Raleigh Register May 20 1947 publication details
The Raleigh Register in Beckley West Virginia provides publication information for Raleigh Register and Beckley Newspapers Corporation. It lists managing editor Thomas F. Stafford and Associated Press membership. It covers subscription rates, delivery terms, and mail rates for West Virginia and Virginia.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh Register i
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beck
W.—Va
Hinton
Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
AP News
Cee Ee
Katz Agency
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Dallas
West _delvery service
Virginia
Dally
Gaiva
Wylie Senator Pushes Lester Maben Road Paving Plan
In a letter to State Road Commissioner Worthington Senator Ward Wylie defends paving the Beckley Mullens Lester Maben link. The piece outlines objections to designating the road as primary and notes local support for paving extendable beyond Paint Creek toward Charleston while aiming for ultimate full paving of the route.
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Ward Wylie
Worthington
Lester-Maben
Beckley
Mblen
Senator Wylie
West Virginia
Charleston
Kopperston
Wharton
Madison
Boone County
Wylie
Paint Creek
Truman Choice Shifts As Polls Show GOP Confidence Drop
George Gallup's latest poll finds voter confidence in a Republican victory slipping from 79 percent after last fall's elections to 33 percent now. Republican confidence also falls, while Democratic faith rises. Labor bill actions and presidential moves loom as decisive factors ahead of 1948.
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George Gallup
Washington
Congress
Joint Committee
Panhandle trip shows roads and towns along South Branch valley
The writer recounts a 636 mile journey through West Virginia and Virginia visiting Covington, Franklin, Romney, Winchester, and Charles Town. He praises improving roads, notes Romney’s daylight saving time mishap, and describes towns like Charles Town and Ranson as historically rich yet quiet and snobbish. The piece closes with plans to continue coverage of the Panhandle region.
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Eastern Panhandle
Panhandle
America
Charles Hodel
Ted McDowell
Bill Diehl
J. Jeff
Associated Press
Charles Town
Jefferson County
Lewisburg
Covington
Franklin
Moorefield
Romney
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Staunton
Lexington
Old Dominion
Hot Springs
Monterey
West Virginia
South Branch Valley
Mountain
Shenandoah
Petersburg
South Branch
Potomac
Greenbrier
Charles Washington
Washington
Ranson
Panhandie
Osage centennial marked by oil riches and quiet pride
AP recounts Osage Nation centennial of the Jesuit mission in Kansas and the tribe’s rise from renounced lands to oil wealth. Chief Lookout, 85, notes education gains while Osage leaders press the US government for $750,000 plus 5 percent interest under the 1865 treaty as patronage and recovery stories unfold.
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ST. Paul
Kas
Kansas
U. S
Pawhuska
Oklahoma
Couetry
America
Mission
Katy
Parsons
Chief Lookout
Lookout
Franklin Shaw
Pendleton
Oregon
Chief Shaw
Rackets Against New and Used Car Dealers Examined
James Marlow notes complaints of a modern car dealer racket amid scarce new cars. Buyers face low trade‑in allowances, forced expensive accessories, or pay for almost new cars. AAA reports examples of accessories boosting profit, while NADA says customers may be pressured to take unwanted add‑ons. Some manufacturers mix in accessories, some do not.
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James Marlow
Washington
Philadelphia Inquirer
American Automobile Association
AAA
National Automobile Dealers Association
NADA
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Detroit
Greece
Nelson
China
Truman
Navy
James Forrestal
White House
State Department
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
Hollywood Reducing Expert Rates Actresses Health Not Skinnier
Hollywood expert Terry Hunt lists actresses he deems healthy looking and criticizes current fashion for ultra thin frames. He cites Anne Athos Tawa Dawnatth Tas, Bergman, Claudette Colbert, Linda Darnall, Olivia de Haviland, Betty Grable, and others as healthy examples while noting many stars look too thin. Ida Lupino’s weight gain is praised as improving appearance, and Hunt contrasts modern slimness with earlier stars like Billie Dove and Clara Bow. He warns fat loss trends endanger health and says European women maintain better long term fitness.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Terry Hunt
Anne Athos Tawa Dawnatth
Ven Alu
Ae Eek Lungrid Bergman
Claudette Colbert
Hepi
Ida Lupino
Rita May
Worth
Hunt
Billie Dove
Wilma Bbanky
Clara Bow
Courtesy urged to hens at Massachusetts extension desk
The University of Massachusetts extension editor urged farmers to knock before entering laying houses to avoid frightening hens. The bulletin stresses politeness to poultry as a way to reduce stress and improve flock behavior.
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Associated
Amherst
Mass
University of Massachusetts Today
University
Murder mystery threads in San Francisco night
Carol Glenn witnesses a strangled murder scene near her apartment as police doubt her. Reporter Larry Colemen investigates while Inspector Brandt presses Carol. A troubling diary clue surfaces linking Rock Skeels and a missing wallet, with Carol hiding secrets from Maria Illinois and a dangerous web closing in.
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Carol
Glenn
San Francisco
Rod Blake
Larry Coleman
Morning Times
Larry
the Times
Inspector Brandt
Police Department
Dresden
MR. Keck
Toby Harris
Marley
Rock Seeels
Trinket
Nevada
Skeels
Barry
Mrs. Whalley
Matter Of Fact President's Greek Envoy Search Sheds Light
President Truman’s search for a head of the new Greece mission reveals U.S. government quirks and bi partisan frictions. Initial picks faced opposition from George and Vandenberg figures, with Ethridge seen as strongest. Intermediary campaigning, unclear process, and lack of consultation hindered progress and left the plan unsettled.
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Joseph and
Stewart
Washington
Greece
William Henry Harrison
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Harrison
Will Clayton
State Department
Mark Ethridge
Balkans
Dean G. Acheson
Averell Harriman
Walter F. George
Georgia
Ethridge
Louisville Courier Journal
George
Etheridge
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Francis Biddle
United States
Economic and Social Council
United Nations
Senate
Literary Guideposts on Modern British and French Literature
A review of William York Tindall and Denis Saurat guides to modern literature. Tindall’s study, broader and longer, surveys religious and political influences on poets and writers across the Atlantic, comparing to Saurat’s tighter France-focused analysis. Both works are praised as sound, with Tindall more scintillating and impersonal, and Saurat more selective yet orderly.
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W. G Rogers
William York Tindall
Knopf
Denis Saurat
Putnam's
Tindall
New York University
Atlantic
Laurat
University of London
Saurat
Yeats
Buller
Lawrence
Huxley
Hollywood
Jess
France
Tinsball
England
Rimbaud
Supervielle
Mallarme
Proust
Valery
Zola
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Murray
Rock Skeels
Glad Hand
Rock Skeets
War Production Board
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
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