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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1948
Page
2
The article argues the Soviet blockade and moves to install an all German government in Berlin threaten Western access and food food airlift proves insufficient. It urges the United States Britain and France to press the United Nations for immediate action to avert wider Europe upheaval.
The Raleigh County Farm Bureau tour highlights cattle and sheep, with C F Bishop noting the appeal of livestock as a cash value symbol. H G Farmer of Bolt shares a tale of a sow with its own dinner plate, adding local flavor to the livestock display.
Regular notes from Thomas F. Stafford describe baby pigs choosing one feeding spot after birth as farmers discuss crop safety. A Grandview potato field shows late blight, controlled by fixed copper sprays with DDT. Bishop trains as a plant pathologist while expanding into entomology to tackle insect-related damage.
Officials note faster driving on North Kanawha Street after repaving and warn motorists to slow down. Pedestrian safety at intersections and a rise in jaywalking are cited as risks, urging city police to enforce speed limits and protect lives.
Commissioner J B McLaughlin cites keeping farm youth on the farm as a major agricultural problem since World War D. The WVU Agricultural Extension Service promotes older youth forming community and county groups to tackle farm problems. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers five cash awards to top five organized groups in its 48 northern West Virginia counties.
Elderly mariners reside on a 100 acre Staten Island estate near New York harbor. They live in dormitories with hospital, dairy, cemetery and a church funded by Captain Randall since 1801. About 460 residents, 9,000 retirees total buried on site, receive food lodging clothing and tobacco with small spending money for odd jobs. Residents enjoy benches by the sea and simple entertainments while a library holds 6,000 volumes and the church side remains costly to maintain.
Nation Today questions the four year convention routine with long nominating speeches and loud demonstrations. It notes seven hours of speeches with 25 minute quotas and noisy, planned demonstrations for Harold Stassen, suggesting shorter talks and fewer pageants would improve the event and political focus.
AHarper’s study by Vern Haugland recounts the naval officer Ryosuke Chair testimony on Japanese morale, noting fear and exaggeration of damage, as part of the National Air Council’s air power series. The work profiles the seven Allied air forces in the conquest of Japan and emphasizes war storytelling through those who operated the machines.
A daily meditation ponders the question what a man profits if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul, urging readers to value inner virtue over material success.
William Kahn, a weathered con artist with film access, peddles celebrity trinkets to stars from perfume sets to handkerchiefs. Laraine Nay sent Leo Duracher two gold watches, one for Brooklyntime and one for Pacific time, to bridge distances. He boasts of selling to Lamour, Douglas, Hope, Muni, and others, promising commissions on on-demand luxury items and tables.
Washington coverage notes President Truman remains hopeful while Democrats fret over a possible renomination. The piece discusses Dewey Warren odds, Eisenhower drafts, key insiders Oscar Chapman and George Allen steering support, and pressure from northern bosses toward retirement or a fight to stay in.
Southern Democrats push to nominate Byrd George and Thurmond as their favorites while leftists and labor groups back an open convention to challenge Truman. Only 304 of 2234 delegates are pledged, with many uninstructed. Justice Douglas may be nominated to rally protest votes, despite Douglas being unavailable in Oregon.
Frances convalesces slowly after flu as Lottie tends her. Frustrated by Bob’s silence, Frances waits for a promised dinner and a Sunday drive while a bitter March wind lashes the city. The boarding house keeps her isolated and unsure of Bob’s feelings.
In a plain, well kept boarding house run by Swedish landlady Mrs Sveinstram and her husband, Frances observes the monotonous routine of elderly tenants, frugal habits, and ongoing tensions among staff. She looks forward to a Sunday visit from Tob, while Lottie eagerly anticipates his arrival.
U S plans to ship 30 000 to 50 000 cats from American Feline Society led by Robert Kendell to Europe to fight rats. Cats will be airlifted in squads for quarantine and training, with initial force drawn from U S and Canada. Costs, health checks, and animal welfare rules noted as authorities coordinate with Britain and European posts.
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