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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1937
Page
4
The text argues that abandoning current inflationary policy would trigger another collapse. It states the president and advisers recognize the danger and urges Congress to back their leadership. Without courage to follow, delaying national debt payments could bring another whirlwind.
After five years in New York Eve Mannersfield returns to a 200 year old Connecticut farm and hosts a lively weekend visit. Denny, Mitzi, Jack Kilian and the Cleveland circle bring cafe chatter, jealousy and playful romance as Eve weighs remaining in the old home versus returning to city life.
The article recounts Stanley Walker, famed city editor of The New York Herald Tribune, his views on misogyny and tabloids, and his career moves. He quits the Herald Tribune after a blunt critique, joins a tabloid as city editor with a large salary, shifts to a society magazine, and finally becomes editor of The New York Woman, an all female enterprise.
The article argues a federal policy shift from expansive spending to retrenchment and budget balance to curb inflation. It cites President Roosevelt pressing for reduced proposals and debt decline, while Eccles urges higher taxes and limited appropriations to avert a boom. It notes the political difficulty of cutting many entrenched interests amid a high debt and deflation history.
Reports from Madrid defense forces indicate a northeastward advance of about twenty miles with vast rebel stockpiles seized or abandoned. Observers say Italian troops, tied to Franco, show rout with arms discarded and artillery left behind. If the setback stands, Mussolini may breach neutrality to shore up Franco.
In a Morgantown Post opinion from Anne O'Hare McCormick reporting from Europe, she argues that a steadily functioning government is vital in modern society. She warns that pursuing order at any price risks undermining democracy, citing Italy's 1921 events and Mussolini's rise as a cautionary tale.
Staunton News Leader notes the pope denounces Nazi regime for violating the 1933 concordat and oppressing Christians. Protestant and Catholic clergy and laity resist, inspired by early Christian fortitude, risking dignities and cruelties to uphold faith and peace.
Chicago joins a growing list of cities adopting the Cincinnati plan as an Illinois Legislature considers a referendum. The city currently elects a mayor and a fifty-member non partisan council, but elections show strong partisan lines. The plan ends ward politics and proportional representation could raise the quality of council members, Wheeling notes.
In Glen Morgan area, Jeep the groundhog emerges after a long hibernation, signaling a springlike spell with thunderbolts and clear skies. The author questions the creature as a predictor but notes Jeep’s timely appearance on March 24 and the onset of equinoctial weather. Also describes a young dancer Miss Betty and a tap performance with blue attire and golden slippers.
The column notes a volatile exchange between American and Nazi voices, with Germany outraged by U S protests while the State Department offers mild responses. It cites statements by Mayor La Guardia Gen Hugh Johnson and labor and German officials, detailing mutual rebuke and repeated apologies as tensions rise.
Dr Dumbkopf bursts into the office claiming a sure Derby entry titled Nobody's Choice with jockey Heeza Jinks. The exchange mocks pseudo science, political strikes, and illegal tender as the scene escalates with taunts about taxes and death.
Camp Raleigh superintendent H F Halstead offers two dollars for the best high school editorial on forest fire prevention to appear in April. Judges include Ted Gaylor McDowell O B Harris and Bud Dust. The plan aims to spark discussion in classrooms and Raleigh county homes and may save trees and game. William R Diehl returns home with cameras and plans to publish in Beckley Newspapers, with trips proposed to Turkey Spur Ivy Knob and Huff's Knob to capture rugged mountain scenery for the papers.
The burial of Madame Ces ar Pellet, 86, widow of a Lille industrialist, drew a funeral procession of 689 relatives. The large turnout reflected the prominent family’s influence in the city.
The piece discusses Hogben's Mathematics for the Million and his earlier Mathematics for the Mission, comparing his hospital sparked ideas with Willard Wright’s and presenting Hogben’s aim to demystify mathematics for the general reader while warning of dangers of cryptic cleverness in society.
In Louisa Virginia the census notes 53 widows and 32 maiden ladies among a 301 resident town. The data reflect long standing gender age distribution in the small community.
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