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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1935
Page
4
Texas courts hold a driver blinded by oncoming headlights at night is negligent if he hits an object. In a 35 mph crash into a parked truck, the driver was killed and heirs sued the truck owner. The court ruled the dead driver failed to exercise proper care, must anticipate obstacles, slow or stop when vision is impaired, and is at fault if he continues driving.
Senator Bennett Champ Clark argues in Country Gentleman that the NRA persists by attaching to the federal payroll. He recalls Senate action extending the NRA to April 1, 1936 and Richberg’s defense of payroll morale, then notes Supreme Court ruling and later calls for a limited skeleton operation with no cap on funding.
The passage notes a large payroll and thousands employed by government, criticizing department and bureau growth. It cites Coolidge on bureaucratic rule as least satisfactory to a progressive people, warning that unchecked bureaucracy undermines representative government and democracy by claiming authority over all and answer to none.
The article argues football, though less visible than baseball, shows complex team work and pre arranged plans. It praises players who grasp swift instructions, executing pre planned moves with clear brains and discipline.
The piece praises radio sport coverage for Louis Baer’s fight, lauding Clem McCarthy’s clear blow-by-blow description. It predicts radio will adopt crisp, truthful, comprehensive reporting without hysteria or editorializing, matching press standards and covering all human-interest aspects.
The Santa Barbara News notes that efforts by supporters of Col. Knox, Senator McNary, and Governor Landon to stir Western enthusiasm have yielded no real buoyancy. It also observes Hoover’s harsh attacks on Roosevelt drew little applause from his California faction.
A pointed critique mocks Republican attacks on New Deal spending. It cites Liberty League and pamphlets, argues relief funds show barbers and dancing teachers also need aid, and questions the morality of the dole’s conditions. The piece notes barber John Doe’s fall from work, unemployment, and subsequent dole to sustain basic needs.
The piece notes a 50 cent lesson rate for dance teaching with discounts for full courses. It discusses Monsieur d Eau turning to children’s dance classes funded by WPA, and criticizes relief policies paying manicure workers to polish others’ hands. It references political figures and debates over Roosevelt administration programs.
Walter Cole of Lenexa Kansas died while hurrying to finish a grave for a funeral. He threw out the last shovel of dirt and collapsed in the grave he had been digging for another person.
Hollywood reports Pola Negri confirms engagement plans in a new mystery suitor reveal. The star, famed since 1922, teases a "middle aged British statesman, enormously wealthy" as her fiancé, after previous flirtations with Chicago and Cleveland romances the public never fully named.
Mrs. C. C. Stafford hosted the Missionary Society gathering with pleasant refreshments for attendees including Mrs. H. P. Wilson Mrs. T. T. Smith Mrs. J. H. Fix Mrs. Freeland Agee and Mrs. Charles Roark. Various local residents were noted visiting ill or traveling to Beckley Bail es Beavers Beaver Lillybrook and Lego for social and family occasions.
Sketches by leading artists for the justice department building murals were filled with murder and guns. The government rejected them and ordered a new set focusing on sweetness and light.
Anne confronts John about love and pride, learning Rob Crocker’s rejection spurs her to faith in John. Amid storms and a joyful homecoming, they reveal step toward a shared future as Teela Liisa welcome them back with cake and laughter.
George Tucker surveys Manhattan cultural life and the celebrity circuit. Somerset Maugham plans Caribbean material for a new short story volume while Lupe Velez and Elisabeth Bergner charm or dodge publicity. Rumors swirl around Jumbo delays, Broadway gags, and social headlines from Waldorf and high society.
On physician advice Mrs. Albert J. Dahlby wife of a Kansas City pastor has gone into hiding to escape further telephone intimidation linked to her gambling crusade.
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