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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1935
Page
4
The Tax Commissioner orders removal of all beer advertising signs across the state arguing for tighter liquor regulation. Brewers claim half a million dollars invested in roadside and tavern signs, arguing the measure cheats legitimate business. Public sympathy leans toward protesting the order as costly and uncalled-for.
Report from Kansas City describes a multi state dust storm and severe drought across eight states including Kansas Oklahoma and Colorado with effects reaching into New Mexico Iowa Nebraska Texas and Missouri. The piece notes grim experiences as wagons and cars carried families from Northwestern Oklahoma and cites R I Throckmorton on wheat prospects as drought ravages farm country.
The forecasters warning now seems borne out as drought afflicts the region. Canada faces a similar issue in its vast wheat areas that were once grazing lands, signaling broad agricultural stress.
A new CCC contingent heads to camps next Monday as enrollment and camps likely double. More contingents will move out through summer. government has spent over 600 million on CCC, hailed as a prime New Deal investment. France copies the model, camps dot forests, and participants gain manhood and forest conservation.
A criminologist estimates the United States has about 110000 uncaught murderers, a harsh math arguing for reforms. He cites political judges, conniving lawyers, and faulty law enforcement as factors, urging public pressure for decency and sane crime control. Dizzy Dean joke closes the column.
A New England parrot receives a $2500 bequest in its owner's will. The real challenge is keeping the talking bird from joining conversations with plausible strangers.
A Glenville Democrat column notes that only 58 percent of U S adults over 21 voted in 1932 presidential election and about 41 percent in the last off year. It argues that if all eligible citizens voted the outcome would be similar, highlighting a paradox of democracy where people fight for the right to vote but do not exercise it when available.
Washington notes that Cactus Jack Garner has evolved from a ceremonial VP into a key parliamentary force. He asserts discretion in appointing conference conferees, leveraging deep knowledge of Senate and House rules to shape legislation. His rise parallels a broader administration strategy now led by his counsel on Capitol Hill.
A column of commentary presents observations and opinions, with questionings and quotations, attributed to Alphonso. The piece surveys social topics and critiques, reflecting the columnist's voice and stance in a compact editorial format.
A collage of lines about Reno taxes Florida divorces early circus and sports seasons hints at societal quirks. It juggles jokes on cosmetics, women’s buying versus marriage, munitions profits, a glue factory dispute in New England, and a salon of odd questions between friends and spouses.
The passage portrays a conscientious mother overwhelmed by competing child development theories. She worries about Tommy’s imminent danger from a carved knife while recalling lectures she attended, yet Tommy reacts to her decision and she remains haunted by the uncertainty of which authority advised what.
The text argues that children crave certainty and that quick, firm action by parents is essential. It warns against indecision and fluttering maternal behavior, suggesting that a stable, decisive base helps a child’s early experiments in life, even if a harsh approach seems drastic.
Joseph Carranza, jailed for disturbing the peace, faced a surprising turn yesterday as his 17 year old wife Estella delivered triplets at General Hospital Los Angeles, adding two girls and a boy to their two year old son Ernest and daughter Diane Lee. The babies weighed 2 15 3 4 pounds, 3 8 1 4 pounds and 2 2 3 4 pounds, all in incubators under Dr Ernest W Page.
Hollywood star Ann Harding, after finishing her current films, contemplates a future beyond acting. She seeks to pioneer the medium by exploring camera’s exclusive potential rather than mere adaptations, and hints at possible laboratory work if she leaves acting.
Reverend G F Kessler of Ramp conducted services at New Salem church Saturday evening and Sunday morning. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Tolley Plumley died at home Tuesday. Interment followed at New Salem cemetery Wednesday. Mrs Calvin Plumley returned.
James hoped election to the legislature would help Jane ease her attacks on his self respect. He lost the nomination due to a sarcastic remark about an influential politician's wife. Since then Jane has made James's life miserable and herself, losing looks and popularity in the process.
James Stimson, once the prodigy of Judge Holcomb, loses faith as the judge dies and his law practice shrinks. He returns from World War I changed, married to Jane who grows estranged, while his own confidence wanes and he confronts a life of self-reliance. The piece hints at a curious welcome from Jane to come.
Several people are listed with health, travel, and social updates. Mrs G W Smith recovers from an operation at Hinton hospital. Violet Bragg resumes school after injuries from a fall. QO B Arthur visits family from Thurmond. C QO Smith drove to Sun with Mrs Smith and children. Constable Smith and daughter Louella shop in Beckley. Mrs E E Fox and children visit at Hinton hospital. Paul Richmond and Horace Elkson from Pluto visit C O Smith. Mrs George Arthur buys a Chevrolet coupe in Beckley. Miss Geneva Crotty spends weekend at Pluto with her mother Victoria Crotty, joined by Noah Crotty and Jim Roberts. A social gathering at the Arthur home includes Juanita Ramsey, Edith Eva Nannie Arthur, Clyde Winston, George Fox, Herman Garton, Russell Arthur, and Ernest Arthur.
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