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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
16
A scattered page lists several services and job ads including painting and upholstery for children and homes, a Kodak photo service, and a coal loader employment section. It advertises coal loading work at several mines in West Virginia with wage scales and daily shifts, plus a college-related mail order note and related listings.
Laborers from Boone County Pond Fork near Madison are urged to apply for secret service work. Positions require steady wage work and training equivalents. Send applications to Gibern Perreteville West Virginia with contact Box 23% indicating immediate readiness.
Wanted coal loaders for the Imperial Colley Company at Burnwell West Virginia on Paint Chick. Red men preferred, otherwise white and colored workers accepted. Some were tools ready for work. no equipment or transformation provided. Ably supervised by an superintendent at Burnwell WV.
A jumble of classified ads seeks housework, cooking, child care, and maid services plus sales jobs and lost-and-found notices. Listings include a woman for general housework, a cook with references, a reliable nurse for child care, and several sales positions for coats and dresses. Also appears are requests for motherly or refined help, and notices about rewards for lost items and pets.
A dense, period style notice lists Charleston interurban schedules with departures from Charleston, Huntington, and Gauley Bridge stations, detailing connections, reductions, and special coaches. Legal notices follow, including a collateral take notice by The West Virginia Mortgage and Discount Corporation and sidewalk assessments in Charleston, Kanawha County.
National body seeks uniform securities set up across states. West Virginia official James D. Greeninger notes aim to reduce duplicative checks as 20 states attend a recent meeting. Cooperation with business bureaus and banks to protect investors discussed amid broader legal and land sale regulations.
A garbled OCR fragment portrays erratic speech about money needs care and social struggle. It includes disjointed phrases about paying debt, safety, and a calm lifestyle while contrasting harsh work, danger, and seeking worms for food. The text remains unclear and incomplete.
Commissioner Smith reported strong turnout at Upshur County country life conferences. Elaborate programs drew farmers and farm women, whose engagement is seen as an encouraging step for the agriculture department.
Charleston nurses attend the nineteenth annual West Virginia State Nurses Association convention in Clarksburg. Activities include regional addresses, morning sessions on public health, and evening banquets and a picnic. Notable speakers include Rev P H Dermott, Dr W T Henshaw, and Miss Elizabeth Fox with events running Friday through Saturday.
Chartonton high school AL club maps a busy year with Clifton Hiplay as president Therand as vice president Tom Moore as secretary and treasurer. Activities include the state older boy conference in Charleston food banquet for the football squad Metter and san meeting and other events. The club issued a contest booklet titled How to Be a Successful Winter Player by Blelding.
Statewide shoe pitching tournament announced by Robart Hawkins of West Virginia University extension. Event opens Friday September 9 at 1 pm on the fair grounds with draw for places earlier that day. Free admission for participants. lodging and travel costs partially covered by the fair association with two contestants per county.
Secretary Owens of the state militia department reports charges filed against John Ball of Charleston for possessing two gallons of moonshine. Ball was arrested September 18 on David Creek. His hearing was set for a later date by Squire Tally.
Rotary clubs across the state especially southern West Virginia are urged to hold a conference at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Frank Marsh, Charleston club president, announced the gathering conducted by Dadey Alien of the International Society for Crippled Children. The event involves the state department of education and various civic bodies to promote child welfare with representations present. Burglary case: 11-year-old Trane Fowler confessed to several Burglaries but was released to her parents for reform.
City policeman Thomas H. Burdetts, now suspended, was held for action by the grand jury after a hearing before Magistrate A. Gruyter following charges by Susan Spencer of the South Side. Bond set at $2,000. Burdetts is charged with attempting an assault on a South Side girl and remains indefinitely suspended from the police force.
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