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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1925

Page

3

Bethlehem Steel posts strong first quarter earnings rise gains

Bethlehem Steel Corp reports net income of 4 071 516 for the first quarter of 1925, up from prior periods, with a surplus of 2 995 879. President Codirace notes orders up 80 percent over a year ago and predicts margins must rise as production costs adjust. Current operations run at about 70 percent capacity. Order value at end of March stands at 55 021 588. Quarterly dividends declared on seven and eight percent preferred shares.

New York Bethlehem Steel Corporation Gene Codirace Bethlehem Corporation Bethlehen

West Penn Power Issues Securities

Chicago April 2 Hulsey Stuart and company announced a new issue of 500000 first mortgage five percent bonds of West Pennsylvania Power Company. The funds will retire outstanding six percent bonds issued earlier under the same mortgage.

Chicago Hulsey, Stuart and Company Today Brow Trion Trust Company Muttshurprh W. OA. Harriman and Company Lie W. C. Langley and Company West Pennsylvania Power Company Dittsburgh

Tornado Damages Romney School for the Deaf and Blind

President Jones and the state board learned a tornado struck Wheeling area causing minor damage to the Romney school for the deaf and blind. A 400 square foot metal roof section on the northeast wing was torn loose and blown into the courtyard. Brick sewer chimneys were knocked down but no injuries were reported. repairs began and a rebuild is planned within weeks.

Jones & Lakin Stile Board of Control Wheeling Romney School For the Deaf and Blind Varley Deberts State Institution Romney

Budget Cuts Hit State Education Spending Across Departments

The document shows widespread reductions in state education funding including officer salaries from 18h790 to EPZA Td and various programs. Expenditures for normal schools, teacher training, health and sanitation, and vocational education are trimmed. Notable cuts affect printing, general expenses, and board member costs while several institutes report lowered instructor compensation and rehabilitation aid.

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House approves mine guard bill passes in unclear vote

The house votes to approve the mine guard bill adding penalties for private payments to officials. Details of the vote and exact wording are unclear in the fragment. The act appears connected to regulatory controls and enforcement by authorities.

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Convicts Return to Home From State Penitentiary

Three residents of the state penitentiary at Moundsville are due to return home on May 7 after more than a year of road work in McDowell County. The state road department announced the men, sent by the center of the road program, have been at work on McDowell County highways, including ramp No. 8.

Barty Moundsville MeDowell Bis Sand McDowell County Stewart Melowell Mebrwell

Prisoners to Work on Roads Could Ease Overcrowding

The text notes that the state penal institution is already filled and overflowing. It mentions a bill in the Legislature that, if acted on soon, would allow prisoners to be employed in road construction work, potentially relieving crowded conditions and reducing embarrassment for Warden P. Smith.

P. Smith

Budget Cuts Narrow State Agency Funds

Budget figures reveal across the board reductions in state spending with notable cuts to transportation and health departments. Salaries and travel costs were trimmed, with some offices absorbing large percentage reductions while others received targeted increases to cover essential services.

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