French farmers push higher tariffs on apples
Paris March 31 the cases committee of the Chamber Deputies backed raising the apple tariff from 60 to 75 francs per 100 kilograms while dried fruits tariff remains unchanged. An American Chamber of Commerce appeal urged President Hoover to intervene against France s import quota system as American business seeks relief.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chamber Deputies
Acts
American Chamber of Commerce
Hoover
Chamber
Harold Smith
Europe
Will Hays
Edge
Smith
Walter E. Edge
Washington
Louis Rollin
United States
Judge Harrison Honored by Winchester Bar Dinner
The Winchester Bar saluted Judge Thomas W. Harrison for 21 years on the seventeenth judicial circuit bench and notable public service in the Virginia Senate Constitutional Convention of 1901 and Congress. Speakers recalled his long career, with Maurice M. Lynch and others praising his work as a lawyer and public servant.
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Mar
Virginia
Harrison
United States House of Representatives
Congress
Harrison and
Winchester
al Smith
Thomas W. Harrison
Bar of
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit
Senate of
Congress of the United States
Samuel Kirk and Sons
Baltimore
Maurice M. Lynch
Winchester Bar Association
Lynch
Judge Harrison
Harry R. Kern
Herbert S. Larrick
Back Tax Delinquencies Rise Modestly in Virginia 1931
Governor Pollard reported Virginia property tax delinquencies increased only modestly in 1931 from 1930 levels. C H Morrissett state tax commissioner supplied figures showing 13.86 percent delinquent on 1930 commitments, up from 9.95 percent in 1929. Total 1930 revenue assessed was 16,024,059 dollars.
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Virginia
Pollard
C. H. Morrissett
Delinquency Rates in 1931 Penalities Rise in Rural Areas
Early 1931 delinquency figures show 35.1 percent across 65 counties and 13 cities as of December 6, 1931, up from 29.9 percent on December 6, 1930. Rural property owners predominantly drive the increase, while 13 cities report 24.7 percent in 1931 versus 234 cases in 1930.
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General Assembly
Boy Rescued From Drill Hole Survives Harvest Rescue
Three year old Gerald Collins was pulled from a drill hole more than 20 feet underground after eleven hours. He was conscious, complained of feeling bad, and today showed a swollen head and cold. Parents Paul and Mrs. Collins stayed at the hospital as doctors planned X rays to check for broken bones and possible pneumonia.
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Associated Press
Miami
Okla
Gerald Collins
Piqua
Paul Collins
C C Objects To Federal Loans For Paying Bills
The Interstate Commerce Commission opposes Reconstruction Finance Corp loans to railroads to pay notes held by private banks. It refused Baltimore and Ohio’s 1 million loan to cover April 26 notes while approving a 7 million loan for other bills. It delayed most loans pending private finance results and further negotiations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reconstruction Corporation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
New York
Baltimore
Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio
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Berryville
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Valley Pike
Davis Grocery
Fairmont Avenue
S. Stewart Street
Loudoun St
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Riverside
Fords
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Horsehide
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