Beckley urged to quickly submit CWA project bids
The editorial urges Beckley to fast track Civil Works Administration project bids to ease local unemployment. It criticizes officials for hesitation and calls on the Civic Works Board to submit sewer extension and street resurfacing plans immediately, noting other towns are already bidding.
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Civil Works Administration
Beckley
CWA
Exme
Accentu
Civic Works Board
Mate
Good Old Santa Claus and the Lesson for Children
An essay argues that children distinguish fables from reality and that myths like Santa Claus can still convey truth. It contends that kindness and helpfulness, not belief in a literal Santa, bring rewards, while acknowledging adults’ role in guiding between imagination and seriousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
North Pole
Kidnapping Crime Probe Prompts Social Debate
A San Jose case where kidnappers confess murdering the victim to extort $40,000 from his father sparks questions about the social system. The piece notes kidnapping as a major racket, cites Brooke Hart murder and Charlie Ross memory, and argues American civilization fails to protect life and property compared with other nations.
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San Jose
Charlie Ross
United States
California
Brooke Hart
Moundsville Journal
War on slot machines spreads state wide
The Register applauds a new order to crack down on slot machines and other small store and drink-stand gambling. Led by state police under Commander Shingleton, the drive targets petty gambling that grows into big money, with Raleigh County previously free from slots due to C W Meadows. The ban extends to other ingenious games, aiming to stamp out public gambling and curb youth temptation.
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the Register
Shingleton
Raleigh County
C. W. Meadows
Legislature to Meet in Charleston for Revenue Measures
West Virginia lawmakers assemble in Charleston next Tuesday to craft bills for counties and municipal services funding. Governor Kump pledges aid but defers to the Legislature on specifics, amid calls for taxing luxuries and a depletion tax on natural resources such as natural gas.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Kump
Shepherdstown Register
Budget Talk Sparks Looming Congress Clash Over 1935 Finances
Washington observers expect a fierce early battle as budget chief Lewis Douglas presents the 1935 budget. Republicans charge two budgets exist one ordinary and one emergency while Democrats defend recovery policy and balanced budgeting despite higher spending fears. The dispute signals a lively session over federal finances and agency funding.
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Washington
Lewis Douglas
Bertrand Snell
House
Snell
Farley
Burns
Douglas
Congress
Registerings A Column of Comment and Criticism
A column by Alphonso offers satirical observations on society and politics. It notes geologists predicting a Canadian diamond field, jokes about taxes and health, critiques middle class pretensions, and comments on local posts, jail escapes, and a wave of domestic critique surrounding dollhouse decorating and family life. The piece includes references to Man in Logan county, Fayette county jail incidents, and depot boot legends.
Fayette County News Marriage License and Legal Actions
Raymond Stokley 24 Winona and Vella Dorsey 21 Winona were issued a marriage license. Two new civil suits filed in the circuit clerk’s office November 22 seek damages of 25,000 against Standard Accident Insurance Company, The Koppers Coal Company, Elkhorn Piney Coal Mining Company, Arch Jamison and Howard Tucker. J.S. Cramblett represents John De Marco, and Lilly and Lilly of Charleston represent J. O. Jones alias J. A. Brent in the second suit. Deputy Virgil Lyons heads to San Antonio to return J. O. Jones alias J. A. Brent, recently captured there by Chief Owen K. Kilday.
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Raymond Stokley
Winona
Vella Dorsey
Circuit Clerk
John Demarco
Assumps
Standard Accident Insurance Company
the Koppers Coal Company, Inc
Elkhorn Piney Coal Mining Company
Arch Jamison
Howard Tucker
J.S. Cramblett
Standard Accident — Insurance Company
Koppers Coal Company, Inc
Lilly and Lilly of
Charleston
Virgil Lyons
San Antonio
Texas
J. O. Jones
J. A. Brent
Owen K. Kilday
Doll House Dolls by Brooke Peters Church
The column examines the yearly search for the right doll house and furnishings. It notes the challenge of matching scale so children, parents, and furniture fit properly, with lamps, clocks, and grand pianos varying by year and leaving room for the drawing room set.
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Brooke Peters
Boland buys Beverly Hills home not switching to Hollywood
Mary Boland purchased a Beverly Hills residence and says she will use it as a home while in Hollywood but does not intend to settle there. She emphasizes the purchase is more an investment and that her stage career remains her primary focus.
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Hollywood
Mary Boland
Beverly Hills
Miss Boland
Home is wherever I am says Boland in shifting life
Miss Boland describes herself as not a settling type. She loves New York City but won’t claim it as permanent headquarters. She has lived in Michigan and Beverly Hills, but career time governs where she calls home—now she owns a house in Beverly Hills while New York claims neither place.
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New York City
Michigan
Miss Boland
Beverly Hills
New York
Dubuque Sunlight film dazzles with Paris fancy in town
Warner Baxter stars in As Husbands Go a Dubuque based comedy drama where a businessman’s wife is influenced by a young English poet in Paris. Helen Vinson and Warner Oland head a cast that includes G P Huntler Jr Catharine Doucet and Eleanor Lynn. The light play unfolds against local sunlight.
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Eleanor Lynn
Catharine
Forbidden Valley pursuit in Canadian frontier tale
William Byron Moweu presents art Tennyson drawn into a forced man hunt led by ex Royal Mounted chief A. K. Marlin. They track Igor Kara khan to Russian Lake in the far northwest. Paul St. Claire joins, a girl paddles home to fish, a drunken half breed threatens. Curtailed by danger, the trio move toward the island encounter.
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Art Tennyson
Royal Mounted
A. K. Marlin
Ufe
Igor Karakhan
Russian Lake
Canadian
Paul St. Claire
Curt
Paul
On Russian Lake Curt and Sonya sail from the island
Curt Ralston escorts Sonya Nichols by canoe to shore after a tense night on an island. He notes her aristocratic bearing and curiosity about the fort history. She shares a fragment of the fort’s grim Klosphees saga and hints at tomorrow’s planned exploration with him.
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Curt
Sonya
Mies
Paul
Tenderfoot
Sonya Nichols
Ralph Nichols
Ralston
Curt Ralston
Nichols
Mr. Ralston
Rosalie Marlin
Rosalie
Russian Lake
Miss Nichols
Father Lespérance
William B. Mowery
Biography shifts focus from musical films to romance
The piece notes growing interest in biographies as a counterbalance to heavy musical film emphasis. It envisages continued musicals but suggests solid biographical romance could diversify coverage, doubting plans for a musical life of Napoleon or a lyrical take on Catherine the Great.
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Napoleon
Catherine the Great
Ghent Attorney Londa Lilly Heads to Charleston Legislature
W Va. Atty Londa Lilly leaves Sunday for Charleston to attend the state legislature. Others visiting or staying with local families include the Sweeney, Mead, Hedrick, Sweeney and Griffith households. Martha Meador and Ora Farley are noted at Beckley College weekend visits. Thelma Lilly suffers a severe cold confinement at home.
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Atty
Londa Lilly
Charleston
L. D. Sweeney
Joy
Vera
Add Meador
Glen Hedrick
Martha Meador
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