What Should Be Done For White Collar Man
West Virginia teachers have received three payments this year with the latest being a $90 first class salary and smaller amounts for primary staff. Officials in Charleston raised funds to cover part of the pay amid criticism that white collar workers face harsher treatment than laborers, and calls grew to extend CWA pay to unemployed teachers who could run night schools for adults. The piece argues for equal treatment of government employees and warns against funding schemes that harm private business while noting state employee pay remains regular in Charleston.
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West Virginia
Charleston
CWA
Centralizing government worries over tax bill risks local jobs
Town and city treasurers fear losing their jobs if a proposed measure lets sheriffs collect municipal taxes. Critics warn centralization raises costs, complicates bookkeeping, and may reduce local control despite promises of more local voice. The debate cites efficiency, staffing, and platform ideals.
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Leas
Times
Newspaper Carriers and Reformers Push Labor Rules
Reformers urge strict NRA rules for youth work in America and seek to apply child labor provisions to newspaper carriers. The push cites prior 1990 ICMA discussions, before the national plan existed, where resolutions on carrier labor were adopted, referencing boy route carriers and a potential NBA code.
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America
Bader Nra
International Circulation Managers Association
Newspaper Carriers and Child Labor Ethics Debate
A statement urges maintaining high standards for newspaper carriers and their ties to circulation departments. It argues part time work does not harm education, cites Bluefield carriers' schedules, and notes officials resisting harsher child labor codes while separating factory labor from carrier work.
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Dally Andéayor
Pardhte
Bluefield
Looking Ahead Motor Car Makers Optimistic for 1934 Output
Detroit reports ambitious plans for 1934 with a forecast of 1,800,000 motor vehicles including passenger cars and trucks. 1932 output stood at about 1.425 million, and demand is expected to rise as buyers respond to a stronger market. After the New York auto show in January, sales are expected to accelerate more than since the early downturn.
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Motor
Detroit
New York City
Revenue trouble fuels liquor tax doubts in official circles
Officials express disappointment as the beer tax fails to meet promised revenue. The outlook shifts away from liquor taxes to other revenue options, with high taxed hard liquors and untaxed products continuing to operate. Dry forces savor the setback, hinting at renewed political battles and the chant that prohibition might be revived.
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Roosevelt
Heiress Loses Pearl Necklace in Central Park
A New York heiress misplaced a pearl neck lace valued at seventy thousand dollars during a stroll in Central Park. The report notes public sympathy remains muted as the incident unfolds amid broader indictments and a shifting matrimonial market.
Millions of Hands Labor, Yet Idle After Blow
A stark meditation on millions of hands worn by labor, rough and steady, now idle or grasping for relief. The poem names hands of pain and perseverance, from damaged to diligent, as they face an uncertain future. Marguerita Dighy is referenced in the text.
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Alma
Dilton Road
Thirty Years Ago In Bluefield Files Highlights
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph notes anniversaries and obituaries from thirty years ago including the death of John L. Basham former deputy clerk, the return of Mita Beasia Witten for holidays, and a new Knights Templar commandery in Graham. Also recalls events from twenty and ten years ago such as visits by J A Holliday and W B Holliday, deaths of Mrs M G Creswell and Mrs N Griffith, and milestones at Ment Kedem temple and Bailey building accident.
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Mercor County
Frontt
Lurich
Mita Beasia Witten
Martha Washington College
Knights Templar
Graham
J. A. Holliday
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway
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W. 2. Holliday
Bluefield
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M. G. Creswell
N. ¥. Griffith
R. C. Lilly
Bluefeld
Mat Top
W. B. Smith
Third Strest
Fred M. Hawking
Ment Kedem Temple
W. BE. Smith
Richard Langford
Bailey Building
Washington Bystander Sees Garner Likely One Term
Kirke Simpson notes Vice President Garner’s long absence from public life and hints at his cautious stance on monetary policy. Senators Glass and Carter Glass are pressed for remarks on currency issues, with Glass keeping silence in line with his belief that a senator should speak in the Senate.
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John Nance Garner
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White House
Alan
Hera
Carter Glass
the Treasury
Glass
Senate
F Mms Vine
Glasé
House
Deluxe Christmas trees come from Evelyn Smiths Amwiak farm
New York reports that thousands of Christmas trees arrive each season from hills nearby, with the finest 30 to 40 foot specimens shipped from Evelyn Smith of Amiawalk. Her estate, worth millions, provided many central park and Riverside Drive evergreens, and even the National Christmas Tree in Washington. Smith also supplied trees for Rockefellers, Fords, and other estates, and many monuments planted by visiting royals used her stock. Meanwhile Jim McNally at Madison Square Garden manages ice rink operations for hockey and wrestling with a high speed, multiday cycle of freezing, thawing, and re-freezing, including eight hours per rink and thirteen miles of pipes under the floor.
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Misa
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Amawatk
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Fords
Prince of Wales
Queen Marie of
Romania
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Haa
Huey Long in the House Seating Fight Prompts Clash
The column outlines a looming January hearing over seating Mrs. Bolivar Kemp, Huey Long’s Louisiana congresswoman nominee, with Rainey in a pivotal role. It notes Long’s past maneuvers against the administration and hints that his influence may sway support in the upcoming session, amid broader Washington political jockeying.
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Washington
George Duano
Huey
Huey Long
House
Bolivar E. Kemp
Garner
Rainey
Long
Progressive Frank and Latin ties shape shifting politics report
The article notes that progressive forces are seen as marginal with the president's course suspect to conservatives. It highlights global economic strains from France’s gold policy pressure and export hardships, refugee distress in France, and failed Allied negotiations. In Cuba a racial rumor over San Martin fief prompts a backlash, while Pan American talks in Montevideo boost Latin American alignment with Hull.
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Franco
Argentina
Brazil
China
Commence
Drugs
Wines
Fabrica
Hull
Montevideo
United States
Brezil
Uruguay
False teeth loss treated as personal injury not property damage
In Raleigh North Carolina the state industrial commission classifies the loss of false teeth resulting from a violent accident as a personal injury rather than property damage, signaling how medical prosthetics are handled in injury claims.
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Raleigh
N. C
Kewh Carolina Industrial Commission
First Aid Advice for Unemployed Returning to Work
Daily Health Service stresses the importance of first aid for accidents and shock. It covers treating shock with lying flat and ammonia, controlling bleeding with pressure, and cautions on tourniquets by trained individuals. It also advises keeping unconscious patients warm, avoiding wound contamination, and seeking prompt medical help for serious wounds, nosebleeds, hiccups, and splinters.
Throwing The Harpoon Harpoon A Chicago man restrained from hypnotizing his wits
A fragmented piece notes a Chicago man being restrained from hypnotizing his wits amid satirical remarks about President Roosevelt by a New York charm expert. It mentions a calm Italian port and a sudden tempest blamed on a deep ocean earthquake.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
New York
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