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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1937
Page
4
A collage of anecdotes and opinions from Beckley about a dental visit misadventure with Drs Moorefield Casto and Klaus, local remarks on hypocrisy and pompous people, a shop facelift at E M Payne, a Scots themed necktie line, a Piney river picnic invite, reflections on fried chicken and eggs, and memories of brutal winters versus modern cold.
Fayette County backs regional New River and Winding Gulf meets in Oak Hill for a sectional event and Mount Hope for the state meet on October 2. Beckley crowds have long supported these shows with strong county team participation and many firsts and seconds hoped for again. The Register shares Raleigh County’s hopes for a successful, well attended competition despite weather.
A historical note argues neutrality is unsustainable amid global trade and surplus production. It posits self sufficiency exists in the United States but isolation is impossible with modern communications. The piece suggests world fraternity and redirected surplus as paths to peace, proposing to sovietize global production to end trade incentives.
The article argues for completing Prince street eastward to Whitestick and onward to connect with the bypass to form a through east west route from Harper road to the north south bypass. It notes ongoing bottlenecks on Heber and North Kanawha and warns delays will raise costs. The Register urges the next city administration to commit to the project.
The Charleston Gazette argues reactionaries will push for a third term with ongoing debate likely through 1940. The paper itself acknowledges the issue may be more real than fanciful, citing its own testimony on the matter.
The narrator details arrangements to visit New York with Mr. C. C. Farmer and Mr. Harvey Cook. They settle on timing and who covers expenses, while Farmer expresses interest in seeing the ocean. The scene includes a front-edge perch at Raleigh County Bank and remarks on Mark Twain jokes and the crowd passing by.
The writer expresses intent to leave Beckley for Lilly Brook Lego Stoco or Besoco to gather the abundant apple crop this year. They claim huge apples, enough for cider applesauce butter jelly and preserves, noting they will not mention brandy. The note reflects optimistic harvest prospects along the Stone Coal area.
The Wheeling Intelligencer argues the third term tradition faces erosion as powers of the central government grow. It questions whether changing the rule to law would prevent entrenchment, while noting a two-term limit still offers a safeguard against extended administrations, per The Gazette reference.
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart argues auto fatalities rise due to urban design and motorists’ risk. He notes he is a pedestrian and recalls a conversation with Washington traffic chief M O Eldridge about regulations. He stresses pedestrians face real danger while drivers risk only momentary embarrassment.
William Ritt mocks the Sauerkraut football program and coach Dumbkopf as he previews a new season. The team, with no veterans, is lampooned for last year's three points in ten games and a bizarre kick that collapsed the goal posts. The coach vows improved scoring, aiming for at least seven points this season.
The President fished the Potomac on Sundays aboard the Potomac. White House notices say it is for rest. Guests on three trips in July and August included Gov. Frank Murphy of Michigan and Sen. Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin first, then Sen. Sherman Minton of Indiana later.
AFOLLETTE Minton and Roosevelt aligned trio push the President’s program toward the “more abundant life” with TVA social security AAA court reform Wagner act housing and wages and hours bills. Murphy of Michigan hints support for a third term while Republicans rebuke the group as critics watch to see if they secured hooks in the Potomac for 1940 policies.
George Tucker recounts Albert Stevens Crockett’s observations of Murray Hill New York. The area between Park and Third avenues, 35th to 40th streets, is chic and quiet amid skyscrapers with few shops. Crockett highlights a standout advertising office in two brownstone shells, a dignified European style hotel Lauryssen with a new bar, cafe, restaurant and garden, and notes chef John Tadder, pupil of Renee Ansard, linking old Waldorf cooking to new diners.
President Roosevelt named Colonel Julian L. Schley to head the Army Engineers, succeeding Major General Edward M. Markham when his four year term ends October 17. Schley, a veteran of action in the Philippines and France, commands the Engineers School at Fort Belvoir Virginia.
Wealthy Prescott Fanning abducts Janet from Baltimore aboard his yacht. Federal agent Neill pursues, finds Fanning shot dead with Janet unconscious in a locked cabin. Neill hides Janet among old liners, while Mark Bonniger leads the local investigation. Baltimore lawyer Kettering and David Eyster join the case as tensions rise.
Neill, Bonniger, and Kettering map the yacht murder case in a Baltimore hotel. McGee’s gun evidence ties to the victim Fanning while the missing girl Janet faces scrutiny. The trio debates whether a helper aided her as suspects speculate on the night’s events and escape.
Hollywood operatic stars Helen Jepson and Charles Kullman struggle through repeated takes in a Goldwyn scene from Caldwell Follies as lighting falters and actors remain composed. The piece notes the launch of the $2 million project and contrasts stage glamour with movie precision. The Annapolis lighthearted subplot features John Howard commanding Lew Ayres and Benny Baker in a farcical naval kiss routine.
The major general named to a new post oversees the Army Engineers who supervise construction and upkeep of rivers and harbors as well as flood control projects.
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