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The Sunday Register of Beckley West Virginia publishes evenings except Saturday and Sunday morning editions. The paper is produced by Beckley Newspapers Corporation with Thomas F. Stafford as managing editor and is a member of the Associated Press. Subscription rates are listed for daily and Sunday editions and distributor terms are noted.
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An Individualist Miner Votes His Convictions in Polls
An prewar scene shows coal miners in a Memorial Building meeting turning against hostile leaders and backing Roosevelt. John Lewis loyalists split with leadership. miners vote their own choices, supporting democracy and individual voting rights over dictated slates and party lines.
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America must share wealth to keep the land of promises
The essay warns that America’s wealth and power bring responsibility. It urges frugality, fair war-time duties, and greater harmony between people and the land. Without shared sacrifice, wealth may erode and threaten civilization.
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Beckley Thrives As Census Shows Local Prosperity
Beckley with a high standard of living leads in retail and coal growth. Retail sales reached 28 697 000 surpassing the expected share for its population, and coal production is rising due to war demand and broad industrial strength. The report encourages optimism for the coming year.
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A Short Journey From Calm Into Enemy Blood
Don Whitehead recalls a transport voyage to the Korean front aboard a ship leased by South Korea, then a sudden shift to a front post where pools of blood marked a surprise attack. Refugees, devastation, and a front-line scene unfold in rapid, stark contrast.
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Government considering family allowances for servicemen
A House Armed Services Committee bill would renew and possibly increase family allowances for World War I era dependents. The plan boosts wife stipends to 75 dollars and sets child payments at 25 dollars, with changes to keep non dependent siblings excluded. Officers would remain eligible for lodging and food aid, while noncommissioned troops see no change in allowances. The measure faces a long path to law as wartime rearmament increases draft risk and active duty demands.
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Flower of Cities Book Review by W G Rogers
Literary Guidepost discusses Flower of Cities a London guide by 22 authors including Woolf Sansom Betjeman Bowden and others. It describes London as Britain’s capital and a place to live noting railway stations architectural eras and sights from Westminster to Mayfair Hampstead and Soho with Lloyds Bank St Paul’s and the City’s bustle.
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Wentworth Williams Shaped By Scouting Despite Illness
The article recalls Wentworth Williams, a once lively youth who survived a school accident and later a crippling condition. He led a Boy Scout troop, teaching crafts and nature, turning adversity into a guide for young men, while remaining engaged with society from his wheel chair.
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Wentworth’s Life Of Service Ends At 43
Thomas F. Stafford recalls Wentworth’s youth leadership in the meeting hall teaching crafts, radio repair, and tracking in forests. Despite despondency and pain, he mentored many Heckleyans, served as a crafts teacher in Milton, later sold magazines from bed, and married a Milton nurse before dying at 43.
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U.S. Korea War Tur bulence Threatens Demo Candidates
The Korea conflict disrupts campaign math for November races. Democratic lawmakers report growing anxiety as public opinion shifts away from Taft aligned labor support and toward opposing lines amid the ongoing crisis.
Soviet Officers Command Korean Troops, Arms Costs Rise
Washington reports definite evidence that Russian officers lead North Korean troops in battle with Gen Lyman Lemnitzer testifying behind closed doors. He said Soviet generals serve as division commanders or higher and that more details will come as prisoners are captured.
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