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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1936
Page
4
The piece contrasts past and present neighborly behavior. It notes petty disturbances from chickens and dogs and noisy children, then argues modern life reduces fretful disputes. It stresses that a well kept home enhances community life and that neglect of appearance harms neighbor relations.
The Ohio basin flood swamped Johnstown Pittsburgh and Wheeling with water rising 30 to 50 feet. Many papers halted print and distribution as power failed and mail service broke down. Federal action on flood control is urged, though the engineering projects and costs are immense.
An elder reflects on how neighbors once quarried over rights and duties, often arguing or long estrangements. He notes a shift toward less hostility, contrasting past frequent disagreements with current calmer interactions and a habit of avoiding conflicts.
This casual piece extols a car's quick pigaway ability to surge ahead from a traffic light. It notes drivers feel superior as their vehicle pulls away by feet before a red light halts progress. The narrator brushes aside social concerns about reckless speeding.
A columnist muses on a baseball prophet who offers a soft writing task. If the guess is wrong, nothing lost. If right, who cares. The piece links faith, doubt, and steam shovels as a metaphorical test prior to progress.
Caviar traders of 1929 quietly reverted to hash when required, illustrating how relief measures may not permanently alter consumer behavior or fiscal stability.
The patient feels discontent when the physician does not assign her ailment to a lofty diagnosis. She compares the situation to Mrs. Smith, implying a wish for a more impressive or prestigious medical label.
The Morgantown Dominion News argues that consumer sales tax revenue is not set aside in a separate school fund. Instead it enters the State general revenue fund and supports both schools and other state functions. The law requires school support to receive at least the tax yield, with possible larger appropriations from the general fund.
A discussion notes Mr James P Warburg's book attacking the Roosevelt administration as a campaign document. It mentions 200000 copies circulated by the Republican National Committee and DuPonts purchase of copies. The piece questions Warburgs role and cites his involvement with the London World Economic Conference and currency stabilization efforts. It also critiques Warburgs portrayal of President Hoover and the New Deal.
The piece surveys a Senate vote on a government spending bill over Roosevelt's veto, naming Republicans such as Dr. Fess Vandenburg and Dickinson as critics. It contrasts Norman Thomas and du Pont interests with the president, lampooning attacks as socialist accusations while touching on Mussolini chatter and local Raleigh county anecdotes.
Moscow reports Soviet wheat exports in 1935 reached 719,350 metric tons, up threefold from 1934 and near the 1933 peak of 748,248 tons, according to The Associated Press.
Hollywood promoter HoLifAvoon HOL, OOD recounts Hollywood actors and directors who fear failure. He notes telegrams from observer Lederer praising performers, claiming a shared inferiority complex pervades the industry. He highlights unnamed examples of a starlet who doubts her talent and a confident male actor who bristles at praise.
Manhattan March 25. A police report leads to a visit at the undertaker’s for a last look at Muggsy Doyle. The absent minded gangster is described with a blue suit and carnation, his life stories, a gold smuggling tale, and clues about Susie and a pair of wall-mounted portraits including Reigh Count and Abraham Lincoln.
Iris Lanning leaves her poverty strapped aunt and head to Phina's Park Avenue residence in New York where legendary couturiere Phina hosts a dazzling, artful world. Iris discovers rivalries, money worries, and a surround of ambitious figures centered on fashion, status, and the promise of Morgan Black's unmapped influence looming over her.
Eight persons died and twenty were injured in Krakow as police clashed with workers marching to protest factory force reductions. The fatalities occurred as authorities confronted the demonstrators yesterday.
Kittanning Pennsylvania reported a record 92 consecutive days of winter weather with measurable snow or cold, marking a notable seasonal stretch according to local weather observers.
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