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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1932
Page
2
Townsend outlines a hard fought contest with two strong factions. He notes clear issues before voters and predicts a Republican choice between three candidates and a Democratic field of four. The fight is set to determine party leadership ahead of the next fall election.
A Literary Digest poll questions support for prohibition amid uneven effects of enforcement. Readers weigh whether to abandon prohibition or await clearer improvements, with opinions ranging from moderate to extreme as the public chooses a path forward.
Beckley’s two young national banks approved a consolidation by their boards with stockholders likely to approve in about six weeks. The merged Beckley National Exchange Bank will be larger and stronger, lowering overhead and capital needs while serving the community’s banking needs in Raleigh County. The exchange building will be repurposed for another enterprise, acknowledging that Beckley will then have three banks instead of four.
Mont Z. White seeks the GOP nomination while factions coalesce around the regular machine led by Hatfield and Hallonan. Opposing wing under H. G. Ogden and allied newspapers mobilizes against White in a high stake primary struggle.
A dated romantic appeal urges married men to renew affection for their wives on Valentine’s Day. It recalls spring, memories of love, and the need to show ongoing devotion to make her feel young and cherished, stressing that age cannot diminish her charm. The voice is nostalgic and admonitory, directing husbands to express gratitude and romance.
The League of Nations secretary Drummond has stepped down while a Japanese delegate is expected to resist protests even if the entire delegation quits. The note signals mounting friction in interwar diplomacy and shifts in leadership dynamics within the league.
Randolph Review criticizes federal relief spending for farmers as wasteful due to high salaries and bloated bureaucracies. It argues for eliminating costly boards and shifting to simple, efficient governance. The Ohio State Journal notes European debts could be paid in brass, and cites limited access to officials and pervasive surveys as emblematic of wasteful processes.
A compact column presents commentary and criticism with observations, questions, and quotations. The piece surveys public opinion and reflects on cultural discourse through concise, opinionated notes.
A collage of snippets and notices bits from a small town page. It mentions public figures, garden seed catalogs, spring hints, and personal visits, plus a Ladies Auxiliary circle, a PTA meeting with a George Washington program, and local friendships at Sprague and Oak Hill.
Skelton West Virginia Mrs Nick Rizzi is a patient in the Beckley hospital recovering from a recent operation. Mr and Mrs Mayo Warden and children of Sprague visited here last weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs M C Fitzpatrick. Mrs Celia Toney and daughter Via spent Wednesday with Mrs J Warden at Calloway Heights. Mrs Norville Cox is undergoing care.
Coal City West Virginia residents share social visits with relatives over the weekend. Miss Wilda Via stayed with Miss Marie Stanley, Oswald Akers is on the sick list, and numerous calls and visits occur among families including the Hamletts, Hore, Nugen, Coopers, Eans, Meadows, Ford, Willy, and Nogen.
William Gaines reports from New York and Uvalde on John N Garner's rise from local politician to national figure. The Texas townsfolk recall his pecan groves and shop building while New York papers tout his enlarged renown as a potential U.S. president. Moon the black boy who helped Garner in 1929 is mentioned as readers wonder about his fate.
Hope and Dickey, both minors, wed against Hope’s father Mr. Ross. After a violent confrontation with Hickey, Dickey is carried away with care, and Hope is confined in her room. The next day Mr. Ross reveals Dickey has recovered, while Hope questions the claim as she plans her next move.
A quirky anecdote about Willie Howard renting wigs for the Passing Show of 1912 ends with the wig maker gifting him the last piece after a year of payments. The Crab Orchard community reports on the Ladies Mission Circle quilting, local visits, measles cases, and family gatherings. Kentucky tobacco production in 1931 is estimated at 902,565,000 pounds.
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