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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1922
Page
6
The Raleigh Register announces publication by The Raleigh Register Inc with biweekly issues on Tuesdays and Fridays. It requests signed letters for publication and notes anonymous submissions will not be printed.
The piece argues coal strike settlements are truces through next April 1, not lasting deals. It notes operators signed terms despite prior rejection, cites lack of unity among districts and operators, and says nationwide action by either side was unlikely to succeed.
Beckley readers meet J Alfred Taylor the Democratic hopeful for Congress at an A P highway dinner. The Huntington Advertiser endorses him praising his character and record as a Fayette County publisher and Raleigh County lawyer while noting counter whispers about him.
The Fayette Democrat notes agitation for a government auto mail route linking Fayetteville and Beckley. Mail currently lacks efficiency to Loop Creek and Oak Hill, with a motor route promising Oak Hill in 20 minutes and Beckley in two hours. Officials may consider the proposal as a practical improvement for Raleigh and Fayette counties.
The West Virginia Democratic convention in Charleston selected William McGinnis of Beckley as their candidate for the state supreme court by an initial overwhelming vote later made unanimous. The meeting was marked by harmony and strong faith in McGinnis. Also filed are public notices and a divorce suit in Raleigh County with depositions to be taken in Beckley.
In a Hawes Monthly opinion the WV dispute is likened to lodge members attacking non members. The piece also asserts the suffering women and children in West Virginia are wives and children of men who might find work if they would take it.
In Raleigh County circuit court a suit by Ruffner Bros. receivers against Wm Kay Jr as administrator of Mary A Grass seeks judgment on a November 17 1921 promissory note for 1158.25 payable to Ruffner Bros. The case aims to settle administration accounts and determine real estate value and other proper orders. A. Grass and W A Grass are ordered to appear within one month after publication to protect their interests.
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