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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1937
Page
4
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Sunday edition with post office registration at eo W Va. and mentions Raiford Watkins as Managing Editor. Associated Press holds exclusive rights to dispatch publication and local news credits for this issue.
A harsh column recalls last August's Treason trials in Russia with seventeen defendants confessing to sabotage, murder, and espionage tied to Trotsky. It notes the court's likely death sentences, criticizes Stalinist justice, and mocks official motives while contrasting with ongoing Russian proceedings and imperial era figures.
A tubercular patient in Washington DC proposes a grotesque war plan that would have the world’s sick fight each other to determine who remains fit to reproduce. He imagines corps based on disease and urges a national agreement with snappy names and banners.
The piece critiques the federal court system and constitutional doctrine amid the Wagner Act dispute. It notes Ninth Circuit rulings deem the act unconstitutional in several states and Second Circuit rulings deem it constitutional in others, forecasting a Supreme Court decision. It ends with a satirical wish for a punched-card system to determine truth, then asserts reliance on judges’ opinions today.
The New York World Telegram criticizes slow flood prevention in the Ohio Mississippi basins. It notes Congress authorized a 300 million dollar army engineers program after the 1965 March flood but few states enacted cooperation laws. Floods return, displacing families and causing illness and losses across eleven states. It urges combined use of reforestation and emergency reservoirs as both essential.
The piece reflects on the enduring value of the 14 points as monumental, while Thomas Marshall’s quip about a five cent cigar endures as a sharp burlesque of political talk. It muses on how a casual remark may influence others more than grand ideals, questions what truly lasts, and notes a drift into radio hogwash and ubiquitous advertising during work hours.
Washington critics split between New Dealers who praise the speech as grand and anti New Dealers who say it offered only broad generalities without a concrete program. The piece argues the speech is a start toward a new type of presidency, with details to come in future messages to Congress.
Central Press columnist jokes about heavy words and backtracking while musing on brains humor, January origins, a crash of weather forecasts and daily annoyances like department store bills. The piece playfully contrasts truth, fate, and small ironies with a wink at public life.
A critique praising Sir Donald Francis Tovey for clear readable analysis in Essays in Musical Analysis. The review notes volumes I and II cover symphonies, volume III concertos, volume IV illustrative music, and hints at volume V on vocal music. It defends concerto value against snobbish views and highlights accessible illustrations and precise musings.
James Lick, donor of the Lick Observatory atop Mount Hamilton in California, rests beneath the giant telescope his funds financed.
Count Vronski is shot dead in Anne Phelps's studio as a late party begins. Bigelow hides the body with Kar sanakoff, then moves it to Wronski's apartment with Dr. Austrelitz. The next day Anne and Bigelow learn of the killing from party guests.
Bigelow and Anne fear the baroness will alert police as they close in on the Vronski case. He stacks incriminating items, coordinates with Karsanakoff and Mariushka, and hurries to East 67th Street to consult a doctor’s discreet setup.
Six high school journalism departments in DON Wyoming county publish school papers under a 1935 association. The Echo from Herndon High features an editorial by junior Dewey McKinney praising outstanding high school work and outlining sportmanship as fair play, perseverance, and compliance with teachers and coaches.
Wheeling city engineers declare their annual war against thousands of English starlings invading courthouse towers. Kenneth Daly, chief clerk, directs use of shotguns with fine bird shot. 155 birds killed so far. About 10,000 starlings swarm the city clock, perched on its hands. spikes failed to deter them.
An annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon is near its apogee and its apparent size is smaller than the Sun, leaving a bright ring around the dark disk. The event illustrates how orbital distance affects apparent solar diameter and eclipse visibility.
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