City Officials Discuss Revenue Problems in Regional Meeting
Fairmont hosted officials from 10 upper Morongahela Valley cities and Ravenwood to tackle strained city finances. Mayor Arthur G. Martin presided as speakers from Morgantown, Clarksburg, Ravenswood and others outlined tax levies, state laws, and the impact of reduced taxation on fire and police services, with emphasis on a uniform levy plan.
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Fairmont
Morongahela Valley
Ravenwood
Reservoir Park
Arthur G. Martin
A.W. Reed
Rosana
Martin
Tor
Paul E. Amos
George H. Shumaker
7 Department
D Street
Edgemont
Morgantown Avenue
J. Jde Morris
D- Brooks
Morga@htown
Brooks
Amos
League
A.J. Kern
Fammont
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Ravenswood
Rodney
Clarksburg
Mirth H. Kuhl
Kuhl
Charleston
Shrine Head Named Imperial Potentate At Atlantic City
John N. Secret of Norfolk Virginia was elected Imperial potentate of the Shriners at the Arabic order convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. He succeeds Earl C. Mills of Des Moines Iowa. Talks were given by M L Brown K C Moore E B Smith R B Mapel and others. Discharge of nearly 1400 school employees and abolitions proposed as part of a board plan led by James B McCahey and Allan Carter signaling significant changes in local education policy and potential legal actions against trustees.
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John N. Secret
Norfolk
The
Shriners
Atlantic City
N. J
Earl C. Mills
Des Moines
Iowa
Associated Press
James B. McCahey
Allan Carter
Chicago Principals’ Club
Johnson Pushes Recovery Plan to Hire Millions in Industry
The article notes a nationwide push to restore employment, with June gains at seven percent over May and eleven percent from last year. President Roosevelt to address governors in San Francisco. Johnson moves to extend wage and hour controls into a broad code system across industries.
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Miss Perkins
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Johnson
Steel
Chicago school costs spark $5 million retrenchment plan
Chicago July 19 The board announced a $5,000,000 retrenchment program including wholesale teacher layoffs department eliminations and curriculum curtailment. Parents and teachers prepared for court challenges and mass meetings as advocates urged reversal and legal testing of the board action. The July 12 decision to cut was the spark of the conflict.
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Chicago
Teache
Wage Raising Campaign at White House Cabinet Table
The article discusses the push to raise wages to restore purchasing power, noting Johnson’s belief that wage increases must cover rising prices and increased production. Frances Perkins had issued an estimate just before the program was considered by the White House cabinet.
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Johnson
White House
Frances Perkins
Important W C T U Meeting At First Baptist Church
A notice announces a very important meeting of the W C T U to be held Thursday evening at 7 30 in the parlors of the First Baptist Church. All officers and members are urged to attend by order of the president.
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Perry Murphey
Methodist Episcopal Church
Montrose
Randolph County
Perry Murphy
Ty Gart Coal Company
Brownton
Murphy
Thomas J
Loretta Murphey
Edna Barton
Elizabeth
McGlumphrey
Flemington
First Baptist Church
Harriman in air of danger as fugitive near river
Harriman was found outside a nursing home and later captured after a wild escape. He briefly disappeared from a nursing facility, prompting a federal warrant issued in the morning. Cab driver Louis Manzoni said a wet, slimy looking man with a missing hat hailed his taxi on 1st Street near the North River. Harriman had a $25,000 bond and was taken to the federal building after a brief arraignment postponement.
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Federal
Harriman
William Donovan
Federal Building
Louis Manzoni
1St Street
North River
Manzoni
Greater Use Continued From Page One Elusion
Senator James Couzens of Michigan clamped on the war debt safety brake by attaching to a resolution. The note continues a discussion from Page One about fiscal policy and wartime borrowing. The language suggests legislative maneuvering around debt limits.
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James Couzens
Michigan
Three Hurt In Riot At Cleveland Eviction
Three people injured as about 100 police and detectives dispersed an eviction riot in Cleveland. Two men were wounded, one by gunshot in the right leg, another in the left leg and finger, while a bystander was burned by tear gas. A man refused to identify himself was also burned in the leg. The crowd tried to carry the evicted resident John Sparanga’s furniture back into the house.
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Cleveland
Frank Wachter
John Sparanga
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Clarksburger
M. L. Brown
Fairmont Board of Commerce
K. C. Moore
E. B. Smith
Monongahela West Penn Public Service Company
R. B. Mapel
Farmington
I. L. Fletcher
George W. Stone
Rivesville
Victor Ribbett
Worthington
J. Russell Snodgras
Harold Eddy
Church Cemetery
Sharon
James Reger
Methodist Episcopal
Wan
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Teksto
Auk
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Grafton
Ticket Agt
Sidrow
Malo St
Long Island Inn
Ickes and Dern
Douglas
Ickes
Public Works
Public Works Board
Dern
Wad Department
Public Works Administration
J Board
Great Britain
France
Italy
Romania
Couzens
Paris
Joseph B. David
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