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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1930
Page
2
The Register opposes mileage that disguises pay to lawmakers and urges clear salary changes only if needed. It endorses accepting the Code Commission’s work only for codification, rejects new material, and calls for immediate adjournment of the special session.
The piece argues that except for involuntary unemployed, the United States has a small leisure class of affluent women who feel discontent due to having nothing meaningful to do. It reflects on the social role and emptiness of leisure in prosperous families.
Hildegarde Shaw-Thorne in Harper's Bazaar discusses a Paris terrace sighting of American women whose mouths and expressions reveal fault finding and dissatisfaction. The piece argues wealth alone cannot satisfy a woman lacking inner purpose or shared sacrifice with her partner, urging giving over receiving.
The article discusses Clyde Tombaugh's announcement from the Lowell Observatory in Arizona of a new planet predicted by Percival Lowell. It notes uncertainty about its size and distance, possible four billion miles from the sun, and that it may be invisible with current large telescopes.
The report notes a vast flood area in France rivaling Pennsylvania in size and cites Ashnival Byrd recalling a South Pole flight as eerily barren. It emphasizes the high death toll and the flood's historical severity in the country.
Washington Daybook details Ray Burraker a 12 year old mountain boy who gained notice after giving a possum to President Hoover during a Virginia camping visit. He leveraged photo opportunities and charged five cents for gate duties at the school grounds while Grandpa Burraker, 69, spoke to reporters about the event.
A lengthy column mixes political quips with local society notes and short jabs about officials. It mentions a bribery remark connected to Doheny and Fall, plus social items about families, weddings, visits, and community events.
Surveyor W Va Vieree Slower and Mr and Mrs Ross Slaver have returned to their home from Florida. Roscoe Taghes came back Sunday from Edwieht after visiting his brothers Basil Cecil and Pant for a week. A baby born Monday night to Mr and Mrs Dewey Howe. A visiting group is meeting here every evening while local pupils prepare for an interesting school program. Frank Gurdon was called home.
Miss Satha Holmes visited Stanaford school on Tuesday. Mrs Alfred Shinnate is seriously ill at home. John Cheetham attended to business in Beckley Thursday. Miss Thelma Jarrah spent Thursday night with friends at Mariscoll. Miss Mabel Quesenberry visited Stamford school Friday. Jim Giberson, Wright employee, spent the weekend with family. Jim White tended his garden last week. Rob Benell returned home from Fayelle county visit. Mrs Toney visited Mrs Thomas on Tuesday.
Bishop W J Weard of the third Episcopal district will preside at 7:30 p.m. on March 38 in the Court House to support St Mathews church in East Park. Two hundred prisoners from Atlanta are to be sent to Fort Bragg to build roads for a 122 acre military reservation in North Carolina.
A New York newspaper essay discusses a rising custom where young women take male escorts to sold out theater shows. It describes social economics behind gift tickets and paid dinners, with examples of charges, lunches, and the balance of independence and social pressure among Yale and Park Avenue circles.
Dorothy Dalton, a Byrams model, visits Jacqueline with troubles about weight and job. Dorothy worries she must lose ten pounds or lose her work while Jacqueline contemplates a kinder path. The scene blends small human crises with lingering hope and flirtations.
Jacqueline reunites with Dorothy as the two discuss romance. Dorothy fears hunger and mentions Mr Brown who wants to see Jacqueline. Jacqueline questions Mr Brown and reveals she plans to live independently while Dorothy confesses past dates, their ambitions, and the chase for security.
Ed Bliss of Weirwood rests at home with a baby after a light year of marriage. Mrs Z H Tegs visits Belle relatives while Abe McKinney resigns from the police. Grover Moore fills the vacancy in town. Glen Jean resident D W Allen visits friends as the school buys a new stage suite used in two years of plays.
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