State Deficit May Increase To Two Million Dollars
Survey by E A Dover for Governor Conley outlines three options to close a possible two million dollar deficit. Proposals include curbing expenditures, raising new revenue, or eliminating some state activities. Dover notes current revenues lag by about 1.2 million and cautions further cuts depend on institutional closures and revenue gains.
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Gavernor Conley
B.A. Dover
Oilet
Tevival
Ravenue
Dry Work Better Woodcock Sees Prohibition Push
Amon W. Woodcock, federal prohibition director, reported a 20 percent rise in enforcement activity in the United States during a Charleston visit. He toured the fourth district with R Q Merrick and planned further checks in Roanoke and Fairmont. He said the department targets commercial violators and aims to boost bureau efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Amon
W. Woodcock
Washington
Charleston
R. Q. Merrick
Woodfork
West Virginia
W. Modhiille
Woodcock
Roanoke
Jett
Fairmont
Fourth District
Willie's Aid and Farewell in Washington
A fragment reports Willie Willis and George W. discussing help and family, with references to Ike and Fathere Ike amid Washington chatter. The text fragment is incomplete but hints at a political or personal aid exchange linked to Mr. Willis and Mr. George.
Lawson Gifts Yo Yos to State Public Works Board
State Auditor C. Lawson presented yo yos to members of the State Public Works Board at a recent meeting. He joked about entertaining the governor and hinted at contests with early prizes, but the board members ultimately accepted the gifts before playfulness overtook restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson
State Public Works Board
State Board
Public Works
C. Lawson Guast
Tin
Reynolds Frames Tax Reform as Prohibition Issue
KEYSER Feb 11 Senator Bunker Reynolds Republican and chaired of the state senate finance committee termed tax reform a screen for the real issue of prohibition in the coming campaign. He urged reducing government spending as the solution, arguing tax reform would not fix the tax problem. He blamed the Democratic party for Prohibition actions in 1921 and said funds were cut to enforcement and state police, leaving enforcement dependent on Republican insistence. He urged addressing the prohibition question directly to keep voters informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyser
Bunker Reynolds
State Senate
Mnance
Reynolds
Repub
Senate
Lincoln Day Dinner Set for J Mcllafferty in Charleston
Four hundred reservations have been made by the Kanawha County Republican Women's Club for the Lincoln Day dinner address of J 4 McLafferty of Washington this evening at 3 30 o'clock. McLafferty, former Hoover administration aide, will arrive in Charleston about noon and be greeted by Republican leaders. A toastmaster had not been chosen as of yesterday. Mayor DeVan, who was to preside, could not attend due to a family death in Washington. Governor W G Conley and National Committeeman Walter S. Hallanan were also scheduled to speak.
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Kanawha County
Republican Women's Club
J. 4
MecLafferty
Washington
McLafferty
Hoover
Charleston
Yanterday
DeVan
Ala
W. G. Conley
National
Walter
Ianon
Auto Crash Kills Man and Injures Four on Ruffner Hollow Road
Richard Galligan 24 loses control of car on Ruffner Hollow Road, skids 50 feet into a ravine. He is seriously injured along with Hubert Iga 18. both are in Mountain State Hospital. George Snod Brass 20 and Howard Bacrus 16 suffer minor injuries. Galligan had earlier collided with a child at Quarrier and McParland streets.
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Lambert
Meadowbrook Golf Club
Richard Galligan
Cuddle Toaster
Ruffner Hollow Road
Gallien
Ted Galligan
Virginia
Gadll- bin
Iga
Quarrier and McParland Streets
Ethel Bennett
St Albans Bridge Revival Moves Through Congress
A bill introduced by Representative Hogg of Mason County aims to authorize the state to acquire and operate toll bridges, reviving a St Albans Kanawha river bridge project. Private interests previously planned the span, with meetings in St Albans discussing its feasibility amid a slow business mood and bond market.
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Hogg
Mason County
St. Albans
Aso
Congress
Albans
Osart
Kanawick
St. Albans-Nitro Bridges Company
A. C. Kimpel
Stite | Bridge Commission
Industries Get Choice Offer
Washington February 11. The Administration offers a choice between strict federal regulation and continued restrictive antitrust controls to help industries escape depressive competition. Hoover and advisors favor some federal supervision of resulting business activity. Two moves to remove harmful competition, both contrary to the Sherman Act, were presented to Hoover. A 122‑business group urged a two year “Cruce” in competition under a rational board with nonpartisan inquiry, while John L. Lewis urged legislation to stabilize the bituminous coal industry through the Copper-Kelly bill granting licensing for coal operators and sales agents to end wasteful competition. The House Judiciary Committee voted to seek authority for antitrust investigations. several amendments to the Sherman Act were proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
House
John K. Lewis
Dalted Mine Workers of America
White House
Mr. Hoover
Sunes
Russian Plan Proposals Dominate Arms Conference Hope
Maxim Litvinoff, Russia's foreign affairs commissioner, urged radical total disarmament steps at the arms conference while offering cooperation to gain approval. He endorsed redirection toward social system building in the Soviet Union and criticized League of Nations acts as ineffective, signaling cautious readiness to back any plan nearing his own. The address emphasized non interference but called out pacts and Japan-China tensions as proof of weak peace guarantees.
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Rnscolmed Press
Ceneva
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
Moscow
Sociaitem
Soviet Union
Litvinoff
M. Litvinoff
Aarp
World Peace Organization
League of Nation
Dog Show Expedition Inspires Dream Quartet
New York, Feb. 11. At the Westminster Kennel Club show a plan emerged to group dogs by voice types to form a four-dog musical act. A white bull terrier soprano Irish setter contralto retriever baritone could perform in novelty numbers while toy dogs and squeaks add overtones.
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New York
Westminister Kennel Club
Madison Square Garde
Uticon
Galt
Riberto
Mimscle
Osh Calloway
Cab Calloway
Palace Theater
Democratic Presidential Aspirants Figure in News
New York dispatch notes seven Kingpins of Democracy maneuvering toward the presidential nomina tion with preconvention tensions rising. Virginia Governor Harry F. Byrd met with former Governor Alfred E. Smith and then with DNC chair John J. Raskob as he contemplates a broader role. Byrd denied seeking to block Roosevelt and hinted at a possible vice presidential path if Roosevelt wins the nomination. A Kentucky trip and a Spring Field primary petition drifted James Halliston into the running, while Maryland Senator Joseph Irvin France emerged as a Republican contender. Pennsylvania Democratic rifts over Roosevelt support caused resignations in the state committee and a factional split led by Collins and Sedgwick. The report ends with a note to turn to page 19.
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New York
Harry F. Burn
Virginia
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Byrd
Super
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Kentucky
James Halliston
Lewis
Duinois
Edward B. Zimmerman
Warren van Dyke
Zimmerman
van Dyke
Collins
Sedgwick iKisher
Weather Spills a Bag of Tricks Across WV and PA
Springlike warmth returned to Charleston with 78 degrees before a rapid 20 degree drop as a rain and wind storm swept through West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. The day brought damaged roofs and downed lines, with Charleston reporting little damage while Winds knocked out power and caused scattered destruction in nearby cities.
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Charleston
Ista
Pt. Pleasant
Sharlaton
Parkersburg
Weather Bureau
Cpurt
Pittsburgh
Fevrew
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgy
Allegheny
Observatory Saappea
Grant Street
West Virginia Panhandle
Baltimore and Ohio
Wheeling
George A. Stoltz
North Wheeling
Algo
County to Augment Poor Relief Funds
The Kanowhs county court promises welfare committee representatives that funds will be shifted from the road fund to aid the poor. Legislation allows this, with $81,000 transferred already to cover outside relief deficits. About 69,000 has been spent on relief to date, 69,000 over the year’s appropriation. The court plans to hire 800 men by March 10 for road and relief work, with current crews on Mule Creek road paid 20 cents an hour plus 80 percent of earnings in food.
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Jn Ukely
Membeora
Kanowhs
John Gass
Thyse Quarter
Mule Creek
Wife tests marriage with photos in Chicago court
Mrs Helen Egan testified she was beaten by Erdmond J. Egan and provided photographs showing a black eye as evidence. The court granted a divorce and sentenced the husband to six months in jail for contempt after he failed to pay temporary alimony of 285 dollars.
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Chicago
Helen Egan
Erdmond
J. Egan
Egan
Crafg Hood
Beating at Main Street home leaves victim near death
Delbert Belcher, 33, was beaten about the head with a heavy end table by Simon 34 at Simon's Main Street residence last night. Belcher suffered a fractured skull and remains in critical condition at Mountain State hospital. Witness Mrs. E Peyton described a drinking party dispute as the motive. Simon was arrested on felonious assault and faces murder charges if Belcher dies.
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Ford
Simon
Gelbert Belcher
Main Street
Belcher
Mountain State Hospital
E. Peyton
Feyton
Harty
Simeon
Delbert
Whittaker Street
Claud Baldwin
Frank Westfall
Thaxton
Yande
President Hoover jokes foreshadow relief plan
A garbled Washington dispatch describes a wartime briefing where President Hoover joked about relief taxes and money hoarding. The note mentions Manchuria Shanghai and Hollywood and requests jokes to mock hoarders, suggesting a commission to gather material for anti hoarding humor.
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Rogers
Hoover
Isivons J Gm
Commission
Big Drive Held Up Awaiting Reinforcements From Japan
The article reports a major Japanese push toward the Yangtze estuary delayed by the slow arrival of reinforcements from Japan. It notes preparations for a large assault, a four hour ceasefire for civilian evacuation, and protests over civilian casualties. It mentions the Chapel district of Shanghai and ships and troops massed in the area.
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Japan
Associated Press
Chapel
Shanghai
Yangtze
Father Mecquinct
Jost An Erm
Verdun
John Hope-Simpson
Chinese National Flood Relief Commission
An Chapét
Canton
Geneva
China
Assembly of the of Nations
Sine
Hong Kong
Shanghei
Tokyo
Thursey
Plea Convicts Fed On Nine Cents a Day
Board of Control figures show West Virginia state institutions fed inmates for nine to 22 cents per day in fiscal year ending July 1 1931. McCullough notes costs exclude farm produce, overhead, and some farm subsidies. Inmates at Lakin and Huntington state hospitals show highest per capita costs. penitentiary at nine cents.
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Huntington
Board of Control
West Virginia
W. McCullbuph
B. Burns
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Lakin State Hospital
Huntington State Hospital
Burns
Weston
Spancer
Haunt- Wyten State Hospitals
Hes & Oyagl
Mccullough
State Penitentiary
Weston State Hospital
Spencer State Hospital
Inmstas
Boxin' State Hospital
Industrial School For Boys
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Board of Public Works
E. A. Dover
Conley
Altonas
National Director of Liquor Enforcement
Willie Willis
By Robert Quajon
Ruffner
sanviMag Carricades Res
Byrd Carlson Smith
Keystone State Committee
Sembly
Emish
Unicofa
Cincinnati
Fev
Saarer
Parkady
Ife
Will
The
Razer
Woosung
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