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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1950
Page
2
A satirical portrait warns that King Coal weakens as production falls and demand shifts to oil gas and electricity. Industry struggle cuts railroad fuel shares and hurts miners while utilities and manufacturers reduce coal use amid high costs and experimental chemist led developments.
Local merchants complain of weak business as buyers are scarce. Washington businesspeople hold a giveaway sale offering typewriters at 99 cents radios at 76 cents and assorted "cat and dog" items. The strategy aims to draw traffic to stores amid slow cash registers.
The piece celebrates early spring through increasing bird songs and warns against the English sparrow, calling him a socialistlike parasite and Communist ally. It praises native birds like robins, cardinal, and song sparrows, urging readers to observe and protect birds while condemning the English sparrow’s colonizing and dulling of birdland.
AAP science editor notes euthanasia laws may not hasten death, requiring patient consent court action and potential delays. The piece discusses England and America groups, court cases, and the Sander trial, examining medical ethics, Hippocratic oath, and possible legal outcomes.
James Marlow explains how to use Form 1040 A in 1949 tax filings. Do not send money with the form. pay only if the IRS later notifies you. The piece covers income limits, when 1040 A can be used, withholdings, exemptions, and the need to attach withholding receipts and sign jointly if filing a joint return.
A brief devotional note cites a misquoted Bible line from Malachi 16:8, inviting reflection on freedom and value. It presents a concise moral prompt rather than a news item, using a churchly, period tone.
Hollywood writer Gene Handsaker reports on bogey as cheerful in room, sketching and sailing on the Santana near Beverly Hills, with Betty Bacall and Lauren Bacall offering playful notes. The piece mentions Irene Dunne stunt mishaps, John Wayne script judgments, Deborah Les Dozier fan clubs, and light quips about how actors sound words.
AP staff writer Hal Boyle asks how George Washington would feel if he returned on his 218th birthday to find he remains first in American hearts despite the years. Time has tempered his reputation yet many still revere the father of his country.
A wartime novel about Warsaw and the ghetto saga, contrasting private papers with literary craft. It traces the fall of the Polish capital, the brutal Nazi siege, and a handful of survivors who escape through the sewers, while a reviewer weighs Hersey’s narrative mix of history and fiction and quotes public opinion on George Washington as a thematic aside.
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