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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1937
Page
10
A description of Vicksburg’s siege era paper printed on wallpaper scraps from the Daily Citizen. The July 2 1863 edition was printed by Grant’s forces after Union troops entered the town, revealing wartime hardships and scarce resources in the beleaguered city.
A Dixie weather feature notes the cricket's chirping rises with warmth and fades as temperatures drop, offering farmers a forecast of frost. Editors invite readers to submit authentic data and suggestions for this Dixie feature.
West Virginia archives recount three executions in 1937 along with the first death sentences for kidnapping. The piece notes a dramatic prison break, a bank fraud case totaling nearly $500,000, and multiple trials whose outcomes drew wide attention across counties.
Duke Garrett, a 96 year old Confederate chaplain and veteran, says the Confederates can whip the Yankees. He and his 90 year old wife Sally marked their long marriage near 70 years ago. Garrett, once with the Logan Wildcats, later became an evangelist traveling the WV mountains and preaching at camp meetings while recounting his war experiences. He counts Devils Anse Hatfield among his converts and is grandfather to State Insurance Commissioner Irvin Justice.
Larry Baumgartner of Oak Hill is in the local hospital and listed as improved by attendants. A laundry note advises how to operate a washing machine, including times for normal and heavily soiled loads and tips to avoid overcrowding.
A sea urchin in a marine study produces eggs in an amount that equals the population of New York City, highlighting remarkable reproductive capacity and scale in a single species.
Screen Life profiles Frieda Inescort and her ascent in Hollywood linked to late stage producer Winthrop Ames. Ames launched her career in The Truth About Blayd's while Inescort balanced acting with day jobs. She later starred in B movies before Call It a Day and married writer Ben Ray Redman.
Hollywood readers test their memory spotting stars born in 1937 by names like Bert, Marjorie Weaver, Andrea Leeds, and Jane Bryan. The piece notes Foster fathers scheme in Merry Go Round of 1938 featuring Joy Hodges. It highlights Bert Lahr, Jimmy Savo, Mischa Auer, and others in a light comedy plot at Beckley.
A candid cameraman helps a society editor and a Globe Express sub-sister on a misused photo that must be suppressed. Eric Linden stars with Boots Mallory in Here's Flash Casey as Tuesday’s top showing. Ralph Forbes joins Legion of Missing Men and Owen Davis Jr. leads Luck of Roaring Camp with Wednesday and Thursday screenings. Tom Tyler headlines Cheyenne Rides Again today and tomorrow as the double bill unfolds with rustlers and a bold stagecoach hold up.
San Francisco health director Dr. J. C. Geiger proposes diverting part of the state liquor tax to fund treatment for habitual drunkards. He notes 7,549 men and 1,559 women admitted as drunk in the first 11 months of 1927. He also suggests using gasoline tax revenue to help indigent victims of sulo accidents.
New York notes the American film industry confronts a year of consolidation amid a sudden business recession. Despite lower output, major companies show stronger finances and more American studios in operation. Foreign imports rise, led by England and Germany, with distribution limited by language and venue.
Southern Pacific asks approval to install two way short wave radio on selected trains to link with dispatching centers if telephone and telegraph lines are down during severe storms.
Fred Astaire headlines the comedy in Damsel in Distress at Beckley with Gracie Allen and George Burns as publicity agents. Joan Fontaine plays a society woman avoiding an arranged marriage while a London castle and a 300 year old set provide the lavish backdrop.
Gene Raymond worries over a clause in his father's will that forbids marriage before 30 as Harriet Hilliard, his girlfriend, clashes with his moneyed lifestyle. Raymond and Hilliard play out a strained romance as a forced marriage plot unfolds on stage at Beckley.
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