Be welcomed news and oddities from Beckley
A column notes Mrs S E Turner in Sophia sent sweet corn with sprouting tips, a new Pinecrest Sanitarium building will nearly double capacity aiding tubercular care, and mentions lightning rods rising near Sprague Cranberry and Helen to reduce storm damage. It covers local humor about terriers, a Scottish necktie, and undertaker fashion jokes, ending with a wry reflection on resurrected bodies and split-back suits.
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Pinecrest Sanitarium
Beckley
West Virginia
Sprague
Cranberry
Helen
Raleigh County
William Greens Blunder Deepens AFL CIO Rift in West Virginia
Editorial argues William Green has blundered by pressing AFL actions in West Virginia. It contends the AFL and CIO clash grew as Green’s moves backfired, strengthening CIO delegates and signaling a broader split. The piece questions Greens judgment and long-term prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Union Labor Organization
West Virginia
Committee For Industrial Organization
A.F.L
AF .L
State Federation
Mr. Green
John B. Easton
C.I.0
Vigilantes face backlash as public shifts against extralegal groups
A public opinion survey shows 76 percent of Americans oppose citizen vigilantes in strike areas, with 24 percent in support. The piece argues there is no place for vigilantes in modern America and warns they invite injustice and violence, undermining the Bill of Rights.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
America
The Seventh Pleiad Revealed By Harvard Observatory
The Pleiades mystery of six or seven visible stars is solved by Harvard Observatory. One star is a variable, sometimes appearing as two, confirming a seventh Pleiad hidden at times. The piece notes maidens and cycles of discovery, ending with a thought on human limits and endless learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Observatory
William James
The Second New Deal debate and job figures
The piece argues about the real achievement of the second New Deal by citing 1937 employment declines and continued unemployment trends. It notes a 27 percent drop in unemployed persons year over year and that fewer than five million were registered with the U.S. Employment Service, with a nationwide pullback except for a rise in the East Central region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley High
United States
East Central
West Virginia sheep industry urged amid high wool prices
A West Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service bulletin highlights sheep as a key farm income source with strong sheep and lamb prices and exceptionally high wool prices averaging 37 to 38 cents. It notes dogs threaten flocks, urges farmers to unite for county cooperation to reduce the menace and boost wool and sheep raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Point Pleasant
Newsmen's Rights and Expulsion in Britain
The London Times editorial argues German news correspondents were expelled for activities beyond professional duties, not for reporting. It notes diplomatic practice of government-backed removals and urges Americans to study the stance on freedom of speech, press, and assembly, warning against plots against the government as unwelcome in the United States.
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The
London Times
England
Germany
London
Covington Virginian
Opinions At A Glance on Hugo Black’s Supreme Court fate
Washington commentary explores whether Hugo Black will tilt conservative after appointment to the Supreme Court. It notes past reversals among justices like McReynolds Sutherland Stone and hints Black might recuse himself from cases involving legislation he helped author as a senator. The piece questions White House reaction to Black’s perceived self restraint.
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Washington, D. C
Hugo L. Black
United States Supreme Bench
James Clark McReynolds
Theodore Roosevelt
George Sutherland
Harlan F. Stone
Coolidge
Stone
J. P. Morgan
Harlan F
Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Supreme Court
Black
Roosevelt
Neutrality stance of Zadok the dove of peace
Central Press writer William Ritt reports Zadok Dumbkopf, a 225 pound local dove of peace, declares strict neutrality in current wars. He boycotts puzzles and various foods, laments possible European war, then notes a plan to stay fed with an American cheese, Canadian bacon, Mexican frijoles, and other listed foods to maintain weight while remaining neutral.
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Zadok Dumbkopf
Zadok
Bermuda
Jamaica
Mildew Club Mystery on a Damp February Night
George Tucker recalls a Soho style Mildew Club gathering of reporters who chased a failing liner and found a quiet scene as a daughter's elopement attempt was thwarted by a wary father. The story notes reporters seldom publish such tales and that the next day’s papers carried nothing.
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George Tucker
New York
Papa
Mildew Club
The New Court Act Aims at Direct Supreme Court Appeals
The proposal shifts public constitutional questions from private suits to government representation. The bill allows Attorney General pleadings and direct Supreme Court appeals from trial courts if an act of Congress is ruled unconstitutional. It also creates three judge courts for injunctions and moves jurisdiction toward expedited, prioritized review.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Trial Court
Congress
Whch
Circuit Court
Legislative Branch
Hatton W. Sumners
Washington, D. C
Kay and Ted resolve tension and capture Hastings
In a tense confrontation on a ridge, Kay proves her loyalty as Ted reveals a diary confession to expose Josh Hastings’s guilt. After Josh collapses from a stroke, Ted decides to surrender to clear Kay and himself, while Kay and Marion push to reach Clear Water as dawn breaks. Across the ridge, Tom Runyon and Zeke Farley discuss vigilante justice as Ted plans to turn Hastings over to the authorities.
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Ted
Kay
Clear Water
Josh Hastings
Ted Gaynor
Marion
Lenn
Zeke Farley
Shorty
Tom Runyon
Flicker
Scrap Johnson
Gaynor
Marie de Nervaud
Boys Tell of Wrecking Train Near Carlyle Illinois
In Carlyle Illinois two brothers aged 8 and 11 demonstrated to their father Deputy Sheriff Fred P Haderlein and railroad special agents how they attached a steel tie plate to the south rail to see the effect. The Diplomat passenger train derailed affecting ten cars with no serious injuries reported.
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Carlyle
Ill
Baltimore and Ohio
Here
Fred P. Haderlein
John O'Neill Schaefer
Robert Emmett
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S. E. Turner
Sophia
Beckley Ptrormed
A. W. Dittmore
Mt. Hope
Mountainair
Robert Lilly
Scotland
Pearly Gates
St. Peter
Police
News Men’s Rights
Central Press
Times-Herald
Charles P. Stewart
William Ritt
Eraest
Manhattan
Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
New York Times
BY Marie DE Nervaud
Red River
Hastings
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