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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1936

Page

5

Mrs. Roosevelt Visits in State at White Sulphur Springs

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived by train from the White House to White Sulphur Springs for a Chi Omega convention. She, greeted by Mrs. Mary C. Love Collins and officers, wore dubonnet silk and beige trim and stayed in the Virginia wing. The First Lady presented the Chi Omega national achievement award to Dr. Alice Hamilton of Harvard Medical School. She plans to motor to Reedsville for a federal resettlement homestead commencement.

White Sulphur Springs Franklin D. Roosevelt White House Malvina T. Schneider Mary C. Love Collins Chi Omega National Social Fraternity For Women Roosevelt

Span Contract Award For Bristol Crossing Elimination

The round commission awarded a contract for a grade crossing elimination span at Bristol in Harrison County to C. C. Dodd of Spencer. His low bid was 137000 plus with the final amount stated as 137 186.37 dollars. Chief Engineer Mortimer Smith said work will begin immediately on the steel and concrete span over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks. Bids were opened June 2 and rights of way delays influenced the decision.

Round Commission Bristol Harrison County C. C. Dodd Spencer Mortimer Smith Dodd Baltimore and Ohio Smith

Birthday Celebrated for Mrs. Nannie Jividen at 75

Mrs. Nannie Jividen marked her seventy fifth birthday with a dinner party at home in Phileah attended by numerous family members and friends including J. E. Jividen Minor Parsons Kate Parsons and many Jividen relatives plus extended kin such as James Bowles Jasper Cain and Casto family members.

Nannie Jividen Phileah J. E. Jividen Minor Parsons Kate Parsons Hebert Jividen Roy Jividen Kenneth Douglas Viela Douglas Burton Jividen Mareaus Jividen Delvious Ji Arthur Cain Dencil Cain Elizabeth Cain Jonn Morrison Okey Barnett Dorsell Barnett Anthony Hill Joseph Hart B. Bowles John Cochran Roy Barnett Virgil Baker Warren Casto Guy Casto Virginia Morrison Helen Tribble Charles Stephens Joseph Hill Theresa Hill

Miss Clare Peel Weds Denver Talbert in Charleston

Miss Clare Peel daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Peal of Charleston married Saturday night to Mr Denver Talbert of Charleston. Following the ceremony a dinner was served at the home of Mr and Mrs J E Hinkle of Woodland Terrace. Mr Talbert works at Westvaco Chlorine Products Company.

Clara G. Peal Harold Peal Charleston Denver Talbert J. E. Hinkle Woodland Terrace Talbert Westvaco Chlorine Products Company

Camp Allegheny Prepares Fifteenth Year With Staff of Thirty

Camp Allegheny opens its fifteenth season near Lewisburg four miles from the Greenbrier river. The eastern girls camp will employ a staff of over 30 from universities in the east and south led by Dorothy Lewis of New York for drama and Frances Mann of the Juilliard School for music. Dr J Carroll Flippen of the University of Virginia will supervise medical staff with two registered nurses. Swimming instruction headed by Fen Wie Teach will include ten instructors. The Rev d K M Lee of Newport News Va will serve as chaplain. The camp serves two age groups and has won the national girls camp marksmanship title in 13 of 15 years with enrollments from Charleston and other states. Mrs C M Alderson of Charleston is a director.

Lewisburg Alleghany United States Dorothy Lewis Universal Producing Company New York Frances Mann Julliard School of Music J. Carroll Flippen University of Virginia Fen Wie Censarte Dartmouth D. K. M. Lee St. Paul's Church Newport News Charleston C. M. Alderson Greenbrier River

Johnstone Motor Company Wins Hudson Award

Johnstone Motor Company receives a merit award from Hudson Motor Car Company for strong sales. May 1996 sales exceed April results with praise for performance during spring. Official notes nationwide gains in Hudson Terraplanes and overall sales, highlighting leadership in the period.

Johnstone Motor Company Hudson Motor Car Company Johnstone Company Johnastone Motor United States A. F R. Bavit Jermstone Motor Company Hudson Company

Charlestonians Headed to North American Christian Youth Conference

A Charleston delegation travels to Lakeside Ohio for a six day North American Christian Youth conference opener today. The group includes Rev Z B Edworthy Carl Bauman Jr Joseph Blagg Helen Cavins Dolores Herndon and about 25 others from West Virginia. Speakers include Toyahiko Kagawa of Japan and Dr Daniel Poling of Philadelphia. Edworthy will also travel from Lakeside Wisconsin for a separate supervisor training conference.

Charleston Lakeside Chrisian Z. B. Edworthy State Council of Christian Education Carl Bauman Joseph ‘Blagg Helen Cavins Dolores Herndon West Virginia Toyahiko Kagawa Japan Daniel Poling Philadelphia

Birth Announcements From Washington and Staats Hospitals

Mr and Mrs E L Morgan of Washington DC announce the birth of a daughter Clarita Anne on Saturday at McMillan hospital Mrs Morgan the former Clarita Hutchinson daughter of Judge H M Hutchinson and Mrs Hutchinson of San Juan Porto Rico A daughter born Sunday in Staats hospital to Mr and Mrs Gordon Deaver Route Five Erie River Road Mr and Mrs James Hamrick of Elana announce a son born yesterday in Staats hospital Mr and Mrs A S Toory of Brown Street announce a son born yesterday at St Francis hospital

E. L. Morgan Washington, D. C Clarita Anne McMillan Hospital Staats Hospital Gordon Deaver Route Five Eri River Road James Hamrick Elana A. S. Toory Brown Street St. Francis Hospital

Obituaries and Rites Noted in Local Transfers

Obituaries list Fred Morrison of St. Albans who died at the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad hospital in Huntington aged 29 with funeral plans incomplete. Survivors include his mother Edith Morrison three sisters and one brother as well as widow Agnes Morrison and three children. Other notices include Martha Walker Virtue of Fairview, Alcinda Frances Sharp of Frost Pocahontas county and Pocahontas Vineyard of Newton, all with details on survivors and burial. Funeral rites are announced for Emry C. Duffield and Benjamin Young with church services and cemeteries named, plus obituary items for Edwin D. Smith and Robert Galvitor Goody with surviving relatives and burial plans.

Fred Morrison St. Albans Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Huntington Edith Morrison James Heizman Mabel Eskew Helen Snyder Dean Morrison Agnes Morrison Donald Patricia Richard

Future Farmers Open Conference at Marshall College

Sixty nine high schools in West Virginia send delegates to the sixth annual Future Farmer of America leadership training conference at Marshall College Huntington. The five day event includes reports, exhibits, tours, elections, and awards with speakers from state and national ag organizations.

West Virginia Future Farmer of America Marshall College Huntington West Virginia Association of F. F. A West Virginia State Association National Organization of the Future Farmers of America State Association Oyeenee William R. Shaffer Maunrertown Charles H. Hartley John M. Bailey West Virginia Farm Bureau Porter Hardman West Virginia State Grange J. B. McLaughlin James E. Alten W. A. Ross West Virginia Sportsman's Association W.S. Rosenheim Huntington Chamber of Commerce FP. F. A Harry Born Masontown George Halt Mill Creek Paw Nay Jane Lew Guy Cain Buffalo Walter Jordan Cairo Charles Vaughan Efne Cipelloni Masonvind Stewart Watts Frank Amiga Scheol Alderson Aurora Barboursville Beaver Belington Blacksburg Bridgeport Bruceton Mills Buckhannon Bunker Hill Burnsville Cameron Clay Elizabeth Fiirview Fairview Daybrook Frankford Gap Mills Grantsvile Greenbank Greenville Harrisville Hedgesville Herndon Kenova Keyser Kingwood Lost Creek Lumberport Martinsburg Middlebourne Milton Moorefield Morgantown University High School Moundsville Oceans Parsons Pennshore Petersburg Peterstown Phillips Pineville Pullman Romney St. Marys Sandstone Sherrard Shinnston Spencer Summersville Surveyor Sutton Terra Alta Union Wadestown Wallace Walton Wayne West Milford Weston Williamsburg Winfield Springfield Mass Kansas City Missowr Hunter Griffin Leonard Tench Shady Springs Vernon Fisher Elkview Arlington Linton William M. Kidd L Fred. Taylor Donald

Miss Egnor Named Rally Chairman for Roosevelt Nomination Event

Theresa Egnor was appointed chairman of the ticket committee for the Roosevelt nominators rally at Charleston High School auditorium Saturday night at eight. Benton Bush leads the program committee and the Colonels orchestra will play. Gov. H G Kump and WV legislators invited. Roosevelt address to be heard via auditorium system.

Theresa Egnor Charleston High School Benton Bush Colonels H. G. Kump West Virginia President Roosevelt Dale G. Casto Charles G. Peters Lon H. Kelly Walterb. Brooks Thomas A. Fitzgerald V Frink Oakes South Charleston Young Democratic Club Nelle Dooley Fairfax DeBell Anne Crawford Nancy Jo Crawford Lois Ford Virginia Perry Pearl Poteet Evelyn Paisley Carney Egnor Henry Oakes Thomas A. Fitzgerald P. J. McGucken R. S. Spillman, Jr Peter A. Haley Dale Casta N. Stephens

Five Charleston Men Plead Guilty In Lottery Case

Five Charleston men charged with operating lotteries in their stores pleaded guilty in intermediate court. Charles F. Zimmerman J T Warren Robert Carson John B M L Perkins and A M McCerus were fined 250 dollars and given five years probation by Judge S Collett Littlepage. They were arrested February 7 on warrants issued by the prosecuting attorney’s office. Arraigned before Justice Edwin S. Watson they waived to the grand jury.

Charleston S. Collett Littlepage Charles F. Zimmerman J. T. Warren Robert Carson John Bml Perkins A. M. McCerus Warrenty Peate Edwin S. Watson

Pimples Go Quickly with Black and White Ointment

For over two decades Tamous Black and White Ointment is promoted as a remedy for pimples and skin feadentifte. The ad claims it clears pimples and raches and is priced at 25e. It urges patrons to buy at drugstores for relief.

D W Keyser 93 Confederate veteran dies in Ohio avenue home

D W Keyser aged 93 a Confederate veteran and long time Charleston resident died yesterday at his home on Ohio avenue He was born in Bath county Virginia youngest child of James and Lucinda Keyser and last of six sons and three daughters He worked in coal business drove a mail truck and last served as night watchman for the K and M railroad He enlisted in 1861 with the Eleventh Virginia cavalry and was held at Gettysburg for a year He married Angelina Gillespie of Fairview in 1874 she died two years ago Funeral services set for four o'clock tomorrow at Bartlett mortuary with Rev Pat Withrow and Rev M Eby officiating Burial will be in Spring Hill cemetery Surviving is a niece Mrs R McDowell of Russell Kentucky.

D. W. Keyser Charleston Ohio Avenue Bath County James Lucinda Keyser Kanawha County Eleventh Virginia Cavalry Gettysburg Misa Angelina Mildred Gillespie Fairview County Bartlett Mortuary Pat Withrow M. Eby Spring Hill Cemetery R McDowell Russell, Ky

Rate Hearing Set for Independent Telephone Petition

The public service commission will hear testimony today on the petition of the Independent Telephone Company for a rate increase. The corporation operates in Hampshire and Hardy counties.

The Public Service Commission Independent Telephone Company Right To Increase Tates Hampshire Hardy Counties

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Roosevelt Fleet Lady Chi Omega Sorority Dr. Hamilton Clare Peel Sue Quarrier Quailty Shop America Central Park Herey A. Regt Frmidani and Mandying Slpila L Aarts Cfu Avenue Fifty-Ninth Street Camp Allegheny Charlestonians Martha Virtue Martha Walker Virtue Earl Virtue Belmont Sanatorium Iden Walker Herman Walz James Jacobs Harry Rider Fairmont Paul Walker Alcinda F. Sharp Alcinda Frances Sharp A. J. Chestnut Belle Frost Pocashontas County St. Zion E. B. Wooden Ada Harrah Marlinton Barlow Mortuary Pocahontas Vineyard Newton Vandale Mortuary Samel Richard Bennett Bowling S. Bowling Red Oak Street Owen and Barth J. M. Knight Nitro Emry C. Duffield Moulain Mission H. D. Fisher Co. Evans R. W. Burgess K. Spurlock A. H. Teaxton 0. Young W. C. Erskine Contin Baking Company Duffield Benjamin Young Min Temaster Young Alice Sebsulteen Lncar Barlow Triplett Ridge Cemetery Young Cynthia E. Young Mark C. i Young A. H. and J. Li.Young Gassaway Ollie O. i Young Montana A. H. Summers Mamie Young R. W. Moran Gilmer E. L. Stephenson Edwin D. Smith Forks of Coal River Noble Lang Mortuary Pine Grove OW. A, King Racine Nan Nichols McCorkle Robert Goody Ward Whatley Wara Cemetery Eva Goody Helen Bonnie Lou Ruth Anna Jane Cedar Grove Charles Benjamin F. Johnson Thon General Hospital Eugéne Hunter South Charleston Benjamin F. Johnson Midway Cemetery Johnson Della Johnson Guy BE. Johnson Stanley L. Johnson Annapelle Johnson C. G. Mease L. D. Hensley Wetzel Johnson Euccka Caroline Hutchinson Carbon Hill Julia Fuller Columbus Anna Barnye Miles, Okla Rialkers Po Mauds Future Farmers Open Conference John M. Lowe Association Scheels Miss Egnor Roosevelt Rally Edgar B. Sims Richard E. Talbott J. M. Slack J. Blackburn Watts J. H. Abbott Benjamin F. Watson C. A. Ray Paul Wehrle R. C. Andrews W. T. O'Ferrell Prisex Montgomery Ward & Co Washington St Maryland Baltimore Wall Street Chesapeake Room Becitia Galperin Virginian Electric, Inc General Electric Daniel Boone Hotel G-E Radio Jerry the Globe Trotter Ramee Et Od Ashley Bakers Pia Cis
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