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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1948
Page
8
An acre plot adjacent to the current fair grounds was announced for future development and a building program adopted. The fair will be held August 16 to 20 this year with Ross H. Tuckwiller as president. Governor Meadows and Agriculture Commissioner J B McLaughlin attended the directors meeting.
Mercer Fox and Game Protective Association announces its 2nd annual Fox Found Bench show in Princeton Saturday night July 2 at the high school athletic field. Judge L. McMillan of Laurens South Carolina and ringmaster C. R. Swimm of Princeton named. Ribbons and trophies will be awarded to winners.
Gynith Frances Kingry daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Kingry of Kanawha Blvd married Melvin Russell Barfield son of Mrs Emma Barfield of Goldsboro NC on June 20 in a double ring ceremony at Bethel Baptist Church. The couple attended by Miss Mary Bailey Dance and Mr Hugh Williams plan to reside with her parents.
Robert Cromwell ex Army lieutenant is promoted to major general on stage for his role in John Loves Mary, the Summer Players first production. The play runs a week starting July at St Matthews Community House Norwood Rd South Hills with six professional actors. Tickets available Gelperins and at the box office. Season subscriptions eight plays for 8.46 sent to Summer Players Inc Charleston.
Mildred Starcher of Ward sues Shdeed Bros Co and Floyd Shdeed for 50000 in common pleas court claiming a rib fracture occurred when a Shdeed truck rear-ended a parked bus in July last year. The passenger had just risen to exit when the crash happened.
A long list of property transfers records numerous buyers and sellers across multiple additions and counties including Hithiven Addn. St. All and Union Dist with names such as Jon Henson Kay R Kay and Emory Kay R plus a closing note: since the year start 2000 companies have restored payroll Savings Bonds purchasing through payroll deductions.
Personal notes list several residents and visitors with connections to Charlottesville. Harrigan 8. Smith and his mother visit then plan a Lewisburg summer stay with Palmer Stacy. The Poffenbargers return from Washington and others depart or visit Cincinnati and a Coal River camp with Mrs. Sam Silver atain.
Mrs. M. C. Melton of Elkview announces the June 9 marriage of daughter Alene to Ed mond M. Slater, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Slater of San Bernardino California. Rev. Alfred E. Bennett officiated at Sir Mark's Methodist church. The couple's families attended.
National Poro convention honors Annie M Turnbo Malone founder of Poro College and Poro Beauty preparations. Carrie B Jackson and William Tinaley of Charleston attend as beauticians from across the country and seven foreign countries are invited to attend.
The notice records a string of marriage applications with irregular names and places including Mink Shoals, APD Charleston, Laren, Crawford, Lyschvurs, and London. It presents several partly garbled entries such as John Walls and Thal jammers, 13, and Charis Walter Dey, 73, alongside Mannie Mallend.
The article notes that annual per capita ice cream consumption averages about 2.9 gallons in the United States, highlighting broad dietary trends.
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