Question what to give for Christmas
Letter to the editor discusses tax policy, New Deal measures, and wage law debates. It critiques a proposed five member wage board, contrasts with a federal minimum, and argues for American workers to control their fate. The piece contrasts payroll cuts and government intervention with freedom of contract and criticizes the Black Connery measure.
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Bituminous Coal Commission
American Federation of Labor
Ray
NRA
Taxing wages to cut government salaries debated
A debate on wage taxation as a method to reduce government salaries and close budget gaps. The author argues wage cuts may not hurt efficiency, noting many capable workers exist while some hired due to politics. The piece contrasts public sentiment with perceived waste and calls for a break for taxpayers.
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John
Congress Debates Wages and Hours Measure on House Floor
A contending push to pass the Wages and Hours stand addresses the New Deal policy. Supporters insist the measure aligns with economic recovery, while opponents stress constitutional and practical concerns amid House floor debate.
Progress over time as cars improve beyond 1905
The passage reflects on rapid technological progress from early 1900s autos to 1937 models, noting how a hundred mile journeys, harsh winters, and unreliable braking were once common. It parallels this with economic cycles, arguing that the same ingenuity that advanced the car could tame business fluctuations. Andrew Carnegie is cited as a forward thinker.
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Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Impending Economic Worries Echo Earlier Crises of 1929
A Hinton Daily News column reflects on autumn 1937 with parallels to 1929 and 1920. It notes a cycle of bumper highs, market crashes, layoffs, and farm relief appeals, questioning whether new deal policy will curb old patterns. A Carnegie quote from 1905 is cited for context.
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iHinton Daily News
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Industrial Bulletin
Arthur D. Little, Inc
Cambridge
Mass
Prices Rise Under New Deal Debate in Washington
A Welch Daily News summary notes President Roosevelt seeks a Federal Trade Commission probe into rising costs linked to monopolistic practices. Business Week criticizes timing, suggesting the move serves as an alibi for economic policy failures. Also referenced is a Furnont incident where Miller and M. Stanley faced fines under a new business license law.
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Welch Daily News
Washington
Washington Dispatch
New York Herald-Tribune
Congress
Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
Business Week
Fairmont
Fred T. Wilson
Miller
M. Stanley
Busi Court
Hess
Roosevelt blamed for high prices in price rise critique
An analysis blames President Roosevelt for inflationary policy, stating that dollar devaluation, tax increases, and scarcity actions boosted prices. It contends NRA monopolies and price-raising codes plus the Miller-Tydings resale bill reflect his approach, suggesting the White House bears responsibility for current cost increases.
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NRA
Roosevelt
Miller-Tydings
White House
Sister Held In Death Case In Logan
Logan, Dec 7. The fatal shooting of 36 year old John Clevenger led his sister Mrs Virginia McDonald to the prosecutor's office for questioning as a coroner's jury delayed verdict. Clevenger, who had just returned from a state hospital, was found shot in the forehead by a small rifle. Prosecution says she gave conflicting stories and will be questioned again.
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Clevenger
Harris
C. A. Joyce
Myather
Rose Drury
Rose
Du Pont Seeks $25 Billion Plan to Create 3 Million Jobs
Lammot Du Pont proposes a threefold program to lift poverty and unemployment via private investment and new products, plus a government pledge on tax stability fair labor rules and legal climate. He argues industry and science can boost purchasing power and revive growth, calling the plan staggering but not impossible.
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New York
Lammot du Pont
J. du Pont de Nemours & Co
National Association of Manufacturers
United Brethren Conference
Virginia
du Pont
Berkeley
Wall Street
The House of Roses and Last Letters
Jerry records a summer at a lakeside home with Mimi and Andy, a brooch, and a looming family crisis. His mother’s illness deepens the rift between dreams, duty, and love as he faces death, calls to art, and promises to a future he must choose.
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Tomnty
Manets
Gene Etek
Ieee
Maine
Mma
Andy Fuller
Andy
Jenesa
Mimi
Eery Saust
Lionel Ince
Hess
Jerry
Rammry
Mendelson Junk Company Buy Beef Hides and Scrap
We are your best market and pay the highest prices for beef hides and scrap junk. Get our prices before selling. Mendelson Junk Company, phone 9643, Grafton, W Va. Nov 22 to Dec 22.
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Mendelson Junk Company
Grafton
W. Va
Retired A. B. Pastor Passes Funeral Today
Berkeley Springs December 7 funeral services were held for the Rev Silas Douglas Skelton 77 a retired United Brethren minister and oldest member of the Virginia conference
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Berkeley Springs
Silas Douglas Skelton
United Brethren
Virginia
Barclay on Bridge A problem on reversing order
The article discusses a bridge tactic by Shepard Barclay focusing on reversing the normal sequence and discarding losers in one suit while opponents gain the lead. It analyzes hands where avoiding a trump lead is crucial and examines discarded cards, diamond and heart plays, and how South reacts to lead returns in a sample problem.
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