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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1937
Page
23
Kanawha county board of education led by president O T Jenkins reviews a special election to fund new school buildings and raise teacher salaries beyond the legal levy. The plan seeks bond issuance to ease crowding, add a trade school, and address rapid enrollment growth tied to industrial expansion.
Berlin observers mark June 28 as the Versaill es treaty anniversary with a sense of national humiliation fading. German press shifts from war guilt to eras of revision, citing Hitler's January 30 declaration erasing the signature’s burden, while drift toward regaining territories and overseas colonies. Local notes report oddities from Oklahoma and Nebraska on June 26 including a farm tomato crop in one garden and cattle comfort concerns in heat.
Bozo the mind reading dog, trained by Captain E. C. Lower, performs demonstrations for reporters at The Gazette. The dog adds and subtracts figures barked aloud and reveals numbers on pads, then identifies a card on top after shuffles. Performances are free to the public next week with further details to follow.
A draft unemployment compensation pact for itinerant and migratory workers was completed in White Sulphur Springs after a two day assa... ic meeting. Officials from West Virginia Virginia North Carolina and Maryland discussed apportioning benefits and administration. The agreement will be sent to state officials for ratification. No regulation is required.
In Tacoma Washington a 40 year old WPA worker named Earl McClintuck died after a bee sting on his leg. His leg swelled and he collapsed later as physicians ruled a blood clot from the sting caused his heart to stop. A separate London note reports a magistrate banning a motorist from driving for five years for turning without giving a signal.
In Chicago June 26 a reclusive sculptor recounts a turbulent life linked to Ethel Gedeon and her sisters. He details hospital confinement, a crash with love and art, a contentious relationship with Ethel, a move into her home, and later efforts to rebuild life through art school and public radio. He names Joe Kudncr and Anders Lundy as notable figures in his tumultuous orbit.
Auto license rush continues as 150000 tags issued to date with 41000 more expected Monday to Wednesday. Capitol windows remain open late into next week. officials anticipate about 200000 total before July 4. Secretary George Parrish notes heavy distribution locally and via malls.
A man recounts a life driven by religious conflict and a wish to solve his inner struggle. He describes abortive attempts at self manipulation and murder, his time in Bellevue in 1982, and plans to harm Ethel. He details shifting impulses, hospital stays, and interactions with Ethel, Bonnie, and the Gedeons, concluding with a walk the dog and Mrs Gedeon’s warning.
A transcript reveals a man detailing a violent crime against two women, describing his threats, strangling, and attempts to finish the job while an Englishman allegedly nearby. He recalls restraining Ronnie and planning further harm, with blurred motives across hate and love.
Latest Commerce Department figures show Charleston retail sales rising about 100 percent from 1933 to 1935 with continued gains since 1935. Per capita spending in Charleston reached 36 dollars versus 10 in West Virginia and 25 nationally, while Wheeling and Huntington posted 28 and 91 percent regional figures. The report groups cigar shops florists fuel ice hay grain jewelry newsstands beer liquor and second hand stores among the retail merchants observed.
A laborer named Kinschoer died from head injuries after leaping from a second story window at the Capital Hotel during a room blaze started by a cigarette. Six others jumped to escape, suffering minor injuries, with police attributing the fire to careless cigarette use. The account includes a lengthy confession-like narration with violent details about a separate assault.
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