South Is Ready For Clash Here New Year's Day
The South prepares to meet the North in the first annual charity high school football game at Laidley Field Monday at 1 30 PM under cloudy skies. Head Coach Big Sleepy Glenn leads southern drills while northern coach Farley W Beil surveys snow disrupted Canawha Park camp. The South aims to start strong and showcase more all state contenders, with uncertainty over final lineup and strategy as both sides adjust to weather and training gaps.
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Frank A Knight
The
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Laidley Field
Big Sleepy Glenn
Kanawha Park
Farley W. Beil
Clarksburg
Strat
Eceston
Bell
Victory High
New High School Plan Considered on West Side
A conference on a proposed West Side high school plan was held by county officials and West Side Business Men’s Association committees at Thomas Jefferson High School. No action was taken. the matter was postponed until the board meeting Tuesday. Committees led by Walter M. Lynch and others explained seeking public works influence to study financing for a new school and potential future projects for underserved county communities.
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Aenfer High School
West Side
Informs
Ben's Asgo
Thomas Jujanitor High
R ‘Poard
Jaba
Walter M. Lynch
Dale Thomas
M. H. Bowyer
Walter Martens
Julius de Gruyter
House of
Congell
Marnittes
Repyalact
Wetec
Eigal Builetin
West Side Business Men's Association
Poisoning Case Shocks Finland As Police Nab Suspect
Dec 30 reports say Adeanny Antilla, a servant with no employer, admitted to poisoning Lt Col Asplund. Authorities say the motive involved stealing papers and a forged payment claim. Antilla alleges a misdirected act and blames an unnamed American contact for the poison plot. Police plan further inquiries as Arvid Senmon duo are also named in the case.
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Finland
eAdeanny
Antilla
Asplund
Matoan
Arvid Senmon
Tor
Southwest Bad Man Is Captured by Police
In Oklahoma and Kansas cities lawmen close in on notorious outlaw Wilbur Underhill. Wounds leave him dying in a Shawnee house after a gunfight. a final capture follows as officers pursue the men linked to the Memorial Day prison break and gang violence. Five officers and bystanders burned in the raid report.
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Okla
Ure
Enin Mar Nicholson
Wilbur Underhill
Whibur Tn Dernii
Coalgate
Underhill
Inscape Underhill
Kansas Penitentiary
Frank Nash
Kansas City
R. H. Colvin
Department of Justice
Oklahoma City
Queerhill
Changes Made By New Deal Changes Made By New Deal
Washington reports a chronology of Roosevelt era actions starting with March inaugurations and a four day bank holiday, through the emergency banking act, reopening of banks, and economic relief measures. It tracks farm relief, price supports, and federal spending aimed at stabilizing the economy and supporting the unemployed.
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Roosevelt
Getlon
White House
Congress
Federe
Elviling Conservation Corps
Please Turn to Page 2 Part 2 Bay Now
The Bay Now page 2 section shifts to continued local coverage. Readers are directed to turn to the subsequent column for further updates on events, developments, and community notices.
Kinefish Defiant in Louisiana Political Clash Storm
Washington dispatch reports Senator Huey Long defiant amid a Louisiana political clash. He claims to keep hands off the Kemp-Sanders congressional contest in the sixth district, accusing Sanders supporters of revolt based on force and outlawry. Long vows action against New Orleans faction leaders led by Mayor Walmsley, claiming to have sacked them before and will do so again.
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Washington
Huey Long
Lewisiana
Tat Kimpfish
Kemp-Sanders
Louisiana
Sanders
New Orleans
Walmsley
Hit by Train, Ohioan Killed in Lancaster
Jesse L Westenberger, 50, of Lancaster, died yesterday after his truck stalled on the California Avenue crossing and was struck by a Virginian Railway train. Coroner Dr W F Work said he died of a fractured skull and injuries. The body was taken to Barlow’s funeral home and to Lancaster for burial. Police found business cards tying him to OLesry and Westenberger, field contractors, and to a Scott Fulham firm. Engineer Reed and conductor G Ly Simmons handled the southbound train.
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Jesse L. Westenberger
Lancaster
C. Wes
California Avenue
W. F. Work
Kanawha County
Westenberger
Piedmont Road
Barlal
Ohto
Barlow
Olesry and Westenberger
Ofl
Westernberger
Scott
Fulham County
Pure Ol
Dawes
Valenti €. Smith
Walon Olang Gas Company
Romanian government moves after premier's killing
Bucharest dispatch reports martial law and strict censorship declared after the assassination of Premier Ian G. Duca. Provisional Prime Minister Constantine Angelescu gains power to suppress disorder as editor Nicholas Ionescu of Cuvantul is jailed amid tensions with the Iron Guard.
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Rumania
Ian G. Duca
Constantine Angelescu
Duca
Iron Guard
Single
Binala
Sin Lan
Radu Polizu
Nicholas
Constantinescu
Polizuris
Ieway
Nicholas Ionescu
Cuvantul
Carol
Ionescu
Corneliu 2
Codreanu
Revolution In Argentina Is Failure
Buenos Aires reports a failed revolution as radicals flee to police posts and public buildings. About 20 people were killed and scores injured as authorities quell unrest. Radicals, 150 strong, were held aboard a riverboat north of Santa Fe amid scattered clashes and mass arrests.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arkoutio
Whlch
Histe
Radical Party
Herg
Santa Fe
Tn 4
Justa
Wites
Extends Time For Auto Tags In 1934
Automobile owners without their 1934 stickers will not be arrested by state police until January 8 according to EH L Baltes, read commissioner. The delay stems from improper applications and requires a trip to files for each commercial application. Many have delayed the new law requiring insurance, delaying transportation department action. One thousand weary citizens lined the capitol corridor seeking stickers, Governor Kump reportedly among those fixed up without long waits. Stickers replace license plates this year, allowing license tags to cover until July 1 while 1833 plates are valid.
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EH. L. Baltes
Transportation Department
Road Commission
Capitol
Roid Commission
Kump
Is Pleased With 34 Outlook Banking Commissioner Given
Banking Commissioner W C Given expresses gratitude to bankers and federal officials for cooperation in placing 84 state banks under the deposit guarantee plan. He highlights orderly loan liquidation efforts, especially through RFC programs, and states banks enter the new year in excellent condition despite ongoing work to settle closed banks.
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Inet
Oliht Sala Banks
West Virginis Gattr
Clem
Shaver
Johnson
RFC
Lewin H. Clark
Tetera
RPC
Given
Warrants Issued for Bank President Davis in Tennessee Case
Warrants were issued for the arrest of Paul Davis, president of the American National Bank of Nashville, and three others, charged with conspiring to defraud the state in Gov. Hill McAlister's campaign. The warrants were issued in Nashville Tennessee on December 20.
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Nashville
Tenn
Paul Mr. Davis
American National Bank of Nashville
Hill McAlater
Local Schools To Stay Closed For Two Weeks
State Department of Education weighed two plans to extend Christmas holidays amid a tax revenues crisis. Kanawha, McDowell counties extend vacation to January 15 with Wyoming County longest suspension while other counties consider similar delays to study school financing amid a $25,000,000 tax bind. Superintendent W. W. Trent said he has no objections to a prolonged vacation but favors reopening as soon as possible and seeing schools resume with clear intent to reopen soon.
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McDowell
Wyoming
W. W. Trent
Boards of Education
Supreme Court
Trent
Par Persour
Sime
Kanawha County
Naw
Bank Insurance To Go In Effect In New Year
New York December 30 after the Christmas holiday the United States begins a major test of bank deposit guarantees. A temporary plan insures deposits up to 2500 full for many accounts with a permanent scheme to fully cover 100 percent up to 10000 starting July 1 next. The program aims to create a unified banking system amid opposition from many bankers who favor extending the temporary limits.
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New York
United States of
Melly
Congress
Cnters
Usl
Suspect Held in Detroit Killing Arrest Shrouded in Secrecy
In Indianapolis police detain a man naming himself Jack Edwards for alleged involvement in the assassination of Detroit radio announcer Jerry Buckley. Court proceedings today were closed for the first time, with Edwards kept in custody as Buckley was fatally shot in a Detroit hotel lobby during a radio anti crime crusade.
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Ind
Dec
Jack Edwards
Jerry Buckley
Detroit
Buckley
Edwards Tig Beet
Limited State Aid Grants May Be Solution Says Rump
Governor Kump outlined possible direct state grants to local units to finance essential government services, despite constitutional limits. He cited supreme court decisions on bonded debt payments while urging a lawful path to sustain law enforcement fire protection and orderly government. He warned local entities must pay debts, as the state cannot assume them, and noted no immediate tax solution.
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Kump
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Appeals
Remonetization Debate Seeks Roosevelt Backing and Silver Plan
Washington reports growing calls for remonetization with Speaker Rainey predicting gains hinge on Roosevelt’s support. Senator Thomas proposes free coinage of gold and silver, bidding up gold to 847.36 an ounce and issuing silver certificates to expand money supply.
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Washington
Rainey
Roosevelt
Thomas
Okla
Treasury
Federal Reserve Dende
United States
Anc
Representative Cross
Mieaxe
Judges Invited To Help Scions In Tax Levy Case
A dissenting supreme court judge, John Hatcher, urged the majority to take a liberal approach in applying the levy limitation amendment amid constitutional objections. He argued the state cannot endure indefinite tax issues and that a broader reading could allow the bond indebtedness to proceed, challenging the majority’s stricter interpretation and the decision voiding transfers of school bonded debt to the state.
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Supreme Court
John
Hatcher
Homer B. Woods
Haymond Maxwell
Reading School
Mo.lite
Jo Kents
Two Railway Men Die in Richmond Train Wreck
In Richmond yards a passenger train locomotive derailed killing engineer Robert Campbell and Benjamin Patman, injuring fireman Tom Clarke who died from burns reportedly suffered during the wreck. The accident occurred as several foremen from car repair shops watched.
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Richmond
Robert B. Campbell
Benjamin F. Pat
Campbell
Tom Clarke
Bank Debits Jump in Six Months Boost to 1994 Outlook
Bank debits totaling $265 million more than last six months show strong activity in Charleston and Kanawha Valley. Debits through the Charleston Clearing House, reported by secretary W. L. Motley, rose 85 percent versus 1933, with July to December 1993 totals at $190,159,599 versus $164,929,448 a year earlier.
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Kanawha Valley
Charleston Clearing House Association
Roosevelt
Lhe
Asso
W. LD. Motley
I Ineluelve
Confesses Guilt in Kidnapping Plot and Death
Columbia district news reports 49 year old Robert H. Wiles admitted planning and carrying out the Hubbard Harrar kidnapping to obtain a $1000 ransom from the victim’s father, a well to do chain grocery store executive. The confession follows the kidnapping and death that occurred about thirty days prior.
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Columbia
8. C
Robert H. Wiles
Hubbard
Harra
Doy
Rump Orders State Police to Be Ready to Take Over
Governor Kump ordered state police readiness to assume local law enforcement as counties and towns cut staffing amid revenue uncertainty. Supreme Court rulings halted a property tax collection plan tied to a constitutional amendment, leaving about 96 million in property taxes tied up and delaying debt payments. The administration says the tax problem remains unresolved and must be fixed to function.
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Kump
Supreme Court
Aare
Intio
Unite of
West Virginia Politics and Relief Mark 1933 Year
West Virginia in 1933 mixed politics and relief as major stories shaped the state. Governor Kump’s oath on the Bible, tax collection upheavals, and efforts to reorganize government dominated Charleston’s agenda while a crisis in local finances forced units to rely on credit. The year closed with a plan to shift debt to enable ongoing tax revenue.
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Maron
Charleston
Government
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