Officials Still Far From Tax Solution May Require Special Session
The Associated Press reports officials at state county and city levels remain distant from a tax solution after a supreme court decision. Governor Kump signals a possible special legislative session if the ruling stands. West Virginia municipalities league plans a Charleston meeting to set a uniform action policy while Beckley voters consider the issue at a forthcoming municipal election. The tax amendment limits levies to 50 percent of the maximum with 60 percent voter approval.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
Vernor Kump
West Virginia Municipalities League
Charleston
Beckley
Enrth
Kump
Barbour County
Glade
Union
Music Lifts Spirits at Southwestern Pennsylvania Miners Pickets
In Uniontown Pa music from strolling performers cheered pickets at coal mine entrances as more than 30 000 miners who quit work on September 13 pressured operators to recognize the union and code. Miners met at Pricedale and near the West Virginia line agreeing not to return before October 2 when the code takes effect. Officials of H C Frick Coke company said they are undecided but will obey the law and did not indicate acceptance of the union.
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Uniontown
Pennsylvania
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Pricedale
West Virginia
Martin F. Ryan
Grim
Baseball Thief Skinny Snags Bananas Then Confesses
Willie Willis narrates Skinny admitting he stole the bananas Willie helped him eat. The tale unfolds with Skinny revealing he found the fruit in an alley, leaving Willie feeling guilty before the confession.
Candidates For Congress Seat After Horner Death
A half dozen candidates are named for the democratic and republican nominations to fill the vacancy created by the death of Congressman Lynne S. Horner in Washington. A special election will decide the successor, as West Virginia code requires a governor to proclaim the vacancy and set a 30 to 75 day election date. Nominations are to be made by conventions per the code’s provisions.
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Lynne S. Horner
Washington
Beacom Urges Liquor Plan for West Virginia
Huntington Sep 24 Delegate John P Beacom proposes immediate creation of a state committee to study a liquor control plan. He emphasizes licensing rules to prevent chaos and revenue loss, and says a plan would guide future repeal decisions. If repeal passes spirits sales would not be legal until March 1 1935.
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Huntington
West Virginia
John P. Beacom
Cabell
Beacom
Hornor Rites Set for Today
In Clarksburg West Virginia Representative Lynn S Horner died in Washington. Funeral services will be at Christ Episcopal church led by Rev J T Carter. The West Virginia delegation attending includes Senators Neely Hatfield and Representatives Smith Randolph. Horner suffered an impaired heart condition after a long career in oil and gas. He would have turned 56 in October and served a second term. Governor Kump called his death an irreparable loss. Additional honorary pallbearers were named including Representatives Ramsey Johnson Kee and several state senators.
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Clarksburg
Lynn S. Horner
West Virginia
Washington
Christ Episcopal Church
J. T. Carter
Congressional
Neely
Hatfield
Smith
Randolph
Horner
Kump
Hornor
Ramsey
Johnson and
Kee
Mathews, Garvin
Herold
Henderson
Wise
Sally Eilers Weds Director Harry Joe Brown in Arizona
Sally Eilers actress and Harry Joe Brown director married by Justice of Peace Earl Free in Yuma Arizona after Eilers flew from Los Angeles with Bebe Lyon and Ben Lyon. Eilers had a Mexican divorce from Hoot Gibson last month in Chihuahua. Gibson and Eilers wed in 1930 at the Saugus ranch, with multiple separations and reconciliations before the divorce. Brown’s varied career spans stage and screen, writing and military service.
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Yuma
Arizon
Sally Eilers
Harry Joe Brown
Los Angeles
Justice of Peace
Earl Free
Bebe
Ben Lyon
Miss Eilers
Chihuahua
Hoot Gibson
Gibson
Saugus
Cali
Brown
Humanity Glorified By God's Fellowship Sermon
Reverend Wirt M. Stephens of Decota Methodist Church argues in a Gazette contribution that humanity is glorified through fellowship with God. He centers on John 14 9 and asserts Jesus reveals divine life through character, urging perfect faith in human possibilities and the public impact of a redeemed personality.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Decota
Saint John
Wirt M. Stephens
the Gazette
Father
Jesus
God
NRA Chieftain Links Up With Inflation Campaign
Washington, Sept. 24. Hugh S. Johnson, recovery administrator, studies new stimuli to keep the NRA aligned with Roosevelt’s credit expansion. Confined with an infection, he may return to work and push a gigantic buying campaign under the blue eagle to aid employers in raising wages and employment. The plea to buy to the limit of prudent needs would go out around October 1, pending retail code promulgation and a base for retail and drug code to shape price regulation debate.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Blue Eagle
Local Man Dies In Auto Crash At Chandler's Branch
A driver James W. Broyles 21 of 1300 Washington street died at Godbey hospital after a crash in fog near Chandler's Branch. His uncle Albert Angel 60 of Charleston was in serious condition with multiple injuries. Broyles and Angel were found beneath the car, extricated minutes later, and X rays were planned to assess Angel's injuries. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 2 PM at Fred Broyles home on Washington Street with burial at Sattes Cemetery near Dunbar.
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Chandler's Branch
James W. Broyles
Washington Street
Long and Johnson
Albert Angel
Charleston
Broyles
Angel
J. H. Broyles
Grover Broyles
Huntington
C. H. Broyles
Fred Broyles
Sattes Cemetery
Dunbar
Byrd's Bear of Oakland Prepares for South Pole Voyage
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's ship Bear of Oakland readies at Boston for a two year expedition to glacial regions near the South Pole. Food stores and scientific gear are loaded as crew and scientists settle into quarters while relatives bid farewell.
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Boston
Oakland
Richard E. Byrd
Little America
South Pole
Johnny Jarvis Defeats Schorr in Open Finals
Johnny Jarvis defeats Schorr in the open finals. The Cuban crisis story notes Cuban leaders holding new talks on Sept 24 in Havana with mixed reports of labor unrest and scattered rebel activity across Camaguey Santa Clara Sancti Spiritus Matanzas and Santiago provinces.
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Johnny Jarvis
Schorr
Havana
Ramon Gray San Martin
Juan Blas Hernandez
Jatibonico
Camaguey
Santa Clara
Sancti Spiritus
Cosme
Bartolo Legon
Blas
Matanzas
Cristo
Santiago
Golfing Touch Becomes Slippage in West Virginia Open Playoff
I C Rocky Schorr of Bluefield led after 36 holes but faltered in the 18 hole playoff at Kanawha Country Club as John Price Javins of Charleston shot 76 to seize the edge. Javins tied Schorr for the leader after a 37-39 sequence while the eventual winner, Edgewood pro, claimed the Weimer Trophy by a six stroke margin.
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Rocky) Schorr
Bluefield
John Price Javins
Charleston
Kanawha Country Club
Edgewood
Javins
Javvis
Gentileman
Para
Schorr
Johnny
Kanawha Club
Weimer
Defense Plans Spirited Effort OKLAHOMA CITY trial
Defense plans a spirited push as two groups of defendants in the Charles F Urschel kidnapping conspiracy go to the witness stand after a weekend recess. The Shannon family including R Shannon his wife Ora and son Armon are set to testify. Other defendants from St Paul and Minneapolis prepare proof with Joseph Lehmeyer Minneapolis chief of police among the witnesses. Separate defense for Harvey Bailey and Albert Bates mute on plans. Federal authorities back a $15000 reward for George Kelly and his wife Kathryn as the case continues.
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Charles F. Ursche
Shannon
Sam Sayers
Fort Worth
Ora
Armon
J. B. Dudley
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Joseph Lehmeyer
Harvey Bailey
Albert Bates
James J. Mathers
Bailey
Ben Laska
Lttle
Denver
Bates
Laska
Shannons
Washington
George Kelly
Kathryn Kelly
Courtship Test Love in The Gazette Romance
Linda Barry laughs at uncles remark about infatuation with Dick Lawton after two months of dinners and dances. Doctor Barry proposes a scientific chaperoned marriage test at Barry lodge to reveal true selves and assess lasting commitment. Will Linda and Dick accept and begin their new romance today.
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Linda Barry
Dick Lawton
Doctor Barry
Linda
Barry Lodge
the Gazette
Perry C. Greene Hurt Critically in Accident
Perry C. Greene, 67, of Kenna, a noted Hereford cattle breeder, remained in critical condition after a collision near his home yesterday afternoon. Eye witness Dr. A L Amick said Greene may have a fractured skull. The car struck by Ira C. Moore of Charleston drove toward Parkersburg. Greene was thrown about 30 feet and carried home by his son Carroll Greene and two others. A trained nurse was present at the scene.
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Perry C. Greene
Kenna
Greene
A. L. Amick
Ira C. Moore
Fort Avenue
Charleston
Parkersburg
Carroll Greene
Dearborn NRA board seeks Ford on compliance panel
Detroit September 24 The Dearborn NRA board says it hopes Henry Ford and Ford Motor Co will be represented on a compliance board to hear complaints filed against the company. William L Mills publicity chairman said reports on securing representation will be heard as the panel is named tomorrow and considered.
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NRA
Dearborn
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
William L. Mills
Steel Advances Signal Trade Rise for Heavy Steel
The Steel publication notes a $2 per ton rise for plates and shapes and $3 for bars effective Sept. 30 as heavy finished steel contracts are expected brisk this quarter. It details newer contract terms tying tonnage to ship date and allowable deviations, with regional price movements and indices showing mixed gains in steel markets.
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Cleveland
Steel
Weekly Review
Pittsburgh
National Steel
Chicago Mills
Youngstown Mills
Buffalo
Clarence Tries New Cure for Tummy Ache
Clarence W. Smith, 37, suffered a stomach ache and discharged a .22 caliber rifle into his abdomen. He told doctors the pain drove him to it. At the hospital the wound was not serious.
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Clarence
Chicago
Clarence W. Smith
Logan man ends life by poison at filling station
Wallace J. Stratton 27 part owner of a Logan filling station ended his life by taking poison today. A former Williamson resident, he had lived in Logan about two years.
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Logan
Wallace J. Stratton
Williamson
Stratton
Glittering Goal of 1926 Prices to Spell Recovery
Washington reports on the 1926 price level as a target for economic recovery. It contrasts 1926 with 1913 as bases, noting large increases in clothing, rent, fuel, and furnishings and detailing typical prices then versus present costs, including phonographs and furniture.
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Washington
Queen Marie
Coolidge
White House
Dawes
John J. Pershing
Nebraska
Aimee Semple McPherson
Ormiston
Charles E. Baldwin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Roosevelt Seeks Gradual Price Rise Through Credit Expansion
President Roosevelt and top financial leaders held a White House conference aimed at coordinating a vast federal credit expansion and outlining national monetary policy. The talks focused on gradually raising prices via expanding credit, freeing billions in closed banks to aid farmers and business, and identifying banks outside the Federal Reserve system eligible for deposit insurance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Woodin
The
Treasury
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Eugene Black
Federal Reserve Board
J. F P. T. O'Caren Reeomporation
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lewis Douglas
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Reserve System
Pres
Soviet Balloon Project Fails To Lift Three Men
In Moscow on September 24 the red army halted its plan to send three explorers into the stratosphere. The silver blue U S S R balloon failed to lift after seven trials, staying below 20 feet. Engineers likely miscalculated hydrogen needed, and despite repeated releases the gondola drifted horizontally beneath low clouds as ground crews watched. The event drew 1,000 officials and soldiers.
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Moscow
Red Army
Will Says Farmers Are Asking Miracle
Santa Monica California September 24 Iowa Farmers Holiday association plans a strike unless President Roosevelt guarantees passage of the Frazier mortgage refinancing bill. The writer questions what Congress will do, warns against strikes, and expresses sympathy for both farmers and workers amid tough times.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Iowa Farmers Holiday Association
Frazier
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
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