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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1952
Page
2
The Raleigh Register applauds a West Virginia college group bringing a summer stock theatre to Beckley. Outdoor performances fit the plateau climate with nine weekly shows, aiding local culture and giving drama students practical stage experience.
The piece previews the 1952 presidential contest with the Republican National Convention in Chicago as the first act, followed by the Democratic gathering and the November election. It notes Democrats and Republicans prepare for trading delegates and the struggle between Dwight Eisenhower and Robert Taft for the nomination.
G A Bentley Beckley Chamber consultant notes South wage edge lures firms from New England. He says regional wage scales differ by about 40 cents an hour, making Beckley resemble a highly industrialized Deep South site.
The column notes after 4 p.m. see more children with injuries and cites Dr. L M Halloran of Raleigh General Hospital. It mentions a dangerous late day route 19 Summersville intersection and Mrs Roy Chapman beautifying a bare rocky triangle with flowers funded by Howard White after last year’s flowers.
A Raleigh Register evening and Sunday morning note mentions the Associated Press rights, subscription terms for Beckley West Virginia readers, and delivery details. The column covers a busy criminal court with trial backlogs and a missing reporter, plus weights and measures activity targeting short weights and mislabeling.
A humorous note from New York describes a national Worms Turnverein club formed by husbands who joke about wife domination. The piece mocks the idea with a creed and crest depicting a worm under a woman's heel.
A humorous fragment details a club called Fire Worms Turnver in with satirical rules that parody strict male dominance in marriage. The text lists absurd penalties and expectations for husbands, narrated with irony by Harold E. Stassen and reflecting on a wife led world. The speaker doubts the club’s legitimacy and hints at the wife’s control.
The United States solidifies Western outposts in Asia and Europe by backing Japan and Western Germany with troops and security guarantees. The Senate approved treaties allowing limited rearmament and troop presence, framing Japan as the Pacific frontier and Germany as the Eastern outpost against Russia.
Peggy Kessinger details Beckley area soldiers and their families including Major Shields A Brubeck heading to Trieste from Massachusetts, Sgt Arthur R Bragg at Rhine post, Cpl Franklin H Kizer in Germany, Staff Sgt Elizabeth Buffa in Mississippi, and Pvt Charles F James in Korea among others with notes on previous jobs and education.
Washington observers foresee a possible special session called by President Truman to press Taft-Hartley measures as a steel strike ripples. A revived woman’s draft debate gains momentum with proposals to extend selective service to single women 18 to 26. Seaplane hull advances intrigue Air Force officials as jets spur flying boat revival research.
News notes on television acts in the NBC era featuring Jones' Slickers blending gunshots with musical acts. Describes new stage devices including tuned sprayers and tire pumps, a corn-dispensing harp, and a water spraying sphinx. Also covers Army and military service announcements for James Farley and E Webb.
A 3-cent stamp marking the 25th anniversary of Mount Rushmore National Memorial will debut on August 11 in Keystone South Dakota. It features the sculpted heads of Washington Jefferson Roosevelt and Lincoln with a viewer couple and a sign noting 1927 1952. First day covers require specific mailing details to Rapid City and Keystone.
Frank Cormier reviews Barbarains In Our Midst by Virgil Peterson, arguing the work chronicles a long standing alliance between organized crime and Chicago politicians. The author, a former FBI agent, outlines how Capone's heirs evolved into a major syndicate, supported by a corrupt political system. The book assembles known facts into a vivid portrait, tracing leaders from the 1840s gambler era to modern mob figures.
Gardner Rea, an Ozark native and leading illustrator, began at Ohio State University in 1914 as editor of the campus newspaper and won poetry prizes from both serious and humorous committees. His cartoons include a boss urging salary increases and a matron lampooning clipping coupons. An elderly Crane, Missouri resident reported with a joke about a first class case of insomnia.
Business and housing observers say lighter price controls may quicken few price rises and ease mortgage terms, while the new law keeps a safety valve for defense materials. Experts note inflation pressures easing, with December 1 as the earliest rule changes.
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