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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1943
Page
2
The Raleigh Register Evening edition dated August 29 1943 lists publication details and subscription rates for Beckley and nearby towns. It notes management by Randolph Norton and AP news rights, with advertising and mailing info for daily and Sunday editions and tax inclusions.
The article reflects on human adaptation to rapid change, tracing how early needs for food rest and procreation evolved into concentrated work, eating, and entertainment through technology. It notes radio, films, and golf as examples and ends with a call to cheerful spirit and discipline for women supporting troops.
John Steinbeck notes the power of letters to sustain troops overseas as Pearl Harbor sparks a letter writing renaissance. The OWL urges writers to send frequent simple letters detailing daily life and family events to ease separation and boost morale for soldiers abroad.
An editorial argues the Roosevelt Churchill Quebec meeting signals a shift from defense to offense in Allied war planning. It notes public hype, questions defensive focus, and criticizes Charleston’s recent morale and fats reports as lagging offensive action from West Virginia and C.C.D. leadership.
The piece argues Nazi Germany faces a doomed strategic bind as Allied air power blitzes rail hubs and fuel plants. It notes evacuation strains, transport breakdowns, and shortages of materials, predicting intensified bombing as United Nations airfields close in. The tone labels the regime as doomed to collapse under relentless pressure.
A column invites Fayette, Wyoming, Monroe and Greenbrier readers to visit the Raleigh county 4 H lake formed by Glade Creek. The piece envisions cabins, tourist appeal, and notes wartime rationing may limit travel while praising the map from Road Commissioner Ernest L Bailey and recalling local anecdotes, poetry, and regional figures.
A wartime to peacetime shift in aviation is anticipated with growing interest in postwar commercial flying. The Civil Aeronautics Board shows 283 new line applications, with feeder routes and helicopter hops planned from New York to Des Moines and across Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. Expect more routes and jobs as major airlines double ship numbers after Pearl Harbor.
Martinsburg reports a Sicilian front letter describing Italian soldiers eager to surrender to advancing Americans. First Lt John Steven Wever notes his unit managed 50 prisoners taken to a camp, but 62 returned after an air raid, as prisoners dispersed for safety and later regrouped.
Promoted and stationed personnel including James W. Kelly in Sicily as corporal, Corbit Mills promoted to private first class at Camp Gordon Georgia, and Seaman James Edsel Snuffer returning to Great Lakes after boat training. Other local service members report overseas arrivals, leave, and promotions in North Africa and the Atlantic.
The class of 1943 honor graduates were announced by Dean A. D. Kenamond. Named are Janet Wilson Moorefield Millard Martinsburg Ryneal Hammersla North Mountain William Hardy Heminie Virginia Chrisman Davis Martinsburg Margaretl.
A Bridgeport electrical manufacturer reports that electrically heated and thermostatically controlled home dehydrators for households in Macoughtry Kearneysville Eve lyn Ellis Martinsburg Nelsen Staub Inwood Hilda Daggett Martinsburg Sue Henson Lamon Bunker Hill Haze Pearl Barnes Falling Waters Patricia White Shepherdstown are to roll off production lines by month end.
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