action within ten days. Stanly Dadisman of the pardon attorney's office announced the list and the two parolees awaiting action.
Private investigators who took over relief administration in Toledo report 28 percent of relief clients are siphoning public funds. The probe found 25 percent own property or have other income sources, revealing widespread abuse among recipients.
Seventy two Boy Scouts from Charleston council travel to Camp Walhonde on Coal River for two days of training ahead of the national jamboree in Washington. Leaders include Robert R. V. Twohig and John Martwell with Troop 1 led by Paul McKinney and Troop 2 by Robert Thomson. Activities cover firefighting, signaling, tent pitching, rope spinning, swimming, and drama rehearsals before statehouse farewell.
Fairmont June 19 The Ten who remembered the Maine will gather tomorrow to exchange reminiscences of the war that placed the nation as a world power. The remaining West Virginians who volunteered 29 years ago for the war with Spain belong to the United Spanish War Veterans. Convention officials said about one thousand members are expected to attend, with about two hundred residing in Marion county.
ORANTSVILLE June 1909 A man sought for questioning in the death of his 62 year old father at Orma Calhoun county LeRoy Luzader 37 admitted shooting after a family quarrel over whether to place seven orphan grandchildren in an institution Pomroy state police said the mother described him as crazy and said he had been shooting about the house He reportedly gave his brother and sister 129 dollars saying he would need it because he planned to kill himself.
Dobles of Shiraz Temple No. 29 third rank team to present the third rank work for Glendale Temple No. 78 Knights of Pythias Tuesday at the temple on West Washington Street. Elkaria No. 63 and Charleston Judge No. 28 invited to attend. Robert Pruitt, local delegate to the Boy State at Jackson's Mill, will report on delegates activities. The third rank team lists many members including V. J. W. Scott Fred Isaac Harry Van Buren and others. The Glendola quartet also contributes. It notes heats reaching 73500 degrees centigrade to melt a diamond.
Mr and Mrs Bernard Simms hosted a boys and girls group from Emanuel Baptist church for a Tuesday picnic and swimming party at the Kanawha pool. Attendees included Emms Riffee Hilda Thaxton Jean Pauley Dane Hamrick Frangea Hammack Geneva Ash Shirly Schultz Robert Simms and James Fisher.
Leslie Loomis, charged with auto theft and multiple bad checks totaling over 2000 dollars, will have his Mason county case moved to federal court. Prosecutor W. H. Bardin said Loomis asked to be sent to federal prison to learn a trade. State police officer Sergi. C. P. Taylor and Rev. C. G. Billups, whose car was stolen, supported transfer. Loomis, arrested in Franklin, allegedly passed checks in Virginia and West Virginia. He will be taken to Huntington for federal grand jury action.
WEBSTER SPRINGS June 19 American Legion officials prepared to welcome about 1,500 regionnaires from the eighth district for a district convention. Department Commander Charles Booth of Huntington will speak tonight as part of the program.
London reports that stock size dresses are over. Modern life and dieting have made sizing almost impossible. Nine size values cover debutantes to older women, with samples for bust waist and hip measurements.
Average annual egg production per hen in the Oklahoma laying contest ranged from 190 to 207 eggs over the past six years.
Each year about twelve thousand six transients form dead in the United States with many buried unidentified.
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