The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-05-04
West Virginia
News Briefs
:. Most Important events
Of entire sfafe covered
. BY cur eorrespondenfs

gives dances.
Bluefield-Contracts for paving
four miles Of streets have been let by
the city.
Huntington-Fred Loar appointed
receiver for the Williams-Burkhart
company.
st. Marys-Thieves broke the win
dow of Phillips drug store and stole
three watches.
Parkersburg lodge is planning
important improvements In the grill
and poolroom here.
Huntington-Charles NJ. Love elect
ed to fill unexpired term on board of
education of the late Homer Bell.
Pit Pleasant-Earl Kincaid, 35,
champion ice skater of the Ohio valley,
dropped dead here Of heart disease.
Hinton-A poultry breeders associa-
ton under the leadership Of County
Agent ]. o. Knapp has been organized
here.
West Union-Joseph Robert Shaffer,
father Of Mrs. Lucy Davis, of Kanawha
county, died here at the age of SO
years.
Parkersburg-Miss Beatrice Tucker
has resigned from her position In
charge of the children's work of the
union mission.
Romney- Clarence Gardner, of Ca
pom Bridge, went on trial on a charge
of shooting and killing Thomas Nc
Kee last month.
Clarksburg-Miss Irene Nay, of Jane
Lew, leads the boys and girls in the
Harrison county calf club. Her calf
gained % pounds last month.
Fairmont-Sol Burka is now the sole
lessee and manager of the Hippodrome
theater of this city, having purchased
the interests of his partner, Russell
Renrici
Morgantown-A community school
for the teaching of religious education,
interdenominational in it's scope, is the
aim of the Morgantown ministerial as
sociation.
Fairmont-Charles Gray Bifle,
said to be former Lutheran minister,
Is under arrest here on charge Of
sending Objectionable matter through
the mails
Charleston-A young girl clad In
grey-blue knickerbockers riding
through the streets Of Charleston on
Smith motor wheel proved to be the
shock of the season.
Fairmont-Four children were poi
soned as the result of eating oranges
thrown out by a grocer. Three other
persons here we're poisoned by eating
roots gathered in their gardens.
Morgantown-An injunction restrain
Ing the Monongalla county court from
spending more money Of a district
bond issue of $325,OO0 on the main
road between Morgantown and Fair
mont has been granted Grant dis
tr1ct taxpayers asked the INDUCTION.
Morgantown-Sentiment of athletic
authorities in 116 West Virginia first
class high schools in regard to the
establishment Of wrestling as a scho-
lastic sport was sought in letters ad-
dressed to the officials by Harry A.
Stansbury, director Of athletics at
West Virginia University. Mr.. STAINS
bury said that If there was sufficient
interest shown the University would
hold a state high school wrestling
tournament at Morgantown next win
ter.
Parkersburg-Fo the purpose of
getting data as TO the condition Of
land for refOrestratiOn and learning
the kind Of timber that is best suited
for each section Of the state, an In
vestigation Is being made Of C. number
Of counties by w. y. Nation. ex-
tension specialist OF the United States
forestry service IT. u. Vandervort,
Of the West Virginia University ex.
tension department and Dr. A. =.
Brooks, chief game warden Of the
state.
Charleston-Blaine Nicholson was
exonerated last night by the school
board Of the charge Of teaching social
ism In connection with his clJsses in
history and economics In me high
school. He was exonerated by the adop-
tion OF the report Of the special com.
mittee that had been appointed to in.
vestigate the case.
Parkersburg- One OF the largest
swimming pools I'm the valley Is under
construction here in Terrapin Park.
rgantOwn-PrOperty assessments
in Morgantown have been Increased
this year from $1S,OOOOOO to S2s. .OOO,OOO
under the new basis OF true and &C.
tual value" assessments, County Asses
sor r. T.. White announced. Real prop
erty assessments we're increased an.
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