Townsend to Quit as Tax Commissioner
Charleston February 9 Townsend announces resignation effective March 4 when Governor-elect Kump takes office. He views the land tax limitation amendment as permanently establishing the work to relieve homeowners from burdens and to set a limited rate for intangible and personal property. He pledges private citizen cooperation and warns against patchwork legislation.
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Supreme Court
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Irish Leaders Hint Of Possible Union
Dublin February 9 The opening session of Jail Éireann saw Eamon de Valera reelected president as Free State republicans voiced a wish for union with Northern Ireland and a republic incorporating all 32 counties Sean Moylan from York County nominated Valera and urged that his next election be as president of a 32 county Irish Republic The galleries and front benches cheered in response to the call
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Sean Moylan
York County
Ed Valera
Ohio Representatives Hear Bribery Charges
Ohio lawmakers vote to investigate a bribery claim facing Forest W. Hall and Ed Shively of Cambridge. The case involves an alleged offer of money to withdraw a legislator and a proposal to set high rates on loans.
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Ed Shively
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City-Wide Prohibition Meeting At Andrews Tonight
Dr Clarence True Wilson a leading dry speaker from Washington DC will address a city wide prohibition meeting at Andrews M E Church starting 7 30 pm The talk titled The Inside Story of the Beer Conspiracy will urge support for prohibition and criticize politicians who betrayed the dry cause The event involves Grifton area churches and extends to outlying points during an election campaign showing Wilson on a Pennsylvanian and New Jersey tour
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Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Morals
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Son Strangles Mother In Strange Cult Rites
In Tomahawk Kentucky a bizarre religious rite ended in the murder of 72 year old Mrs Lucinda Mills during a family led sacrifice. Seven family members were jailed as investigators described hours of fasting and ritual acts culminating in the neck strangling and planned burning of the victim.
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Martin County
Petition of Watkins May Be Dismissed
Letters received by attorneys in the Dent-Watkins contest over the circuit judgeship indicate the state supreme court is close to dismissing the petition of Judge W Merle Watkins seeking a certificate of election as judge of the 19th circuit comprising Barbour and Taylor counties. The letters note that attorneys may submit further briefs if desired, with the case having been argued January 12 before the Supreme Court.
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W. Merle Watkins
19Th Circuit
Barbour
Taylor
Barbour County
Two Drown When Truck Plunges Into Creek
Two men J. C. Cline of Mallory and M. F. Perry of Mann were drowned when a motor truck plunged into Main Island Creek near Ross more. Railroad employees and state police pulled them from beneath the truck after witnesses said the truck missed a bridge and toppled into the water.
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Rossmore
De Valera Re-Elected Head of Irish Republic
Eamon De Valera of the Fianna Fail party was re elected president of the Irish Free State by 82 votes to 54 as the new Dail Eireann convened for its first meeting in Dublin on February 9.
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Graftonians Await Moon Eclipse Friday Night Show
Local readers may witness a partial to total moon eclipse of the sun expected Friday night with Regulus in Leo as the focal point. Mars and Jupiter join the spectacle, with Mars around 1 pm and Jupiter after 7:30 pm near the tower. The moon returns to normal after the eclipse on Lincoln’s birthday.
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British pilots set new long distance non-stop record
British flyers Squadron Leader C R Gayford and Flight Lieutenant G E Nicholetts completed a 6,198 mile non-stop flight from Cranwell, England to Cape Town, South Africa landing at Walvis Bay. One British aircraft set a new world distance mark while another failed in a separate attempt and a third aircraft pursued potential records as Mollison rested in Villa Cisneros. Victor Smith, a young South African, crashed on a staged England to South Africa attempt injuring himself.
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John Polando
New York
Victor Smith
Amy Johnson Mollison
South Africa
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Algeria
Cape Town
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Moratorium On Trust Deeds Approved in House Committee
Charleston reports favorably a two year moratorium bill on home deeds of trust. Introduced by Delegate Carden the measure suspends payments for two years while taxes interest and other costs remain due.
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House Judiciary Committee
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Wyoming
Ownership of Land Delays West Side Road Plan
County Court hears a petition from chamber of commerce volunteers seeking to improve the old Wabash right of way along the west side of the Tygart Valley River into a 20 foot highway with rock base and gravel surface. The project would clear riverbank rubbish and plant shade trees to create an attractive corridor entering and leaving Grafton, easing traffic through West Main Street and eliminating a railroad grade crossing at Fetterman. The Sentinel notes the Wabash railroad still taxes the abandoned right of way to the Barbour county line, though it no longer pays taxes on the segment from Crystal Ice to the county line.
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Barbour County
Smith Resigns From State Game Commission Today
Charleston February 9 Leo G Smith executive secretary of the State Game Fish and Forestry Commission for eight years announced his resignation to enter private business The resignation was submitted and accepted effective February 1 with him remaining until his successor is named Smith appointed secretary on April 1 1925 previously served as chief deputy sheriff of Kanawha county and as clerk of the Charleston municipal court
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State Game, Fish and Forestry Commission
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Kanawha County
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Wife of "57 Varieties" Owner Seeks Custody on Coast
Los Angeles February 9 in a suit filed by Sara Young Franzer former wife of Clifford M Heinz son of the pickle industry founder. She seeks custody of their three children and support allowance stating they were divorced four years ago in Pittsburgh without a custody order.
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Clifford M. Heinz
Pittsburgh
Sara Young Franzer
Two Roanoke youths charged in Lindbergh extortion plot
Roanoke Virginia February 9 AP. Police detained Joe Bryant 19 and Norman Harvey 26 over a crude attempt to extort $50,000 from Col Charles A Lindbergh by threatening to kidnap his second son. Both Roanoke residents deny any link to threatening letters or a Roanoke policeman claiming to be Lindbergh's representative.
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Joe Bryant
Norman Harvey
Charles A. Lindbergh
U.S
Lindbergh
Frigid Weather Grips City in 1930s Winters Tale
A Sentinel report sketches a deep freeze sweeping the nation with a two below reading in Grafton and storm warnings along the Atlantic coast. It notes 44 deaths nationwide from cold, widespread crop damage, and lists cities hit hardest including Chicago, Ohio, Missouri, and Texas while highlighting travel delays and emergency measures.
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Governors To Attend Roosevelt White House Conference
New York February 9 state chiefs indicate wide attendance at a March 6 White House conference with Franklin D Roosevelt and governors. Some will miss for legislative sessions. others refuse. Governors praise the plan to broaden the agenda while differing on expansion of military enlistments and unemployment relief financing.
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White House
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Roosevelt
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Gifford Pinchot
C. Douglass Buck
Delaware
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Johnson
A. Harry Moore
New Jersey
Washington
Solons Await Program For Legislation
Charleston February 9 legislators pushed routine business as Governor elect Kump and leaders prepared an administration program. The first measure likely to be introduced would enable the levy limit amendment and place assessors to work under its terms. Drafting was set to begin this afternoon with the economy and efficiency committee in executive session alongside Kump and Dr John Sly.
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Kump
Senate
House
John P. Sly
John F. Sly
Sly
Washington
Omaha Hotel Fire Menaces Millard Hotel Guests Safe Escape
The Millard Hotel in downtown Omaha was threatened by a blaze believed to have started on the rear second floor and spread to the third. Proprietor Harry Weiner alerted guests, and all 46 occupants were believed to have escaped safely.
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Omaha
Harry Weiner
Britain not ready to return to gold standard
Premier Ramsay MacDonald stated in the house of commons that Great Britain is not prepared to return to the gold standard, citing current economic conditions and the impracticality of such a move at this time. The remark follows ongoing debates over monetary policy and economic stability.
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Don
Ramay MacDonald
House of Commons
Great Britain
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