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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1943
Page
6
The Morale committee of Marion county Civilian Defense Council sponsors lively public meetings praised by the Fairmont Times for stimulating discussion. Beckley residents are urged to hold a similar open forum to share ideas and meet an intellectual need in the community.
Chart based on U S Census figures compares birthrates in the United States Germany Italy and Japan from 1922 to the present noting propaganda and incentives in axis countries and the relative rise of U S births while Italy and Germany show declines Japan trends upward with the U S hitting a 16 6 rate in 1933 as the lowest in two decades.
The Beckley Post-Herald notes Republicans align with a pay-as-you-go income tax model and oppose taxing 1942 earnings as it coldly positions them against Roosevelt. It argues the Ruml plan may be simplistic while urging a swift adoption of a PAYG system, with details to be settled by treasury experts and Congress.
The piece argues for rigid government control of both prices and wages during war. It cites farmer pressure to raise prices and wage earners fearing budget disruption. It warns the War Labor Board and the Office of Price Administration must align to prevent inflation from spiraling.
Aite contains notes on O P A ration points for meat and fats and the shift toward fish. It mentions growing own meat, city ordinances on livestock, and maps for locating garden crops like onions and potatoes. The column also recalls hosts of local cooking praised by H B Thomas and E L Shaw during farm visits and a tale of gladioli bulbs damaged by insects.
Tonight at the Fairmont hotel the third in a series of public forums will discuss religion and its relation to postwar thinking. The sessions follow forums on economic and political phases with a Protestant, a Catholic, and a ...
A subcommittee of the War Production Board studies whether two 10 hour shifts or three 8 hour shifts yield higher shipyard output. Houston yards split between the methods. supporters of 10 hour shifts cite supervision, maintenance, housing, and transport cuts. 8 hour backers argue fatigue-free, equal manpower needs, and training capacity. Committee notes output per man hour rising regardless of method.
Three sons of Mr and Mrs Wilson Smith of Piney View serve in different branches. Russell joined the Marines in 1941 and served at Parris Island Iceland and the South Pacific. Clarence joined the Navy in 1941 and now serves in New Caledonia after training in Norfolk and Toledo. George known as Dick joined the Army in 1942, trained at Camp Claiborne, now with glider troops at Fort Bragg and promoted after leave. Second Class Petty Officer Virgil H Wheeler promoted in parachute troops at Fort Benning. Several area locals inducted into the Army Air Force and stationed at RTC St. Petersburg Florida and other centers.
The article recalls how American journalist Louis Allen, held in Derna Italy after the Tobruk fall, pressed officials for release and wrote letters to Pope Pius VII and President Roosevelt. Italian authorities reportedly restricted his reporting while he continued to file daily translations and prison gossip through Associated News to fellow captives.
Report states two servicemen carried machine guns mortars and ammo through 15 miles of icy swamps. They attacked unaware Nazi forces and drove them to flight, illustrating fierce frontline action.
Russian forces pushed west of the waterway and cleared the right bank of a river, driving German remnants toward the Kerch Strait. They advanced in the Tam pan peninsula’s swampy areas and captured Abinskaya, 20 miles northeast of Novorossisk on the Krasnodar railway, as bold marches through Kuban marshes yielded gains.
The British forces report four mobile sectors on Maknassy road El Guetar road Fi Hamma west Mareth line and Mareth line positions. The Algiers radio says the Eighth Army holds its bridgehead while London quarters have no confirmation of advance. Axis high command claims repulsed Allied attacks amid intense air activity.
Margo Lanek, driven from seclusion after her father King Karl’s death, attends a party at the Reed mansion with Tex Winston and Jim Reed as others dance around her. A jewel theft and a looming murder plot converge as Nick Lundson and Gustav scheme to silence Margo and retrieve the loot. The night ends with Margo drawn to Tex while danger closes in.
Fern Rives debut novel Friday Thank God centers on high school teachers pupils and the fringe of parents and Outsiders touching the educational world. The narrative notes strong characters Allison a Paris–mannered leading woman and Kelly a credible beauty while criticizing prose with overlong dialogue and unnecessary parentheses aiming toward a finer future if trimmed.
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