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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1937
Page
4
Opinionated column argues against gun restrictions, labeling laws a failure and praising self defense. The piece critiques New York and West Virginia measures, considers route drivers and criminals, and blends personal anecdotes from I C Prince on train travel, California journeys, and Dr George P Daniels with a note on Glen Daniels signage.
The piece attacks Frank R. Kent for voicing the view that a few big national figures represent the whole country. It cites The Telegraph straw poll in Georgia showing Roosevelt overwhelming Kent’s anti New Deal stance, and argues mass voters go to the polls, while landlords and industrialists do not reflect general opinion. It notes southern white voters dominate state elections and that Negro registration remains low despite large populations.
The piece argues Mr. Kent overestimates Southern opposition to FDR and C.I.C. policy. It notes mill hands align with C.S.O. and cites past party bolts by Simmons and Reynolds as cautionary precedents, suggesting top Southern business views rarely decide elections, despite vocal discontent.
Mr Prince praised west crops while visiting the Lon Cooks on Route Three. A peach tree at their farm bore eight crops beneath its branches, Mrs. Cook stating it has not failed to bear peaches in 25 years, a remarkable feat for such a tree.
Beckley residents should design homes with sleeping porches and avoid sleeping outdoors. The author muses that sleeping in moonlight drives people a bit lunatic, jokes about laws against building houses and against sleeping in the moon, and contemplates waking hours versus night slumber under a bright sky.
Washington observers and foreign attaches in Washington agree that Japan must win quickly or not at all if it faces China. Japan outclasses China in training and equipment but lacks resources for a long war, while China could outnumber Japan three to four to one in blades. Britain France Holland and Russia have a stake and suspicion in Japan, and Germany’s past actions in Asia echo in current fears of a broader conflict.
Column reflects humorous observations on politics meat prices hospitality and travel. It critiques Siamese politicians gypping a boy king and lampoons adjournments and global tensions while joking about lunch fare and old timers. Contains social commentary and light sarcasm.
A Boston reader criticizes the suffrage and reform effort, arguing women should focus on domestic roles and conservative state laws. She questions equal rights aims, praises Texas protections, and urges women to address infant mortality and social issues rather than constitutional amendments.
New York’s tabloid scene spotlights young hopefuls on Broadway and 52nd Street. Nena, slender and Spanish, laments war’s cost on her castanets. Fred, a redhead poet, chases Astaire’s shadow, while Jean, daughter of a famous artist, debuts in New Faces. M, Rita, Jane, Ted, Sally join the hopeful chorus of aspiring performers.
Kay Crandon rebuffs Hastings while Ted Gaynor is wounded in a shootout with Scrap Johnson. A hidden-gun killing, a missing girl Marion Howell, and Sheriff Zeke Farley probe Ted’s innocence. Marion confronts her father’s mounting danger as truth and trust fracture in a mountain town.
A reflective piece argues that tenant farmers are misled by chasing aims while fundamental needs remain unseen. It contends women possess power when used properly, and notes that advancement in business or politics does not erase their identity as women.
Clark F. Waite, former Pilot owner, hires a high school journalism graduate to obtain personal items for the San Pedro paper. Harry Jones, city editor, marks names and instructs calls for news. The cub, imbued with newspaper slogans from his course and inspired by the New York Times, begins his assignment with a call to a prominent clubwoman and politician's wife, wife of a husband known to philander.
On the telephone a cabbie rang Mrs. Blank asking if she had any news fit to print for the Pilot. The cheeky prompt frames a behind the scenes glimpse of a newspaper hustle.
Three South American humming birds arrived in poor shape and were declared dead by an expressman. Karl Plath, Brookfield zoo curator, revived them by bathing in lukewarm water breathing on them, then feeding with honey, distilled water, and a drop of brandy. The birds gradually regained strength and began to sip nectar, fluttering their wings.
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