County Unit Fight Ends With Senate Passage Of Bill
The county unit school administration bill clears the senate 16 to 10 and heads to the house, with the plan to take effect July 1. Opponents Herold and Hodges, former gubernatorial candidates, questioned motives but the piece is seen as moving toward better, cheaper schools under state aid. The Raleigh county board appointment follows voters’ selections next year, and the overall reform aims for orderly school operation with reduced costs.
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Kump County Unit School Administration
Senate
House
Herold and
Hodges
Kump
Register
Raleigh County Democratic Executive Committee
Raleigh County
Income Tax Revision Calls for Bold Overhaul of Regulations
The best informed opinion in favor of revising twenty years of income tax rules grows as loopholes widen. High earners pay less, aided by stock gimmicks and other manipulations. The public demands accountability, naming figures like Charles E. Mitchell and Andy Mellon as examples, and favors universal exemptions with no deductions to curb dodging.
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Charles E. Mitchell
National City
Andy Mellon
Brackets Apply to Corporations and Individuals Alike
The draft discusses brackets applying to both corporations and individuals and notes that federal income tax dodging would become as difficult as under West Virginia’s gross sales tax law.
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West Virginia
Beckley Eyes Second Local Power Franchise
A proposal by Mr. Conway to build a second electrical transmission and distribution system in Beckley prompts debate over reviving competition. He and associates plan to seek city franchise rights, citing coal plant efficiency and lower costs as justification. Supporters foresee rate cuts and improved methods, while opponents worry about more poles and infrastructure.
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Conway
Beckley
Appalachian Company
Tax Burden Sparks Public Resistance and Revolt
The passage argues Americans tolerate government taxation only to a point. It asserts a right to half their earnings, warns heavy levies breed discontent, and predicts state and local taxes will provoke revolt as taxpayer resistance grows.
New Society Emerges In Washington By Degree
The Fairmont West Virginian argues that the nation is moving from unrestricted capitalism to a controlled economy. It contends a new social order is forming, with welfare of the nation guiding business and finance, sidelining past industrial wars and autocratic moguls.
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Washington
Great Britain
Jim Fiskes
Jay Goulds
Sam
Andrew Carnegie
Hill-Harriman
Fairmont West Virginian
Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism
A collection of opinions and quotations by Alphonso spanning politics inflation governance and social mores. It references Palestine Teutonic art currency, a governor campaign, and social echoes such as the housewife bloc and moral support.
Sophia visitors and social round in Charleston and Sophia
Sophia and nearby residents socialized through a week of visits and calls with Mrs. Sam Smith central to the gatherings. Visitors included Mrs. John F. Hall and daughter Jonnie B in Charleston, Miss Hilda Bent and Ruby Williams from Stotesbury, and Mrs. Alvin Deck of Sprague. Revered preacher T O Cooper scheduled to speak at Sophia Baptist Church Sunday night. The Sophia ball team planned a game against Dorothy on Jerals diamond Sunday afternoon.
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John F. Hall
Jonnie B
Charleston
Hilda Bent
Ruby Williams
Stotesbury
W. E. Williams
Alvin Deck
Sprague
Sophia
Ed Martin
B. R. Zeigler
Sam Smith
T. O. Cooper
Sophia Baptist Church
Cecil Spradling
Christiansburg
Sophia Balleam
Dorothy Nine
Jerals Diamond
Schofield
L. Mason
East Gulf
Terry Goes West Leads Brother to Denver Store
J. E. Terry, nine years at Crescent Grocery, left Saturday for Denver to manage a store for his brother O. T. Terry. The Terry family stays at their Glen Hedrick home for now and may relocate later.
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J. E. Terry
Crescent Grocery
Denver
Colo
O. T. Terry
Mr. Terry
Glen Hedrick
I Talks to Parents About Finger Sucking
A four year old girl Lucy frets under a mother’s scolding for finger sucking. The piece argues finger sucking relieves distress and boredom, and suggests distraction and engaging activities as the remedy rather than punishment.
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Alice Judson
Lucy
Mother
Holenwood Sights and Sounds in Hollywood Parade
Hollywood May 20 Russell Birdwell, ex newsman turned feature filmmaker, directs his first feature inspired by a funeral procession for a war hero. The aviator, once patched after severe injuries, is described as cruel yet lovable. Old fiction figures like Monte Cristo and Jane Eyre move toward film. Douglas Montgomery returns to stage, Victor Jory grows in film, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr abandons golf for economy.
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Robbin
Hollywood
Russell Birdwell
Birdwell
Ralph Bellamy
Count of Monte Cristo
John Gilbert
Jane Eyre
Ann Harding
Douglas Montgomery
Keni Douglas
Victor Jory
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Bids Sought for Mail Messenger Service Contracts
Postmaster F J Ellison invites bids for mail messenger routes from the railroad station to the postoffice and from the East Beckley post office. Current contracts expire June 30 and new ones must be awarded beforehand. Also notes the classification of a new black bass species Micropterus aseudapliles found in streams across Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and Georgia.
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F. J. Ellison
Postoffice
East Beckley
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Helen Junior High Closes With Sermon and Banquet
Commencement sermon at Helen Junior High School delivered by Rev W BR Smith on Sunday evening May 14 in the school auditorium. A large crowd attended. The annual spring banquet followed Monday evening May 14 with auditorium decorations of festoons and spring flowers. James B Deck acted as toastmaster. After dinner speeches were made by Mrs A Lewis.
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Helen Junior High School
W. BR. Smith
James B. Deck
A. Lewis
The White Cockatoo by Mignon G. Eberhart
The drama at the old French hotel centers on Francis Tatty pressing Alsalster Rua to lower a token identifying Sue. Sue’s token is stolen and the case deepens as three suspects hover in the background. Jim Sundean, Sue’s ally, faces danger as Fremois' detective Avd Lorn closes in.
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Auddenly
Francis Tatty
Alsalster Rua
Sue
Francis
Jim Sundean
Fremois
Avid Lorn
Sunedean
Lore
Sundean
Surprise for Lorn in a tense hotel confrontation
In 1934 suspense chapter, Sundean warns Miss Tally as Lorn shifts from aiding the police to cautious caution. The duo discuss Stravsky Lovschien links and a mysterious hotel arrival while a masked danger to Miss Tally lingers, with Paris detectives as a looming factor.
Commencement Exercises Honor Local Students May 18
The ninth grade delivered a program with names like Virginia Flannigan Celestia Martin Richard Winbish Sophia Lore j and Barbara Gallo. Evening hosts included Julia Munza Hazel Seldyn Claris Radford Margaret Povlick Eva Gray Ethyl Garnet Helen Loterce and Emirue Lipscomb. Guests of honor were G H Thomas J A Lewis Louise Zanella Mrs James B Deck and Lacy Cole. The ceremony featured processional scripture reading song Welcome Sweet Springtime dress presentation by James B Deck and diploma presentations by J T Martin. The address by Rigg stressed education as life not just preparing for a living. Diploma recipients included Rheba Ferris Virginia Flannigan Barbara Gallo Bette Lloyd Sophia Love Retha Lilly Lou Lester Celestia Martin Edith Placidi Bruce Peak and Junior Winbish Jr.
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H. Thomas
Lacy Cole
Louise Zanella
Celestia Martin
Richard Winbish Jr
Virginia Flannigan
Will
Richard Winbish
Sophia Lore J
Barbara Gallo
Julia Munza
Hazel Seldyn
Claris Radford
Margaret Povlick
Eva Gray
Ethyl Garnet
Helen Loterce
Emirue Lipscomb
and Mes
G. H. Thomas
J. A. Lewis
James B. Deck
J A. Lewis
L. E. Fincout
Ars
R. A. Riggs
J. T. Martin
Mr. Riggs
Rheba Ferris
Bette Lloyd
Sophia Love
Retha Lilly
Lou Lester
Edith Placidi
Bruce Peak
Junior Winbish Jr
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Alphonso
Germany
Palestine
Okey
A. Z. Lilly
Eliza
Edith
Annapolis Loz
Sophia, W. Va
Terry
Holenwood
Helen, W. Va
Mignon G. Eberhart
Lorn
Orn
Stravsky
Marcel
Miss Tally
Lorn Rose Ton
Avery
Paris
Suadean
Lora
Misa Tally
Hoa
W. L. McCray
Beckley Hotel
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