WEDDING AND CLUB NEWS HIGHLIGHTS FROM MORGAN TOWN
Zanesville bride Mrs Alfred W Baker and Morgantown social circle guests gather as Barbara Coombs marries David C Bane at First Presbyterian Morgantown. Also Austin Nester wedding in Oakland Md. Quota Club meeting reports from New Orleans convention with West Virginia member Effie Loudermilk elected 2nd vice president of Quota International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quota Club
Dolores Peters
Jo Ann Reger
New Orleans
Maude Bush
Donna Ryan
Rhea Fisher
Quota International
United States
Canada
Australia
Princeton
West Virginia
Bluefield
Effie Loudermilk
Community Club Notices and Local Honors
June social calendar lists church meetings at First Baptist West Main Methodist VFW Auxiliary and more with times and host addresses. Features include Dorothy Dix speaking at a convention, Miss Marie Powell named to Pitt Hall of Fame, and a Pittsburgh area summer camping group roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
West Main Street Methodist Church
Blanche Brand
VFW
General Aid
Andrews Methodist Church
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Bruce Bumgarner
Wabash Avenue
Daisy Dotson
King's Daughters Bible
CARE COMES FIRST IN BRIDGE LESSONS AND A MISPLAY
The article discusses a bridge deal where careful observation is crucial. South opens with I Heart, North responds, and the winner misplays by missing a trump drop. The tale cautions players to hear all bids and see every card, recalling past plays to avoid costly errors.
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South
French Submarine Phenix Hosts Camp Guests at Buckhannon
Sixty three Mrs Charles Renner were guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Morgan at their cabin on the Buckhannon last week. Fishing was the main sport indulged in by the party of campers who reported a very enjoyable trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Renner
Frank Morgan
Buckhannon
Per
Local Personal Notices From Area Residents
Mrs. Charles Reedy visited Margaret Powell and family in Coraopolis Pennsylvania last week. Alfred Baker and daughter from Zanesville Ohio are staying with Dolores Bolin Curry in Beech Street. Alice Margaret Holt visits friends in Wheeling this week. Jimmy Powell of New Martinsville visits cousins Florence and Edna Morgan on Thayer Avenue. W R Porterfield and family from Pittsburgh were weekend guests of L G Powell on Maple Avenue. Porterfield is now master mechanic at Glenwood shops. Della Tierley is a surgical patient at City Hospital. Lynn Faulkner, local high school teacher, underwent a major operation at City Hospital Tuesday morning. Mrs Mary Phillips, Mrs Charles Burke Jr and Miss Alice Jenkins returned home after visiting the New York World’s Fair. Mr and Mrs C A Fryer of East Radford Virginia announce birth of Frederick Thomas, eight pounds, June 18. mother is former Miss Bertha Bolliger of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reedy
Margaret Powell
Coraopolis
Alfred Baker
Zanesville
Ohio
Dolores Bolin Curry
Beech Street
Alice Margaret Holt
Wheeling
Jimmy Powell
New Martinsville
Florence
Edna Morgan
Thayer Avenue
W. R. Porterfield
Pittsburgh
L. G. Powell
Maple, Avenue
Porterfield
Glenwood
Della Tiérley
City Hospital
Lynn Faulkner
Mary Phillips
Charles Burke, Jr
Alice Jenkins
Opposition to Federal Mine Inspection Bill Sparked by Battle
Washington June 20 John D Battle executive secretary of the National Coal Association testified before a Senate subcommittee that a bill authorizing federal inspections of coal mines is dangerous and likely unconstitutional He argued the measure centralizes power in Washington and would supersede state control The bill would require annual inspections of mines selling in interstate commerce and allow inspections after accidents or on petition by workers or their representatives Battle cited existing state regulation and federal authorities under the Bureau of Mines and the Bituminous Coal Act of 1937 in opposing the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John D. Battle
National Coal Association
Senate
Main
Ing
Battle
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Neely
W. Va
Secretary of the Interior
Bureau of Mines
A. W. Dick
The
American Miningress
Pennsylvania Leads Anthracite Safety Debate at Hearing
Norman F. Patton of the Anthracite Institute of New York told a sub committee that 99 percent of commercial anthracite production in the western hemisphere comes from Pennsylvania and that the state has 586 regulating laws for the industry. He urged no further federal regulation as figures from the U S Bureau of Mines show 5.06 deaths per million tons produced in 1938, noting a downward casualty curve in recent decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman F. Patton
Anthracite Institute of New York
Hemisphere
Pennsylvania
Patton
United States Bureau of Mines
Japan Won't Yield in Kulangsu Negotiations Amid Tensions
Amoy reports say Japan will not back down in talks over Kulangsu status as 42 Japanese marines landed May 12 and a blockade began June 15. Goro Uchida says negotiations will resume at his initiative, with Japan seeking three additional Amoy council seats and claiming foreign bases aid anti-Japanese activity. Britain and France dispute accusations of reefed supplies to a canteen and a gunboat incident, while a boycott British goods banner emerges in occupied zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shangahi
Amoy
Kulangsu
Britain
Japan
Yangtze Rilver
Scarab
Wuhu
Yangtze
International Settlement
British Women and Children Evacuate Tientsin
One hundred twenty British women and children evacuate today from the beleaguered British concession in Tientsin as foreign nationals depart amid the siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tientsin
Troops Sail From British River Boat To Tangku Coast
On a small British river boat bound for Tangku troops transfer to coastal steamers for Chin uangtao and Pehtajho beaches. The coastward movement proceeds along a 200 mile stretch northeast of Tientsin with many boarding the steamer last night.
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Tangku
Chinuangtao
Pehtajho Beach
Tientsin
C and P Company Loses Appeal in Gambling Indictment
Charleston June 20 The Supreme Court upheld Berkeley County circuit court ruling overruling a demurrer to an indictment against Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co for using telephone lines to transmit horse racing results for gambling. The 1938 bill charged the company with unlawfully furnishing information aiding pool rooms. Justice Kenna wrote the opinion noting the statute aims to prevent gambling and that knowledge of the offense would be considered at trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Supreme Court
Berkeley County
Berkeley County Grand Jury
Court notes lack of knowledge not a defense
In mitigation of punishment public policy would not permit lack of diligence or attentiveness to constitute a substantial defense. The court pointed out that lack of knowledge is insufficient grounds to sustain the demurrer.
Squalus Commander Testifies On Dive Readiness
Portsmouth June 20 Lieutenant Oliver P F Naquin commander of the sunken submarine Squalus testifies at a naval court inquiry he carries a message from the dead Ensign Joseph W Patterson of Oklahoma City says his portion of the ship was rigged for the final dive on May 23 Patterson perished with 25 others when the Squalus sank to a depth of 240 feet in New Hampshire waters
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Portsmouth
N. H
Oliver PF. Naquin
Naval Court of Inquiry
Joseph W. Patterson
Oklahoma City
Police Tour Dam Visit Highlights West Virginia Convention
Fraternal Order of Police delegates at Clarksburg toured the Grafton Tygar t river flood control dam with Mayor Gillispie and Police Chief Lockard escorting. Captain Muter explained dam operations as part of a West Virginia police convention program in Clarksburg. Law enforcement leaders then conducted elections during the three day joint convention with the State Sheriffs' association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraternal Order of Police
Clarksburg
Grafton
Tygart River
P. F. Gillispie
A. E. Lockard
John M. Muter
U. S
West Virginia
State Sheriffs’ Association
Squires Renominated for FOP Presidency in West Virginia
Veterans and police nominees are named for the Fraternal Order of Police regional election. Henry Squires, Fairmont assistant police chief, seeks another term against Huntington patrolman Harry Harris. Other nominees include Clarence Custer of Wheeling and Vincent Onestinghel of Clarksburg for vice president, Marvin Nichols of Fairmont secretary, Leslie L. Harris of Wheeling incumbent treasurer Homer Moses of Charleston. Sheriff Moore M. Reynolds of Harrison County says nominations will finish today. A Hollywood Movie ball is set for tonight, with the annual banquet tomorrow featuring former Circuit Judge Birk S. Stathers of Clarksburg as speaker.
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Grafton
Squires
Henry Squires
Fairmont
Harry Harris
Huntington
Clarence Custer
Wheeling
Vincent Onestinghel
Clarksburg
Marvin Nichols
Leslie L. Harris
Homer Moses
Charleston
Moore M. Reynolds
Harrison County
Sheriff's Association
Birk S. Stathers
Attempt Made to Show Buckner Wasted Money
In New York on June 20 the government sought to prove via hotel credit managers that William P. Buckner Jr and other defendants charged with mail fraud misused bondholders funds tied to Philippine railway bonds. The defendants include Buckner, Gillespie, Hyde, Turner, Buencamino and others on trial in federal court for defrauding bondholders through Buckner's chairmanship of the bondholders committee.
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New York
William P. Buckner, Jr
Buckner
Hollywood
William J. Gillespie
John Stuart Hyde
C. Wesley Turner
Felipe Buencamino
Bondholders’ Committee
Union Leader Found Killed in Worthington
Union official A. Ray Kelley, 56, district representative of the United Mine Workers, was found dead near his Worthington home from a bullet wound. Coroner Cecil Urbaniak said suicide is suspected but an investigation continues into possible accidental discharge. Kelley’s health had been poor, and no note was found. Surviving are his widow and three children.
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Fairmont
Cecil Urbaniak
A. Ray Kelley
United Mine Workers of America
Worthington
A. R. Kelley, Jr
Urbaniak
Kelley
UMWA
Taamny
Consolidation Coal Co
Hopke Firm Wins Major State Road Contract
The State Road Commission announced a contract awarding ten miles of road in Kanawha County to the W. H. Armstrong Company of Washington, D. C. The bid of 270310.75 was the low figure. W. B. Hopke, formerly of the city and a partner in the Armstrong firm, will supervise the project, which will begin soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
W. H. Armstrong Company
Washington, D. C
W. B. Hopke
State Road Commission
Hopke
Armstrong Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Annabel P. Swisher
Alfred W. Baker
Wilfred Bolin Curry
Barbara Coombs
David C. Bane
Baltimore
First Presbyterian Church
Morgantown
W.E. Brooks
Miss Coombs
Rand
Wayne F. Co
L. Davis Coombs
James B. Combs
Thomas S. Coombs
Wayne F. Coombs, Jr
Zaneville
John R. Davis
Weston
Homer B. Shaffer, Jr
James B. Byrum
Charles M. Towler
Pgs Md
Washington, D
Donald D. Smith
Charles F. Eggers
Uniontown
Austin-Nester
Winfield S. Patterson
J. Paul's Methodist Church
Oakland
Dorothy
Muriel Nester
David Nester
Vaylley Falls
Lawrence Thomas Austin
Dessie’ Austin
Blueville
Juanita Rogers
Clarence Nester
First’ Presbyterian Church
Z. L. Dean
Kennedy Street
Ladies’ Aid Society of
M. E
Alice Shroyer
Elizabeth Bowman
P. H.C. Lodge
Philathea
L. J. Bradley
Dorothy Dix
Marie Powell
Lloyd G.awell
Maple Avenue
University of Pittsburgh
Hall of
Powell
Mortar Board
Tor
Mary Catherine Cannon
Betty Cannon
Michael Cannon
Connie Limbers
Jo Ann Limbers
Tommy Limbers
Florence Morgan
Tommy Renner
Elaine Sue Renner
Mathilda Morgan
Nora Limbers
James C. Morgan
Barclay
Shepard Barclay
East
al Ay
Features Syndicate
Ino
Phenix
Indo-China
C. A. Fryer
East Radford
Frederick Thomas
Bertha Bolliger
Fred Bolliger
U.S
Seal Association
Uchida
Jayne
Por
Jenkin Brutisie B
Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
C.&p. Company
Big Dam
Bulova Watches
Shy the Goddess of Time
Bellstein
Graften Bank & Trust Co
Bidg
Marion County
Feed Purina Poultry
Ee Big Pullets
Musgroves
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