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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1950
Page
2
The Secretary of Agriculture set a national 20 percent reduction for 1950 peanut plantings. State results vary but average leaves farmers with lower costs per bushel. Increased per acre yield becomes more attractive as parity prices steady the return despite smaller acreage.
Government acreage limits shape farming, with a bribe of price support to coax compliance. Efficient, intensive practices raise yields and profits for top growers like Bromfield notes, while a small group controls most production and wealth. Peanuts and potatoes illustrate the pattern through incentive payments and market interventions.
Longstanding coal officials warn of shrinking markets as mine shutdowns and weather risk cut supply. Despite a three day week, utilities stocks stay above danger, rail priorities keep trains running while home heater stocks fall. A new working agreement could restore stability and preserve jobs.
In a humorous slice of life, Bug Dust tackles clutter in his office after finding decades of forgotten papers. He discovers notes, maps, plans, and odd items, resolving to keep an annual clean, a contrast to the orderly world of housebound women and a reminder that tidiness can change a man.
HAL Boyle reports the New York Sun ceases as a separate paper after 116 years. Staff hold a quiet wake. editors and reporters reflect on pride, past heroes, and the uncertain future of many in journalism.
James Marlow argues the opening of the 1950 Congress mirrors prior patterns with Truman's program on deck. Democrats praise it, Republicans denounce it as socialistic, and little will pass this year. Voters may choose by granting one party control in 1950 or 1952 elections.
The piece surveys Hollywood figures like Joan Fontaine Joseph Cotten Maria Montez and Tyrone Power adrift across Florence Capri Naples Venice Turin Paris and London. It notes meetings with Greer Garson Jennifer Jones and Rita and Aly while detailing industry gossip and playful anecdotes from the European film circuit.
Washington debate centers on building a hydrogen bomb vastly more powerful than Hiroshima. Proponents argue feasibility and delivery to Soviet targets with long range guided missiles, while opponents warn of strategic and ethical risks and defense advances that could foil any such attack.
Testimony before Congress highlights payroll padding as a potential problem on Capitol Hill. Rep. Burdick urges a thorough investigation after the jailing of former Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, while Senate records remain less transparent, complicating efforts to uncover hidden salaries and kickbacks among staff.
Albert Einstein portrays his pursuit of cosmic questions as paradise while detailing his early shift from religiosity to freethinking. He recalls youth shaped by hollow hopes, the cruelty of religious dogma, and a lifelong emphasis on how one thinks over what one does.
Whitesville reports William F. Cooper of Boone Street is improving after a Christmas Day fall that caused a head wound and fractured ribs. His daughter Mrs. H F Morgan notes his progress at home. Cooper is father to several relatives in Whitesville and elsewhere.
Brief devotional line echoes a biblical passage about strong friendship and loyal bond as reflected in the phrase the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David. The text appears as a religious calendar excerpt with a citation reference to 18.
A review of a novel about the literary life and publicity work by Bill Devereux and a writer labeled Hickok. The satire contrasts guileful publicity with a blunt author, using radio, publishing, and critics as targets. The reviewer praises restraint but finds the humor not fully amusing.
Register Staff Writer reports G. K. White named administrator of the J. M. Harvey estate and bonded at 250. Appraisers listed as G. K. White Jr E. D. Thompson C. C. Ealy IekK. White. Will of Willard McGuire Matoaka probated naming widow administratrix without bond. Mary L. Simms appointed guardian for Jack Goodson with 500 bond.
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