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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1942
Page
6
The Marshall College fraternity incident ends with pledges fined and an alumnus punished while two others are released. A formal hearing allows return to classes and campus life with no social privileges. The event closes with a march bearing apology banners.
A London spokesman predicted the war could end by 1943 or 1944 with a long bitter struggle ahead and possible German defeat in that period. He noted Axis naval weakness, praised Churchill allies’ resignations, and described a reshaped cabinet under Sir James Grigg as part of adapting to new dangers.
Canberra reports Australian airmen struck Rabaul on New Britain bombing air dromes and shipping. One Australian plane lost, one Japanese fighter downed, and two more likely destroyed. Japanese occupation of Rabaul noted. prior Timor sea attack results uncertain.
State Troopers L. K. Falk and O. G. Webley reported the arrest of Luther Maddox of Kanawha County and James Holloway of Brooke County as fugitives from the state penitentiary at Moundsville. They were sent up for armed robbery.
The Raleigh County Tuberculosis Association won compulsory X rays for all teachers, replacing the regular annual general examination for many. The board allowed replacing the general exam for teachers who take X rays early in the term, with new teachers to undergo both checks.
U S Senator Joseph Rosier of Fairmont urged harmony at the Washington anniversary address to the Sons of the Revolution. He asked critics to lay aside animosity and warned against baseless attacks on Congress and the executive, stressing unity to preserve American freedom during the war emergency.
Dr Greene noted an outbreak of flu and measles triggering renewed TB testing for teachers with inactive cases. Ashworth reported Fayette County will push compulsory screenings again, citing positive responses from affected teachers and parental approval. Miss Gill said two county teachers with TB are improving on treatment. Hedrick explored Pinecrest Sanitarium X rays offering at $1, but the plan awaits agreement.
West Virginia Hardware Association members, after wartime trade restriction notices, prepared to close their annual convention with an officers election. Lieut. Col. Paul H. Griffith, assistant executive officer to the undersecretary of war, told delegates they would have to pull in their belts during opening sessions yesterday.
New York City officials shut the Gaiety Theater in Manhattan as license commissioner Paul Moss used permit renewals to halt the burlesque acts. Mayor LaGuardia vowed not to lower the city’s moral standard, while Morris Ernst, counsel for the operators, criticized the action.
A sole figure described as a one man censor announced plans to petition a court for a writ commanding the city to issue new licenses. The move aims to force regulatory action and broaden licensing availability.
City police probing a minor crash found a rubber shock pad from a car fender. A 16 year old boy was arrested on an auto theft charge, the pad missing from the vehicle he drove.
Chinchillas originally raised in the South American mountains are now being successfully bred in selected North American areas, highlighting the growing adoption of regional breeding initiatives and potential market expansion.
Robert Bannister of Harvey West Virginia at 67 praises Miners Friend for relief from chronic constipation backache dizziness and heartburn after decades in the Harvey coal camp since 1892. He credits improved appetite digestion sleep and fewer nervous spells. Cohen's Drug Beckley is advised as the local supplier.
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