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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1935
Page
2
The Raleigh Register Evening and Trak stay and Sunday Morning, published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation, entered at Beckley post office as second class mail matter. Overseen by A S Johnston, managing editor.
West Virginia faces a clash of state and federal rights as federal money drives recovery programs. Louisiana under Huey Long differs with local opposition, while Ohio Georgia and other states show tensions. The debate centers on WPA funding and control of public works and roads, with calls to define whether power resides with states or Washington.
The FBI reports 90 504 arrests in early 1935 show 19 year olds outpacing other groups. The piece argues many come from good homes but fail to complete education, face discouragement, join gangs, and are influenced by entertainment and poor schooling, with reformatories often failing.
The excerpt argues that society bears responsibility to shield the young from danger and that current efforts by authorities are insufficient to protect them from those known to police. It emphasizes a need for improved protective measures and community action.
The Cincinnati circuit court ruling on slum clearance highlights the need to review New Deal measures swiftly. Delays in decisions on eminent domain, Wagner Act, social security, AAA and related laws threaten project progress and raise questions of constitutional authority, urging rapid court action and decisive government legal effort.
Purvis Delivered Melvin Purvis, a Justice Department agent, was ordered to hunt Dillinger. He tracked Dillinger at the Biograph Theater in Chicago and then pursued Pretty Boy Floyd on an Ohio farm. His third case found Baby Face Nelson’s bullet riddled Chicago body. The piece lauds Purvis’s role shaping a stricter crime policy and notes his retirement.
Charleston dispatch reports Works Progress Administration actions in West Virginia to finance and expedite secondary highway improvements. F. Witcher Mel Cullough states about 4 million dollars is sought for farm to market roads to connect farmers to markets, with nearly 15 million dollars in overall WPA road projects submitted.
New York figures like John Raskob, Al Smith, and Bernard Baruch are noted for brisk morning walks along Fifth Avenue. Baruch reportedly walks the farthest, with chauffeurs trailing as they cover ten to twelve blocks before riding on. Other officials such as Mayor Hague and City Hall regulars join the ritual, while Broadway actors increasingly favor bicycles over walking.
Weekend drives bring encounters with stage stars traveling through Westchester County and along the Hudson toward West Point, as motorists report spotting half a dozen celebrities in the area.
A satirical column by Alphonso offers social and political reflections on officials, responsibility, and public utilities. It notes the burden on customers, mocks political ambitions, and comments on inventions and everyday wit, including remarks about carbonless motors and wool production. The piece blends opinion, quotations, and light humor.
Miss Susie Vail of Athens spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs W E Vail. Mr and Mrs F E B Flint and M A Dobbins attended Sunday school at the Dwyer Mines. Mrs R C Wanton visited Charleston midweek. Mr and Mrs C A Jordan attended the Burgess funeral at Clifftop. Karl Whitt of Philadelphia visits father Clint White. Mrs R C King and children visited relatives and returned from Sandstone. Gordon and Ralph Withrow of Buckley are guests of Mr and Mrs R C King.
Superintendent W. W. Trent called a conference of county school superintendents in Charleston for July 30 to discuss plans for the next school year. In other brief news, Frances Jacques, 24, of Los Angeles, died after taking an overdose of a reducing drug.
A boy from Joplin Charles Robert Cummings later known as Robert Cummings rises from New York drama school to stage and film life. He collaborates with Peggie Kies later known as Margaret Lindsay and with Bryce Hutchens who becomes Robert Cummings, tracing a path from Glasgow to England and back to Broadway with early marquee stunts and eventual film contracts.
Mrs. Jack Jarrett returns to Rainelle W V after visiting relatives in Parkersburg last week. She is accompanied home by her brother Judy Anderson. Mr and Mrs Glenn McKnight and daughter of Covington Va were also mentioned in the note.
Rez and Laure Soora pretend to be married to keep Rex in his job with Mark Albery. Both realize their love but avoid confession. Rex receives a call from Gavin Drake about Laurie's earlier interview on their supposed marriage.
Rex Moore, an airman, confronts Gavin Drake a Sydney journalist seeking an interview and a marriage secret. Drake hints at a press story while Moore warns of police action, and Albery, driven by jealousy, welcomes the reporter to share what he knows about Moore. Drake plans a harmful move tomorrow.
Mrs W T Smith hosts Miss Bessie Tilley Miss Genevieve Taylor and Albert OCal laghan who drive to Hinton Sunday to visit Mr and Mrs John Cooper. Other guests include Mr and Mrs Sam Burdette of Bellbourne Mr Arthur Hefner and the Rainelle visitors Mrs J C Lesler Mrs Jay Rowe and children. The Boy Scouts Troop No 95 camped on Clear Creek Rupert. Jason Bonner and Earnest Smith are in Hinton hospital for tonsil operations.
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