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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1933
Page
2
The city schedules a public hearing for September 12 to review tentative ordinances converting the Beckley sewer system into a city run public utility and to discuss fees and funding for extensions and garbage disposal plans. Officials urge community input before final adoption.
The piece urges households to assess clothing, furniture, and home appliances, then make prudent purchases to spur employment and circulation. It warns against inertia after a long recovery and argues renewed buying will accelerate national recovery without presumption.
Mayor Hedrick notes that some outlying Beckley streets could be paved by trading certificates to NIRA Public Works officials but not with certificates. The path lies in federal road funds and state maintenance grants, to be used for main routes in municipalities. Watch for Beckley claims on North and South Kanawha streets.
The article argues that Routes 3 and 12 lack federal status and require other funding. Brick streets of over twenty years show depressions and chipped surfaces from heavy traffic. An asphalt overlay would reduce jolts, extend life, and enable completing North and South Kanawha street connections with the future cut-off road.
The Department of Agriculture moves to purchase an alleged 4 million spring farrow pigs and 1 million sows due this fall. The plan, disputed as creating higher pork prices, would have federal inspectors pass hogs to packers who would process and dispose of the animals with government reimbursements. Hog growers may delay sales awaiting higher future prices, risking another collapse of the plan.
The Charlestown Daily Mail notes Beckley sponsors have secured financial backing and formed an organization for Beckley college a standard two year program. The opening hinges on enrolling 100 students by August 31 with local support seen as vital to long term success.
West Virginia's rich mineral resources fuel its rail traffic as two leading state figures, former Governor John J. Cornwell and Herbert Fitzpatrick, appointed to key roles in reorganizing eastern rail systems under the new federal law. Their expertise as Baltimore and Ohio general counsel and Chesapeake and Ohio vice president and general counsel is highlighted as essential for the reform effort.
A column of comment and criticism blends fills with civic notices and a car safety mandate. Mayor G. C. Hedrick urges residents to heed a compulsory vehicle inspection, outlining the process, deadlines, and penalties while stressing road safety and public duty.
Beckley residents told of a new city ordinance requiring brakes lights and steering tests for cars and trucks. The mayor selected Justice and Meadows on Prince Street to conduct the examinations, with officials reminding owners they remain responsible for roadworthiness.
Sunday sermons and social updates cover Tamroy West Virginia with Rev Ehner Scarbro preaching, a Prosperity singing school, and a croquet ground under construction by McKell Coal. Local births include Ruth Juanita Robertson, while residents visit relatives in Mabscott and Kaymoor. Cotton exports value falls. prairie dog infestation spans 500,000 acres in 581 Texas Panhandle counties.
Hollywood reports former Olympic diver Aileen Riggin, once a world champion at 14, entering film dance work in Roman Scandals chorus after touring as a swimming exhibitor with Weissmuller and Ederle. She debuts in a slave market sequence with Eddie Cantor and will pursue dancing as a new career. Broadway to Hollywood shifts as the 4 year old Time feature nears preview.
There are more professions open to girls today than ever before and many side lines can be pursued as hobbies within married life. Architecture, history, gardens, period furniture, decoration, and dress design for dolls offer constructive outlets. Encouraging girls to explore such interests helps them become well rounded and independent individuals. States with high education also show greater per capita wealth and purchasing power.
Colin Hewitt as Clarkie Lunn haunts Spinelli's in New York seeking Dollaire and the Mask's ally. A stumbling drunk hints at Dollaire's counterfeiting operation and a bar room meeting with Hermie Schwarm. Colin, under threat, aims to follow a lead to the Mask while entangled in noir city intrigue.
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