Delays Definite Franchise Action In Princeton
Princeton city council and the chamber of commerce delayed granting a natural gas franchise until after the new year to allow applicants to obtain approximate rate figures for domestic and commercial use. Three firms sought the franchise, with substantial public interest and representatives present from Amere Gas Utilities and Central Public Service. United Fuel Gas was absent. The council will notify applicants 10 to 15 days before a hearing and will wait for clearer rate projections before any action.
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Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
Council Chamber
Amere Gas Utilities Company
Central Public Service Corporation
United Fuel Gas Company
County Assessors Endorse Townsend Taxation Plans
County assessors voice strong support for Townsend proposed tax reforms and education campaign. They urge mandatory property classification and constitutional limits on tax rates to protect farmers and homeowners, asserting state welfare hinges on rural prosperity.
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Townsend
Tax Commission
Oakland Sedan Burns Report Car Stolen
An Oakland sedan owned by Joe Holcomb of the West End burned out near Wyoming Street summit between 9:30 and 10. Police learned the car was reported stolen by three of the owner’s relatives who said they parked it downtown while attending a show.
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Oakland
Joe Holcomb
West End
Wyoming Street
Secretary Mellon Says 1920 Consols Not Redeemed April 2
Secretary Mellon announced that the 2 percent consols of 1920 would not be called for redemption on April 2, 1920. The total amount of these bonds is $599,724,050 and they serve to secure national bank deposits.
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Washington
Mellon
Portrait of Countess Margit Bethien Heads to U S Visit
The Countess Margit Bethien wife of Hungarys prime minister sails for the United States soon to visit friends. In private life she is a successful author and playwright and among her countrys intellectual leaders.
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Margit Bethien
Hungary
United States
Trial of E D Phiegar Postponed in Giles County Case
Indictment for shooting with intent to kill Mrs Della Trussler of Pearisburg was continued after a missing State counsel attorney. Judge A C Buchanan will rule on bond terms. Phiegar remains at $5 000 bond and case resumes at next term.
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E. D. Phiegar
Norfolk and Western Railway
Giles County
Mra
Della Trussler
Pearisburg
A. C. Buchanan
Phiegar
Truseler
St. Elizabeth
Executive committee named by business council chairman
Secretary of Commerce Lamont reported a prompt mobilization to aid Hoover’s appeal for governor and official cooperation to stabilize business. He cited an average daily building permit value of 21,722,000 dollars in 87 states for the first week of December, up over 4,000,000 from 1928, with last week of November contracts at 21,466,000 dollars.
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Hoover
Committee Reads Machado Letters and Testimony Highlights
The hearing reveals Lakin stating he can discuss with Stimson, referencing a 25 year close relationship and a confidential letter. Edwin P. Shattuck is cited as push for a lower sugar duty due to ties with Hoover and Smoot. An official hospital note reports serious condition for a patient at Medical Cell Neurological hospital. The cartoonist had been ill for months and treated at Johns Hopkins. The U S claim notes gold supply remains as a world resource.
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Edwin P. Shattuck
Lakin
Hoover
Smoot
Medical Cell Neurological Hospital
Il Fo
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Condition Of Noted Cartoonist Serious
New York December 12 1930s Clare Briggs illustrator and cartoonist is reported in serious condition in a city hospital following unspecified illness or injury. doctors said his condition remained critical though stable with no further details released.
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New York
Clare Briggs
Louisville man Thomas H Murphy, stock farm owner, dies at 63
Thomas H Murphy of Louisville, Kentucky, died at a local hospital after a noon heart attack. He owned the Golden Maxim stock farm near the city and had raced horses for forty years, with his farm producing many winners. Rings on the thumb were once common in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
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Louieville
Thomas H. Murphy
Murphy
Golden Maxim
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Turiry Americans
J. C Penney Company
Ay Stationery
Jr. Co. Penny Company
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Philadelphia
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