Raleigh Register issue detail and publication notes
The Raleigh Register Beckley and Hinton publish under Beckley Newspapers Corporation with AP service. Notes include editions Evening and Sunday Morning, subscription rates and change of address procedures for readers in 1949.
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Beckley
Newspapers Corporation
W. Va
Hinton
Thomas F. Stafford - Eee
Peewee
Associated Press
AP News
KAT
Crder
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
Farm subsidies will raise consumer costs under Brannan plan
The piece argues federal farm price supports, labeled as a farmers’ aid, will raise consumer prices via subsidies funded by Treasury. It warns of hidden taxes and soil exhaustion, urging a gradual move away from subsidies toward soil fertility and production reform to lower future costs.
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Brannan
Congress
U.S. Treasury
Treasury
France
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Dallas
Weat
Virginia
Contractére and
Beckiey
A Papers Corporation
Troan Administration
Gravity's Law Takes a Spin From Potsdam Snub
A satirical piece notes Soviet refusal of an American scientist’s Potsdam visit to study gravitation. It jokes that gravity's law depends on Potsdam’s label and mocks the delay before Newton's role is restored, urging calm about high flights and ceilings.
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Potsdam
Greenwich
Sir Isaac Newton
America
Newton
Song Sparrow for State Bird in Bug Dust
Mrs. Rama Cain Carter argues the song sparrow suits a state bird, praising its beauty, song and adaptability. She recalls winter sightings near Charleston, notes nesting twice yearly and three fledgling bouts, laments hunters and cats, and urges protection to ensure birds thrive and enrich the region.
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Rama Cain Carter
Register
Roma Cain Carter
Charleston
Sparrow
Allie Bird
Kanawha Valley
Earth’s Discord Judged By Martian President in Spectral Tale
In a Mars mansion a Martian president hears a cosmic disharmony and sends for wise men. They blame Earth for disturbing the music of the spheres. A year later the envoy returns with a troubling image of human conflict and war’s devastation.
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New York
Mars
Gether
Earth
Rado
Mary
Imass
National Health Program Debate Expands Government Role
The Nation Today surveys the Truman push for national health care and compulsory insurance. It contrasts expanded government medical support with calls for voluntary programs and explains payroll tax details, coverage, and disputes over control. The piece notes existing government health spending and war veterans' care as context.
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Coast Guard
Armed Services
Truman
No. 1
United States
Jones
Mr. Truman
Congress
Beatrice and David Seek Escape From City In Rain
In February Beatrice and David drift toward a difficult moment after a day of cautious delight. They dine quietly, share a charged look, and discuss where to go next as tension grows about the boundaries of their affair and Beatrice’s marital past.
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David
Beatrice
the Waldorf
Pagan
Beatriano
Cecily
Barbara Bel Geddes Aims for Bigger Screen Roles
Hollywood interview with Barbara Bel Geddes 26 discusses her wish to break typecasting, seek European experiences, and play varied characters from witches to circus clowns. She recalls past roles in The Long Night and Blood on the Moon, and notes her theater interest father Norman Bel Geddes, a designer.
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Hollywood
Barbara Bel Geddes
Laciess
Europe
United States
Germany
Barbara
Mama
Katrin
Robert Ryan
James Mason
Clothes Horse
Norman Bel Geddes
Los Angeles
Ambassador Hotel
Geddes
Norman
Bel
Belle
Rural Folks vs City Crime Study Sparks Debate
Rural visitors commit a quarter of city crimes and big cities show less crime than small towns. Porterfield and Talbert credit opportunities such as schools housing and jobs, noting New York and several states rank high in social well being while Texas ranks 40th. They argue industrialization lowers crime and counter claims that race determines criminal tendency.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Tresh Science Reporter
New York
Celine
Austin L. Porterfield
Texas Christian University
Robert Ho Tarbeut
State University of Iowa
Leo Pouistiman Foundation
Texas Christian
New York State
Mississippi
Connecticut
New Jersey
California
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Ilinois
Michigan
Texas
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Vermont
Wisconsi
Minnesota
North Dakota
Maine
Nevada
Virginia
Alabama
Arizona
Florida
Drs. Porterfield
Talvert
Legacy of Varga Six Nudes Shaping a Hollywood Estate
Hollywood artist Alberto Varga holds six nude paintings as part of his wife’s estate and expects them to fetch at least thirty thousand dollars after his death. He recently refused twenty thousand for three works while insuring the series for thirty thousand. The nudes, created with models from America and Europe, are described as the epitome of true American beauty and highly valued by Varga for their artistic merit.
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Bryant Tyrell
Titmouse
Tral Arabia
Vargas
Flo Ziegfeld
Varga
Westwood
Ziegfeld
Hollywood
Den
Anna Mae Clift
Howard C. Heynap
Holly Wood
Alberto Varga
Rowelies
Mos
Neven
U. S.j
Ssu
New
America
Max
Lima
Peru
Alberto
Max, Jr
Europe
Sion
France
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
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