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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1931
Page
2
State police continued their investigation into the death of A L Vernatter a 71 year old Logan man who died Sunday morning from a broken neck. The case remains under police inquiry with details not released.
A newspaper note discusses rising interest in cooking inexpensive meats through slow cooking and careful seasoning. It highlights sugar and salt as key flavor enhancers in pot roasts and stews, claiming they yield flavorful dishes with fewer vegetables and sauces. The Sugar Institute is cited.
Coroner's jury examined wounds from head and body blows alleged to be from a blunt instrument in a murder tied to Julius Willamson case. Wounds were inflicted on Vernatter as police seek statements from Browning and three others, with arraignment possible in two to three days before Magistrate L W Hatfield. The probe also notes a theory that Vernatter was summoned from bed and beaten over alleged party complaints at Ace EMI home. The Bills woman was detained and released. others held include Denks Copley Garfield Maynard and Beatrice Clark. Valentine Smith, England's oldest gypsy, dies at 104 in Tipton hut.
WOBU Charleston lists a full day of programming from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM including Morning Melodies from The Kearse Theatre, Harvard Health Tales with Dr. Pugh, Devotional Service by Rev. Clarence Kemper, Rumford Forecast Cooking School, and a mixed lineup of dance music vocal programs and orchestral performances featuring Hilo Islanders and Symphony Orchestra among others.
At the Capitol Five and Ten features a dramatic tale of a millionaire and kin with Marlon Davies and Irene Rich plus Leslie Howard Kent Douglas backed by Metratone news and Charley Chase comedy The Mp from Pittsburgh. At The Greenbrier Whoopee a musical comedy stars Eddie Cantor with hypochondriac humor and songs. The hearse presents Connecticut Yankee a King Arthur era tale with Will Rogers William Farnum Myrna Loy and Maureen O'Sullivan. At The Virginian Young Donovan's Kid a Rex Beach adaptation stars Richard Dix Jinkie Cooper and Marlon Ssmitling in a tale of love and crime set across two wars. Virtuous Husband a comedy about an idealistic young husband features Elliott Nugent Betty Compson Jean Arthur Tully Marshall and A Nugent.
The Redpath Chautauqua arrives in Charleston on July 9 for a weeklong program featuring talks led by Ray Hanson former assistant prosecuting attorney of Chicago including a session on Government by Gangland. Three plays are scheduled Broken Dishes on night one Her Husband's Wife on night three and Grumpy on night five.
Metropolitan Singers will present a varied program on the fourth night while Enola Hantley’s Philharmonic Orchestra headlines the final evening with a featured attraction.
The 750th Infantry at Camp Conley Point Pleasant will receive 45 cents per man per day for food from the federal government for two weeks starting July 19, down from 50 cents. The 201st Infantry at Camp Dawson Kingwood and other camps face similar reductions August 2 to 16. The smaller allowance is not expected to meaningfully reduce food quantities due to low current food prices.
The West Virginia Mine Workers executive council postponed last night’s meeting after president Frank Keeney was summoned to Beckley. The council planned to count strike ballots from Kanawha miners and decide on strike approval. Keeney said 66 BT locals had voted to strike. one local hadn’t sent returns. Two-thirds of the total were needed to call a strike.
Reported incident near Lebanon Indiana, at a Greenfield farmer’s reunion, where fifteen blackbirds died after feeding on beets left at the picnic grounds. Virginia Summers and her sister Alice Jean, both young daughters of a wealthy farmer, were among the dead. Des South, Memorial Park custodian, was photographed with three of the dead birds.
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