Boy Scouts Open Camping Season on Gauley River
The Charleston council opens the camping season with Camp Caesar on Gauley river led by Commissioner H H Orr and staff including Ez McCourt Shiri Morton Arnold Frazee and Richard Marsh Melvin Mathes named program director to lead activities and advancement. The second annual camp at Four-H fairgrounds below Dunbar runs Thursday to Saturday with about 200 boys and a Pageant and council fire. Camp Walhende opens its tenth season on Coal river, with plans for a large turnout and a staffed season under Director Shepherd and assistants Paul Newton Melvin Mathes and Dr J T Moore.
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Charleston
Boy Scout Council
Areca Ts
Gauley River
Webster and
Nicholas Counties
Webster County
Foureh Club
Ez McCourt
Camden-on-Gauley
Shiri Morton
Summersville
Arnold Frazee
Webster Springs
Richard Marsh
Derreit
Melvin Mathes
Walhonde
Camp Caesar
Mathes
Charfenton
Caesar
Gaule River
Koya Heginter
Charleston Council
Dunbar
W. J. Graham
Arall
Walhende
Coal River
Camp Audior
Gordon Fletcher
Grant Fletch
Newspaper Ad Spend Shifts Mostly to Newspapers in 1934
Frank W W Spaeth of the Nations Retail Dry Goods Association reports that in 1934 department stores nationwide allocated two thirds of their advertising budget to newspapers. He calls newspapers the backbone of retail publicity and cites a breakdown showing 66 cents of every dollar spent on newspapers, with other media receiving small shares.
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New York
Frank WW. Spaeth
The
Nations Retail Dry Goods Association
Spaeth
Merit's Awarded Scouts and Trail Blazers Hike
In Charleston district Hoy Scout court of honor awards merit badges to Clarence Hager Walter Fulton Ellsworth Clark John Morris Ray Markwalter Ralph Krouse Virgil Eliott William Johnson Robert Johnson Donnally Morris James Dawson George Eckley William Bricen Miller Beverly Allen Ellsworth Clark earns Eagle rank. one delegate to the national jamboree in Washington. Trail Blazers log first overnight hike and a day trip to Polly's hollow. club mileage totals 208 miles this year. Public interest climbs as many applications arrive at Scout headquarters while Raleigh county leaders prepare a training school at Sophia conducted by Robert R. V. Twohlg at the new Sophia Scout cabin.
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Alfred Winter
Charles Bekenstein
Russell H. Dye
Charles Vickers
William Wyatt
William Strong
Arthur Newton
Charleston
Hoy Scout Court of Honor
Clarence Hager
Walter Fulton
Ellsworth Clark
John Morris
Ray Markwalter
Ralph Krouse
Virgil Eliott
William Johnson
Robert Johnson
Donnally Morris
James Dawson
George Eckley
William Bricen Miller
Beverly Allen
Washington
Trail Blazers
Polly's Hollow
Davis Creek
Gov Lehman In Gambling Inquiry
New York June 22 Gov Herbert H Lehman joined the inquiry into vice racketeering policy gambling in New York City meeting with Mayor La Guardia and top officials. The March grand jury had demanded a special prosecutor and excluded Dodge after criticism of his cooperation while higher ups remained unmolested amid arrests of policy runners and a prostitution drive. Polly Adler the procurress was jailed, others were also detained as the probe stalled for witnesses.
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New York
Herbert H. Lehman
New York City
la Guardia
William C. Dodge
March Grand Jury
Dodge
Polly Adler
Mayor and Officials To Observe Street Cleaning Gear
Mayor D. Boone Dawson City Manager M. R. Stathens Street Commissioner G. O. J. Raititf travel to Pittsburgh this morning to inspect a modern street cleaning machine that sweeps washes and collects refuse in one operation. They will drive there and return Tuesday night.
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D. Boone Dawson
M. R. Stathens
GO. J. Raititf
Pittsburgh
Ota
Pure Oil Dealer Sales Meeting Set At Daniel Boone
Pure Oil company dealers and service station men of the Charleston district will meet at 7:30 tomorrow evening at the Daniel Boone hotel. C. L. Beers district manager will preside with Hensley in charge of the gathering.
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Pure Oil Company of Charleston
Daniel Boone
C. L. Hensley
Man- Beers
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Camparall
Fair Gronnis
Graham
Eleganhee
Gov. Lehman
Pure Oil ¢ Company
Montgomery Ward
Washington ST
Dial
W. Va
Philco Radios
Philcos
Europe
Australia
South America
Klicher
Stewart-Warner
Fone
Stewart Warner
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