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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1935

Page

2

Raleigh Register Sunday Morning August 18 1935

The Raleigh Register and Sunday Morning dated August 18 1935 in Beckley West Virginia details newspaper masthead information. It lists staff including A S Johnston as managing editor and notes The Associated Press rights for news dispatches. It also provides subscription rates for Beckley and distant towns and instructions for letters to the editor signed by the author.

Associated Pres Howland & Howland, Inc New York Park Avenue Chicago Michigan Avenue Beckley

State chamber of commerce urged to unite West Virginia interests

The Register advocates forming a state chamber of commerce to unite commercial, industrial, and civic groups. It cites past efforts by the West Virginia Publishers Association and a Charleston meeting of chambers and trade bodies. It stresses tourism as a key local focus and notes funding as a challenge, but sees broad support and potential success.

Chamber of Commerce West Virginia Publishers Association Charleston West Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Register

Beckley Liquor Store Tops State Ranking Amid Local Projections

A Beckley liquor store on Prince Street leads state rankings in two months of operation, ranking fourth statewide behind Charleston Wheeling and Clarksburg. The piece notes daily average sales around 3000, and predicts Beckley could rise with mining industry recovery, urging local merchants to curb liquor spending and redirect funds to family needs and advertising.

Beckley Prince Street Associated Press Wheeling Clarksburg Charleston Walter Tts

Smokeless Coal Industrial Exposition Planned in Beckley

The Register will publish a special edition to mark Beckley West Virginia surveys of Smokeless Coal Industry progress and to publicize the Smokeless Coal Industrial Exposition under the New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute. Officials praise the project as a sign of regional growth and promise a representative account of life and opportunity in the Smokeless Coal region.

Beckley New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute Raleigh County West Virginia

Greenbrier Valley Fair Returns to Lewisburg Area

The Greenbrier Valley fair will run August 26 to 31 in Greenbrier County. It is touted as the state’s largest fair aside from the 4-H show, featuring fine livestock and a major horse show drawing riders from West Virginia and neighboring states. Editor Ed Blake is head publicity man, promising steady activity at the fairgrounds between Lewisburg and Ronceverte during the event.

Greenbrier Valley West Virginia Ed Blake Cuttettl Lewisburg Ronceverte Charleston Gazette

Guffey bill vs Appalachian Coals sparks constitutional clash

An editorial contrasts the Appalachian Coals organization with the proposed Guffey control bill. It argues the bill would overturn Supreme Court rulings by letting aWashington commission dictate marketing rights, threatening orderly coal regulation and veteran beneficiary programs.

Organization of Appalachian Coals, Inc Supreme Court United States Supreme Court Guffey Washington Wheeling Intelligencer

Man About Manhattan in Sky Gardens and Harbor Tales

In a lively New York night scene the writer chronicles Rosalean and Seville dancing in the Sky Gardens of St. Moriiz to Eric Correa’s music, while snippets touch on Greek coins, regional wine, open house rum drinks, harbor ships, Harlem football, and literary rights held by Rudolf Bresier for Katherine Copnell's reading.

Rosalean Seville St. Moriiz Terpsichore Sky Gardens Eric Correa James Hattle Breem George New York Indies Harlem Shark

Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism

A column of commentary and quotations by ALPHONSO surveys reformers, politics, and social topics with satirical asides. It touches on Dr. Hoover, Nepal expeditions, public debt, and a gossip about Mussolini, ending with a joke about beans in a classroom.

Dr. Hoover

Kidd Family Reunion at Lake Shawnee This Sunday

The Kidd family and friends plan a reunion on Sunday September 1 at Lake Shawnee. E A Kidd, chairman, says several hundred are expected for the second annual gathering. Basket dinner will be served and attendees should bring baskets. A speaker will be announced later.

Kidd Lake Shawnee E. A. Kidd Mr. Kidd

Eddie Quillan Returns to Screen in Mutiny on the Bounty

Eddie Quillan, known as Eddie from the Bounty crew, makes a comeback in Mutiny on the Bounty playing a dramatic role while still aiming to return to comedy. He recalls turning down a $287,000 contract for better story choices and reflects on his prior years with Pathe Jat. The piece notes his shift from humorous leads to a serious part and mentions a forthcoming San Francisco street set for Frisco Kid, dated 1854, to be rebuilt for later use.

Hollywood The Bounty Ellison Eddie Quillan Eddie Mutiny On the Bounty Pathe Jat Harold Lloyd Company Lloyd Quillan San Francisco James Cagney

Emperor Franz Joseph’s Hearse Becomes Animal Home Pensioner

Vienna August 17 The hearse that once carried Emperor Franz Joseph and later pulled a gardener’s cart is now a pensioner at the new Home of Rest for Animals funded by Austrian monarchists.

Vienna Franz Joseph

Morning Star Synopsis of a Comical Ardent Mixup

Emily Elten locates her roommate Judith Carroll described as charmingly irresponsible in Alabama. Emily earns permission from Mrs Felton to visit the Carroll plantation during Easter vacation, amid a cast of Carroll family figures and a focus on duty and social expectations.

Ardmore Eryk Mawr Emily Elten Judith Carroll Alabama Emily Judith Judith Kina Mrs. Carroll Bedlam Mr. Carroll Jude Jackson Auorther Queen Victoria Martha Washington Martha George

Bedlam at Carroll Estate Sparks Emily's Awakening

Emily arrives at the Carrolls from Chapter Four, entering a grand hall and meeting Judith and David. The evening mingles vivid setting with flirtatious tension as Emily finds herself drawn to David while feeling the lure of a freer, more thrilling life beyond past proprieties.

Jude Emily Judith David Hfe

Peters Family Plans Reunion in Monroe County

The Peters family, prominent in Raleigh county, will host a reunion at Peters town, Monroe county, on Sunday, September 1. Speakers include Dr. J. Frank Marsh, S. W. Price, Judge Hugh Wands, Dr. I. Z. Peters, Charles Peters, and others. Sunday school and church services precede the program led by James Stafford and the Reverend T. E. Peters.

Peters Raleigh County Peterstown Monroe County J. Frank Marsh Concord State Teachers College Athens S. W. Price Scarbro Hugh Wands Princeton I. Z. Peters Mayberry Charles Peters Charleston James Stafford Pearisry T. E. Peters First Baptist Church of Bluefield

Grandview Choir to Help Entertain Large Crowd

A church program indicates a sermon at eleven with the Grandview choir assisting in entertaining the expected big crowd.

Grandview Choir

Primitive Baptists Convene 92nd Session at Little Vine Church

The Indian Creek Primitive Baptist Association will hold its 92nd annual session at the Little Vine Church near the graveyard on August 23 to 25. Daily services start at 10 a.m. Attendees may bring lunches for an afternoon social hour.

Primitive Baptists Little Vine Church The Indian Creek Primitive Baptist Association

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