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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1936
Page
6
The piece analyzes the rebound of the automobile industry as a leading force in economic recovery, contrasting long and short haul challenges and posing a rhetorical question to railroads about their competitive offerings.
Observers analyze the national automobile show as a sign of recovery with 1935 sales at 4,199,000 units and 1936 projected near 4,600,000. Experts expect 1937 gains of 10 to 15 percent, boosting jobs for 400,000 workers and dealers, and fueling demand in steel, oils, rubber, and other materials.
Bombay reports the British government proud of sacrificing 25 million dollars in opium export revenue. It cites China as key customer and recalls the long era of opium wars. The note says Britain reduced exports for nearly three decades with 1935 shipments mainly medicinal and minor.
In San Jose Superior Court Judge William F. James held a husband may compel his wife to reside with a forgiving mother-in-law if the home is luxurious and refined. The decision denied Beatrice W. Van Ness Jr. a divorce from Thomas C. Van Ness Jr. and granted him the cross-complaint decree.
Lille France Roger Salengro French interior minister died today in what his brother Henri called an act of death by own action. The minister's death was caused by gas, his brother declared.
Tokyo residents, including poor Japanese, turn to catching cats for income. Cat catchers lure felines with a sparrow lure and use a club to subdue them as dawn breaks and cats return from night venues. Cats are sold to makers of musical instruments for catgut production.
Washington Representative Robert L. Ramsay of Follawsbee West Virginia plans to introduce a bill authorizing interstate compacts to stabilize the coal industry. The plan creates four coal zones with state governors naming coal administrators and a tribunal to unite operators. The zones cover Lake Tidewater Midwest and Southern regions.
Monongahela West Penn Public Service, a West Penn Electric subsidiary, reported net income of 1,253,388 for the year ending September 30, up from 991,448 the prior year. Per share figures rose to 4.29 from 3.40 for the 1935 period, with September quarter at 0.81 per preferred share versus 0.78 in 1935. The New York Philharmonic is noted as the oldest U.S. symphony orchestra.
The National Grange urged federal crop insurance and pressed American railroads for a plan to replace the interstate Commerce long and short haul clause. At its 70th annual convention in Columbus Ohio the Grange urged action to counter railroad discounts against shorter hauls amid water carrier competition. Louis J Taber national master of the Grange outlined the convention's adopted resolution reaffirming the group’s stance.
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