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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1947
Page
2
An offbeat column riffs on women snagging nylons at work and questions nylon supply postwar. It quotes Du Pont officials noting expanded capacity, ongoing shortages eased, and broad future use for nylon yarns. The author jokes about costs and coal as a playful nod to supply concerns.
At a semi monthly session the Raleigh County court approved extra help for health department duties and food handlers training, while rejecting Prosecuting Attorney Ned Ragland's request for a special assistant in the ballot theft case. The editorial urges that protecting the vote is vital and warns the court risked democracy by downplaying the case.
The olive branches flourish along the northern border as Canada and the United States renew peace. Their pact to exchange military intelligence strengthens ties and may inspire broader inter American relations, especially with Argentina.
Dutch colonial officials aboard ships off Java insist the cargo belongs to Dutch estate owners and was grown by Indonesians in the absence of Europeans. Indonesian authorities counter that the goods are theirs as retaliation. The U S liberty ship Martin Behrman loads at Cape Cheribon amid the dispute, with the cargo valued in the millions. Shipping circles see this as a test of whether foreign shippers can move valuable stores in Java under the Dutch blockade as tension rises.
The passage notes both sides claim moral right, urging diplomatic effort. Shippers in the region take high risks with international consequences, tying together the unrecognized Javanese republic, the Netherlands, and the United States in a tense incident that calls for a UN roving corps.
In Washington, Democrats defend the 1934 Reciprocal Trade Act citing 1938-39 exports up 63 percent to agreement nations and imports 22 percent higher, while Republicans split over changes. Key figures include Taft Vandenberg Millikin Gearhart Butler Knutson, with hearings planned ahead of the April Geneva trade conference.
HAL BOYLE notes a fourth B in Miami conditions booming then busting as winter tourists surge the population to about 600,000. hotels run no vacancy while clubs pull heavy prices. race crowds and rising room rates show the cost of sun and fun in the resort amid tight supply and haphazard phone pricing.
Twenty miles north of Hollywood in the San Fernando Valley, sixty retired movie figures live at the Motion Picture Country House. Jean Hersholt, president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund, chose the 60 acre site and oversees a home with brick bungalows, a lounge, library, dining room, and a stage for occasional plays. Returns from the Screen Guild Players radio program help fund the facility, and a hospital wing with glass walls opens to sunny patios.
Stewart Alsop reports from Ankara on Turkey's reliance on a large army to deter Soviet pressure. The 600,000 to 700,000 force strains a fragile economy, risking inflation and crisis while demobilization fuels public fear and shifts toward guerrilla tactics if Western aid or resolve wavers. The piece examines regional geopolitics with Iran Greece and Dardanelles dynamics shaping Ankara's stance.
Laurie faces the end of her relationship with Johnny as memory and love pull in different directions. Johnny admits love for both Laurie and Florence, urging a return to Chicago. Laurie insists on friendship only and reveals her love for Nick. Monica interrupts with news that Cady Vance has escaped jail amid a radio bulletin.
Visiting newsmen are asked not to identify residents of the Country House to avoid embarrassment. Yet smiles and good spirits prevail as residents, aided by carving, tools, and electric avilis, craft toy furniture for friends' children, spreading a warm, communal happiness.
Frances Benjamin Johnston, age 83, still works as a photographer and travels by car to exhibits. A pioneer of early American photography, she has a long career including portraits of the Old South, reporting in Washington, and a planned return to New Orleans with plans to photograph Charleston in color.
Reader letter condemns County Court for denying Prosecutor Ragland legal aid in a ballot theft case. Calls for public airing of the affair, questions security lapses at the courthouse, missing ballots, precinct involvement, and demands accountability to protect citizens’ rights.
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