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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
6
During a special city council session the levy was set at sixty cents on the assessed valuation of 4 756 375 00 producing about 30 000 in revenue while only 1 000 was allocated for fire protection. Citizens question why a larger fund isn’t set aside despite bonding for streets and sewers. Strong emphasis on insurance rate implications and the need for better protection to reduce future costs.
State Superintendent G. M. Ford supports a statewide Institute Health Day to discuss education and health. The piece extols home influence, school and church as core society pillars and urges vaccination, moral instruction, and sex education to curb diseases and improve public welfare through schools and teachers.
Berlin anxieties rise as master toymakers from Germany's leading toy region urge action against losing skilled labor to higher wages abroad. After war famine and a recent prosperous winter, foreign orders still seem insufficient, threatening regional toy production across eighty villages.
Burglars entered the C. C. Rose residence on North Kanawha Street Saturday evening and stole a diamond ring belonging to Mrs. H. F. Wilfong valued at 500 dollars plus 15 dollars in cash. The robbery occurred while the family was out, police were notified, and no suspects are known. It is believed the thieves were familiar with the home.
Mr. Wilfong announced Tuesday morning a reward of one hundred dollars for the thief’s apprehension and the return of the ring. A description of the thief was obtained as he passed a stairway when Miss Margaret Rose called to him thinking him a family member. The young man turned back and said he was seeking Mr. Wilfong.
A revenue officer spent several days in Beckley last week auditing business reports. He found some paper documents lacked proper stamps, including stock certificates and stock transfers, and noted several retailers were not fully complying with the law.
Smut dust ignited by friction sparks frequently causes threshing machines to blow up or burn, a risk noted in agricultural reports.
J R Tolley a farmer near Beckley will on August 25 1921 apply to the Circuit Court of Raleigh County to obtain a license to carry a pistol or other weapon under section 7 chapter 148 of the Code of West Virginia.
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