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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1935
Page
4
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use all news dispatches credited to it or not credited in this paper along with the local news published herein.
The piece notes broad interest in the Guffey bill to regulate coal amid a pending strike, with Roosevelt backing the measure. It cites lawyers doubting its constitutionality, mentions the NRA decision as a political lever, and details industry divides with miners favoring the bill while large consumers fear price rises.
The coal association anticipates a Supreme Court decision before the 1936 presidential campaign opens. In the Cornado ruling the court said coal mining is not interstate commerce and Congress cannot regulate it as such, though it may supervise restive practices. The Guffey-Snyder bill taxes all operators and refunds 99 percent to those who join a code to force compliance.
Washington correspondents warn that a broad increase in inheritance taxes could shift spending from capital goods to consumer goods and reduce investment in factories. The piece argues the idle rich must save for society’s capital needs, while the poor save little. The outcome hinges on tax severity.
The union and operators agreed to a Roosevelt proposed truce preventing a nationwide soft coal walkout set to begin this morning. Wages and conditions stay at NRA levels through June 30 while both sides seek a long term settlement. The Huntington Advertiser notes the pact spares the economy and urges continued talks. Umpires face scrutiny as baseball and fashion commentaries close the piece.
Washington notes that at a Springfield Illinois grass roots Republican rally grievances accuse GOP members of Congress of weakness and servility. The record shows Republicans split on work relief currency silver and NRA votes with 24 senators and 103 representatives total, highlighting frustration and possible impact on 1936 reelections.
Edith King misses a Toronto train, rides to New York by fast car to keep a Broadway meeting. The Taming of the Shrew company with the Lunts heads to New York after a trial road tour. Gribble ferries King in to town just as the train pulls out.
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A string of satirical vignettes touches on liberty votes in the Philippines, France cabinet norms, a Seattle showboat, climate jokes about Alaska, thrift and tin music, wealth and responsibility, a Massachusetts economics bill, fear of superstition, quake predicting machines, uplift critics, and a farmer joke about a sick wife who is actually tending a hen house.
Robert Roop, 35, a miner, was shot and killed in his Havaco home yesterday. Prosecuting Attorney Wilson Anderson said Dave W. Wolf, also a miner, surrendered at McDowell county jail shortly after. Mrs Roop told officials the two men were alone in the room and she knew of no reason for the trouble.
Hollywood scene recounts the final day of shooting for The Hands of Orlac with Peter Lorre amid inserts of a guillotine blade and a blood transfusion prop. Frances Drake performs as a wax figure while Lorre and crew stage collision of horror and dark humor on set.
Warsaw reports health department of the interior ministry preparing a bill proposing compulsory sterilization for certain abnormal persons. The same bill includes compulsory health examinations for all individuals intending to marry.
Inspector Grice explains the mystery behind the poisoned dog and暗 the dead man in the cellar as Alison and Guy confront their past. Mrs Somers faces no charges yet, while the leper Colombian suspect Gompez is identified. Daphne’s involvement remains unclear, but Alison and Guy find a hopeful future.
The revival meeting led by Rev. Levi Adkins of Glen Daniel and Rev. Reid of Crab Orchard ended Sunday. Announcements said Rev. Reid will preach the first Sunday each month. Midweek prayer services start Wednesdays. Several new converts were baptised at Cove R Creek Sunday afternoon. Local residents and visitors are listed in attendance and travel notes.
Eight men arrested by state police in raids on two alleged gambling establishments are held for Fayette county grand jury action under $500 bond each. The raids were conducted as part of a crackdown on illegal gambling.
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