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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1943

Page

2

Grover Casto Wedding Date Postponed to July 10

The wedding of Miss Betty Grover and Ensign Don Monroe Casto USNR planned for July 3 at Seventh Presbyterian Church Cincinnati is postponed to Saturday July 10 due to Ensign Casto's orders. The ceremony will be at four thirty with a reception at the Town Club Hotel Linton. Mrs G Chilton and Mrs Agnes Chilton Mayer will travel to Cincinnati to stay with the Grovers until after the wedding.

Betty Grover Don Monroe Casto USNR Moir Way Ensign Casto Miss Grover Frank William Grover Seventh Presbyterian Church Cincinnati Hotel Linton G. ©. Chilton

Stinnett Honored Before Navy Service at St Albans Party

Mr. Stinnett honored guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs Edwin T Stinnett at their St Albans home before departing Sunday for Navy service. Guests included Delphia Skeen Mixies Katie Summerfield Ja Net Davis Fey McClure Cleo Stinnett Jeanne Stinnett Charles Bishop Tom Wilburn Fraske Williams and Buddy Stinnett.

Stinnett Carroll Stinnett Navy Edwin T. Stinnett Hame St. Albans Delphia Skeen Mixies Katie Summerfield Ja- Net Davis Fey McClure Cleo Stinnett Jeanne Stinnett Messrs Charles * Bishop Tom Wilburn Fraske Willams Buddy Stinnet

Imodene Watters Engaged to Wed

Mr and Mrs L S Watters of Oak Hill announce the engagement of their daughter Imodene Bethel Watters to Lt Strickler LeMoyne Pollock son of Mr and Mrs C A Pollock of California Pa Miss Watters is a graduate of St Josephs Hospital School of Nursing in Parkersburg Her fiance is a graduate of State Teachers College California Pa and recently returned from duty with the coast artillery corps in the Caribbean area

L. S. Watters Qak Hil Imodene Bethel Watters Strickler LeMoyne Pollock C. A. Pollock California, Pa

Birthdays Celebrated for Kennedy Brothers at Davis Creek

Mrs Garden Kennedy entertained recently at her Davis Creek home honoring sons Masters Bobbie and Ronnie Kennedy on their birthdays. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Clifford Salmon Mr and Mrs Arnold Kennedy Mr and Mrs G W Turley and several others.

Garden Kennedy Davis Creek Masters Bobbie Ronnie Kennedy Clifford Salmon Arnold Kennedy G. W. Turley Grace Moore Edgar Thorpe Ralph A. Turley John Atee Messrs Riera

Gardeners Sponsor Canning Demonstration Today

Rivermeade Garden Club sponsors a 10 o'clock canning demonstration at St Agnes School Mac Corkle Ave. Mrs W C Grent former home demonstration agent will show water bath and open kettle canning of tomatoes tomatoes dulce beets beans corn greens and berries and give a talk on dehydration of fruits and vegetables.

Rivermeade Garden Club St. Agnes’ School MacCorkle Av W. C. Grent Wanawha County

Turley and Kennedy Families Listed in Local Register

A lengthy local notice names numerous Kennedy Turley and related surname members including Gordon Kennedy Ann Turley Shirley Dean Turley Patricia Hudson Corinne Hudson Wanda Hudson Lenora Rader Mary Kennedy Margaret Kennedy Betty Kennedy Joyce Kennedy Nancy Rollyson Helen Sawsdrisky Patricia Williams Mary Williams Janyt Cummings Barbara Cummings Betty Wheeler Margaret Wheeler Banale Berg Wanda Berg Masters Charles Turley Charles Wheeler Denzil Turley Jerry Lee Turley Leane Kennedy Arne Kennedy Irvin Kennedy John Kennedy Larry Rollyson and Lup Means.

Jerry Lee Turley Leane Ray Kennedy Arne Junior Kennedy Irvin Kennedy John Hollyson Larry Atlan Rollyson LU P, Means

Charleston Gazette Club Calendar Highlights 1943

Red Cross sewing and koltzing sessions run from morning to evening in several locations around Charleston. Groups include Temple, South Side women, St Matthews parish home, Glenwood, and Charleston High School rooms. A canning demonstration by Mrs. Glenn, Rivermeade Garden Club sponsor, is at 3 30 p.m. at St Agnes school.

Charleston Gazette Red Cross Sewing and Koltzing Masonic Temple Virginia St. Temple Group South Side St. Matthews Reypass Surgical Dressings Glenwood Atury Tellers Group Charleston Hight School

Miller-Sansom Marriage Held In Jacksonville

The All Saints chapel in Jacksonville hosted the June 1 wedding of Mrs Alice Mac Sansom and Mr Carlton Lee Miller. The bride, daughter of Rev and Mrs Nolan Sansom, wore a blue marquisette gown with blue crystal jewelry. the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs W H Miller. The ceremony was conducted by Lt Frank Wilson, chaplain. After a short trip, they will reside at 2002 Post St Jacksonville.

All Saints Chapel Jacksonti Alice Mac Sangam Carlton Lee Miller Frank Wilson Nolan G. Sansom Hureritane St. Albans W. H. Miller Hurricane MiNer Souths Charleston Hurricane High School Purchasing Department of Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp Miller West Virginia University Navy Post St. Jacksonville

Local Personals Pause for Summer Visits Across States

Mrs. A. H. Roseberry of Pt Pleasant arrived to visit daughter Mrs. Janis Kay Thomas in Norwood Ri with granddaughter Berry. Numerous relatives from Alexandria Kanawha Blvd to Louisville and Richmond plan visits, weekend trips, or extended stays in Asbury Park Bluefield Roaring Gap and Oak Park as UsO director Elizabeth Welcott and local theater figure Miss Walcott feature in the travel notes.

A. H. Roseberry Pt. Pleasant Janis Kay Thomas Norwood Ri Berry. Thomas William #. Kugshendall Alexandria Gibson Kuykendall Kanawha Blvd T.W. A. Jones Daunhyler Poplar Ad Asbury Park N. J Mis Eloise Smith Louisville Mis Jane Stewart Stauntee Ay Fairmont William Taylor Elizabeth Welcott Portamouth Lucy Snyder Baker Bridge, Rd Oak Park Benjamin Walcott Walcott Children's Theater Mer Frederick G. Bannerel, Jr South Hills Roaring Gap N.C Philip Ziler Staunton Av Willeave Ziler Bluefield C. H. Board Wellford Hae Chicago Cedar Lake Tnd Glenna Vass Margaret Alice Richmond George W. McCumbs Rainelle Edward H. Titey, Jr Casper, Wyn Litton J. A. Smith Army

Farewell Party For Soon To Enter Military Service

A farewell gathering honored Messrs Asher Bowe James Keeney Keith Keeney and Loren Linville who will soon enter military service. Hosted by Misses Elizabeth and Mary Frances McCormick at their Prenter home, the event included numerous attendees bearing Keeney and McCormick surnames and related families.

Farencell Messrs Asher Bowe James Keeney Keith Keeney Loren Linville Missex Elizabeth Mary Frances McCormick Prenter Atsaes Uth Daugherty Maxie Keeney Mazil Keeney Mayme Keeney Ada McNeely Freda Scott Priscilla Fl Kina Orota Jarrell Christine Tincher Barbara Sue McCormick Charlotte Kay

Craiga Entertainment at Home in Buffalo

Mr and Mrs Robert Craigene entertained guests at their Buffalo home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs J C Riffle Mr and Mrs Nathan Riffle Mesdames James Henley Akron Claude R Hit Mixies Maxine Mitchell Gertrude Adkins Louise Riffe Mr Charles Adkins and young Norton Joho Paul Craig.

Craiga Robert

Lovejoy and Balsden Wed at Woodville Home

Miss Mildred Lovejoy and Virgil J. Balsden were married at her mother's Woodville home in June. Rev. E. Barker of Madison officiated, with Lizzie Lovejoy listed among attendees.

Mildred Lovejoy Virgil J. Balsden Lizzie Dave Lovejoy Woodville EE. Barker Madison

Linen Shower Honors Mrs Corrie Before Idaho Trip

Mrs J H Somerville and Mrs W F Finlayson Jr hosted a linen shower for Mrs Robert Bruce Corrie at the former’s home. Guests included Mesdames Tube bell Dean Carmel Dean Sergent Johnson McCoy Roth Cooper Ladish Vickers Jackson Duke Filson McCullough Ford Jackson Guthrie and others as Corrie prepares to leave for Boise Idaho.

J. H. Somerville, Jr W. F. Finlayson, Jr Nancy Robert Bruce Corrie Dorothy Mae Brookmen Corrie Boise Idaho Mesdames P Tubebell Raymond Dean Carmel Dean HL. QO. Sergent Victor Johnson Julius McCoy Rexford Roth T. BR. Cooper C. E. Ladish H. H. Vickers Frances Jackson Alice Ladish June Callison Jean Crawford Ary Duke Eleanor Filson Nancy McCullough Janet Ford Nancy Fisher Joannad Jackson Eloise Guthrie

German Club Dance at Ruffner Hotel Set

German Club hosts a dance from 2 30 p m to 12 10 a m Saturday July 10 at the Ruffner hotel with music by the Colonels orchestra. J Ross Hunter is in charge of arrangements.

Charleston Ruffner Hotel Colonels Orchestra J. Ross Hunter Fn

Board Approves State Property Levies and Budgets

The board of public works approved property levies for 53 counties and first-quarter operating budgets for all state agencies. The gross levy for the current period totaled 162421 dollars and is expected to be similar for the new fiscal year starting tomorrow. Tax rates remain unchanged: 0.25 cents per 100 dollars for Class I, 0.50 cents for Class III, and 1 cent for Classes II and IV. Sheriffs in 55 counties collect and remit the levy to the state for delinquent property protection.

Board of Public Works Tax Department Hodget Cleveland M. Bailey

Kern Leaves For Naval Pre-Flight Training

West Virginia University's head football coach William Franklin Kern left Morgantown today for Chapel Hill North Carolina to report for duty as a Lieutenant at the Naval pre flight training school. He will join Lieut Richard Raese of Duke as part of the Chapel Hill staff with Ira Rogers to tutor the WVU 193 electirion squad.

Kern Naval Morgantown W. Va William Franklin Kern West Virginia University Chapel Hill N.C Lieut Richeard Duke Raese Mountaineer Chapel Hut Navy Institution WVU Ira Rat) Rodgers

More Clerks Needed To Mail Ration Books 3

Hundreds more volunteers are sought at the CFA mailing center at Charleston High School to finish the No 3 war ration book mailing statewide. Mrs Olive Fielding says only about half the books have been mailed in three weeks and more workers are required. Special detectives recently searched the German club quarters in Santiago Chile on suspicion of links to the Nazi society and seized documents and a radio transmitter.

CFA Charleston High School Olive Fielding Charleston Ocd Santiago Chile German National Socialist Society

Lesson in Proper Approach to N Y Taxi Ride

New York taxi life is described as brutal as war and the cab trade adapts postwar. Drivers face crowded fares, cruising taxes vanish, long hauls reduce earnings, and mileage per cab plunges from 90 000 to 30 000 yearly amid high demand and lower payments. Carroll J Sinnott notes New Yorkers once spent about 100 a day on cabs.

New York Iad Caarion Carroll J. Sinnott Parmelee Aty America

State teachers retirement board to review about 20 applications

Secretary Richard E. Hyde said yesterday that the state teachers retirement board will consider about 20 person applications at a meeting around July 15. He noted all applicants have become eligible for retirement benefits since the close of the 1942-43 school year.

State Teachers Retirement Board Richard E. Hyde

Gillian the natural remedy for stomach distress and indigestion

An advertisement touts Gillian a natural medicine made from herbs to improve stomach and digestive function. It claims relief from acid stomach, indigestion, back pain, headaches, and fatigue, with testimonials from Mrs Bruce and Mrs Bruen. Sold by Cohen's Drug Stores at 160 Summers St. One bottle recommended as proof.

Gillan Gillian Giljan Ralleos Ollian Cohen Giljan Man

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