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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
4
The article recalls Churchill's vow to endure hardship, noting no sign of worse war than already seen. It cites France Belgium Dunkirk and Pearl Harbor as harsh episodes and references the German advance and battles across the Russian steppes as context.
Randolph Norton sketches Shady Spring district life through Billie Brown, an 84 year old farmer with the vigor of youth who digs post holes and defies his years. He treasures family, gardening tricks, and a daughter Mrs Walter Campbell who tends a flourishing garden beside the highway while Campbell's inventive irrigation and half barrel manure system boost yields.
Wide World Features reports 400 Army camp papers boost morale by linking soldiers to their units and hometowns. Editors, often enlisted men, navigate distribution, movement, and remote command while preserving a sense of home.
Judge Clay S. Crouse introduces a juror summons by newspaper and post card. In criminal court 40 of 65 jurors appeared, a turnout as good as the prior method. The wartime reform saves county funds and hints that some wartime necessities may grow into peacetime practices.
The county United War Relief Chest is about $14,000 short of a $25,000 target with over $11,000 already raised. Government urges civilian aid and employee group drives to boost contributions for soldiers and sailors. U.S.O. centers and relief agencies are aiding troops, while Raleigh County has a history of meeting past campaigns. It calls on home front volunteers to prevent under subscription and honor those serving.
British and American forces in North Africa face renewed pressure as axes siege Tobruk looms while convoys to Tobruk and Malta trigger a fierce air sea clash. Axis losses mount from fleet battles, but Allied resolve remains strong amid dire reports.
Raleigh County war chest drive shows steady gains with $210 added yesterday and today, bringing total receipts to $11,373.45. Donors include A K Truman of the central office, A and P Company Columbus, Local 6262 United Mine Workers Tamroy, Dr L E Shrewsbury, Crab Orchard residents, and many individuals such as Posey Rhodes, Lawrence Martin, Joe Bowles, and Ellen Daniels, among others contributing amounts from 10 cents to $25.
Land transfers total about 80 acres to Julia Ann Prince widow of Henry C. Prince from multiple heirs by deed recorded in the county clerk's office. Other transfers include parcels in Glen Daniel East Beckley Rock Creek Mersh Fork and Beckley additions to various grantees and lots in Lilly and Maxwell Hill subdivisions and East Park Beckley.
Industrial and institutional users of sugar will register from June 20 through July 5 for their July and August sugar allotments. Barbara Emmons, secretary in charge of sugar registration, said the registration site had not been decided. She noted a possible registration at the Rationing Board office and warned of crowding from canning needs.
The Four-H dam on Little Beaver Creek has a water well deemed safe for drinking by County Sanitarian O. R. Lyons. A new non primed pump will be installed, with monthly inspections planned to ensure safety for campers and visitors. A survey of dam inlets will follow due to swimming activity. restrooms and bathing houses proceed amid war related equipment delays and weather issues.
Local Army Recruiting Station announced two new enlistments Roy Richardson Jr of Kopperston and Shirley E Withrow of Fayetteville. Marine Recruiting Service said Staff Sergeant Robert L Fichter will visit Beckley today to contact editors and radio staff. Jesse James Cook of Itmann enlisted in the Marine Corps today as the Marines plan to resume their recruiting wagon schedule after recent repairs.
Mary Elizabeth Shaver, 105, Braxton County resident and widow of H Z Shaver, died after a weeklong illness. She was renowned as the county’s “Kind Old Lady” and began housekeeping at the family farm near Exchange in 1860, with daughter Mae Westfall having lived with her. The piece closes with a note about the Great Smoky Mountains’ blue haze.
Radio listings show a dense 1930s schedule with multiple networks and time slots from 5:45 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Includes programs such as Three Suns Trio Captain Midnight Indiana Indigo Beverly Mahr Lum and Abner Fanny Brice World War broadcasts Glenn Miller Amos and Andy and Bing Crosby with various orchestras and serials.
Mary Lee Brown refuses marriage to wealthy Jake Forester to seek achievement. She becomes a camp hostess where she falls for Red Hamil, a pilot with a troubled past. Major Clark orders Red away, a note triggers doubt, and Mary Lee wrestles with love, loyalty, and danger as a dramatic visitor arrives to surprise Red.
Governor Darden conferred with Odell Waller’s attorney amid signals a further reprieve may be granted to stay the electrocution set for tomorrow morning. Finerty sought stay from Chief Justice Stone. a commutation hearing is planned as Waller, a Pittsylvania County sharecropper, awaits fate. The Fourth Circuit denied a certiorari petition as petitions and letters press clemency from Roosevelt and others.
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