Drop in Local Divorce Rate Exceeds National Average
Raleigh County and the surrounding area show a surprising drop in divorces in 1948, contrasting a postwar rise elsewhere. Judge Ben Ashworth notes West Virginia's stricter standards, with desertion and cruelty leading, and many cases dismissed before trial. The year’s trend follows a wartime spike and hints at lingering readjustment challenges for veterans.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
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Lenore Linsalata
Just Register
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Raleigh County
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Modern American farm house as a universal machine for living
The Agricultural Associates Inc of Ardsley New York argue the farm house must combine comfort durability and practicality. They recommend a near front door farm office a wide basement stairway ample storage and a general utility room adjacent to the kitchen to handle chores from canning to laundry. They note farm houses can lack basements in mild climates but frost footing in the north is needed.
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New York
Agricultural Associates, Inc
Elm Street
Ardsley
N. Y
Agricultural Associates
The
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Can Demos Win Without Truman Continued From Page 4
The article traces U S political party shifts from the 1840s through the 1912 election, detailing Democrats nominating Buchanan over reformers and Lincoln’s rise, the Civil War realignments, the Union ticket in 1864, Johnson’s impeachment trial, Grant’s terms and scandals, Hayes era reforms, Garfield and Arthur succession, Cleveland’s 1884 win, Roosevelt’s dominance, Taft and Roosevelt split in 1912, and Taft’s 1912 collapse aboard the Bull Moose ticket.
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Franklin Pierce
New Hampshire
Pierce
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Great Britain
Buchanan
John Breckinridge
Stephen A. Douglas
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Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
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Ulysses SS. Grant
Cal Power
GOP
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Hayes
James A. Garfield
Roscoe Conkling
New York
Leutenant
Conkling
Chester A. Arthur
White House
McKinney
Alton Parker
Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Taft
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Political shifts and 1920s presidency cited in debate
The piece surveys past presidents from Wilson to Truman as compromise candidates, noting Coolidge and Truman’s contested eras. It shifts to bowling news, predicting the 45th American Bowling Congress tournament crowds in Detroit with Buddy Bomar leading the Kathryn team of Chicago and Bomar acclaimed as bowler of the year.
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Wodrow Wilson
Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
John W. Davis
Robert LaFollette
Coolidge
Truman
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Associated Mess
Detroit
Buddy Bomar
Kathryn
Chicago
Bomar
The
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UMW and Operators Plan District 29 Safety Campaign
Miners and operators from four regions in District 29 of the United Mine Workers of America will join in a district wide safety campaign this June. A May 8 meeting in the Raleigh County Courthouse will set campaign outlines with C E Jones and J J Forbes attending. Past campaigns cut lost time accidents by 50 to 57 percent across Wind ing Gulf New River Greenbrier and Tug River Pocahontas fields.
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United Mine Workers of America
Raleigh County Court House
U.M.W
C. E. Jones
District 29
J. J. Forbes
Coal Mine Inspection Division
Federal Bureau of Mines
Jones
Winding Gulf
New River
Greenbrier
Tug River-Pocahontas
Opera ‘Tors
State Department of Mines
Greenbrier Region
Music Festival Set for Raleigh County Schools
All county schools are invited to participate in a grade and junior high music festival at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium. Sponsored by the Raleigh County Music Teachers Association, it honors National Music Week and will feature the first event in eight years. Superintendent D. W. Bryson will give the opening address. the event is open to parents and the public.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County Music Teachers Association
Atheline Rogers
Music Teachers Association
D. W. Bryson
Raleigh County
Jaycees Praised On Night Bicycle Safety Program
Police Captain Millard Tyree credited the Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce with preventing night bicycle accidents by last fall's scotch-lite program. Tyree praised the Jaycees letter noting no nighttime bicycle incidents since the program began and urged continued use to improve night visibility on streets.
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Millard Tyree
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tyree
William R. Barrett
The
Jaycees
Beckley
Maloaka
Red Cross Aids Veterans with Terminal Leave Pay
Mrs T C Moorefield Raleigh County Red Cross secretary notes many eligible veterans have not applied for terminal leave pay. Chapter home service workers provide filing information. Requests require forms from post offices or Army stations. veterans should answer questions truthfully or have records checked before mailing the claim.
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T. C. Moorefield
Raleigh County
Ins American Red Cross
Toay
Home Service
Red Cross
Moorefield
Assault charge leads to fine for Oak Hill man
Steve Yackie of Oak Hill appeared before Magistrate W H Level and was fined ten dollars plus costs after being charged with assaulting his wife Sophia Wednesday night near Highlawn Memorial Park.
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Steve Yackie
W. H. Level
Yackie
Sophia
Highlawn
Memorial Park
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