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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1933
Page
1
A chaotic report of a college football day where Duke toppled Notre Dame and Yale, Notre Dame, and West Point faced unforeseen losses. The Tigers, led by a star lineup, dominated with a 27 2 scoreline against cadets, shaking up the standings.
An elderly Huntington business leader and board president died after suffering a stroke at home. The incident marks a sudden end to the tenure of a prominent local merchant and civic organizer whose efforts supported regional departures and growth in the southern area.
The West Virginia Civil Works Administration reports 45 821 persons approved through December 1, exceeding the 38 000 act minimum and setting a total quota of 71633 for the state. About 5 098 already employed on projects with direct Washington approval. Road work dominates the approvals, with remaining projects in various sectors. A survey will show how many approved workers are actually employed, while additional road projects and local initiatives await approval.
Alfred Smith criticizes Roosevelt era monetary and public works policies, fueling speculation he seeks Democratic leadership. He urges restoration of the gold standard and questions the success of the New Deal programs, amid signs of party division and possible campaign ambitions.
Wickham, a chemist and pharmacist, confessed to killing his wife as she bent beside their car. Police report he also admitted involvement in deaths of two other wives and the search for deadly poisons in trunks tied to Wickham in Denver.
A Gazette reporter outlines a hazy idea to expand subsistence gardens nationwide under State Relief Administrator Turner. Reported costs and gains are given for Kanawha County, with figures like total cost 359.00, total value 86,385, and average garden cost 63.47, noting the program was experimental and uneven across counties.
Washington dispatch reports that special taxes die with repeal while liquor taxes rise, as the treasury balances revenues for the next Congress. Public debt nears war high, with plans to exchange fourth Liberty bonds and refund over 700 million in maturing obligations. Gold prices rise after three increases, as a treasury committee led by Assistant Secretary Hewes studies tariff recommendations.
Checks totaling 219018 were mailed yesterday from the Charleston Clearing House to Christmas Savings members in the city and vicinity. The distributing banks include Charleston National Kanawha Banking and Trust Kanawha Valley and National Bank of Commerce. Local merchants expect continued business through Christmas as funds reach members.
New York December reports Charles Lindbergh and his wife prepare for a South Atlantic crossing in a modified monoplane. The planned flight from Brazil to Africa, with pontoons and wireless, would be Lindbergh's third Atlantic voyage and would take about 11 hours.
Plans call for 120 additional jobs as civil works projects, approved by the county city project committee, include Hawthorne Drive sidewalk work in Charleston at a cost of 390 for labor and 325 for materials. Thirteen men would be employed daily, totaling 76 man hours, with grading and stone work for a new road linking Edgewood Drive. Gard-De stress would employ about 56 men daily, totaling 14,040 man hours, at a labor cost of 1,208 and materials 68.8. Three school projects were noted, with details continued on page 5.
County superintendents met state officials to outline a civil works program using a 932000 grant to hire about 1000 idle teachers. Six projects include rural education, adult literacy, vocational training, rehabilitation, general education, and nursery schools with salaries from 45 to 75 dollars monthly.
A dated table shows Kanawha County road and school debt totaling 50,789,200 with Charleston city indebtedness at 937,000. The document lists county obligations by road and school, plus municipal totals of 15,911,000, as prepared for a proposed state assume-over of road school debts and funded by indirect taxes.
A bill to abolish the three member state board of control is being prepared for the finance committee of the House of Delegates and may come up next Wednesday. The plan would keep the purchasing department, shift hospitals to the state health department, and place the penitentiary and West Virginia University under separate administrations. A push for a state wide old age pension funded by non intoxicating beer is also discussed to ease burdens on taxpayers.
State insurance officials plan a new model policy to limit exclusions in automobile stabilit y coverage. The draft, to be sent next week to insurers, requires compliance by February 1, 2634 and invites adjustments or suggestions from companies.
French naval authorities pursue a second 28 000 ton, 33 gun, 29 knot battleship to bolster defenses and support next year’s construction program. The proposed cruiser would rival Dunkerque and follow Germany’s pocket battleship. The 1938 program plans a full Sea Coat pod of construction to spring from the navy department, officials say.
Domestic distilleries ran at full blast and importers faced port delays as a rush formed to meet demand for legal spirits after repeal. President Roosevelt planned to proclaim repeal once 24 states ratified the 21st Amendment, with 33 already on board, while notices sought swift action and orderly import controls under federal authority.
Fragmentary obituary note mentions a Thomas Wil Lougher from South Wilnwpand. details and dates are unreadable and uncertain. Additional readable facts are insufficient to confirm full death notice content or surviving relatives.
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