Legislature Pushes Tax Reform As State Cuts Spending
West Virginia lawmakers return to work targeting smaller government and new tax collection machinery to unlock 25 million dollars in impounded property taxes. They study suspending or eliminating some state teachers colleges while boosting state assumed debt payments and levying budgets for counties and roads. Former Gov John J Cornwell condemns the rail consolidation plan as harmful to West Virginia, prompting a likely Senate response.
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Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
Senate
House
Crete
Supreme Court
House committee urges $270 million in tax changes
Washington December 6 a subcommittee proposed thirty additional changes in the revenue act aimed at raising about 35 million and building total new levies and tax savings to 270 million to curb family stock and property exchange losses. The plan would tax next year incomes with possible retroactivity if allowed. It targets disallowing losses from related party sales to close tax avoidance niches.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Hill
Democrat
Senate
Code Compliance Scope Is Widened
Charleston officials report the board of public works adjourned without a decision on state funds for teachers salaries. Treasurer Talbott and Auditor Sims will review accounts to identify available funds. A follow up meeting will occur after the survey. The state guarantees minimum salaries for four months with the third month unpaid. Education officials expect schools to run through the Christmas vacation.
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Charleston
W. Va
Board of Public Works
Talbott
Sims
Department of Education
Cornwell Attacks Prince Rail Plan Before WV Legislature
John J. Cornwell general counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio urged West Virginia lawmakers to reject the Prince consolidation plan saying it would devastate tax revenues, create an East Coast duopoly, throw 300,000 workers out of work, and damage state trade. He spoke at a joint session outlining potential B and O absorption by Pennsylvania and Virginian scrapping. A House resolution condemned the plan and a Senate memo was anticipated.
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House
Cornwell
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tn West Virginia
Senate
Stout
Wood
Charleston
W. Va
John J. Cornwell
Joseph B. Eastman
New York Central
B. and O
Eastman
West Virginia
Aeronautics Board Names New West Virginia Supervisor
David M. Giltinan of Charleston is appointed aeronautical supervisor for the West Virginia civil works board to oversee airport development under the program. He joins the civil works board with no salary. Rep Randolph also recommends Charles E. Hanst of Kingwood as an aide, citing his flight experience and knowledge of state airport needs.
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Washington
David M. Giltinan
Charleston
West Virginia
Civil Works Board
Giltinan
Civil Works Program
Randolph
Charles E. Hanst
Kingwood
W. Va
Hanst
Editor Goes Wet Lands In Bastile
Scott M. Thomas editor of the Richmond County Journal writes about his own arrest for drunkenness in the latest issue. He describes drinking South Carolina corn liquor and Pennsylvania beer, spending two hours in jail before bail, and paying costs of 5.85 in mayor's court. He argues editors must print their own misfortunes.
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Rockingham
N. C
Scott M. Thomas
Richmond County Journal
Richmond Journal
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Death in West Virginia pistol scuffle
Howard Jones aged 30 of Decota was fatally wounded in what police describe as a pistol scuffle. Officers report two men tried to take the gun from Jones. the suspects were detained for questioning.
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Charleston
W. Va
Howard Jones
Decota
Jones
NRA widens code enforcement with FTC and DOJ backing
Washington reports the NRA widening its code compliance drive by enlisting the justice department and the federal trade commission as enforcement partners. Missouri and Iowa coal operators face possible prosecution for wilful code violations while the FTC presses a Texas ice maker over forbidden practices.
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Washington
NRA
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Justice
Missouri
Iowa
The
Trade Commission
San Antonio
Texas
Monay
Chicago
Evanston
Ill
Grand Island
Nebr
Blue Eagles
Justice Department
Moore Coal Company
Putnam. County
Seale Brothers Mining Company
Centerville
Bill to regulate state milk industry introduced in WV
Delegate Tallman Democrat Mason introduces a bill to overhaul dairy regulation including milk grading and herd operations. The measure passed the House last spring but stalled for Senate action. Tallman says tighter rules are needed for West Virginia milk dealers to compete in other states.
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Charleston
W. Va
Tallman
Mason
House
Senate
West Virginia
Distribution of liquor puzzles the nation under repeal
Washington on December sixth marks the first full day of repeal as Americans adjust drinking habits. Federal officials plan to ease distribution tangles to lower prices, enabling imports to aid domestic distillers and ensure reasonable costs before the holidays. Dr. James M. Doran calls price shifts a step toward smoother distribution and competitive conditions.
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Washington
Federal Alcohol Control Administration
Alcohol Administration
James M. Doran
Distilled Spirits Association
Beer Truck Crashes. Looters Take 78 Cases in Somerset
A beer truck bound for North Carolina crashed on a Somerset highway. Motorists swarmed the scene and took 78 cases while the driver William McDedmond and two assistants escaped injuries. The truck carried 300 cases from Jeannette and 212 were salvaged for shipment to Cedar Creek, North Carolina.
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Somerset
North Carolina
Jeannette
Cedar Creek
N. C
William McDedmond
A. M. Mieshman
Fayetteville
J. D. Jessup
Codes Shifted 10 General Johnson Cables Over Codes
White House says all codes under the national industrial recovery act including those under negotiation by the agricultural adjustment administration will be turned over to Hugh S. Johnson as NRA administrator after Roosevelt conferred with George N. Peek. Peek's resignation threats and friction with Rexford Tugwell and Jerome Frank are noted.
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Washington
White House
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Roosevelt
George N. Peek
Wallace
Brain Trust
Agriculture Department
Peek
Johnson and Wallace
Rexford G. Tugwell
Jerome Frank
Stephen T. Early
George Peek
General Johnson
NIRA
AAA
Corn Hog Production Control Plan Launched
The $350 million corn hog production control plan was approved by Secretary Wallace. Farmers will reduce corn acreage by 20 percent and hog production by 25 percent in 1934 to balance domestic supply with demand and align with cotton and wheat gains. The program targets 1,500 midwestern counties with broad participation possible for other states. Surpluses in the corn belt arise from fewer export markets and the shift from horses to motor vehicles.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Walace
Naton
Wallace
Abolition of Split Tax Payment Urged in West Virginia
Charleston West Virginia December 6 The house judiciary committee recommends abolishing the semi annual tax payment plan introduced a year ago. For 1933 taxes payment may be made at face value between March 1 and April 1 with a 9 percent penalty after that date A 2.5 percent discount is proposed for payment before March 1 After the current year taxes are due November 1 with a 2.5 percent discount until that date Then from November 1 they bear face value plus a 9 percent penalty after December 1
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Charleston
W. Va
House Judiciary Committee
House
Roosevelt denounces lynching in church speech
President Roosevelt in a Federal Council of Churches address denounces lynching as a vile form of collective murder and indirectly rebukes California Governor James Rolph for approving mob violence in San Jose. He calls for a stronger government that protects the innocent and delivers swift justice. He praises a new generation seeking broader social reform and a more abundant life.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James Rolph
California
San Jose
Federal Council of Churches of Christ of America
Missouri
Maryland
Smith Suffering Atavistic Explosion Says Psychologist
New York December 6 Alfred E Smith is opposed to some Roosevelt policies due to a rage reaction in his subconscious dating to the 1928 election. Psychologist David Seabury told Columbia university Waiters' club that Smith has a traumatic shock from his failed bid to rid the nation of prohibition and is now in an emotional, uncontrollable neurotic pattern.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
David Seabury
Seabury
Columbia University Waiters’ Club
Major Moore to Try End to Dunbar Enamel Strike
Major John D. Moore of the national labor board will travel from Washington to Dunbar West Virginia to mediate and settle a strike at the Fletcher Enamel Company tonight.
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Washington
John D. Moore
National Labor Board
Dunbar
W. Va
Fletcher Enamel Company
West Virginia Legislature Debates Kidnapping and Lynching Penalties
In Charleston on December 6 bills addressing lynching and mob violence moved through both chambers. The House judiciary committee favored a death or life sentence for lynching, while a Hodges bill in the Senate proposed similar penalties. A Van Sickler measure sets graduated penalties for non fatal mob participation, and a Wirt delegate backed a kidnaping bill with ten year minimums for return of the abducted person unharmed. Hodges adds five year penalties for un ransom conditions and threats of kidnaping. Other provisions cover fines and prison terms for violent mob actions and injuries.
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Charleston
W. Va
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Hodges
Monongalia
van Sickler
Greenbrier
Smith
Wirt
New Plan Seeks League Reform to Attract World Powers
Rome reports a program to radically reorganize the League of Nations aiming to include the United States and other powers. The plan seeks Russia, Japan, Germany, and Italy as well and would erase binding articles on military and economic coercion to preserve Versailles borders. The move follows Mussolini backed demands for reform or Italy’s withdrawal.
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U. S
Russia
Japan
Germany
Rome
League of Nations
United States
Associated Press
Italy
Fascist Ground Council
League
West Virginia Allows Personal Liquor Import Under State Law
West Virginia Attorney General Holt said state statutes permit residents to bring liquor into the state for personal use while manufacture and sale remain barred. He stressed the opinion covers state law only and does not interpret federal statutes. District Attorney Neal plans to confer with Attorney General Cummings on legality of personal import.
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Holt
Neal
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Washington
U. S
George S. Neal
Cummings
West Virgina
Jioit
Lindberghs Complete 1875 Mile Overwater Flight
Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh landed in Natal Brazil after a 16 hour 10 minute overwater flight from Bathurst Gambia Africa covering 1875 miles. It marked the longest leg of their South Atlantic aerial survey for Pan American Airways with radio coordination by Mrs Lindbergh and official welcomes from Brazilian authorities.
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Anne Lindbergh
Natal
Brazil
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Bathuret
Gambia
Africa
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Interventor
Mario Camara
Getulio Vargas
Rio Grande Do Norte
Col
Mrs. Lindbergh
South Atlantic
North Atlantic
Lindberghs
Pan-American Airways
American International
Miami
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Dawen
Gambia River
Bathurst
Equator
Old Age Pensions Proposed in West Virginia Bill
Senator Smith of Marion proposes a state wide old age pension system funded by beer taxes. The plan, sent to the finance committee, would pay up to 30 dollars monthly with 360 dollars a year max minus other income. He warns against using beer tax funds as a national burden.
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Charleston
W. Va
Smith
Marion
Additional Men Begin Work Friday on GWA Projects
One thousand and twenty-five more men will join 390 already at work on CWA road projects in the county starting Friday morning. The list of projects includes Cumberland road, Bramwell-Bluefield, Lovell avenue Princeton, and 20 plus sites with 890 laborers and 97 skilled workers. Shortage of small tools reported and lay-off Thursdays with eight-hour days.
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L. R. Tavelor
CWA
RFC
Taylor
Cumberland Road
Goodwyns Chapel
Grassy Branch
Grotto
Wyoming County Line
Lovell Avenue
Princeton
W. Va
Elgood
Athens
Forest Street
Bridges Over County
Giotto-McComas
Giotto-Piedmont
Willowton Road
Elgood-Pettrey
Speedway
Hecker’s Knob
White Oak
Carper School
Green Valley
Monroe Scales
Round Bottom
Big steel mills to increase work in Pittsburgh
Officials of Carnegie Steel indicate the 100000 ton Pennsylvania railroad rail order, with over 40000 fabricated locally, signals a surge to 900000 tons for near future. The Oliver Iron and Steel plant also lands a 3000 ton bolt and tube hardware order for New York City authority, keeping plants running three months and boosting demand for coke and miners.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Carnegie Steel Company
Oliver Iron and Steel Company
Port Authority
City of
New York
Rail orders total 103000 tons of steel for 1934 delivery
The Pennsylvania railroad announced steel rail orders totaling 103000 tons to be delivered before July 1, 1934. Bethlehem Steel received 44000 tons Inland Steel 9000 tons Trinison company 8000 tons and Steel company 42000 tons.
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