Raleigh Register page header and publication details
A fragment from the 1950 Raleigh Register shows publication notes, dates, editions, press affiliations, and distribution details. The text lists Beckley Newspapers Corporation, Associated Press, and subscription information, with references to Beckley and Hinton West Virginia, and editors.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Hinton
Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
AP News
National Ice Caae
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlas
Vane Oo Cueeent Contractors
Beckiey Newspapers Corporation
Stand firm against Russian expansion in Asia and Europe
The piece argues Americans faced with renewed Cold War tensions must resist Soviet advances. It cites Trieste, Berlin, and Korea as flashpoints, urging support for Washington’s policy to stem the Red tide and avoid future, existential conflict.
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America
Russia
Trieste
Berlin
United States
Korea
Korean
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Washington
Orient
Christmas Delay Looms Over Vehicle Licenses
Charleston report says Motor Vehicles Commissioner Don McClure has ordered a 15 day extension past June 30 for all licenses except dealers tags. Public expects these extensions as routine though improvements seem possible with earlier license mailings and firm 15 day processing.
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Charleston
Don McClrugherty
Motor Vehicles
Keep West Virginia Green Committee Faces Forest Welfare
The Keep West Virginia Green Committee, formed last March, adopted working assignments and tentative public education plans after a Charleston meeting. Forestry officials warned of escalating forest fires, noting 1949 losses rivaling 1946, with 20,000 acres burned in eight hours on Black Monday. Public indifference and carelessness drive fires. a strong outreach program is urged to preserve soil, wildlife, and water.
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Keep
West Virginia
Charleston
H. Burdette Crow
Forestry Division
State Conservation Commission
Nature's warning on floods and the valley's balance
The essay laments repeated flash floods in West Virginia's Central region, recounts past devastation in the South Branch and Braxton counties, and argues for restoring forests and grasses to revitalize watersheds. It warns that neglecting nature's balance invites future floods and urges reforestation and soil enrichment.
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South Branch
Birch Valley
Braxton County
Nature
West Virginia
Weston
Jane Lew
West Fork River
West Fork
Clarksburg
Grafton
Shinnston
Jap Students Outraged By Sex on U S Campus
About 300 Japanese students in the United States describe campus life as pleasing overall yet troubled by sexual activity. They praise universities and teachers but condemn public kissing and petting as excessive, while a small minority approve of American sex standards and the prospect of dating to choose wives.
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Boyle
U.S
Saul Pett
Hal Boyle
New York
United States
Japan
Acheson Speechcraft Shaped by Office Process in D C
Dean Acheson, secretary of state for about 18 months, averages one major speech per month. His talks, often written and rewritten with State Department help, are reviewed by President Truman word for word before delivery.
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George C. Marshall
James F. Byrnes
Bryan
Acheson
Hull
Marshall
Byrnes
State Department
Office of Public Affairs
Francis Russell
Russell
Russia
Korea
Atlantic
Truman
California
U.S. Has 18 Warships, 200 Planes in Pacific
Washington reports U.S. Far Pacific forces total 500-plus Air Force planes and 18 warships with a manpower figure of 123,500. The Air Force lists six fighter groups, one medium bomber unit and two light squadrons, including F-80s and F-51s, plus 30 B-29s on Guam and a radar-equipped Sixth Fighter Group. The Seventh Fleet, led by Vice Adm. Struble, holds 13 combat vessels and supporting ships in the Philippines Guam area.
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Washington
United States
Far Pacific
U. S
Defense Department
Air Force
Guam
U. S. Par Eastern Air Force
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Arthur D. Struble
Philippines-Guam
Valley
Roeheanes
Western Pacific
Calvin
Juneau
Car owner crashes through tavern window after buying first car in 25 years
Walter Karakuszka, 50, of Chicago, who had not owned a car in 25 years, bought a vehicle this spring and soon after took a test drive that ended with his car striking another vehicle, mounting a sidewalk, and smashing into a tavern window.
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Associa
Chicago
Walter Karakuszka
Joff
Riverside officer shoots prowling fox near boss’s chicken coop
Chicago AP reports Patrolman Charles Schuenemann of Riverside police shot and killed a prowling fox near his superior’s chicken coop. The incident drew attention to police response to animal intrusions in suburban areas.
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APPLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Charles Schuenemann
Riverside
W Bartels
Buck Rogers weapons hype ignores real defense needs
The essay argues that so called new weapons hype is misleading and mostly old tech or long delayed projects. It cites slow all services research and warns only intensified defense effort can deliver effective weapons by 1953-54. It stresses armies, navies, and air forces remain essential despite hoped future breakthroughs.
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Washington
Truman
Vannevar Bush
Army Ordnance
Atlantic
London
Western
Europe
Prisoner of War Escape Trials In Plymouth
Joshua Bar ney and fellow prisoners endure harsh treatment in Mill Prison Plymouth after capture and transport from New York aboard the Intrepid. He plans escape via tunnel and sewer, faces the Black Hole, and uses cash drafts to gain aid from a Redcoat guard who recognizes a link to Kenny Boyle and a friend from Tralee. The tale follows his resolve to avoid life-long imprisonment and his growing network among loyalists.
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Joshua Barney
Ann
Kenny Boyle
Barney
Barbary
Joshua
New York
Malloy
Manhattan
Collier
Admiral Rodney
Yarmouth
England
Plymouth
Mill Prison
Black Hole
Esia
Ie Wasca
Panthe
Gentleman Spy Joshua's British Cover Tour to London
The tale follows Joshua's covert trek aided by O Gorman and Reverend Beckwith as he acquires a Navy lieutenant uniform, travels through Exeter and Bristol, hides among American agents in Bristol, then reaches London and docks in Ostend, assembling multiple disguises to reach safety.
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Joshua
O’gorman
Leftena
Or. Gorman
All Saints
Lindsey Beckwith
Elizabeth
Edward Beckwith
Edward
Exeter
Exe
Royal Clarence
Bristol
London
Ostend
Balancing Budget at Blood Bank in San Gabriel
William Curry of San Gabriel credits the Regional Red Cross Blood Bank for his six year recovery from nephritis aided by more than 600 transfusions. He plans a one man drive to recruit 625 donors to replenish plasma and blood derivatives he has used, pledging to repay the lifegiving supply.
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Blood Bank
Red’ Press
San Gabriel
Calif
William Curry
Curry
Red Cross
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Thomas J. Stafford
James Marlow
Dean Acheson
Platte
William Jennings Bryan
Pacific
Boulder, Colo
Arapahoe
Eastbourne
Britain
Donald Smith
Royal Sanitary Institute
Smith
Buck Rogers
By Joseph and
Stewart Alsop
The
Ireland
Kenny
Saint Patrick
County Ke
Baltimore
Maryland
Tralee
John Michael O’gorman
Sean O'Boyle
Manny
Johua
By John Jennings
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