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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1936
Page
2
A Wheeling Intelligencer report accuses three city officers of stealing a counterfeit $20 from a prisoner arrested for speeding. The trio were suspended or ordered to resign, with no charges filed. The paper questions why they are let go free and calls for a department clean‑up if proven true.
The Beckley edition notes that reports of selling numbers tickets are scarce locally, with only isolated cases on police records. The piece portrays the numbers racket as a broad, vicious scam enriching wintry crime groups and officials, urging authorities to halt its spread nationwide and curb the local threat aggressively.
Two Pittsburgh reports detail coal based advances likely to boost West Virginia wealth. Dr T E Warren proposes converting coal to liquid fuel meeting global demand, potentially powering cars for centuries. Dr H B Ditimar demonstrates pentalite a durable light glass from coal and air, rejecting breakage and blocking UV, aiming at practical glass substitute.
Citizens of Beckley applaud as Beckley college earns credit recognition from Notre Dame University. The honor highlights the school's progress from a small, struggling institution to a respected college in learning circles. A pre law student from Oak Hill, George Evans, led the submission, while letters from Thelma Cavendish and Janet Snyder praised Beckley’s standing at Marshall.
The Better Way reports the state road commission has launched a Motor Vehicle Study. Auto, bus, truck, and trailer owners will receive frank postal-card questionnaires asking for vehicle numbers, miles driven per year, and miles per gallon. Data will be county and area classified and used to plan new roads.
A press comment targets Republican Chairman John Hamilton for another speech attacking Western stockmen by appealing to self-interest to oppose saving crop lands from drought wind and flood. It notes New Mexico as part of a broader negative campaign and contrasts Gov Landon critiquing Roosevelt recovery remarks in Middlesex Pennsylvania.
The piece notes a growing far west bloc in 1936 politics, with California Oregon and Washington as core members and others like Montana Idaho Utah Nevada Arizona and New Mexico debated. It discusses implications for Roosevelt and Landon campaigns, Minnesota Olson death shifting allegiances, and the pivotal role of New York and Pennsylvania for GOP fortunes.
President Roosevelt tours drought areas amid claims of resilience among farmers. Reporters note farm families rely on government aid to seed and feed livestock while staying on the land. A Des Moines meeting with Gov Landon used new press methods, excluding reporters but preserving images via photography, signaling a calmer American political process.
Mt Hope submits two projects for storm and sanitary sewer construction to WPA officials in Charleston. City Manager W H Boone says the city seeks about 37000 in appropriations to fund the work.
Oak Hill Miss Evelyn Neubert was rushed to McKendree hospital two weeks after an appendicitis operation and discharged last week. She was returned to the state institution Friday when abdominal trouble recurred. Neubert lives with her mother a short distance north of the city.
Shou se Ge ne 3 The Quiet wigne follows Willy Nilly and the bears as they plan a cave visit, share supper, and tell stories. The Galumps scheme to depart next week while the Bears enjoy a cosy night with bread, berries, and milk in a cave.
A local column recounts visits by E M Ashworth and D W Bryson, notes about Buzzard Point teachers underpay and living conditions, and George Wise’s Texas trip with family. It comments on gender language history and public schooling concerns, plus a Norfolk postcard view and city daydreams about Beckley.
The review discusses Claude Gowers Jefferson in Power noting Bowers advocacy and reactions to Marshall Burr and Hamilton, praising its political clarity. It admires the author’s nonpartisan bias by disavowal, while highlighting vivid Washington scenes and social details of the era. It also surveys thumbnail reviews of several recent books by Gibbons Lytle Nathan Grovch Cooper McIntyre and Tunis.
Wester Fayetteville State Trooper C. W. Thomas moves from Fayetteville to Beckley post and is replaced by Trooper B. C. McLain from Logan. McLain assumes motor patrol duties between here and Mt. Hope. Other local post officers include Sergeant Jay Rowe and Trooper C. L. Hawkins.
In Wheeling, Mildred Joseph’s worried parents feared kidnapping but received a telegram announcing her marriage to Samuel Daniels. The note resolved the mystery as a marriage rather than a crime, ending the family’s alarm.
R. C. Massie former superintendent is confined at home with rib injuries from a tipple accident at Cinco, while employed by Eiko. His family remains in residence.
Rev Chapman of Mount Hope will lead the Mabscott Methodist church Sunday evening prayer service at 1 30 p m This will be his last appointment in this conference in Mabscott church services and farewell note mark the occasion.
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