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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1936
Page
4
Evening and Sunday morning publication note from Beckley Newspapers Corporation. Mentions second class mail matter and managing editor. No specific events or dates provided.
Street repairs underway since arrivals of materials bring relief to drivers and residents near rough spots. City cleanup of main thoroughfares enhances Beckley’s appearance. Favorable weather adds to the appeal, making Beckley a potential vacation spot for residents and visitors alike. City government efforts are praised.
HOLC ended lending last week after arranging 1,016,142 loans totaling over three billion dollars. Though active lending ceased, administration will continue for mortgages with up to 15 years remaining. Early loan repayments add millions to available funds, aiding homes and supporting businesses and financial institutions within its reach.
The Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram, who died Sunday, was the original of George Ade’s Sul tan of Sulu in a sense similar to Meiji Tenno as the Mikado. The piece notes Gilbert and Ade knew of real rulers and the rest they imagined, risking libel.
The passage contrasts Kiram’s boastful, liquor fueled rhetoric with his sober, religious persona. It notes his lack of heirs and questions who will become the spiritual head of the Philippine Mohammedans and the possible friction with future government.
The piece links creativity to digestive disturbances citing Dr. T. W. Todd and examples from Darwin Poe and Henry. It also notes psychology as another frequent source of genius, while warning modern education's push for a perfectly sound body may produce “perfect animals” lacking in poetic minds.
The piece labels various pests as America’s public enemies including the pale western cutworm in Utah and others such as the grasshopper Mormon cricket and corn ear worms. It criticizes attitudes of some autocrats and dislikes an implied agenda.
The Cumberland Times notes a future trend where sleepers may shade and enclose beds with curtains and use a ceiling mounted refrigerating unit to maintain 65 degrees for comfort. The idea, a blend of canopy style shading and climate control, could reverse in winter to warm the sleeper.
In this Washington Daybook piece from Cleveland dated June 18, the article argues the senate convention bloc still wields power over presidential candidates. Governors, less bound by recorded positions, often loom as alternatives, while reporters’ seasoned staffs anticipate issues and alliances beyond simple vote counts.
A Beckley column recalls Charlie Stephenson, chief office deputy for Sheriff C. C. Lewis, boasting 25 years without a wreck. The piece weaves in locals Howard Fisher and tales of Beckley history, Camp Wyoming demolition, and timber camp logistics as part of a rambunctious community column.
The bulk of Cyrus McCormick 18 million estate goes to federal and state governments, totaling 60 percent. Widow Alice Holt McCormick and sons Cyrus Jr and Gordon inherit the remainder with specific bequests including a 1 million dollar gift to the widow, family homes, and trusts for the sons. Gordon also receives the family summer camp in Northern Michigan.
The Western Union office will open June 25 in the Carter building at 10 South Fayette street. T. R. Rosson, local wire office manager, said there will be no interruption of wire service during the move from its present Main street location.
In a vivid sketch of Pete Straub, a veteran freighter skipper who visits New York only a couple of times a year, the article recalls his three facial scars from encounters abroad. He describes a past knife wound in Havre, a card-cheating scarring incident in Batavia, and a severe slash near his eye from a snake-worshipping youth in Port Said, amid weathered docks and smoky memories.
On January eighteenth in a small Suseer village the miser returns home wary of theft. Dale Shipley buys a horse from a shady gypsy while the constable surveys the area. The store keeper and his wife fear the miser, and the rector avoids him, yet life continues.
In a tense gathering at Ferney House Nancy Featherstone longs for a missing guest while Lois Everest and Doctor Chambers charm the room. Dale Shipley departs for dinner with Captain Reeves as a clock ticks toward a looming, unseen event. Tomorrow promises murder.
The Canadian Supreme Court, in an advisory opinion, struck down two of eight Dominion social reform laws as unconstitutional while upholding two others and partially upholding one. The court’s decision is nonbinding and carries no immediate effect, with appeals to the Privy Council in England planned. The invalidated measures were the national products marketing act and the employment and social insurance act.
Children from age one to six in Mabscott will be examined for smallpox diphtheria and typhoid by two doctors and a Raleigh County Health unit nurse on June 18 and 19 free of charge.
Felix Butler of Besoco is charged with bastardy, not breaking and entering as previously reported. His hearing is scheduled for June 26.
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