Beckley Growth Plan Highlights for Growth and Commerce
The platform envisions summer resort development leveraging Beckley climate to boost merchant and distributor business across the region. It calls for a city planning commission and a building code to guide growth, promotion of dairying trucking and poultry in Raleigh county, a county unit school administration plan, construction of a county infirmary and new courthouse, and property tax reform through classification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh
West Virginia Democrats urged to put public interest first
An editorial urges West Virginia Democrats to reduce government expenses and tax rates, abandon soft jobs, and act boldly for the public good. It warns against overconfidence and warns that victory depends on credible reform and self restraint, citing Jouett Shouse’s cautions and a state government handbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Jouett Shouser
Shouse
Democratic Party
The Explosive Mystery at the Stamaford Home
Dozens of theories emerge about a high explosive found in the back yard of the Pair ker home in Stamaford that destroyed four people last week. Authorities are urged to determine the exact nature of the explosive and the reason it was in place.
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Pairker
Stamaford
Explosive Case Warrants Expert Investigator Guidance
A commentary argues Raleigh county killings are usually personal with face to face motive while a Stamford case demands an explosives expert and a detective to trace origins and motives. It asserts the need to identify the buried device’s source and the perpetrator, noting the cowardly nature of stealth acts.
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Raleigh County
Stamford
Emory Thurman
The Migration Is On: Back to the Land Movement Grows
The Register notes families leaving jobs for homesteads as shelter and food become priorities. Reports from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and New England describe abandoned farms reclaimed by families with improvised tools. The shift mirrors historic frontier moves and promises crop potential despite scarce money.
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Register
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Towne Sought West Virginia Governor Nomination
The West Virginia tax commissioner Thomas C Towne is a candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. The Herald Dispatch urges support for his views on tax reform rate investigations and water power development, noting past legislative debates on tax revision and reforms.
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Thomas C. Townesend
West Virginia
Townsend
Werald-disputch
House of Debsales
The
Herald-Dispatch
Public Service Commission
West
West Virginia politics and press critique clash in 1930s clash
A Huntington Advertiser column denounces The Herald-Dispatch and Republican obstruction while defending Democratic reforms in the 1931-32 era. It argues a public defender is needed, criticizes water power bills, and laments press bias toward GOP goals amid state tax and utility reforms.
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Townsend
Senate
West Virginia
Herald-Dispatch
House
Public Service Commission
Wilbert H. Norton
Cabell County
Hinassara
Repubticrn
Democratic House of Delegates
Huntington Advertiser
Sophia and Nearby Residents Travel to View Local Explosion
Sophia residents, including Don Williams and family members, traveled to Stamford to see the explosion reported earlier in the week. Local ties include Sophia families visiting Ansted, a Beckley hospital stay for appendicitis, and merchants from Sophia and Matoaka preparing goods in New York. Additional notes mention Rev Ch Cook hosting meals, Dr Peck hosting guests, and Roberts attending business matters in Trenton Ohio.
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Sophia
Stamford
Don
Z. FE. Williams
Beckley Hospital
BR. Roberts
Backus
Ansted
Ch i. Cook
CG. M. Peck
George Wammed
Doe
Matoaka
New York
al Matoaka
S. Re. Roberts
Trenton
Ohio
Waller
Priming
Apples Survive Winter On Ground In Prosperity Orchard
In John P. Arthur’s Prosperity orchard apples lay on the ground all winter yet remain good and not frozen or decayed. Arthur recently moved cattle between fields and gathered fallen fruit to prevent choke points, noting the unusually mild winter allowed fruit to endure ground exposure.
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John P. Arthur
Arthur
Enumerators face hostile crowds in 1920s city directory effort
In New York City a 1920s directory project hires over 700 enumerators at 17.50 weekly to map the city. They face suspicion and hostility as they ask questions in tenements, clubs, and bars, with police aid to handle obstacles. The piece notes gendered voter booth concerns and social tensions of the era.
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New York
Wedding Night Cat Tale: Hope and Dickey Wheedle Fate
Hope Ross marries Dickey Hickson triggering family disapproval. They flee to a hotel with fourteen dollars, dream of future riches, and meet a white cat that becomes a focal point of romance. Dickey negotiates with a curl-paped landlady and a thwarted purchase while Hope clings to love and the moonlit vow to stay by him.
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Westchester Moys
Dickey Date
Harmouth
Hope
Dickey
Goody
Hape
Diskey
Itm
Richard J. Hickson
Man
Hopa
Mama
Mia
Hone
Papa Ross
Grace Perkine
Sunday dance concerts push in New York politics
The piece notes Assemblyman Lang Tost pushing to legalize Sunday dance concerts, citing opposition to Sabbath exhibitions. It recalls crowded events at firemen halls and a Madison Square Garden ball where plate glass broke from pushing crowds, and mentions Jean Harlow drawing crowds to Broadway and Miss Harlow's Times Square theater appearance boosting patronage records.
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Langdon Tost
New York
Main Street
Manhattan
Firemen's Uniformed Association
Madison Square Garden
Jean Horrow
Broadway
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Waller Blankenship
Raleigh General Hospital
Sophia, W. Va
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Federation of Women’s Clubs
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