Improvements in road body suggested in West Virginia report
Charleston July 23. Colonel Floyd Cunningham argues for abolishing the five division system of the state road commission and establishing highly centralized control to fix responsibility, standardize methods, and curb waste. He cites wide variances in maintenance, pay, and procurement, urges moving the Morgantown lab to Charleston, and details unwise practices, including bid types and lack of competitive purchasing.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Road Commission
William G. Con Iey
Floyd E. Cunningham
State and Commission
Gunningham
Randolph-Pocahontas County
Kanawha County
Jackson County
Morgantown
Cunningham
Road Commission
West Virginia road plan weighs centralized system
The commission weighs Colonel Cunningham's centralized plan for state road organization with a four tier chief engineer setup and centralized purchases to cut costs. An alternate three division plan would reduce overhead by three divisions with divisions in Charleston Parkersburg and Elkins and closer responsibility lines. Miss Lucille Porter of Hogsett earns funds at Marshall College by raising Boston terriers valued in the thousands.
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Nitro
Auto Department
Automobile Department
Perty
Commission
Charleston
West Virginia
Cunningham
Parkersburg
Elkins
Lucille Porter
Hogsett
W. Va
Marshall College
Summer school enrollments reach 6 107 with women ahead
Charleston reports 6107 students enrolled on July 1 at state institutions, 4440 women and 1667 men. Increases noted at several schools while others show declines. Excludes Romney and Institute deaf and blind schools. El Paso border patrol defeats rum runners. two killed, one wounded, cars and whiskey seized. Prince of Wales brews new ale to be given away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
State Board of Control
West Virginia University
Potomac State School
New River State School
Marshall College
West Virginia
Romney
Institute
el Paso
Texas
Rio Grande
H. C. Horseley
Border Patrol
Burton-on-Trent
Eng
Prince of Wales
W. & L. E Road May Abandon Ohio Station
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Wheeling and Lake Erie to abandon its Cleveland passenger station and use the new Cleveland Union Terminals station under construction. The railroad will sell its current site to the terminals company for 1.6 million dollars amid opposition from minority stockholders who valued the property at up to 7 million. Commissioners Eastman and Taylor dissented from the majority ruling.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Cleveland
Cleveland Union Terminals Company
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Terminals Company
Eastman and
Taylor
Typhoid Cases Force Cuba Town Lockdown
In Cardenas Cuba July 23 federal sanitation officers close theatres and public houses and isolate the city. Compulsory vaccination is enforced after municipal health officials could not cope with the outbreak. Seven cases are in local hospitals with others under observation and deaths have been reported.
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Cardenas
Cuba
Russians Arrested Over Anti-Chinese Labor Incitement in Manchuria
Three hundred Russian workers of the Chinese Eastern Railway are arrested on incitement charges in Harbin. Forty-two more Russians detained in other Manchurian areas were transported to Harbin and imprisoned, according to Rengo dispatches from Harbin dated July.
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Tokyo
Chinese Eastern Railway
Rengo
Harbin
Manchuria
Tobacco States Lead In Revenue Returns
New York reports third and fourth quarter losses as tobacco states dominate federal tax returns with North Carolina collecting $294.43 million, far ahead of New York's $98.94 million. Virginia follows with $67.31 million and Pennsylvania with $28.49 million. Stork market activities kept New York buoyant alongside tobacco revenue.
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New York
North Carolina
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Hoover to Form Commission Within General Staff
President Hoover plans to establish a commission of army officers within the general staff to study reducing military expenditures. The panel would assess what is obsolete due to scientific advances and what programs could be stretched over longer periods while maintaining preparedness.
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Washington
Hoover
General Staff
No American Flag Taken In Nicaragua Says Marines
Washington July 23 Marine corps headquarters dismissed a Frankfort dispatch stating a delegation to the anti Imperialist congress displayed an American corps flag captured by Nicaraguans. No American standard ever was taken into action in Nicaragua officials said today.
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Washington
Frankfort
Germany
Congress
Pressure Against Bonds Pressures Bond Market In New York
Money held firmer with time loans contracted at 8 percent while industrial bonds led gains. A few railroad issues rose slightly as investors kept the mood cautious in New York.
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New York
Mrs Mays Confined At Home By Illness
Mrs W J Mays wife of Taylor County's sheriff remained restless at her West Main Street home last night and today. She was admitted to City hospital for medical examination weeks ago and has been much improved but now must be confined to her home for some time.
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W. J. Mays
Taylor County
West Main ‘Street
Withdrawn U S Marines From Nicaragua Today
Washington reports 1,200 U S Marines ordered withdrawn from Nicaragua with about 2,300 still remaining. Hoover bases decision on restored order and surplus forces. Military spending to rise to 803 million for 1933, with capital ships and naval replacements under Washington treaty considerations. France and Britain defense outlays cited for 1928-30 ranges.
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U. S
Nicaragua
Washington
Hoover
Central American Republic
United Kingdom
France
Great Britain
Tax Records Show County In Unusually Good Shape
Tax assessments for 1929 total 12 299 030 down from 12 461 120 in 1928 reflecting a drop in real and personal property. Assessor Ed N Lock notes 710 acres of mining property erased from county ledgers and 34 500 in 1928 taxes outstanding though overall county finances remain sound. Sheriff Mays awaits equalization board report as delinquent collections move forward with cautious enforcement.
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Ed N. Lock
Taylor
W. J. Mays
County Equalization Board
Lock Aaerts
Equalization Board
Charleston
Mays
Samn. Musgrove
Collision on Lake Michigan Claims Life and Missing Passenger
Two speedboats the Sea King and the Chris Craft collided head on 200 yards off Navy Pier in Lake Michigan. One drowned, David Cohen of Chicago is missing, and 18 passengers were rescued or swam ashore. Joyce Hawley helped rescue others while pilots Elmer Dudley and William Warner were held for the coroner's inquest.
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Chicago
Headon
Lake Michigan
Navy Pier
Leo Suesskind
Yonkers
N.Y
David Cohen
Joyce Hawley
Earl Carroll
Elmer Dudley
Coast
William
Warner
Joseph Weisinger
Abe
Miss Hawley
Tracy Douglas
Buckhannon District Names Prof Brown Temporary Leader
Professor Ralph C. Brown of Buckhannon, Bible and Greek instructor at West Virginia Wesleyan College, was named yesterday by Bishop Herbert Welch as temporary superintendent of the Buckhannon district of the Methodist Episcopal Conference. The appointment lasts until after the annual conference in September, with a further meeting set for Thursday at Jackson's Mill.
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Ralph C. Brown
Buckhannon
R. M. Brown
Herbert Welch
G. D. Smith
Clarksburg
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Brown
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Grafton
Welk
Setaskey
Mich
Bishop Welch
Jackson's Mill
Professor Brown
Air chief injured at city airport in Detroit
Detroit July 23 Edward F Schlee president of the Schlee Brock Aircraft Corp suffered a fractured skull when struck by a plane propeller while attempting to remove blocks from a wheel at the city airport. His condition was reported serious. Also mentions Joseph Williams of Fairmont ill at home with Mrs Garfield Heck.
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Detroit, Mich
Edward F. Schlee
Schlee-Brock Aircraft Corporation
William 8. Brock
Detroit
Tokyo
Sehlee
Wausau
Wis
Paints
Sens
Joseph Williame
Fairmont
Mra
Garfield Heck
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Tions
Tennessee
Federal Bureau of Roads
Commissioners Division
Carol Lombard
Bathing Beauty
Pathe Pictures
Robert Armstrong
James J. Davis
Labor
Rer of
Moose
Thia
Mooschoart
W.&l.e Road
Ohio Station
Mrs. Mays
Prof. Brown
Bishop
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