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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1952
Page
2
Regrettable wrangle over bids for half-ton and ten-and-a-half trucks exposed differing views on how to satisfy legal bidding while using user preferences. The dispute centered on higher bids with refinements versus lower bids lacking those refinements, with officials defending their choice and urging no grand conspiracy.
Fulton Oursler in the May Reader’s Digest portrays William O Dwyer as a bright young man with talent for making friends. He trained as a police officer then earned a Fordham law degree and passed the New York bar in 1925. The piece notes O Dwyer’s early partner George Dover and district figures tied to underworld power as his career begins.
The Missouri flood shows no single fix and demands an integrated plan beyond giant dams. Hoover Commission, Truman moves toward unifying agencies, but only a broad, inclusive program combining Army Engineers, Reclamation Bureau, Agriculture, and Missouri Valley Authority can save lives and money.
Mrs. Tommy E. Jones bans further trips in American Legion owned cars after two accidents involving husband Commanding West Virginia Legion. He will use the family car for future trips, while the couple argues over finances and status. The piece also recounts various local notes about politics, coal, and a courthouse scene.
New York essay celebrates blue plate luncheons as a unifying American ritual. The narrator asserts the luncheon travels across cities from Brooklyn to Buffalo, appealing to anyone seeking community, and expresses a personal longing tied to this simple meal.
A religious appeal links modern concerns to Isaiah’s prophecy urging dedication of minds and lives for God’s plan. The note from Luther W. Youngdahl, U.S. District Judge, Washington DC, emphasizes consecrated, productive lives beyond genius and organization. A humorous aside recalls a critic’s breakfast jokes about blue plate luncheon and a desire to understand its mystery.
The piece notes presidential impeachment talk sparked by Truman’s steel seizure, with Republicans Hale and Bender proposing it in the House. It outlines the process, the Senate role, and historical context, including Johnson’s 1868 trial and the high bar for conviction.
In Hollywood a restaurant scene buzzed as Sylvia LaMarr, Miss Crawford’s stand in and her occasional stand-in for Hedy Lamarr, drew crowds. Reporters and fans mistook her for Crawford. LaMarr, married to Eugene Holles of Burbank, explains the resemblance while noting the frequent double work for glamorous stars.
Mrs Anna S August filed a federal suit seeking damages over the death of four charged due to alleged "wrergul and malicious" reports. Laud Byers of Martinsburg suffered a fatal heart attack after adverse press tied to his role as inventor, president and director of Shaped Charge Explosives Manufacturers Inc. The suit links pressure from reports to his death and the impact on his wife.
A garbled survey of assorted topics spans politics sports and daily life. References include a Soviet claim about streetcars, a Giants miracle against the Indians, seed potato price limits, and a stray remark about a barber in New York. The piece mixes humor with social commentary and lightوز observations.
Rome reports former political prisoners detail life in Soviet camps. Italian diplomat Claudio De Mohr describes Lefortovo and Byturka prisons with 225 cell layouts, constant semi darkness, minimal heat, and brutal routines. He cites enforced 10 minute walks, punishments for attempts at exercise, and the infamous kartsa cells where inmates endure frigid confinement.
Wayne univ New York reports that next July millions can watch the presidential nominating conventions on network TV. Sig Mickelson of Columbia Broadcasting notes telecasts will reach 62 of 65 video cities and 105 of 108 stations, with 17 million sets wired by July 7 and more by July 21 for the GOP and Democratic gatherings. The coverage promises the first truly nationwide TV conventions.
The piece recounts how Al Shean helped launch the Marx Brothers with Harpo’s omission in pantomime, notes Waukegan’s early viewership, and explains TV plans for the 1950s party conventions at Chicago's International Amphitheatre with eight cameras, pooled sound, and network options for roving coverage.
A grim study of New York drug culture in Green Wick Village unfolds in Mandel's first novel. The tale follows Carter and a cast of rebels and wrecked lovers as heroin and marijuana push them toward ruin, with vivid prose and restrained, merciful judgment.
A retrospective from a century ago notes Mabscott company store and two homes burned in a large blaze described by Beesley firemen as costly. It mentions Japanese aims in Burma, looming monsoon delays, labor union actions opposing John L. Lewis, and steel dividend cuts, with barbers and beauticians facing city council regulation and guards withdrawn from a mine dispute.
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