Beckley Calls For Local Radio Station Amid Growth Debate
Community leaders in Beckley push for a local radio broadcasting plant to serve civic needs and connect with newspapers. They argue national chains ignore local affairs, and financing is tough. a small, locally tied station could grow with time, funded by civic pride rather than profit.
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Beckley
West Virginia
United States
West Viginia
Crest Associated Press
Narions
Three Injunctions Shop early Buy Christmas Seals
Three injunctions urge pre Christmas purchases of tuberculosis seals to fund health work. The message frames the annual stamp sale as a duty to spread health and happiness, contrasting unselfish and selfish buyers and noting the stamps could end epidemic spread.
Early holiday mailing hints emerge in packages
Readable text notes that every package and trip to the post office and mail box hints at Christmas seals and early shopping signals. The fragment suggests an uptick in mailing activity linked to holiday preparations.
West Virginia Tax Amendment Publicity Question Analyzed
The West Virginia Bankers Association rejects a Charleston Clearing House suggestion to oppose the tax limitation amendment. The piece argues approximate but sufficient publication, noting voters sought relief from high taxes and broad real estate levies. It asserts late publications still met constitutional publicity aims.
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Charleston Clearing House Association
West Virginia Bankers Association
Supreme Court
Ruth San publishes second issue by Rutherford sanitarium patients
A new periodical by Rutherford Sanitarium patients titled Ruth-San arrives with 24 pages of content written by current and former patients and staff. The mimeographed monthly is praised for editorial and mechanical quality and is seen as a meaningful occupation for residents. A playful note imagines a larger readership with ads and the daily challenges faced by the patients.
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Rutherford Sanitarium
Sanitation
Rat-San
Beer as the cure for economic ills in press commentary
The Christian Science Monitor argues that serious public concerns over budgets and unemployment overlook cheer and that Congress should make beer the first priority. The piece claims beer would revitalize the economy, raise farm prices, finance relief, and even fix everyday needs from clothing repairs to education.
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Congress
Christian Science Monitor
Observation and Opinions on Public Life and Human Nature
A column of remarks on governance and social behavior surveys political employment, counterfeit money, and folk psychology. It notes tension in Democratic job prospects, critiques consent and authority, and discusses child behavior and potential outcomes without graphic detail.
Local Residents Make Small Town Visits and Birth Announcements
Abney West Virginia Mrs Geo Martin and Miss Garnette Shrewsbury return to Lishop Virginia after visiting H E Loflin. Mr Martin drove them home. Sevier Scott and others visit Beckley, while Mikey the young son of Mr and Mrs Lee Jones improves. Distant obituaries and funeral attendees noted for Wilda via Goal City. Barnette welcomes a 10 pound son born Thursday. Several locals listed as visiting or ill with minor updates.
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Geo. Martin
Garnette Shrewsbury
Lishop
H. E. Loflin
Martin
Sevier Scott
Ales
Win
Traylor
BR. Lee Davis
Beckley
Mikey
Lee Jones
Geo. Jones
Jones
J. J. Young
William Young
Ashby Crouse
Crampler
R. Lee Davis
K. E. Loflin
Wilda Via
Goal City
Mraz OL Vy LiNy Ant
Earl
Paulene
Geo. Lackard
Gordon Davis
Gordon Day
J. M. Blevins
Crap Orclard
Frank Brown
Ing Snuffer
Crab Orchard
J.0. Parley
Venny
Talks to Parents A Type of Incorrigible Child
A psychologist notes a child named Tia who resists confidence and all forms of discipline. The article argues such cases are subtle and complex and demand psychiatric treatment rather than punitive or gentle approaches.
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Alice Judson Peale
Tia
Gene
Man 18 Drowned In Ohio River Accident At Ravenswood
Herbert Dunn aged 49 of Point Pleasant drowned when he fell from the towboat Tu Endie Wie into the Ohio River at Lock No 22 near Ravenswood. He is survived by a widow and daughter.
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Eyers
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Herbert Dunn
Ohio River
Ravenswood
New York Jokes and Chicago Bragging in Transit Talk
In a New York column from December 10 William Gaines discusses rival pride between New York and Chicago taxi pace and city noise. He notes New Yorkers fear noise and high rents while bragging about local quirks and stage sound shops once run by Matty Purcell before the slump.
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William. Gaines
New York
Chicago
Matthew Purcell
David Belasco
Matty
Belasco
Life
Malty
Path to Paradise synopsis hints at escape and danger
A tale follows Santa fleeing the taii who held her prisoner by Dicky her first husband. Fearing jealously from others, she hesitates to reveal the full story. Clive’s departure leaves Aketa anxious Santa fears another attempt on her safety.
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Santa
Dicky
Hay
Aho
Clive
Aketa
Ticky
The Wolf Smiles Chapter 47
Santa endures Dicky’s pursuit after Bloomhoff’s as he pressures a reunion. He inflates his wealth and taunts her about Clive while she weighs truth and loyalty. She confronts him, vows not to be swayed, and heads into the February streets with doubt about her future. Clive’s unexpected move looms tomorrow.
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Clive
Bloomhoff
Bloomboff
Dicky
Lke
Wolf
Sloomhart
Love
Fifth Avenue
Bloomhoft’s
Pala
Chicago
Cliva
Ciive
Santa
Ceringiéy Dansen
Belasco favors luck with producer’s tomb small sums due
The piece notes producer Belasco and his team, while guests and visitors frequent local homes for social visits. It mentions two Grafton children leaving for home after a stay with Mr. and Mrs. John Peters and various neighbors visiting in Bowyer, Winona, and Pocahontas county. A London report adds a new process to make plastic and electrical insulation from waste leather seaweed and plant fibers.
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Grafton
John Peters
James Burdiss
Jared Brewer
Pocahontas County
Charles Halstead
Bowyer
Fred Lilly
S. A. Beaver
Gabeb Small
Winona
London
Par Ent Teachers to Host Christmas Program at School
East Beckley West Virginia announces a special Christmas program at the Par Ent Teachers association monthly meeting led by committee chair Mrs Earl Bannister. The gathering is set for Wednesday at 7 30 in the school building. Miss Elizabeth Roddin departed Monday for Norfolk Virginia to spend two weeks with relatives. Mr and Mrs R F Slack and continues truncated text.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Earl Bannister
Elizabeth Roddin
Norfolk
Virginia
R. Ft
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