Municipal Tax Relief Studied By Experts In West Virginia
West Virginia officials form a governor’s committee to study municipal finances and potential tax relief. A sub committee will draft a preliminary report by September 25, featuring Roy F. Ash and others to evaluate municipalities’ financial needs and possible changes to taxing powers. Henry M. Sydnor resigns after a decade as Jefferson County school superintendent to join Austin College in Sherman, Texas.
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West Virginia
Roy F. Ash
Clarksburg
Ash
Iam
Bruce
C. Howard Hardesty
Fairmont
William H. Fife, Jr
Beckley
Carlton Welch
Parkersburg
Charles P. Mead
Wheeling
Pat E. Haloney
Charleston
Meadows
Charles Town
W. Va
Henry M. Sydnor
Jefferson County
Austin College
Sherman
Texas
Politicos Blast Record Of Foes At Convention Hall
At Philadelphia June 21 Clare Boothe Luce assailed secret Roosevelt Truman deals with Russians saying millions are condemned to death exile or slavery by Tehran Yalta and Potsdam. She labeled Truman a gone goose and warned Democrats are split. Illinois Governor Dwight Green at the GOP keynote blasted the New Deal as a collapsing alliance and condemned Truman administration policy including Palestine maneuvering.
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Tehran
Yalta
Potsdam
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Middle Europe
Moscow
Stalin
Mortimer Snord
Henry Wallace
Kremlin
Pendergast
Wampum
Boodie Boys
Harry Truman
Mrs. Luce
Providence
Hank Wallace
America
Vandenberg
Reich
Illinois
Dwight H. Green
New Deal
Boodle
Buncombe
Blarney
Joe Stalin
Green
Truman
Palestine
GOP Convention Shifts Toward Europe and Peace Efforts
Illinois Governor Green portrays the cold war as a child of the New Deal, urging a leadership change from corrupt machines to a president who can command strong action. He frames GOP goals as boosting Americans’ pocketbooks and aiding Europe to resist communism, while avoiding permanent global burden on the U.S. Hoover, addressing the GOP, calls for world peace and freedom, opposes totalitarian economics, and urges support for Western Europe with care for American finances.
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Green
Truman
America
Philadelphia
Herbert Hoover
Soviet Russia
Shome
Russia
Hoover
Kremlin
Safety Steps Taken At State Hospital
Officials at Spencer State hospital closed a passageway between the men's dormitory and another building after a fatal accident. A women's walkway collapsed Friday night, injuring 17 inmates two fatally. the second death occurred at Fairmont Emergency Hospital. Irlene Kinser, 18, of Charleston RFD 2, died over the weekend. Six others were hurt at Fairmont, with more patients under treatment locally. Closure followed an engineering investigation by Robert G. Hanlen of the State Board of Control. The incident stems from erosion of steel slabs forming the passageway floor.
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Spencer
W. Va
Spencer State Hospital
Fairmont Emergency Hospital
Irlene Kinser
Charleston
Municipal League To Meet In December Proceedings in Clarksburg
West Virginia league of municipalities schedules its annual meeting for December 3 and 4 in Clarksburg. Robert L. Bruce of New Martinsville, the president, announced the event today.
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Municipal League
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Clarksburg
Robert L. Bruce
New Martinsville
Virginians Seek American Husbands From German Women
In Richmond on June 21 Governor Tuck’s office noted two more Virginians respond to four German women seeking help to find American husbands. Administrative assistant Ben Lacy acknowledged the letters in the governor’s absence. One Richmond resident had already supplied the women’s names and addresses.
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Richmond
Tuck
Ben Lacy
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