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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1949
Page
3
The piece notes Union Pacific will begin revenue service with a gas turbine locomotive this summer. It explains historical context, potential advantages in weight, fuel, and maintenance, and cautions the turbine faces long development before challenging diesel electric.
A reader notes two land transfers in the New River gorge area. Loup Creek Company of Norfolk deeded 825 acres to the state for Grandview park, while another deed shows Loup Creek transferring 1,385 acres to Gharteston Coal Company. The state paid 28,809.15 for 825 acres with surface rights, whereas Loup Creek paid 16,101.85 for 1,385 acres with surface and mineral rights. The writer questions why the larger tract cost less per acre and alleges political favoritism benefiting a railroad subsidiary, urging explanation and public scrutiny.
A column argues France cannot reconquer Indo-China and aims to hold a redoubt along Langson Moncay Hanoi and Haiphong to delay a communist victory. It urges the United States to back an independent Viet Nam government under Bao Dai or a sovereign regime free of Moscow or Paris influence.
New York reports on the seventh annual amputee baseball game between arm and leg amputee veterans sponsored by the National Amputation Foundation. Captain Bob Anderson leads the arm-amputee squad against leg-amputee rivals led by Bert Shepard, aiming to raise 260000 for an amputee research center while challenging public perceptions and attendance.
Washington report previews President Truman’s plans to reorganize federal agencies in a long, tedious process. The piece outlines moves to relocate the Employment Security Bureau to the Labor Department and place the Public Roads Administration in the Commerce Department, among other structural changes. It notes commissions and departments suffer confusion from overlapping responsibilities while Truman aims to streamline authority and accountability.
Oak Hill group of youths plus Register Staff Writer motor to Lake Beaver Park Raleigh Tuesday evening for a wiener roast. Attendees include Sonia Alsbaugh Flora Castle Betty Hindson Doris Criss Hever Novosky Jane Bowies Sharon Godby Doris Watters Helen Wyant Betty Long Hub Akers Leonard Holliday Herbert Surbaugh James Ballard Sanford McNeely Warren Winston John McCloy Thomas Falk Walter Bowles Jack Dempsey Jimmy Albaugh. Pineapple note mentions Hawaii’s prod appears as a factual aside with no clear local relevance.
Local schedule data shows time adjustments by region with central minus one hour and mountain minus two hours. Changes to relay hours are to reflect current local listings, but last minute program changes are not included.
Radio listings show June 24 programming across networks with sports, music, talk shows, dramas, and special broadcasts. Highlights include sports segments at 6:45 and 10:05 p.m., Newsreels, Templeton and Furman performances, and multiple entertainment slots featuring The Beulah Ski, The Sheriff drama, and Friday Playhouse.
In a tense desert hideout Chip and Ives are bound by Pluto and Yampa after a raid by Alessandra’s men. Chip frees himself using a broken beer bottle and frees Ives, planning to flee with Lia and stage a return with the law as Alessandro’s grip tightens.
A jumbled set of crossword style clues and partial answers appears, referencing terms like Epics, poems, faces, passages, and objects across a varied grid. The fragment includes numbers, odd spellings, and partial phrases suggesting a published puzzle or dictionary roundup with several lid-like entries.
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