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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1933
Page
1
The weeks move with debate on repeal and the president’s proclamation as celebrations range from modest to rowdy. Observers warn of bootleggers, saloons, and crime returning, urging sober regulation and removal of private profit to curb evils.
A county notice in Bluefield Virginia signed by Tazewell CWA administrator T G Shufflebarger suspended all road work under the CWA in the county until further notice. About 2000 workers were affected and Virginia highway commission rulings were cited as the cause.
Local Civil Works Administration officials challenged Virginia's Highway Department rulings on federal funds for highway maintenance and construction. The state commission says state law requires its authority and supervision for all road projects in the state system. Page two continues the debate.
Tennessee Supreme Court allocates Eugene Magevney estate totaling about 3.59 million dollars. Adopted granddaughter Blanche Hamilton Karsch receives personal property of 1.5 million and half of 2 million in real estate. The remaining 1 million in real estate goes to the will beneficiaries of Sister Mary Agnes, with further division among Sacred Heart Convent and heirs.
A Morgantown conference on Monday will seek broader job opportunities for women under the federal relief program. Officials and Women's clubs will discuss expanding beyond sewing rooms to tasks like indexing records and library work. Mrs. Grace F. Wylie will lead the discussions.
Washington reports opposition to a 2.60 per gallon liquor tax amid Roosevelts signings of two industry control codes. Democrats and Republicans back lower taxes while critics warn high rates fuel bootlegging. The federal agency centralizes oversight of distilling, brewing, wholesaling, and rectifying with wine producers hearing set and demand for permits flooding in.
Luke Lea once a U S senator at 32 loses a legal battle as Tennessee Supreme Court denies appeals by Lea and Luke Lea Jr. in habeas corpus cases linked to his NC banking law conviction and extradition. The Leas faced prison or fines after Governor McAlister ordered their arrest and extradition from Tennessee.
In Charleston, West Virginia, a Senate vote was set after a house resolution ratifying the national child labor amendment moved into position. The timing hinges on hearing from Clarence B. Martin, former president of the American Bar Association, Tuesday in opposition to approval.
Treasury officials probed a suspected leak of daily gold price figures after a complaint that the London market knew the price ahead of its official wartime announcement. Morgenthau and Jones set the figure by telephone, then release it with a press note and a private wire to the New York Federal Reserve.
Four leading railroads were loaned 36.31 million dollars by the Public Works Administration for new equipment purchases. Secretary Ickes said the move will create substantial 1934 employment in heavy industry as funds buy 12 775 freight cars 167 passenger cars and 30 locomotives across Chesapeake and Ohio Erie Nickel Plate and Northern Pacific railways.
Beckley West Virginia December 9 National forests expansion and state land development were urged at the Wild Life league final session. Morgantown’s Nat T Frame called for forest development and wildlife conservation education for farmers. FE L Lively Fairmont was reelected president with S J Evans Princeton Percy H Hornbrook Wheeling and S N Worley Bluefield as vice presidents and J J Coughlin Fairmont as secretary treasurer.
Final legislative approval extended the property tax redemption period to two years for delinquent 1932 taxes. The measure, passed by the Senate with Hodges remarks about overreaction, becomes effective immediately and now goes to the governor. Sheriff sales of 1932 delinquent properties could begin Monday.
Col. T. H. Barton, president of Lion Oil Refining, announced that sales at company owned or controlled stations in 1933 increased 21 percent over 1932.
The Daily Telegraph presents the Wynekoop murder case in a new six part series by Dr. Catherine Wynekoop with unpublished family photos. The first installment runs today and appears on page two.
Mercer county relief administrator Jess W. Easley reported that the county aims to place its full quota of 2,360 men on about ninety work projects by Tuesday night. Most workers start Monday morning as delays in project readiness and equipment slowed progress. Thirty-five road and community projects were approved, with new lists adding workers for Concord College Bluefield State Teachers College school repairs dismantling a school building road work and campus improvements.
A blaze swept through The Herony estate in Whitchurch Hampshire killing the Duke De la Tremoille of France and Capt. J. H. B. Rodney of London. Mrs Rodney, Frances Lovell, was gravely injured after leaping from a window. both victims were guests at a weekend party for prominent Chicagoans Mr. and Mrs. Leander J. McCormick. Hospital reports later listed her condition critical.
Richmond Va December 9 Governor Pollard condemned Washingtons halt on new public works allotments to Virginia as embarrassing and disappointing. He said the state advisory board will keep operating while hoping for additional funds to resume projects and urged localities to pursue desirable developments. Chicago bank clearings for the week totaled 179.2 million dollars, up from 167.5 million.
Three hundred unemployed marchers converged on the state capitol demanding immediate work and relief. They listened under the dome as leaders urged reorganization of relief, urged direct aid, and pressed the legislature to authorize funds before federal grants are halted.
Madrid faced a wave of bomb explosions leaving a rising death toll and hundreds wounded as troops reinforce central streets. Authorities impose censorship and a state of alarm while unrest spreads to Zaragoza Tarragona Reus and Manresa with rumors of a general strike possible.
Washington reports pressure mounting to keep George N. Peek, farm administrator, in government service as a weeklong resignation dispute continues. Peek declines to discuss leaving or taking a state department export role. Officials deem his continued tenure unlikely, while Davis, production administrator, says he would not accept the job without consulting Peek. Secretary Wallace remains silent on the resignation.
A 17 year old Milwaukee girl whose jaw can open only a fraction of an inch awaits a surgeon’s attempt to halt her fast locking condition after a tense juvenile court scene. The mother initially blocked surgery but relented. the father consented.
A December Washington Gridiron Club dinner featured President Roosevelt as guest of honor with a lineup of celebrities skewering the administration. The mock parade lampooned Henry Morgenthau Jr, Hugh S. Johnson, Alfred E. Smith, and other figures, plus satirical sketches of agencies and policy shifts amid Prohibition-era atmosphere.
The West Virginia legislature approves a measure to let levying bodies resume property tax collection while the state takes over county district road and school debt. The bill limits taxes to 2 per 100 valuation and goes to Governor Kump for signature before heading to the Supreme Court for ruling on state debt assumption.
Chicago police pursued four young bandits through five miles of West Side streets. A bystander was killed when the robbers rammed a trolley, injuring a mechanic and scattering shots. Michael Champione 26 and Frank Manna 18 were arrested after the chase.
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