Townsend Attacks Tax Plan as Hollow Gesture
Townsend, West Virginia tax commissioner, denounces the state constitution commission’s proposed amendment as a hollow gesture. He cites tax burdens on farmers like Fred Lewis of Gallipalia Ferry, whose Popular Grove Farm spans 2000 acres with livestock and fertile land, paying half of net income in taxes. He supports the commission’s segregation of revenue sources and capping state levies, but criticizes personal property taxation and the 50 cent per hundred cap on tangible property, warning the real estate tax remains the dominant burden.
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TC. Townsend
Fred . Lewis
Meson County
West Virginia
Léwix
Popular Grove Farm Company
Gallipaila Ferry
Yewls
Turnkey Slain By Jail Visitor At Jasper County Fair
A 60 year old turnkey Bray was killed by a jail visitor at the Jasper county fair. The shooter, after firing at two others, fled in a car with a young woman and a man. Police and deputies pursued, blocking nearby towns. Bray’s wife and three children survive. shots also hit a 17 year old and another bystander.
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Carthage
Bray
Jasper County Fair
8Th
Wocuan
Fry's Bray
Ecostabe
John Dyer
George Dyer
Big
Rebel Leaders Are Executed in Spanish Revolt Case
In Hursca Spin on December 14 two leaders of the Jaca revolt against the Spanish government were executed by firing squad after court martial. Fernyn Galan and Garcia Hernandes, longtime republicans and former regular artillery officers, were civilians during the revolt. The execution occurred at the army ammunition warehouse outside the town shortly after 3 pm, with twelve men in the firing squad and a priest present to hear Hernandez’s confession. Galan reportedly refused priestly rites. A churchly benediction accompanied the grim scene as officers administered the coup de grace.
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Hursca
Spin
Jaca
Fernyn Galan
Garcia Hernandes
Oth
Primo de Rivera
Army
Bedies
Hernandez
Galan
LaGuardia slams prohibition pamphlet as distorted facts
Washington dispatch reports Republican member of Congress LaGuardia charging the prohibition education pamphlet The Value of Law Observance is a distorted misleading compilation. He opposes the $50 000 item for prohibition propaganda and cites a Delaware powder company table to argue misrepresentation.
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Washington
Bureau of
Porets R. LaGuardia
Republican. Net
New York
Mitchell
LaGuardia
Congress
Delaware
LaGuaroia
Guardia
Funeral for Gabriel in Harlem Honors Hill of Green Pastures
Funeral services were held today for Charles Wealey Hill known as Gabriel in Marc Connelly s Green Pastures. Over 1000 mourners packed the Negro church as tributes poured in from actors and preachers alike, praising the late star as Gods right hand man and recalling his beloved stage role and influence.
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New York
Star of “Green Pastures
Gabriel
Charles Wealey Hill
Green Pastures
Marc Connely
Megro
Hetveo
Hill
Johovan
Yeacemy
Lero
Ategee Mansfield Theater
Littlelee
Marc Connelly
Harrison
Baynea
Auwis
Capriel
Millionaire Brewer Ward Seized By Gang In Chicago Heights
Chicago Heights police report J James Ward, a wealthy post prohibition brewer, was abducted from his home by four men in a Mack sedan. He is said to be subjected to torture for a $50,000 ransom. Capone’s Chicago liquor syndicate is linked to the assault, with Ward described as “the million dollar bootleg king.” Wife observed the abduction with three children on the porch.
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Chicago
Underworld
J James Ward
Wnnderworld
Ward
Wards
Chicago Heights
Harry Stafford
Mrs. Ward
Capone Licerise Ward
Capone
Chicago Liquor Syndicate
Ald Stafford
Imsulta
Rhodes Scholars Named for 1941 Union Contest
Swarthmore reports the selection of 1941 Rhodes scholars from 32 states amid a record 529 candidates. Ohio's Ferdinand Stone, Virginia's Patrick Armistead Gibson, and West Virginia's Gidley Lee Harley head the list, with the new regional plan allowing extra or zero picks per state and each scholar to study at Oxford University starting October 1941.
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Swarthmore
Rhodes
Oxford
Frank Aydetotte
Swarthmore Solilogy
University of Oxford
Ohio
Ferdinand F. Stone
Ohio State University
Virginia
Patrick Armistead Gibson
Harvard University
Canbridge
Mase
West Virginia
Gidley Lee Harley
Lehith University
Northwest
Idaho
Inatunve
Ang
Scholara Nara
Bodies Of Girl And Mother Found In Denver
In Denver on December 14, the bodies of Helen Heldinger, 21, and her mother Eugenia Prowant, 44, were found with authorities saying the daughter was slain on her wedding day by the mother who then killed herself. The stepfather, E G Prowant, said his wife opposed the engagement to Earl Penna and had been ill. The pistol was found near the girl's hand after a powder burn to her temple. the mother reportedly killed herself afterward. Reconstructing the scene placed the bodies on a bed in a locked room. The case awaited further investigation.
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Denver
Colo
Hadies
Helen Beldlnger
Mya
Eugenia Prowant
Oiticera
Ufe
Coffman Defends Public Utilities Against Mayor Taylor
Wade Coffman of the Public Service Commission replies to Mayor J B Taylor about proposals to abolish the commission or elect its members by vote. Commissioner Perry seeks state legislation to limit utility rate increases to no more than once in 20 years. Coffman defends the commission as efficient and beneficial, challenging critics and noting regulatory scope beyond utilities. He asserts the commission operates as capably as Huntington city governance and directs readers to page 3 for continuation.
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Wade Coffman
Public Service Commission
Huntington City
Commission
J. B. Taylor
KE. V. Perry
Cabell County
Tate
West Virginia
Taylor
United States
Cottman
Tod
Perry
Alag
Addithes
Public Utilities Regulatory
Huntinggton
Constable Held In Man s Death
Mullens West Virginia December 14 constable L O Sisk of Bargers Ridge faced investigation into the death of Earl Cook aged 35 of Pineville after a fall on Ousandotts Avenue He was found unconscious and died later at a local hospital Sisk was arrested at Tra Jee and awaiting an inquest to be held tomorrow rejected details show dispute between the two men may be the cause
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Pineville
H. E. Poglezong
Australian aviatrix wrecks plane near Jacksonville
Mrs J M Keith Miller, an Australian aviator, attempted a takeoff for Washington when her plane wrecked after the motor failed shortly after lift off. She was unhurt and remained at Jacksonville to receive instructions from advisers who had earlier piloted another craft.
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Jacksonville
Fla
J. M
Keith Miler
Aviatrix
Washington
Walt
Dazed Man Identified As Railroad Worker
A man who wandered into a Wheeling hospital Saturday identified himself as Eilin White, 65, a railroad worker from Phishing. Family members notified, he was taken home.
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Wheeling
i/PI
Eilin White
Phishing
Cxame
Christmas Bomb Kills Pa Farm Owner on Porch
In Shickshinny Pennsylvania a dynamite device wrapped as a Christmas package exploded on farmer Joseph Mastepiekas’s porch, killing him and injuring his wife. DaughtersAnn 16, and two younger sisters were unharmed as the rear of the seven room house was demolished. Police detain a male suspect, theory linking the blast to a neighborhood quarrel.
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Shickshinny
Joseph Mastpiekas
Mastpiekas
Catherine
Mle
Po- Mee
Anhort
Ann
Germans Seek Aid of League
In Geneva the German note to the League of Nations accuses ongoing German minority oppression in Polish upper Silesia since the last elections. It cites 390 documented terrorist acts against Germans, mostly bodily harm and property damage, with police failing to act. The protest will be added to the League council agenda for January.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Upper Silesia
Cutting
League
Disaster at Biscayne Bay as Eureka II Explodes
A glass-bottom excursion boat Eureka II exploded and burned off Miami Beach, sending 135 aboard into Biscayne Bay. Rescue boats saved about 100. three bodies recovered, 32 missing. Passengers included tourists, with crews blamed for abandoning ship.
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Biscayne Bay
Miami
Florida
Miami Beach
Fla
Pasengers
West Virginia Budget Hearings Open to Press for First Time
West Virginia budget commission opens its biennial session to newspapermen marking a move toward transparency. Attorney General Howard B Tinets supports admitting reporters while officials warn of strict economy. The initial week focuses on board of control requirements and essential reductions amid overcrowded penitentiary and limited school construction.
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Budget Commission of
West Virginia
Public Works
Geeral Howard B. Tinets
Board of Control
Danville Strike Flares Up Again
Danville Virginia on December 14 a crowd of about 4000 union workers on strike await a showdown tomorrow as Riverside and Dan cotton mills plan to reopen for former employees. Union leaders weigh the invitation as gun patrols and police ring the town.
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Danville
Riverside
Dan Cotton Mills
H. “ ‘Fitegemid
Dan Tiver Milet
Genuine Joy From Obedience and Sacrifice Sermon
A church sermon by Rev. Far G. Wilsom urges joy in obedience and sacrifice. He cites John 15, Jesus’s joy for followers, and the need to avoid misreading joy as mere personal happiness. He compares worldly views and stresses sanctifying power to sustain true joy among believers.
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Far G. Wilsom
Church of the Nagarene
Jess
Jesus
Jenny
Jeruaslem
Jerusalem
Judea
David
Christ the Lord
Jesup Hias
Piret
Christ
Jeoud
Hesaya
Young Writer Dies at Party
A young writer died at a party of newspapermen in New Orleans shortly after arriving at the Frese studio apartment. The victim, Wilson, formerly private secretary to a Louisiana governor, had attended Georgia Tech and Centmarf College. Police continued inquiries as reporters and guests recalled the evening.
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Orleayg
Orlean
Wilson
Fis
Saceaes
Joe
Privet
Gaxom
Lote Ank State University
Georgie Tech
Atlanta
Centmarf College
Shreveport
Frid A. Wilson
Louluan
Coushatla
Pointmant
Joseph
Wilece
Figures Hoover Must Have Hit Bulls-Eye
Ranting column from Santa Monica December exposes political bias and protests over President Hoover and Senate actions. The writer derisively questions policy and treatment while mocking opponents and calling out perceived political distortions.
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Hoover
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Dudley Lee Hardy
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