Mellon Estate Wins Key Tax Ruling In 1931 Claim
The United States Board of Tax Appeals overruled a major portion of the government's $3,75,103 tax claim against the late Andrew W. Mellon. It held Mellon did not file a false and fraudulent return with intent to evade taxes. The board ruled for Mellon on ten points, and for the government on a legal interpretation issue. No definite deficiency figures were given. the case continues, with Mellon supporting charitable trusts and a national art museum project.
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Washington
United States Board of Tax Appeals
Andrew W. Mellon
Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Aational Museum of Art
Exet
Wallace outlines 7 paths to revive trade and growth
Secretary Wallace forecast a 40 percent rise in industrial production within three years if farmers workers business leaders and government cooperate He urged seven common sense steps including home construction tax revision fair farm legislation a well drawn wage hour bill healthy securities market continued government spending and ongoing reciprocal trade pacts The address coincided with a two phase plan by the Committee for Industrial Organization to fight unemployment and touched on labor tensions as farmers oppose wage protections continued on page two
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Washington
Wallace
Committee For Industrial ‘Organization
Supreme Court reverses stock redemption ruling in Clarksburg case
In Charleston on December 7 the Ohio Supreme Court reversed Harrison county court action allowing Cecil B. Highland to redeem 568 shares of common stock in Clarksburg Publishing Co. It held no proof of bad faith by Exponent Co. and remanded to determine if $45,360 is adequate price. The firm formed in 1927. Continued on page three.
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Charleston
Clarksburg Publishing Company
Supreme Court
Harrison County Court
Cecil B. Highland
Exponent Company
Pickets Patrol Despite Sub Freezing Weather
Pickets from the United Automobile Workers patrolled Ford Motor Companys St Louis assembly plant in sub freezing weather. The strike at the plant has operated since November 24. About 104 automobiles entered the parking lot this morning as Ford representatives reportedly visited union members at home urging a return to work.
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ST. Louis
United Automobile Workers of America
Ford Motor Company
Norman Smith
UAWA
Ford
Royalist Leader Calls On Insurgent Chieftain
Prince Xavier of Bourbon Parma, leading the traditionalist royal faction, is reported to have agreed with Francisco Franco on uniting Spaniards under national and traditional principles. Snow and cold halted Aragon front operations as Salamanca dispatches report a conference on Spain's present and future.
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Hendaye
Xavier of
Bourbon-Parma
Francisco Franco
Aragon
Spain
Salamanca
Xavier
Franco
Wyckoff Speaks at Elks Lodge Memorial Oration
Attorney E. Bailey Wyckoff of Grafton delivered the memorial oration Sunday at Elkins lodge No 1135 B P O Elks exercises at a theatre. Cyrus S Kump served as master of ceremonies and introduced the Grafton attorney.
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E. Bailey Wyckoff
Grafton
Elkins Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Cyrus S Kump
Three Miners Killed in Nova Scotia Accident
Three miners were killed and two injured at Princess Colliery in Sydney Mines Nova Scotia when a string of empty cars crashed into them on the way to the surface. Investigators believe a coupling slipped or parted and cars ran wild.
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Sydney Mines
N. S
Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company
Princess Colliery
Seder story centers on bald headed kidnapper witness says
Dr James I Seder told sheriff M E Ketchum he was abducted November 1 by a bald headed man who lived in his apartment and who gave a bad check for 30 dollars The state presses death penalty for Arnett Booth in the case Booth is one of three men accused of the abduction near an abandoned mine Seder died four days after the assault
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John Sehon Huntington
James I. Seder
Arnett A. Booth
Booth
M. E. Ketchum
Wayne County
Seder
Ketchum
Dr. Seder
Coldest Day Grips West Virginia State
West Virginians faced the coldest day of the year as temperatures neared zero across the snowbound state. Snow topped Tucker County with well over a foot. early readings near nine degrees marked a near record for December. Officials warned drivers to use caution as roads remained open but slick.
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Charleston
West
Delaware Pays Tribute To Ten Early Citizens
Delaware honors its first ten citizens who helped ratify the U S Constitution. The ceremony in Dover State House marked December 1 1787 with memorial elms on Dover Green dedicated to delegates from three counties who initiated the ratification path that spread to all original states.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
United States
Dover
Dover Green
Coun
Pennsylvania
Murder charge filed after slaying of woman in Matewan
Police Chief Hallie Chambers said Mrs. Zella Collins faced a murder charge after Mora Chafin died from a four bullet barrage. Chafin, 26, mother of four, was shot outside a popcorn stand after Chambers said he was ten feet away.
Two Human Clocks Examined At Hospital
CHICAGO December 1 two patients were listed for diagnosis of a ticking head condition at a local hospital. Charles W. Hester a 43 year old Oklahoman first sought help after a shell explosion in World War I. Josephine Kaumanns of Chicago, a widow with four children, reported a ticking heard by others since March while using a telephone.
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Charles W. Hester
Josephine Kaumanns
Chicago
Hester
NRIB Chiefs to Decide Press Freedom Issue
Steubenville Ohio December reports that the National Labor Board Monday sent the matter to its Washington chiefs for action against Hartley W Barclay editor of Mill and Factory and two Pittsburgh advertising executives who defied subpoenas. Barclay argued the subpoena infringes press freedom and questioned source material for his article on the Weirton steel inquiry describing the hearing as colossal
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Steubenville
National Labor Board
Washington
Weirton Steel Company
J. Warren Madden
Hartley W. Barclay
Pittsburgh
New York
Barclay
Weirton
Escaped Prisoners Surrender at Barbecue Stand in Frost
Fayett eville December 7 Two escapees Arnold Lively and Wilfred Combs fled Fayette county jail Sunday night crossing snow covered hills for over 15 miles They sheltered at a barbecue stand where Constable Parrot Rogers recognized them and they surrendered without resistance Combs carried a pistol taken from jailer Ashley Williams during the breakout Ballard Aliff Gleason Aliff and Brags were captured nearby leaving Gleason Aliff at large
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Fayetteville
Arnold Lively
Mt. Hope
Wilfred Combs
Brown
Fayette County
Ansted
Stoge
Parrot” Rogers
Rogers
Combs
Ashley Williams
Ballard Aliff
James Brags
Gleason Aliff
Ballard
Explosion and Fire Kill Five in Clothing Shop
Gloversville New York December 7 explosion and fire wrecked a children s clothing shop killing five. Fire Chief Maxson said three men were removing a fuel oil tank from the cellar when the blast trapped them in the basement and burned to death. Co proprietor Mildred Engel and janitor William B Crispin Jr died of burns. The front of the one story building was blown into the street.
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Gloversville
R. A. Maxson
Edward Hall
Mindale Darling
David Stewart
Mildred Engel
William B. Crispin, Jr
Florida Fruit Crop Endangered by Cold Wave
Florida faces freezing temperatures as Smudge fires lit across vegetable and fruit regions. Frosts reach mucklands near Lake Okeechobee threatening winter gardens. Citrus damage expected mainly along the Gainesville Palatka line, with the southern citrus areas spared. North Florida crops, including strawberries, face serious risk.
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Florida
Lakeland
Fla
Lake Okeechobee
America
Early County History Recalled At First Court Honors
Richard Harr founded Taylor county timber trade and led to the county clerk system. a commemorative meeting in the Taylor County Court House honored pioneer figures from Pruntytown era. J. Minor Dunham of Marion coun.
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Richard Harr
Tygarts Valley
Taylor County
John W. Bartlett
William J. ‘Watkins
Taylor’ County
West Virginia
Old Dominion Territory
Virginia
Methodist Episcopal
James Williams
J. Minor Dunham
Pruntytown
Taylor County Court House
H. B. Scranage
Marion Coun
Circuit Judge Grants Lloyd McDougall Decree in Taylor Co
In a special term of the Taylor county circuit court yesterday, Judge Herbert W. Dent granted a decree of divorce to Leo McDougall from Edna McDougall. McDougall, married in May 1630, charged that his wife deserted him in 1635.
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Taylor County
Herbert W. Dent
Leo McDougall
Edna McDougall
McDougall
Kimble Given Light Penalty for Two Guilty Pleas
Justice of the Peace A. B. Knabenshue fined Lyle Kimble thirty five dollars after warning that another court appearance would bring a maximum sentence. Kimble, a Route 50 roadhouse proprietor, pleaded guilty to two charges including driving while intoxicated.
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Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Lyle Kimble
Route 50 Roadhouse
Kimble
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X Ray Pictures Taken Of President's Gums
President Roosevelt’s return to the White House schedule rested on X ray photos of a healing gum complication from a November tooth extraction. Naval dentist Lieut. Commander Yanbo examined the jawbone to see if the pocket would close. officials said the gum looked better than expected despite light drainage.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Arthur H. Yanbo
Barry
Yando
Ross ‘T. McIntire
Y Drive Planned For YMCA Membership And Funds
Plans for launching a drive to recruit members and raise funds to rebuild and remodel the gymnasium were set at a YMCA board meeting. The dinner preceding the decision was attended by Ivan Rhodes of the National YMCA Council Frank M. Liddie state YMCA secretary and about 40 Grafton citizens. James C. Kuhn chaired the dinner at the association building.
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Tvan Rhodes
Y. M. C. A. Council
Frank M. Liddie
M. C.A
Grafton
Kuhn Makes
James C. Holt
M.C. A
Decorations Placed For Community Christmas Tree Near Courthouse
Decorations for the community Christmas tree near the courthouse will be installed late today. Sheriff Herbert Evans and Chief of Police A. E. Lockard organized a popular subscription to fund suitable decorations and lighting. They secured the tree Sunday and brought it to Grafton, installing it yesterday.
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Herbert Evans
A. E. Lockard
Grafton
Eight Reported Killed In Bus Collision In Mexico
Ambulances sped from Mexico City to Zimapán state as eight people were reported killed and 45 injured in a fogbound highway crash between two passenger buses near midnight on a road about 130 miles from the capital.
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Mexico City
City
Zimapan
Iso ‘State
Picnapan
Gates Closed To Halt Japanese Walls Scale Nanking Raid
Japanese forces attacked Nanking with a heavy bombardment described as the most intensive to date. Reports say a spearhead scaled city walls using ladders as gates were closed for a final stand. Chiang Kai-shek reportedly left Nanking as the main forces near the capital were said to be advancing toward the fall.
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Shanghai
Aday ‘Vance
Nanking
Chiang
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Saidel
Nippon
Age
Court ruling discussed on taxation of state and federal incomes
Washington officials debate a Supreme Court tax decision affecting state and municipal employee incomes and whether federal employer interest and securities should be taxed. A House subcommittee weighs two methods, considering possible arrangements. Continued on page fly.
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Washington
Supreme Court
House
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Tucker Co
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NRIB
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G. Hickon
State
Elso
North Florida
Robert E. Bell
Abraham Lincoln
James Sinclair
Charles Whitescarver
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