SOLITARY IN FAMILIES AND UPHOLDING OUR RIGHTS
Editorial discusses state sovereignty over rivers and attacks federal overreach in dam projects on the New River. It condemns federal efforts to control state development, argues for limited federal government, and urges defending state authority and resources. It also analyzes wartime profits, peacetime regulation, and the mixed reception of sales taxes in West Virginia and neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Administration
Federal Waterways Commission
Charleston
Ohio House Passes Sales Tax Amid Fiscal Storm
The sales tax emerges as the final plank in states finances the Ohio legislature finally adopts it after prolonged resistance to address ongoing fiscal needs. The piece notes years of struggle and sees the tax as the tangible solution, reflecting broad financial pressures across states.
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Ohio
Rural Constables Overstepping District Boundaries
The West Virginia Supreme Court rules constables must act within their own districts unless necessary to perform duties, condemning country constables who serve process in Huntington for higher fees. The ruling warns that unlimited county-wide jurisdiction would erode local justice and reintroduce a discredited special constable system.
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Cabell County
Huntington
Supreme Court
M. O. Lits
Narrowing of constable's territorial powers in serving criminal process
A court decision holds that a constable is limited to his district for serving criminal process issued by a justice of another district. It concludes a constable may only serve outside his district if the process is issued by a justice within that district.
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Labor
Dam Snare Office Contract Details and Timetable
War department and Snare officials signed all dam contracts late last week after the award to a New York firm. Work will push 9 dem 235 feet high and 1,770 feet long across the valley. Spillways will control water level as 3,000 men work about four years to complete the project.
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War Department
New York
Dem
Mount Clare Youth Injured in Auto Crash
Durwood Trippett, 17, of Mount Clare West Virginia, sustained critical injuries when struck by an automobile Sunday night in Marietta. Gordon Campbell of Marietta drove the car and was exonerated by the Ohio highway patrol. An operation was performed yesterday and another is planned today.
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Marietta
Durwood Trippett
Mount Clare
W. Va
Gordon Campell
Campbell
Ohio Highway Patrol
Trippett
Greta the Great with new boy friend in Hollywood
Hollywood gossip centers on Greta Garbo staying in Hollywood to pursue film work and reportedly growing closer to George Brent, ex-husband of Ruth Chatterton. A spokesman says Garbo has no plans to return to Sweden for stage work, despite rumors of Stockholm theatre ambitions. Earlier reports claimed an elopement with Rouben Mamoulian, which they denied.
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Hollywood
Cal
Garbo
Greta
George Brent
Ruth Chatterton
Strindberg
Stockholm
Rouben Mamoulian
Arizona
Land nationalization plan eyed with rental outlook
A Washington based analysis outlines administration plans for government built housing and small farms. Occupants would rent from the government with long term terms and low interest, while title remains with Uncle Sam. Some loans may never be repaid, shifting to ground rentals over time. New York and London dispatches discuss political dynamics and labor pressures shaping policy and public sentiment.
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Ickes
Harry L. Hopkins
Uncle Sam
REC
Grafton Dam Plan For Allegheny River Reservoirs
A proposed reservoir system above Warren Pa. would cost about 17 million dollars to curb floods for 4 million people from Wheeling to Fairmont. Support comes from Senator-elect Joseph F. Guffey and Governor-elect George H. Earle. A West Fork River dam near Clarksburg, W Va, is estimated at 1.88 million dollars.
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Alegheny River
Warren
United States
Joseph F. Guffey
George H. Earle
West Fork River
Wheeling
Steubenville
Fairmont
W. D. Siver
U.S. Ristrict
Ane
Washoe
Rest Fork
Clarksburg
W. Va
Trio Fatally In Coal Fire—Siblings Connected to Shamokin Trade
The continued report notes two brothers from Shamokin area coal business. Mrs J B Donohoe of Philadelphia, a sister of the Dormer brothers, says the men were hauling fuel from Rainers near Shamokin when the fatal flames engulfed them.
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J. PB. Donohoe
Philadelphia
Dormer Brothers
Raines
Shamokin
Gas Station Hint Deepens Spy Plot In Greenleaf Tale
Greenleaf and Countess discuss a suspicious gas stop tied to a secret service plot. They weigh surveillance, possible espionage, and the risk of being misled by innocent details as Jake analyzes motives, while a masked trap unfolds in a tense, unfolding scheme. The duo anticipate a hidden move from the Countess and a dangerous J-37 spy thread.
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Greenleaf
Virginia
Maryland
Sarah
Leesburs
S& Cab
Jake
Shootings Follow Lunatic Interruption at Service
Lockhart interrupted a church service declaring he was going to hell and inviting anyone with a grudge to reveal themselves. Moments later Mrs. Salisbury was shot in the back as Mood With Rifle fled. McFinney reportedly stopped at a farm for food, had a rifle, and a statewide manhunt by state police and county officers continued amid mud tracks and a continuing search across Nicholas and Clay counties.
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Lockhart
McFinney
Salisbury
Nicholas
Clay
All That Glitters Not Gold Gem Thief Learns
In Pittsburgh on December 18, jeweler W. Warrick preserves calm after a window smash looted two gilded lead bars from his display. He notes the bars looked valuable but were only gilded lead, while the thief fled with none of real worth. The incident highlights risks to storefronts and the need for vigilance.
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Pittsburgh
W. Warrick
Warrick
Sometimes It Pays To Remain Home and Hunt
Louis Nosenza and Henry Brown hunted from dawn to dusk covering 25 miles but found no deer. Mrs. Nosenza then showed a 240 pound seven point buck she shot from her own porch, a surprising target near Macupin New Jersey.
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Macupin
N. J
Louis Nosenza
Henry Brown
Remarkable Bridge Hand Baffles Opponents in Central Press
An expert observer recounts a bridge contest where North and South navigated risky spade and heart plays. West doubled the contract, then redoubled incautiously. Despite chaotic bidding, declarer dropped all dangerous spades, leveraging dummy’s Ace of diamonds and precise club play to force a favorable result.
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West
Ining Boyth
Alde
Hunt
Q. Jl
Ahe
Hag
Mido
Liner Europa delayed as ships report storm damage
Reports from the North Atlantic describe the liner Europa armed with uncertainty about her arrival after signals from her master Oskar Scharf. The Victoria Maru and Usworth suffer catastrophic damage in separate storms, with crew fatalities and multiple rescues as ships converge on the stricken vessels.
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Europa
Oskar Scharf
New York
Mobflets
Sisto
Cleveland
Detroit
Montreal
Quebec
Haugesnd
North Atlantic
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Latrobe Street
Grafton
Howard H. Holt
B. V. Guard
John 8. Palmer
Associated Press
E. Clayden, Inc
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
North
Michigan Avenue
God
Psalm
West Virginia
Kentucky
SNARE
Greta the Great
Washington
Central Press
East 45Th Street
Leslie Eichel
England
Labor Party
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
Britain
Page One
Herbert O. Yardley
Itvabe
Business—Professionel
W. E. Rightmire
EV. Shepard
Brill
Usworth
Jadot
Ascania
Usworthh
Nsworth
Tia
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