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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1934
Page
2
Paris reports a surge of informal groups debating how to reform France amid May 1 tensions. Veterans discuss politics with plans for action while riots and raids spark fear among deputies. Premier Doumergue urged calm as police seize weapons in work districts, reflecting a volatile shift in French politics.
Moving day at the State Capitol as the conservation department vacates a fourth floor four room suite to make way for the tax commissioner. The conservation unit moves to the fourth floor and public works engineer M L O Neale with staff relocate to the third floor near the senate chamber. State relief administration shifts from the fourth to the third floor near the house chamber.
New York reports that the April earnings of the Union Pacific showed an increase rate about the same as in 1933. Analysts note stability in railroad profits amid ongoing economic recovery.
Charleston April 13 Tax Commissioner Fox ruled a physician cannot prescribe more than one gallon of liquor per patient per month. Prescriptions must meet medicinal needs. relief for known ailments only. For extended periods, a maximum monthly amount may cover three months. May 1 requires wholesale stamps on liquor shipments and pharmacist orders routed through the tax office.
The Associated Press Charleston W Va April 13 The state relief administration notified all county courts they must furnish office space and equipment for county relief agencies The State and Federal Governments arranged for most offices under the CWA plan E S Jones of Kanawha County
Formal notice listed Ty as new head of the auditing division of the administration succeeding J Fred Heavner of Elkins. Announcement withheld pending approval. A 40 percent cut in federal tobacco taxes was approved by a House Ways and Means sub committee and Vinson aims to insert it into the Senate revenue bill. The tax cut would lower standard cigarette prices to ten cents a pack and seven and a half cents for ten cent packs, saving consumers 122 million dollars annually based on 1933 receipts.
By the Associated Press Washington April 13 A notice from the government proposes a ten cent per pack tax on cigarettes. Officials say the plan aims to curb smoking and raise revenue while keeping prices within reach for consumers. The measure faces political debate and potential industry opposition as it moves through legislative channels.
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