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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1937
Page
3
The piece argues that after Nanking falls the war is not over for China and Chiang Kai-shek must avoid a mere heroic last stand. It notes Japan’s expansion makes a finale likely, but urges strategic wisdom to prevent a certain victory for Japan.
Congress should pass the Ramspeck bill to place first second and third class postmasters under the merit system. It passed the house last winter and now sits in a senate committee. Public interest demands swift action and bipartisan support for reform.
The World War era liner Leviathan, originally Vaterland, built in Hamburg for $10,000,000, has been sold by United States Lines to Metal Industries Ltd. of Britain for about $800,000. Once a luxury ship and later the largest American troop carrier, it has lain rusting at a Hudson River pier for three years while engines were kept ready. The vessel will likely sail to England under its own steam for breaking up.
The West Virginia press largely rejects Auditor Sims refusal to honor athletic debt payments for the University at Morgantown. Papers question the legality of delaying obligations, noting the debt stemmed from a failed stadium project and ambitious schedules. The core issue is whether a state can honor contracts tied to a sports program amid revenue shortfalls.
Local column covers Miss Margaret Reynolds canvassing for Red Cross in Beckley, notes on member meetings, and reader opinion about the Raleigh County bank building music broadcast. It urges public feedback and highlights snow-related fatigue on mailmen, delivery workers, and asks residents to clear walks. It also notes Mr. J B Ash’s tin man craft displayed at Beckley Credit Bureau and a correction about the New River Coal Operators association schedule.
A Christian Science Monitor editorial notes Lieut. Col. Brehon B. Somervell, head of WPA in New York, suggests moving two year WPA veterans from temporary jobs to cash relief and replacing them with home relief workers. Washington requires no wage cut for transferred workers and family consent, complicating the plan.
Washington column argues that Brazil’s dominance and Vargas pressure force Argentina to expel New York Times South American correspondent John W. White. The piece traces White’s career from Missouri to consular service in Buenos Aires, then AP and NYT work, and notes tensions between Argentina and Brazil over press coverage and arms ship lease talks.
Proposes extending city limits to Mabscott and surrounding built up areas. Plans include a city manager charter, integrated water sewer utility, new building code, and a paid inspector. Seek park, library, tourism, small farms, and year round industry growth with a coal tonnage ad fund.
Central Press writer notes John White’s rare blend of North American roots and Latin American sensibilities. Cartoonish prophesies touch on Mussolini, Spain, Stalin, and a jokey list of political gifts, lampooning European stagnation and global power antics.
Personal notes from Hamilton Field California reference Lord Kitchner Road and Francis Drake Boulevard in San Anselmo. A bank sign offers a quip about ambition. Anita Page Will Hays Burns and Allen rise in a St. Regis lobby elevator. Nightly newsreels near 83rd Street draw Lauritz Melchior. A critic warns of police dogs while friends plot a prank. Frank Martin visits Havana. El Toreador founder among exiled Cuban clubs. Ex Collada excels at wing shooting. Sheila Barrett parodies nightlife on stage. A crosstown motorman named Will I Ryde appears. Bands tailor football themed medleys for college girl fans.
Agricultural experts seek a new law to help farmers with minimal burden on city residents. Howard Brubaker in The New Yorker notes the ongoing challenge of balancing rural needs with urban costs while proposing possible policy angles.
The Wheeling Intelligencer notes that stadium bond holders and athletic department creditors face unpaid obligations. The paper argues these debts are the state’s and that the legislature, by approving and funding the discharge, shows no dissent. It urges the state administration to follow the legislature’s direction.
Hollywood candid cameras peek at stars between scenes with actresses kept ready for posed shots. John Barrymore sleeps on set while Basil Rathbone and Henry Fonda bask in a noon siesta, highlighting the contrast between candid and posed moments.
Nina, a troubled wife, battles loyalties as her stepfather Richard flirts and her husband David grows suspicious. Amid frail health fears of Honey and Gracie’s sly remarks, Nina weighs confessing the affair to spare David pain versus risking his trust. Nightmares stalk a fragile pair in a tense domestic drama.
Secretary of Commerce Roper forecast a favorable balance of trade with exports surpassing imports by at least 100 million dollars. He projected total foreign trade around 6.4 billion, up 31 percent from 1936 and 118 percent from 1932, aided by higher farm export volumes and lower farm imports. Trade with the Far East remained resilient, with Hong Kong shipments swelling to 4.016 million in October while China exports slipped from September to October.
The junior class under Miss Maxine Davis presented The First Day a one act comedy about a real estate office opening day with confusion and laughs. Participants included Ralph Simpson Anna Lubich Roscoe Cox Margaret Bodo Billy Shinlever Agnes Mitchell Tony Pizzino and Bernice Brooks.
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