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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1925
Page
13
Harkness topped a Bream United Brenhréen case contest as West Side league play yielded a 8-8 tie in a tense late innings. Kearns driven in two for the home side while Past and Carson scored and Kearns died at the plate.
Mrs A V Heffner of Spring Creek attends with her parents Mr and Mrs J Allen. The woman's auxiliary of First Presbyterian church will hold an annual birthday at Mrs W Mohler's home on DPennsylvania Avenue at eight. An interesting program is planned. Mrs John Burchett travels to Louten Ky for a Burchett family reunion. Charles ui Skinner of Cincinnati visits Mr and Mrs J V Roskinner. Mrs Dh B Step visits Chelyan and relatives including Mr and Mrs G Ashcraft and Mr and Mrs J Z Ashcraft. Mrs C W Seyfert returns from Cincinnati where she visited relatives. The alumni gathering will be served June first. W Jewell, daughter of Mr and Mrs W M Stribling, suffers a serious injury from a fall while playing. Mrs F M Lantern is visiting Huntington with her son Malcolm.
The Night Club opens at the Virginian starring Raymond Griffith as a premier comedian. Vera Reynolds Wallace Berry and Louise Faranda co star in the lively comedy about a bachelor who nearly marries, then finds love by chance amid misadventures. Mermaid comedy Motor Mad and a Pathe News reel also shown.
Doris Kenyon stars in the Rialto feature I Want My Man, with Milton Sills, Coleen Moore, and Anne Gwynne in a melodramatic tale of love, disguise, and a staged romance. The film follows Kenyon’s character through marriage, divorce, and a quest for renewed romance as Sills regains his sight and seeks a new beginning.
The article praises Strongheart in the lead role of a sensational film titled White Fang and argues the feline character must be played by a cat rather than a human. It notes Strongheart delivers action and thrills, matching top screen stars, and headlines his versatility for the London production.
The report details widespread hunger in western Ireland and nearby districts as conditions worsen. Medical officer Charles Ho Fahey notes inadequate harvests, late-season crops failing, and rising shortages. Fishermen face dire waters with scarce supplies while weather remains unsettled, prolonging distress for communities reliant on food and fishing.
A sensational phonograph release titled The Death of Floyd Collins by Fiddlin John Carron shocks Charleston readers. Carron and Galperin Music Shop report nearly 200 records sold in a few days as listeners hitch to a Kentucky tale of a cave tragedy. The piece threads Kentucky Wilf-Country dialect into the sung tale, echoing a broader cultural bloom around the tale.
In Ireland autumn prospects loom uncertain as seed potatoes adapt shapes and work opportunities improve. The winter hardship grows with many facing lean conditions while authorities forecast further distress for workers this season.
The thirtieth convention of the Brotherhood of Firemen meets to select grand officers and discuss insurance policies totaling over 60 million dollars. About 115000 members are represented as delegates discuss reforms and auxiliary organizations.
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