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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1950
Page
2
The piece compares John J. Lewis aggressive wage demands and push for individual contracts in 1950 to 1927 turmoil when the United Mine Workers split, with employment dipping, demand shrinking, and nonunion tonnage rising as coal usage shifts to other fuels amid uncertain supply. It warns against overplaying the union’s hand to avoid a repeat of history.
The Flying Arrow, an American freighter owned by Strong Measures, drew attention after its owners announced plans to press a Nationalist China blockade off Shanghai. Chinese authorities warned of interception, but the ship proceeded to load cargo ahead of potential action.
The piece praises nature's beauty at sunrise and sunset then shifts to a call for March of Dimes. It highlights infantile paralysis and urges readers to donate dimes to help crippled community members regain normal life. It frames giving as a civic duty and a source of personal satisfaction.
Thomas F. Stafford reports Beckley Junior High uses homeroom candidates to lead a polio drive fundraiser. Students elect a King and Queen by collecting the most money for the campaign, aiming to boost turnout and results. The column also shares a light note about Ray Burmeister Jr returning to New York and a long-ago Beckley connection with Polly Jo McCulloch.
Hong Kong port reports a row over a freighter carrying supplies to Nationalist China. After warnings from China and the U S State Department were ignored, the Flying Arrow sailed and came under shelling near the Yangtse estuary. Two American destroyers assisted. critics call for firm action, license revocation, and discipline against the shipping company to prevent further bloodshed.
The Raleigh County town of Beckley faces polio fund pressures as Mayor W A Burke stands accused of incurring debts in the name of the polio Foundation. Citizens are urged to support the March of Dimes drive starting next week to help polio victims regain normal life and to show whether they oppose Burke’s actions.
The government spent heavily to improve the acoustics of the house and Senate chambers. Now the challenge is for congressmen to deliver speeches with substance and clarity.
Boyle argues superstition blends faith and fear, a lazy approach to fate. He cites evergreen decor at Christmas, hotel bed rituals, and common lucky tokens as remnants of a pervasive belief. He notes soldiers, show folk, and bettors often rely on superstitions, sometimes influencing outcomes or ruin.
AP dispatch reports President Truman proposes two education aid plans needing congressional approval. Plan 1 would send about $300 million annually to states to expand grammar and high schools, hire and raise teacher pay, and build facilities. Plan 2 would provide scholarships for capable students who cannot afford college, estimated at about $100 million yearly.
Hollywood critic notes Cinderella as Walt Disney's most enchanting feature with vivid visuals and memorable characters. Ilene Woods voices Cinderella aided by Helene Stanley for drawings, whilemagic and style outshine earlier shorts despite minor technical quirks.
After 24 years of marriage, a man living in Schwie burg divorced his wife to marry his mother in law, reported by the Hannoversche Presse.
Clarke Beach outlines the Capitol complex as a tradition bound system with separate even peculiar staffing. Janitors and telephones fall under rival House and Senate offices, while the architect and sergeant at arms uphold contrasts in access, space, and pay procedures across Capitol facilities.
In Berlin near the Soviet sector a 28 year old ex locksmith known as King Erich organizes about 40 full time beggars. He assigns daily routes, pools 20 percent of earnings, and runs a tobacco side business processing cigarette stubs into new cigarettes for sale in East Berlin's black market.
A Central Press feature surveys legendary bears and bear dogs across the United States, from California's Grizzly Adams era to North Carolina's Smokies. It chronicles famed bears Honest John Old Three Toes Kittlefoot and the Rambler pack, plus dogs like Sue and Betty, highlighting their strength, cunning, and loyalty alongside hunter tales and local lore.
W G Rogers discusses Jocelyn Brooke's Tice Scapegoat and the Harper 2.50 edition. Duncan Cameron, a 13 year old orphan, moves to live with his uncle Gerald March as a soldier Jim Taylor brightens his mood. Their uneasy bond deepens into tragedy and ritual motif, culminating in a shocking finale with biblical overtones and a sense of inevitable fate.
John L. Lewis Brown obtained a building permit at City Hall to construct a garage on Plumley Avenue at an estimated cost of 300 dollars, bringing total permits for the year to 22,430 dollars. Constable Walk Inni of Barker's Ridge District and electrician at Elmored Shops of the Virginian Railway remains hospitalized at Mullens General Hospital for observation and treatment after admission at 11 p.m. Monday for stomach issues and is undergoing x rays to determine the cause of illness.
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