Raleigh Register 1947 Advertising Rates and Publication Notice
The Raleigh Register shows publishing details, staff notes, and advertising rates for Beckley and Hinton, West Virginia. It lists Thomas F. Stafford as managing editor and notes Associated Press rights. It states subscription prices and mailing terms for daily and Sunday editions and directs readers to provide old and new addresses when changing delivery.
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Raleigh Register
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West Virginia Gambling Raids Reach Multiple Cities
West Virginia police have conducted raids in Charleston Bluefield Montgomery Wheeling Clarksburg Moorefield and Franklin, seizing equipment and arresting dozens. While other towns enforce the anti gambling drive Beckley’s police chief fails to act, prompting public questions about enforcement priorities.
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Ees
West Virginia
Charleston
Bluefield
Montgomery
Tvairmont
Williamson
Clarksburg
Moorefield
Franklin
Fairmont
Dee Hedrick
Beckley
Hedrick
No More Please County Re-Seeding Effort Noted
The county spent considerable funds and effort a few weeks ago to re seed the area. This action aimed to restore terrain and prevent erosion, reflecting local priorities and public works planning.
Court House Lawn Exhibit Causes Controversy
County officials and residents watched the lawn turn green until a sheriff’s staff member allowed a city police truck to occupy the Court House lawn on Main Street for several days. The vehicle housed a handicraft exhibit, drew criticism for damaging the turf, and sparked a debate about precedent and access for future shows in Raleigh County.
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Court House
Main Street
Sheriff’s Stalf
Raleigh County
Puerto Rico Governor Election Bill Supported by House
Democratic Way legislation by Senators Butler and Crawford, approved by the House Public Lands Committee, would amend the Puerto Rico organic act to allow residents to elect their governor. The measure does not decide status but prepares for a future plebiscite and reflects U S democratic policy in territories.
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Butler
Crawford
House Public Lands Comittee
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Kuinan
Jesus S. Pinero
Congress
Doetring
Tpterior Krug
Beckley News Parade of Local Notes and Civic Happenings
A collage reviews court room banter, family moves, dog rights debate, Army officer candidate plans, and a thriving Beckley Junior Chamber drive. Titular figures include George J. Titler and Kermit Locke, with dog lovers Mrs. Brown and local Jaycees reporting 81 new members.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Hulett C. Smith
Chamber
Jaycees
Smith
Warren Williams
Beckley
Government buys surplus potatoes as aid ends
James Marlow explains how postwar policies kept buying up surplus potatoes to shield farmers from losses. Millions of bushels were destroyed or diverted to alcohol, livestock feed, or school lunches while relief abroad lagged. By late 1947 Alabama surplus was bought and partly used, with disposal ending only by law on December 31, 1948.
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
Germany
Italy
China
Korea
UNRRA
Alabama
Bremen
Roosevelts
Quebec
Morgenthau
Churchill
Britain
United States
Boyle's Column: Why Move to Cities from the Midwest
AP writer HAL BOYLE reflects on returning to the Midwest and questions why families migrate to New York. He notes higher costs, parking scarcity, and crowded living in Manhattan versus the Midwest’s green spaces, arts access, and slower pace. He observes urban advantages fading and a growing Midwest cultural vitality. He admits he cannot decide if moving to the city was better.
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Hal Boyle
Kansas City, Mo
Middle West
New York
Manhattan
Midwest
Fifth Avenue
Greenwich Village
Macomber Affair and New Orleans Jazz Film Notes
Hollywood Preston returns in The Macomber Affair with a tale of cowardice and courage set in Africa where Joan Bennett drives drama and Gregory Peck shines. The review also highlights Louis Armstrong's authentic jazz story New Orleans with a Dixieland band and a guest appearance by Woody Herman, alongside Dorothy Patrick and Arturo de Cordova in a separate plot thread.
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Hollywood
Robert Preston
Francis Macomber
Me Icomber
Joan Bennett
Gregory Peck
Joan
Gregory
Preston
Macomber
Army Air Forces
New Orleans
Louis
Satchmo) Armstrong
Jass
Storeyville
Memphis
Chicago
Armstrong
Edward “Kid Ory
Barney Bigard
Zuly Singleton
Charlie Beal
Bud Dentt
Red Callen
Dar
Meade Lux Lewis
Billie Holiday
Woody
Herman
Dorothy Patrick
Arturo de Cordova
Trene Rich
Richard
Hageman
Dorothy
Last Army Talk Set For June 2
Col. R. O. Smith of Ft. Meade will deliver the seventh and last lecture in a Second Army series on the European Campaign including southern France. The illustrated talk, open to services and friends, targets national guard and reserve officers. Smith previously served as operations officer in the Ninth Army and as director of tactics at Fort Sill.
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National Guard
Organized Reserve
Second Army
Baltimore
Guard
Reserve
Army
Associated Press
V . Charleston
R. O. Smith
Second Army Artillery Section
Ft. Meade
Second Army Hreadquarties
West Virginia Military, I District
France
Navy
Marine Corps Res
Col. Smith
General Simpson
Ninth Army
Fort Sill
Okla
Phony budget talk taints postwar policy makeovers
Joseph and Stewart Alsop warn that new war department occupation-cost requests will again be cut to unsuitable levels. They argue the economy of promises misleads Congress, risking German and Japanese recovery and global production, while Hoover urges realism to avoid renewed world economic chaos.
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Joseph and
Stewart Alsop
Washington
Germany
Japan
Korea
House Appropriations Committee
War Department
Patterson
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Budget Bureau
Britain
United States
James F. Byrnes
Lucius D. Clay
Bevin
Byrnes
Hoover
House
Night of Suspense in Mrs. Whalley’s Apartment
Carol and Larry confront a perilous scene after Mrs. Whalley’s unexpected absence amid a planned burglary. Larry insists on calling the police if needed while probing sounds from the neighbor’s unit raise suspicions. Carol endures a tense exchange as they prepare to stage a crime scene and delay discovery by altering the apartment’s appearance.
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Beckiey
Mrs. Brown
Larry
Los Angeles
Carol
Markey
Brandt
Mrs. Whalley
Caral
Jeft
Hairy Davenport
Scarlet Patch reviews blend of fiction and history in Civil War tale
Bruce Lancaster’s The Scarlet Patch explores foreign born troops in the Civil War via the Rochambeau Rifles and Dudley Pelham. Historical figures like Phil Kearny appear, with a strong focus on battle details and the real fabric of war, while a subdued love plot lingers in the background. The Navy recruitment note at the end shifts from literary critique to a separate call for Electronic Technician’s Mate training.
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Bruce Lancaster
Atlantic-Little, Brown
Ella Lonn
South
Confederacy
Carl Schurz
Franz Sigel
Lancaster
Rochambeau Rifles
Jean de Merac
West Pointer
Dudley Pelham
Rifles
Pelham
John Pelham
Jeb Stuart
Horse Artillery
Phil Kearney
Kearney
Army of the Potomac
Chantilly
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Mel Carol
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