Raleigh Register evening and Sunday Morning listing
The Raleigh Register Evening and Sunday Morning as published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation is entered at Beckley and Hinton WV post offices as second class matter. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to credited news dispatches and local news in this paper. National advertising is represented by The Katz Agency, New York.
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Ward studies soldiers voting ballots and uncertainty grows
The Register reports Delegate John Ward has studied the issue of providing ballots for service men. He remains uncertain after learning from army and navy officials that they cannot deliver ballots for all states and counties. The piece notes the broader problem of coordinating absentee voting when local ballots differ and calls for federal action.
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Raleigh County
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Shady Spring
No Bootlegging Problem in West Virginia?
The article questions Liquor Commissioner Carl Bachmann's Washington testimony that liquor rationing creates no bootlegging issue in West Virginia. It cites Beckley reports of fines for bootlegging and bonds for grand jury action, notes clubs selling liquor by the drink, and warns the Liquor Control Commission risks comparison with numerous unauthorized sellers.
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West Virginia Liquor Control Under Fire Over Bootlegging
A writer argues the Liquor Control Commission should enforce liquor sales rules beyond stores. Bootlegging in clubs and roadside joints could force WV to abandon liquor control if not curbed. Proper enforcement preserves the system. laxity invites prohibition and related evils.
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Liquor Control Commission
Liquor Commission
West Virginia
Brighter Year Ahead for Freedoms Hope and War Reach
A 1943 year-end reflection notes the nation’s deepening war, millions sent to jungles and deserts, and the home front bearing the cost. It speaks of courage, sacrifice, and renewed resolve, foreseeing a 1944 world where adversaries face dwindling resources and retreat. It emphasizes pride in enduring freedom and imminent, though uncertain, progress toward victory.
Bolivias Pro Allied Shift Tied to War Material Trade
Bolivia broke with the Axis and allied with the United States three weeks ago under pro Allied President Enrique Peñaranda de Castillo. The nation now ships most tin tungsten and antimony to U.S. war plants and will sell rubber surplus to America, which funds aid and tech support for workers. The Axis aims to destabilize this setup.
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U.S
Service Rosters Highlight Local Soldiers Overseas
Local notices list soldiers stationed in England and the U S from Beckley and surrounding towns. Descriptions cover ranks, training sites, transfers, furloughs, units and home addresses, with several men promoted or recently inducted into the Army Marines and Navy.
Canteen Gives Christmas Cigarettes To Servicemen
Christmas gifts of cigarettes were handed to servicemen and women stopping at the local service center. Volunteer committees set out refreshments and a Christmas tree stood in the canteen though few visitors appeared, with about 40 names on the register by 8 p.m. Mrs W A Burke county chairman noted the small turnout.
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W. A. Burke
Meeting Set for Jefferson County Farm Bureau Event
Charles Town will host the Jefferson County Farm Bureau annual meeting on January 8 with Charles Town as the site and Charles O Neal aide to President Edward A O Neal of the American Farm Bureau federation named as principal speaker. Volunteers and several club groups reported duties from morning to afternoon with multiple chairpersons named.
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Christmas requests and railway notes from Raleigh Register
Mrs S H Bridge seeks Raleigh county soldiers in Washington hospitals for Christmas visits and Red Cross support. The column describes wartime duties, a small Prince Street yard, and a Santa Claus appearance at a Memorial building toy party with a reverent prayer by Rev David I Rees, highlighting wartime life and community care. Transcribed reflections on holidays, rail operations, and personal nostalgia accompany the piece.
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Origins of Christmas A History of Yuletide Customs
The piece traces Christmas roots from sun worship and solstice rites through Roman Saturnalia and Norse Yule. It links evergreen trees mistletoe and holly to symbols of life, peace, and myth, then notes Christian adoption and historic bans in Cromwellian England and colonial Massachusetts.
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