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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1936
Page
2
Speaker defends a continuing social security program as essential for aged, dependent children, the blind, and the unemployed. He explains funding by taxes, state matching, and employer cooperation, comparing welfare to past national road and education initiatives and stressing constitutional conformity and American ideals.
Callas Belcher of Coal Fork near Campbell Creek faced arson charges after a house owned by Annis Belcher on Coal Fork burned. He waived preliminary hearing and was arraigned before Justice Edwin Watson, bound to the grand jury, jailed in Kanawha County. Deputy state fire marshal C A Raper filed the charge. trooper C L Walker provided the latest details.
Mr and Mrs James Snodgrass Hurt avenue announce a daughter Edna Jean born Friday June 28 A son born to Mr and Mrs Traeplin at Peytona June 27 at Staats hospital Mr and Mrs Henry Adkinson Route 3 parent a daughter born Sunday June 28 at Staats hospital Mr and Mrs Roger J Franken Pauley court welcome a newborn Sunday at St Francis hospital Ayson born to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Thaxton Eastern avenue South Charleston Sunday at Salvation Army hospital
Funeral notices for John Barefield 19, Humprheys infant, Mrs Ollie Osborne, John Charles Young, Charles E Shouldis, MIdkiff, Lula Neate, and Mary E Watson list services at Ward, Ward cemetery, Humprheys cemetery, Sacred Heart church, Sunset Memorial park, Blooming Rose, Spring Hill cemetery, and residences with survivors in Charleston and surrounding towns. Burial plans and relatives include J. E. Humphrey family, J. E. Butroll, W. E. Hayes, and multiple Brooks and Meedows family members.
Congressman Zioncheck agreed to leave town after a warrant for his arrest on assault charges was settled with $25 collateral. Reporters flooded the capitol, police formed a flying wedge and escorted him to a guarded location as Rep. Blanton confirmed the arrangement and backing from officials.
Dayton Dean, a former city employee, pleaded guilty in a cult slaying case. The brief note mentions a demand to a commission about missing vacation pay, reflecting ongoing tensions surrounding the defendant.
The advisory board and county directors meet as a state plan shifts the welfare and relief system to a public welfare department and relief administration. The governor outlines the scope, staffing, and equipment needs while ensuring federal rule compliance as funds are partly provided by the government.
State authorities mobilize to speed relief to thousands of distressed farmers as heat wedges spread across Nebraska Iowa and Kansas. Temperatures near 100 degrees with 108 recorded in Dresden and Phillipsburg Kansas. Rain showers offered little relief and failed to reach parched Wyoming North Dakota suffered continued heat with hail and wind damaging farms near Huron described as the worst in 30 years.
A West Side meeting discussed stricter regulations on beer gardens after a Friday night incident left seven wounded. Okey DeBoard, a garden bouncer, is jailed on murder and multiple woundings charges while the city weighs ordinances to govern beer sales amid civil debate. The West Side Business Men's Association formed a committee to study recommendations, and a mass meeting is planned at Union Mission with State Tax Commissioner Fred L. Fox and Mayor Dawson to address authority and enforcement.
Rome reports six year old Anna Maria Mussolini has infantile paralysis. She is at the Ville Brischi residence in Tivoli with Premier Mussolini and his wife at her bedside. Brothers Bruno and Vittoria hurried to Tivoli upon hearing of her condition. Earlier there were reports of some improvement.
In Los Angeles on June 29 1971 jurors watched a rattlesnake linked to Robert S James amid testimony by a snake expert about its venom and striking reach. The defendant allegedly fed the snake to his seventh wife Mary last August to collect a $20000 life insurance payout.
MASSILLON Ohio June 29 82 year old campaigner General Jacob B R Coney withdraws as Farmer Labour party presidential candidate and backs Reg William Lemke of North Dakota the presidential nominee of the Union party.
Washington reports Controller General J R McCarl prepared to leave office while Senator Byrd would press the Senate committees to use McCarl’s services to the greatest extent in planning a sweeping government agency reorganization. McCarl said he was deeply interested and would aid as possible. Roosevelt has not named a successor. Richard N Elliott to head GAO until then.
The drought endangers water supplies and pasturage, with corn crop prospects hinging on imminent rains. If rain comes in the next two or three weeks, the crop may be saved. otherwise, a loss is expected.
Special to The Gazette. Ingram branch, Montgomery, June 29. Ruby Hall, six, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hall, was killed at home about nine this morning by a shotgun fired by her seven year old brother Orie. Police say the shooting was accidental after the parents left for Charleston. The body was taken to B J C Hooper mortuary.
Oak Hill Baptist church announces a home coming and festival season July 5 to 10. A Sunday service at 11 will honor mission stations founded by the church now self supporting. Five pastors who have served since 1892 will rotate speaking duties each evening. Mortgage to be burned at the 11 o clock service next Sunday as the church rededicates. The church, renovated recently, was erected in 1925 26 and is among West Virginia’s largest plants, carrying a current debt of 800 dollars hoped to be paid during the homecoming.
G L Gardner Sun Oil district manager says the company’s current national drive promotes simple hand signals for motorists and argues gasoline quality affects safety. He notes favorable comments on the ads urging cautious driving and highlighting Blue Sunoco as quick acting fuel in emergencies.
A forest fire swept by about three miles on Peerless Mountain near Chelyan, starting around 1 PM as district forester Shirley Pachell noted. Eyewitness Jean Kirk reported seeing the blaze from Lens Creek, while rumors of an unidentified crashed plane prompted a search by state police. No wreckage or missing aircraft were found. American Airlines confirmed all local planes were accounted for.
Governor Kump will speak on West Virginia’s Contribution at the Morris Memorial hospital dedication in Milton. The facility serves crippled children. Leroy W. Hubbard of New York, extension director for the Wart Springs foundation, also participates in the program.
S. M. Scott has been appointed manager of the upcoming state liquor store set to open soon in Terre Alta. He will oversee operations, staffing, and compliance as the facility prepares to launch for public service.
William McKell a coal operator and banker from Glen Jean was taken to Coal Valley hospital in Montgomery for an emergency abdominal operation performed by Dr. William Laird. His condition was reported as good late last night.
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A Tennessee reader from Knoxville recalls personal struggle after illness and nervous breakdown, noting weight loss and recovery. The missive mentions Beaif's River Tonksee and a strong claim of product benefit, with a price of 31.00 per bottle advertised.
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