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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1936

Page

11

Missionary Society Meeting At Methodist Church

The woman’s missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South meets tomorrow at two o’clock in the church. L. A five passenger car owned by J Buckett of Cunningham Street was destroyed by fire Monday evening near his home. origin not determined. Mr and Mrs Howard Meadows moved into their new Sixth Avenue home. Nelle Campbell left Monday for Camp Hickory Hill Edgerton Wisconsin to serve as a counselor. Mr and Mrs J P Adkins entertained with a party Saturday evening.

Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South J. Buckett Cunningham Street Tis Home Howard Meadows Sixth Avenue L. N. Seldonridgets Il Nelle Campbell Camp Hickory Hill Edgerton Wis J. P. Adkins

Party honors sixteenth birthday and list of guests

A birthday celebration for Mildred Adkins marked by a large guest list including Miss Adkins and numerous friends. Separate note mentions a swimming party for Frances Coleman at The Rocks and visits by families such as the Murrays and Barkers. Additional items report Texas centennial travel, a musical course in West Virginia, a first birthday party for Jordan Hughart Jr and new tourist camps along the Mexico Laredo highway.

Ning Mildred Adkins Miss Adkins Lillian Halstead Ruth Sirk Doris Caldwell Nancy Lee Caldwell Hazel van Horn Edna Mee Adkins Bessie Lou Adkins Dennis Smith Joseph Stutler Edward Edwards Malcolm Racer George Benderman Dana Dodd Adrian Bateman Wilbur Owen Haynes James Harold Trowbridge James and Vinson Adkins Thomas William and Chapman Adkins Will James Patrick Murray Mary Barker the Rocks Lower Falls Beach Frances Coleman Culpepper Herndon V. Frazer High Lawn William Hoppe Washington, D. C Hoppe John Baseitt Park Street T. J. Wheatley Brady Dunlap Buchanne James Dunlap Thomas Wheatley West Virginia Wesleyan College Jordan Hughart Jordan Jerry) Hughart

Hearing Aid Device Perfected by Company

An electrical device by Bell Telephone Western Electric, the Gray bar Audiphone battery charger, lengthens dry hearing aid battery life from eight to ten times and simplifies upkeep. Distributed in Charleston by Coffman Optical, it operates on standard AC power and fits all battery types.

Bell Telephone- Western Electric Company Charleston Coffman Optical Company

License Bureau Opens Tonight 7 to 9 for Plates

The automobile license bureau of the state road commission will be open tonight from seven to nine o'clock. George Parrish registrar of motor vehicles said the extra hours are to help residents from nearby towns who lack time during the day to obtain their new plates at the state house.

Automobile License Bureau The State Road Commission George Parrish Registrar of Motor Vehicles

Western Electric to Expand with New Audi Ometers

Western Electric plans to extend its product line after distributing hearing devices for over a year. The Bell Telephone laboratories research department has recently perfected and marketed sensationally new audi ometers and amplified stethoscopes.

Western Electric Company Bell Telephone Laboratories

Monongalia Delegate Quits House Seat

Charles B. Morris of Morgantown resigns from the Monongalia county house of delegates. A Democrat elected in 1934 he sent a telegram to Governor Kump offering no reason. The governor said the vacancy will not be filled by appointment unless a special session becomes necessary.

Charles B. Morris Morgantown House of Delegates Monongalia County Kump

Hungarian duelist Marked by 68 Duels Reaches 70th Birthday

William Clair, author of the code used by Hungarian duelists, recently celebrated his seventieth birthday in Budapest. He fought 68 duels, many fast and furious, but was never hit and remains hale and hearty.

William Clair Budapest

American Bridge Co Submits Lowest Bid For New Steel Span

The city approved the low bid from American Bridge Co of Pittsburgh for steel span F on the South Side bridge. The bid was 5500. Tower bid 5340 by Ingalls Iron Works Verona Pa was disqualified for irregularities. Bethlehem Steels of Pittsburgh offered 5785. Span crosses Chesapeake and Ohio tracks with first shipment next week per city engineer.

American Bridge Company Pittsburgh New South Side Ingalls Iron Works Verona Bethlehem Steels Company of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway

Child Health Talks Planned For Summer

Dr. Thomas H. Blake of the state health department announced a summer series of post graduate conferences on child health and pediatrics for doctors across the state. The division and state Medical Association would fund the conferences to refresh physician memory and keep them current with medical knowledge. Dr. George M. Lyons will lead the first session at Romney during the week of June 1. Subsequent sessions will be organized in Elkins Morganburg and sites across the region with locations to be announced.

Thomas H. Blake State Health Department State Medical Association George M. Lyons Romney

Chief Tully Suspends Two Patrolmen In Disorder

Police Chief W A Ant announces the indefinite suspension of Patrolmen Ben Comer and Fred Withrow after they were charged with a petrol assault on a police car on Summers Street Saturday afternoon.

Ben Comer Fred Withrow W.A. Ant Summers Street

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