Morgenthau Talks Currency With Roosevelt in Georgia
Morgenthau and President Roosevelt discuss monetary policy at Warm Springs as high officials, including Reuben Graves and Roswell McGill, prepare for a tightened budget amid banking crisis efforts. Appointment of McGill as treasury tax advisor to replace Groves is announced. A salary dispute is resolved and department duties reorganized.
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Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Georgia
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Emera
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Budge
Re Binck
Federal’ Reserve Board
Roswell MacGil
Graves
Wisconsin
Tax Commission
Moweather
Mactalll
Tore
Congress
Herbert Gaston
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Please Turn to Page 3 Part Buy og 1
Fragmentary OCR note instructs readers to turn to page 3 for part two of a buy order or purchase item. Details are unreadable but imply continuation in another page.
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Wease
Tito
Nou
Fox Testifies Of Financial Defeat
Washington November 23 UT Wil ism Fox the movie man testified before senate investigators about his 1926 stock market crash era losses and forced sales of his theater interests. He described duress to sell to General Tasters Equipment Inc in 1920 after bankers allegedly denied credit and cited conversations with President Hoover and Republican leaders to avoid prosecution under anti trust laws. Names mentioned included Claudius Huston Louis Mayer James Francia Burke and other GOP figures.
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Wos
Senate
Boorse
Bakt
Banking Committee
Fox
General Tisaters Equipment, Inc
Hoover
Loew Theater
Claudius Huston
Republican National Committee
James Francia Burke
Loulé B. Mayer
Top Speed Urged to Hire 35000 Before December 1
Beehler telegraphed county administrations urging rapid hiring to meet a 35000 person target by December 1 and up to 71633 statewide quota by December 3. Delays cost wages, food, clothes. federal expects 25000 employed by month start. Wage rules shift to NRA scales. 40 hour week for highway workers. injuries paid by federal compensation.
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William N. Beehler
Ernest J. Baley
Civil Works Administration
Washington
Myr
Beabier
Adinistrator
CWA
Beechier
Repeal of Dry Statute Sought by West Virginia Delegate
Delegate John L. Marsh proposes a bill to repeal sections of the Yesti fey law prohibiting transportation and possession of intoxicating liquors in West Virginia. He seeks immediate passage or referral to judiciary, arguing national repeal on December 5 would force WV to allow possession and transport to avoid criminal branding for residents traveling to neighboring states.
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House
John L. Marsh
Marsh
Judiciary’ Committee
Virginia
Ohio County
Moersh
Delegae Milter Ferguson
Border
Wayne
Child Falls Asleep On First Lady Hat Tale
FAIRMONT November 23. Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt visits Reedsville. A small girl, excited by the president’s wife, seeks a soft place to rest and sleeps on a rumpled fur neckpiece in a chair. The child pleads not to be named and Mrs Roosevelt is kept in the dark about the incident.
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Fairmont
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Reedsville
G. F. Jaynes
Roosevelt
Johnson Praises Recovery Fees and Attacks Critics in Atlanta
In Atlanta on November 29 NRA head Fagh S. Johnson addressed a rally at the city auditorium praising the Roosevelt recovery program as a seventh wonder while denouncing its opponents as leaders of ruin. He said the intervention has yielded 25 percent of expected results and urged continued forward momentum, focusing on attacking tom-tom beaters and “Neanderthal” critics of the recovery effort.
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iFi
Fagh S. Johnson
NRA
Atvision Wn
Johnson
Southeast
Eputhera
Ruy Sow
Strife Develops Over Redistricting In West Virginia
Washington November 23 The Democratic split within the West Virginia house delegation deepens as reappointment of the states congressional districts provokes further conflict Representative Ramsay of the first district denounces a plan to add Republican areas and seeks to block changes He proposes swallowing the fourth district into the first creating a primary fight Ramsay aims to keep his seat while Johnson of the fourth district faces dissolution The map now includes counties along the Ohio river from Hancock to Wetzel plus Marion and other inland counties.
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Ftet
Acme
Johnson
Congress
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Wetzel
Marion
Dissention Seen in Kanawha County Delegation in Legislature
In the Kanawha county delegation tension rises as debate over a Charleston city bill sparks objections about lack of printed text. Delegates James Kay Thomas and J A DeGruyter Jr clash over reading the bill while Ross defends advancing it after pledging copies for the delegation. The session shifts to a new tax bill for beer gardens, with Ross defending past sponsorship and DeGruyter pressing on a point of order.
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DeGruyter
Ross
Kanawhe County
Shirley Best
City of Charleston
James Kay Thomas
Samme Uli
J. A. DeGruyter, Jr
Hiner
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Passige
Intros Duged
Wynekoop Denies Firing Bullet in Chicago Case
Earle Wynekoop, husband of slain Rheta Wynekoop, steadfastly denies shooting her as police and prosecutors pursue the mystery. He arrived from Kansas City and admitted a friendship with 23 year old Priscilla Witt who accompanied him to a late date before Rheta’s death. Coroners report focus on the operating room scene as investigators press for answers.
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Earle Wynekoop
Rheta
Kansas City
Priscilla Wit
Grand Canyon
Nile
Sinin
Rus
Pease
U S Bonds Jump on Substantial Buying in New York
New York reports show U S government bonds making notable gains as strong institutional demand from banks and insurers emerges. Acting Treasury Secretary Morgenthau notes purchases for investment funds but declines to reveal amounts. Markets respond as dollar strengthens and gold price policy remains, while wheat falls and the R F O price holds at 33.76. A New York Fed inquiry into bank positions reveals no evidence of large lending or forced selling in the bond market.
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United Simoes
Diemers
Treasury
Morgenthau
Washington
Honda
Aheres
New York Federal Reserveirak
Slot Machine Drive Ordered
The state ordered a crackdown on slot machines amid reports of fixed devices designed to yield profits for operators. Superintendent Dywshingietan told sergeants in all sectors to coordinate with county sheriffs and local police before launching campaigns, with action possible after a reasonable delay if authorities fail to act. A Har rison County woman found $2600 in a container, later traced to her son who confessed to taking money from machines. police suspect an inside job with broader complaints of youths spending funds on gambling devices.
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Harrison County
Biate
Beiter
Womab
Shingleton Szid
New Redistricting Measures Proposed in West Virginia
State lawmakers introduced redistricting plans to reapportion representation in Congress and the legislature. Senator Clyde B. Johnson proposed adjusting the six congressional districts and redrawing the senate and House districts. Delegate J. M. Smith filed a House bill for redistricting the House with 104 members and five single-member districts, while Johnson proposed a Senate and House reapportionment with a different district map and membership changes.
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House
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Macaire
Hancock
Brooke
Onin
Boone Former State Senator In Critical Condition At Home
R H Boone aged 31 a former state senator and longtime Greenbeler county farmer is critically ill at his home in Il Rongver te Nov 23 Physicians report he is threatened with pneumonia but showed some improvement today Boone previously served about ten years in the state senate and was a former sheriff of Ts conveyed county
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Rongeverte
Robert H. Boone
Boone
Greenbeler County
Tspette County
Kump Refuses Plea for Life Of Leo Frazier
Leo Frazier 20 shows calm as governor refuses commute to life imprisonment for deputy sheriff slaying. Fraser claims innocence and says he aimed to prove prosecutor Watts a liar. He admits shooting during the Cane Harper conspiracy, while Cano and Harper face life terms.
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Kump
Leo Frazier
Mateyy
FR. A. C. Kay
State Supreme Court
Frazier
Maritain
Moundsville
West Virginia
Charleston
C A. Fraser
J:s
Roy L. Shamblin
Kanawhe
Watts
Shoothe Shamblin
Blackburn Watts
Ralph
Neal Takes Over as U S Attorney for Southern West Virginia
George I Neal of Huntington was sworn in as United States district attorney for southern West Virginia, replacing David W Ashworth who was removed by President Roosevelt. Ashworth wound up his duties, thanked staff, and returned home. Neal said his policy will follow attorney general directives and new laws on prohibition pending repeal.
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George I. Neal
Huntington
United States
West Virginia
David W. Ashworth
Heckley
Roosevelt
Edgewood Bus Route Proposal to Replace Streetcar Line
A company seeks to run a new Edgewood bus route to replace Charlestin Interurban Rail line service. The Public Service Commission will decide after a hearing where doubts were raised about buses handling loading and unloading on the harbor route. A formal order to discontinue the inner mop street car line is expected.
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Yubaticu
Redre
Edgewood
Charlestin Interurban
200 More Jobs Proposed Here in Kanawha County Projects
City Engineer Harry L Campbell and staff completed estimates for twelve projects expected to hire 202 men under the tiworks program, raising Kanawha County total state escorts to 1700. Mayor DeVanio will present to the county city project committee chaired by Robert M Brawley before county welfare board and state civil works administration. Brawley to call a committee meeting soon to review new projects.
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Harry L. Campbell
Tiworks Administration
Kanawha County
R. P. DeVan Io
Robert M. Brawley
State Civil Works
Brawley
Onba
Charleston Man Killed by Rail Engine Near London
Charleston man 47 identified as Wey Berry was killed instantly when struck by a New York Central engine near London. He walked along the tracks and did not exit after hearing the whistle. Coroner confirmed broken neck and skull fracture. Survived by brothers and sisters including Mitchell Berry of Breconville and others in Sissonville, Charleston, Kenna, Romance, Advent.
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New York Central Railroad
London
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A. A. Staith
Kanawha County
Akull
Long and Johnson Mortuary
Suveral Strangements
Mitchell Berry
Bre~sonville
HK. Berry
Vickers
Wileiam Berry
Sissonville
L. B. Berry
Tandon
Patrick Berry
Margeret Milam
Kenna
Myre
Bottle Burdetta
Romance
Elizabeth Berry
Mire
Sadie Tagrat
Advent
Tax Paid On Liquor Shapes Judge's Legal Angles
John Hudson admitted manufacturing corn whisky at Rinmoun tain SUL and said he paid $1.10 per gallon tax, prompting Judge George W. McClintic to take the case under advisement. Revenue agents say collectors pursue tax even when whisky is illegal, and Hudson’s receipts suggest post arrest payment. They argue tax collection can proceed if the liquor is proved to be made.
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Rin Mountain
Hudson
George W. McClintic
Internal Revenue Collectors
Parkersburg
Prohibition
Revenue Department
Silin
Joint Group on Enabling Act Sets Tax Study Plans
Legislative recess until December 6 and three house committees will stay in the Capitol to push drafts of House Bill 314, aiming to make tax collection and distribution workable under the tax limitation amendment. The Senate committees plan to stay active, drafting new bills to raise needed revenue while awaiting recess. Local debates also touch on alcohol liberalization and a proposed importation of Aquor from neighboring states.
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Mathews
Hiner
Senate
House of Delegates
Dea
Alecare
West Weginte
Marah
Ohio
Kummp
Moreh
Governor Speaks At Sunул Banquet On State School Support
Governor assures audience that the state school system will not be impaired or chewed down in usefulness. He praises mothers for raising sons and notes West Virginia’s WWI service record. Duncan receives jeweled HI-V pin. Johnson leads singing. meal by First Methodist church Young Women’s guild.
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Kump
Sunuul
Tne
West Virginia
Army
Duncan
Herbert ¢. Johuson
Young Women's Guild
The
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Cuba Short Handed In Fighting Force
Beverly Hills report notes Cuba sent a large detachment to Montevideo for a peace conference while at home shortages persist. A stamp printer’s small misprint allegedly yielded twelve thousand dollars, with potential value much higher. The piece mentions a treasury leak and inflation concerns surrounding Roosevelt.
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Montevides
South America
Ieaven 'Am Sindee
Made & Sistike
Treasury
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Roosevelt
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