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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1925

Page

13

Boy Scouts Close Campaigns For City Offices

Boy Scouts of Charleston and Kanawha county plan a citywide election campaign for mayor and other posts, with voting from 4 to 5 pm for suburban troops and 7 to 8:30 pm for Charleston and South Charleston troops. Winners then govern Charleston for two hours on June 1, as Lions club members hear candidates and pledge support.

Boy Scouts of Charleston Kanawha County Eama United States Lion's Club Lach South Charleston Michle Greer Kuykendall Weat Trooms Michie James L. Bibby Britton Taylor Bob" Taylor Homer H. Seay, Jr M .E Bream Memiorial Harl Parson East Ride Gus Goldberg Glasgow Dickinson Chelyan Malden Dry Branch Nitre Sears

Clemenceau Relative Renounces France in Seattle

Gieorges Gatineau, grandson of Georges Clemenceau, applies for DS citizenship in Seattle where he works as an automobile salesman. He served in the war with the Attic Infantry and has spoken to Boy Scout groups as interest grows in a citywide Scout takeover on June 1 with a two hour handover by Mayer Wertz and other officials, an inaugural on the city wall steps at 3:30, a Scout city council session the next evening, and traffic duties assigned to 73 scouts downtown.

Gieorges Gatineau Georges Clemenceau France Seattle Amos Catapalsa Mayer Wertz Boy Scout City Council Boy Scout Charleston West Virginia

New Corporations Formed and Filings Reported

Charters were filed yesterday in the secretary of state office for Derryan Typewriter Company in Washington with authorized capital stock of 15000. Named incorporators include James O Gyr an and Emmett Oryan of Washington, Kenneth O'Brien and Ryland Hall of Port Republic Oklahoma Grubbs of Island Fort. Stock increase filed by Jackson Building and Loan Association of Ravenswood. Withdrawal of charter for Holcroft and Company. Notary commission filed for Virgil L Hoover of Brandywine.

Secretary of State Derryan Typeweriter Company Washington James O'Gryan Emmett Oryan

Plan for Girl Scout Summer Camping Months

Plans announced for a 425 camping season beginning Sunday July 7 and ending August 16. Camp staff, nurse, swimming instructor, guard, and counselors to be provided. cost six dollars per week, with two dollars due on application and May registrations. Physical exams offered free by Dr Hugh Licnelson. strict safety and sanitation emphasized. National convention in Cedar Hill near Boston. four Charleston delegates named. Troop updates and fundraisers described. last troop to register from Rayford with 2 8 girls.

Cams Storks Starrlet Knickerbocker Mildred Mastwood Eastwood Andres Hugh Licnelson Carp Cedar Hill Boston Charleston R, S&s Horemaker Jung Edwards

Princess Mary to Replace Queen as Social Worker

London May 16 Queen Mary to delegate many royal duties to Princess Mary and the Duchess of York as she seeks rest. The Princess and her husband will host events at Chesterfield House and Egerton House Newmarket, with reduced staff and new labor-saving devices. The Yorks will assume more social duties as the King and Queen stay nearby during the season. A separate note in St Louis reports a theft case where Charles Corbin identified Herbert Steinman’s stolen suit and Steinman was jailed. An electric shovel invention promises to ease weight-dump cart duties.

T. A. Wray London Queen Mary Princess Mary York Marsha Chesterfield House New Place Egerton House Newe Market England Lake Luchesa

Ontario Expands Good Road System

Ontario reports nearly 90000 dollars spent on prune roads over six years per a treasury note. The article notes western provinces forging road networks linking rural communities to city markets as settlement and farm trade accelerate.

Toronto Onti Ontario Fon W. Prise Manitobs Saskatchawar Alberta Beirut

France Turns To Water Power For Fuel Supply

Washington May 16 France, facing heavy coal imports, seeks fuel independence through water power. A government survey cites potential of 2 million horsepower from waterways and 2,500 horsepower plants now water driven. Experts stress electricity for lighting and heating while addressing engineering challenges in Alpine gradients and variable river flow amid a 29 million ton annual coal import bill.

Robert S. Thornturgic Washington France Pranece Wrenelh Alps Alps Talian Peance Pyrenees

Electrification Plan Aims to Cut Coal Use in France Roads and Rails

The text discusses using lakes as reservoirs and centralizing fuel burning plant costs to reduce expenses. It notes central power expenditure, railway electrification programs, and railways at Virexen consuming about 12,000,000 tons of coal yearly, with potential reductions through electrification.

France Virexen Elec

Insomnia Claims Linked to Color Tinctures in France

A fragment notes a claimed sleep inducing effect from a color based combination used in electrical machinery production in France. The inventor asserts it has overcome stubborn insomnia in France in periods of ten to fifteen minutes, with trillions of francs as the implied scale.

France

Color scheme cures insomnia inventor claims device

A Cheshire inventor in Maccplesfield asserts a color based sleep machine can treat insomnia. Placed by the bed, it emits twelve colored rays in a set sequence to soothe sleepers and end sleepless nights. The device applies chromopathy principles to induce rest.

Macclesfield Eng Cheshire Eleeaper

Detroit Hotel to Be Replaced in St Petersburg

In St Petersburg Florida on May 15 a $2,000,000 structure will replace the Detroit Hotel a long time landmark. FE F Pulver the hotel owner announced he has bought out partners and is now sole owner of the Daily News and the hotel project moves ahead as a single ownership.

ST. Petersburg Fla Detroit FE. F. Pulver

Gazette Leads in Circulation Among Charleston Papers

The Gazette asserts it is the only Charleston member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and offers verified circulation reports on request. It claims honesty in circulation and urges advertisers to rely on its data to justify ad spend.

Charleston Audit Bureau of Circulations Certified Public Accountant Wise A.B. C United States the Audit Bureau of Circula The Gazette the Gazette

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