CITT FATHERS DESERVE PRAISE FOR BUDGET EFFORT
The Bluefield board of directors backs a frugal approach to city affairs with less money. County Assessor McClaugherty has officially reduced real estate valuations by 23 percent, a measure critics question but supporters expect to be adopted. Success hinges on levying bodies cooperating to maintain the cuts and avoid restoring burdens.
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Alep
Times
Ible
Board of Equalization
McClaugherty
Ea An
Board of Equalizaton
Equalization Board
Mercer County
Mercer
Raleigh Register
Plan for Prosperity Should Be Adopted Despite Dissent
The article argues that a majority view guides government decisions and that a clear margin, not unanimity, should approve proposals. It contends private doubt exists but a sound majority reflects common will and enables testing and correction. It endorses President Hoover's proposal as likely to be adopted and tested.
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Congress
United States
Brest
Elieve
What We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today
Front page item recalls events from twenty years ago including Captain Lester's movements, a to Graham muster, a break in at Norfolk and Western station in Graham with mail stolen, and a shooting of postmaster W J Muller at War.
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Lester
Huntington
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western
Graham
W. J. Muller
Yukon
Nancy Jang Manning
L. C. Manning
W. R. Manning
Princeton-Oakvale Road
John K. Lithy
Athens
Bluefield College By the Baptist General Association, James Haldron
Elgood
Radium value to fall as gamma ray X-ray tube debuts
A German design of an X-ray tube emitting gamma rays, developed by Prof. Langs and Prof. Brasch, promises controllable energy rivaling radium. Reported to AAAS in Pasadena notes 2,600,000 volt tube could yield 100,000 grams of radium energy, threatening radium scarcity and high prices in medicine.
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Earth
Advancement of Science
Pasadena
Calif
F. Langs
A. Brasch
University of Berlin
Wolentials
Scientiste
Uaé
Caies
Hoover moratorium plan sparks world wide stock rise
The Wheeling Intelligencer lauds Hoover proposed one year inter government debt moratorium as a prudent move. Wall Street and European markets rally on the notion that debt suspensions will ease pressures. Britain France Germany and others stand to gain time to fund and rebuild domestic industries while disarmament talks loom.
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United States
Wheeling Intelligencer
Wall Street
Associated Press
World News
Hoover
London
Paris
Berlin
Wngantmental
Mellon
Germany
Great Britain
France
Aliles
Belgium
Italy
Balkan States
Buntam Prograss
Hooves
Congress
Borah
God Is Proud of Those Who Bear Sorrow Bravely
Poem praising the righteous who endure sorrow and seek God. It envisions God greeting mourners with outstretched arms, comforting each wounded heart as they walk the dark path to faith.
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Arma
Handa
Health progress cited in West Virginia report
Opinions from editorials praise West Virginia for leading health gains east of the Mississippi. Diphtheria, measles, typhoid and scarlet fever deaths fall, water and milk inspections improve, and full-time health units rise to fifteen counties. The piece notes low public health costs and calls for continued emphasis on health. It also covers Mercer county tax reductions and the need for budget cuts to fit new valuations.
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Virginia
Mississippi River
R.L. McLeod
Mobile Health Unit
State Health Department
West Virginia
Hancock County
Tive
Weirton Times
Rabies Threat Across California Urges Stronger Dog Laws
Daily health service warns California faces severe rabies danger with 42 deaths since 1920 and 7748 rabies cases since 1910. In southern California 276 animal cases since January 1, 1931. Calls for enforcing homeless animal control and public protection measures amid belief resistance to scientific medicine fuels the outbreak.
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California
Breat Pasteur
Fragmented humorous fragment from a noisy page
A garbled OCR style line notes playful phrases about submarines, volcano studies by plane, a London man planning to push a perambulator around the world, and mockery of youth seeking others roles, with stray typos and scattered witticisms.
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California
London
Soundproofing the Garden and Subways Amid New York Din
New York City readers learn of GE researchers tackling the city’s roar from radio broadcasts to subway noise. A storm detector at Hunter’s Island inn warns guests as Empire State Building tours lure crowds, with top-floor views drawing about a thousand visitors daily and tax revenue around half a million yearly.
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Slauthe
World of Sound
New York
Sherlocks
Hunter's Island Inn
Will Oakland
Empire State Building
Transatlantic voyagers reach Harbor Grace in six hours
Day News Briefs report Wiley and Post land in Chester England after a six hour seventeen minute transatlantic flight from Harbor Grace, N F. The item notes the speed and duration of the historic crossing. Nearby reports mention a fire in North River New Jersey that kills two and injures four at the Lake Hotel.
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Associated Press
Grace
N. F
Hitlig Harriss
Copenhagen
Denmark
Paria
America
France
Hoover
Washington
North River
N. J
Lake Hotel
Chester
Eng
Wiley and Post
Harbor
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
Navy
Radio Commission
Radio Corporation of America
Appointment of Castle Met with Popular Approval
Washington move for John Castle to under secretary post drew favorable notices from press circles in Washington. Castle’s long ties with the Hoover era press and his prior role in the State Department made observers think Hoovers influence helped his selection over Catton. Some say Stimson preferred Cotton but Hoover intervention secured the appointment.
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John Castle
Washington
Hoover
Castle
Stimson
Presa
Catton
State Department Home Staff
Foreign Ser
Commerce
Senator Days Reed
Pennsylvania
Hoovara
White House
Cotton
New York
Asaddock
Castle Doe
Mr. Hoover
Lois Wilson Takes Up Polo in Hollywood Life
Hollywood actress Lois Wilson, famed for beauty and westerns, now polo enthusiast and horse rider. A vivid profile recalls her Birmingham roots, rise through horseback cinema, and close ties with peers like Ruth Chatterton as she braces for a new stage in Pirandello and potential European work.
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Hollywood
Lois Wilson
Stary Beatarta
Lois
Red
Miss Wilson
Birmingham
Alabama
Lais
Doyce
Lois Atmoat
Lota
Ruth Chatterton
Hoover Humanizing Effort Seeks Voter Trust
A columnist notes President Hoover shifts from a cool, distant image to a warmer, more personal portrayal. The drive includes publicizing family life, radio features, and White House access to show the president as relatable. The strategy aims to aid renomination by shaping public perception.
West Virginia Briefs in Huntington and Wheeling
Huntington reports the Negro National Baptist Sunday School and Baptist Young People's Union congress opens with a business session and a talk by Governor Conlay. Charleston notes R B Bernheim dies of heart disease. Wheeling records Ruby Frye Clavaton, 35, killed after a fall, neck broken. Ohio County officials back a measure to prevent importation of men to replace striking miners in Wheeling. Parkersburg sees Lt A M Long, head of the northern West Virginia state police detachment, ordered to turn over his commission to Sgt A C Johnson and report for reassignment.
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Negro National Baptist Sunday School
Baptist Young People’s Union Congress
Conlay
Charleston
R. B. Bernheim
Public Service Commission
Ales
Wheeling
Ruby Frye Clavaton
Ohio County
Mmita
A. M. Long
Virginia
State Police
Ber-geant
A. C. Johnson
Parkersburg
J. R. Brockvn
Parkereburg
Fresh uprisings reported in China near Canton
Reports claim mutinous Cantonese troops seized an arsenal near Shek and caused widespread rumors of change The government denies the mutiny but dispatches troops While indications of internal strife grow several leaders announce resignations and a state of upheaval surrounds officialdom
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Hongkong
Shek
Change
Canton
Thia
Pseudo French Count Held on Charges
In Los Angeles Iaqua de Vries, claiming to be a French count, was arraigned on charges of receiving stolen silk socks. A partially legible note shows he opened negotiations with the king of Siam for 300000 acres of teakwood forest. He was released on bail.
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Los Angeles
Iasquea de Vries
Essima
Pi- Mea
Siam
de Vrien
Brother of Mrs Payne dies in Virginia at 83
James H. DeWitt, 83, died after two years of ill health in Figsboro, Virginia. He was father to H. T. DeWitt of Knoxville and left four sons, two daughters, two sisters, and a brother. Born in Bedford county, he spent most life in Franklin county and was regarded as a Virginia pioneer. Interment will be in the family cemetery at Figsboro today.
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B. Payne
J. 'T Bishop
Roanoke
T. K. DeWitt
Pizarro
Floyd County
Figsboro
France Counter-Proposal Maintains Young Plan Yet Benefits Germany
France proposes to keep the Young Plan with a counter arrangement allowing loans to Germany and others, while Germany would continue nominal payments that would be returned to Berlin. The plan aims to preserve the reparations framework as a shield for protection amid the Hoover debt moratorium. News also notes U S President Hoover’s plan and British one year war debt moratorium.
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Germany
Hoover
United States
Walter
Edge
Laval
Washington
Smith
Beckley
W. Va
Joe L. Smith
West Virginia
Congresa
Mayor of Atlanta Back at His Desk After France Trip
Mayor James L. Key returned to Atlanta City Hall amid a recall drive and his criticism of prohibition. Supporters claim 3,006 signatures collected and 8,000 needed for a recall election, while a homecoming parade reportedly drew about 75,000.
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Atlanta
France
James L. Key
Paris
George Finch
Prince Charles Rumored Incognito Visitor in California
Report cites unconfirmed sightings of Prince Charles of Belgium in San Francisco and Oakland. He allegedly stayed a week with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Naylor and their daughter Elizabeth, who recently returned from Europe. Belgian consul offered tentative confirmation but details unclear.
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San Francisco
Prince Charles
Belgium
Oakland
Raymond C. Naylor
Misa Elizabeth Naylor
Europe
California
How To Believe Sick Headaches In 3 Minutes
An advisory promotes B-C a ready made headache relief sold at drug stores in North Carolina. It claims fast action within minutes for headaches and other pains without mood changes or after effects, touting a new formula with multiple ingredients for quick relief.
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Nick
North Carolina
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