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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1938
Page
14
Jerome C. Moist 75 of Charleston, a retired Chesapeake and Ohio rail road engineer, died today in C. and C. hospital after two months illness. He is survived by his widow and two children. Funeral services will be held Thursday in Charleston.
Albuquerque June 27 search for missing Medill McCormick reached stalemate with no clues to his fate on Sandia peak. 120 CCC enrollees withdrawn. most mountain climbers to quit as clouds obstruct the area. Mrs Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms and Gov Tingley remained at the scene while theories abounded about his disappearance.
The United States and Sweden renewed bonds of friendship as President Roosevelt and Prince Bertil pledged continued Swedish American goodwill. They dedicated a monument to America's first Swedish colonists amid a steady rain in Wilmington.
In Alamo Texas on June 27 Bruce Adkins a house mover placed an ice foundation beneath a large building he relocated to a new site. The ice melted as planned and the structure settled gently onto its permanent foundation after supporting jacks were removed.
Cavender of Union district deputy sheriff quits the Democratic bid for circuit clerkship leaving incumbent Malcolm H. Hix as a strong frontrunner. Hix holds city bar association endorsement and was named president of the West Virginia Association of County and Circuit Clerks. Albert V. Fitzwater, a Republican, filed for the office. Other filings include Carl Cavender for House of Delegates, John A. Simms for county commissioner, and Homer B. Nichols for constable in Washington district. Cavender is an incumbent house member.
Only two councilmen attended last night’s session. The meeting recessed until Friday night. The principal item on the agenda was a new work order for the municipal auditorium.
A Columbus grand jury indicted seven people tied to Gov. Martin L. Davey including his finance director M. Ray Allison and campaign fund treasurer J. Freer Bittinger for violating civil service laws by soliciting contributions from state employees for the governor’s third term campaign. Also charged were Thomas E. Dye Daniel S. Earcart L. Kennedy Frank W. Mowery and Charles Wilson with multiple counts. Allison faced two counts while Bittinger faced one.
Church leaders gather in Evanston to plan uniting the Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal South and Methodist Protestant churches into one central church with about 8 million members. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of Washington will lead talks to start unionization, aiming for a 1942 general conference. Britain approves a new royal cipher showing G and R entwined and crowned above with Vi between them.
The Beacon reports the First M. E. and First United Brethren churches of Dunbar joint daily vacation Bible school with eighty six pupils enrolled yesterday. Rev. R. L. Kelbaugh is dean, and Rev. E. L. Lowery assists. D. F. O. Bible class of Bream Memorial meets at 8 tonight led by hostesses Mesdames Smith, Woodall, Mairs, Frame, Weaver, Kibbee, Bradshaw and Johnson. Mrs. Alion Fortney of Luke Maryland and the Cobbs family visited Huntington services yesterday.
The guest of honor spoke at Circle No. 5 of the First M. E. church meeting held yesterday at 1310 Virginia Street East. Mrs. C. D. Washington hosted the event with program leadership by Mrs. R. J. Gorman, Mrs. R. S. Good and Mrs. Howard Kuhn. Others in attendance included Mrs. Lee Stnne and Mrs. E. E.
The White House announced Roosevelt withheld approval of a bill to reimburse hospital costs for 17 children burned near Gassaway West Virginia after a tar barrel on a WPA project exploded. One child died and several others remained in hospitals. The president noted $52,925 already paid to parents last year as adequate compensation.
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