West Virginia Senate OKs Tax Classification Amendment Submission
The state senate adopted the house resolution to submit a constitutional amendment on property tax classification for a November vote. Sen Hutchinson shifted to support submission, joined by Johnson of Kanawha and Mathews of Calhoun, giving 21 for and 8 against. Tax advocates call the amendment essential for a fair tax system while ratification appears likely.
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Senate
House
J. Q. Hutchinson
Johnson
Kanawha
Mathews
Calhoun
Hutchinson
Raleigh County
Townsend
Regional coal sales agency plan faces supreme court test
The government antitrust suit against Appalachian Coals hinges on the regional sales agency plan. If the court favors law over evidence, a decision looms. Outside operators and major users like U N railroad back the plan, while retail coal dealers in big centers applaud. If no adverse ruling emerges, similar agencies may form in other coal regions, boosting economy and mine returns, akin to eastern railroads reorganizing into four systems for efficiency and stability.
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Appalachian Coals
Plan of
Supreme Court
Appalachian Coal
U. & N. Railroad
Asheville
Coal trade braces for new markets and heating service
The piece argues large coal distributors will expand beyond selling coal into heating services and broader markets. It asserts competition with oil and gas remains and sees Asheville developments as a positive sign for a brighter future in coal mining and marketing.
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Asheville
Lawson late as assessor office slows levy figures
The article critiques Lawson and Auditor Lawson in Charleston for delays in Raleigh county tax figures and utility assessments. It cites the equalization board workload, timing before levy estimates, and questions whether lawmakers’ sessions distracted officials from duties. It also notes public concern over Hoover publicity and a humorous doctor anecdote.
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Turner
Raleigh
Jack
Lawson
Charleston
Raleigh County
Equalization Board
Board of Public Works
Prohibition Dept Abolition Gain Eyed By Lawmakers
State lawmakers debate abolishing the Prohibition Department which gets 30000 annually. Delegate Thornhill Raleigh County sponsors the measure, echoed by past support in 1931, arguing enforcement should rest with regular officers and questioning annual 30000 expenditure amid calls for reduced government spending.
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State Prohibition Department
Thornhill
Raleigh County
House
Senate
State Department
Better Plan Aimed at Filling Virginia Congressional Vacancy
The Clarksburg Telegram reports the Virginia vacancy could be filled by the deceased congressman's secretary running on a better plan than appointing the widow. Editor Jin Herbert of the Fairmont West Virginian endorses the idea, noting widows are often overused in political appointments and suggesting payroll roles for the widow and children if needed.
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Virginia
Jin Herbert
Fairmont West Virginian
Clarksburg
A Tale of Two Watches and Fragments of Wit
A column blends satire and local notices with jokes about Greeks and waitresses. It notes Chicago’s supposed century of progress, political shifts on a classification bill, and a mix of social items from Mabscott and surrounding towns. Local names: H. H. Wills, W. J. Wills, Pennington, Bumgardner, Mentz, Hamelot, Napier, and others appear in brief greetings and visits.
Local Folk Handful Share Weekend Visits and Baseball Outing
Clarence Miles of Stotesbury visited friends locally on Tuesday. Tony Mohor is listed as sick. Mrs Waldo Brammer visited her mother Mrs Sweeney in Ghent Sunday. Clarence Cullis of Sophia visited his sister Mrs Pete Prince Thursday. Several residents attended a baseball game at A M 1 park Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Foster Smith and children drove to Sophia Sunday. Miss Annie Harrison Sophia Smith and George Reid drove to Winding Gulf Sunday. Miss Millie Meadows returned home after a week’s visit with her uncle.
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Ows
Odd
H. H. Wills
W. J. Wills
Mabscott
G. M. Pennington
Sprague
N. C. Bumgardner
Speedway
Willy Bumgardner
Priscilla Mentz
Pine Grove
Hatlie McDonald
Clyde Wills
Sidney Meadows
Virgie Farley
Sophia
Edythe
Ruth Hamlet
Miriam Daniels
Hampton Thomas
Mary Bell Napier
Homer H. Hughes
McGraw
Caesar Hughes
Church
Tere
Avery
Hen” Roles
Lloyd
Butch Webb
EH. H. Wills
Clarence Miles
Stotesbury
Tony Mohor
Waldo Brammer
Sweeney
Ghent
Clarence Cullis
Pete Prince
A. M1. Park
Foster Smith
Annie Harrison
Sophia Smith
George Reid
Winding Gulf
Millie Meadows
Boy Scouts of Sophia
Wyco
Freda
Effie Stone
Mae
Beulah Gillespie
Versiv McKinney
Misters
Carl Poff
Persie Rose
Marvin Ayers
Affinity
Franklin Albert
Paul Tosh
New River College
J. K. Tosh
John Hall
Johnnie
Oak Hill
Sam Smith
Hilda Schoefield
East Gulf
Carl Hammond
Gilbert
Fast Gulf
Louise Gibson
Thelma Akers
Pearl Gray
Sadie
Mary Crawford
Mary Ruble
Howard Young
Andrew — Crutchfield
Rev
Charlie Young
Lee Grawford
Cook
Leonard Gooney
Newt Wood
Sophia Scouts Plan Open Meeting Before Camping Trip
The Boy Scouts of Sophia announce an open meeting on Thursday night August 11 inviting all parents and friends. This will be the last gathering before the boys depart for their camping trip on August 14.
Old Manhattan frame houses line Seventh Avenue in uniform rows
A New York dated column surveys sparsely spaced wood frame houses in lower Manhattan. The three story boxes, thought to be near 100 years old, stand along Seventh Avenue and Twentieth Street as a new steel structure rises nearby. The piece notes their sameness and local color.
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William Gaines
New York
Manhattan
Seventh Avenue
Twentieth Street
Louis Schrag
Twenty-third Street
Gotham
Sondra Kent Hides From Friends After Sister Flees
Sondra Kent hides from former friends as sister Flora runs away from her husband saving Sondra from homelessness. She seeks work but falls into trouble and regrets her secret marriage to Mark Mertiaau after learning John Anderson's wife is dead.
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Sondra Kent
Flora
Sondra
Mark Mertiaau
John Anderson
No Escape Chapter 24 Turns Romantic Turn
Sondra, recovering at Mrs. Sears home, faces emotional turmoil as John Anderson returns and proposes marriage. She recalls past errors with Mark and Merriman, longs for shore escape, and grapples with whether to reveal her marriage at home on Monday. The scene blends longing with moral conflict and a looming decision.
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Ondra
Flora
Sondra
John Anderson
Mark
America
Anderson
John
Local Notes from Stanaford and Surrounding Areas
Stanaford residents report health updates with James Armstrong newly admitted to hospital and Mrs. Kidwell confined at home but now able to go out. Several local movements include Miss Meredith White returning from Concord summer session and Jane Gilkerson doing carpentry at Harper. An Atlanta promotion aims to arrange a bout for Ernie Schaaf in August while Eugene Vinson carded 72 holes of golf in 2 1 4 over par to win the Mississippi state open championship.
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James Armstrong
W. E. Kidwell
Alice Iollingsworth
Warden
James Jones
Virginia
Meredith White
Concord
Janes Gilkerson
Harper
Atlanta
Ernie Schaaf
Eugene Vinson
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Veterans’ Hospital
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Spring Street
Chinatown
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Trinity Church
Grammercy Park
Broadway
Sandra
Merriman
Beatrice Taylor
Ruby Mr. Ayres
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Harry Warden
Quinwood
J. D. White
Callie
Fayetteville
Jack Sauders
Beckley Hospital
Genevieve Hollandsworth
Shannon Carr
Stanaford, W. Va
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