Housing move sparks West Virginia political feud
The Charleston Gazette and Wheeling News argue over federal housing offices relocation with Charleston in a battle for prestige and Parkersburg challenging the idea. They note past disputes and predict strong opposition, while warning that price fixing codes could block wheels.
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Federal Housing Administration
Charleston Gazette
Wheeling News
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
Charleson
Veterans’ Bureau
Joe Smith
Smith
Housing Administration
Tax evasion risk in textile mills prompts keen officials
Washington reports the federal trade commission failed to obtain tax data from about 300 textile mills after a strike spurred a probe. Only forty firms filed reports, many operators missing books. The piece hints at Morgenthau concerns over tax evasion and possible door-to-door checks.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
New Jersey
Morgenthau
Epasine
Internal Revenue Bureau
New York
Thirty Years Ago Today Marriages And Local Events
Miss Bertha Senter and Owen T. Smith wed in Bristol. W T Dickey named Southern Express agent in Bluefield. A Hall and Lula Gilmore united in Tek. Captain Ford moves family Welch to Charleston. Grat Harman and Sarah Scott wed at Tazewell. A E Bivens home fire on Princeton road. Ten years ago: Bluefield Gas and Power eyed lines to Bluefield Virginia. Mamie Slaughter dies at Virginia Side home. W A Phillips, noted coal operator, dies in Philadelphia.
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Owen T. Smith
Bluefield
Bristol
W. T. Dickey
Southern Express Company
A. Hall
Radford
Lula Gilmore
Graham
George M. Ford
Welch
Charleston
Grat Harman
Sarah Scott
Tazewell
A. E. Bivens
Princeton Road
Bluefield Gas and Power Company
Mies
Mamie Slaughter
J. T. Slaughter
Virginia
W. A. Phillips
Southern West Virginia
Philadelphia
Abilities and Perseverance Outlook from A. T. Stewart
A quotation from A. T. Stewart notes that abilities, though splendid, require intense labor and persevering application to command success. The remark emphasizes effort over innate talent.
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A. T. Stewart
Short Session Hints From Washington on Congress and Roosevelt
Washington sources say the next Congress may convene a short session to aid presidential plans as Roosevelt presses for a strong hand. Democratic majorities and new lawmakers cloud how much veto power or decisive action will shape the final course of the New Deal.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Rainbow Clown Hails Anglo American Cooperation Leader
Ambassador Robert W. Bingham urges immediate close British American diplomacy to solve global problems. He argues Roosevelt with majorities in Congress can act as national chief executive and vows that a Britain U S cooperation would bind the world to lasting peace. He calls for united English speaking peoples to ease panics and security worldwide.
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Robert W. Bingham
Bingham
League of Nations
World Court
American Congress
United States
Roosevelt
Senate
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Court of St. James
Britain
America
Great Britain
Kentucky
France and Russia Treaty Sparks European Peace Hope
French foreign minister Pierre Laval announced an understanding with Moscow to act together for peace in eastern Europe. The setup could check Nazi Germany and avert a new world war, but Adrien Daric warned that close ties with Russia might provoke Japan and threaten French Indochina and Siberia. France risks greater trouble by inviting Japan into Asia.
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Russia
Pierre Laval
Paris
Moscow
Europe
Adrian Dariac
Japan
Tokyo
Siberia
Manchukuo
Relief Era Children and Welfare Statistics Highlight Burden
Federal figures show over 3 million relief families and rising birth rates among them. Milwaukee and New York data reveal thousands of relief babies born yearly, with Huntington studies noting 4.7 children per family and high unemployment. Advocates push birth control policies over sterilization amid hardship.
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Hopkins
Milwaukee
New York City
Huntington
American Birth Control League
Senate panel probes gun sources as gangland slayings loom
Investigators from the senate munitions committee plan to question arms manufacturers about how gangsters obtain firearms. They aim to distinguish machine guns, which are built for military and police use, from common handguns easily bought from retailers. The panel notes private firms could easily manufacture guns, while seeking a feasible solution faces limited prospects.
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Senate Committee
Enmy
Navy
Marines
National Guard
Long Road to Recovery Highlighted for New Dealers
The piece notes new dealers may still face a lengthy journey to recovery, suggesting reminders may already have occurred and emphasizing the slow pace ahead in economic improvement.
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Tipperary
Utilities push model laws to speed public works growth
The PWA legal division circulated two model laws to thirty state legislatures urging passage. One allows municipalities to issue revenue bonds to attract PWA funds for city power plants with repayment from plant proceeds. The second shortens bond ad time to ten days to accelerate power unit construction.
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PWA
Better Service Club Schedules December 18 Meeting
The Bluefield Better Service club announces its December meeting will be held December 18 in Municipal Auditorium, not December 20 as planned. Howard Welling, the club chairman, said the date change avoids a conflict with Community Christmas tree committee preparations starting December 19. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year.
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Bluefield Better Service Club
Municipal Auditorium
Howard Welling
The Once Over on a Year of Repeal
A year after repeal Prohibition is still hard to enforce and high grade whiskey remains scarce. Blends flood the market with cheap, labeled liquids that would have been rejected by bootleggers. Despite bars returning and revenue falling short, bootleggers thrive while drinking remains costly.
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America
Abels
Child befriended by Einstein rating sparks school talk
A seven year old New York boy earned an intellectual rating with Professor Einstein as critics note children’s speech often incomprehensible to adults.
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New York
Einstein
Five to Three Naval Expansion Sparks Congressional Action
Vinson warns Congress to authorize building five ships for every three Japan ships if Washington treaty breaks down. Upton Sinclair details his California and Washington defeat. F B Wright says moon is cold and dead though it warms lovers. Princess Mdivani touts three week fast for weight loss. Soviet govt ousts town lax officials, unnoticed by many cities.
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Japan
Vinson
House Naval Affais Committee
Congress
December 6 Birthday Horoscope for Sagittarius
If December 6 is your birthday the best hours for you on this date are from 10 30 a m until noon from 3 30 to 5 30 p m and from 7 30 to 9 30 p m The danger periods are from 8 39 to 10 30 a m from 12 30 to 2 30 p m and from 9 30 to 11 30 p m On this December 6 avoid being contrary unless a definite reason exists in policy decisions if asked to express yourself in business merit should decide not personalities Irritability could disrupt business and social affairs money may relieve pressure if sought properly Don’t dally in mail deliveries trace important items by phone if time passes without receipt avoid lack of attention at social gatherings Married or engaged couples should accept personal suggestions for a good purpose Patience is a virtue for those born December 6 social work marriage children and travel interests may provide happiness and success
Notable 19th Century Figures Highlighted in Obscure Listing
Edward H. Southern actor, Charles M. Hall manufacturer, William Henry Lippincott painter, De S. Mosby Confederate soldier, George G. West statesman, Thomas De K Winans engineer and inventor appear in a historical roster of notable individuals.
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Edward H. Southern
Charles M. Hall
William Henry Lippincott
de S. Mosby
George G. West
Thomas de K. Winans
Kiwanis Leader Injured After Fall Downstairs
Sistersville West Virginia Russell A. Adams district governor of the West Virginia Kiwanis clubs and president of the Tyler county board of education is confined to his bed after a fall downstairs. Physicians said he received bruises and was suffering from shock and probably will be in bed several days.
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Sistersville
W. Va
Russell A. Adams
West Virginia Kiwanis Clubs
Tyler County Board of Education
Haffard to Speak on Whis Program
J. Hudson Haffard, chairman of the Salvation Army advisory board, will speak on WHIS Thursday from 2 to 2 30 on the weekly Salvation Army program.
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Haffard
WHIS
J. Hudson Haffard
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Salvation Army
A Book A Day By Bruce Catton on The Forty Days of Musa Dagh
Bruce Catton reviews Franz Werfel The Forty Days of Musa Dagh, praising its vivid depiction of Armenian villagers resisting the Turkish empire in 1915. He notes the novel as thrilling and morally probing, offering a meditation on nationalism and human spirit, with Viking publisher and a $3 price.
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Musa Dagh
Franz Werfel
Enver Pasha
Abdul Hamid
Antioch
Tuks
Broadway Bill and Other Films The Screen Life Review
A critic surveys Broadway Bill with Frank Baxter Myrna Loy and Walter Connolly noting a suspenseful horse race and a love triangle. It also discusses Capra comedies It Happened One Night and Forsaking All Others with Joan Crawford Clark Gable and Robert Montgomery plus The Mighty Barnum starring Wallace Beery Adolphe Menjou and Rochelle Hudson.
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Broadway
Bill
Frank Capra
Warner Baxter
Myrna Loy
Walter Connolly
Baxter
Capra
Joan Crawford
Clark Gable
Robert Montgomery
Charles Butterworth
W. S. van Dyke
Barnum
Wallace Beery
Adolphe Menjou
Rochelle Hudson
Janet Beecher
East West Split Looms in House GOP Over Leadership
The piece notes a tight East West division among house Republicans, with vacancy in Indiana from Landis death potentially shifting balance. It explains GOP representation across states, listing Delaware and Vermont as lone solid GOP delegations and multiple solid Democratic delegations, while Democrats hold 45 of 48 states.
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Landis
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New Jersey
Pennsylvania
House
Delaware
Vermont
North Dakota
Colorado
Montana
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Republican House Divisions Signal Friable Unity Ahead of Campaign
The piece analyzes GOP seat distribution across states, noting nine eastern bloc states with heavy voting power and a scattered western caucus. It argues sectional interests, agriculture versus industry, and regular versus progressive factions threaten GOP cohesion before the next presidential race.
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Republican House
Meanderings from New York Social Life and Entertainment
New York gossip from Paul Harrison notes the entomologists’ national convention here and Manhattan’s rustic social scene. Highlights include the Waldorf-Astoria County Fair Ball and Park Lane Milky Way Ball with extravagant catering and two blue-blooded cows. Sally Rand’s performances draw big crowds with costly balloons and no cover charge.
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Sally Rand
Miss Rand
Barney Gallant
Greenwich Village
Miami
Earl Carroll
Pope
Barry Richman
Henry
Duke of Kent
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