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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1929
Page
3
The 1928 standard container act takes effect next month banning non standard fruit and vegetable baskets. Non compliant makers face seizure and condemnation. DoJ warns no usage of non standard sizes after November 1 even if purchased earlier. Inspectors may later patrol gardens as bootleggers, basket racketeers hunted nationwide.
The piece notes a paradox as the US Supreme Court, perceived as an age of youth due to its influence, is staffed by nine men with a combined age over six centuries. It highlights Brandeis aged 73 and Holmes 88 as embodying modern outlooks, suggesting old age paradoxically coexists with a contemporary spirit in the court.
The article notes no sex distinction in the term pilot and cites NACA nomenclature. It reports that three women flight students became pilots in one morning after tests and licenses were issued by the Commerce Department. By January first the department issued thirty four licenses to women and in seven months the total slightly more than doubled. Transport pilot licenses, one prere-
Joseph Rosier of Fairmont Normal School urged Rotarians and Kiawanians at Black Knight Country Club to modernize education and unlock the state’s natural wealth. He cited John Roscoe Turner’s 1900 plea for scientific schooling and called for a renewed code and constitution as Charleston prepares for legislative sessions.
Washington gossip notes Mrs Hoover slipped quietly from a Ramsay MacDonald visit at Secretary Stimson’s home to attend a Washington library musicale. She sat near the rear and departed as a White House aide blocked the exit. The piece also mentions street traffic nuisances and the repainting of the Supreme Court chamber with the John Quincy Adams bench cited.
A Beckley column lists residents who did not attend the Charleston football game and riffs on politics and tariffs. It features quips about Governor Conley, taxes, and tariff policy, plus a light verse about dancing and nightlife.
J Q Hutchinson represents six defendants in recent October term cases while domicide proceedings list Carmela Ferciggio for killing Tony Gumbo and Dallas Stanton for a deadly shooting near Tolley. Walter Gilchrist faces trial for Richard Via’s death after a hammer assault. Ken Bragg posted 5000 bond for W T Phipps’s September shooting in his home. Edward Clark to stand trial for Frank Whitt’s death after returning to Winding Gulf. Marian Wolfgang of Mt Carmel Pa sponsors her fifty fifth great grandchild’s christening amid 33 grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
The West Virginia Branch of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers will hold its State Convention at Bluefield October 24 25 26. Notables include Dr James Franklin Weight of Detroit founder Pathfinders of America and Mrs E Kendel of Cleveland who will teach model PTA methods. Honorary speakers include Hon W C Cook and Bluefield officials plan elaborate entertainment for delegates.
Two Texas National Guard barracks at Camp Mabry burned causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Barracks one housed as armory for the 124th Cavalry with tents and coins stored in Barracks two. Austin fire brigade fought the blaze for hours after dawn, five miles north of the city.
New York Oct 14. A glimpse into backstage shifts at the Criterion theater shows many former stars of the stage leaving acting for private life or other pursuits. Notable names like Louise Drew May Templeton Viola Allen and Julia Marlowe are cited with marriages divorces and new careers as writers artists or travelers.
Norah Lemison long served on stage and left with no mercy for marriage as she relocates to a Virginia farm. Elsie de Wolf, once a Drew associate, shifts from acting to business and decor, marrying English baronet Sir Charles Mandl in 1904 and becoming a top interior decorator in town.
Slab Fork district teachers institute will be held at Winding Gulf on Saturday October 26. The program opens at 9 30 with a call to order by Pers C Ro Stahl. Activities include songs, devotional, lectures on English in the grades by Sadie Walker and O S Rhody, and mathematics topics by George McKinney and Miss Peery.
Notes cover discussions on individual differences in music learning and social hour activities. Includes mentions of a song by the institute and a teacher's growth presented by G. Smith. Also lists a business session and a discussion led by M. English.
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