1500 Men to Obtain Jobs at Once in City, County Civil Projects
One thousand five hundred workers will be employed immediately on 15 city and five Kanawha county Civil Works projects. Grafton City Taylor county will place 412 men and women at work, marking Grafton as the first to begin. Charleston and Kanawha County projects start within days, with Grafton work including paving five miles of streets, park and water plant improvements, and a sewer project employing 41 women for 14 760 hours.
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Kanawha County
New
Civil Works Administration
William N. Beehler
State Civil Works Administration
Grafton City
Taylor County
Grafton
Charleston
Beehler
Kanawha City
Pennsylvania Avenue
Chamberlain School
22Nd Street
City Hall
Burlew Drive
Jean Street
Trethway Avenue
Burlew Heights
Byrd Street
South Side
Relief Rolls Fall Payrolls Rise to Put 500000 Back to Work
Washington reports a Civil Works Administration effort lifting over 500,000 unemployed into jobs with wages of 40 cents to $1.20 per hour from a $400 million fund. District of Columbia expects 4,000 soon, New York 400,000 back, with 200,000 more off relief by December 1. Rhode Island notes 9,000 moved from relief. Please Turn to Page 7.
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Washington
Civil Works Administration
Civil Works Fund
District of Columbia
New York State
Rhode Island
Willie Willis by Robert Quillen
Local humor column notes Willie Willis and pals mimic police play acting outdoors. A passerby jokes a cop suspected theft while the kids only pretended to police the banana stash. The scene captures small town mischief and community tone.
State Civil Works To Get 71,000 Jobs
The Civil Works Administration in Washington confirms a West Virginia quota of 71,633 jobs. Across 55 counties the current apportionment totals 52,500, with Kanawha County slated for 4,545 jobs under the present plan and further allotments expected in the coming days.
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Civil Works Administration
Washington
Gazette
West Virginia
William M. Beehler
Kanawha
Advisor Sprague resigns over Roosevelt monetary policy
Dr. O M W Sprague, treasury special financial advisor, resigns citing unrestrained inflation and a credit collapse risk. He warns in a letter to the president that raising commodity prices by increasing the gold value would trigger disaster and urges aroused public opinion. Morgenthau notes he anticipated the move but declines further comment.
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Washington
National
O. M. W. Sprague
Treasury
Sprague
London
Bank of England
Roosevelt
The
White House
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
the Treasury
Disturbance at Louisiana Vote Probe Senate Hearing
New Orleans reported uproar as Senate committee investigating Senator John Overton’s election clashed with Overton over procedure. Chairman Connally pressed a witness who switched on election day from Ed win Broussard to Overton. Both senators exchanged heated remarks across the table amid stamps and cheers from spectators.
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New Orleans
Senate
John D. Overton
Connally
Texas
Senator Overton
Edwin Broussard
Overton
King George heckled as throne address opens session
In London a Labour member shouted “shame” at King George V during the throne speech ending an era of regal pageantry. J McGovern lambasted the government over unemployment cuts and the means test, while observers noted the outburst as a notable but likely unpunished interruption amid the ceremonial scene.
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London
George
J. McGovern
Queen Mary
McGovern
Lady Astor
Robert W. Bingham
Clydeside
King George
Lindberghs land at Azores group after Lisbon flight
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh arrived at Horta Bay Fayal Island Azores after a 900 mile flight from Lisbon Portugal. Crowds welcomed them with flowers as they landed amid a strong wind. They planned to survey Terceira and San Miguel before continuing to Bermuda while their seaplane rested in the bay.
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Horta
Azores
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lisbon
Portugal
Fayal Island
Horta Bay
Lindbergh
Fayal
Bermuda
Terceira
San Miguel
Ball Bat Incident Leads to Assault Charge in South Charleston
United States Deputy Marshal John Hunt faces charges of threatening to kill and felonious assault after an early morning garage altercation in South Charleston. Hunt, who suffered scalp wounds, drove to Staats hospital with three women passengers. Chenoweth, his wife, and a mechanic were involved as police seized the deputy's revolver and whiskey for evidence.
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John Hunt
South Charleston
Wheeler Chenoweth
United States
L. H. Oakes
Hunt
Chenoweth
Oakes
Cecil Canterbury
Staats Hospital
Frank Skaggs
Thanksgiving Proclaimed By Nation's Chief
WARM SPRINGS Ga Nov 21 President Roosevelt proclaimed November 30 1933 as Thanksgiving Day in a direct proclamation urging gratitude for past blessings and a focus on economic recovery. He called for unity between employers and workers and respect for neighboring nations.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of America
Riot At Eastern State Prison Tops Century of Unrest
Philadelphia November 21 AP A riot by 75 prisoners at Eastern State Penitentiary disrupts the yard period for 1,300 inmates. Guards deploy riot guns tear gas and machine guns as police and state troopers converge, while wards deny widespread injuries amid ongoing reinforcement calls and security patrols.
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Philadelphia
Eastern State Penitentiary
Settle Returns After Stratosphere Flight
Lieutenant Commander T G W Settle climbed from an unannounced coast guard plane at the naval air station and received a welcome after his balloon ascent. He reported reaching a peak height around 59,000 feet while the barograph was sent to the Bureau of Standards for calibration. Major Chester L. Fordney stayed in New Jersey to arrange flight gear before joining Settle in Washington.
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Washington
T. G. W. Settle
Coast Guard
Naval Air Station
New Jersey
Settle
Joseph A. Settle
Akron
Ohio
National Aeronautic Association
Bureau of Standards
Chester L. Fordney
Settie
Bridgeton
N. J
New Year's Day Football Clash Set for Laidley
West Virginia sports officials approve an official All West Virginia North South High School gridiron classic at Laidley Field Charleston to host the charity game sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and The Gazette Coaches Bell Glend Clarksville? The article lists coaches Farley W. Bell and Albert Glenn plus William Calvert and others for selection of 22 players per squad, with training set to begin December 26 in Charleston and Clarksburg.
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Frank A. Knight
the Gazette
Charleston
West Virginia
Laidley Field
State Board of Appeals
S. Key Dickinson
Clarksbufs
J. E. Ewing
Wheeling
J. ~ Gorman
Kanawha County
Gorman
Laidley Stadium
Clarksburg
Farley W. Bell
Victory High School
Albert
Big Sleepy) Glenn
Charleston High
William Calvert
Cabin Creek
East Bank
Air student flies toward ocean after note in Jacksonville
Mrs Louise Turck Stanton, linked to a prominent family, left notes before borrowing her trainer plane and heading east over the Atlantic. Airport officials searched after she failed to return, finding letters to her husband, parents, and airport manager Bert Maloney. Authorities believe she intended to end her life.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Louise Turck Stanton
Atlantic
Bert Maloney
Col
Raymond c. Turck
Mary Turck Hanscomb
Maloney
Bert
Liberal House Sets Plan To Shape Tax Legislation
The legislature, fresh from voters, outlines tax and debt reforms under Governor Kump. Key moves include economies, extra indirect taxes, releasing local taxes blocked by court rulings, and creating machinery to seize 25 million dollars in collectable property taxes. House considers constitutional change to shield bonded debt from levy limits. Attaches’ salaries over seven dollars a day cut 25 percent.
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Kump
Supreme Court
Lantz
D. Wetzel
President names soft coal board in Roosevelt plan
The NRA announced Roosevelt appointed his coal industry board members, naming Hugh S. Johnson, Fred G. Tryon, and Judge George W. Anderson as presidential appointees. Divisional appointees include Wayne P. Ellis and regional members in New York Pittsburgh Cleveland Cincinnati and Bluefield WV with further labor board members listed for divisions 1 north and south.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
Bituminous Coal Industrial Board
Hugh S. Johnson
Fred G. Tryon
Bureau of Mines
George W. Anderson
Boston
Wayne P. Ellis
Washington D. C
George Anderson
New York
Walter A. Jones
Pittsburgh
Benedict Trowell
Cleveland
George B. Hadesty
Fairmont
West Virginia
Frank L. Poindexter
Cincinnati
Fred K. Prosser
Bluefield
North
John M. Carmody
F. P. Hanaway
R. L. Ireland
South
Charles B. Barnes
van A. Bittner
Charleston
E. C. Mahan
Knoxville
Beacom Proposes West Virginia Child Labor Amendment
West Virginia lawmakers consider ratifying the federal child labor amendment. Delegate J Patrick Beacom filed a resolution giving Congress power to limit regulate and prohibit employing those under 18 and invalidating conflicting state laws. The measure moved to the house calendar after a no committee reference vote. A similar proposal was made in the previous session.
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West Virginia
House
J. Patrick Beacom
Cabell
Congress
Beacom
Kump Outlines Tax Problems for Local Government
Gov H G Kump warned the legislature that local government debt and tax shortfalls threaten the state. He urged consideration of state relief to fund current expenses or debt service, including possible debt takeover for school districts and other local units. He favored first trimming local spending before seeking new revenue streams.
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H. G. Kump
Kump
Unidentified Man Killed In Van Truck Crash Near Clendenin
In Clendenin near here a moving van carrying Brent Morgan of Fairmont Transfer collided with a truck driven by Walter Clark of Charleston. The van driver Morgan died and Clark sustained minor injuries. Morgan’s body was sent to Thomas funeral home awaiting identification, and he was to be moved to Staats hospital. State police from Charleston will investigate the four mile north of Clendenin crash tonight.
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the Gazette
Clendenen
Walter Clark
Charleston
Thomas Funeral Home
Brent Morgan
Fairmont Transfer Company
Morgan
Staats Hospital
Thomas
Clark
Doris Duke Becomes World’s Richest Girl At Twenty One
Doris Duke enters control of a third of the Duke fortune at midnight reaching about ten million dollars in hand. Her wealth totals around thirty million with two future needs before age thirty. Guarded by detectives, she avoids publicity while pursuing horses and polo among elite circles in New York.
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Doris Duke
New York
Miss Duke
James Buchanan Duke
North Carolina
Doris
Delegates Move Toward Tax Changes in Special Session
Delegates take initiative to form a joint ten five committee from both chambers to redraft House Bill 314 the tax amendment enabling act. The aim is to ride over supreme court rulings and allow collection of 25 million dollars in property taxes. The panel focuses solely on drafting the enabling act while new revenue measures are handled separately.
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Ralph Hiner
Supreme Court
House
Hiner
A. G. Mathews
Senate
Mathews
Delegates Cast Early Vote On Liquor Revenue Proposal
The opening day of a special house session saw delegates split over liquor policy with a vote hinting at future revenue from liquor sales. Delegate George Rairden proposed a resolution backing full support for public schools while barring gambling and intoxicating liquors funding. The chamber quickly moved to immediate consideration amid largely negative votes and a division tally.
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House of Delegates
House
George Rairden
Mason
Rairden
Hiner
Will Gets Lowdown From Barny Baruch
Santa Monica Calif Nov 21 After reading Barney Baruch s article in a Philadelphia periodical I spoke with Baruch in New York He said Washington will not be stampeded by inflationists or the chamber of commerce He believes the money situation will be handled in a way beneficial to the majority if not all.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Barney Baruch
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Horace Lorimer
Mall
Baruch
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