Girls Basketball Tournament Opens at City High Tonight
Three games will start at 6 30 in City High gym with 10 cent admission. Tournament for the girls season finale under the Girls Athletic Association sponsored by Ruth Turner. East End graders lost 18 to 16 to Grafton High freshmen. First Ward girls fell 34 to 2 to East End.
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Girls Athletic
West Side
City High School
Ruth Turner
East End
Grafton High
Grazers
First Ward
Nancy Bush
Carlisle
Herman Taylor
Carl Edwards
Chase White
Carl Austin
Central School
Central Cagesters
Hack Wilson Signs With Brooklyn Nationals for 1933 Season
John Gorman, secretary of the Brooklyn Nationals, announced Hack Wilson has signed for the 1933 season. The deal amount was not disclosed but deemed satisfactory. Wilson earned $16,500 last year after objections to earlier offers, and previous talks floated $9,500 to $12,000 before finalizing at a higher figure.
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Miami
Fla
John Gorman
Brooklyn Nationals
Hack Wilson
Gorman
Wilson
Chicago Cubs
Supreme Court Reverses in Jury Instruction Case
Charleston Mar 14 A state supreme court ruling holds it reversible error to give a jury an hypothesis lacking evidence foundation when prejudice to the electing party may result The Marshall circuit court verdict for Everett F Moore against Fred C Oser for 150 dollars for legal services was reversed The premier described a conference as a prelude to the world economic conference France is preparing.
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Charleston
Mar
State Supreme Court
Marshall Circuit Court
Everett F. Moore
Fred C. Oser
Tax Commissioner Dismisses Seven In Budget Cut
Charleston March 14 The tax commissioner Fred L Fox reduced staff by seven due to legislative appropriation cuts. Dismissed were N E Cummings Mrs Mary E Case W E Whiteman H C Crago Frank C Malone Mrs Mary L Geason and William Mottes This action cited position redundancy and not a reflection on the individuals. The note adds France as the world’s second largest empire with 61 615 000 inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Tax Commissioner's’ Office
Fred L. Fox
Fox
N. E. Cummings
Mary E. Case
W. E. Whiteman
H. C. Crago
Frank C. Malone
Mary L. Geason
William Mottesheard
South Seas athletic marvel at Washington State College
Theodore Christofferson, 19, a blond freshman from the Hawaiian Islands, emerges as a standout all around athlete at Pullman Washington State College. A hurdler with high and broad jumps, weight throws, sprints, and mid distance speed, he helped his team score 72 of 77 points in an intra mural meet. Coaches hail him as the finest all around specimen seen and project national level potential for his varsity career.
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Pullman
Wash
South Seas
Washington State College
Theodore Christofferson
Hawaiian Islands
Christy
Christofferson
Karl Schlademan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Welfare Report Highlights
The RF C payroll for the past week totaled 5511.60 with 145 direct relief orders issued. Peak weekly expenditures reached 5594.40 on the week ending February 25. Salvation Army and Red Cross coordinate material for garments, while plans for individual county garden projects and seed funds roll out. Coal supplies adequate. two freight cars promised for distribution, aiding about 120 families. An employee investigation led to removal from payroll and return of two days’ checks.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
R.F. C
R. F
W. H. Arnold
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Salvation Anne
Arnolds
Irish High Grads 34 18 Continue Inquiries
The notice says investigations continue into welfare project allocations. If individuals falsely claiming need are found, they will be removed from payrolls. Officials believe funds exist to support March and April welfare employment for needy heads of families, with no provision beyond May 1.
Suit Charges Tax Upheld
Washington, March 14. A set of suits filed in the District of Columbia supreme court allege Gulf Oil Corporation officials illegally withheld income taxes due the United States. Plaintiffs seek restitution totaling several million dollars. Defendants include W. L. Mellon and other Gulf officials, plus David Burnet and predecessors. The action claims a secret profit sharing scheme concealed from tax exemptions and cites Mellon’s incomplete returns from 1926 to 1930 totaling 2,020,056 dollars. Other defendants and claimed amounts are F. A. Leavy 309,888 dollars HL. Stone 69,178 dollars W. J. Guthrie 269,958 dollars J. E. Nelson 69,178 dollars C. R. Nutty 470,440 dollars and W. W. Hartman 159,116 dollars.
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Washington
Gulf Oil Corporation
United States
District of Columbia Supreme Court
David A. Olson
W. L. Mellon
Pittsburgh
Gulf
David Burnet
Internal Revenue
David
HL. Stone
W. J. Guthrie
J. E.nelson
C. R. Nutty
W.W. V. Hartman
State group learns house assignments
Washington March 14 Representative Kee D Bluefield W Va was assigned to the house foreign affairs committee the only WV house delegation member to win a major committee post Kee did not win a place on the judiciary committee Representative Johnson D won a different assignment other members are unnamed in the remaining text
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Washington
Kee
Bluefield
W. Va
House
West Virginia
Judiciary
Johnson
West Virginia Delegation Assignments in Congress
Parkersburg failed to gain a post on the agriculture committee but joins the post office and post roads panel. Smith of Beckley keeps Mines and Mining chair, retains Indian affairs and insular affairs and invalid pensions. Randolph of Elkins to District of Columbia civil service and labor. Ramsey of Follansbee to public buildings and grounds, invalid pensions, patents and war claims. Horner of Clarksburg relinquishes elections labor and public buildings posts but keeps District of Columbia census and mines committees.
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Parkersburg
Agriculture Committee
Congress
Post Office and Post Roads
Smith
Beckley
West Virginia
Mines and Mining Committee
Randolph
Elkins
District of Columbia
Civil Service
Ramsey
Follansbee
Horner
Clarksburg
Supreme Court Refuses Appeal in Salem Estate Case
Salem March 14 The supreme court refused an appeal in the case of Hall W. Haymond executor of Laura A. Williams estate against the First National Bank of Salem. Harvesting the 1932 33 oyster crop from Chesapeake Bay to the Gulf of Mexico provided employment to about 17000 men.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
Hall W. Haymond
Laura A. Williams
First National Bank of
Salem
Chesapeake Bay
Gulf of Mexico
State's Press Praised For Withstanding Session
Charleston March 14 A statement read into the House Journal by Delegate Norton praises the press corps for fairness to lawmakers the public and employers. Norton bids continued good work and blessing and credits newspapers in the state with honest courage guiding the public interest. He commends those with them since day one for fair reporting.
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Charleston
House Journal
Norton
Cabell
Atl
AP News Broadcast Ban In Sioux Falls Court Order
Federal judge James D. Elliott prepared to sign an injunction preventing the Sioux Falls Broadcasting Association from using Associated Press news in its broadcasts after AP filed suit alleging unauthorized use of its dispatches. The action was argued in federal district court in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Associated Press
Sioux Falls
S.D
Sioux Falls Broadcasting Association
Associated Press News
James D. Elliott
Federal District
Broadcasting Organization
Moose Survey Meeting Finds Fraternity Sound
A recent Supreme Council meeting of the Loyal Order of Moose in New York City reported the fraternity in a sound, stable financial condition amid economic stress. Net worth was $26,280,100. cash banks $2,636,940.04. investments and savings $46,019.92. total assets $43,500,145.27. More than 60,000 members were added last year. Mooseheart Moosehaven and related bodies totaled major charitable activity and assets. The Order emphasized careful expense control, continued philanthropy, and broader education efforts reflected by bills in Ohio to convert Wilberforce University and the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home to combined trade and high schools modeled after Mooseheart.
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Donald F. Stewart
Supreme Council of
Supreme Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
New York City
Henry ‘W. Busch
Mooseheart
Chicago
Moosehaven
Home For
Jacksonville
Fla
Women of the Moose
Legion of the Moose
Butch
Ohio
Kasch
Ohio Soldiers’ and
Butlers
Holme
Illinois
The
Moose
Busch
Supreme
Malcolm R. Gilea
Supreme Lodge In
Moose Charity Service
Moogeheart
Mosas
Asia
Philanthros
B ‘Meither
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Babe) Hollingburry
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Tony
Alexander the Great
Billy Townsend
Jim Foy
Varsity
St. Augustine
Whel
Lobis
Whelan
Goff
Gerkin
Duffy
Neason
Barlow
Foy
Deegan
Frey
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Whyte
P. Hussion
J. Hussion
Flannagan
Gilmore
Foreign Affairs Committee
STATE
Wilberforce University
Supreme Council
Henry W. Busch
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