Beclley Beckley Newspapers Front Matter Note
Publication boilerplate lists Beckley Newspapers Corporation as publisher with J Raiford Watkins as managing editor and credits the Associated Press for news dispatches. It notes national advertising representation by Howland and Howland with offices in New York Chicago and Pittsburgh and cites year 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
J. Raiford Watkins
Associated Press
National Advertising Representatis
Howland & Howland, Inc
New York
Park Avenue
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Pittsburgh
Keystone Bank
Large Mexican Cactus Donated To Beckley Newspaper Office
Mrs. Joseph Hannibal Jones wife of the Prince bridge toll keeper donated a four foot Mexican cactus to Beckley Newspapers Corporation for use in their front office. She notes it is very large and may not survive the winter and shares various local anecdotes about gardening and hospital life in Beckley.
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Joseph Hannibal Jones
Prince Bridge
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Jones
Mrs. Jones
Mac
Goldie Godby
Thayer
Oscar Godby
Alfred Beckley
Beckley
Prince
Stretcherneck Mountain
Claremont
Stonecliff
Thurmond
Fayetteville
A. R. Summers
Charleston
Resumption of steel strikes eyed for broader business impact
The piece notes that with steel strikes nearly settled, attention turns to how work resumption may lift general business. It cites March to May crude production at 118 percent of 1923 25 levels, likely 116 in June, while labor unrest and construction costs pressures ease only slowly.
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Cleveland Trust Co
CIO
France
Poincare
The Family Spokeswoman and a Peace Pledge
Miss Leda Arlen aged 19 in New York proclaimed she would not bear a child until all war threats are gone. Her stance highlights that families remain the basic unit of civilization and should be consulted on war and policy. The piece suggests women could wield influence if organized for family rights on picket lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leda Arlen
New York
Miss Arlen
Why Not Jimmie Byrnes A Democratic leadership question grows
Following Senator Robinson's death the Democratic forces in Washington debate successor prospects. Three senators Harrison Barkley and Byrnes emerge with Barkley receiving early attention though facing resistance. The piece argues Byrnes would best balance experience integrity and statesmanship despite some longer records existing among rivals.
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Jimmie Byrnes
Robinson
Washington
Harrison
Barkley
Byrnes
Robnson
Statesman
Woman seeks law suit over wrong lot land dispute
Raleigh county will host a unique legal action after an apartment building was built on the wrong parcel. The owner, a woman, refuses to sell the lot, blaming contractors who supposedly surveyed and marked the site. The contractors counter that she directed the chosen lot and even ordered trees removed. The owner says only a lawsuit remains.
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Raleigh County
Wheeling News Register
Opinions At A Glance on Court Fight and McNary Strategy
Washington column analyzes Republican savor of Democratic intra party clash over court reorganization. It notes GOP abstention, covert jabs, and advising insurgent Democrats to trap pro reformers. McNary leads a Senate plan to split Democrats, aiming for a triangular 1930s Congress contest.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
G. O. P. Sclons
Roosevelt
McNary
Charles L. McNary
Pla
Shaving science and old barber legends collide
William Ritt humorously recalls a two year study proving warm water lather and a sharp blade yield best shaves. He riffs on heroic test subjects, a Boston razor record of 17 seconds, and quirky past shavings from American Indians and ground blades, ending with a wry note on choosing a blade.
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William Ritt
Central Press
Hall of Heroism
Boston
Man About Manhattan in a Hurly Burly Town Life
New York sketches through Manhattan vignettes from Lexington Avenue to Times Square. Observers include a 19 year old dreamer at a Hawai i room and a courteous man named Robert Marshall Read. Michel Martell, a 27 year old Cognac firm heir, explains the town was named for brandy, not vice versa. The Times Square district residents average an 11 month stay.
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George Tucker
New York
Manhattan
Owever
Lexington Avenue
Metropolitan
Madison Avenue
Michel Martell
M. Martell
Cognac
France
Martell
Ted Gay and Kay Cran Face Off Over Lazy Nine Ranch
Ted Gaynor barely halts a forest fire scheme to win a job as Kay Cran don offers him a place at the Lazy Nine. Josh Hastings, Flying Siz owner, seeks to buy the ranch and marry Kay, who vows to rebuild and keep her land. Ted mobilizes his outfit to reclaim timber and outbid Hastings, then defeats a Hastings-backed enforcer who attacks Kay. Tom Runyon arrives at the Lazy Nine to mediate the turmoil.
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Ted Gaynor
Kay Crandon
Lazy Nine
Josh Hastings
Flying Siz
Kay
Ted
Hastings
Tom Runyon
Dana Steele
Seth
Tom Pee Bods
Goodby
Gaynor
Outfit
Marie de Nervaud
Seth Plays It Safe as Kay Delays Tom Runyon’s Probe
Kay deflects Tom Runyon while fearing Ted Gaynor’s ties to a ranch fire. She recalls Ted’s rescue and downplays Runyon’s push to investigate. Dinner tightens Kay’s alibi as Runyon presses for a private talk about Ted and the Warren deal, hinting at tomorrow’s reveal.
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Fou
Kay
Tom Runyon
Seth
Runyon
Ted
Ted Gaynor
Warren
Great Goldwyn and War Profiteering Books Reviewed
The piece reviews Alva Johnston’s four-article spread on Samuel Goldwyn in The Great Goldwyn, calling it verbose yet entertaining. It also covers Richard Lewinsohn’s The Profits of War, translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury, which outlines how generals soldiers financiers armament makers contractors and speculators profited from war across history and argues for state regulation of war profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Johnston
Hollywood
Samuel Goldwyn
Mr. Johnston
Richard Lewinsohn
Geoffrey Sainsbury
M. Lewisohn
Fuggers
Jacques Coeur
Rothchilds
Morgans
Krupps
Schneiders
DuPonts
Bethlehem _ steel works
Vickers
Lewisohn
Autoist Burns While Extinguishing Car Fire Near Amigo
Rhode ll Sanders received serious burns to his hands while helping a motorist extinguish a fire that destroyed a 1935 sedan near Amigo on route 19. Dr. J W Whitlock of Amigo treated him and said recovery would take several weeks. The car was owned by Mr Thompson of Beckley per Sanders.
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Register
Rhodell
Clarence Sanders
Amigo
Route 19
J. W. Whitlock
Sanders
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Ford
Fred Dixon
Price Hill
S. H. Fink
Edgewood Drive
G. C. Hite
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Glenn Scarbro
Fayette Street
New Laing
Mr. Scarbro
Charles P. Stewart
Wildcat
Hunter
India
Ninth Street
Robert Marshall Read
Cafe de la Paix
Marie Bob
Central Park
Times Square District
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