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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1936
Page
12
A fragmented 1930s car sale listing highlights models including 1934 Chevrolet Coupes pickups and Ford V-8s with partial contact details. An auto glass service advert claims windshield and window replacement with local shop references and phone numbers.
Puzzle clues and garbled entries from a Beckley newspaper ad for a Dodge and Plymouth dealer show wordplay and misreads. It mentions Hoss 1 To suffocate and various numbered clues, with shop contact at 3 Prince Street and phone 171, listing Sophia W Va and Atwell-Catron Motor.
An automotive ad lists 1934 Chevrolet stake body truck 1935 Ford 4 ton truck shotguns watches and radios for sale plus dealer details at Beckley Truck and Auto Co 176 South Oakwood Ave. A public trustee sale of real estate by W A Riffe Trustee is scheduled October 7 1930 at two o clock in Raleigh County Court House front door on Snake Creek lands in Town district including Daniel Polk and J M Snodgrass lines. Cash terms.
New York stocks rose as bulls returned in force on a brisk session with high turnover the fastest since April. Transactions totaled 897,300 shares vs 494,700 last week. The Associated Press average gained 0.5 point to 68.4, with steels rails and industrials leading the advance.
Attorney General Homer Holt says the public should be disappointed by Republican governor candidate's response to his demand that Judge Summers H. Sharp name high officials accused of helping halt investigations into Kanawha County primary discrepancies. Holt accuses Sharp of politicizing the issue while the Democratic nominee claims political allies offered jobs to silence exposure of county social reports.
The report notes Patrotman Shack, a local performer, winning a bet by consuming 10 hot dogs, three soft drinks, and four glasses of water before heading home for rest. The event is described in a fragmentary clipping from Clarksburg.
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