House Votes Approval Of Amended Tax Bill HOLT TAKES PARTING SHOT AT RATES
New York and Charleston reports show lawmakers backing a revenue bill to raise ten million dollars. Delegate Holt blamed utilities tax rates, while the measure moves through the House and Senate as part of Governor Kump’s reform program. A four day Memorial Day recess is planned if final passage occurs.
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House of Delegates
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Holt
Lewis
Senate
Increased Demand Raises Pennsylvania Crude Output Limit
New York May 26 The South Penn Oil Company says a slight rise in demand for Pennsylvania crude requires higher target stock and that allowable output in the Buckeye, South-West and Buckeye pipeline lines has been increased to 90 percent for this month, up from 80 percent.
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New York
South Penn Oil Company
Pennsylvania
Gill I Wilson Named Synodical Records Chair
In Columbus on May 26 Gill I Wilson of Parkersburg Virginia was chosen chairman of the synodical records committee of the Presbyterian church. A Arthur Downing of Wilkinson West Virginia was named a vice chairman.
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Gill I. Wilson
Parkersburg. . Va
Synodical Records
Presbyterian Church In the
A. Arthur Downing
Wilkinson
W. Va
Traffic Regulation For May 30th Notice
Traffic regulation restricts parking 8 am to 1 pm on Washington, Mackin Alley, Luzadder, Bridge, Main, St Marys, Cement Bridge, Beech, Walnut streets. No movement on key streets after 8 45 am until parade returns from cemetery. No nonofficial cars behind parade. Officers will guard Athlet ic Field on Yates Avenue. Chief Wallace N Henderson.
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Bridge
St. Johns Street
St. Johns
Market Streets
Walnut Street
Woodyard’s Mill
Washington, St. Mary's
Cement Bridge
Beech
Walnut Streets
Athletic Field
Yates Avenue
Wallace N. Henderson
River traffic projected at five million tons in five years
Washington May 26 reports Ernest M Merrill president of the Kanawha valley improvement association testified before the house rivers and harbors committee that a 12 million dollar Kanawha river project to build a nine foot channel from Charleston to the Ohio would yield five million tons of river traffic annually within five years. He cited 18.5 billion tons of coal oil shale natural gas and other resources in the Kanawha valley and argued the region offers unrivaled raw materials and climate for industry.
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Washington
Kanawha Valley
Kanawha
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Ernest M. Merrill
Great
Merrill
Beer Taxes Tell Partial Revenue Story From 1910s
New York on May 26 reports from the Internal Revenue Department show beer taxes brought in over nine million dollars in April but are incomplete for a full view of the industry. C D Williams of the United States Brewers Association says only three states submitted complete returns, totaling about 13.5 million dollars direct to beer. Government taxes cover 1,653,810 barrels and do not gauge storage, production, or license-derived income. many states were late or unable to file before May 1. The association lauds the data as evidence of beer’s economic benefits, with a note that figures cover only three weeks of sales.
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New York
Internal Revenue Department
Federal Treasury
C. D. Williams
United States Brewers’ Association
Williams
Urge Legislation for Federal Oil Regulation
Secretary Ickes urged the Senate Finance Committee to back strict federal oil regulation. Marland and Capper pressed for prompt action as they warned of a desperate situation in the oil industry and said a shorter administration proposal is ready.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Ickes
Iekes
Capper
Kan
Bible School Attendance Contest In Belington Park
Bible schools of the Christian Church at Grafton and Elkins start a ten week attendance contest this Sunday under pastor Rev. B. E. Haness. Last summer the two churches held a similar event at Belington Park with 300 attendees. Grafton led in pre contest attendance this year, plans call for another all day basket dinner at Belington Park after the contest.
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Church At
Grafton and
Elkins
B. E. Haness
Belington Park
Grafton Bible School
Elkins School
Indirect Tax Schedule As Approved By Legislature
Charleston May 26 Indirect tax rates in West Virginia include Personal Incomes one percent on gross incomes over 600 with exemptions for married men and dependents. Retail Sales three quarters of a cent with farm sales exempted. Utilities and commodities taxed at varying rates across coal oil timber lime stone sandstone and other resources, plus railroads steamboats water and toll bridges.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Mead Natural Gas
Mother arraigned as children are buried
Framingham Massachusetts May 26 children Irene Chester and Eugene Dyczebeski aged 11 1 and 5 were found dead in a home after a fire autopsy showed fatal beating and arson investigation focuses on the mother Nellie Dyczheski who pleaded guilty but the court ordered a not guilty plea entered and held for grand jury consideration
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St. George's Cemetery
Irene
Chester
Eugene Dyczebeski
Farmingham Hospital
Paul
Nellie Dyczheski
Appalachian Coals Urges Price and Wage Increase
Appalachian Coals Inc a large marketing agency calls for higher coal prices and a 10 percent wage rise. The move involves wage scales of over 137 mining firms across eastern Kentucky southwestern West Virginia southern Virginia and eastern Tennessee.
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Cincinnati
Appalachian Coals,Inc
Kentucky
West Virginia
Southewest
Virginia
Tennessee
Appalachian Coals
Chile Forms National Oil Company to Exploit Loquijmay Deposits
In Santiago on May 26, a national oil company named Socopena is organized under government authority to exploit shale oil at Loquijmay. Big firms have not shown the deposits as commercially important, while translations suppress native fiction elsewhere and tin fields expand in Tavoy.
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Chile
Santiago
Socopena
Rociedad Cooperative Petrolera Nacional
Loquijmay
Youths Charged in Domicile Burglary of Banjo Pete
Three juvenile youths faced Mayor Charles King for entering John Brown’s Latrobe Street home and stealing a harp and a guitar. The guitar was recovered, the harp remained missing. One youth admitted trading the harp and must pay Banjo Pete twenty five cents. They must return next Wednesday for final disposition.
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King’s Court
John Brown
Latrobe Street
Lazy Pete
Wallace Henderson
Japan To Demand Naval Parity At Next Conference
Tokyo reports a foreign office spokesman says Japan will press naval ratio at the 1935 conference and seek parity with Great Britain and the United States at least on paper. The remark follows Japan's disarmament speech intended to keep the London and Washington treaties within 1936 limits.
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Foreign Office
Japan
Great Britain
United States
London
Washington
Truce Report Confirmed In Dispatches
AP dispatches from Shanghai and Tokyo report a signed truce ending hostilities in north China between Chinese forces and Japan. Terms place Chinese troops south of a line near Peiping and prohibit provocations. Tokyo cites the foreign office. Rumors say Japan seeks evacuation of Peiping and Tientsin, recognition of Manchukuo, and reimbursement for forces south of the Great Wall.
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Shanghai
Tokyo
China
Foreign Office
North China
Peiping
Tientsin
Japan
Manchukuo
Great Wall
Delivered beer without license case in Grafton
Harry Gockstetter representing Norteman Packing Company of Wheeling arrived in the city with a truck load of beer for Grafton customers. The mayor ordered his arrest for distributing beer without a city license. He posted a $250 bond for appearance June 1 in mayor's court.
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Harry Gockstetter
Norteman Packing Company
Wheeling
Grafton
Hils
King
Gockstetter
America Will Go Off Gold by Statute
President Roosevelt plans to remove the United States from the gold standard by law. He asked House Banking Committee Chairman Steagall to introduce a resolution to place the U S off the standard. Steagall and Roosevelt discussed the move at the White House and then read the resolution in the agency office.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Steagall
House Banking Committee
Alabama Democrat
White House
Mer
Iqeo
Morgan Inquiry Sparks Tense Senate Hearing
Washington May 26 A heated session at the Morgan investigation hearing erupted over the disclosure that the Morgan owned United corporation utilities stockholding group links tied to electric and gas output firms. Senator Glass challenged Pecora’s tactics and questioned his continued counsel while the crowd watched as the session adjourned to next Wednesday.
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Washington
Senate Morgan
United Corporation— Futilities Stock Holding Organization
Glass
Carter Glass
Virginia
Ferdinand Pecora
New York
J.P. Morgan
George Whitney
Morgan
George Howard
Pecora
United Washington
Watkins to be toastmaster at alumni banquet
Attorney W Merle Watkins will serve as toastmaster for the alumni banquet on June 2. The Andrews M E church ladies will oversee a fine menu and the Moose Home banquet hall will host the event with an elaborate program. Song leader is Mrs Earle Wilkinson. dancing will follow in the ballroom until midnight.
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W. Merle Watkins
Andrews M. E. Church
Moose Home
Earle D. Wilkinson
Sea i Large
Mi Pains
Tor
Saturday Specials From Kleen Krust Bakery
Special in store statewide bakery offer lists cream cakes tea rolls cinnamon rolls layer cakes pecan rolls raisin baked goods served hot and tasty sliced bread at 5 cents town talk bread. Note: OCR fragment provides limited readable items and brand mentions.
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Kleen Krust-Bakery
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