Grafton loss in taxes under county apportionment plan
The Taylor county court approved a new apportionment of public service assessments that shifts tax value from Graf ton to outer districts. Graf ton’s taxable property drops from 2,590,868 to 1,868,863, a net loss of about 726,005, prompting questions about moved public works and rail infrastructure costs, with the B and O Railroad cited for recent installations.
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Taylor County
Grafton
B & O. Railroad
Antis aloon league lists WV primary candidates on 18th Amendment
The West Virginia Anti-Saloon League published a list of state and national candidates with notes on their stance toward the 18th Amendment. It urges participation in the August 5 primary to choose those who will back prohibition and enforcement, labeling some candidates dry or wet and noting others without positions.
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Chaleston
W. Va
West Virginia AntiSaloon League
League
West Virginia
Anti-Saloon League
Congress
Senate
Albert B. White
Parkersburg
James Ellwood Jones
Switchback
Harry Shaw
Fairmont
Benjamin L. Rosenbloom
Wheeling
C. Lewis Wilson
M. M. Neely
Hoover orders quick economy and budget cuts urged
Washington July 30 President Hoover pressed cabinet and top department officials to accelerate economy measures for the current fiscal year aiming to offset a $209,000,000 increase in budget estimates. The change would not affect unemployment aid. Lamont Davis and Postmaster General Brown met at the White House to discuss the situation.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Lamont
Davis
Brown
Rebels Seek to Oust Labour Cabinet Leader in Britain
London July 30 A rising faction of younger Socialists in Parliament moves to depose Ramsay MacDonald as prime minister and Philip Snowden as chancellor. Gossip says government members may back the rebels. Arthur Henderson, the foreign minister now ill, is named as a possible rebel candidate for premier.
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London
House of Commons
Ramsay MacDonald
Philip Snowden
MacDonald
Snowden
Labor Party
Great Britain
Arthur Henderson
Mother Held For Stabbing Daughter in Pa. Quarrel
McKeesport Pennsylvania July 30 Mrs Margaret Whitacre 37 was held by police in connection with the stabbing of her daughter Anna 17 of Versailles township The girl was wounded in the left arm Detectives said they learned of the interview when her mother approached her brother in law Thurman Whitacre 40 with a knife during a quarrel The woman struck her daughter with the knife
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McKeesport
Margaret Whitacre
Anna
Versailles Township
Thurman Whitacre
As R-100 Cruises On Way to Canada Dirigible Nears Completion
Kington July 30 The United States airship Akron moves toward completion as work passes halfway in building a craft larger than the R-100. Akron will far exceed the British craft in capacity and range with 6,500,000 cubic feet of gas and about 10,580 miles cruising radius. It will stretch 785 feet, include an airplane hangar and promise revolutionary lighter-than-air design.
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Canada
U. S
Akron
Kington
Raya Proria
Atlantic
London
Great Britain
North Atlantic
Auditors Under Scrutiny in Steel Merger Case
Attorneys for Cyrus Eaton interests plan to challenge audits of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company and Bethlehem Steel as part of the merger dispute. William N. McDonald testified to data given to Ernst and Ernst, including 1924 to 1929 maintenance schedules. Eaton seeks review of Bethlehem’s Price Waterhouse audit. The case may wrap by week’s end.
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Youngstown
Cyrus 8
Eaton
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
William N. McDonald
Ernst and Ernst
Bethlehem Corporation
Price, Waterhouse and Company
Price, Waterhouse
Protest Longer Skirt Hem Lines in New York
The Associated Dress Industries of America announces fall hem lines will stay as is. The Industrial Council of Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers Inc vows to resist French designers pushing longer skirts.
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New York
Associated Dress Industries of America
Industrial Council of Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manufacturers, Inc
Visitor Urges Action To Boost Local Business
Fred Tigh of Chicago spoke to Grafton Kiwanis at the Hotel Grafton urging youths be given a chance and calling for optimism based on sound plans. He promoted the New Country Life Jubilee and Fair in Jackson’s Mills set for September 23 to 26 and urged cooperative extension services to stimulate business and improve state neighbor relations.
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Fred Tigh
Chicago
New Country Life
Jackson’s’ Mills
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Hotel Grafton
S.ays Seiler
Soviet Import Problem Still Faces Lowman
Washington July 30 The troubled aspect of Russian imports again engaged Treasury officials as Assistant Secretary Lowman weighs latest appeals against the order barring importation of pulpwood from the Soviet republic The American government will not take wholesale action to sever trade relations despite calls for ban It was noted that the convict labor based ground of the order prompted protests from Amtorg Trading Corporation American paper manufacturers ship owners stevedores and others The appellant seeks 90 day postponement to avoid heavy livelihood losses The decision was promised within two days under the tariff law convict made goods barred from entry regardless of country of origin
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Washington
Treasury
Lowman
Soviet Republic
Russia
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Foreigners' property burned as Reds siege Changsha
Communists burn foreign property in Changsha while demanding a $1,000,000 ransom to spare the city. Looted goods flood the streets as mobs raid mission properties and business firms. Foreigners flee by gunboat. several missionaries and a priest are unaccounted for amid widespread destruction.
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Shanghai
Changsha
Hunan
Toj
Yale College
China
Siang River
Standard Oil Company of New York
Thet Texas Company
W. Hy Lingie
Presbyterian ‘Board of Foreign Missions
Allen N. Cameron
Balilee Baptist
Church of
Composer Dies in San Francisco Amid Turbulent Times
The report notes the death of 69 year old composer Professor Alexander Von Flelt in Salzungen Germany amid growing labor unrest and a street railway strike. The story also references testimony by John MacDonald alleging perjury in the Mooney Bilings parade bombing trials and the ongoing imprisonment of Mooney and Billings.
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Sein Francisco
John MacDonald
Baltimore
Walter
Mooney-Billings
Supreme Court
MacDonald
Thomas J. Mooney
Warren K. Billings
Mooney
Billings
Salzungen
Germany
Alexander
von Flelt
Muatctan
Canada bound dirigible nears Canada port in relay flights
The R-100 has passed halfway toward Montreal from Cardington and is expected to light land by Thursday. Reports from St Hubert indicate radio contact and weather updates as the dirigible makes rapid progress over the Atlantic.
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Montreal
Cardington
Burg
N.S
St. Hubert
A. R. Pressey
R. C
N.y
Foster Named Slayer of Jake Lingle in Chicago Shooting
Hancock Maryland July 30 Indictment of Frank Foster Chicago gunman for the June 9 killing of Alfred Jake Lingle Tribune reporter. Policeman Anthony Ruthy testified Foster identified as the slayer after pursuing from the scene. court heard he fled through traffic before capture attempt.
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Chicago
Frank Foster
Alfred
Jake” Lingle
Chicago” Tribune
Anthony Ruthy
Lingle
Ruthy
Foster
Park lifeguard needs highlighted at city park
Grafton requires a full time lifeguard as patrols report numerous swimmers needing help. Hale Watkins, the city park lifeguard, notes many youths misjudge their depth at the float while adults especially struggle. A girl near drowning was revived after rescue, underscoring risk as heat drives inexperienced swimmers to the river.
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Grafton
Hale Watkins
Park
Watkins
Howeer
Bathers Scatter When Guards Fire on Runners
Thousands of bathers at Coney Island watched a coast guard cutter pursue two rum speedboats. Shots fired near Steeplechase Pier sent bathers from the water as police fired on the fleeing vessels. Windows were broken and police believe some runners were wounded before the boats vanished into the dusk.
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New York
Coney Island
Coast Guard
Time element of cancer described by Sir George Cheatle
New York July 30 a British cancer authority Sir George Lenthal Cheatle chief surgeon at Kings College Hospital London is in transit to a medical conference describing a time element in cancer He notes a specific period in cancer development and treatment while on his travel to the United States for professional engagement
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New York
George Lenthal Cheatle
British Cancer Authority
Kings College Hospital
London
Wis
Tyree Denies Slaying Man in West Virginia Trial
Lewisburg West Virginia July 1 On the stand Glenn Tyree a member of the army denies knowledge of taxi driver Winebrenner and denies even being with him He says in August 1928 while the taxi driver was believed slain he was on a train between Quinnimont and Fayette County Winebrenner's body was found near here next day with his car and money missing The defendant testifies about leaving the section
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Lewisburg
W. Va
Glenn Tyree
Armyn
Winebrenner
Tyree
Quinnimont
Fayette County
Wineb Ners
Sale of Discarded Tinfoil Helps Hospital Treatment
Grafton residents are urged to recycle discarded tinfoil from everyday items to fund hospital care for crippled children. More than 100 pounds have been collected under William A Beavers and Osiris Temple Shrine guidance. About 12 official baskets and several unofficial collectors operate citywide.
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Grafton
William A. Beavers
Tif
Osiris
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Harvey Barker
Elwood Yoho
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W. T. Sander
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