Safe currency proposal sparks cautious hope for recovery
An optimistic editorial notes Washington plan to issue treasury notes backed by government bonds as an improvement over scrip. It argues this form preserves real money value, supports normal commerce, and signals a solid bottom after banking upheavals. The piece urges steady work, warns against renewed prosperity excess, and reflects on political reform amid Democratic gains.
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Washington
Treasury
United States
Rock Foundation
Phe
Tax policy debate and utilities investigation impact
The piece argues for broader tax forms to ease burdens from income and sales taxes by using more targeted taxes on privilege industries and utilities. It defends a stalled legislative inquiry into public utilities, claiming it revealed price gouging and costly operations due to weak regulation, while noting industry hardships from movie sector cutbacks may modestly ease inflationary pressures.
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House Utilities
Meet the New Speaker Henry Rainey
Henry T Rainey of Illinois is poised to become speaker of the House at age 92 after a long career marked by steady leadership and legislative skill. A farmer and tariff expert, Rainey combines quiet force with strategic insight to steer President Roosevelts program through a Democratic majority in the seventy third Congress.
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Rush Holt
Herold
Simon
Senate
Herbert Plummer
Washington
House of Representatives
Henry T. Rainey Ofllinois
Harding
House
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Rainey
Amherst
Roosevelt
Destiny of a Continent Shapes American History
A British writer noted America’s struggle to define its destiny. He argued the nation believed its fate was to develop a vast continent, guiding most actions and giving meaning to events. With the continent largely finished, attention shifts to current imperfections and future possibilities.
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United States
America
Destiny Ahead The Nation Faces Yet Unseen Tasks
In a tone of reflection a commentator recalls a visiting Englishman who predicted America would become the greatest race the world has seen. The piece urges resilience, noting that the current mood of pessimism is a temporary incident and that the biggest jobs and greatest days lie ahead. The author argues national destiny remains forward, not behind.
Final Rule for Divorce and Estate Notice in Grafton and Philadelphia
The document contains a final rule for divorce issued against Carl Kirby in Philadelphia County and a notice to creditors and beneficiaries of M L Abbott’s estate in Grafton West Virginia. It also includes a fiduciary notice from Commissioner J Guy Allender and accounts before the Commissioner of Accounts.
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Carl Kirby
Main Street
Grafton
W. Va
Ella Bertha Kirby
Court of Common Pleas
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
A. D
City Hall
Phila
M. L. Abbott
Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank
Taylor County
West Virginia
J. Guy Allender
West
Virginia
Abe
Joseph W. Martin
William H. Breedlove
Martin E. Breedlove
Goodwin bill eyed as teacher college abolition debate grows
Regional papers discuss moves to abolish most state teachers colleges. Roane County Reporter urges tuition to fund self support. Shepherdstown Register blames church schools for anti teacher college sentiment. Bluefield Daily Telegraph backs Morgantown prestige and urges state wide funding choice.
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Roane County
Spencer
Shepherdstown Register
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Bluefield Daily Telegram
Card of Thanks for Bereavement
We extend thanks to all who extended sympathy and aided us during our bereavement for James P Davisson and Mrs T M Deegan. We thank friends neighbors Rev E P K Hoof and Lutheran church choir and those who lent cars. Mr and Mrs Tra Marquess Mr and Mrs C L Headlogher and others.
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T. M. Deegan
Barbara Headlogher
E. P. K. Hoof
Lutheran Church
Tra Marquess
C. L. Headlogher
Moving Mountain Renews Activity With Huge Slide
Carbon Mountain in Colorado again awakens with renewed activity as a colossal slide roars across the range, drawing attention from Durango to surrounding communities and prompting immediate monitoring by local authorities.
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Durango
Col
Carbon Mountain
Colorado
Sraine
Local Red Cross Group Meets Friday Night
The American Red Cross will hold a meeting at the Y M C A rooms tomorrow night at 7:30 o clock with HD Nearman West Virginia field representative. Plans for future Red Cross work in Taylor county will be discussed to enlist more local participation. Representatives from county civic organizations and welfare-minded citizens will attend.
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American Red Cross
HD. Nearman
West Virginia
Red Cross
Taylor County
Sentinel classified rates and hotel rooms advertised
Classified rates start at two cents a word for the first insertion and one cent a word for each additional insertion. A fixed charge of 45 cents applies. Items includeModern Rooms by the day week or month at Central Hotel Latrobe Street Grafton. FOR RENT Furnished house with amenities at Maple 4 Call 680-5. FOR RENT Sleeping room Main Street Phone 329 296-60.
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Grafton Daily Sentinel
Grafton
W. VA
Moward H Holt
Isiness
Latrobe Street
Grafton Printing Co
Postoffice
Sentinel
the Times
Central Hotel
Main Street
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Northfield
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Health Club
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