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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1935
Page
4
The Raleigh Register is published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation with evening editions weekdays except Saturday and a Sunday morning issue. It is entered at the Beckley, West Virginia post office as second class mail matter with a managing editor.
The Beckley state police detachment doubles staff from three to six, narrows its duties to Raleigh County, and adds motor transport to boost mobility. The move follows a larger legislative appropriation amid anticipated traffic violations after liquor return. While homicides in Raleigh County numbered nearly twenty by July, swift, certain enforcement is hoped to deter killers and improve safety. the Register welcomes the expansion and urges public support for the new force.
In several states boondoggling versus private employment stirs dispute as federal relief officials threaten to drop any relief worker who refuses private work. Farmers in the Middle West seek extra help while migratory labor shifts, and workers protest low pay versus field wages.
The passage argues that public sentiment supports harvesting crops despite lower wages and discomfort for workers on federal relief. It stresses that relief should not become permanent and points to the belief that real Americans would seek private jobs rather than government aid, marking a decisive test of public will.
A Montreal talk by Paul H. Douglas warns that a German Japanese attack on Russia could cement fascism in Asia and Europe. If Russia defeats them, revolts could replace dictatorships with systems like communism. Many observers foresee a clash of economic ideologies after the last war, with no reliable force to prevent future wars.
The Charleston Daily Mail laments Japan’s role as peacemaker amid its own treaty evasions. It notes Japan’s criticism of Italy versus Ethiopia while recalling failures over Manchuria, the League of Nations, and the Kellogg Briand pact. It questions whether Japan can credibly urge peace.
Washington observers note the senate lobby investigation eclipses the house inquiry. Alabama’s Black, a former police judge and prosecutor, leads with aggressive questioning and quick, decisive moves, drawing cooperation and fear from witnesses as his past work in mail contracts builds a growing reputation.
New Yorker George Gershwin sketches Porgy as an opera with roots in Negro culture after a Charleston sojourn. He envisions eye catching staging and a faster tempo, moving away from long arias while pondering a Broadway musical or film. Also recounted is a Harlem bootlegging sting with an undercover official duping dry agents, a wild pursuit ending in a highway ride and a dramatic escape.
An humorous column by Alphonso presents a satirical survey of public figures quotes and social trends. It riffs on editors sign laws and a Virginia preacher’s snake bite while recalling a Louisiana shopper asking for all eggs and a passerby claiming to be Huey Long.
The Inland Steel company directors declared an extra dividend of 25 cents a share in addition to the regular 50 cent quarterly payment. Both dividends are payable Sept. 3 to stockholders of record Aug. 15. The regular rate had been raised to 2.00 annual in a prior change. A separate historical note mentions discovered hand grenades and guns in Suvar, an eleventh century Tatar stronghold, linking gunpowder’s later Western familiarity.
Hollywood reports show a surge in outdoor westerns as major studios push varied versions of frontier tales. Joaquin Marietta and Zane Grey stories anchor new productions while stars like George O’Brien and Dick Foran shift styles, with Carey, Maynard, and Dix leading ensembles in revived westerns.
Laurie Moore learns she must wed former boss Mark Albery to save Rex Moore’s career. Publicly she is married to Rex, while Albery knows the truth and vows to arrange a divorce and press for Laurie to marry him soon.
Laurie confronts suspicions of Gladys dancing with Lord Dallas's son and faces fear for her friend. The next day she discovers Gladys still pursuing her singing career, while Laurie realizes her true beloved is someone else and prepares for a new future.
Ghent West Virginia social roundup lists visits and guests among Mul lins Griffiths Bosticks Lillys Reed Lovell Bowling and Baskett with engagements at Peterstown Beckley Flat Top and Spanishburg Also notes births for Donald Ray July 25 D F Wingler July 20 and Oscar Cooper July 16 plus a 1934 AAA benefit summary showing North Carolina farm payments of 12 5 million versus 6 68 million in farm property taxes.
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