Taylor County Budget Keeps General Fund Levy Steady
County court session reports the general fund levy remains at the same level while total county expenditures for the coming year rise by 4.1 percent due to higher property valuation. Outstanding bills amount to 3216 dollars. sinking fund and debt levies decrease. Hospital construction levy is omitted. total valuation 22,786,040 dollars. general fund levy 61,090 dollars.
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Taylor County
Taylor County Court
Frank Bennett
School Board Revises Budget in Taylor County Meeting
The Taylor County Board of Education approved a reduced sinking fund, with a general levy kept for payroll and maintenance. The coming year’s budget is estimated at about 231473 dollars, showing a slight increase over last year. Only Gratton and Flemington face sinking fund levies, while the rest of the county bears the general levy.
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Taylor County Board of Education
Gratton
Flemington
Machine Backed Democrat Wins Big in Missouri Kansas Vote Huge
WashingtonAugust 5 Latest returns show Lloyd C Stark backed by Pendergast leading MissouriDemocratic governor race while Kansas Townsendite trailing in major contest Townsends plan backers in play Capper clinches renomination in Kansas Senate race Huxman leads for Democratic governor in Kansas and West runs unopposed in GOP senate races across the region End of summary notes continued on page seven.
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Washington
Missouri
Kansas
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Lloyd C. Stark
William Hirth
Stark
Jesse W. Barrett
Hirth
Pendergast
Alf M. Landon
Jonathan M. Davis
Townsend
Walter A. Huxman
Huxman
Will G. West
Tion
Capper
Senate
Arthur Capper
Omar Ketchum
Virginia
House of Representatives
Norman R. Hamilton
Portsmouth Star
Colgate Darden
A. J. Montague
Dave E. Satter
Widow of Slain Husband Claims Prayer Aided Release
CLEAR WIDOW OF PLOTTING MATE S DEATH WELLSBURG Aug 5 The comely widow of Louis Thames freed after three weeks in jail charged with plotting her husband s murder today attributed her liberation to prayer At her nephew Casimire Schayes home she joined her 18 year old son Pearl Thames said Every day I was in prison I prayed all day long Practically every hour I was awake I prayed Prayers Finally Answered And finally my prayers were answered Thames was slain Tuesday night three weeks ago by a blast from a shotgun as he stepped from his garage Jank Platz 25 year old unemployed coal miner and neighbor was arrested by police and admitted firing the gun Prosecutor Walter Mahan said Platz asserted he and Mrs Thames jointly plotted the slaying Intimacies Admitted Mrs Thames was arrested and on the strength of Platz testimony before a coroner s jury the two were Continued on Page Eight
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Wellsburg
Louis Thames
Casimire Schayes
Mrs. Pearl
Thames
Jank Platz
Walter Mahan
Platz
Four Youths Held For Possession of Pistols
Harrisburg report says four youths were detained on firearms charges after midnight arrest by Patrolman R. E. Deitrich. Named as Chester Walsh 24 Sykesville Md George R Gill 22 and Harvey Gill 16 both of Boring Md and Homer Smith Wilkes Barre Pa.
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Harrisburg
State Highway Patrol
R. E. Deitrich
Chester Walsh
Sykesville
George R. Gill
Harvey Gill
Boring
Homer Smith
Wilkes-Barre
Thirteen Hurt In Wreck Of Large Bus In Greensburg
A Great Eastern System bus en route from New York to Chicago struck a culvert in Greensburg Pennsylvania today injuring 13 passengers. Most were discharged after hospital treatment.
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Greensburg
Great Eastern System
New York
Chicago
Frank Candidate Promises Self First If Elected
Clarence C. Coleman a Greenville bricklayer says if elected to the state house he will not be bound by political promises and will, if elected, "help myself first, you next" addressing a public gathering.
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Greenville
D. C
Clarence C. Coleman
House of Representatives
NRS Director Speaks Here at Grafton Kiwanis Meeting
James H. M-Ginnis state director of the National Reemployment Service addressed the Grafton Kiwanis at Debendarfer's Cozy Rest on unemployment compensation. He urged swift passage of a West Virginia law to access federal contributions, noting advantages outweigh disadvantages and that adoption by 48 states could curb future depressions. Continued on Page Seven.
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Grafton Kiwanis Club
Debendarfer
James H. M-Ginnis
National Reemployment Service
West Virginia
McGinnis
Bishop Gallagher Praises Coughlin as Antidote to Spain
Detroit’s Bishop Michael J. Gallagher lauded Father Charles E. Coughlin, calling his work an antidote to anti clerical sentiment in Spain. He argued priests globally should have preached justice and opportunity for the common man forty years ago to avoid current odium and control by monarchies and autocratic governments.
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Rome
Michael J. Gallagher
Detroit
Charles E. Coughlin
Spain
Trade Board May Employ Active Head
Taylor County Board of Trade debated employing a full time secretary and formed a committee to study qualifications for a trained chamber executive. President G Thomas Bartlett named five members to examine candidates while continuing the organization as a vital community force.
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Taylor County Board of Trade
G. Thomas Bartlett
Chamber of Commerce
Paul E. Malone
Malone
Bartlett
R. M. Parrish
James C. Holt
Harry M. Murray
J. W. Robinson
Mr. Malone
Slays Sister's Suitor Charged With Murder
Logan reports 26 year old Clarence Davis charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Paul Jones 26 the sister Arline Davis had forbidden the couple from seeing each other. A quarrel followed after Davis and Jimi son Davis faced Jones at their residence. Neighbors reported Clarence Davis fired the shot which left Jones paralyzed and he died after Arline remained at his bedside.
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Logan
Clarence Davis
Paul Jones
Davis
Arline
J. E. Childers
Jones
Jimison Davis
Childers
Arline Davis
Machine Cutters Strike Shuts Ritter Mine In West Virginia
In Pineville West Virginia 150 miners idle as 16 machine cutters refuse tonnage rates at Red Jacket Jr coal company's Ritter mine near Wyoming Be Ritter president did not comment. Protesters seek old rate of 5 40 for a seven hour day. Miners expect settlement soon but the mine with about 300 workers stays idle.
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Pineville
W. Va
Red Jacket, Jr
Ritter
Wyoming
Here
BE. E. Ritter
Broaddus School Term Opens September 15
The Alderson-Broaddus College executive board announced the term starts September 15. J. A. Wooster named dean and R. C. Pyles as athletic coach. Additional faculty to be announced next week as the committee met during the ten day state Baptist assembly with 220 delegates registered.
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Philippi
Alderson-Broaddus College
J. A. Wooster
R. C. Pyles
Wet causes margins in Preston county vote overturn dry rule
Preston county voted to permit liquor sales at stores and agencies by a narrow 84 vote margin. The special option election produced 3178 days and 3262 nets in total. Howesville led wets with 214 to 13. Eglon was dry favored with 179 to 8. Aurora had 240 to 13. Kingwood district backed wets 1007 to 417. Valley district also reported results.
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Preston County
Howesville
Eglon
Aurora
Kingwood
Valley
Central Union Pays Depositors Dividend Amid Liquidation
Wheeling August 5 The Central Union company announces liquidation of all assets of the closed Central Union Trust company and pays depositors a 200000 dividend equal to 20 percent of their claims. Depositors have now received seventy percent of about 1,000,000 due when the bank closed in March 1933. Officials hope to realize enough to repay a small amount to stockholders of the old concern.
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Wheeling
Central Union Company
Central Union Trust Company
State Banking Department
Ethiopians Advance On Capital In Eritrea Campaign
PORT SAID Egypt Aug 5 Ras Imru Ethiopian commander in the northwest was authoritatively reported advancing on Dessye and Addis Ababa with 40,000 warriors. Columns were moving from the west toward the capital and the northern end of the mountain road leading to Addis Ababa. Many Italian outposts were reported destroyed during the Ethiopian advance.
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Port Said
Egypt
Ras Imru
Dessye
Addis
Ababa
Addis Ababa
Drought Relief Progress Questioned by Tugwell
President Roosevelt reviewed a Tugwell report noting the relief effort has only begun. He cited the Resettlement Administration concentrating direct grants of 18.50 dollars monthly to drought-stricken farmers in the Dakotas Montana and Wyoming, with much work still ahead.
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Tugwell
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Rexford G.tugwell
Soo Ch. Scouse
Resettlement Administration
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Tise
West Virginia reports monthly gain in General Revenue Fund
Charleston dispatch notes that West Virginia finished the month with a state fund general revenue gain of 2,103,736.27 dollars, lifting total state funds to 10,552,048.53 dollars versus the previous fiscal year end balance of 8,752,050.15 dollars, according to Treasurer R. E. Talbott.
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Charleston
West Virginia
R. E. Talbott
Four Month Strike Ends in Alabama Mine Workings
In Birmingham on August 5 2300 miners returned to work after Governor Bibb Graves announced a tentative settlement plan with Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Co ending a four month strike. Violence had marred the stoppage including a fatal shooting and injuries.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Bibb Graves
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co
Graves
Solicitor General Praises NRA at Democratic Rally
Morgantown August 5 United States Solicitor General Stanley Reed told a Democratic rally that the National Recovery Act did more to restore prosperity than the Hoover administration. He credited the NRA with broad benefits and noted prosperity rising since Franklin Roosevelt became president.
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Morgantown
Stanley Reed
United States Solicitor General
Hoover
Reed
Presbeii Roosevelt
NRA
Greek king approves temporary dictatorship in Greece
Athens reports a temporary dictatorship under King George II and Prime Minister Metaxas to avert bloodshed amid a Communist backed general strike. Martial law, full civil control, and censorship are imposed while elections are planned once stability returns. The move dissolves the chamber and removes 14 Communist lawmakers from power.
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Athens
George II
Greece
John Metaxas
Chamber of Deputies
Owens Wins 200 Meter Title to Complete Olympic Triple
Jesse Owens, star sprinter from Ohio State, captured the 200 meter crown at the Berlin Olympics, earning his third title of the Games and the first Olympic triple since Paavo Nurmi in 1924. Mack Robinson of Pasadena, California, finished second. Owens had earlier set a world record in the 100 meters with 10.3 seconds, matching his Olympic mark, after clocking 10.2 in a quarter-final.
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Berlin
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Tan Thunderbolt
Peerless Paavo Nurmi
Mack Robinson
Pasadena
Calif
Owens
Capital Theatre Sold Under Wheeling Judge Order
Circuit Judge J Harold Brennan ordered Wheeling's Capitol Theatre to be sold for cash by October 1 to satisfy bondholder claims on the largest and newest playhouse in the city.
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Capital Theatre
Wheeling
J. Harold Brennan
Capitol Theatre
Federation to suspend Lewis faction in AFL leadership row
Washington August five The AFL executive council prepared to suspend unions aligned with John L Lewis and the Committee for Industrial Organization after charges of fomenting insurrection for pursuing industrial unions rather than craft unions Fed leadership indicated suspension could be lifted only if terms are met within 90 days and a convention might decide the action all along the way the council pressed for decisive action in the turbulent dispute involving John P Frey and William Green and David Dubinsky with vice presidents ready to rule today
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
David Dubinsky
Ladies’ Garment Workers
Federation Executive Council
Committee For Industrial Organization
John P. Frey
Federation Metal Trades Department
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organizations
Dubinsky
Avf
Federation
Lewis
Loyalists in Bitter Drive
AP reports brutal unfoldings in Spain as government claims decisive blows near Avila amid ongoing civil war. Greece imposes martial law to counter a claimed subversive Communist movement while a 24 hour strike and fractured parliament test Metaxas rule. Red Cross estimates wounded in Spain exceed 100000. France offers a three power non intervention pact seeking European support.
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Associated Press
Spain
Red Cross
Guadarrama
Avila
Greece
Chamber of Deputies
John Metaxas
Athens
Paris
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
France
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