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of the finest candy stocks in the city.The Charleston store is the latest in a chain of more than 30 In West Virginia, Ohio and Michigan. Mrs. Goff is a native of Madison and attended the Scott high school there. She formerly was a department manager at Krcsge’s store here.. Store hours at Mary Lee shop are 9 a. tn. to 11 p. m* daily, and noon to 9 p. m, Sunday, The shop is air-conditioned and has a special mall order service,Johnson Indicted In EmbezzlementGrand Jury Accuses State Senator of Taking S3,000POINT PLEASANT. Aug. 24,—W! —State Sen. Howard S. Johnson, fourth district Republican, faced today a four-count grand jury accusation that he embezzled $3,000 from the estate of Perry M;- Gabbert.The indictment filed with the Mason county circuit clerk, set out that Johnson- was executor and trustee of the estate and accused him * of embezzling the sums of $1,BOO, $500, $400 and $300.Creates FirmThe true bill stated that Johnson had created the firm of Howard S. Johnson, Inc., in which there were four other incorporators- holding one share of stock each.Before the grand jury, the hillsaid, two of the persons,, listed sai they had not signed thd agreement papers and the other two said they had signed but knew nothing about operations of the concern*.The indictment charged that the firm of Howard • S, Johnson, Inc., borrowed from Howard S- Johnson, executec and jtrUstee, $3,000 of funds belonging to the Gabbert estate. Records of C. E, Musgrave, com-'missioner of accounts, on file with ^the grand jury’s report, stated that one accounting of the estate had been made In I93B, In 1934, the record said, Mrs. Nan Gabbert McKin-strey of Atlanta, • Ga.y and her two sons, retained a Point Pleasant firm to request a settlement.A settlement was made In. March and on May 5, Judge Lewis H. Miller deposed Johnson as executor, Musgrave's records showed.A federal court jury in Huntington convicted Johnson more than a year ago of embezzlement of funds from the Point Pleasant National bank, of which he formerly was president. The fourth circuit court of appeals set aside the verdict and relieved Johnson from serving a two-year prison term.George No Longer Drinks WhiskeyWblto Ribbon Treatment Made Him Hate LiquorWhite Ribbon Remedy can be Riven in *** sdlk end bee donemuch to stop drunkenness. One woman cured edrunkerd of 20 yeai* with 2?* *** ^ The price is *2.00 and la ror sale at Llggett'a and all good drug 8 tores.—Adv.
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Charleston Gazette
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Thu, Aug 25, 1938
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