Study Budget Scandal Ties to Cabinet Room Tips
A three man budget tribunal probes whether shrewd calculations or cabinet room tips spurred a rush to insure against income and tea taxes ahead of the April 21 budget announcement. The panel’s hearings closed midweek. Thomas resigned, with a report due next week. A friend who bought the cabinet member a house earned $96,500 by insuring in advance against the tax hikes. Thomas testified he never leaked official secrets. An 84-year-old Gaines man shot himself in bed in Buckhanon, no inquest.
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House of Commons
Thomas
Drunk Driver Arrested Near Fetterman Bridge
Edward DeMoss, 21, a dam worker from Thornton, was arrested on U S Route 60 west of the Fetterman bridge for drunken driving. A companion, Rol Poling, 20, was jailed for drunkenness. DeMoss pleaded family stories, received a $25 fine plus costs, his operator card revoked, and six months car impoundment. Poling fined $5 and costs. Deputy James Guth and State Trooper W E Murphy assisted.
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Edward
Afule
Dorsey Royce
Thornton
Jefferys
James Guth
W. E Murphy
Poling
Barbour Court Opening Scheduled on Monday
The April term of circuit court in Taylor county was ordered adjourned yesterday by Judge Herbert W. Dent who will begin his spring term of court in Barbour county next Monday A special term of court has been called in this county for July this year to hear condemnation cases.
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Taylor County
Herbert W. Dent
Barbour County
Chaplain to Speak at Potomac State Commencement
The Rev Shera Montgomery chaplain of the house of representatives will speak at Potomac State School commencement exercises next Wednesday morning. In Parsons a car plunged injuring Ridsple Quattro 20 of Coke ton and injuring four others in the car.
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Parsons
Ridsple Quattro
Coketon
Local Citizenship Grants In Logan May 23
Judge Naaman Jackson grants naturalization to 17 men and one woman, aided by nationalization examiner P. B. McHugh, as part of a Logan docket. The action confirms new citizens following formal procedures in the period.
New Commander Ingt on Huntington Units Navy Reserve
Lieut Lloyd A. Davis assumed command of the Huntington units in the U S navy communications reserve on May 22 succeeding Lieut Commander John W. Rave.
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Ington
Lloyd A. Davis
Huntington
U. S. Na Val ‘Communications Reserve
John W. Rave
Sues Mayor Husband in Hot Springs Divorce Case
Mrs Leo P McLaughlin asks a court to enjoin her husband the Hot Springs mayor from disposing of her clothes amid a divorce suit. She claims cruelty and public statements of divorce, citing his income at 5000 dollars monthly and a 500000 dollar estate since their 1931 marriage.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Leo P. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Fair Price Set For Court House Property
Commissioners viewing Rosa I. Grimm property in Court House district set a fair price of 200 dollars for 1.27 acres to be confiscated by the State Road Commission for highway construction. The viewing panel included O. V. Baugh B. S. Dilworth Walter A. Williams Ila E. Moran and W. A. Beavers.
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Rosa I. Grimm
Court House
State Road Commission
O. V. Baugh
B. S. Dilworth
Walter A. Williams
Ila E. Moran
W. A. Beavers
Corpral Long Replaces Emrick At Clarksburg Detail
Corpl T. K. Long of the Clarksburg state police detachment is detailed here until June 1 to replace the local commandant Corporal L. W. Emrick, who is on leave to attend a pistol shooting meet in Trenton New Jersey and will also spend a short time in New York City. Long is well known to local citizens and has served here previously on several occasions.
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T. K. Long
Clarksburg
State Police
L. W. Emrick
Trenton
N. J
Emrick
New York City
Corporal Long
Daily cross word puzzle clues and fragments
Puzzle item lists scattered clues and broken words from a cross word page. It references entries like law opposition body, frozen, Bulgarian waste coin, high in the scale, Japanese, dated hints, and other partial clues across multiple lines. The fragmentary text also mentions Noah, rail, highway, and capital letters.
Follow The Fleet Opens At Opera House With Berlin Scores
Irving Berlin again supplies seven diverse songs for the Astaire Rogers team in Follow The Fleet. Harriet Hilliard debuts with two numbers while Betty Grable Joy Hodges and Jeanne Grey appear as a chorus. Randolph Scott and Astrid Allwyn support the cast as the picture opens Sunday.
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Car
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Top Hat
Astaire
Miss Rogers
Harriet Hilliard
Ozzie Nelson
New York
Empress
San Francisco
Betty Grable
Joy Hodges
Jeanne Grey
Satan
Miss Hilliard
Randolph Scott
Astrid Allwyn
Opera House
Classified Ad Rates And Ostrex Tonic Feature
Classified rates in this issue are two cents per word for first insertion and one cent per word for each additional insertion. Minimum 45 cents. Ostrex Tonic Tablets advertised with claims of oyster invigorators and stimulants, regular price 1.00, introductory price 79 cents. Rexall Cut Rate Drug Store, 16 West Main Street, phone 19 21 11.
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Sentinel
Rexall Cut Rate
West Main Street
Commissioners Notice to Creditors of Columbus C Brown
Probate official warns all claimants against the estate of Columbus C Brown to file verified claims with vouchers at the Taylor County Bank Building Grafton West Virginia by November 30 1936 or be barred from benefits. Beneficiaries must attend to protect interests. Dated May 23 1936. William P Samples Commissioner of Accounts County of Taylor. May 23 29 June 6.
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Columbus C. Brown
Taylor County Bank
Grafton
Taylor County
West Virginia
William P. Samples
County of
Taylor
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Imi
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Erlin
Irving Berlin
America
Ace Canesmith
U.S
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Stanley
Stanley Central Press
Etta Kett
By Paul Robi
Stree
Donnie
Les Forgrave
Remonstrators
M. L. Aaron
Hotel Grafton
Stuck
West Washington Street
East Wilford Street
Royal Typewriter
Parkersburg
Parkershur
Railroad Street
Fetterman
G. C. Heberling
Bloomington
Red House
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Terrace
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