Raleigh County Court House Bond Plan Cleared for Move
The Raleigh county court house bill became law Saturday night without Governor Kump’s blessing over doubts about its constitutionality. The plan borrows from the Public Works Administration and uses Civil Works labor, with federal aid from PWA and CWA to aid construction and reduce rental costs, while awaiting supreme court review. The Register backs the bar association’s push and urges no further obstacles to start construction.
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Raleigh County
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CWA
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Supreme Court
Register
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Bar Association
War of the rails and buses overshadows fair travel pricing
In a competitive era, railroads slash passenger fares to outpace bus rivals, prompting bus companies to follow with rate cuts. The outcome recalls a history of cutthroat price wars that harmed investors and the public, raising questions about who bears the long term costs as warlike competition intensifies.
Two Transport Modes Compete for Travel Choices
The passage compares bus and railroad services emphasizing rolling stock, maintenance, safety, and service reach. It notes traveler preferences influenced by comfort, safety, distance, and weather. It argues for government oversight, suggesting the Interstate Commerce Commission as a solution to cutthroat competition between carriers, including railroads owning buses.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Santa Claus Forever Indissoluble and the Christmas Spirit
A reverent meditation on Santa Claus as the embodiment of Christmas joy and giving. The piece contrasts the true spirit of the season with cynics who reduce it to commerce, praising the childlike happiness, generous hearts, and the lasting presence of St Nicholas in the hearts of believers.
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Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Bethlehem
House Denies Floor Access to Lobbyists in West Virginia
The House of Delegates voted to bar floor access for lobbyists while noting real influence lies outside the chamber. An editorial from the Wheeling Intelli gencer argues lobbyism shifts to hotel rooms, mail, and executive offices of powerful corporations, and true control comes only with electing unmanipulable leaders.
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House of Delegates
House
Wheeling Intelligencer
Senate
West Virginia
Capitol
Huntington Advertiser
Morgenthau Critics Stir Treasury Newsroom Frisking Dog Interjects
Washington daybook reports acting secretary Morgenthau clamps down on treasury coverage. Reporters crowd his office, speculate on staff shake ups while he publicly praises Walter Cummings, who is linked to a future bank board post. A cocker spaniel plays carefree amid the briefing as Morgenthau dodges the dog question.
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Washington
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Treasury
The
Morgenthau
Cumming
Cummings
Well Theyre Putting In Window Screens Now In Buenos Aires
A column of comment and criticism notes playful items from ALPHONSO about window screens in Buenos Aires and a Michigan town ordinance banning car petting. It also ponders winter, temperature comparisons, recovery plans, world governance, shoppers, optimism, homelife, Christmas countdown, and a joke about a preacher and a Bible version from the Montreal Star.
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Buenos Aires
Michigan
Parson
St. Paul
Montreal Star
A Practical Christmas
Brooke Peters reflects on creating holiday joy despite tight budgets. Christmas is a mood, not a festival, and careful, meaningful gifting can brighten the season with simple essentials like mittens socks and warm wear for children.
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Brooke Peters
Gabtown Goin's On Yeller Heffer Club opens in Gabtown
The Gabtown Bugle excerpt tells of Lafe Hicks visiting Humeville Fer to buy a hog and returning to help form the Yeller Heffer Club with Simon Stubb. A lively opening night features Caroliney Deep and May Lines with Sheby Cox in a smoky vaudeville scene.
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Lafe Hicks
Humeville
Simon Stubb
Gabtown
Yeller Heffer
Yeller Heffer Club
Cal Masters
Restore Christmas Spirit with Simple Handmade Gifts
The piece argues for frugal, homemade gifts like warm mittens repaired dolls and thrifted stockings to revive old holiday customs. It praises the joy of thoughtful preparation, sharing scarce resources, and teaching children the value of giving during hard times.
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Tommy
Marjorie
Sally
Cane Fire: Two Producers Start Careers On Hawaii Sugar Plant
Hollywood December 18 Two young producers Alfredo di Carpegna and William Fiske II plan to make pictures with settings over the seven seas in Cane Fire A film said to feature the year’s biggest fire scene They shoot on a real sugar plantation in Hawaii specifically Kauai portraying laboring white men amid sparse civilization
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Seven Seas
Count Alfredo di Carpegna
William Fiske
Hawaii
Kauai
Struggle Between Girls and a Plantation Supervisor
A tale set on a Southern plantation centers on Mona Maris a native girl and Virginia Cherrill a socialite vying for the affection of David Newell the young supervisor. He weds Virginia in San Francisco then returns to island life where Mona faces a potential match with a native suitor as a cane fire erupts in dramatic fashion while Hollywood musical Flying Down to Rio features Dolores Del Rio Ginger Rogers Gene Raymond and Ray Routien.
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Mona Maris
Virginia Cherrill
David Newell
David
Mona
San Francisco
Virginia
Hardie Albright
Hollywood
Rio
Dolores del Rio
Ginger Rogers
Gene Raymond
Ray Routien
Fred
Forbidden Valley chase ends in Canadian wilderness
Curt Tennyson pursues the crook Igor Karahan into British Columbia with Sonya Nichols and a companion. Sonya, a Russian princess, withholds her mission as Curt confronts the realization that his partner Paul has learned Sonya will meet Karahan’s contact man LeNotr that night.
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Curt Tennyson
Igor Karahan
Sonya Nichols
Sonya
Curt
British Columbia
Paul
LeNotr
Karakhan
Rendezvous at the island tests Sonya and LeNoir
Curt overhears Sonya and LeNoir plotting a meeting with Karakhan and learns she is joining him at his wilderness refuge. He discovers she plans to alert Karakhan via LeNoir and to shield Ralph and his ally from Indian attack, while keeping the Russian lake incident secret.
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Sonya
le Noir
LeNoir
Paul
Karakhan
Curt
Antares
Teeste LeNoir
Igor Karakhan
Red Star
Ralph
Russian Lake
M’sieu Karakhan
William B. Mowery
Comedic romance unfolds from Miami to Rio in Carioca style
The thin plot follows Ray mond an orchestra leader and Miss Del Rio a Brazilian beauty. They overcome her fiancé Rouben and a hotel plot to marry. Music shifts from Orchards In The Moonlight to the jazz rhythm of Carioca, amid the tropical escape.
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Raymond
Miss del Rio
Miami
Rio de Janero
Gene
Dolores
Rouben
Carioca
Few Vagrants In Mexico Reported In Last Year Trials
The Associated Press from Mexico City reports late judicial records show among 16,271 criminal trials last year only two vagrancy cases. The list included 268 homicides and 72 kidnappings, with 12,058 culprits jailed.
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Associated Press
Mexico
D. F
Ancient Hungarian Toys Unearthed at Fuzesabony
Dec 18 report from Budapest says archaeologists uncovered toy bells shaped as birds and toy household utensils dating about 3,000 years old. Artifacts include bronze stone and bone pieces likely used by ancient children.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Fuzesabony
Oats and Hegani On Irrigate Land Near Plainview
A brief item notes R. B. Jacobs planted and irrigated oats on land near Plainview Texas during the 1933 season. The report highlights agricultural efforts and irrigation practices by Jacobs to improve crop yields in the region.
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Plainview
Tex
Durin
R. BR. Jacobs
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