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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1944
Page
11
Document outlines feeding needs for a family and helpers, multiplying per adult and per child with 2/3 and 1/3 factors. It notes dairy from two cows to sustain a five member family and mentions involvement by Virginia University and U.S. Department of Agriculture forestry experts.
The Raleigh County Farm Bureau opened the 1944 program with a Friday night meeting at Grandview to boost county food production while FIA staff from three counties convened at Shady Spring to plan a four day school on canning and food processing. John M. Lowe outlined a March 21 start for the training at Shady Spring High School with participants from six states. A March 22 banquet will honor out of state visitors and officials.
Educators worry about the national loss of educated young men as the army cuts the ASTP. Stanford's Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur calls it a democracy mistake while American Council on Education president Dr George F. Zook urges partial restoration. An AP survey shows 110,000 of 145,000 trained students from 229 colleges are cut, leaving 35,000 still in advanced medical, dental, or engineering courses as War Secretary Stimson cites military necessity.
The principal of the school and county authorities will plan the conduct of the March school, coordinating schedules, safety measures, and curricular adjustments to ensure a smooth term.
Lillybrook and Killarney employees donated 575 cartons totaling 115000 cigarets plus 500 chewing gum packages to the American Legion Auxiliary hospital committee. Most cigarets go to Ashford General hospital and two dozen cartons to Huntington Veterans Hospital and Newton D. Baker hospital Martinsburg West Virginia. A benefit dance at Staco High School supported hospitalized veterans.
Albany N Y The New York legislature debates a resolution by Senator Edward J Coughlin Brooklyn Democrat to authorize President Roosevelt to represent New York at a peace conference. The plan would give the United States 48 votes one for each state and is tied to Russia’s move to create 16 autonomous states.
Mr and Mrs Henry Buckland announce the birth of a daughter in Peterstown Ay Register Staff Writer.
The Regional War Labor Board approved a wage settlement for 114 workers at West Virginia Armature Co in Bluefield. The plan sets starting rates for women at 45 cents rising to 50 after 90 days, then 60 cents after 120 days, with merit-based increases up to 60 cents. men start at 50 cents, rise to 55 cents after 30 days, 60 cents after 60 days, while current male workers receive a five-cent increase to 60 cents.
Church notices from MAXWELY TOL and nearby, detailing pastors Allen Brown and WH H Cook Memorial, with Bible school, Sunday schools, morning and evening services, prayer times, and crusader groups. Maple Fork Community Church led by L A Garten lists services and Sunday School.
A compact listing of Sunday worship times and Sunday School details for multiple churches in Beckley and area. Includes St Mathews A,M,B Church, First Baptist Greenstown, Vernon Baptist Stanford, New Hope Baptist East Beckley, Church of God Apostolic Beckley, Frenezer Baptist, and Faith Chapel A.M.E. Each entry notes pastor or superintendent and service times for morning and evening worship and Sunday School.
London reports Princess Elizabeth turns eighteen on April 20 and begins royal duties. Rumors of engagements fade as officials avoid comment while Parliament expands her role on the Council of State. Elizabeth travels less guardedly toward public life with staff, meals, and social engagements noted.
The body of Peter S. Reaves 71 former police chief of Princeton who had been missing since Christmas Day was found today in the Kanawha River near Red House. Two boys saw the body float near the south shore and towed it to the bank. The coroner said death unknown but apparently drowning.
Walter Pidgeon leads a Sunday night audience as Loretta Young guest stars on The Star and the Story presented by The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Tune in for the drama on WYPS at PMA.
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