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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1954
Page
4
Draft Age Averages Rise as Quotas Shrink in January
A survey across 35 states shows the average draft age for involuntary conscripts tops 21, with 18 states at 22 or older and five at 23+. Draft directors prioritize older men, while quotas of about 20,000 monthly shrink to 10,000–11,000 through June per Secretary Wilson. South Dakota reports the oldest averages, 24.5, due to high volunteer fill rates, while California and Vermont average 24 and Wisconsin and Utah push the youngest with 20-year-olds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Wilson
Wilson
South Dakota
California
Vermont
Wisconsin
Utah
Railroads to Haul Record Holiday Mail This Season
The Post Office Department forecasts moving over five and a half billion pieces of intercity mail to Christmas Day, with railroads carrying more than 200 trains daily and requiring space for about 60 000 mail cars. Rail lines will deploy 2 600 Railway Post Office cars and over 11 500 baggage and express cars across 137 000 miles of mail routes. The piece underscores the scale of holiday mail and urges readers to support Salvation Army bell ringers and their kettles during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
R.P.O
Salvation Army
Going Home and the Resonant Message from a Quiet Town
A reflective reader letters about home and belonging, urging visitations to familiar doors and quiet mornings to hear old voices. The piece blends a sentimental poem about home with a sidebar note praising the 1428th Engineer Company at Prince and members of the 79th Engineer Group for their public generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinal
Register
H Engineer
Prince
79Th Engineer Group
Con
Beckley News Rates And Delivery Details
The Beckley Newspapers Corporation issues Raleigh and Register publications with a variety of subscription options and rates. It lists home delivery through carriers and distributors, tax details, and payment terms for West Virginia residents and other locations, including contact and management information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mail
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Christmas Dinner Baskets Aid Beckley Needy by Ft Belvoir GIs
In Beckley, West Virginia, 79th Engineers from Fort Belvoir donated $345 to purchase food baskets for about 20 local families in need. The act, praised as beyond the call of duty, reflects a humane gesture by service members toward civilians during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Prince
Beckley
79Th Engineers
Ft. Belvoir
Fontainebleau Hotel on Firestone estate opens
Miami Beach reports on the Fontainebleau project by Ben Novack with $15,000,000 budget and $262-a-day suites plus cabanas, the price of luxury living. Notables preview the crescent shaped hotel designed by Morris Lapidus, with rooms and cabanas booking high prices and celebrity guests eyeing the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Ben Novack
Novack and Associates
Fontainebleau
B. W
Firestone
Harvey Firestone Sr
Frankel
Long Beach
N. Y
Vaughn Monroe
Akron
Wagner
Mack Kriendlers
Peter Donald
Dick Merrill
Eastern
Morris Lapidus
Brooklyn
N.Y.A
Columbia U
Boy Novack
Glenn McCarthy
Conrad Hilton
Fill Childs Stocking For Yule Happiness
New York feature shows how citizens and organizations answer Santa letters to help needy children. Newman Broun and the Young Men's Philanthropic League process about 1,500 letters annually, buying gifts and sometimes paying rent or funding operations, with donors unseen but generous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Newman Broun
Helen
Broun
Peter McEntee
Young Men’s Philanthropic League
League
Braun
America
Prayer expressing Godfrey minister's plea for Christ in hearts
Today's Prayer asks for knowledge of divine love through Jesus. It urges the faithful to receive him into their hearts so actions and words reflect God's wonderful love, as shared by W. F. Primrose of Godfrey Congregational Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Primrose
Godfrey
Ill
Godfrey Congregational Church
Out of Recession Woods Christmas Business Shows Gain
New York reports stronger Christmas retail. In 62 large and mid sized cities December sales exceed last year with 16 more on par with 1953. Only six cities decline, Detroit sees a temporary slump but 1955 car production signals overall boom. Commerce Department finds a 5 percent year over year rise in 25 cities, potential national gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Novack
New York
Florida
Midnight Earl
N.Y
Joe DiMaggio
Italy
Phil Rizzuto
Sal Maglie
Brioschi Drug Company
Edmund Purdom
Guy Mitchell
Jackie Loughery
Ronnie
Scotty Scott
Channel 7
Kitty Kallen
Long Island
Fred Allen
Jack Barry
Winston Churchill
Geene Courtney
Earl
Hollywood
Joni James
Joe Laurie Jr
Detroit
Metropoli
Tan
Commerce Department
Yale
Allied Stores Corp
Sears Roebuck
Leonard Goldman
Phoenix, Ariz
Denver
Los Angeles
Conrad C. Jamison
Security First National Bank
L.A
Schenectady
Indianapolis
San Diego
Calif
Follansbee
W. Va
Lewiston
Idaho
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Thomas E. Stinnette a 23 year old Fort Carson sergeant from Oceana and Billy J. Robertson a sergeant first class in Korea are named in Army promotions. The piece shifts to a Paris meeting where Dulles and allied leaders debate whether to authorize immediate retaliation with atomic bombs in Europe, while civilian cabinets decide policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Infantry Division
Fort Carson
Colo
Thomas E. Stinnette
Cather B. Stinnette
Oceana
Army
Camp Roberts
Calif
United Nations Command, Military Armistice Commission
Korea
Billy J. Robertson
Sally
Seaside
Will Allied Nations Consult While Enemy Destroys Cities
The piece discusses NATO command decisions for atomic retaliation if crisis delays a presidential order. It notes legal limits on atomic weapons, potential delegation needs, and the Paris conference to decide if allied forces can instantly retaliate. Also mentions economic outlook and Christmas shopping trends amid postwar confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NATO
Eisenhower
Congress
Strategic Air Command
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