Equalization Board Seeks Quick Completion Of Tax Review
Taylor county officials report the board of equalizers expects to finish its district surveys within a couple weeks. Assessor Ed Locke notes personal property values show a sharp decline tied to a roughly one million dollar drop in county assessments. Real estate and coal land valuations slide as business activity falls, risking a higher levy burden if tax rates drop.
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Board of Equalizers
Taylor County
Ed. Locke
S. Mi Musgrove
Craftons G. H. A. Batson
Penntytown
Tangigs
Father Admits He Took Lives Of 3 Children
Martinsburg West Virginia July 22 Presumed driven by poverty and heat Taylor Hott 34 laborer confessed killing his three young children Gertrude Virginia 7 Calvin 6 Floyd Preston N/A with cloth strips and throwing body into a quarry hole He planned to kill himself but failed Doctors expect him to be examined for mental derangement He lured children to the quarry with a promise
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Martinsburg
W- Va
Taylor Hott
Hott
Gertrude Virginia
Calvin
Floyd Preston
Break In Heat Wave Persists Across East Coast
Portland reports a heat related incident as J Brousard Jr is cited. weather forecasts promise thundershowers and a break by Tuesday. The heat wave shattered records from Philadelphia to New York with highs near 105 in some spots and fatalities noted as the nation sweltered.
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Appalachian’ Mountains
Middle Atlantic
North Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Atlantic Coast
Bureau
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Richmond
Cape Henry
New York
Mercury
Realtor Held In Murder Of Young Woman
Washington July 22 A warrant charging Virginia real estate man Herbert M Campbell owner of the gun believed to have killed government clerk Mary Baker was issued early today Campbell underwent extended questioning that continued into morning hours He claimed he never killed Baker but police say the gun never left his possession Arlington County Commonwealth attorney William C Gloth said Campbell alibi weakened and Hernan H Barrere held in Montreal for further questioning in the case The French government by decree has eliminated foreign development of its civil airways.
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Washington
Mary Baker
Herbert M. Campbell
Virginia
Miss Baker
Arlington National Cemetery
Campbell
William C. Gloth
Commonwealth
Arlington County
Hernan H. Barrere
Montreal
Baker
Harm on builder of Chicago stadium dies in crash
Patrick J Harmon famed Chicago stadium builder and sports promoter died when his automobile left the road near Chicago while en route from Crystal Lake. His wife May and Dr E J Brand were seriously injured. Harmon's crash occurred at high speed after hitting a bump. he died from internal injuries while his wife suffered broken legs and internal injuries. Harmon's prominence spanned six day bicycle racing and other promotions in Chicago.
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Chicago
Patrick J
Paddy) Harmon
Crystal Lake
Harmon
E. J. Brand
Harmon's
May
Dr. Brand
John C. Chapman
New York
Chicago Stadium
Fear Held For Missing Girl in Camden
State police and more than 200 Boy Scouts and neighbors searched the Camden area for Ruth Kuhpell a 14 year old missing since Sunday with no clue. Authorities seek a 20 year old Clifford Hemmingway of Easton Pa as a possible kidnapper or killer after a vanity case and clothing fragment were found in a wooded area near her home.
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Camden
N. Jy
Ruth Kuhpell
Clifford Hemmingway
Easton
Rome and Vatican City in Law Suit Over Cardinal Vannutelli
Rome and Vatican City clash over the estate of Cardinal Vannutelli as nephews sue and Vatican officials seal personal papers and trunks at the D'Ataria palace. The case marks a rare jurisdiction dispute between the two sovereignties amid attempts to control confidential ecclesiastical records.
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Rome
Vatican City
Cardinal Vannutelli
Vatican
D'Ataria Palace
The
Sacred College
Missionaries in War Region Trapped in Rebel City
Four American missionaries including Miss Olive Riddell Dr Mary Hing and Rev G W Strother of the Southern Baptist mission face peril in Pochow a rebel held city as Nationalist forces bombard after a siege. Consular authorities monitor fate amid civil war.
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Shanghai
Massionar‘tes
Pochow
United States
Olive Riddell
Mary Hing
G. W. Strother
Southern Baptist Mission
Richmond
Paes Pose
Mercury, heat, and relief at City Park pool
Heat peaked with 94 degrees in shade as a gentle, moist breeze offered brief relief. City Park municipal beach patrons found respite in the river waters amid reports of stagnation earlier, with the stream now described as pleasant and suitable for swimming and diving.
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Raz
Bithers
We Msunicipal Beach
City Park
Fire Laddies In Grafton Fight Twin Calls
In Grafton the fire siren woke residents twice in one day. A chicken house at 17 West Wilford Street burned to the ground on Otis Parrish property. The first call was missed due to a weak siren. the second, around four o clock, carried clearly through the city after the siren fully blew.
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Grafton
West Wilford Street
Otis Parrish
Crazed Wondel Man Breaks Daughter's All Chokes Her After Beating Up Wife Twice
Senator Ratifies Naval Pact as Hoover Announces Signing Today in Washington. President Hoover hails London naval treaty ratified by Senate and to be signed at 3 PM, saying it secures U S defense, promotes goodwill, and shifts world toward disarmament and peace with bipartisan support.
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Washington
Hoover
Senate
United States
Notable Capt Moorehead Attracts River Attention
The Monongah Division head Captain Moorehead of the Baltimore and Ohio police is described as a marked man. He has worn a bright red bathing suit and drawn attention with his presence in the water recently. He claimed the river claimed him twice yesterday, once at a sinker and once at the park, and said he planned to take Jonathan Lucas with him to dictate letters from the river.
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Capt. Morehead
Moorehead
Monongah Division
Baltimore and Ohio Police
Sinker
Sentinel
Jonathan Lucas
Export Coal Trade Falls Across 1930 First Four Months
Washington reports a downturn in the US export coal trade for the first four months of 1930, with bituminous coal slightly up and Russian anthracite imports rising. Global production depressed, ocean freight rates low, and coal prices continuing to fall amid European import increases. Anthracite exports total 990,000 long tons for five months, 144,000 tons below last year. coke exports down 26,000 tons while bituminous exports reach 4,890,000 tons, narrowly ahead of 1929.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Foreign and, Domestic Commerce
Judges Chosen for Fridays Flower Show at Elks Hall
Ed White and Mrs. B F Redinger along with Mrs. Harry Flesher and Sam R Jenkins were named judges for Fridays flower show in the Elks hall. Mrs John Ault announced the garden committee will meet to finalize details. Entries already listed, hall opens Friday morning for reception, show runs 3 to 5 pm then 7:30 to 9 pm with awards at close.
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Ed. White
B. F. Redinger
Harry Flesher
Sam R. Jenkins
Hall of the Elks
John Ault
Women’s Civic Club
Road grading halts after Wickwire creek completion
Grading on the road past the Country Club to Wickwire Creek is finished with a final gravel coating to the club grounds. Further work is paused until the current fiscal year’s road program is laid out, delaying additional gravel or paving toward Wickwire.
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Country Club
Wickwire
Wickwire Creek
Screaming Woman Hoax Sparks Manhunt in Tunnelton
A motorist found a bound and gagged woman claiming to be Betty Ray in rural Tunnelton and Preston County. Reported abduction led to armed posses, sheriff callout, and state police mobilization as residents prepared a large manhunt. The woman cited a Pennsylvania driver, a gun, and forced drinking before the incident moved to Kingwood jail.
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Tunnelton
Kingwood
Preston County
Tun’ Nelton
Betty Ray
Pennsylvania
Wendel man, Spranze, faces grand jury on beating spree
Taylor county residents describe a brutal rash of assaults by Mike Spranze of Wendel. After a first arrest for wife beating, he was fined and released, then allegedly attacked his wife again and later fatally injured his daughter with a broom handle and fists. Troopers and neighbors aided. Spranze remained jailed awaiting a grand jury hearing.
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Mike Spranze
Wendel
Ramy
Statespoli
Squire Chidester
Corporal Chipps
Brown
State Police
Plémington
Spranze
Semster
Taylor County
Mra Sprange
Sprange
Lena
Natn
Paseerby
Spranger
Pullee
Eaton Counsel Ends Probe of Bonuses in Merger Case
Youngstown July 22 Attorneys for Cyrus Eaton wrap up a probe into bonuses paid during the bid to merge Youngstown Sheet and Tube with Bethlehem Steel. The inquisition into merger terms and buyer bonuses concluded with figures from Bethlehem vice presidents and Grace testimony detailing 1920 bonuses of $1,623.70 for the first half of 1920 and other executive bonuses in 1929 and 1920.
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Youngstown
Cyrus 8
Eaton
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Compan
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Eugene G. Grace
Bethhem
Bethlehem
Denée
Eaton Attorn
Grace
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Luther League of St
Mears
John Henry Mears
Henry J. Brown
Roosevelt Field
City of New York
P. Harmon
Portland
Ore
Police
Brousard
Weather Bureau
Tennessee
South Atlantic
Kinsey
Elks Hall
Iola
Eaton Counsel
Sayne
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