The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-05-31

HuntingtOn-TwO pickpOcket cases
appeared in connection with appear
ance of circus here.
Charleston-Dr. V. T. Churchman
of the Churchman Riding Academy
held the first of a series of point TO
point" horse races
McMechen-FOundati have been
started for the erection Of 40 new
houses on the Hickman Coal Co.
property below the run.
Wheeling Fifteenth Annual
State Convention of the Knights of
Columbus closed here Delegates
from every X. of C. chapter in West
Virginia attended.
Observation-Disclosures of the Evans
Lead Co.'S plant, South Charleston.
will be increased 33 per cent when an
additional unit, now under construc-
tion, is completed
Grafton-Clean-up Week is being
held here following a proclamation
recently issued by the Mayor and
County Board Of Health of Taylor
county.
Clarksburg- City Council, meet
ing in initial session here, voted to
retain Harrison c. Otis as city man
-ager. Otis has been city manager
since that form of government was
adopted two years ago.
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automobile that dashed into a stone
wall in Locust avenue will recover
from their injuries, physicians de-
clared. The injured are Max Elliott,
his wife and Gordon Wright.
Grafton-The Salvation Army seeks
$4,000 with which to carry on work
of the organization during the com
ing year. drive to raise the funds
is being conducted by Captain C.
Miller, of the Army, in charge of the
work here.
st. Albans-M p. Summers, who
has been the principal of the ST. AL
bans High School for the last two
years. was elected superintendent of
the st. Albans independent district
for next year at the meeting of the
school board.
Observation-Disclosures Keil. II years
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Keil, Of 205 Maryland avenue, died at
the Mountain state hospital as the re-
suit OF injuries received when he fell
from a stone wall on the Bream
Memorial church grounds
Bluefield-Rev. ]. F. Shepherd, of
Algona, was crushed to death at North
Fork when he attempted to crank his
automobile while the machine was in
gear. When the engine turned over
the car lurched forward, driving the
pastor against another automobile.
Charleston-Incensed at the contin-
ued high price of sugar, Charleston
women may join the sugar boycott
which Is sweeping the country among
women's organizations. Already hun
dreds Of housewives, acting indlvld-
ually, have curtalled the consumption
of sugar.
Aorgantown-Dr G. p. Highly has
resigned as assistant professor Of his
tory in West Virginia University to
accept the appointment as professor
Of history in the University of North
Carolina. DR. Highly will spend the
coming summer in Europe and will
take up his new duties in the fall
CharlestOnIThe Kanawha County
Sunday School Association will meet
here August 21-Z2 Kanawha coun-
~ will send approximately IS dele
gates to the West Virginia Sunday
School Association convention In
Wheeling, June s. and Z, 1t was an
nounced by officers Of the county or
ganization.
Charleston Damages Of $500 were
awarded 10 Mrs. Florence Phillips. Of
Chilicothe, Ohio, In her suit against
Don Chain, sheriff Of Logan county.
by a jury in federal court here. Mrs
Phillips claimed compensation Of S15.-
900 for injuries received n year ago
when the automobile in which she and
her husband were riding collided with
Mr. Chafn's automobile near Chilli.
cothe.
Charles Town window glass cut
ters from an over the country viii
assemble in Charles Town next month.
according TO an announcement of the
national organization which has been
issued TO all branches OF The union.
IL is expected THAT more than 90 dcI-
cgates will be present The object of
the meeting Will bo to coordinate the
efforts OF the several bodies of the un-
ION into one single organization
Charleston Huntington automobile
dealers entertained members of the
Charleston Automobile Dealers assoc
citation in Justice Inn, at Milton. and
announced their plans for launching a
100000 used car corporation To han
die all the second hand automobile
business Of the agencies represented I'm
the Huntington association. The meet
ing was one OF a number Of get