Parking Reform Urged to Ease Beckley Shopping
Beckley merchants spend thousands to lure shoppers while visitors find no parking. A two hour limit on business streets could free spaces for customers and curb all day parking by residents or workers. Civic groups and officials should push a timetable to discourage all day parking and boost retail activity. The piece argues the public should support the needy while ensuring tax measures if voluntary giving fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
Charities Drive Lags in Raleigh County Ahead of Winter
The Associated Charities of Raleigh County report a slow drive despite plenty of goods and money. Officials note a hard winter looms for the jobless and poor, with a surplus of food and clothing but uneven distribution, and the campaign trails at only seventy percent completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Charities
Raleigh County
West Virginia hydro plans dropped amid lobby disputes
The West Penn and Appalachian Power announce no further hydro electric permits for West Virginia citing hostile public. journal comment argues the move is propaganda by lobby interests and urges preservation of water power for local use against outside control and quick decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Penn
Appalachian Power & Electric Company
West Virginia
West Virginia Review
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Moundsville Journal
Beckley Growth Plans Highlight City Development
The document outlines Beckley summer resort potential and climate advantages to boost business for local merchants and distributors. It calls for a city planning commission, a building code, and promotion of dairying, trucking, and poultry in Raleigh County. It also mentions a county unit plan for schools, property tax reform, legislative reapportionment, and a one cent per ton tax for national advertising of West Virginia smokeless coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Raleigh County
Erty
West Virginia
Tribute to Holmes as he nears bench absence in Washington
A Washington Daybook profile recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes as the supreme court legend struggles with reduced vitality. Anecdotes highlight his soldierly courtesy at the bench and a vow to read Thucydides in the original Greek before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Justice Holmes
Justice Lurton
Jutice Holmes
Justice Lorton
Holmes
Thucydides
Fragmented Column of Opinions and Quips on Society
A miscellaneous collection of comments, quips, and social observations including debt, talent, unemployment, geopolitics, and local anecdotes. It parries with humorous asides about Rudy Vallee, crime, and a goat tax tale on Main Street.
Local births and social notes from Tamroy area
Tamroy W Va born to Mr and Mrs Jona than Farry a son on Sunday Oct 18 Mrs Farry formerly Miss Irene Walker of Price Till. R L Maddy, Gene Whitely and Noel Williams enjoyed a brief hunting trip to Ghent. Misses Mary Gonzel and Edna Wilding shopped in Mount Holly. Mahlon Walker of Smithers spent the weekend with his parents. Gail Fletcher called on business in Charleston. Mr and Mrs Ross Neal attended a Halloween party at Mount Tone Methodist church. The Carmans visited Clarence Carman at Washington and Lee university. Lake Maddy and family visited relatives near Hinton. Mae Hale returned to Ghent after an extended visit with her sister. Jewel Cooper of Mill Creek visited here. Mrs Mason Walker and Miss Thehna Walker were callers in Fayetteville. Mrs S E Walker ill at home. Charles and James Neal and G C Hoover of Kilsythe visited Mrs Ross Neal. Frances Poteet of Kilsythe spent days with grandparents Mr and Mrs George Poteet. Mae Hall Jewell Cooper and Fats Neal attended a Halloween party at Kilsythe. Mr and Mrs D M Whitely and family of Coal City visited Mrs Whitely's parents.
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Jonathan Farry
Ross Neal
Mount Tone
A. ©. Carman
Clarence
Carman
Washington and Lee University
Lake Maddy
Hinton
Mae Hale
Ghent
Jewel Cooper
Mill Creek
Mason Walker
Thehna Walker
Fayetteville
S. E. Walker
Charles
James Neal
G. C. Hoover
Kilsythe
Frances Poteet
George Poteet
Mae Hall
Jewell Cooper
Fats” Neal
James Blanchard
D. M. Whitely
Coal City
Coal City, Visited Mrs. Whitely
Local Hospital Notes List Day Patients and Aged Injured
Yesterday several patients were treated at Beckley and Raleigh General Hospitals. Names include Joe Buffa 19 from Cranberry mine Pearl Manning 5 daughter of Gus Manning H Edwards 51 Edwight I D Canaday 36 Crab Orchard G S Lucas 37 Sullivan coal loader injured in a September 27 car wreck Mrs Ollie Metrick Wayne Childress 6 and Cindy Smith 14 with family addresses in Beckley Stotesbury East Gulf Price Hill Oakwood Avenue and others Also Charles Hairston 37 Big Stick coal loader with foreign body removed from left foot and Charles Yeager 10 head wound from football at Beckley Willard Gilkerson 24 Glen Hedrick laborer T R Allen Beckley Morris Cole 33 Rhodell saleswoman Mrs Richard Charles Mead Miss Waitbrow Kidd 19 Beckley Miss Ruth Cobb Wright plus an English chemist paints that change color by sun and phosphorescent tennis balls.
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Beckley Hospital
Joe Buffa
Cranberry Mine
Pearl Manning
Gus Manning
Artie
H. Edwards
Edwight
State Road Commission
I. D. Canaday
Crab Orchard
J. C. B. Smokeless Coal Company
G. S. Lucas
Sullivan
Ollie Metrick
M. Metrick
Oakwood Avenue
Beckley
Cindy Smith
J. B. Smith
East Gulf
Wayne Childress
J. M. Childress
Stotesbury
Dorothy Luckack
Joe Luckack
Price Hill
Charles Hairston
Ethel Hall
Venture Hall
Raleigh
Charles William Yeager
Ralph Yeager
Willard Gilkerson
Glen Hedrick
Chesapeake and Ohio
T. R. Allen
Morris Cole
Rhodell
Richard Charles
Mead
Waitbrow Kidd
W. P. Kidd
Ruth Cobb
Wright
W. R. Cobb
New York Telephone Heads Lays Out Call Limits
In New York City the phone company limits monthly uses by a fixed number of calls. Extra calls incur charges, as a witty desk clerk notes gossiping by women in Manhattan drives business. The piece reflects on urban phone use and pricing dynamics.
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William Gaines
New York
New Yorks
Brunet
Manhattan
Langley and Ruggles in New York Notes and Movements
Allan Langley from Newport owns the most complete match folder collection. Charles Ruggles’ father opposed his stage career. New York real estate agents note small-apartment occupants move more often than those in larger flats, while J Brooks Atkinson humorously quips about celery and hangovers.
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Allan Langley
Newport
Charles Ruggles
New York
J. Brooks Atkinson
Not That It Matters But Owen Young And Shad Roo
A quirky note about Owen Young and a dislike for shad roo includes a tale of a village girl crowned queen of a kindergarten age and a family near an experimental New York school. Groucho Marx reacts to a photo of himself in his manager’s office, tearing it down as a perfect Marx likeness. Tito Coral plans to record the national anthem of South America.
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Owen Young
Shad Roo
New York
Groucho Marx
Mr. Groucho
Marx
Marx Boys
Paris Stage for Venice Muir in a Publicize Social Scheme
Venice Muir plans six months abroad to craft a glamorous past and gain acceptance in New York society. She collaborates with Guy Bryson a penniless American in Paris to act as a guide and pretend lover at social salons. The setting moves to Ciro's where the Marquis de Thénardier is introduced.
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Paris
Venice
Muir
New York
Ann Duryea
Guy Bryson
Guy
Ciro
Marquis de Thénardier
Venice Muir enjoys an American triumph at Paris social
In Paris Venice Muir charms Marquis René and socialite Mrs. Coates. Guy Bryson guides her through a night of salon flirting and staged politeness as she receives an invitation to a notable dinner, shaping her standing in smart society.
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Venice
Guy
Mr. Bryson
Mrs. Coates
Miss Muir
Harriet Henry
Alperson Receives Promotion In Venezuelan Commission
Edward N. Alperson, familiar to motion picture branch office men in Omaha St Louis and Kansas City, has secured another promotion through a commission appointed by the president of Venezuela.
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Venezuela
Edward N. Alperson
Omaha
St. Louis
Kansas City
Meadows Child Dies At Home In Sullivan
Funeral services were held yesterday for Deroni Marie Meadows age one of Sullivan. She died Sunday after a month long illness. Burial followed at Tommy's Creek cemetery with Rose Funeral Home in charge. She is survived by her parents L F Meadows, a brother Randal and sisters Margaret Rose and Pauline Meadows.
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Deroni Marie Meadows
Shakespeare Story Club Organized by Local Teachers
The National Junior Shakespeare Story Telling club forms a local branch led by Misses Nannie Ellen Gadd and Grace Curtis. Students enroll and must perform in a Shakespeare play within 20 weeks. First class meets Saturday November 21 at 10 00 at the Christian church. A nominal tuition covers text costs.
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National
Shakespeare Story Telling Club
Nannie Ellen Gadd
Grace Curtis
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Louis-Le-Grand
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Ice
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