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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1961

Page

4

Earl Mathews cleaning up one year later in prison

Earl H. Mathews of Marmet, holder of West Virginia s biggest cash theft, serves two concurrent 1 to 15 year terms at Huttonsville Medium Security Prison. He stole 351,940 from the State Motor Vehicles Department and faces a $25,000 reward decision by Maryland Casualty Co. for information leading to arrest.

Ralph Ivard Associated Press West Virginia Earl H. Mathews Marmet Huttonsville Matthews State Motor Vehicles Department Mathews Bennie “Adams Sguards E Mathews Maryland Casualty Co C. S. Neely South Charleston Fair Kanawha Valley Chelyar i

State Fair to Feature Orchestra and Entertainers

Covington and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra will headline the West Virginia State Fair grandstand shows at Greenbrier County August 21 to 26. They open August 24 and perform all week alongside Joe Novelli’s Poodle Symphony, Vernon’s balancing act, Ted Miller and Smiley, Tulara Lee, the Bill Cassidy Dancers, and Angelito the juggler. Jack Kochman’s Jell Drivers appear August 21 while Jimmy Dean performs August 25–26.

Fainlea Warren Covington Tommy Dorsey West Virginia Greenbrier Covington Dorsey Lew Brown Horace Heidt Gene Krupa Fairgrounds Joe Novelli Vernon Bumpy and Co Ted

Family Weekend At Camp Slated

The Charleston YMCA announces a two period family weekend program at Camp Sherwood in July with separate adult and child rates and a four day option. A Dad and Lai Weekend is set for July 8 with a per person fee. Reservations close June 26.

Charleston Camp Sherwood

Vintage Local Movie Listings Across Town Theaters

A misread film column lists upcoming color and black and white features at multiple venues. Titles include Spartacus The Last Sunset Wild in the Country The Grass Is Greener The Dal ton Girls Pollyanna Destry The Unforgiven Posse from Hell and other reissues with noted stars such as Kirk Douglas Cary Grant Audie Murphy Glenn Ford Lana Turner and Natalie Wood. Distorted names and spellings appear throughout.

Radults Virginian Rock Hudson Kirk Douglas Dorothy Malone Caral Lyneley Kearse Gilvis Presley Hope Lange Tuesday Weld Millie Perkins Capitol Spartacus Laurence Olivier Jean Simmons Peter Ustinov Lana Turner the Dalton Girls Penny Edwards Merry Anders Yuri Yakovievy Julia Borisova Cary Grant Deborah Kerr Kenneth More Tania Elg West Pollyanna Destry Audie Murphy Gwens I Ford Maria Schell Jimmie Rodgers Labelle Bert Lancaster Autrey Hepburn Cash McCall James Garner Natalie Wood Qeboran Kerr Anthony Carbone Betsy Jones Price Hell Galer John Saxon Richard Widmark Sania Ziemann Valley Calor Sonia Klemann Joan Saxon Secret Ways Richard Wigton Soma Ziemann

Wheeling Voters to Decide Auditorium Fate April 18

State Supreme Court unanimously orders Wheeling City Council to call an election on a proposed ordinance to tear down the old Market Auditorium. Citizens along with about 1,000 signatures pressed for the vote under the city charter requiring council action within 20 days.

Wheeling Aj Council Council State Supreme Court William Schreyer P. C. Sims James Smith Thornton G. Berry Jr Supreme Court Paris

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