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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1936
Page
2
Postmaster John A Ball says no extra experienced help is available and his staff can manage unless December workload exceeds expectations. He notes Mullens residents mailed packages early and the incoming mail is rising gradually with tomorrow expected to be the peak rush.
Two elderly sisters Iphgenia and Melpomeni Zaharopoulos of Kadıkeuy on the Asiatic coast claim a share of Sir Basil Zaharoff’s vast estate. They present documentary proof they are first cousins of the late “Armaments king” and want the fortune given to the Greek and Turkish governments. Their brother Alexander died shortly before Sir Basil.
Dr. Harry B. Fralic, head of the Veterans Hospital in Huntington West Virginia since October 15 1934, is retiring due to illness. Hilary G. Hooks will succeed him, arriving from Lincoln Nebraska to assume the Huntington post around January 1 with A Wolford acting as medical examiner.
Hyasota and Louis Zadel agreed to swap a car for 75 bushels of potatoes. While driving to finalize the bargain, a backfiring engine caused a fire that consumed the automobile, ruining the deal.
New York WPA performer Mrs. Phyllis Bolce explains screaming talent as natural. She earns 23.87 dollars weekly for nightly WPA shows and says scream spontaneity matters. Heavier women may scream better, but the act must come naturally and be timed at the last moment.
Brookville Indiana state police prepared to extradite Frank Gore Williams from San Francisco as the fourth and last man in the head and hands killing of Harry R Miller retired Cincinnati fire captain. Williams waived extradition as the state rested its case in Heber L Hicks murder trial. Leach said two officers would depart by plane. William A Kuhlman was arrested in Portland Oregon as the second of three men accused by Hicks. John J Poholsky testified against Hicks and awaits trial.
Pineville hosts a community Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn with 300 candy bags and a new toy for every child. A carolling choir and Nativity scenes will mark the program, followed by a Christmas dinner for all and baskets sent to underprivileged families. The event is led by Rev. Guy Kirk with help from local volunteers and organizers.
Exiled Bolshevist leader Leon Trotzky and his wife, guarded, departed secretly from Norway for Vera Cruz, Mexico. The couple left from near Storsand after residing at a Norwegian farmhouse since late August, boarding a ship that sailed immediately toward Mexico.
Fos ter Hubbard, 19, was found guilty of second degree murder in the ax slaying of his father in Lebanon Virginia. The jury fixed seven years in the state penitentiary after an hour of deliberation. Hubbard claimed self defense for his mother, while witnesses testified he had threatened his father on several occasions. Mrs Hubbard was the sole eyewitness. Judge A G Lively overruled a defense motion to set aside the verdict and pass sentence immediately.
Charles A Lindbergh and his wife and baby spent Christmas at sea aboard the freighter American Importer during their 21 December escape. The family likely plans Christmas at Weald in Kent or Landaff with Aubrey Neil Morgan, widowed husband of Lindbergh’s sister in law.
Vivian Lee a 17 year old National Youth Administration project worker vanished after a Bell County High School party on Friday night. Authorities from Kentucky and several states joined the search once her younger sister Aleah reported seeing her driven away in a tan sedan and dragged into the car. Lee, a University of Kentucky freshman last winter, is described as an attractive blonde about four feet ten inches tall and weighing around 100 pounds.
In 1936 America's momentary gold stock exceeded 11 billion dollars, a sum explainable by imagining a house under 30 feet wide and 30 feet deep with two stories a basement and a total weight just over 14,000 tons to store it.
An advertisement promotes Zerone anti freeze claiming protection to minus 215 degrees. It touts low evaporation loss and full anti freeze and anti rust radiator protection. The copy urges readers to ask a Zerone dealer for the story and to show how little Zerone provides complete protection in extreme cold.
Oberlin M. Carter, an 80 year old Chicago man and former captain of engineers, petitioned a federal district court to reinstate him in the Army. Carter, discharged by court martial and sentenced to five years in Leavenworth decades ago, argued his removal should be reversed.
An advertisement-style item notes J. T. Lynch of Beckley West Virginia promoting a life policy concept titled The Greatest Heritage. It references mothers and children themes and urges readers to inquire at Bair Building with the listed Beckley phone contact.
The court found no jurisdiction for further action and advised Carter, who appeared pro se, that genuine review could only be sought in Congress. The outcome centered on limits to judicial oversight and the path of appeal available to the defendant.
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