Raleigh Register page: June 3, 1947 edition
The Raleigh Register published in Beckley West Virginia served Raleigh and Hinton areas. The issue outlines subscription rates, delivery details, and policy notes. It lists managing editor Thomas F. Stafford and notes AP news reuse rights and national ad representation.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Vs
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beck
Aley
W. Va
Hinton
Thomas F. Stafford
Ember
Associated Press
AP News
Katz Agency
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Dallas
Weat ‘ Delivery Service
Virginia
AI Cardlers
Pur Corporation
Lewis defies wage offer amid looming labor clash and coal fear
Recalcitrant John L. Lewis refuses a 15 cent pay raise for miners, demanding 35 cents or nothing as Congress weighs labor bills. Union leaders including George Tiller oppose House and Senate measures, while a tempered conference report nears approval. Truman has ten days to decide, with the nation watching coal markets and possible strikes.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
John Li
Um.w. District 29
George Tiller
House
Senate
Wold
Senate Conference Committee
Truman
Washington
John L
Congress
Mr. Truman
John Lewis
Dan Tobin
Caesar Petrillo
WVU President Engages Students in Campus Plans
President Irvin Stewart forms a student committee from the Student Council and other campus groups to air issues. Meetings begin in May and will continue monthly after September. They will review plans for a new recreation building atop a garage to house university equipment, a project long needed by nonfraternity students. A student fears continued expansion will erase green space on campus.
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West Virginia University
Irvin Stewart
Joe
Stewart
West Virginia
University Campus Saturated as Growth Pushes Toward Homeownership
West Virginia University faces space constraints as Morgantown expands with business and residential development. Ten years of campus encroachment reduce open areas including by Library and Woman's Hall. Expansion hinges on purchasing costly property to accommodate rising student demand. In Buckhannon, Marvin Iden discusses a modern $70,000 prefab garage and plans to stay, despite nostalgia for Los Angeles.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Institution of Learning
Mineral Industries
Woman's Hall
Woodburn Hall
School of Medicine
Buckhannon
Marvin Iden
Beckley
Upshur
Jake
Fackard and Hudson Cars
Los Angeles
Iden
India
Grey
California
Memorial forest idea planted by 4 H Club in Hagerstown
The article recounts Hagerstown Maryland creating a memorial forest on 40 acres of watershed land. Six thousand nine hundred sixty four hemlock seeds were dropped from an airplane in a seed bomb to honor Washington County World War II veterans. The project was completed in about a month by 4 H Chile youngsters, suggesting similar efforts by local Girl Scouts.
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Memorial Forest
Register
Leon ¥. Silberberger
Raleigh County
Hagerstown
Washington County
4.H
Chile
Girl Scouts
First Come First Served for Unique Autos in Maryland
Baltimore judges rule dealers must file car orders in receipt order. Customers had waited months as vehicles went to later orders. Court says cars are unique and allows ordering priority to be enforced, warning against favoritism and potential further action.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Whey
West Virginia
State trooper cautions while traffic speeds up in West Virginia
A West Virginia traffic shift on July 1 raised speeds to 50 mph, while a state trooper urged Americans to slow down at the same time. The remark suggests tension between official messaging and actual road rules.
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America
West Virginia
Universal Service Debate Continues Into 1947
Washington reports the universal service issue remains unsettled as Congress aims to quit for 1947 by August 1. A presidential commission called for about a year of military training for young men and outlined eight steps. Republican senators are studying national defense with eight potential measures, though they avoid committing to universal training. Senator Dworshak believes the topic won’t become a campaign issue in 1948.
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James Marlow
AFP
Washington
Universal Service
Viuid Man
Jensey
Congress
Truman
Sena_ lor Dworshak
Idaho
Dworshak
Boyle's Mother Chooses Memory Over Ireland Visit
In Kansas City HAL BOYLE recalls his mother born in Mayo County who, now nearing sixty, prefers keeping County Mayo in memory to revisiting Ireland. She cherishes America as the land of opportunity and plans to visit only in memory while embracing her family’s life here. Her stories reveal how education and public schools shaped her view, and she affirms a deep love for the United States. She intends to travel this summer to see old times in memory, not to relocate.
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Hal Boyle
Kansas City
Ireland
County Mayo
America
Pepe
Ben Ty
United States
Dependence Hall
Mount Vernon
Alexander Hamilton
Hollywood
Amer
Public Forum Defends Fraternal Clubs Against Gambling Critique
A Beckley reader defends Elks and Moose fraternal clubs against a Sunday Register editorial attacking gambling within clubs and calls for public morals leadership. The letter argues clubs fund community aid like shoes and iron lungs, vs private home games, and accuses the editor of personal motives while urging better city recreation facilities.
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the Register
Sunday Register
Elks and
Moose
Elk’s
the Elks
Beckley
Wallace trip feeds third party hopes and a million dollars
The Wallace barnstorming tour expands concern over a possible third party led by Henry Wallace. Analysts note large crowds boosted by Communist groups, with Chicago and Los Angeles fundraising estimates around 100000 and 40000 respectively, totaling near 1 million. The piece warns of White House unease and calls for clear leadership from Truman era figures.
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Joseph and
Stewart Alsop
Washington
Henry Agard
Wallace
United States
Communist Party
Communist High Command
White House
Chicago
Ed Kelly
Chicago Democratic
Los Angeles
Progressive Citizens of America
PCA
Railroads seek tax relief as West Virginia hearings begin
The Baltimore and Ohio and other railroads pressed for reductions at the Board of Public Works hearings on 1947 tentative assessments. B&O asked for no objection to its $77,506,400 WV property bill while C and O urged relief from $93,400,000 to cover higher operating costs. Other carriers including Norfolk and Western and Western Maryland asked for downward adjustments, citing declining net incomes and prior assessments.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Board of Public Works Today
West Virginia
Harvey Garmer
W. J. Conaty
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Conaty
C. and O
West
Virginia
Bross
Nicholas, Fayette and Greenbrier
New York Central
Browning
S. H. ‘Barnhart
Norfolk and West‘tern Railroad
Norfolk and Western
Barnhart
S. N. and W
Eugene §. Williams
Western Maryland Railway
Board Today
Supreme Court of Appeals
Envelope of Money Drives Carol to Confession
In a tense scene, Inspector Murley accuses Carol Glenn of theft, presenting a bundle of green bills as proof. She denies the money is hers, but the inspector hints at grand theft and possible charges if Skeets names a suspect. Carol plans her next move while fearing exposure and seeks to contact Larry Coleman.
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Carol
Inspector Murley
Larry
Murley
Marley
Rock Skeets
Miss Glona
Skeets
Manley
Gray’s
Larry Coleman
Glenn
Caral
Market Street
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Virginian Railway
E. E. Arnold
Richmond
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