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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1948
Page
3
The piece discusses union actions and a Kalamazoo incident, condemning destruction of private property and urging enforcement of civil law. It references Taft-Hartley and Wagner Acts, President Truman, and broader labor movement tensions affecting workers and business.
Louis Bromfield discusses local food production and the value of home grown produce for health and vitality. The piece argues for regional gardens and encourages Beckley area readers to apply new food facts on hillsides, emphasizing near food for better nourishment and stronger bodies.
A tumultuous incident occurred in Kala yan during a protest described by an official from the CIO United Steelworkers as an open rally to support Shakespeare employees on strike since September 4. Several injured and equipment damaged amid the confrontation.
Speakers at the 4 H Health and Attendance contest dinner praised Raleigh County Agricultural Agent H B Thomas for his long service since 1935 and his efforts to improve farming practices and youth programs. Joan Thompson, a bank bookkeeper and former 4 H helper, spoke on How We Do It Crab Orchard, describing crop blight and attendance issues that spurred the program.
Thomas and Deck lead a Raleigh County program linking soil fertility to child health and attendance. A countywide contest rewards 4-H youths who grow nutrient rich foods, aiming to reduce illness and extend healthy adulthood. The Raleigh Register backed the effort at a dinner praising 4-H leaders and members as trailblazers for future generations.
Boyle extols cats from Mohammeds Muezza to Florence Nightingale and James Mason, arguing cats shaped great lives while contrasting dog loyalty. He cites Pope Leo XII and Pope Briand, Poe, Hearn, and Nightingale, notes biblical absence of cats, and urges tolerance for both cats and dogs.
President Truman relies on Edwin Nourse Leon Keyserling and John Clark as the official Council of Economic Advisers. The trio, all seasoned economists and lawyers, plus a 20-member staff, synthesize data from federal departments and meet with business labor and consumer groups to assess inflation, growth and policy needs.
Judge Joseph Sabath in Cook County seeks a monthly Christmas in divorce court to reunite estranged couples. He has reconciled 6,000 of about 90,000 divorces over 21 years and proposes a civic conciliator to urge spousal dialogue in a homey chamber with flowers, candles, and a fire.
A reminiscence by Gene Handsaker on Charlie Chaplin Mae Murray Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford era cinema. It recalls teen nights at Hillcrest Sanscrew Country Store events and free groceries while noting the long marriage of Handsaker and his wife Regina.
Canopy constructed from aluminum sheets and canvas curtains forms a large shelter on eight steel wheels. It allows two home-sized units to be built under cover while two tractors move it along the Frankin Park housing site. Di Marconi plans extending the hangar to 200 feet to cover four sites and heating to maintain 40 degrees in winter. Ig Marconi, 38, an ex GI, sees the hangar as insurance against three months of lost work time in cold, wet weather.
An analysis argues the Truman administration faces a choice between continued foreign and defense buildup or scaling back due to a $15 billion budget ceiling. It likens the situation to Baldwin and Churchill warning of Hitler, warning that tax hikes and controls may be needed to avoid inflation and weakened global stance.
MILTON MAEMOR recounts four days at Fort Dix as a veteran returning to a civilian life still facing the Army’s routines. He describes intake at IRP, medicals, tests, lectures on finances, and the uniformed procession through reception, with a final ride home after six cold days in tented barracks.
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