Tax Parade Quietly Rises Across the Nation in 1932
A New York Daily News writer observes a nationwide, grass roots tax revolt forming from New York to California. Tax talks become bread and housing tensions as villages and towns organize spontaneously, with no single leader, reshaping politics and foretelling broad public pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Daily News
West Virginia
Genley
Fred Pasley
News
New York
Miami
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Arkanas
Oklahonm
Kansas
Page One
Theodore Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Boston
Yorktown
America
Raids on Closed Banks Probe Wealth of Receivers
The piece criticizes high fees charged by receivers and attorneys in bank liquidations. Citing the Williamson Day & Night Bank case, it argues depositors lose while legal costs soar. It urges smaller minimum fees and warns against lavish expense as legislative probes continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
Charleston
Williamson Bank
Raleigh County
Winfield, Benwood
Dictator Mussolini Maxims Reflect Ten Years of Rule
The piece presents Mussolini's terse maxims as insight into his character, noting his firm grip on Italy for a decade. It highlights sayings on sincerity, work over conferences, and education through culture, asserting there is notable wisdom in his views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
Italy
Stand by a Mistake ends in a cowardly confession
Bondra Merriman tries to clear the rumor with her husband Mark while torn by love for John Anderson. Sondra hides the affair to protect Mark, who is ill, but confesses she loves John yet vows to stand by Mark. As they discuss trust and duty, she faces a choice before sailing Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bondra Merriman
Triaas
Mark
John Anderson
John
Shoe
Sondra
Jove
Anderson
Latone
Flora
Ben
Mr. Anderson
Sondria
Ruby Af. Ayrea
Fragmented column blends satire with partisan notice
A collage of opinions and quips ranges from marriage delusions to vacation critiques and sports misdirections. It includes a citizen’s letter urging Mitchell for state senate amid party grievances, plus a courteous note signing W J B Simmons.
Local Social Notes From Affinity and Surrounding Towns
Affinity and nearby towns report visits from multiple families including the Dickersons Dworonicks and Dwornick cousins, with Paulina Francisco of Bluefield accompanying them home. Other residents attend shows in Beckley and visit relatives in Princeton Bluefield Sophia and Gardner, while several local residents are noted visiting friends and attending games and hospital visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Dickerson
Belly
Ann Dworonick
Joanina Dworonick
Princeton
Blueffield
Paulina Francisco
Bluefield
N. E. Bungardner
Gardner
G. M. Pennington
Edythe
Sprague
Walter Miller
Joe Miller
Simmons
Joe Talnay
Shrewsbury
Crab Orchard
Our Town
Pete Prince
Clyde Wills
Eddie Dworonick
R. M. S Park
Dewey Eans
Marion
Ohio
Jack Pritchard
Logan
Wills
Eve voice on faking first bite prompts sly reply
A playful biblical allusion frames Eve's misgivings about faking the first bite and a serpent quip likened to applesauce. The line uses humor to contrast caution and cunning in a mythic moment.
West Virginia Negro Vote Shifts From GOP Control
Mrs. Liva Simpson Woffenbarger of Charleston predicts 99 percent of West Virginia's 67 000 Negro voters will back the Republican slate this fall. The piece notes growing independence among Black voters, with many supporting Democrats in recent years and suggesting the Democratic vote may surpass prior levels in state and national contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liva Simpson Woffenbarger
Charleston
Wheeling
West Virginia
Republican Party
Parkersburg
After Primary Defeated Candidates Back Democratic Ticket
A Raleigh Register reader lauds party unity after the recent primary in the Seventh senatorial district. The writer thanks Democratic voters for supporting the nominee and states defeated candidates now back the ticket for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
State Senate
Palace beach spotlights fading vaudeville stars
New York theater scene on Palace sidewalk reveals Frances White and Billy Joyce with past glory. Buster West, his father John West, and a returning young cast member also stroll the street as nostalgia for the vaudeville era lingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gaines
New York
Palace Beach
Palace Theater
Petite Frances White
Frances
the Palace
William Rock
Lou Holtz
Vadeville
Billy Joyce
Buster West
Buster
John West
The
Turn
Great Neck
Barstow duo to perform in London and Seattle return
Dick and Edith Barstow, a toe dancer and a stage partner from Seattle, plan a two week London engagement at the Palladium and Hotel Savoy before joining a September musical comedy. Frank and Milt Britton, the roughhouse duo, mourn Florenz Ziegfeld and prep for engagements in Berlin Paris and London after Hollywood premieres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Seattle
Wash
London
Frank
Milt Britton
Florenz Zeigfeld
Brittons
Scala
Berlin
Paris
Hollywood
Aged Veteran John Reid Dies at 87 in Wheeling
John Reid aged 87, who ran away at 16 to enlist in Carlin's Battery during the Civil War, died today in Wheeling West Virginia. His wartime service marked his long life and era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
W. Va
John Reid
Carlin’s
Touch Pathétique and the Sodden Street Vendor
A man once a leading Broadway monologist wanders the sidewalk selling socks and handkerchiefs to actor friends. About twenty years ago he rose in theater circles and married a cabaret singer who later left him for a major league baseball player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Bliss J
Banking law revision urged to shield depositors
A call for a non partisan committee to study and revise national banking laws was endorsed by Edgar Williams of Morgantown as president and J L Jennings of Bluefield and Louis I Tanner of Morgantown as officers. The next annual meeting is set for Bluefield while a French traveler Mme Marie Gervaise is noted for needing two seats on trains due to her weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Williams
Morgantown
J. L. Jennings
Bluefield
Louis I. Tanner
Mme
Marie Gervaise
Toulon
France
Chain Store Receivers Rapped By Accountants
West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants denounce chain store receivers for closed banks in Morgantown in their annual meeting remarks. The comments target the practice as harmful to local independents and customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Tress
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia Society of Certified Pubic Accountants
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Eritichs
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Alphoneo
Paola
Auunas
Johnstown
Black Knights
Cumberland
B. K's
Christian Observer
Mr. Mitchell
Democratic Party
W. J. B. Simmons
Affinity
Priscilla Mentz
Pine Grove
Wiya Bumgardner
Fitzpatrick
Margaret Tolnay
John Prillman
Paul Lively
Elizabeth Traynor
Edra
Ruth Wills
Dennis Craighead
Steve Harrison
Ralph Bruffman
Bob Mentz
Glyde Wills
Annie Harrison
George Reid
Margaret Lowatchie
Beckley Hospital
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