Holt Warns Assessors to Do Their Duty Against State Control
Governor Holt confronted county assessors in Charleston urging steadfast local control of property valuations while warning that centralization could come if current systems fail. He urged officers to guard against weakness, oppose moving to state assessments, and insisted taxes remain on the books without inflating values. He argued centralization erodes democracy and urged officials to forget politics as he noted local schools and roads limits.
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Charleston
Holt
Students Rally in Rome in Support of Tunisia Claim
Several hundred Fascist students disrupted classes and marched through Rome calling Tunisia theirs. They faced police blocks near the French embassy, then moved to Palazzo Venezia and Palazzo Braschi. Andrea Ippolito, provincial secretary, appeared to bless the protest, which continued with Fascist songs.
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Rome
Tunisia
Mussolini
Palazzo Venezia
Theater invites notable guests to Strand or Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Dorsey L. Harbert and W. Francis Sr. to tonight's presentation of You Can't Take It With You at the Strand or Shirley Temple in Just Around the Corner at the Dixie. Identification may be required.
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Strand
Dixie
The
Grafton Sentinel
Dorsey L. Harbert
W. Francis Sr
Shirley Temple
the Dixie
Mine accident toll is large in Nova Scotia disaster
Fourteen men were killed and many injured in Nova Scotia's worst coal mine disaster in 20 years. A riding rake of 26 mine cars carrying 250 workers broke loose on a mile long incline at Princess Colliery, plunging into the shaft wall. Rescue teams recovered 14 bodies and fears persisted for more in the wreckage as survivors and other miners aided efforts.
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Sydney
Nova Scotia
Princess
Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company
Legislative Committee Works On Court Measure
Charleston report notes the legislature's interim committee debating the replacement of justices of the peace with summary courts and reviewing a parole and probation bill. The group also reviewed school aid distribution, proposing the state guarantee 45 percent of a foundation program.
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Charleston
Local Officials Attend Charleston Assessors Meet
Assessor Harry Batson County Court President Harvey A Poe and County Commissioner Opha Bartlett travel to Charleston for the annual state assessors meeting begun today. The gathering is organized by the state tax commissioner and attendance is mandatory for assessors.
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Harry Batson
Harvey A. Poe
Opha Bartlett
Charleston
County budgets keep 1939 salaries unchanged
Assistants in Taylor county offices will receive the same salaries in 1939 as this year. With the exception of County Clerk-elect Ed St Clair, all officers asked for the same number of deputies and staff, keeping current pay scales. About two deputy sheriffs at 1800 each, an office clerk at 1200, day jailer 1320, and night jailer 1140 are listed, plus three deputy assessors at 1320 each and office girl 900, with 40 for extra help.
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Taylor County Court
Ed. St.Clair
Virginia Stavely
Herbert Evans
Harry Batson
Fran
Mass Fire Rips Through Oak Bluffs Center in Martha's Vineyard
Fire swept three central business buildings in Oak Bluffs Massachusetts as an east wind blew strong today. About 500 to 600 men fought the blaze but officials could not estimate damage immediately. firemen feared losses may reach up to 250000 dollars.
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Oak Bluffs
Mass
Martha's Vineyard
New City Manager Named In Clarksburg
In Clarksburg on December 6 a new city manager was chosen to replace R M Thomason who was dismissed by the city council after about 19 months in office Thomason said his removal stemmed from his stand on a Monongahela System power franchise he opposed for six months Draco Dodrill the newly named city manager previously served as city engineer and held posts with the State Road Commission and the Works Progress Administration
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Clarksburg
R. M. Thomason
Thomason
Draco Dodrill
Dodhil
State Road Commission
Works Progress Administration
Diplomats Called In By President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt summoned a midafternoon conference with State Department officials and leading American diplomats for a general discussion on the international situation. Attendees included Sumner Welles acting secretary of state Hugh R Wilson William Phillips and William C Bullitt ambassadors to Germany Italy and France respectively.
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Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
Sumner Welles
Hugh R. Wilson
William Phillips
William C. Bullitt
Germany
Italy
France
South holds key to farm relief issue
Washington dispatch notes that three regional ballots next Saturday decide if cotton, rice and tobacco farmers adopt marketing quotas for 1940. A two thirds yes vote sets quotas with tax on overage. loans and subsidies may continue. A no vote allows unrestricted planting and selling, leaving prices to the market amid surpluses.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
South
Reduction In Taxation Will Aid U. S. Business
Edsel Ford told the senate profit sharing committee that federal tax cuts would be as strong an incentive as any government action. He said lower taxes could spur plant expansion equipment purchases and steady employment, though the consequences of such incentives might be hard to manage.
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Washington
Edsel Ford
Senate Profit Sharing Committee
Henry Ford
Four Die As City of Denver Crashes At Crossing
Four people from Newton, Iowa, and a Mexican national were killed when the Northwestern railroad City of Denver streamliner struck their automobile at a grade crossing near COLO. Iowa. The train was reported traveling about 92 miles per hour at impact.
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Colo
Newton
Northwestern Railroad
City of
Denver
Roosevelt Refuses to Abandon Liberal Path After Victory
President Roosevelt on a train to Washington pledges to press a liberal domestic program and world leadership. He vows November votes won’t deter New Deal reforms, plans to meet congressional leaders and diplomats to chart paths for the 76th Congress and U.S. envoys abroad. He spoke at the University of North Carolina before receiving an honorary degree.
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D. Harold Oliver
Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Congress
Warm Springs
Chapel Hill
N. C
iNorth Carolina
Randolph Court Upholds Lukens Will Duplicate
Charleston dispatch reports the West Virginia Supreme Court split 2 to 2 on the Lukens will dispute. The court upheld the Randolph County verdict that a copy of Ed C Lukens August 5 1936 will is valid, noting the original was lost. Lukens died August 27 1936. Judges Cox and Hatcher concurred. Riley and Kenna dissented.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Randolph County Court
Ed. C. Lukens
Lukens
Fred L. Cox
John H. Hatcher
James B Riley
Jo N. Kenna
Village Marshal Slain By Young Chicago Boy
Night Marshal Neal D. Fowler 48 was shot to death during a 73-cent robbery near Clyde. A 19-year-old Chicago youth named Robert Brown admitted the slaying after a 20 minute pursuit. Brown reportedly told officers he would have shot Fowler if he had the gun loaded, and Chief Morris said a signed confession was obtained.
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Fremont
Neal D. Fowler
Clyde
Chicago
Robert Browm
Harry Andrews
C. L. Morris
Bellevue
Fowler
Brown
Carloadings on B and O rise in week ended Dec 3
Baltimore and Ohio railroad reports 41,475 total carloadings for the week ending December 3, with 27,649 cars loaded on line and 13,826 from connections. This exceeds the prior year by 3,441 cars and the previous week by 5,836, while 1930 for the same week showed 56,202 loads. Continued on page two.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Warring Labor Factions Split Over NLRB Decision
Washington December 6 AFL leaders hail Supreme Court ruling reversing NLRB action on a Consolidated Edison contract with IBEW. CIO spokesman says decision may not stop similar contract invalidations. Court asserts NLRB jurisdiction over large utilities while reversing the contract abrogation on narrow grounds. Charles Fahay calls ruling procedural. William Green warns broader reversals for AFL contracts.
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Supreme Court
NLRB
Washington
Organized Labor
National Labor Board
AFL
CIO
Labor Board
Consolidated Edison Company
International Brotherhod
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Special Court Term Called by Judge Dent
Taylor county circuit court will hold a special term at 10 a.m. tomorrow, announced by Circuit Clerk Frank M. Hollis Jr. No grand or petit jury has been summoned. order called the term was signed by Circuit Judge Herbert W. Dent.
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Taylor County
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
Herbert W. Dent
Vote machine use urged in Charleston polls
Secretary of State William B. O'Brien criticized modern primaries as often a farce and urged adoption of voting machines as a potential fix. He displayed a machine in his office as a demonstration to spark interest while lawmakers weigh a permanent registration system. O'Brien cautioned that most precincts run honestly but enough fraud could sway close elections.
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Charleston
William
O’brien
O'Brien
Judge Hughes Directs Dropping Of Charges
In Kingwood the judge dismissed in junction violation charges against two United Mine Workers organizers and four pickets. Arrested for picketing the Deep Hollow mine of Ruthbell Coal Co. Names include M. J. Surdock Foster Simes George Heiskell Frank Heiskell Fred Heiskell and Ben Bennett. The restraining order remains in effect at Deep Hollow.
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Kingwood
United Mine Workers
A. G. Hughes
Deep Hollow
Ruthbell Coal Company
M. J. Surdock
Foster
Simes
George Heiskell
Frank Heiskell
Fred Heiskell
Ben Bennett
Hughes
Davey hesitates over Hahn clemency for condemned slayer
Gov. Martin L. Davey said he would study a clemency report on Anna Marie Hahn, the Cincinnati poisoner awaiting execution. The governor took no recommendation, while 12-year-old Oscar Hahn visited his mother on death row as final decisions loom.
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Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Anna Marie Hahn
Cincinnati
Daniel S. Earhart
Davey
Mother Earhart
Oscar
Death Row
James C. Woodard
Popular Patient Dies After Three Years In Hospital
BLUEFIELD December reports Bluefield hospital’s longtime patient Clayton Shrader a 14 year old McComas schoolboy who drank sulphuric acid from a bottle three years ago and has been fed through intravenous nutrition ever since his death yesterday.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Hospital
Clayton Shrader
McComas
Young Shrader
Legion Chief Reveals Plans To Oust Bridges
Charleston dispatch reports National Commander Stephen F. Chadwick of the Legion told 600 West Virginia Legionnaires that deportation action against Harry Bridges, an Australian-born West Coast labor leader, would be pursued as the Legion focuses on its next objectives.
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Charleston
Harry Bridges
Fvest Coast
National
Nations sign pacific neighbor pact in Paris
Paris December 6 Germany and France signed a two paragraph pact pledging settlement of future disputes by negotiation. Foreign ministers Joachim von Ribbentrop and Georges Bonnet affixed vellum sheets in the foreign office clock room, linking to the Kellogg Briand pact era legacy while leaving unsaid terms to be negotiated by their staffs and leaders.
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Paris
France
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Georges Bonnet
Foreign Office
von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Alsace Lorraine
Shelly
Czechoslovakia Sudetenland
von Ribbenstrop
Daladier
Bonnet
Daladier mobilizes navy to sail Paris to New York
Premier Daladier orders 259 sailors to man the liner Paris and guarantees transit to New York to break Le Havre strike. Navy ships from Cherbourg join the effort, with three destroyers arriving to escort the liner and pick up passengers, as authorities press to keep transatlantic service moving despite worker protests.
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Paris
Dalailier
le Havre
New York
Daladier
Cherbourg
Navy
Pake
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