Revenue Bill Aims To Fund State Programs In West Virginia
Robert G. Kelly, chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee, says Governor Kump’s revenue bill and related measures will enact needed reforms and economies. The plan budgets about 13 million dollars, with 6 million for schools, 2 million for roads, 3 million to cover a gross sales tax gap, and 2 million to ease the deficit. It projects a 20 percent reduction in overall and school expenditures, relying on indirect savings as property tax revenue shrinks from 33.2 million in 1931 to 32 million this year.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Robert G. Kelly
Democratic State Executive Committee
Pdins
Tor
Kump
Verdict drama and long Goodson trial delays
Judge Kilgore dismissed the jury until Monday morning after defense requests. A motion to set aside the verdict followed as the state, led by W. H. McGinnis Jr and Clarence Meadows, faced delays and abundant evidence. The Goodson trial progressed slowly Friday with witnesses including Hazard Bragg, while objections and pauses disrupted proceedings.
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Kilgore
Helstense
Dunn
W. H. McGinnis, Jr
Clarence Meadows
Goodson
Hazard Bragg
Virey
Kilgore orders longer trial delays in Richmonal case
Judge Kilgore insisted attorneys address the court not each other delaying the trial of Goodson charged with firing a bullet at Hazard Bragg. The judge postponed continuation until Monday at 8:30 am with jurors in sheriff’s custody. The state seeks footprints as evidence. defense claims alibi. Ten additional grand jurors drawn and ordered to report.
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Kilgore
Wnfil
Goddson
Richmonal
Hazard Bragg
Jed
Goodson
Bragg
Fletcher Mann
W. HM .Mee
Ginnis
Clay S. Grouse
Sherman Lilly
J. Raymond Goss
Don
Charleston
van Hanter
TH. . Grimmett
B. E. Shamate
T. C
Big Cut In Government Reorganization Planned
The commerce department would be virtually re made with foreign and domestic bureaus moved to state department attaches abroad. Domestic offices would be cut, mines moved to interior, commodity divisions folded. These savings plus 450 million for veterans costs aim for a roughly one billion dollar total. Railroads to fund regulation, waterways taxed by tonnage, banks to aid regulation.
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White House
Commerce Department
State Department
Federal Reserve
Bureau of
Golden Flow Upturn Shapes Industrial Market
Golden Flow continues on page one with power and railroad buying showing an upturn. Manufacturers and dealers in cheese, refrigerators, pretzels, Pye bread and Whured lines push business. White workers of cites hovels real ants and clus watch the beer market moves.
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Clus
Mining Chief Talks Child Welfare In Mining Town
Judge Morgan Owen guest speaker for Raleigh Coal and Coke program on Child Welfare in the Mining Town. He urged operators to invest in playgrounds to prevent crime and jail terms, stressing moral safety alongside physical safety. Music featured Christine Sullivan and the Raleigh Revelers. A dinner followed with many industry leaders attending.
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Robert Lilly
Institute
Morgan -Owen
Uotil
Kanawha Juvenile Court
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Christine Sullivan
Baxter’ Laird
Raleigh
Berkley
David Loscalzo
YoMo Gr A
Mountainair
New River Operators Association
Bailey
5. C. Higgins
New Silver Operators Association
Ren
Governor Kump to Skip Formal Message for Special Session
Governor Kump plans to omit a formal message to the special session of the legislature in Charleston W Va He will speak at a joint House Senate gathering Monday afternoon one hour after session opens delivering an extemporaneous plea for swift enactment of his program Only statistical and technical statements will be in written form Traditionally governors prepare a printed message for opening sessions
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Charleston
W. Va
Kump
House
Senate
Cornwell at Clarksburg West Virginia Day Dinner
War-time Governor John J. Cornwell will toast at Clarksburg's West Virginia Day dinner on April 20 honoring native West Virginians. Attendees include Louis A. Johnson, Joseph Rosier, Clarence E. Martin, Dr. J Ben Robinson, Ross Allen, James Duff, and others. Governor T. G. Kump and former governors Gore and Conley are expected.
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Associated Mrees
Clarksburg
W.va
John J. Cornwell
West Virginia
West
National Education Association
Clarence E. Martin
Martinsburg
American Bar Association
Dr. J. Bén Robinson
American Dental Association
Baltimore
Ross. Allen
Salem
Harrison County
Boyyam E. Wells, Jr
Newell
W. Va
United States Potters’ Association
James Duff
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
T.G. Kump
Howard M. Gore
William G. Conley
Opposition considers gas tax and revenue measures in session
Opposition submit plans including a four cent gasoline tax and a state secondary road system. Bills aim to raise revenue via an income tax of one percent on incomes over 2000 and a gross turnover tax. Proposals project about 15 million needed for state and local government with highest yields from utilities and wholesale trade.
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Kuntp
Senate
House
West Virginia
Kump
Ylilis
McAdoo's Daughter in Arizona Proposes Tax Rates
The article lists tax rates for various utilities and industries in Arizona tied to a proposal linked to McAdoo's daughter. It clarifies a prior error, stating three tenths of one percent is the correct rate for manufacturers and wholesalers, with other rates including retail sales two percent and trucking four percent.
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Ellen W. McAdoo
William Gibbs McAdoo
California
President Wilson
Tucson
Ariz
Jeto
Desert
Schools To Continue With Grade Card Pickup
Students must be present tomorrow morning to receive their grade cards for the regular term. Cards were not handed out on Friday due to unresolved issues and will be distributed at the usual time.
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Central
Central School
Sprague
Sprague School
Byrd backs repeal of eighteenth amendment
United States Senator Harry Flood Byrd announced he would vote for repeal of the eighteenth amendment when it comes to a vote. He said repeal should be followed by state-based control to promote temperance and avoid pre prohibition evils. He reiterated a Norfolk campaign address stance and made public a letter to a constituent detailing his position.
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Winchester
United States
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Norfolk
Lie Tonight to Leave No Doubt in Anyone's Mind
A fragmentary line notes a bold aim to silence doubt by a decisive action tonight. The terse wording suggests a public display or statement intended to reassure or assert confidence amid tension. No clear names, places, or dates are present in the readable text.
Repealists claim West Virginia broad support
The Repealists, part of the Organization for National Prohibition Reform, report more than three thousand women members in West Virginia and broad ties to the American Federation of Labor and its Wey Virginia units. Speaker Bumgardner says the repeal movement from state to local groups shows strong prospects for success on January 27, with a unified force and active Legion influence, while warning against complacency.
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Organization For National Prohibition Reform
West Virginia
American Federation, of Labor
Wey, Virginia
American Federation of Labor
Jal Ys
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