Beckley Sees Prosperity From Local Purchasing Power
Two Beckley Register Page 1 stories highlight strong urban buying power and a drive to balance agriculture with industry. A Sales Management report shows local expenditures average 1800 dollars per person yearly, with farm inputs fueling growth. bankers urge farmers to invest in soil and roads while rural urban cooperation expands through the Rural Development Council.
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Beckley
Shoul
Raleigh County
Hill County
Rural Development Council
Ohio
Michigan
Georgia
Coopers- Now
Provert
State Department of Agriculture
Bug Dust Reflects On Autumn Weather And Annexation Talk
A column reflecting on the beauty of a November evening and a lively local annexation debate. John Morrison defends the Beckley annexation stance while E E Dillon supports theirs. Leroy Phipps recounts a multicity rail journey and the joy of returning home.
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John Keats
Play-for-Pay Gridders Too Good for Ramblers
HAL BOYLE argues Notre Dame, undefeated in college play, would be overwhelmed by the Cleveland Browns in a hypothetical clash, noting the Browns’ disciplined, paid pros would dominate and expose the gap between amateur and professional football.
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Ramblers
New York
Notre Dame
Due
Byte
The
T- Wes Fighttog Fois
Frank Lamy
Cleveland Brown
North Ca
Tar Heels
Browns
Yankees
Surrey Dame
Cleveland Browns
Ike Bhamatta
Joe Lous
Frank Leahy
Paul Brown
Cleveland
Leahy
Hamblers
North Carolina
South Bend
Bobby Williams
Forrest Grigg
Otto Graham
Mac Speedie
Social Security Tax Increase to 1.4 Percent Jan 1
Washington reports the social security tax will rise from 1 percent to 1.4 percent for both employes and employers on all covered wages starting January 1. The change affects about 2.7 million employers and 30 million workers, with the maximum tax on an individual set at 44 dollars for those earning up to three thousand dollars.
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James Marloway
Washington
Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
Uuu
House
Senate
Dancing Part of School Curriculum in Venezuela
The AP reports Venezuela integrates ballet folk and rhythmic dance into public school curriculum from kindergarten with annual July exhibitions in Caracas. Steffy Stahl, invited from Vienna in 1938, trains teachers and promotes rhythmic development and artistic taste while children learn to design sets and costumes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Venezuela
Caracas
Aubnen
Steffy Stahl
la Fa
Vienna
Miss Stall
United States
San Francisco
Toomers
Miss Stahl
Vienna State College
Heart of Happiness chapter scene of Avieta and Tillicum
A tense night scene follows Avieta Langtry as she descends to a dim kitchen to find Tillicum and a growing sense of homecoming. Voices from Kelly and the Langtrys hint at hidden wealth and family secrets while the storm closes in.
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Avieta
Tillicum
Miss Langjie
Miss Langtry
Virginia
Cal
Mr. Kelly
Chips
Arieta
Sacay
Arteta
Arc
Jaway
Tobin Uses Community to Ease Unemployment
In Washington Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin champions a “community approach” to reduce unemployment. He notes 35 hard‑hit EB areas, with 12 percent jobless, and urges state and local employment committees to mobilize industry, labor, government, and educators to attract jobs and accelerate housing and public works.
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Tobin
Paul Simneman
Central Press
Washington
Secretary of Labor
Maurice J. Tobin
Department of Labor
United States
Young William L. Batt, Jr
Lator Department
Committee On
Judson River
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Truman
MH. Truman
Federal Housing Agency
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Labor Tobin
State
Jacal
Allure Fades as Hollywood’s Golden Age Dims
Hollywood critics note a decline in personal flamboyance among stars while the cinema as a national institution remains strong. Veteran figures like DeMille and Valentino are cited for lasting influence, as modern stars face shorter, heavily managed fame and lavish lifestyles fade.
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Howard
Heynap
Hollywood
Cecil 3. DeMille
Samuel Goklwsn
John Ford
Theda Bara
Mary Pickford
Clara Bow
Gloria Swanson
Valores Costello
Mae Murray
Normao Ami
Constance Talmadge
Janet Gaynor
Normne Shearer
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Rudolph Valentino
John Gilbert
John Barrynore
Pemille
Goldwyn
Ford
DeMille
Lillian Gish
Dolores Costello
Corinne Grimw
Katherine MacDonald
Harris
Valentino
Hope Hampton
John Barrymore
J.P. Morgan
William S. Hart
Joe Reddy
Walt Disney Productions
Joe
Clark
Gallew
Cary
Giant
Chaplin
Lloyd
Io Star
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Excelsior Springs
Boss ‘Fruman
Phipps
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Heart of
Peggy More
Pennsylvania
Linois
New England
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Pacific Coast
Uncle Sam
Montana
Texas
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Tere
Pols’ Negri
Marion Davies
Ocean House
Santa Monica
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Lave Ender
Tom Mix
Fatty ‘Arbuckle
Buster Keaton
Lew Cody
Colleen Moore
Lars Goldwyn Te
Rudolph Valentina
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Pola Negri
Douslas Fairbanks
Wallace Reid
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