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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1948
Page
2
The GM wage formula links raises or falls to the Bureau of Labor Statistics index with a one cent change per 1.14 point shift, capping no decline at five cents over the contract life. It uses a 1935–40 base and 1940s data to show rising costs, drawing mixed reactions from unions and observers.
The coal industry reports difficulty obtaining steel for rails, mine cars, and related uses. Industry leaders are being urged to address the supply issue as they consider the impact on operations and costs.
Coal authorities warn steel firms that without more steel for coal mining, coal shipments to mills will fall. The industry faces a vicious circle: more steel needs more coal, yet coal mining requires steel for production.
The article notes rising prosperity among Southern farmers tied to electrification. It cites Edison Electric Institute data showing 1937 to 1947 rural electrification up 21 percent in 16 Southern states, surpassing national and regional gains and reinforcing farming as the region’s main livelihood.
Beclky and Clarksburg leaders discuss clean towns and plans at a Beckley Junior Chamber dinner. Bill Jones, elected state junior chamber president at Bluefield, highlights the Giessenbier Memorial Trophy and Beckley park project while colleagues praise retiring officers and a Utah fry cook’s rise through the ranks.
Boyle's column argues that cleaning a battlefield lasts beyond the end of war, with decades of pensions and bills. It catalogs costs and casualties from Revolutionary War to World Wars, noting millions in pensions and millions of veterans, and ends asserting the long, costly healing process.
A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee study profiles 506 communist leaders outside the Western Hemisphere. The average leader is 46, many came from professional backgrounds, and a significant portion faced exile or prison, with decades as communists and varied prior work including labor organizing and journalism. The piece notes long, perilous paths to top roles.
In a colorful column, Handsaker profiles chiropractor Sam Sannes who treated actors including Robert Cummings and Hedy Lamarr, linking spine work to film disruptions and noting broader claims about medical influence. The piece then pivots to historical notes on communist leadership ages, referencing Crane Brinton’s Anatomy of Revolution and Jacobin clubs to compare revolutionary leadership ages across eras.
Earl Warren emerges as a leading yet little known Republican figure from California. The piece notes his Nordic background and calm, captainlike bearing while highlighting his broad, progressive policy views. It cites his radio address as a window into his comprehensive stance on housing resources foreign policy and domestic concerns.
In Sacramento Warren argues the GOP faces disaster if it repeats past mistakes and aligns with special interests. He cautions that factional decay on the Left endangers the party’s 1952 fate, urging a strong, united path and warning against a swift nomination battle.
Frances Mason returns to the family home after Aunt Wilma Mason’s funeral on a cold January day. The dead aunt’s careful, solitary planning shapes Fran’s life as she confronts loneliness, a guarded romance with young doctor Thomas Wilcox, and the faint promise of a new start. The scene establishes Fran as a capable but isolated heir navigating loss and expectation.
Frances confronts the will reading of her late Aunt Wilma who left everything to the niece. The scene unfolds in a cultured, quiet room filled with art and books as Frances and Aunt Wilma’s lawyer discuss the small estate, funeral costs, and Fran’s future plans. Frances feels a new independence but contemplates returning to college or leaving her life as it stands.
Frances, returning to her Aunt Wilma's home after a death, finds fate and a doctor to be drawn together. Dr. Tom Mason, recently returned from service, visits and shares a meal as a spark kindles between them, hinting at a destiny beyond campus life.
Mount Hope student Anna Jane Dunkley daughter of Mr and Mrs F W Dunkley has been named to the Off Campus Cabinet for next year at Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia She will assist incoming freshmen living in Fredericksburg homes due to limited dormitory space She has been on the head's list is a member of Alpha Phi Sigma and serves as an officer of the Terrapin Club.
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