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The Charleston Daily Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 5

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f. SOCIAL AtMmctation Members of the past chiefs as- aoclation. Glendale temple No. a 6, entertained Tuesday evening thft home of Mrs. W.

M. Adkins, oC Edge wood. The hostesses were Mrs. Adkins; and MrS. Joseph Amen.

Those present were: Mrs. M. W. Cavender, -Mrs Fred Tully, Mrs. J.

L. Stricklen, Mrs. CharleB King, Mrs. Stricklen, Mrs. Ida Johnson, Mrs.

Minnie Jones. Mrs, John High, Mrs. L.e- roy Swinburn, Mrs. O. U.

Kean. Con Murphy, Mrs. Kebecca Isacoff and Mrs. Fink. THE CHARLESTON DA ELY MAIL, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1031 PAGE FIVE PERSONAL Mrs Stephen Tiyuid and A i Boss or Chicago, tli have fceen called to Charleston by the serious illness of their mothei.

Mis Alton X. Davif. of Quariiet struct, who is a patient ai the Valley hospital. Mrs. Waller Hauly.

of i i i a Btieet. atitl Airs. John of Ijewisburg, are spending seveial days at Atlantic City. N. J.

Mrs. Raymond D. Milter, who has been attending the summer sessions at State Teachers' college, Harrison- burjr, wfll arrive in Charleston Friday to be the guest ot her parents. Mr. and Mrs.

William Adkins, of Edgewt'Od. Mrs. "Mose Buiarskv, of the Richmond Mpartmentfe, is thp Riicfat ol her patents at New Kensington, Va Mr. and Mr--. Frank have returned to i home in i street atter a sevej-al da.x« it.it at Muntington.

FORMER BASEBALL PLAYER IS CLEARED Murder Indictment Against Jesse Nidiffer Will Not be Pressed WJBL.CH, July 23 indictment against Jesse Mtdifter, of Coalwood, mine employee and former semi-professional baseball player. for the slaying of T. A. Brvant nolle pressed in McDowell county criminal court yesterday. Bryant and J.

Ai. Jackson, both former residents of Tennessee, were killed at Nidiffer's home last December 24. Nidiffer was tried in January for the slaying of Jackson and acquitted. This week defense counsel moved for dismissal of the charge of slaying Johnson but Judge the motion. Prosecuting Attorney Wilson Anderson, however, then told the couit that Nidiffer had been acquitted on one charge and that no additional evidence could be pi evented al a second trial and moved the indictment be nolle prosted Mr.

amt L. S. Rchols and S. Kohols, Ji of Qitai i lei street. have returned from their camp at -Madison.

Mrs Charles Singleton ani daughtei, JS'ancj, Foil Hill, will return the last of the week trom JHddleport, where they are the guests of Mrs. Rodney Downing. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kuhn and Miss Dorothy Jane Kuhn, who have been the guests of Mr.

and Mrs. E. Ktrtin at their home in Beaure- Kdrd street, have returned to their home at Detroit, Mich. air. and Mrs.

Jt. Arnctt and James, of Vark avenue, are spending several days at Bluefleld, the guests of Mia T. Frazier. Miss Thurma ot" Korth Ko is the guest of Mifes Charlotte of Kandolph street. Mr.

Jerry Duerr, -who been the guest of Mr. and Mr. J. J. Hastie, of Garden street, has returned to Canton.

O. He was accompanied by Miss- Florence Hattie, who will several days with Mibfc Edna Finney, at Canton, before going to Steubenville, where she will spend the remainder of the Bummer with Mi. and Mrs. Leonaid Mrs. Goldie Morgan, of "Washington street, and Mi-fc.

Donald "Whltcraft, ot MarJinton, returned Jiome Tuesdav from Alliance, they were the guests of Mrs Jiorgan's nister and brother-in-law, Tlev. and Mrs A CKcrholt, and of Mrs. Korean's father, Mr F. Casto. They were accompanied home by Mr.

Catto, who spend t.c\eial vceks in Chaileston as the of relatives. NEW REGULATIONS MADE FOR TRAFFIC Ruff net Avenue Will Become Arterial Highway Ruflfner avenue has become an arterial highway intersecting Virginia street, according: to an order of Mayor Be Van. In announcing the tuvffic change, the mayor said Thuisday "This will be effective as soon as proper signs have been erected at the crossings. The chief leason for making the changre was that it will stop hpeedinsr in the lontr block.s jn.st east of KuKner in Virginia and expedite cross traffic." Virginia has been the aiteiial highway Stop signs will be placed at its intersection ith Riirtner, the length ot which will now be arterial. The traffic department, thp mayor said, also has elected a stop sign in Second avenue at its, junction with the Patriot street bridge This followed an investigation which resulted from a city council report stating that accidents were occurring at the bridge approach by fic coming from the NEW SUITS FILED Chancery Actions Filed in Common Pleas Court A suit tor $7,000 damages has been filed in circuit court by Fieda Schwender against the Equitable Life Assurance Society ot the United States.

Seven chancery suits have been filed by the Security Bank and Trust company in the common pleas court, naming the following as defendants: George A. Pauline and others, N. F. Conner and another. George R.

Kinder and others, S. Boggess and others, and H. ham and others in three caseb. A chancery suit also has been filed in common pleas court by J. Cantrell against Janie Cantrell.

Four chancery actions have been filled in circuit court by the Title Insurance company of Richmond, naming the following as defendants: Dunbar Land company, Ka- naviha Valley Improvement company, J. McClellan and Sullivan Doss. A chancery biut also as entered 11 i i court taj Gladjs Lindha and another against O. Kucha a Mr. Smith, of Detroit, who has been touring the ttates.

lor months, will rf-turn home by the southern route, ai riving: in Charleston in August, to ho the guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. JT. Smith, of Edgewood Miss Maiy Carper will Saturday to her home in Lee stieet from Morgantown, where she has been a student at the summei session ot" university.

Mr. and Mis. George "Biaflv, of. Ttarboms-ville, are the guests oC Mr and' Mrs W. of Garden street.

Mia. 1 ci'Ftt a trr, of GarMn avenup, i a to Msit relatives at Mann. Mr. and Mrs. Beit a i ger, -with their son, a a been tbp of Mr and of SiMh te- io their homp in Toferto, a i i a homp i after a i i a i a Howard Tuesday to home in Virginia j-'treet from i she was the guet oC ICE Is Nature's Way of Keeping Foods Pure and Wholesome DIAMOND ICE COAL CO.

or Scrtiuo Call 2 or For Fur Storage, Cap. 55 Murage, 437 Taste the Flavor Most Good Stores Have Them, But-- If your favorite grocer has not been supplied, call us at CAPITOL 52 F2 and we'll give you the name of a grocer near jou who can supply you with Charleston's n-- i most popular delicacy--Holz's "Skinless Franks" Really, the demand has exceeded our expectations. Try them and you'll know why! Skinless, tender, delicious i P. E. Holz Sons Co.

Charleston, W. Va. Ask Your Grocer for Kanawha Brand ONE KILLED. 9 HURT AS DERRICK FALLS Frame Work of Building in New York Collapses; Cables Broken K10VV 5TOKK. 21 Dougheity, a was killed yesterday when a.

dcriick collapsed on a tive-btory builrtmj, under construction and the fram-e work tumbling- to the btteet below Nine were injured. The snapping of cables as 'the derrick broke and steol commenced to fall warned seveial workn.cn a i and they leaped to satety in an excavation imdet the sidewalk. Both arms of the cle.iick tumbling i i One bounced on to the loof of a bmidmy the and imbedded itself, i the other into tht- i A three-ton mrrtei i i one of (lie booiiT- i the stieet The loioe ol doi i rollap'-e ca liked rivets io i in till parts of the uppiH i and Cell into a tangled mass, on i i Moor, i ing. Be was crushed bentvith them HUGE DRAW BRIDGE NEARS COMPLETION WASHINGTON, July 23 (AP) --The costliest and heaviest draw bridge in the woild hat. beuri piac- tically completed by Uncle Sam oVer the Potomac liver and be opened i a year Ht.

part ot the George Washington bicentennial celebration. The greater part of SJ 4,500,000 has been expended on the white atone span stretching from i coln memorial in "Washington to the homo of General Lee in Arlington National comciery in Virginia. When sidewalks have been laid on the bridge and approaches- completed, it will a the fruition of a throe-year-oUT plan for spanning the i ivet between those points-. The bridge itself cost $7 500.000 FOUB BOOK PASSAGE Ashley Flies to Charleston, S. in Five Hours Three p.it-beu^eis had booked transpoitation tor Thursday afternoon oh tho PittfeJnn plane to Pittsbuigh They A.

learner, of New YorX, who will connections at i lor New York, ana L. Hooks and ,7 riuni- cal, both bound for Pittsburgh. Mr Hooks and iVFr I i i a a been at the "Daniel Bootip lieip C. KitrVt hookPd pnssns-p tm the BIiiefieM piano Thin silo A noon. A i offloirtTw said (her boon notified bv Ashlev, merly of lostoii and man- agei of jn on-port at Lakeland, Fla a ho had a i non-stop from i Charleston in five left here atii-t i a in Charleston lie IMI i i from Uuti nit to i a i S'in- son in ono plane BINGHAM ASKS FOR GOOD AIR SERVICE Future of Aviation Depends on Improved Facilities, Senator Says OFFICIALS RETURN Tests are Held at Lewisburg for Milk Purchasers Tin cc officials ot the state 3c- i i i i returned Thmsdav i isburg i on a oontlnetetl for wholesale a of milk Tht- tcst.s.

to dotei i i it the chasers able i pei-ren of i fat, are rciuiretl pnsspd i I 3 I lesisln tin p. Those poii- rtuctod tosts I I i 8 i i a --A p(M s. pulse i (i a i ot i i i 1 "i hivils .1 i i i f.iusint; pai i i i i i for onsulc 1 int, linn cibi A I 2:3 VP) AJoi'e intelligent i i on the pa.it OL the air transport companies described a hj Senator Uiny Connecticut, as the need ot aviation ot the iulure. Bmsham, as pi ehident, told thu National A i i association i his a a address that progrre.ss- in aviation iniifet hf baser! on scientifi tiuth a a on optimism Tho of lAtmn a.s a niPaiT- r-1 regulai ti inspoi I SPI VHH IIP depended upon i I limy." i them a "Fiist. I ice in close haiiiioin a Ihc i a a i ho I himself i A i i a in aule i I i 1 a a i ni he i i i nuu'Ji I IISH i piosau- i mc.ins of t) i i t.v- -A Complete Department Store 31O-316 Capitol Street IT said H( CAM? Fo bv a ing', oj tim but les tion "bpcontl, p.i'-spnsei in cKulint- i i absence of noii-e to poinut convpisaUon ae, as.

on a i a i and also absence ol the necessity ot. sitting still in one i small seat timing the time oi the "Tlnirt, i ib the i oi rate.s The average passeimei is i ing to pay toi exti a on fast trains aiirt will provided he seciit-p- a he pav- I i is no itMson why the HI pa.s- should not he i i to pax lit Ho more Ihsm ho p.ivs on fi i i i a i i i i i aderinato i m.in Hcoominoil.i i i i i i i i 1n i i a i i i a i pussentjoi i i i 1 i ir lini'4 il it i A Complete Selling of The Stock of Our Huntington Store Betty Gay Shop 234 CAPITOL ST. We wish to apologize to our many customers who were turned away the first day of our sale. We have taken still further markdowm in order that you may still share in this value giving sale Plan to attend. OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF LOVELY New Summer DRESSES TO BE SACRIFICED Wash Crepes Printed Crepes Silk Shantung Ensemblex Printed Plain Chiffons Dance Frocks Printed Ensembles Printed Crepes Formerly Priced $7.95 BULK OF ENTIRE STOCK LESS THAN 60 DAYS OLD Sale Prices $1 .90 1 Junior size 11 to 15 Regular sizes 14 to 38 Stout size 38 to 48 Due to the fact that we are taking tremendous markdowns we urge our many friends and customers to make their selections carefully.

We will be unable to make any refunds or exchanges. All sales final. Dresses in this group are guaranteed to be less than off of wholesale price Plenty of Half Sizes for Women Who Are Hard to Fit GIRLS Vacation Time Is CAMP TIME these three piece, a blue, fine Czimp and Beach Broadcloth JSuits the outdoor miss will have unlimited ftood times without the worry of tearing 01 a dress frock. In Shorts find Middies a remarkable nf low MS Verv sfvlish. AT AND .95 SPORT A A TO08-KIRLS' DKI.METAJEXT.

TJITKD FLOOR SPECIAL! One Rack of Girls Summer Dresses i i ks in fiinted Pilks Organdies All 1he a summer stv3p pi mts a folois. hat i i i i i i the a i i ruif-s isb Vacation Special at $1 ALSO BABY Girls' Dresses l''or i Is, one to could not clioose a lior i dross Hand mi shod i A i I'lnk 3 HOSIERY Full Fashioned All Silk Chiffons and Service Weights Going At One Price Every Pair Perfect 59 NEW HATS 1200 Late Summer Styles Going at 39c 79c 99c Panamas Turbans Linens Brocaded Silks Special at MORE Vacation Specials Girls' Beach Sandals I blue, si pen, i a orange. Sizes 2 1 -i to 7. Special $1.39 GIRLS' Strap Play Slippers i i hepls ami black and i toes. Latest styles Good collection Gills' size? CLEAN UP! All Junior misses' blond and while ghoefa in pumps, straps and sandals Very Special $1.45 at Special al $3.95 CHIMJBEXR' Anklet Sox I ravon ailKs, lislp a cot ion" -VT1 colois a color combinations.

A i a sivhsh. Fl'RXISHTXGS-- DIAMOND TH TRD FLOOR --For Those Of You Who Decide To-Stay Home For Vacation Why not be as comfortable as possible out on your own Sun Porch with our fine Three Piece Fiber Furniture Vacation Special Off on Fiber Suites 0 by Fibrr i i Reg. $17.50. now by 10 Fiber Kngs Reg jjilo.OO. now by 0 Fiber Kugs IV" by I'ibcr Kugs $5.23, new Glazed Chintz each Draperies to m.itch, $11.50 $9.50 $6.00 $4.25 $3.39 pair A Real Vudor Porch shades--Discount Governor Wiuthrop Desk, 'Maliogany and Walmil finish 1 Pull up chairs-Tapestry upholstering--each Large collection of curtain and drapery remnants, wow off Special table ol' Cretonnes selling regular at $1 and $1.25 yd.

Special--ya rd DIAMOND FOURTH FLOOR $29.50 $7.39 regulai- 89c Offei Final Clearance Price On All Summer Footwear We have a very coniplelc seJeclion of (he finest in Summer Foohvear; latest in summer styles, shapes and color shades, -which only a phort time sold foj'-- $10.00. All Go For $4.95 Genuine $6 Deauville Sandals NOW $1.95 LADIES' SHOES--MA EN FLOOK Beauty Shop Special Shampoo and Finger Wave $1 PERMANENT WAVES of Distinction Frederic Vita Tonic Diamond AA Special 1 SK $15.00 Mr. Rywant offers the CA Personality" Haircut DUC BT3AUTY SHOP--MEZZANINE -fa.

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