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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1952
Page
2
The piece argues that 260 plus Raleigh County residents filing for public office will spur primary election interest on May 13. It urges voter registration by April 13 and notes a deputy county clerk can register 21+ at the Courthouse weekdays. It also advocates Universal Military Training as a cheap, ready defense.
Senator Johnson of Colorado labels Universal Military Training a hoax and a seven and a half year mortgage on youth arguing six months of training is skin deep. He warns the least trained are easiest targets, while supporters say any start is progress despite casualty links to training level.
A plan to reclaim 226000 acres in Central Arizona for farming faces big costs and tax subsidies. A federal bill would fund a public works facility costing over 2 billion dollars, with land held by 420 owners set to receive large taxpayer benefits.
Two B 29 crews over Korea observed a round orange disc with blue flames, moving near their planes at about 20,000 feet on January 9 and 29. The Air Force reports no belief in flying discs, while noting strong evidence of Soviet tech advances and prompting public consideration of science and security issues.
National Advert ising Representatives Brooks and Finley Inc lists offices in New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston Cleveland Atlanta and Los Angles. It details daily and Sunday mail subscription rates prepaid six months and one year with a two percent West Virginia tax and notes carriers are independent contractors with Beckley Newspapers Corporation not responsible for prepaid payments. The price 2598.00 appears at the end.
A columnist notes historians and professors list decisive human events from Cartage to the atomic age. Readers imagined bystanders react with humor or vanity, illustrating how everyday people judge history at big moments rather than grand proclamations.
A devotional message from W. Dale Oldham of Anderson Indiana urges unity across races and nations. It calls for promoting welfare of all family peoples and living by Christian love and forgiveness.
Washington report on how much tax data the Internal Revenue Bureau should release. Debates focus on citizen rights to government information versus protecting confidential tax return details and those involved in cases. Officials weigh public interest against potential injustice and the risk to honest mistakes.
Scribbled notes describe Sandy McTavish being halted on Argyle Street by a law officer who claims McTavish declared he was taking notes for the Aberdeen Free Press. A later remark about slaves and a burning feather adds odd sentiment to the scene.
Honolulu born Miho Conn, a Japanese student in Japan at the outbreak of World War II, narrowly escaped death when she missed a daily 15 mile commute to Hiroshima. The August 6 attack changed her path, and she likely would not be alive or studying today if the train had run.
Bug Dust recalls Senator Harley Kilgore filing a million-dollar suit against the Charleston Gazette amid talk he seeks to silence the paper during the election. The piece notes Kilgore once threatened reporters, later cooled, and hints the suit may be an attempt to pressure the paper through campaign noise.
Special to Central Dross reports on expected disclosures in the grain storage program that may heighten concerns about Commodity Credit Corporation officials. Investigators hint at prosecutions and tie these to broader political risks for Brannan and McGrath amid looming Senate House probes.
Morgantown report discusses potential miner contributions if UMW Welfare Fund expands. It notes that a coal production decline could necessitate new financial input from miners to support welfare arrangements.
A mixed Hollywood review notes Just This Once a light farce featuring Peter Lawford and Janet Leigh with Richard Anderson in love plot, while also touching on The Wild North and a West Virginia University student thesis on the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund. The piece highlights spending, satire, and the fund’s evolving role for coal workers.
West Virginia University reports a modern 22 bed infirmary, opened Feb 9, 1950, improving care for students. Dr J J Lawless notes 1,000 patients admitted in 14 months, with 382 respiratory, 128 stomach, 50 skin, 43 fractures and 7 contagious cases among outcomes.
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