Relief Fund Tangle in Taylor County Property Shortage Question
County officials seek Attorney General opinion on whether 15 percent of levy or 15 percent of actual cash collected should be deposited into the county relief fund. Auditors demand $1120 be moved from general fund to relief fund, challenging prior pro rating of taxes. Sheriff Evans and ex sheriff Bennett implicated. Warder expects AG guidance and notes possible salary curtailments.
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Taylor County
Clarence Meadows
Francis L. Warder
Edgar Sims
Lee Bennett
Herbert Evans
Evans
Bennett
Warder
Relief load drop near in Taylor county easing payments
Taylor county welfare administrator E A Lipscomb said relief loads should decrease beginning Monday as unemployment insurance checks from Charleston are due to arrive. December relief reached 14.6 percent of 643 cases with 231 general relief, 6 aid to the blind, 52 dependent children, and 354 old age. Total December relief expenditures were 10,656.50, with 9,188.63 for public assistance.
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Taylor County
Charleston
E. A. Lipscomb
Roosevelt says industry talks making progress
President Roosevelt reported that his conferences with business and labor groups were making satisfactory progress and clearing up misunderstandings. He noted no legislation was planned and discussed financing efforts with automobile manufacturers and unions, while stressing private groups could exchange information without a formal advisory body.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Business Advisory Council
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Sae
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Moran
Owen ‘D. Young
General Electric Company
Pair held for quizzing in bank holdup case
Charleston authorities checked fingerprints of Loyal Baker and Reginald Furbee, both arrested for questioning in the noon-day $39,800 bank robbery in South Charleston. The two brothers were also arrested and jailed, while bank employees were to view the suspects. Police planned more talks at capitol headquarters as deputies held additional Charleston residents.
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Charleston
Clarksburg
South Charleston
Loyal Baker
Detroit
Michigan
Reginald Armond Furbee
Gassaway
W. EB. Murphy
Capitol
J.M. Slack
Mack Streagle
Fasting Dean Noe to Appeal After Removal
Memphis Tenn January 21 The Rev Israel Harding Noe in his 20th day of fasting remained silent as he faced removal from St Marys Episcopal Cathedral and ignored a bishop s plea to eat seek medical help He secluded himself in the deanery after saying he would not comment until a meeting with Bishop James M Maxon Church leaders say the bishop s action was unexpected and final Christie notes continuation on page three
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Memphis
Tenn
Israel Harding Noe
St.Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
James M. Maxon
Maxon
Dean Noe
Robert 8. Christie
Beer Dealer Convicted On Charge of Shooting
PRINCTON. A jury convicted A. G. Harris of voluntary manslaughter at his second trial for the fatal shooting of Frank Miia, a Bridgeville steel worker, on June 11, 1937. A prior trial resulted in second degree murder with a ten year sentence but was set aside by the circuit court. Judge McGrath said motions to set aside the verdict would be heard later in the term.
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Princeton
A. G. Harris
Kelleysville
Frank Miia
Bridgeville
John M. McGrath
Senators Lack Self Care, Doctor Says
Senator Copeland declares lawmakers know many things but not how to eat. At a Georgetown public health forum last night he quipped about senators and their eating habits, urging better dietary practices.
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Washington
Copeland
D-N
Georgetown University
Car Wreck Reports $75 Damage in Flemington
State Trooper G F Randall reports $75 damage to both vehicles in a Flemington crash between a 1 ton truck driven by John Sines of Hammond and a car operated by George Putzek of Fleming. Trooper Randolph investigated after a Flemington call.
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Flemington
John Sines
Hammond
George Putzek
Fleming
G. F. Randall
Power dreams fade as dam may generate hydro power
Major R W McCutcheon told Grafton Rotary and Kiwanis that the Tygart Valley flood control dam could be equipped to generate power if decided, though he cautioned he could not say whether hydroelectric development would occur. The discussion framed a possible future for the dam beyond flood control and recreation.
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Tygart Valley
R. W. McCutcheon
W. E. R. Covell
Grafton Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
Real Lake
McCutcheon
The
Civic
Seven-Year-Old Sleeping Child Ill Since August
Beverly Johnson, age seven, from Barnsville, lies in a Wheeling hospital in a sleeping sickness. She has not awakened since August, cannot swallow, and is fed through a nasal tube with injections into veins. Doctors say she occasionally opens her eyes but does not recognize her parents or nurses.
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Wheeling
Beverly Johnson
Barnsville
Miles Johnson
Russell Bond
Definite Program of U. S. Asked by Girdler
Tom Girdler chairman of Republic Steel urged Roosevelt aides to adopt a definite government relations program for business. He spoke at a Lehigh University alumni dinner in New York stating business can adapt to fair rules but new programs should not change daily.
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New York
Tom_ Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
Lehigh University
Taxing of Newspaper By State Upheld by Court
Arizona officials upheld a state law taxing newspaper gross receipts at one percent. The Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette publishers sought an injunction to stop collection but the three judge federal panel ruled the tax lawful and said an appeal to the U S Supreme Court would follow.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Arizona, Publishing Company
State Tax Commission
The
Arizona Republic
Phoenix. Gazette
United States Supreme Court
Two More Candidates Enter Commissioner Nomination
Two additional candidates filed for city finance commissioner at Commissioner Charles E. Rautoda’s office. L. Bradley of 209 Ross Street, a Morrison store employee, and John E. Newcome of 1014 West Main Street, who served as commissioner from 1929 to 1932.
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City Finance
Charles E. Rautoda
L. Bradley
Ross Street
Morrison Store
John E. Newcome
West Main Street
Expulsion of C I O Unions Planned by AFL Leaders
The AFL executive council plans to expel at least two C I O unions at the Miami meeting beginning next Monday. United Mine Workers and Amalgamated Clothing Workers are slated for expulsion, with talks to sever the last tie between the AFL and the C I O, enabling a campaign to take over C I O territory and revenue sources.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Miami
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
A. F. of L
C I. O
A. F. of
Body of Slain A. P. Writer Is Interred
Edward J. Neil Jr., 36, AP war correspondent killed in Spain, was buried in a snow covered Methuen hillside. About 200 mourners attended as his casket, carried by six boyhood friends from Methuen and Lawrence, was laid to rest amid tolling church bells and a world wide tribute from colleagues.
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Methuen
Mass
Edward J. Neil, Jr
Associated Press
Spain
Neil
Lawrence
Telephone Directories Distributed in Country
Directory distribution underway in Taylor and Barbour counties by Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company workers. Grafton tops with 1,769 phones in use, leading in subscriber numbers.
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Taylor and Barbour
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Grafton
Ellender Shatters Senate Filibuster Distances Record
Washington January 21 Senator Ellen Ellender of Louisiana extended a filibuster over six sessions beginning last Friday and ending yesterday. He spoke about 25 hours totaling an estimated 175000 words surpassing earlier records held by La Follette and Huey Long. Ellender earned the nickname Old Bop for his marathon performance, though Long and La Follette remain noted for lengthy sessions.
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Washington
Senator Ellender
Huey P. Long
Consin
Huey Long
Senate
Ellender
la Follette
Long
Forty seven Taylor county residents to receive unemployment checks
Forty seven Taylor county residents will get unemployment compensation checks next Monday, ranging from five to fifteen dollars. The payments come from the state capital and will be mailed directly to beneficiaries in Charleston, the first of more than one thousand expected to receive benefits locally.
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State Department
Charleston
Puppet Rule Arranged in Shanghai Political Move
Shanghai dispatch reports Japan plans a puppet regime to govern occupied China. Lieutenant General Kenji Doil, described as a political manipulator for the Japanese army, is said to be bringing in acceptable northern Chinese to rule the Shanghai and Nanking area. Continued on page eight.
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Shanghai
Japan
Lawrence of
Bizarre plot against ships in Seattle uncovered
Seattle police say a Canadian, 22, and a Vancouver teacher were hired by unknown orientals to dynamite ships in American ports using a home-made floating bomb. Forsyth is believed drowned while Partridge last saw him near Elliott Bay as the plan failed.
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Seattle
Japan
Marshall Scrafford
George Partridge
Rolphe M. Forsyth
Vancouver
B. C
Forsyth
Partridge
Elliott Bay
Life Term Murderer Killed in Prison Break
In Lansing Kansas on January 21 a life term inmate Cecil Thornbrough was fatally shot in a failed prison break. Six convicts faced escaping action with Thornbrough wounded as he stood in a cell house. Clifford Ottinger and Carnel Addington were among others injured during the yard escape attempt.
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Lansing
Kas
Kansas
Cecil Thornbrough
Clifford Ottinger
Carnél Addington
Ottinger
Addington
Paige
Warner Oland Ill as Production Is Halted
Hollywood reports Warner Oland the Swedish born actor known for portraying oriental characters is ill with a nervous breakdown caused by marital troubles. Production on his latest film has been suspended after he did not report to work and he faces a court ordered alimony of 2000 dollars monthly to his estranged wife.
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Hollywood
Warner Oland
Oland
Eas
Hollywood Actress Wins $10,000 Damages in San Diego Suit
Dorothy Sebastian, Hollywood screen actress, was awarded $10,000 damages by a superior court jury in San Diego. She sought $250,000 against hotel operators alleging malicious prosecution that caused her arrest and trial on innkeeper charges.
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San Diego
Calif
Dorothy Sebastian
Sebastian
Ransom cash recovered by federal men
Federal agents recovered thirty thousand dollars of the five and ten thousand dollar ransoms paid for Charles Ross and James Atwood Gray. Peter Anders, the former lumberjack, admitted to abducting and killing Gray after a dispute over the split of cash. The bodies were found in a cave near Spooner, Wisconsin, with additional ransom funds recovered in Minnesota and elsewhere.
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ST. Paul
Peter Anders
Charles 8
Ross
Chicago
James Atwood Gray
Wisconsin
Anders
Minnesota
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pacific Northwest
Hoover
Gray
Barcia
Olivia
Tobbing
Sats
la Anita
Los
Spooner
Wis
Uim
Auto Makers See President Seeks Fair Auto Market
Le Brown of Michigan forecast that major auto makers would back proposals to regularize instrument selling in the motor industry. He and other informed figures described leaders as ready to accept plans to curb practices Roosevelt viewed as harmful to the industry and buyers. Debates included a three cent anti trust action and financing firms, with a Milwaukee jury case noted as collapsed.
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Bile Company
le Brown
D., Mich
Brown
Roosevelt
Milwaukee
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