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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1935
Page
6
The Associated Press reports Beckley and 17 other West Virginia cities join a federal program naming trading centers. The Beckley area grows from 9,357 people in 1930 to about 123,000, spanning 1,300 square miles and including 34 communities.
In a vintage style endorsement, an observer recalls herbs grown for flavor in an old garden and compares dried, packaged Black Draught as a dependable laxative. Mr. Clint L. Paul of Caryville, Tennessee, extols Black-Draught for constipation and related headaches, claiming it regulates bowels and aids work.
A regional logistics report details 103000 rural and 20000 urban divisions. Within a year the Beckley area shipped 195000 carloads of merchandise but received only 22000, highlighting a substantial outbound flow versus modest inbound traffic.
A series of social notices describes a 66th birthday dinner for R C Hampton with family attending, and a surprise birthday dinner for Willard Agee. Also listed are league drive events, shop visits, and visits by residents across Beckley and surrounding towns, noting names and relations.
A brief financial report shows assets totaling 3,339.61 with liabilities of 3,200.14. Sources note the balance aligns with standard bank disclosure practices and reflects current period figures.
Fragmented ledger text shows liabilities figures including 75,000.00 and 227,980.77 with large totals such as 798,576.39 and 1,166,453.52. No clear entities or context to determine the exact account names or dates.
Monday activities include Miss Edith Clemens taken to hospital for appendicitis and several visitors seen in Beckley, Lillybrook and Rita. Mr and Mrs Campbell with Naomi and Dorothy Hill visited E F Cotton and J W Hill in Princeton while others toured Beckley and nearby towns. Virginia visitor Jack Wyatt stayed with G W Wyatt family. Miss Virginia Heslop among local children.
Steady to firm tone characterized stocks at the opening of the market today. Gains were mostly fractional and trading was active. Betterment was shown by American Telephone, Santa Fe, Bethlehem Steel, Montgomery Ward, and Pennsylvania Railroad, among others.
Standard Oil of New Jersey United States Steel and Western Union edged lower while General Electric posted a softer tone, signaling a modest market drift among big industrials.
The Dramatic club plans a production of As You Like It by William Shakespeare amid a staggered schedule split into two sections. Mrs. Roy Millican and Miss Garnet Handley sponsor the groups as one section favors the play and the other must decide. This would be the first Shakespearean production at the high school.
Editors of college papers magazines and yearbooks favor Roosevelt’s reelection according to Pulse of the Nation a monthly magazine cited by Eagle Dispatch in a student publication.
An old advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a reliable cough remedy for bronchial and chest cold symptoms. It asserts three days’ use clears mucus and eases coughing, urging readers to treat family members and rely on the product’s guaranteed satisfaction.
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