Beckley urged to study Magnus and Company water financing
A Cincinnati investment firm proposes to finance Beckley’s waterworks buyout, paying all costs from the system’s profits. The firm cites proven results in other cities and notes Logan recently approved a municipal purchase financed similarly. Beckley’s city council should consider the offer seriously for public improvements and long term profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Magnus and Company
Cincinnati
Logan
Pure Water Company
Register
The
Football Tales And Rail Rates In A Muddy Week
The writer notes a muddy football day with brave players and a wish for hash over turkey leftovers. He discusses rail freight rate fears, coal versus oil gas competition, and a beacon beacon plan for aviation using wind driven power and a photoelectric switch, plus reflections on bear sightings of a night beacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Airways Division
Department of Commerce
Progress in Spain hinges on foreign troops withdrawal plan
The Spanish civil conflict moves toward a domestic focus as Soviet Russia accepts a non intervention plan for foreign soldiers removal. With substantial progress in pulling out foreign troops, belligerent rights for the rebel government may be granted. The war’s scars will endure for decades, many caused by non Spaniards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Spain
A Hint For Santa From War Toys Fading
A New York department store will not sell or display toys and games suggestive of war this season. The article notes the shift reflects a rising pacifist mood in pre-Christmas markets and jokes about replacing war toys with peace themed items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tia
New York
Isms And Antagonisms In Fascism And Communism Threat
The mounting hostility between Italy and Russia centers on Italian adherence to the anti Communist pact. The piece highlights the international nature of Fascism and Communism and views the dispute as a renewed threat to world peace. Italy’s response to Russian objections is discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Russia
William Bullitt eyed to pilot Windsor visit
In this Central Press column Charles P. Stewart argues Bill Bullitt, the U S ambassador to France, could arrange an American welcome for the Windsors after the holidays. He portrays Bullitt as an efficient fixer and aristocrat with long Paris connections and wealth in tax-exempt securities.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
William C. Bullitt
France
Bill
Bill Bullitt
Henry Ford
Ambassador Bullitt
Paris
Joff
Charles E. Bedaux
Daux
Sandhog
Philadelphia
Bedaux
Telling Me Satirical Look At Oddities Of The Day
A Central Press column catalogs humorous notes on royals fashion and pampering cures. It jokes about the Duke of Kent paying for handkerchiefs, King James II as a trailer inventor, and a 300 year quest for a single dictionary. It also mocks radio ads and preparedness zeal in quirky vignettes.
Italy and Russia tied to world movements endanger peace
The text argues that Italy is not an enemy of Russia but of Communism, and that Fascism and Communism bind their governments to global movements that intrude on others. It warns that ongoing antagonism from these ideologies makes world peace dangerously unstable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Russia
New Art History Books Reviewed in Brief
Contemporary reviews compare Sheldon Cheney’s A World History of Art with van Loon’s broader approach, noting its many illustrations and dense detail. Carl Zigrosser’s Six Centuries of Fine Prints is praised for accessibility but criticized for similar sequencing faults. Lionello Venturi’s Botti Celli is also discussed for its scholarly value and scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon Cheney
Viking
Carl Zigrosser
Covivi-Friede
Botticelli
Lionello Venturi
Oxford
Sly Hendrix
Willem van Loon
van Loon
Cheney
John Steuart Curry
Thomas Hart Benton
Grant Wood
Man About Manhattan
George Tucker recalls New York evenings where miracles seem possible for the blind and legless, while police licensing lists separate the legit from the notorious. A visit to the Polo Grounds yields a comic tale of buying an old program, and anecdotes include Jenny Lind’s earnings on tour, Shylock as a comic figure, and a note on Phaidon Press books about Botticelli.
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George Tucker
York
New York
City plans expand Mabscott area and modernize code
The document outlines extending city limits to include built up areas and Mabscott, creating a city planning and zoning commission, a paid building inspector, and a single municipal water sewer utility. It calls for a new charter with a city manager, park acquisition, stronger library, small farm development, tourism and recreation promotion, a coal tax fund for national advertising, industrial diversification, and more school buildings in Beckley and Raleigh county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabscott
City Planning and Zoning Commission
West Virginia
Beckley
Raleigh County
Nina Plans a Party Amid Cramped Chaos
Nina frets over a chaotic apartment and critical guests as she prepares for Gracie Nolan and Jack night. David supports Nina while her mother Honey and stepfather Richard stir tension. The 1987 Margaret Herzog piece follows Nina’s frantic, ironic struggle to host a successful gathering despite disorder and scrutiny.
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Nina
David
Richard
Honey
Button
McDuff
Gracie Nolan
Jack
Gracie
Francine
Bill
Margaret Herzog
Dean Ackerman warns press must serve public, not elites
New York Carl W. Ackerman of Columbia warns in his annual report that the American newspaper is a public institution essential to democracy and must be a mass instrument. He urges an orientation of daily papers for leadership leaders and asserts independence keeps government informed and engaged. He contrasts press with radio noting licensing and control implications. He stresses empowering editors and keeping ownership focused on the paper business to sustain independent journalism.
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New York
Carl W. Ackerman
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Congress
Republic
Ackerman
United States
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Raleigh Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
W. Va
J. Raiford Watkins
Associated Press
Howland & Howland, Inc
Park Avenue
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Pittsburgh
Keystone Bank
West Virginia University
William Gibbs McAdoo
American Railroads
Washington
S. C. Higgins
Mt. Hope
New River Coalators Association
R. D. Watts
Skelton
Scott Field
LABOR
Oscar
Christiania
Oslo
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Hague
William Ritt
Duke OF Kent
James II
Jimmy
William and
Mary
Yawn Yawnson
Marion, Ill
Sing Sing Gridiron
Nanking
Manhattan
Polo Grounds
Jenny Lind
P. T. Barnum
Shylock
Mr. Zigrosser
Phaidon Press
Two's Company
Margaret Guion Herzog
Dean
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