County Officials Cut Deputies Salaries By Twenty Percent
County commissioners cut deputies salaries by 20 percent saving about 2407.50 while county officers pay remains fixed by state law. Sheriff deputy allocations drop from 4900 to 3920. assessor and clerk offices also face tighter budgets. Sheriff-elect Lee Bennett Jr plans to adjust staffing. other offices set new expense limits. Continued from Pace Three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Bennett, Jr
Court House
Ed. N. Lock
Frank Bennett
Cuit
Frank Hollis, Jr
Pace
Payday Ahead of Time For Baltimore & Ohio Workers
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will pay its employees tomorrow instead of the usual last half of the month on the 26th. Unofficial but confirmed sources report the early payroll aims to provide Christmas shopping funds, bringing welcome relief to workers and local businesses alike.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Refundings Seen Likely for Treasury Securities
Washington observers view a near term refunding of billions of dollars in outstanding treasury securities as possible after Secretary Mills told the house ways and means committee such an operation is desirable. Experts also deem it essential to refund some short term obligations into long term bonds.
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Washington
Treasury
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
City to Farm Movement Gains Momentum Across Nation
Washington reports a rising city to farm migration as farm population nears 32,000,000, with agriculture officials predicting the year end total will stay near the peak. The shift, driven by the lure of regular meals and shelter, has accelerated over the past three years and is linked to economic conditions. April 1 farm population was estimated at 31,504,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Tate's Widow Defends Sons As Case Opens in Barbour
Evidence and argument close to completion in the Barbour county contest for prosecuting attorney and Taylor Barbour circuit judge. Delletti Stemple vs Forest Poling and W Merle Watkins vs Hubert Dent allege vote issues. Testimony cited no ballot tampering, with a vault lock observation and a light flash noted. Continues.
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Tate
Barbour County
Taylor Barbour Circuit
Delletti Stemple
Forest B. Poling
W. Merle Watkins
Hbert W. Dent
Grafton
Messrs. Watkins
Stemple
Rank Christopher
Barbour
W. Scott Simon
Court House
Luther Poling
Court Square
Christopher
Simon
Poling
Isley Tate Slaying Case Hearings End In Uniontown
In Uniontown Pa a jury heard testimony on the death of mountaineer Isley Tate and the guilt of his sons Sam 15 and George 19 The defense cited Kiersted who compared Tate to a second bluebeard The proceeding recalled a girl Roddy in the home and Isley Tate accused of brutal rule over 13 family members. The trial proceeded as Judge Morrow requested briefing from both sides.
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Uniontown
G. H. Kiersted
Isley Tate
Bluebeard
Tate
Sam
George
Tates
Bructon Mills
W. Va
John
Morrow
Kiersted
Beard
D. E. Brown
Isley
Roddy
Brown
M. Isley Tate
Nellie Mae Tate
West
Three Prisoners Escape From Wyoming Jail
Three prisoners escaped from a Wyoming jail by overpowering the cook. Two men were recaptured shortly afterward. a third remains at large. Pineville reported the incident on December 20.
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Cook
Pineville
Wyoming
Rep. William B. Cleary Dies at 83 in Brooklyn Home
New York December 20. Former Representative William B. Cleary died today at his Brooklyn home after a heart attack. Cleary, 83, was first elected in 1918 and served in the House until 1926 when he resigned due to ill health.
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New York
William B. Cleary
Brooklyn
Cleary
Delayed Christmas Greeting Cards Offered at Low Price
Delayed shipments of Christmas greeting cards arrived too late for salesmen to handle. Instead of returning the cards to the factory, they are being offered at a special low price to customers.
Printing deal offer for card boxes and envelopes
An old classified style ad offers boxes of 20 24 and 25 greeting cards with tissue lined envelopes. Names can be printed on the cards for an added price. Price listed as $1.00 per box with order and 75 cents for printing. Contact Grafton Printing Company at phone 185 R Sentinel Building.
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Grafton Printing Company
Sentinel Bldg
Negro Killed in Gun Battle Near Tallassee Alabama
In Tallassee Alabama on December 20 a gun fight between four officers and assailants wounded officers and left a black farm hand, Jim McMullen, dead at Cliff James's yard. Authorities hold four black suspects and hunt about South Central Alabama for more radicals. Evidence includes communistic literature and documents. officials say radi cal incitement sparked the disturbance.
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Tallassee
Ala
Possi
Alabama
Jim McMullen
Cliff James
Hasty Golden
Judson Simpson
Thirty Children Hurt In School Bus Accident
A school bus carrying thirty children en route to a consolidation school near Dayton collided with a car driven by Albert Grubbs. Fog reduced visibility, and Lawrence Kegling, 17, of Farmersville, the bus driver, reported the crash to officials.
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Dayton, O
Here
Albert Grubbs
Lawrence Kegling
Farmersville
Stormy Year Tests Leaders in Latin American Republics
A turbulent 1932 across 18 of 20 Latin American nations saw wars floods and quakes, with 90,000 dead in the Gran Chaco clash Bolivia faced, a Brazilian revolt costing 10 million for supplies, hurricanes killing thousands, and rulers reshuffled as dictatorships surfaced in the wake of unrest.
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Rafael Ordorica
Associated Press
Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Bolivia
Brazil
Porto Rico
Influenza Strains Mind City School Absences
315 children were absent from city public schools today due to influenza or pneumonia, with some high school students missing classes for work and Central grade school pupils lacking shoes. County superintendent E G Kuhn confirmed widespread illness, noting 65 absentees in Blueville and many cases in rural areas. No deaths reported, but medical staff warn flu can develop into pneumonia.
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City
Central
E. G. Kuhn
City Public
Blueville
Taylor County
Five Degree Reading Low Last Night
The community endured a fourth night of severe cold with the thermometer dipping to five above zero between 11 pm and 6 am. By noon the reading stayed below freezing as thawing began on exposed surfaces, though streets remained snowbound and icy. Warmth is forecast for tomorrow with possible rain later in the week. city crews cleaned pavements and welfare officials reported no major relief concerns.
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W. E. Clayton
Welfare Board
W. H. Arnold
Salvation Army
Army
Neekdy
Thornton Hill
Rainey pushes 3.2 percent beer to boost revenue
Rep Rainey of Illinois argued in opening debate that evidence before Ways and Means shows 3.2 percent beer is non intoxicating and that the Collier beer bill would yield substantial government revenue. He cited Yale professor Henderson and noted U.S. beer production and taxation gaps as reasons to seek new revenue sources.
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Rep. Rainey
Collier
Washington
Rep
Rainey
Illinois
House Today
Ways and Means Committee
Yandell Henderson
Yale
Complete Revamping Of Fiscal System Of State Is Recommended By Sly
Charleston December 20 P Recommendation for a complete revamping of the state's fiscal system through control of expenses was laid before the executive committee of the West Virginia Taxpayers Association. Dr John F Sly of West Virginia University urged a synchronized budgeting and reporting system, legislative study of finance problems, a constitutional amendment and statutory changes to begin a permanent economy program. He warned against simply sweeping away minor areas and called for reallocation of services and broader community bases with state grants in aid to sustain viable localities.
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Charleston
Dee
West Virginia Taxpayers Association
John F Sly
West Virginia University
Association
Sly
West Virginia
Chicago Police Kill 37 Criminals in 1932
Chicago reports show 37 criminals slain by Chicago officers in 1932 in gunfights, alongside 36 more killed by citizens and private police. Despite nine officers killed in action, the year ends with high crime fatalities tied to law enforcement.
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Chicago
Policey J
Two Pilots Die as Army Silo Plane Crashes Through Roof
In Seine Department France two pilots were killed and ten more injured when an army plane crashed into a house roof in the village on December 20. Local officials reported the incident and casualties.
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Ina
Tokyo
Shirokiya
Associated Press
Anthony
Department
Seine
France
Son in jail for beating aged father in Sandy Creek area
Hobart McCartney is in jail awaiting a hearing on two charges after allegedly beating his 75 year old father James McCartney at their home near Knottsville on Sandy Creek. The elder man says drinking and games fuel his son’s violence, with arrest by Trooper Debendarfer following the complaint.
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Hobart McCartney
James McCartney
Sandy Creek
Knottsville
Troooper Debendarfer
McCartney
Bertha Tenney
Wittman
Sand Lick
Simpson
Mike Gozik
Red Cross
Salvation Army
For Sale Home Made Mince Meat by Ladies Aid
Mailed by Ladies Aid Society of Christian Church. Price 850 per quart. Call 502 M or 440 R 231 1¢ fp.
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Ladies Aid Society of Christian Chiroh
West Virginia Democrats vow cautious officer appointments
In Clarksburg a group of seven Democratic elective officers announced they will proceed slowly in making appointments and recommendations until they know how much money will be available under the tax limitation approved by voters at the general election. Attending were Judge H.G. Kump, governor-elect W. W. Trent, state superintendent of schools, and R. E. Talbot, state treasurer.
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Clarksburg
Virginia
H.G
Kump
Elkins
W.W. Trent
Philippi
R. E. Talbott
Cities To Ask For Road Aid
West Virginia city officials met at a state municipal conference in Clarksburg to draft a bill for January submission. The measure would require the road commission to reconstruct and maintain all state highways through municipalities with populations over 2,500, with efforts to secure broad support from cities across the state.
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Clarksburg
West Virginia
Road Commission
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