West Virginia Revenue Bill Draws Tight Scrutiny
Officials study the new revenue bill soon to be enacted, with a one percent personal income tax and higher levies on business profits. The measure, approved after a lengthy special session, aims to raise 610,000,000 with broad rates across utilities, manufacturing, natural resources, and services, while exemptions are set for 600 as a general and 400 per year for married men and 200 per child.
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House
Senate
Kump
H. G. Kump
Two Auto Collisions Injure Several Persons
Police reported two separate automobile accidents yesterday. In the first crash on Spring Avenue a car driven by G. Br. Edgar collided with a second vehicle driven by Mostey Hall, injuring Bisa Pattie Lou Hall Minder Lacera tions and bruising Mrs Pattie Lou Hall, Mrs Rebs M Hal, and Gladys Hall. In the second crash a car driven by Mrs BE g Driscoll struck a machine driven by James Bush, causing minor injuries to Driscoll.
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G. BR. Edgar
Mostey Hall
Spring Avenue
Bisa Pattie Lou Hall
Rebs M. Hal
Mises Gladys Hall
BE. G. Driscoll
James Bush
Thefts Reported By Kanawha Street Residents
John Bratt reported to the city police that someone entered his house boat by breaking the lock and stole four camp stoves a phonograph and a pair of shoes. B A Quillenwater reported the theft of a Ford roadster plate 78 707. J K Johnson reported the loss of a Ted Walker pocket folder containing 334 and miscellaneous cards.
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John Bratt
Kanawha Street
B. A. Qillenwater
K. Johnson
Ted Walker
Three Stills Seized By Deputy Sheriffs
Deputy sheriffs Bert Downey Charles Given Eyre Given and Caron Richards seized three stills on the Coal fork of Cavin yesterday. Two were in operation. operators escaped. One still held 60 gallons and the other two 15 gallons each. Deputies also reported seven 60 gallon drums of music and one drumful of mulberries. Authorities noted use of English French or Chinese marking on imported goods.
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Cavin
Bert Downey
Charles Given
Eyre Given
Caron Richards
Geo
Hay
Pittsburgh Operator Pledges Cooperation
Pittsburgh Gari Company president J D Morrow promised full cooperation to Hugh Johnson administrator at the industrial control bill. He said all we are waiting for is to find out what the gentleman wants and then we'll go our best to give it.
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Pittsburgh
J. D. &. Morrow
Pittsburgh Gari Company
Hugh &. Johnson
Morrow
Johnson
Judge Dawson taxes fines for street offenses
Judge D B Dawson in municipal court yesterday fined J R Kyle 25 for reckless driving S G Corey 85 for displaying foodstuffs on the sidewalk Clarente Brown 29 for possessing home brew and Hubert Martin 10 for assaulting A Nunnally Javoees Harmon served on the grand jury for a larceny case and a larceny charge against William Reynolds was dismissed
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D. Boone Dawson
J. R. Kyle
S. G. Corey
Clarente Brown
Hubert Martin
Nunnally
Javoees Harmon
William Reynolds
Fred Stamper Miner Dies From Mine Accident
Fred Stamper aged 26 of Acme died yesterday at a Charleston hospital from injuries suffered in a mine accident on Friday. He worked for Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Company. The body was taken to Pryor's morgue at East Bank and later to Acme. Survived by brother Avery Stamper of Cossbur.
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Fred Stamper
Acme Tee
Charleston
Cabin Gree Consolidated Coal Company
Pryor
East Bank
Acme
Avery Stamper
Cossburs
Jarvis Speech Cancelled at Church Over Family Death
The address by T. B. Jarvis of Washington at Shepherd Chapel M. B. church was cancelled due to a death in the family. Pastor Rev. W. B. Moyers announced yesterday that Moyers will substitute for Jarvis.
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T. B. Jarvis
Washington
Shepherd Chapel
M. B. Church
W. BR. Moyers
Jarvis
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D. B. Dawson
California
A. W. Cox Department Store
Virginia St
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