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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1934
Page
2
A speaker urges businessmen to back the NRA codes and avoid scapegoating competitors. He warns that critics who impede progress risk harming recovery and cautions readers to consider their stance before actions rock the nation’s path to stability.
Veterans of World War I from West Virginia gather in Beckley for the annual mid year American Legion conference hosted by Raleigh County Post No. 32. A large program with Legion and Auxiliary activities runs Friday to Sunday, ending with a 6 PM banquet at the Black Knight Country Clubhouse.
The piece argues that rapid recovery in business mirrors patient recoveries. It contends big firms benefited from the NRA while small businesses and the unemployed lag. It cites profits and losses from 1982 to 1933 and notes President Harding warning the nation about hindering full recovery.
Ned Smith, editor of the Fairmont Times, argues for reunification with Virginia to save government costs amid lingering 60s dissent. He notes shared heritage and calls the current West Virginia identity weak while warning about the ten million dollar capitol, flag debt, and who would pay old road debts.
Raleigh county residents meet William N Beehler amid talk of rehabilitation programs and a subsistence homestead plan in Shady Spring. The visit underscores a nonpolitical social work ethic and the Roosevelt era push for a fair deal for all. Beehler’s approach contrasts with typical government agents, emphasizing service over politics.
The Democratic county committee of Taylor county waives its right to the senatorial nominee this year in the Hodges case, raising the West Virginia district issue. The paper suggests 3y senatorial districts with one senator each and Wood county always gets one, other counties share the second seat. A reform unlikely soon.
A column by Alphonso w offers observations and humorous quips on daily life. It touches on fathers influence, the Legionaires, taxation of vanity, a divorce and work woes, and a sly retort about price gouging in beauty services. The tone mimics a local paper’s editorial voice with wry humor.
Sophia area residents report visiting relatives across multiple towns. Mr and Mrs Alvin Deck and children and Fred Seized traveled to SE Albans for the weekend. Other locals visited Mullens Beckley Charleston and Stotesbury while Mrs E H Roberts returned from Trenton Ohio.
The Beckley circus crowd included Mrs. Hubert Mc Guire Miss Rachell Lovell Coy Stone Rex Lovell Mr and Mrs Leo Kindreck Connard Williams and Billy Wall. John Rowals returned home after a period as a Raleigh General hospital patient.
A mother resolves her ten year old Tommy must wear corduroys to school despite peers in tweeds. The piece argues conformity pressures on children, the shame of nonconformity, and the parent's role in guiding attire while noting the cost of deviating from fashion norms.
Residents from Affinity West Virginia attended a Beckley circus on Wednesday. Names such as Sophia Smith Louie Ganic and Pete Prince appear with various visits to Ghent Pemberton Sophia and Sophia area. The report notes baby news and many social visits Sunday to Monday.
Hollywood sketch describes a Cleopatra sequence on a river barge with 600 ostrich plumes and Rose maidens, as De Mille stages the shot and stars Lie Colbert and Henry Wilcoxon deliver lines while Nubian slaves discuss Central Avenue. A backstage note reveals rhinestones on thread and studio gloss over location.
Sergeant Harper returns to Dufresne Terrace after a double homicide of Pierre Dulreane and a partner. The attempt to reach Dufresne fails as the suite remains locked. Harper orders master keys and notices the wife's call about the bottle and bed.
Thirty five Mercer county youngsters, mostly school pupils, received tuberculosis X ray examinations at Pinecrest Sanitarium. The screening, prompted by positive tuberculin reactions, was conducted under the West Virginia Tuberculosis association with nurse Miss Mary Virginia Gill leading the field team.
Pupils were taken to Beckley on a Mercer county school bus provided by County Superintendent C. J. Woods and the Mercer school board after plans to test the boys and girls in Mercer county failed due to Dr. Churchill Robertson of Roanoke missing his engagement. A preliminary survey shows southern Georgia watermelon acreage could rise 30 to 40 percent this season.
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