Agriculture on the march in Southern West Virginia
Editorial urges support for the Rural Development Council's push for intensified farming in Raleigh area, highlighting poultry and dairy growth as promising, then shifts to a critique of widespread government corruption and moral decline. It argues that law alone cannot secure freedom. citizen faithfulness and honesty are essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doane Agricultural Service
St. Louis
Raleigh
Doane
Rural Development Council
RDC
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Wisconsin
Ohio
New Jersey
Morals and Men Morality an Urgent Public Concern
Morals and Men Morality rises as an urgent public concern among readers. The piece notes that moral worry has always existed and asserts ongoing vigilance against evils and shortfalls in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iiu
Youre Needed Gals The Call For Women In Service
A wartime editorial urges 8500000 American women aged 18 to 34 to volunteer for military service so men can be freed for combat. It argues equality of danger means equal duty and praises 72000 women as examples of national pride and willingness to serve.
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United States
Russia
Oklahoma GOP divides as Eisenhower gains ground on Taft
Oklahoma City reports show Eisenhower backers crowding into the Republican fold as Taft’s statewide strength faces a split by district delegates. Oklahoma’s 16 delegate slate to Chicago may tilt toward Eisenhower, with county and district conventions shaping a contested path to the state convention in February. Taft remains strong in Tulsa and among insiders backing Dewey, while observers see potential shifts if Eisenhower proves his national momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Associated Press
Fenprter
United States
Sack Bell
Oklahoma City
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Oklahoma
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Durant
Chicago
Tatt
Eisenhow
C.ef. Barnes
GOP
Kailie Venson
Republican
Taft
Tulsa
W. G. Skelly
Aft
Thomas Dewey
New York
Hugh D. Scntt
Dewey
Oregon
Washington
Oklahoma County
Fifth
Truman
Vinson
Enhower
Tak
Flour Carrier
Johnstin Murray
Mr. Truman
Murray
Raleigh Register Evening and Sunday Morning Publication Details
The Raleigh Register Evening and Sunday Morning, published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation, is a periodical issued with delivery to Erckley W. ue and Hinton W. Va. It notes involvement of Thomas F. Stafford as Managing Editor and lists Associated Press affiliation. The notice covers subscription rates, delivery notes, and tax details for West Virginia residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Erckley W Ue
Hinton W. Va
Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Fress
Associated Prosects
Story Srooks & Finley Inc
New York
Philadephia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Atlsatz
Los Angeles
Dabr
West Virginia
Leskey
Newspapers Corporation
Opinions on Time of Retirement Across Ages and Ideas
New York readers weigh when to retire as social workers note longer lifespans. Voices range from quitting at 30 to 69, with many fearing idleness and craving ongoing work. The piece dismisses retirement as universal, proposing an age-based scheme and highlighting changing American dreams from wealth to rest.
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New York
America
Dabe
Hegins
As & Goys
Heaven
Bernard Shaw
Prayer for Strength to Do Thy Will in Society
The text offers a prayer asking God to strengthen people to fulfill their duties as citizens, reject totalitarian governance, and act with knowledge of responsibilities to others and society, concluding with Amen.
How to Make Out Your Tax Return in 1952
Editor notes explain joint versus separate filings for married couples with examples. It covers exemptions for non earning wives, form choices based on income, and rules for standard deductions versus itemizing, including community property states and specific income thresholds.
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Washington
Iowa
California
Idaho
Lo’ana
Nevada
New Mexico
Texas
Cerfisms by Bennett Cert censorship notes and bans
An author examining censorship history cites 1885 Concord Massachusetts banning Huckleberry Finn as trash fit only for shims. It notes 1929 Russia blacklisting Sherlock Holmes for disgraceful acoutism and spirit, and a 1831 China ban of Wonderland on the Stour with animals barred from using Hatha language, deemed dangerous for beings to share the same level.
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Concord
Mass
Thoreau
Russia
Beadle Club deadlines and flame sweaters alarm
Bug Dust reports Raleigh County Bank clocks misbehaving with four faces and varying times. Secretaries urge action, urge caution about inflammable flame sweaters, and remind readers to donate for polio victims while noting the group lost its president.
Utopia Seen in 50 Years Says Savant Henry Nicholas
Henry Nicholas reports scientists foresee no future world war this century with prosperity rising to 2000. Solar power replaces atomic energy, space travel becomes routine, and oceans yield food and minerals as deserts become garden spots. Birth control and peaceful space observation curb overpopulation and monitor threats from satellites.
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Henry
Nicholas Central Press
New York
Earth
International Congress of Astronautics
London
American Chemical Society
James Bryant Conant
Harvard
Adolph Butenandt
Germany
Sweden
Finland
England
France
America
Conant
Artur I. Virtanen
Sahara
Africa
Wernher von Braun
Hitler
United States
Whisky Sales Drop as Moonshiners Cut Markets West Virginia
West Virginia liquor sales fell sharply in the first half of the 1951-52 fiscal year due to outside competition and reduced spending power. State stores sold 9,820,538 bottles July 1 to December 31, 1980, down from 10,723,977 a year earlier. Prices rose by 10 cents per pint and 15 cents per fifth to fund veterans’ bonuses, with federal taxes also increasing. Border state price differences and moonshine activity cited as key factors.
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Dill W. Asap
Charleston
West Virginia
Guy
Williams
State Liquor Control Commission
Division of Finance and Stock Control
Willams
Commission
Ohio
Luther Carlson
Carson
Mountain State
U. S. Alcohol Tax Unit
General Revenue Fund
You're Telling Me. The Aga Khan Birthday Joke
The piece jokes about the Aga Khan receiving platinum weight as a birthday present on January 22. It references a 240 pound weight, an estimated three million dollars for candles, and calls him a long reigning leader who began his reign at age five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aga Kahn
A. R
Aga Khan
Three Mills
Khan
Looking Backward Today From the Register files
Ten years ago the Beckley area saw lifted auto sales under rationing while Britain held Singapore and the State Chamber of Commerce reported meteoric income gains in West Virginia. The Russian capture of Berestovaya threatened the Southern Ukraine Nazi line in a major blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Singapore
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Berestovaya
Ukraine
Nanking
Shanghai
Texaco Oil Company
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