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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1932
Page
2
The Register presents the Democratic ticket and its platform. It argues for states rights and local control, economy to lower taxes, fair taxation, strict accounting, and equal justice. It predicts failure of Republican policies and previews a series detailing candidates and their qualifications for the expected “new deal” era.
The piece argues that the urban rural divide in America has faded with widespread car use and road networks. It recalls how city visitors would arrive for hunting in shining boots and pump guns, appearing as strangers yet highlights that the country now seeks urban comforts, signaling a shift in social proximity.
The piece contrasts country boys and city hunters, noting the former kill to meet needs while the latter hunt for slaughter. It argues both lifestyles have softened over time, with each group adopting traits from the other, erasing distinct boundaries between rural and urban life. The city’s influence erodes old respect for country life.
The United Mine Workers and anthracite mine operators push a price deflation plan. They seek a 20 to 40 percent cut to coal labor rates to align with competing fuels to protect markets. History shows wage strikes triggered supply shifts and reduced production from 99 million tons to 60 million over decades.
Edwin Cieslak a 15 year old Detroit newsboy reported a counterfeit offer, alerted a patrolman, and identified the suspect who returned for his paper. The search of the home yielded two more arrests, solving a local counterfeiting ring. Edwin prioritizes his baseball captaincy while proving swift, logical thinking.
A draft on reform in road taxes argues gasoline and vehicle levies should reflect user costs. It notes state road work expertise and criticizes county courts for handling permanent road matters. The piece laments past highways as costly yet inadequate, urging paved future routes for all rural residents. Continued on Page Seven.
The note links Theodore Roosevelt as a New Yorker and Franklin D Roosevelt as his assistant naval secretary and New York governor. It mentions Franklin D Roosevelt being elected President in 1904 and a future election for Franklin D Roosevelt II in 1932, calling political parallels interesting.
A Raleigh Register reader urges adopting a governor Pollard style plan for county road funding. He stresses the need to raise and distribute funds properly and critiques the current method of public property use and service taxation.
William Gaines reports on the era’s marquee excesses, noting fake wild animal and human exhibits used to lure crowds. He recalls a Broadway cage scene with a blackamoor figure, then chronicles failed stunts as promoters replaced frightened performers with wigs and unions to finish runs.
Plot unfolds around Nan Wearg in Weare with ties to a county estate in Scotia. Robert Leonard and Rosamund Carew plot anew to seize eye and property through unknown means as Jervis disputes Nan's claim of a murder attempt.
Nan awakens in a dark room as a gust blows the curtain and a pale moonlight reveals a looming terrace. Bran the dog whines and stirs, and a distant shadowy figure appears on the ravine edge as thunder mumbles, hinting at danger to come.
In New York the replica of Federal Hall amid Bryant Park draws attention with an anti air craft gun and mechanical detectors as a blimp passes overhead. Weather outlook predicts fair weather early week with a period of showers starting Tuesday and fluctuating temperatures.
The Orient produces about 250 by products from soybeans with roughly 50 bean derived items manufactured in the United States. This note contrasts regional production breadth and illustrates the soybean industry’s diverse output across geographies.
Beasleys from Mount Airy North Carolina have been in Beckley with two sons searching for lost relatives. Mrs. John Beasley said they located a close relative at 99 Clyde street while James Beasley plans a visit to Mt Airy to complete a history of the Beasley family. A Yale observatory device to study infrared rays is mentioned.
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