No War, Tax Bills Dominate State Legislature
Editorial notes Isaiah's call for peace as the legislature moves through a special session. It analyzes the senate revenue bill reducing general sales tax to 1 cent, eliminating farm product tax, and the house’s anticipated changes. It warns on revenue gaps, contemplates new taxes, and discusses beer tax issues and the broader agriculture currency inflation measure advancing toward the president.
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Senate
House
West Virginia
Congress
Germany
Trustee's Sale Notice for Barber Shop Equipment
Legal notice of a trustee sale in Taylor County West Virginia, detailing a deed of trust dated 1927, property located at 26 Main Street in Grifton, scheduled for May 3, 1933 at 1:30 PM, with sale postponed to May 10, 1933, including bar equipment like wash basins mirrors water heater and fixtures, under trustee G. W. Ford.
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Bregate
County Coy
Taylor Cor
West Va
Main Street
Griton
Perty
G. W. Ford
County unit school plan gains wary support across West Virginia
The West Virginia Legislature debates the county unit school bill with votes showing intent to keep original aims intact while tempering changes. Editorials praise the measure as the state leans toward reform, with Clarksburg Exponent urging complete county unit control for Harrison county schools. Two million dogwood trees to be planted along highways reflects beautification efforts, stressing preservation of natural scenery alongside landscaping.
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State Senate
Senate
Clarksburg Exponent
Independent — School Board
Exponent
Clarksburg
Harrison County
West Virginia
T. D. Gray
University Extension
Woman's’ Club
Gray
Advertising Opinions and Rumors in State Politics
A Morgantown Post column questions rumor that Henry Shirley may head West Virginia road affairs at $20,000 yearly, noting a governor approved $6,000 salary cap under current bill. The Tulsa Better Business Bureau study finds newspapers top ad influence with 80 percent naming them, billboards and radio minor.
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Henry Shirley
Virginia
West Virginia
Kump
Morgantown Post
Better Business Bureau of
Tulsa
Okla
Bureau—York
Neb
New Teller
Prohibition Repeal Debate in Six States
In predicting repeal by Christmas, Jouett Shouse notes the decisive spring and summer phase will occur in six states West Virginia Alabama Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee and Oregon where dry forces aim for victory. A wet triumph there could topple the anti repeal movement while a majority voting dry could postpone repeal until next year. West Virginia votes June 27 on convention delegates as one of the first six states with 20 delegates nominated per party divided evenly on ratification versus against.
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Jouett Shouse
West Virginia
Alabama
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oregon
Mr. Shouse
Fire devastates hospital with multi-story sections
Fire swept through a large hospital building, three stories high in one wing, four stories in another, and five stories in yet another. By midnight most areas were engulfed, with losses estimated between two and three million dollars. The institution began as the Robert Packer home and has expanded over 30 years, including a recent $500,000 clinic addition.
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Robert Packer
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