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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1949

Page

8

Snapshot Contest Opens for Amateur Photographers

The Charleston Gazette invites entries for its Amateur Snapshot Contest with a $1,500 top prize and a chance at the $10,000 Newspaper National Entries. Judging favors appeal over technique, welcomes all ages, and notes a strong beginner can win via a poignant, well-filled frame. The third weekly winners will be profiled in The Gazette Week of July 3. Civil Service Seeks Scientific Artist at Langley VA with P-3 grade and $4479 annual pay. Six years of relevant experience required, college training acceptable in part. Obtain full details from Charles Young at the post office claims window.

G. I Gazette Ees Ae Charleston Gazette Cammission National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics Langley Air Force Base Charles Young Board of Examiners

Mrs Campbell Hosts 40th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

Mrs William L Norman honored her parents Mr and Mrs Robert C Campbell at Bellevue Drive home. The event celebrated the couple's 40th wedding anniversary with Mrs Glenn Campbell Mrs George Archibald and Miss Josephine Dawson assisting. About 20 guests attended.

William L. Norman Bellevue Dr Robert C. Campbell Glenn Campbell George Archibald Josephine Dawson

Mrs Dorsey Hosts Sweetbiar Garden Club Meeting

Mrs. L. R. Dorsey served as hostess Monday evening at London Heights View for members of the Sweetbiar Garden Club. The group discussed plans for the coming year.

Dorsey L. R. Dorsey Sweetbiar Garden Club London Heights View

Grace Methodist bake sale set for Saturday at Fountain

The Ladies Bible class of Grace Methodist church will hold a bake sale at 10 a m Saturday at the Fountain on Woodward Dr. Mrs Birdie Fowler chairs the committee in charge.

Grace Methodist Church Woodward Birdie Fowler

Lovers flood county clerk for marriage licences in Kanawha

Dozens of couples filed applications for marriage licences in Kanawha County. The list includes Hershel Berman Neff and Marie Kathleen Jenking, Paul Harold Milam and Loisi Gueille Davis, Thomas John Bradley and Marcella Rose Chambers, Robert Gene Dosle and Frances Joyte Kapp, James Edward Whitlington and Mae West, Lewis Henry Foster and Luken Elizabeth Beaver, F Harry Hudnall and Razine Kirkley, Billy Gene Wiseman and Eton Lucile Young, Lawrence Albert Wilson Jr and Evelyn Marjorie Brown, Allen J. Williames and Geraldine Lilly, and many others across Charleston and surrounding towns.

Dan Cupid Kanawha County Clerk's Office Hershel Berman Neff Whittaker Marie Kathleen Jenking Burnwell Paul Harold Milam Loisi Gueille Davis Belle Thomas John Bradley McKeesport Marcella Rose Chambers Simms St Robert Gene Dosle Fitzgerald St Frances Joyte Kapp Main St James Edward Whitlington Mae West General Delivery Charleston Lewis Henry Foster Racine Luken Elizabeth Beaver Washington St Harry J. Hudnall Blakeley Razine Lavanis Kirkley Mammoth Billy Gene Wiseman Crescent Rd Eton Lucile Young RFD Lawrence Albert Wilson, Jr Evelyn Marjorie. Brown Allen J. Williames Geraldine Lilly St. Albans Clinton Bord Gregory Morgentown Alda Constance Falls Elkview Cecil Billy Squire Mary Frances Sutphin Curtis Lee Gunnoe Wanda Bays MacCorklev Thomas Wesley Craft Irene Kathleen Perkins Marvin Eastman Keckley Margaret St Eleanor Todd Mary St. John Burton Bell Broad St Evelyn June Martin Stadium Place Raymond Selibe Blount Elizabeth Mary Holstine Rand Charles Ray McNabb Oakridge Dr Billie Jean Can Rell Glover St George F. McMillian Lilaiam Wyatt James Everette Toler Doris Jean Adkins Donald Charles Dickson MacCorkle Emma Jean Fay Lloyd Brown St

Club and Community Meetings in Malden

Salina Chapter No 28 Order of Eastern Star will elect officers at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Masonic hall Malden A class of candidates will be initiated. Oakhurst Community club meets 7 20 p m Friday at Mrs B F Pruett's home Oakhurst Dr After two brief business sessions W E Witten Kroger Co will show a motion picture on meats Union Temple No Pythian Sisters auditing committee meets 7 p.m tomorrow at 721 1 2 Virginia St E Elkan Flower club will hold its regular session at 8 p.m and meet immediately afterward

Club News Salina Order of Eastern Star Masonic Hall Malden Oakhurst Community Club B. F. Pruett Oakhurst Dr W. E. Witten Kroger Grocery and Baking Co Union Temple No Pythian Sisters Virginia St. E Elkan Flower Club David M. Giltinan Virginia St Washington Mary Alice Goodrich Benjamin Franklin Houston, Jr David E. Matthews Morristown N J Mas Clarence B. Beck, Jr Julie Peek H. §. Mathews Walter S. Hallanan Kanawha Bird Ocean City N. J Andrew Payne, Jr London Heights Rd Camp i Waya Awi Rangeley J. Blair Marton Quarrinr Earl Carr Pine Rd William A. Morton West Coast Mexico Joyce Armitage Staunton Av Nashville Tenn Ernest Husson Goshorn St University of Toledo Raphael Husson Ray Poynter Ray Poynter, Jr Melbourne File William Taylor Lake Chaneva Anne Heckley Wilmington Del Hawthorne Battle Connell Rd Frederick Brown F Denver Col Benjamin B. Brown Alderson St Lewissburg James F. Brown Tlt Henry L. Terrie C. Lawson Bridge Rd New England Barbara Davidson Lumbus Lea Henkel Grandview Huntington

Dining etiquette tip for crumb cleaning after meals

When the dining table needs crumb removal after dishes are cleared and guests remain seated, use a small plate and a small napkin to gather crumbs quietly. This keeps the table tidy without interrupting conversation or drawing attention.

Open season for Miss West Virginia begins Thursday

West Virginia's annual open season for female beauty and talent starts Thursday night and runs statewide until August 1, ending with the Moundsville pageant to crown Miss West Virginia. The winner earns a $2,000 college scholarship and a chance to compete at Miss America in Atlantic City.

Betty Wilson West Virginia University Moundsville Wheeling Weirton Iss Northern Panhandle West Virginia Atlantic City Morgantown

Friendship Baptist Church to Honor Pastor at Anjean

Friendship Baptist Church at Anjean will honor Rev. William Peeples for his fourth year as pastor with a series of meetings beginning tonight and continuing through Sunday. Speakers include Rev. R. L. Petty of Lewisburg tonight and Rev. C. J. Nennings of Alderson tomorrow night, with Rev. C C Logan of Leslie, Rev. J. H. Alexander, and Rev. J. Brown of East Rainelle delivering sermons through the weekend.

Friendship Baptist Church Anjean William. Peeples R. L. Petty Lewisburg C. J. Nennings Alderson C.C. Logan Leslie J. H. Alexander J. ©. Brown East Rainelle

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