Parking and Traffic Problems in Beckley
The Raleigh Register notes Beckley’s rapid growth widening Neville street and possible court house square diagonal parking. Officials consider freeing part of court house square for parking to ease congestion. Citizens and workers should minimize all day parking to keep spaces for visitors and support local businesses.
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Raleigh Register
Cuttay
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Kts Johnston
A. S. Johnston
Associated Press
Howland & Howland, Inc
New York
Park Avenue
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Pittsburgh
Keystone Bank
Eartier
Neville
Prince Street
Second Street
County Court
Willy
Chamber of Commerce
Court House
Bheing
Fayette, Prince, and Heber
County Capitol
Tts
Business Leader Praises Economy and Liberal Outlook
An eminent executive affirms a balanced budget within two years and lauds recent reforms. He cites social security, securities regulation, and Wagner labor laws, noting small disturbances among manufacturers and urging a liberal approach to lift living standards. The forecast aligns with Rooseveltian optimism for a stable growth path.
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England
Lesult
Roosevelt
Baffling Case of Fiorenza Faces the Electric Chair
The New York man Fiorenza, who confessed to the rape and murder of Nancy Evans Tillerson, is described as a Jekyll and Hyde figure by investigators. Despite a clean early life and trust from women close to him, he claims to have attacked Mrs. Tittersen in a jealous surge and strangled her in a bathroom after a transactional encounter. He declares no clear motive, and psychiatrists face a baffling study of his psyche as the court moves toward the electric chair.
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Fiorenza
New York
Nancy Evans
Tillerson
Hni
John
Pauline de Antonis
Mrs. Tittersen
Heller
Krueger
Titterton
Sears chief ridicules business disaster forecasts at Atlanta lunch
General Robert E. Wood of Sears Roebuck criticizes New Deal critics as alarmists at an Atlanta Chamber of Commerce forum. He cites Sears sales from 1929 to 1932 and 1985 to illustrate how dependence on farmers and wage earners shapes prosperity, noting Roosevelt's good neighbor policy improved ties with Latin America.
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Robert E. Wood
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Atlanta
Wolf
Roosevelt
America
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Landon on Roosevelt Powers in War as Dictatorship Debate
The 1983 opinion asserts dictatorships exist worldwide and supports granting new powers to President-elect Roosevelt amid war. It claims democracy remains safe, predicting drastic, lasting effects from the current conflict, and questions if Landon’s stance shifted by 1935 near a GOP nomination.
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Roosevelt
Landon
San Simeon
Ft. Warne
New York Murder Tales Stir Up Old Mysteries and Scandals
George Tucker reviews a string of famed New York cases from the Starr Faithful murder to the Lindbergh baby, noting unsolved crimes and sensational details. He recalls Rothstein, Collings, and private lives tied to high society, with new lurid elements in the Nancy Titterton case.
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George Tucker
New York
Starr Faithful
Arnold Rothstein
Ben Callings
Chas
A. Lindbergh, Jr
Nancy Titterton
New Jersey
Ina New York
East Side
Ben Collings
Lindbergh
Ballard Returns From Week Trip for State Auditor Bid
George W. Ballard of Beckley, Democratic candidate for state auditor, returns from a week of campaigning in central and eastern West Virginia. He visited 20 counties and praised the reception. He plans to travel to Wayne, Mingo, Mercer, and McDowell counties for much of the coming week.
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George W. Ballard
Beckley
West Virginia
Wayne
Mingo
Mercer
McDowell
Ito
Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism
A Missourian shows a cheap alarm clock that has never failed in 22 years. A deadreader jokes about next month’s issue. An Indiana woman dies at 100 never seeing a train. Uncle Sam may quit business per Jim Farley. Alvin Karpis is elusive like spring. An archeologist waits thousands of years to dig up the deceased. An electrical robot destined to sail ships needs a mechanical doll in every port. Leo Chassee challenges Senator Borah in West Virginia on one cylinder. Seeing and Believing in ghosts yields a humorous exchange about belief.
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Leo Chassee
Senator Borah
West Virginia
Parents Take Charge at Shady P P A Meet
Parents took charge of the PTA program at Shady Spring elementary school on Thursday evening. Dr. Flal Couch of Shady Spring and J L Huffman president of the school board spoke. A large crowd attended and a pot luck supper was planned for May 14. Halitan and Staten Island last year brought the city more than $16,000.
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Shady Spring J
Marion Talley shifts from opera to film in My Old Kentucky Home
Hollywood soprano Marion Talley, known for losing 25 pounds for roles, signs with Republic pictures. Filming begins soon after a script rewrite to fit her personality, with a focus on popular songs over operatic numbers and a light schedule, as she continues to diet and study dance.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Marion Talley
Metro
Kansas City
Republic
Mack Sennett
Kentucky Home
Talley
Marion
Miss Falley
New York
Adolphi Eckstrom
Miss Talley
Norma Shearer
Sunday School Gains Community in Hot Coal West Virginia
Sunday school in Hot Coal West Virginia grows quickly with total membership present on Sunday at 4. P. T. A held a business meeting on Tuesday April 21 at Hot Coal school with parents and teachers in attendance.
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Hot Coal School
Gypsy Weather by ON AYNOFS and Dirk Jorte tale
Dirk Jorte learns Elinor Meaning speaks of Rupert her brother and his drinking. He abducts Elinor from Wie scene, drives toward Jersey, crossing the river to meet Elinor’s cousin Feather at a tent chow. A fortune teller, Mudana Chowdhury, features at the event.
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Dirk Jorte
Elinor
Rupert
Dirk
Joris
Jersey
Elnor
Feather
Mudana Chowdhury
Circus Queen and Firefly At Becket Circus
In a rain soaked tent Dirk meets Firefly after a dramatic riding act. A shadowed man in a Panama hat observes from the exit as the circus crowd cheers a high skill routine. The story blends flirtation with unfolding tension amid the show and a looming financial dispute.
Executive Group Meets for Monday Music Club Call
The executive committee of the Monday Music Club will hold a called meeting at 10 a.m. Monday at Mrs. E. S. Dupuy’s home on South Kanawha Street. All committee members are expected to attend.
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Monday Music Club
E.S. Dupuy
South
Kanawha Street
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