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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1950
Page
2
The piece poses moral and legal questions about mercy killing following Dr Hermann Sander's trial for aiding death. It argues juries and experts may differ on whether death should be adjudged by law or medicine, noting risks of abuse and the limits of lay understanding in higher law, medicine, and religion.
Prevue and Finish notes Beckley clergy protest motion picture Steambolt while other cities push censorship. They favor public judgment by moviegoers over private condemnation as the film’s emotional couple parade their passions for all to see. The piece argues private sin versus public indecency hinges on audience choice.
A harsh critique of Ingrid and fellow film figures with Morals questioned as the public coldly receives their efforts. Simone is cited as a casualty while the Times calls Stromboli feeble and banal signaling a potential comeback with caution.
Hope for settlement looms as coal strikes halt trains, mills, and power, idling thousands. A major whiskey distiller pledged to halt production due to the coal shortage, while operators and government troubleshooters resist negotiations.
Five newly organized rural youth committees meeting in Charleston plan West Virginia’s contribution to the White House Conference on Children and Youth. They focus on program fact-finding finance citizen participation and communications to improve rural recreation and mining town facilities.
The Bug Dust column profiles Sophia’s mayor Elgie Ballard and a push to widen Route 16 from Crab Orchard to the Wyoming County line. It notes support from residents and Cube of notes about funding, road rights of way with C&O Railroad, and a new Sophia correspondent Fred Sturgill. It urges regional cooperation for better highways and local coverage by The Raleigh Register.
The Nation Today explains using the 1040 short form for the 1949 income tax. Key points: spouses filing jointly must sign in the lower right corner. attach Form W-2 showing tax withholding. answer questions sequentially. use the table on Page 4 to find tax. tear out Page 1 and mail with any tax owed or refund noted.
A reader explains how deductions and exemptions affect tax bills for different filing statuses. It covers unmarried individuals with one exemption, married couples filing jointly or separately, and the impact of dependents on tax due and withheld amounts using example incomes of 4700 dollars and various exemptions. The examples compare Jones Kelly Brown Smith and Doe to show how filing jointly or separately changes tax outcomes and owed amounts.
New York writer Boyle offers street observations about urban life. The column notes how difficult it is to notice the stars when feet burn with labor and mocks empty heads filled with dreams while critiquing a teenager sounding his horn on a jalopy and crossing the street.
Critics rate All the King’s Men as best picture of the year with 26 percent of votes. Broderick Crawford wins best actor for All the King’s Men. Olivia de Havilland praised for a subtle performance in The Heiress. Debates on films’ quality and postwar cinema linger, with praise for variety and acting.
Betty Prosser profiles Dave Garroway, a radio and TV pioneer shaping a low pressure, audience light show on television. He rejects slapstick, favors quiet anecdotes and music, and built a distinctive on air persona from a career spanning Chicago radio to national TV, with a goal to retire in Hawaii.
Washington notes James Bruce, a New York promoter, backed Truman funds before 1948 and seeks to swap his shares for the London ambassadorship. The piece argues such a move would weaken the Anglo American alliance, highlight Johnson’s influence over foreign policy, and test Dean Acheson’s control of his department.
New York columnist Mark Barron chronicles Billy Rose arguing for more glamour at the Metropolitan Opera while noting Eleanor Steber’s star status and glamor appeal. Steber rose from humble beginnings, teaching herself piano before switching to singing and eventually performing leading roles at the Met.
Rich ard Mealand and Robert Sylvester review two newspaper themed novels. Mealand’s gay tone contrasts with Sylvester’s solid satire in A Man Called Mister and Luke Peters’s column writing. The pieces explore press life, politics, intrigue, and romance amid a big city daily.
Fragmentary line echoes a biblical sentiment about human vanity and perception with a psalm like citation. The garbled text suggests a religious or editorial aside in a historical paper. No clear event, dates, or people are identifiable for a fuller synthesis.
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