Mystery Land Visited by Tourists Opens to Visitors
The article describes Russia's open doors to tourism after decades of restricted access. It notes easier entry arrangements via Trans-Atlantic lines, new architectural blends as East meets West, and Moscow and Leningrad sites like cathedrals, the Kremlin, Winter Palace, and Lenin's tomb.
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Russia
Pond Republic
United Lines of trans-Atlantic
Ines
Milan
Rheims
St. Peter's
Rome
Church of Ourchour
Moscow
Kazansky Cathedral
Lenningrad
St. Peter and St. Paul
Winter Palace
Lenin
Kremlin
Red Square
Red Army
Ublic
West Virginia tax plan distorts burdens say officials
Governor Conley argues 1921 tax law imposes gross receipts based rates on all firms and professions with gross income over ten thousand dollars. He notes exemptions exist and warns the system hits thrifty businesses and the inefficient alike, creating an income tax effect without proper changes.
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Conley
Vernor Conley
Associaton and Corporation
West Virginian
Gon Spagnet Cout
Supreme Court of the
United States Surany Court
Canley
West Virginia
West Virginia sales tax debated amid profits and fairness
The discussion weighs a gross sales tax against a net income tax, arguing rewards and punishments for efficiency, ease of collection, universality, and impact on consumption. Officials cite eight years of tax yields totaling 24.47 million with breakdowns by coal oil gas clay timber manufacturing and utilities.
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West Virginia
Engineering forces to move to Charleston HQ in stages
Fortney announced the Morgantown engineering staff will relocate to Charleston around July 12 as part of a district consolidation. The District No 4 construction unit stays in Morgantown while the maintenance unit remains in Clarksburg. One division moves each week, reducing overhead by consolidating district officers and leaving only one senior assistant engineer in the construction division.
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Fortney
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Charleston
Los Angeles Plans $38 Million Move to End Water Rights Fight
After twenty years of conflict over Owens River water, Los Angeles will spend 38 million dollars to buy five towns Laws Bishop Independence Big Pine and Lone Pine for about 5.79 million and to build a tunnel, new storage dams, and expand facilities reaching 350 miles beyond the city. Officials say construction starts this fall with full extensions in three years, while the Colorado river supply remains a decade away.
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Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
Laws
Bishop
Independence
Big Pine
Lone Pine
Silver Lake
Owens River
Mono Basin
Colorado
Cal
Ellery Lake
Consolidation of District Maintenance and Construction Units Moves Forward
The plan calls for a clerk and possibly a stenographer in each division, with similar staffing in the main maintenance division at district headquarters. Charleston will begin moving on July 12 from the fourth district, with subsequent weekly district moves to follow to reduce confusion and overhead by concentrating plans and surveying under the Charleston chief engineer. The end of the construction season may reveal further personnel reductions, but through 1930 the districts will run with separate maintenance and construction engineers.
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Charleston
Campbell resigns as prohibition chief cites lax enforcement
In a statement Campbell says a federal grand jury presentment accuses lax issuance of permits and nonfeasance in the prohibition office. He blames United States Attorney Tuttle for politicizing the matter as Tuttle denies involvement and counters Campbell’s gubernatorial ambitions. Representative Celler seeks House judiciary inquiry into three years of enforcement in New York under Campbell.
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Campbell
Prohibition
United States
Charles H. Tuttle
Tuttle
Leeks
Washington
Representative Celler
New York
House Judiciary Committee
Maurice Campbell
Judiciary Committee
Celler
Baltimore Man Named to Inquire Into Shipping Line Sales
Washington July 1 George W. Jackson of Baltimore was named by President Hoover to the commission to inquire into the sale of shipping lines by the Shipping Board. He previously served with Hoover in the Food Administration during World War I and is a Democrat. He chairs the Santa Fe Maryland Dairy Company.
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Washington
George
Jackson
Baltimore
Hoover
Shipping Board
Food Administration
Santofa Maryland Dairy Company
Prohibition Shift and Air Show News Flash
Washington reports transfer of prohibition enforcement from Secretary Mellon to Attorney General Mitchell. Amos W. Woodcock and Howard J. Jones take oaths. Harry J. Anslinger named acting director. Also, a dramatic 500 hour aloft sleep pattern aboard the City of Chicago with cockpit risks and plans to continue flight on July 4 as Kenneth Hunter addresses potential rudder hazards while removing debris.
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Washington
Mellon
Mitchell
Treasury
Justice Department
Gerierds
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Prohibition
Howard J. Jones
James M. Doran
Harry J.anslinger
Ote Bureau
Chicago
Kenneth Hunter
Hunter Brothers
Kenneth
Hoover Thanks for Public Works as Economic Balance
President Hoover extolled public works as a real balance wheel for employment and demand, arguing that prudent construction can stabilize the economy. He cited Commerce Department statistics and noted planning, financing, and contracting take time, with the second half of the year expected to deliver greater results in roads, buildings, ships, and other federal improvements.
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Hoover
Commerce Department
Hunters Wil Continued from page em ity of Chicago
The report notes minimal attention given during the flight end period, focusing mainly on improving the motor. Efforts emphasize standard aircraft components such as struts wires and mountings, with improvements completed in the east.
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Wil
Page Emity
Chicago
East
Findley Family Socials Span Simpson Webster Springs
Mr and Mrs Everett Findley and Mr and Mrs Ernest Findley of Simpson visited Mrs and Mrs Paul St Clair of Webster Springs and attended business in Cowan Miss Evelyn Findley of Simpson stayed with her grandmother and aunt Mrs B B Bartlett and Lora Bartlett of Philippi John L Konst and John W Jaco depart tonight on train No 1 for Fort Thomas Ky to continue travel
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Everett Findley
Ernest Findley
Simpson
Paul St. Clair
Webster Springs
Cowan
Evelyn Findley
B. B. Bartlett
Lora Bartlett
Philippi
John L. Konst
John W. Jaco
Fort Thomas
C M T C Camp Attendance and Local Visits
The notice lists varied summer activities and travels. Mrs Anna Uterback of Drinkman's store vacationing in Parkersburg with her daughter Mrs Garland Flint. Rev French Booke and family camp along the Buckhannon river. Joseph Tucker moved to Clarksburg for a new job. Miss Equenia Traynor from Fairmont visited yesterday. H Bailey of Simpson left for Kingsport Tennessee for short visits.
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Anna Uterback
Drinkman's Store
Parkersburg
Garland Flint
French Booke
James
Buddy
Junior
Buckehannon
Joseph Tucker
Clarksburg
Equenia Traynor
Fairmont
H. Bailey of
Simpson
Kingsport
Venn
Miner dies after air mobile overturns near Marin
Lonnie Vandall, 29, a miner from Summerlea, Payette County, died in a hospital from injuries suffered when his air mobile overturned near Marin. Another occupant was injured and a third unhurt.
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Chatteston
Lonnie Vandall
Summerlea
Payette County
Freuh Inuries
Marin
West Virginia University Board Reelects Officers
Morgantown July 1 B G Smith of Clarksburg was reelected president of the West Virginia University board of governors at the annual meeting D A Burt of Wheeling was reelected vice president and C T Neff Jr of Morgantown was named secretary The governors approved the budget for the new fiscal year allocating legislative funds to colleges schools and departments for salaries expenses and improvements.
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Morgantown
B. G.smith
Clarksburg
West Virginia University Board of Governors
D. A. Burt
Wheeling
C. T. Neff, Jr
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RED Cross
RCA
Cunningham
Liberty Shoe Shop
William Fox
George O'Brien
Telone
Vera Reynolds
C. V. Miller
Grafton, W. Va
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WLVER
Will Rogers
George M. Cohan
Dry
John
OF Governors
New York State Athletic Commission
Taylor County Board of Trade
Grafton
Kleen Krust
Walter, Jr
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