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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1948
Page
3
The Raleigh Register argues that infirm, penal institutions, state colleges and universities suffer from lack of support and must be funded by the state rather than by a vocal minority. It urges citizens to back school construction costs to avoid being seen as neglecting these institutions.
The Journal cites State Education Association estimates that West Virginia needs between 100 million and 150 million dollars for school construction. Local counties like Raleigh, Fayette, and Wyoming face heavy needs beyond the 8 million dollar county special building fund. The piece argues for county or state funding reform to ease tax burdens and improve facilities while noting broader state fiscal pressures.
Beckley West Virginia event honored nearly 40 members for long service as Thurman Dusty Miller of Wilmington Ohio delivered the principal remarks. President Phill A McDaniel presented merit certificates to 19 men, praising decades of effort benefiting the local chamber and community commerce.
The article praises 19 recipients of certificates by a civic group, noting many retired yet still influential members. It describes the 150 guest dinner, chaired by Crawford Watkins and Freeman, with fine food by the Christian Church women led by Mrs. A. H. Wilson.
The National Planning Association warns of a rural drift as farm daughters migrate to urban life. It suggests keeping girls at home by improving the home environment and contrasts rural and urban domestic priorities. It questions the impact on farming families and the fate of young rural men.
The campaign bank president seeks to reassure business leaders that no harm is planned, despite past criticisms calling them gluttons. Wendell Wilkie responds by saying his speeches were just plain bunk, framing the dispute over rhetoric versus policy.
The column lists famous figures and leaders who could receive gift books chosen by Santa Claus. Titles reference politics, diplomacy, and history, including works by Stalin, Dewey, Truman, De Gaulle, Chiang Kai-Shek, and Churchill era pundits, reflecting a playful catalog of thrilling and satirical titles.
The piece argues it is time to set the Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers matter in perspective. It criticizes the State Department for failing to aid, noting its request to the House Un American Activities Committee to restrict access to Chambers’ microfilm material.
Washington column surveys the US espionage debate centered on Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss. It discusses possible perjury charges, legal opinions, and the nature of the documents in the House Committee and Justice Department collections. It notes grand jury activity in New York and calls for an independent commission to assess remedies.
Twenty years after the Danish training ship Kohenhaven vanished with 60 hands after leaving Montevideo for Australia, theories range from ice collision to capsizing. Capt. Charles Umstead and writer A J Villiers weigh quick sinking and abandonment by cadets as possible explanations for the ship long sought by mariners.
Four war veterans in the Pittsburgh area received 3690 dollars in out of court settlements after proving builders charged inflated prices or failed to meet contract specs. David R. Levin, chief attorney, said the settlements arose from veterans’ proof of overcharges or improper housing transactions.
Hollywood column outlines HandSaker's picks for the 1948 Oscars. Jane Wyman in a sympathetic role leads best actress thoughts with others like Irene Dunne and Ingrid Bergman discussed. Best picture candidates include Johnny Belinda Hamlet Red River and The Naked City. Male leads and supporting categories feature Olivier Wayne Widmark Bickford Huston Webb Gwenn Moorehead and Arden.
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