City Manager Pilcher proposes tax plans for Winchester budget 1933
City Manager P. P. Pilcher forwards a 1933 budget report outlining options to set the tax rate at 1.10 or adjust through two-budget or two-part budget methods. Plans detail unemployment relief, capital expenditures, and financing via bonds, loans, or open-market borrowing, with rate examples 1.10, 1.35, 1.45, and 1.55.
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Pilcher
Winchester
Charles R. Anderson
Common Council
P. P. Pilcher
City Manager outlines temporary relief plan and loan funded upgrades
A 1933 financial forecast proposes metering water connections and relocating Old Town Run away from Rouss Spring to improve health and sanitation. Funds may come from the RFC with ten year repayment. additional RFC money could support street work and unemployment relief. The plan warns against floating debt and recommends budget tightening plus a temporary loan financed program for capital expenditures to reduce the tax burden.
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Say
Ee Tn Aie
Suen Saat Tre
Rouss
Brand New Phrase Traced To Fresh Mint Coin Meaning
The term brand new blends brand meaning fire with new meaning fresh, signaling something bright and fresh like a coin freshly minted. The explanation links origin to freshness and brightness implied by both components.
Former Shenandoah College head awarded part of claim
Judge H W Ram of Rockingham Circuit Court in Dayton Virginia upheld a claim by Dr Maiden for back salary expenses and rent from 1926 to 1930. The college countered with $500 for gymnasium bond and other offsets. The verdict settled near $1 600 after partial limitations. Maiden now teaches at Woodward School for Boys and Southeastern University. The Virginia Conference leaders attended the hearing.
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Shenandoah College
Dayton
H. W.ram
Rockingham
Dr. Maiden
Maiden
Woodward School For Boys
Southeastern University
Washington
Virginia Conference of the United Brethren Church
Oregon Tops Nation in Merchantable Timber Share
Oregon leads the United States with about one fifth of the merchantable timber. The Pacific coast states hold more than half of the remaining standing timber, with Oregon accounting for roughly 40 percent of that share.
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Oregon
United States
Pacific Coast States
Decline in State School Funds Reported by Dr Hall
Dr Hall reports total equalization and elementary school funds for winter and spring at about 4.6 million dollars, roughly 15 percent below expectations. Uncertainty stems from capitation tax declines and undetermined literary fund interest. Estimated distributions for counties: 425 thousand from equalization, 416,919 from elementary, 3,716,192.90 in cash.
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Department of Education
Hall
Static's Quirk Reveals When Company Arrives
The unusual trait of static is its uncanny ability to reveal when someone else is present. The observation notes how家庭静态 seems to sense intruders or visitors, altering its behavior accordingly.
Lutherans in Virginia Synod Adopt Stripped Budget for 1933
The Lutheran Synod of Virginia in Roanoke approved a 1933 budget of 31087, down 7613 from 1932. Allocations include 14887 to United Lutheran Church, 2500 for a Danville church, and 5375 for home missions. The annual convention begins January 24 at St. Mark's Roanoke with leaders J. J. Scherer Jr and A. B. Greiner among attendees.
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Lutheran Synod of Virginia
Roanoke
United Lutheran Church
Danville
St. Mark’s Church
J. J. Scherer, Jr
Richmond
A. B. Greiner
M. J. Kluttz
Waynesboro
O. V. Hefner
Blue
Peak January: Cold Incidence Reaches Highest Point
Dr. Logan Clendening reports that the incidence of common colds in the United States peaks in January and drops to a nadir in July. Factors include temperature, dampness, and work-related absence, with age and occupation affecting susceptibility.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
United States
Tollgates and the origin of the highway name
The phrase Tollgates Turnpike reflects how tollgates once defined travel routes more than the roads themselves. A side note recounts papal origins, noting most popes were Italian with rare non Italians including Spanish French Dutch English and a North African pope. St Peter is described as Jewish.
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North Africa
St. Peter
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