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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1934
Page
2
Dorothy Dix advises an 18 year old college student to seek personal motivation, find interest in her studies, and engage with life through work, imagination, and service. She attributes the mood to adolescence, urges self discipline, and suggests choosing purposeful activities to brighten life.
Advice warns against feigning interest to appear romantic. It criticizes those who pretend disinterest to seem special, stating such behavior reveals morbid or dumb attitudes rather than true independence.
More than 200 attended the Kanawha Valley Baptist Sunday School convention where a resolution reaffirmed belief in prohibition and urged a temperance pledge in all Baptist Sunday schools at least twice yearly. A pledge vows abstaining from intoxicating drinks as a beverage. Speakers included Charles Thompson and multiple pastors from Charleston Marmet Dunbar and Nitro. The closing session featured the Baptist Young People's unions.
Dr. R J Harvard of Beckley was chosen president and Dr C Payne vice president of the West Virginia Medical society of colored physicians dentists and pharmacists at the annual meeting held at West Virginia State College Mass and Lakin State Hospital Lakin. Next session will be at Welch. Dr R L Jones of Charleston reelected secretary and treasurer. Dr A Spaulding of Charleston reported on public health. Other speakers included Dr W W Givens Bluefield Dr EB Younger Welch and Dr N H Baker Charleston dentist as guest. About 30 members attended the convention.
The 76th United Presbyterian general assembly in Oxford D that day defeated a bid to submit to its 87 presbyteries and the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America for merger. The vote was 113 to 123 against the overture. The unity committee dismissal was blocked earlier, leaving the matter with the clerks for possible revival at the current or next year’s assembly. Anti-unionists held a strong position, signaling rejection of merger negotiations begun in 1928 in Pittsburgh.
Father’s Day services proceed Sunday morning with Rev W D Moody BD D delivering a sermon titled Act Like a Man. An experimental game research estate in Hertfordshire England studies the partridge population as central to English game preservation.
For the week starting tonight Cat Carney's West Virginians Orchestra will entertain at Rainbow Garden on Washington Street at Court. A big floor show featuring Miss Dolly DeLoy and the Streets of Paris Revue will appear with Cab Carney's band. The Rainbow Garden offers new entertainment all summer with no cover charge and free parking.
Gillispie sentenced to one year in jail and fined $25 plus costs in an intermediate court after a jury found him guilty of felonious assault on Raymond Whitlock of Olcott. Co-defendant Samuel Tyree of Olcott is to be tried. Whitlock testified Tyree and Gillispie knocked him down and struck him with a club. Clifford West of Jefferson district pleaded guilty to assault and battery on Rebert Jeffrey. placed on five years probation and ordered to pay a $150 hospital bill. Walter Edwards of Charleston received five years probation after pleading guilty to assault and battery on Leonard Fields. Indictments against Ralph Thompson Belle, Roy Hackney, and Gilbert Jar of Olcott were…
State Tax Department receives licenses that belong to county clerks for soft drink and cigarette sales pool hall hawkers and peddlers. Beer licenses stay with the tax commissioner. Licenses in other cases will be issued by the tax department or deputies during delinquencies with a 10 percent penalty. License year begins July 1.
Belcher and Wey Nalled report Kansas has a total highway mileage of 139154 miles with 9310 miles comprising the state system.
J. H. Stambaugh, longtime city revenue official, resigned after 41 years to join a Huntington wholesale grocery firm. He served eight years under Mayor Wertz and three under Mayor DeVan and will remain on Ruffner avenue. A successor won’t be appointed due to a new law shifting tax duties to the sheriff.
The board of public works will meet at ten o clock Monday to begin fixing public utility valuations for tax purposes. Hearings were conducted at the capital on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 1, 2 and ?
Representatives from several companies spoke while briefs were filed by others. Negro farmers of Florida intend to organize an exhibit at Chicago's Century of Progress exposition next summer.
The Royal collection houses over 1008 timepieces with 250 at Windsor Castle and 160 at Buckingham Palace. caretakers manage changes as Britain observes summer time and standard time.
The Ivory Soap Win A Car Contest is back inviting practical housewives to write a five minute letter about Ivory use. Prizes include 1934 Plymouth DeLuxe Sedans and 660 other awards. letters must reflect personal Ivory experiences and be mailed with wrappers from Ivory Soap.
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