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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1937
Page
5
Hollywood fashion feature explains how to safely tan skin with gradual sun exposure, olive oil and vinegar methods, and cautions on skin type variety. Virginie Grey showcases a slow process while noting risks for fair and redheaded individuals.
Meader Publishing of Boston releases three poetry volumes linking regional life across the country. Juli Joann HIM writes A Song of Magnolia about Mississippi, Guy C. Bond hails from Kentucky, and Frank Breithaupt, from Kansas, weaving nature into verse while a scattered career background is noted.
A garbled report recalls a Maine Governor Percival Py Bacchy sending a collie to a Maine prison as a humane example amid convict controversy. The dog reportedly brightened inmates and gardens, living a long life, while the incident is framed as inhuman punishment by some and a benign influence by others.
A 77 year old man in Hinton sustained a hip injury after a fall while picking cherries. He was treated at a local hospital and reported in stable condition.
Clariaburg Wontan Dice CLAFKABURG reports on the death of Mrs. George M. Holt in Atlantic City. She was widow of the late George Holt and described as a prominent community worker and activist.
WENTON June 20 Estell and Virgil Cales both 19 drowned in a boating accident on the New River near Brook. Three others swam to shore. Sheriff Lamer Dickson said survivors told him the boat filled with water and sank. Bodies were not recovered.
LOS ANGELES June 20 Malcolm Alberts ten chased a baseball under his house and found a scantily clad body of a red haired woman. Mrs Lotta Myers heard cries of Murder decades ago and an automobile horn blasting. The dead woman wore a slip and velvet robe with a gold wedding ring. No missing woman of her description had been reported, coroner to determine cause of death.
Advice column excerpt urging men to treat wives with fairness and respect in marriage. It argues wives are emotionally guided, not hard to manage, and warns against controlling budgets, infidelity, and demeaning behavior. Strong emphasis on shared finances and equality. Dorothy Dix.
Karen Mallory sneaks out after a late uptown party with Dick Stoddard and Jay Mallory left to cover the night as Mallory family grows alarmed. Karen’s absence prompts checks at hospitals, calls to authorities, and tense exchanges about a possible run to Europe with Jay.
United Mine Workers president L. Lewis and Philip Murray head the organizing drive as 500 state police enforce Gov. Earle’s martial plan in Johnstown. Cambria Steel, employing 15,000, begins shutdown with CIO pickets dwindling. Gov. Earle says order preserves peace. Canton, Ohio braces for back-to-work pressures as strike broadens. Texas experiment stations explore crops suited to new economics with erp plots.
Insurgent troops poured through the seized city of Bilbao crossing Nervion bridges and pressing toward Santander as they pushed Basque and Asturian forces. Food ships arrived from San Sebastian to feed 300,000 survivors while chaos of refugees, bread, and broken bridges marked a rapid return to normal in the port.
New York June 20 A bar association leader said he asked Secretary Morgenthau to supply names of New York attorneys believed to have given unethical tax counsel. A committee is studying a statement clarifying ethical duties for tax matters as part of broader moves to draft a general code for criminal defense and prosecution.
Discussion at the state house over the weekend pointed to John V. Brennan deputy clerk of the supreme court as a likely candidate for a special assistant to the attorney general. The job pays 4800 dollars a year and will be filled July 1 by Attorney General Clarence E. Meadows who said he had not decided on anyone yet. Brennan practiced law in Charleston nine years before becoming deputy clerk six years ago, coming from Washington where he served as secretary to Senator Howard B. Sutherland.
In Fairmont on June 20 the 14th annual encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans and auxiliary of West Virginia opened with a memorial ceremony. A reception and council meeting followed. sessions start tomorrow with a joint address by William S. Orthman. Delegates parade tomorrow afternoon and a military ball tomorrow night. Orthman will speak again at Tuesday’s banquet with Senator M. M. Neely toastmaster.
Logan June 2 17 Striking Coca Cola bottling plant workers returned to work at their old wage awaiting company officials for contract talks CIO officials supported the move John Ferry spokesman said about a dozen strikers met with CIO and sought a charter Deputies protected the scene as a truck attempt to reach Sharples failed
Washington reports budget bureau chief says for 1937 the treasury shows a 2.778 billion dollar net deficit, excluding debt retirement. Acting director Bell says 1938 deficit may be 418 million, with aims to trim items to fit available 1939 expenditures by September 15. He notes Roosevelt forecast 6.906 billion receipts and 7.524 billion outlays for 1938. If revenue and spending trends hold, balance could come in 1939 with a surplus.
In Huntington, Maurice Le Grand, 27, killed himself with poison while police hunted him over the hammer-bludgeoning of Goldie Church, 30, wife of a retired Hunt fire captain. Church is in Memorial Hospital in critical condition. Le Grand’s body was found on a Wayne County farm yard.
B B Arnett of Charleston seeks the position of director of the National Association of Credit Men at the annual Chicago convention. Charleston delegates include C D McCoy E F Stricklen W D Tuckwiller Dewey E Kuhns C D Greenlee A D Grimmett L L Mason J Roy Pierson Roy H Arthur H J Kiger and Mrs W Belcher. Convention sessions open today with about 4000 expected attendees.
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