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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1926
Page
9
Dunbar to observe Independence Day with athletic contests, public speaking, a fire drill, and a civic gathering. Mayor Moore announced a committee to organize events including games, speakers, a picnic, and a military parade with a citywide invitation.
The Kearse theatre debut features Pauline Frederick and Laura La Plante in a new film about an eternal triangle. Malcolm M-Gregor plays the husband, Ike Frederick the wife, with a strong supporting cast including Tully Marshall Wanda Hawley Helen Lynch and George Cooper. The program also includes a syncopated novelty by Everett Banderson and add-ons like A Night in the Suburbs and The Ace of Hoops with Side of Song offerings.
Conway Tearle stars as Captain Terence Connaughton in a war era romance at the Rialto. A hospital love, captured trenches, and an English Derby backdrop drive a tale of heartache and reunion with Barbara Seaford as Lady Owendolyn and Wart Crane as Barton, amid a program including a Century comedy and Fox feature.
The Virginian showcases Ned Daniels Micardo Cortes and Wallace Beery in a melodrama with a French girl and a mistaken convent tale set in Brussels and Martinique. Plot twists involve deception love and a social Quarter, with eruptive finale and a supporting comedy and news segment.
The Capitol program features Mary Hovey as the orphanage girl and Wit Ham Haines as City Wigan in a production tied to Lovey Mary and the Cabbage Patch. Veteran actors Mary Alden and Eileen Percy appear alongside young Ines Comba as Tammy, plus a St John comedy Sky Bound and assorted fables.
Judge Henry K. Miack warned the June term of the intermediate court may be postponed due to unfinished construction. The new courtroom and prior chambers await completion. tile work and floor finishing delay use for several days. The circuit court will handle related matters, with about 78 criminal cases docketed for Judge Diack's court opening next Tuesday morning.
On June 2 a Sunday night break in at a Lewisburg drug store led to the theft of narcotics valued at 325 dollars and $5 in cash. Entry was from the rear. doors were forced and nothing else appeared disturbed. Police noting the loss reported the incident.
Tonight Emmanuel Baptist will hold a union mission night with pastor speaking at 3 o clock. Church members are invited and the chair will provide music. Throngs of pastors have been asking their congregations to attend as several churches join in the program this week.
A jury returned a verdict for the defendant in the case of Doh R. Yeaver versus G. W. Broyles and others. The dispute arose over damages for a garage leave and rent while in defendant’s possession. The State Road Commission versus Norvell and others is set for trial before Judge Arthur J. Tudeon in circuit court today.
William Kinley, 38, died from burns sustained when a boiler exploded at a Laurel Valley saw mill Saturday. Officials cited faulty boiler crown gear as the cause and funeral arrangements are incomplete. Wire service item notes society women in London are having dogs’ hair permanently waved.
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