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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1935
Page
2
The Raleigh Register Evening Edition, published daily except Saturday, also appears as the Raleigh Register Sunday Morning edition with combined publication timing and distribution details.
As the Guffey bill lingers, coal sector debates sharpen. C. H. Mead’s circular highlights proposed hours limits and Labor Board findings as potential code enforcement. With 358 million tons national output and only 120 million from the South, northern operators fear southern dominance and higher risks of market squeeze.
A recent article misrepresented the Federal Housing Administration by implying borrowing capacity up to 20 percent of the total value offered in a mortgage under the new plan. The error concerns the local banks and finance companies involvement in the housing and construction campaign.
The article explains that borrowers must provide at least 20 percent equity for home purchase or construction. Once met, lenders will advance the remaining 80 percent at favorable Housing Administration rates, presenting a strong opportunity for thrift-minded individuals to acquire homes.
An essay on how elder children shape younger siblings through example and companionship. The piece argues first borns are potent educators, capable of guiding or hindering family learning. It notes books and study habits create traditions, while mischief can derail younger siblings’ school reports.
The Tribune notes Purdue University acquired 143 acres west of campus to host homes of varied types with experiments in heating ventilation air conditioning insulation sewer systems and materials. Professors will live there as records track upkeep while backer Owen D Young predicts over time a million affordable homes may be built nationwide.
The platform advocates developing summer resort potential and Beckley weather to attract visitors and boost merchant traffic from a wide trade area. It calls for intelligent city direction, a park and recreation ground, and promoting dairying trucking small fruit and poultry in Raleigh county through subsistence farmers. It also proposes a one cent per ton levy for advertising West Virginia Smokeless Coal.
Washington daybook notes a rising independence in the House of Representatives from White House wishes. Since 1933, the chamber often supported New Deal bills even with swift, lightly read votes. Still, must legislation remains, including utility holding company, TVA amendments, and wealth distribution plans, shaping a volatile political climate.
Columnist Ray Henderson writes from Paris as Katherine Coren prepares a Romeoo Juliet season. The note from St Paul recalls Henry Theis a famed orchestra arranger whose death shocks the Midwest. Lawrence Tibbett remains a avid New York fight fan with six year habit of attending major bouts.
ALPHONSO Supposed Waley blamed his wife for the Weyer haeu ser kidnaping, echoing Eve’s blame in the apple tale. A noted visitor from Long Beach sketches in sand for a stage dream while a Tristan de Cunha observer weighs in. A Washington legislator gripe laments long sessions, and a game warden exchange toys with a question about children’s games. An established novelist teases readers by denying his identity, calling himself a cousin of the author.
Puff awakens Dingle to a clear morning after a night storm. Dingle complains of wet clothes and aches from head to toe, seeking food and warmth. The pair move to assess the day.
Hollywood previews feature Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina and Luise Rainer in Escapade both praised. The Garbo drama, directed by Clarence Brown, sparks mixed notes though considered strong screen work. Rainer’s performance amid a shifting cast earns acclaim in a comedy drama about love and illusion with Myrna Loy mentioned as a replacement.
Rez and Laurie Moore pretend to be married to keep their jobs at Mark Albery’s airplane firm. Laurie discovers her boss loves her as Rez returns from a victorious Africa campaign. Laurie's sister Gladys loves Jimmy Dallas, who once lied as Jimmy Smith.
Rex Moore arrives at Laurie Moore’s Chel sea flat after a London visit, meets Gladys and Albery, and wrestles with his jealousy and memories. Laurie remains guarded as Albery hints at a secret fuel project while Moore faces hero adulation and personal doubt.
Gatewood West Virginia residents Mr and Mrs Adam Amick visited Beckley on Wednesday. Miss Katherine Epperly remains critically ill at Charleston General Hospital. S S Goff attended to business in Charleston Monday. Carl Micheal and Charlie Tolbert visited Beckley Tuesday. Jim Dixon visited business in Montgomery Thursday. Lonzo Martin, once a Coal Valley Hospital patient, has returned home. Charles Hall and Seth Summerfield returned Sunday from a Greenbrier fishing trip. Miss Ruth Fox guests of Miss Leona Wilson in Beckwith Wednesday. Harold Amick of Barboursville spent weekend with his parents. Mr and Mrs Milton McClung, their children and Mrs Ira Rhodes guests of friends and relatives in Nicholas County Monday. Rosebell Hall and Stella Parkins visited friends in Oak Hill Tuesday. Miss Madora Rhodes and Martin Rhodes guests of Mrs W C Settle of Fayetteville Tuesday. Miss Iris Dooley of Brooklyn guest in town Sunday.
The information bureau at New York police headquarters said to file a charge to locate the unnamed man, claiming they would pick him up. The reply implies a method to arrest him despite missing address details.
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