Charleston Educational Center Seeks Rockefeller Grant
Reports yesterday indicate the Charleston Educational Center Inca seeks a Rockefeller foundation grant in the millions for a proposed college grouping in Charleston. George W Wood attorney for the center outlined a plan inviting church colleges to share a jointly operated campus and buildings while maintaining their own identities, faculty, and control. The center would manage day to day operations of the individual schools on a university plan modeled after Oxford England.
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Charleston
Inca
Rockefeller Foundation
George W. Wood
Oxford
England
Birth and local notices from St Albans area
St Albans News Me and Mrs Jordan Hughart announce the birth of a son Thursday evening at Kenowha Valley hospital in Charleston. Riley of the state tax commission in Charleston oversees city books, reports bridge tolls from November to April 1935. Chandler Dible class of the Methodist Episcopal church South held a fish fry with Reverend C. L. Nisbet delivering the principal address. Dr H L Malcolm Sturm also spoke, and a quartet including C F Kelley G Arthurs A F Austin and J E Croson sang. Attendees included Reverends Nisbet Sturm and Pegram and many local officials. The class meeting is set for Tuesday at R L Pattison’s Park Street home. Ovid Matthews, carrier, plans a trip to Camp Garcutl hear Princeton. Mr Lawrence West and Mr William Bess of Crooksville visiting at cousin Eva Taylor’s Park Street home. Mrs W H Jacobs and daughter Virilnta returned Thursday evening.
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Jordan Hughart
Kenowha Valley Hospital
Charleston
A. Riley
State Tax Commissioner's Office
St Albana
St. Albans-Nitro
Chandler
C. L. Nisbet
First Presbyterian Church
Malcolm Sturm
C. F. Kelley
Arthurs
A. F. Austin
J. EL
Croson
W. A. Pegram
L. Nisbet
H. Mallcolm Sturm
T. E. Dobbs
L. C. Allen
A. H. Woods
T. Moore
R. J. Pale
A. W. “Kinet
L._Lynch
H. D. Rennolds
R. L. Pattison
L. Fraser
G. Oh. Cottrell
N. W. Curtney
John D Whiteen
O. N. Slater
MG. RE. Arthurs
J. EF. Croson
R. L. Z'Pattison
Park Street
Ovid Matthews
Charleston Gazelle Lane
Camp Garcut l
Princeton
Lawrence West
William Bess
Crooksville, C
Sma
Eva Taylor
W. H. Jacobs
Three Minute Headache Relief Promoted by Pharmacist
An ad touts a three minute relief for violent headaches from Synorganic causes. The medicine prepared by a licensed pharmacist claims fast soothing effects in minutes without opiates. It targets muscular aches colds neuralgia and nervous distress, offered in 10c and 25c packages at drugstores.
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Patna
B. C
Novelty Coif and motor trip notes from Winchester visit
Reports Mary E Dunlap and daughters Mrs Wade Dennison and Mrs Donald Webb returning from a Tennessee motor trip to Winchester Ky. Pollyanna sewing club hosts included S H Baker and Joseph Leightly among many guests. Indies softball Reds beat Blues 24 15 as crowd numbers dip due to threatening weather. Virginia Robinson and teammates hit three homers. First Baptist daily Bible school closes after two weeks with 208 pupils and 25 staff. various department superintendents listed. Movements include families moving to Yoder farm and Grey prop.
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Winchester
Mary E. Dunlap
Wade E. Dennison
Donald Webb
Tennessee
Joseph Feitlt
Pollyanna Sewing Club
S. H. Baker
Joseph Leightly
R. C. Dawson
Ethel Litton
5. H. Drown
Helen Ann Brown
James Henzman
Frank Morrison
D. S. Estep
G. Stutler
J. S. Thornburg
Eunice Thornburg
R- Price
Joseph Pettit
Fred Short
Reds
L. Griffith
Blues
Virginia Robinson
Ordie Robinson
Nig Woods
Graham
Short
Sidebottom
Hedrick
Indies
Daily Vocational Bible School
The
First Baptist Church
J. E. Myers
Lee Mays
J. 5. Barker
R. A. Melt
Local residents travel trips on two different routes
Mrs Mabel Johnson departed Wednesday for San Diego California to visit friends while Miss Ora Rousch and Miss Alma Oxley left Friday for Toronto Canada indicating a flurry of short distance excursions among area residents.
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Yarty
Sixth Avenue
Yoder
Park Street
Mabel Johnson
San Diego
California
Ora Rousch
Alma Oxley
Toronto
Freck's Hat Shop Hit by Early Morning Fire
An early morning blaze damaged Freck's hat shop on Virginia Street near Capital Street. Proprietor M.S. Freck Swillinger said damage totals await inventory. The fire destroyed many hats on a balcony and damaged others in the main shop, with smoke water and heat harming fixtures. Firemen fought for about an hour and prevented spread to nearby buildings.
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Freck
Virginia Street
Capital Street
M.S
Freck" Swillinger
Buster Case Submitted To Circuit Court Jury
Russell Buster sues Hugh McGowan for 90000 injuries after a South Charleston truck collision last year. Jury recessed after no verdict by 5 pm, to resume Monday at 10 morning.
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Buster
Russell Buster
Hugh McGowan
South Charleston
Skaggs Held to Grand Jury in Theft Case
George Skages of Charleston was held to the grand jury after arraignment in municipal court on a charge of stealing $130 from Wasy Kocan at a local hotel. Skages was arrested on a warrant sworn by Kocan. police said no money could be found and Skaggs denied the theft.
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George Skages
Charleston
Wasy Kocan
Skages
Kocan
Skuggs
Federal inspector surveys southern West Virginia jails
A Washington inspector completed the annual audit of federal prisoners holding jails in southern West Virginia and toured the city and county facilities earlier in the week. Art treasures and Marian period works loaned by Mussolini to France as a gesture of friendship are on display in Paris guarded by steel-helmeted troops.
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Washington
West Virginia
Mugsolini
France
Paris
Vacation School Closes at First Methodist Church
The First Methodist Episcopal church held a brief program and certificate presentation to close its annual Vacation Bible School. In the Junior department rooms the exhibit of school work was displayed, with chairwoman Mrs. Elizabeth Estill directing. Volunteers included Mrs. Joseph N. Arnold Jr, Mrs. E M McCallister, Mrs. R U Jackson, Mrs. S P Freeman, Miss Anna Louise Estill, Miss Mary Virginia Fielding, Miss Ruth Mitchell, Miss Caroline Kallmerton and Mrs. P Reynolds. Enrolled children spanned Beginner to Junior departments with numerous named participants such as Claude Bettinger Barbara Bond Martha Bond Judith Edworthy Jean Fielding Sue Hamilton James Hanna Lucy Hodges Helen Ann Lowe Ray Hope Bobbie Lupton Warren McGahey Mary Katherine Poluse Billie Sarber Becky Lou Savage John Skuce Barbara Snyder John Snyder William Taylor Mary Siftes Cason Virginia Lee Cavins Betty Jo Ettis Gladys Frazier Betty Esther Greybill Dolly Hodges Helen Isaac Martha Jene Isaac George Jackson Sarah Margaret Jackson Jane Leith Jack Lupton Ruth Elizabeth McGahey Billy Reusch George William Seaver Rhoda Springer Mattie Loy Youngs Joy Hromb er g, Charles Buckner, Margery Cavine, Miriam Cobb, Andrew Chiergus, Iain Easley, Brooks Evans, Ernest Frazier, George William Fruth, Dorothy Jackson, Virginia Bondurant Johnson, Dorothy Keeller Mary McCallister, Jean Stewart, Charles Tilton, Paul Travnaris and Elder David Ziegler.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church
Elizabeth Estill
Joseph N. Arnold
E. M. McCallister
R. U. Jackson
5._P. Freeman
Anna Louise Estill
Mary Virginia Fielding
Ruth Mitchell
Caroline Kallmerton
Reynolds
Claude Bettinger
Barbara Bond
Martha Bond
Judith Edworthy
Jean Fielding
Sue Hamilton
James Hanna
Lucy Hodecs
Helen Ann Lowe
Ray Hope
Bobbie Lupton
Warren Mc 'Gahey
Mary Katherine Poluse
Bille Sarber
Becky Lou Savage
John Skuce
Barbara Snyder
John Snyder
William Taylor
Mary Siftes' Cason
Virginia Lee Cavins
Betty Jo Etlis
Gladys Frazier
Betty Esther Greybill
Dolly Hodges
Helen Isaac
Martha Jene Isaac
George Jackson
Sarah Margaret Jackson
Jane Leith
Jack Lupton
Ruth Elizabeth McGahey
Billy Reusch
George William Seaver
Rhoda Springer
Mattie Loy Youngs
Joy
Thompson Speaks Sunday At Bream Memorial
The Rev. W. Talafferro Thompson, D. D. is to preach at both services tomorrow at Bream Memorial Presbyterian church. His morning sermon is titled God Is Love. He will stay with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Smith Jr. at their Maple Road home in Edgewood while in the city.
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W. Talafferro Thompson
D. D
Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church
Thompson
God
City
W. L. Smith, Jr
Maple Road
Edgewood
Bluefield Court Term Opens Monday With Heavy Docket
United States Marshal George P. Alderson offices prepared to forward records and materials to Bluefield as the federal court term there is set to open Monday. The court docket is unusually heavy, officials said.
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United States
George P. Alderson
Bluefield
Certo Jam Making Adverts Claims Quick, Easy Preserving
An old Certo ad extols short boil jams and jellies using 2 quarts of berries to yield 10 glasses, promising minimal juice loss and superior flavor. It touts 44 minute jelly and slightly longer jams, urging readers to stock Certo and fruit for year round use. The copy emphasizes pure fruit pectin and easy preparation.
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OG.2
Corp
Mine Weighmaster Held in Shooting at Red Jacket Mine
June 21 report from Red Jacket details a shooting at the Red Jacket Junior Coal Corporation mine. Ernest Cook, 34, foreman, was shot in the shoulder, hand, and lung. weighmaster W I Oakes was wounded in the forehead and held in jail. United Mine Workers official W C Thompson said miners walked out after Oakes was denied entry to the weighhouse and the dispute between Cook and Oakes followed.
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Oakes
Cook
Thompson
Mingo County
Buried funds split after Burke legacy found in mattresses
Twenty five claimants in Galway Ireland seek a share of 225000 dollars hidden in the belongings of Martin E Burke who died in Sydney decades ago and was believed penniless. The case unfolds in the high court as heirs contest the estate found after 44 years.
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High Court
Galway
Irish Free State
Martin E. Burke
Sydney
Australia
Postal Business Out of Low Mood Says Farley Ride
MARTINSBURG June 21 J Austin Latimer special assistant reports postal business in a low mood as stated by Farley Ride. The remark underscores slow mail volume and service concerns affecting regional operations.
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Farley Ride
Martinsburg
J. Austin Latimer
Postmasters Vote. Baileys Declares Postal Service Stabilized
Postmaster-General Baileys told the West Virginia Association of Postmasters the postal service is out of the depression as higher business fills vacancies and many substitutes move into regular posts. Pay cuts and furloughs are a thing of the past and postmasters later banqueted at Charles Town race track. They elect officers and name a 1938 convention city. Canon John S. Mitchell has opened an open-air preaching campaign in England with services on tennis courts and roadsides.
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Baileys
West Virginia Association of Postmasters
Charles Town
Nick
Joh S. Mitchell
New York
Little
England
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St. Albans News
Newport Breezes
Grace Hughart
Eula Shafer
Dorothy Stanley
Mildred Watts
Hetty Brothers
Pearly Ann Henley
Margaret Koegal
Upper Falls
M. F. Mawhinney
Ture Creamery
Georgia
U.S
Florida
Northfield
Freck’s
Skaggs
First Methodist Church
Bream Memorial
Bluefield Court
Certo
Gerto
Jellies
Ernest Cook
Red Jacket
Tennessee Pwa
Ickes
Harry 8. Derry
Tennessee Works Progress
Marty L. Iopkins
American Legion
Campbell’s Creek
Balle
P & G Soap
Kroger
Wesco
Id Vapoun
Jewel
Country Club
Kroger's
Chuck Roast
Buxar
Shane
Doren
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