Board Renames Colleges Heads In West Virginia
David Kirby of the state board of education announced reelection of presidents at all white colleges under board supervision. A two day session closed after a joint meeting with the Negro board to discuss faculty and administration for Negro institutions. A list of personnel for 13 board controlled schools would not be public for privacy reasons. The board reelected the superintendent of West Virginia schools for the deaf and blind at Romney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kirby
State Board of Education
Negro Board of Education
Kirby
Concord State
J. F. ‘Qmarsh
Fairmont
Joseph Rosier
Glenville
EG. Rohrbough
New River
Montgomery Man Unanimously Chosen Lions District Chief
Clarksburg June 21 The state Lions clubs unanimously elected Dr Carl L Kennedy as Montgomery district governor to serve through the year Kennedy a dentist succeeded Dewey S Wass of Harrisville The Lions chose Heckley for the 1938 convention site before adjourning the annual session Rep Jennings Randolph Elkins presided at the annual meeting which featured social activities between business sessions Nearly 300 delegates from each state group attended Jack L Minton of Nashville Tenn a director of Lions International was the banquet speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
the State Lions Clubs
Carl L. Kennedy
Montgomery
Court Reverses $5,500 Verdict
The supreme court set aside a $5,500 verdict won by Roy McCune, an infant of South Charleston, ruling motor vehicle operators are not liable where reasonable care was used for pedestrians on a road. A new trial was ordered as to Crawley Transportation. The Kanawha ruling reversed held that lack of next of kin can defeat a wrongful death claim. An administrator for a victim of a wrongful death sought damages. a jury directive in Canterbury will case was overturned for error in not allowing jury consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Roy McCune
South Charleston
Crawley Transportation Company
Kanawha
Kanawha County
Charleston Transit Company
Charlie Wilder
E. C. Canterbury
Mq, Canterbury
Kanawha ‘Circuit
Arm Tattoo Reunites Man With Ex Wife and Son
Loganport Indiana man Harry Bowles 34 lay near recover in St Joseph hospital after a knife wound in a brawl. An inked reminder on his left arm read NeNie and Harry linking him to a son Everett 23 whom he had never seen. Bowles identity was confirmed by Nellie Mahlia who had read reports of the tattoo. Mahlia, who formerly married Bowles in 1914 and later remarried, plans to visit him once he leaves the hospital.
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NeNie
Harry
Harry Bowles
Everett
Bowles
St. Joseph ‘Hospital
Nellie Mahlia
Mahlia
Mahlia Wen
Charles Mahila
Star City 1
Here
Star Cis
Logansport
Ind
Bankruptcy Papers Filed in U S Court by Auto Companies
Two automobile dealer concerns Weaver Motor Car Company of Charleston and Kanawha Valley Motors Inc of Montgomery filed voluntary bankruptcy petitions in district federal court. Individuals listed include John Henry Weaver and Thomas Kelly Weaver with combined liabilities of $170,583.99 and assets $24,597.34. Separate filings show other petitioners Otto A Fritch Jr and Hubert E Miller with liabilities totaling $3,892.43 and assets $294.68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver Motor Car Company
Charleston
Kanawha Valley Motors, Inc
Montgomery
John Henry Weaver
Thomas Kelly Weaver
Kanawha Valley Motors Rommmanys
$25 000 Suit Trial Continues Today in Circuit Court
The $25 000 damage suit of J. E. Settle of Charleston vs H. L. Cotton of Charleston proceeds in circuit court today. The plaintiff seeks compensation for injuries alleged after an automobile driven by William Cotton, a minor, son of the defendant, struck him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Settle
Charleston
H. L. Cotton
William Cotton
Farm Women Meet in Kanawha County Courthouse
Kanawha county farm women bureau will meet at 20 a.m. today in the courthouse with Mrs. C. E. Dillon of Tyler Mountain presiding as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County Farm Women's Bureau
Court House
C. E. Dillon
Tyler Mountain
Dunbar Socials Reflect Moving Fisher Sisters and Local Gatherings
Miss Eloise and Miss Avis Fisher of Dunbar prepare to move to Texas as neighbors host lawn parties on Floyd Street and Frederick Street with lists of attendees including Fisher family members and Charleston guests. Other items note church group meetings, community visits, and a hospital admission.
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Doris Asbury
Floyd Street
Eloise Fisher
Avis Fisher
Texas
Marie Miller
Donelda Miler
Mary Fish
Kathleen Garrett
Alma Stewart
Virginia Fisher
Sybil Goff
Metba Casto
Helen Fisher
Marna Adams
Evelyn Parsons
Virginia Beaver
Genevieve Carney
Betty Burns
Dorothy Lookada
Helen Dawson
Sissonville
Tom Saunders
Bob Saunders
Davis Baker
Edwin Fisher
Bernard Whittington
Hub Mellert
Virgil Steath
Red McClure
Paul Monday
Joe McCormick
Harold Tittle
Pete Miller
Joe Miller
Bill Grassie
Edgar Henry
Gene Gibson
Kermit Lytton
G. B. Gillespie
John David Nelson
Pate Jeffries
Paul Miller
Charleston
Misses Elsise
Struck by automobile leaves woman in serious condition
A woman injured by an automobile Sunday remains in serious condition at her home. Dinner guests included Charles Edwards and Burland Halland of South Charleston at Dennis Glass's home. Howard Glass, Dunbar Kroger manager, is on vacation. Mongolia unveils a four year Plan of industrial development.
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C. C. Robb
Chicago
George Finlinson
Marjorie Jane
Clifford Cutlip
Richwood
Max Brown
Marjorie Jane Finlinson
Brown
W. C. Fielding
Betty, Gene and
Grace
Piney River
O. T. Fudge
Nettie Fudge
Edna Fudge
South Charleston
E. McGregor
Myers Avenue
L. M. Downing
E.R. Stanley
Nell Gene Stanley
Huntington
Fay Martin
Buffalo
Harold Brabbin
Brabbin
Veterans’ Hospital
C. W. Mondy
Mance Lewis
Kenna
Dallas Lewis
Archie Crowder
Dorothy
Archie Ray
Shirley
Mr. Crowder
B. E. Crowder
Tad
W. O. Miller
Oak Hill
Charles Edwards
Burland Halland
Dennis Glass Sun
Howard Glass
Dunbar Kroger
Yugoslavia Adopts Horn Signal System for Drivers
Yugoslavia introduces a three-beat horn system to indicate driver intention: one blast means go straight, two blasts signal a right turn, and three blasts signal a left turn.
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Yugoslavia
Seven Couples Apply For Wedding Permits
Applicant for marriage licenses yesterday at the county clerk office included Thomas A. Davin of Elwood Indiana and Elizabeth McCallum of Dunbar Raymond Denver Hanson and Arlene Matheny of Kanawha City Clarence Henry Morris and Irene Barker of Charleston Basil Sheppard of Dawes and Tressie Woodrum of Miami Donald Henry Lehman of Logan and Minda Patricia Sigman of West Avenue Jamé Hill and Dorothy Lowe of Charleston Franklin Edward Reed and Martha Ellen Thomas of Charleston
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Thomas A. Davin
Elwood
Ind
Elizabeth McCallum
Dunber
Raymond Denver Hanson
Arlene Matheny
Kanawha City
Clarence Henry Morris
Irene Barker
Charleston
Basil Sheppard
Dawes
Tressie Woodrum
Miami
Donald Henry Lehman
Logan and
Minda
Patricia Sigman
West Avenue
Jamé Hill
Dorothy Lowe
Franklin Edward Reed
Martha Ellen Thomas
Charles
State College Offers Coal Mining Education Course
West Virginia State College will offer a short course in Coal Mining Education from June 27 conducted by A G Carter. Sponsored by the mining extension service for Negroes the course covers first aid bleeding control life saving and shock treatment with emphasis on wound care and resuscitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia State College
A. G. Carter
Mining Extension Service
Gas Firm Gets Charter From Secretary of State
The Ice Oil and Gas Company of Laurel Creek Fayette County received a charter yesterday from the secretary of state's office. Incorporators were Ebner Weirie Charles C. Lewis and Dean Reed all of Charleston, J. L. Eastes of Lawton, and Owen W. Cox of Laurel Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ice Oil and Gas Company
Laurel Creek
Fayette County
Secretary of State
Ebner Weirie
Charles C. Lewis
Dean Reed
Charleston
J. L. Easrtes
Lawton
Owen W. Cox
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