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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1934
Page
4
The President pushes to curb electric and gas rates, scrutinizing holding company pyramids and service charges. Beckley sees satisfaction with current water and electricity prices, while a proposed cut in street lighting to two cents per kWh is urged, and gas rates should be reduced without harming the sector's credit.
The document notes that reductions are submitted to the operating companies and to the West Virginia Public Service Commission with a belief that, in the long run, these changes will prove beneficial businesswise.
The United States Chamber of Commerce agrees to cooperate with the administration on recovery plans. The move signals practical alignment despite ongoing policy disagreements and reflects a desire to stabilize the economy through bipartisan cooperation. The piece argues the shift is prudent, not epochal, and hinges on confidence in the economic system.
An experimental UC study places cold transmission in the air, showing subjects in a highly ventilated room did not catch a cold after exposure to an infected individual while a non air conditioned room at Columbia did. The engineer notes air provides major energy, suggesting ventilation is crucial.
The public, used to far reaching explorations, is praised for Beebe who claims his bathysphere dive to 3028 feet had no scientific value. He labels the venture an adventure, yet notes a single remarkable specimen would justify it. His remarks show a scientist unafraid to redefine significance.
Nicholas Trench is acquitted of murdering his former school friend Os borne but signs suggest public disagreement with the verdict. His cousin Sir Seymour urges him to flee the country, a suggestion Nicholas attacks. After a dinner alone, he walks to his studio when a hoarse voice accosts him.
A night scene shifts to Nicholas Trench's studio as a mysterious visitor, Stellman, arrives with alarming information. Trench, home after a long absence, receives unexpected letters from Sir William Avon and faces a sudden intrusion that hints at deeper intrigue involving Osbourne and a looming about to an international escape.
By Brooke Peters the piece argues parents should actively guide daughters toward defined careers. It notes girls often marry early and face limited work paths, urging exploration of diverse openings beyond teaching nursing and secretarial work. It emphasizes early questions about future goals to provide direction and purpose.
ALPHONSO presents a column of observations and opinions questioning desert imagery and quotes Taylor on ships of the desert. The piece notes water, sands, and the convention absence of Elmer while hinting at initiates feeling like shipwrecks of the desert.
Reported events note Chief Kermit Locke and twenty officers dispersing a red meeting near the courthouse before noon. Dr J Lucifer Merrylees was seen out early. Democrats favored, parade included six donkeys and no elephants while it rained. Board of education brain trust called to the white wing service. Hope to join Clarence Gilbert’s Christmas dinner if funds are raised.
In Zagreb Yugoslavia on November 23, amid King Alexander’s assassination, none of the grapes from vineyards owned by the late king were harvested this year. The estate manager said no one is worthy to drink wine grown for the great king.
Mrs. Val Preston hunting with another woman in Washington state spots a buck, closes her eyes and fires, killing two bucks whose horns lock together.
A man drowned himself in Baltimore as he walked into a river and water covered his head. Two policemen fired shots over his head in an attempt to halt him.
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