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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1950
Page
4
The article argues Beckley West Virginia has grown from 2,161 in 1910 to 19,255 in 1950, outpacing expectations. It highlights coal industry vigor, fertile ground for growth, and a 49.8 percent rise in the last decade, urging optimism and continued development.
Five traffic fatalities occurred within 24 hours marking the start of West Virginia's Memorial Day holiday period. Officials urged careful driving as the long weekend began, with authorities noting multiple crashes across the state.
Coal industry officials and mine unions urge the government to tariff Bunker C oil, while natural gas contracts loom large. A projected northern and western coal operators agency aims to ease labor disputes and improve industry prospects.
A call urges honoring war dead rather than joining them on state highways, noting other firms echoed the sentiment as more fatalities on roads are anticipated and urging action to reduce losses.
Bug Dust critiques local optimism for graduates and warns Beckley’s growth lacks aesthetic pride. He cites historic relics, like a ramshackle 1895 barn near Valley Drive, and notes seven years of town action on removing a tin building, urging a stronger community spirit to preserve beauty amid rapid expansion.
The Senate interstate commerce committee proposed an anti gambling bill to bar wire or radio pre race horse and dog racing information. Kefauver committee probes crime and will report by February 1951 delaying action. Witnesses include Frank Erickson who admitted substantial winnings and Big wire info networks across states face restriction.
Wilbur Peeble comes home hungry asking when dinner will be ready as HAL BOYLE recounts a brisk exchange in New York. The column sketches a common domestic scene with humor and everyday irony.
A syndicated Hollywood column reviews Father of the Bride with Spencer Tracy in top form, notes on The Skipper Surprised His Wife, and The Return of the Frontiersman, rating performances, humor, and western action while outlining plot beats and cast highlights.
The Israeli army intends to place a rifle in every home in Israel. Colonel Mordecai Makleff, deputy chief of staff, said the force wants all citizens to know how to defend themselves. He announced a proposed new law to ease obtaining smaller arms and to lower their prices.
Stewart Alsop analyzes President Truman's perpetual grin and the heavy burden he bears. He weighs whether Truman is a courageous leader or a lucky politician as the National Security Council debates a clear choice between a robust Atlantic defense and cautious half measures. The piece outlines Soviet threats, the cost of defense, and the political risks of decisive action, suggesting the president must soon decide.
Zachary wanders through a brutal London alley after a boisterous night, confronts Mike in a fight that ends with Mike dead. Arresting officers cuff him as he mutters I killed him and recalls saving a fellow, while Stella in Gentian Hill frets over Sol’s illness and Zachary’s fate.
Stella Bathes her eyes in rue from a fairy well and believes fairies reveal her lover's heart. A nightmare about Zachary prompts a rush to London for clues, while the doctor weighs holiday plans and family duties amid a restless, changing world.
Berlin reports say German Socialists accuse the Russians of a new tactic to hold thousands of German prisoners of war in forced labor in the Soviet Union years after the conflict. They allege prisoners are convicted as criminals on trumped up charges and kept for up to 25 years, sometimes diverted from repatriation for courts. The charges allegedly escalate from food theft to insulting Soviet institutions and sabotage, with espionage and trespassing cited as final grounds.
In Kyoto Japan the Inoue Kyo Mai geisha school opens its doors to male students for the first time in five centuries. Several leading Kabuki dancers study in Kyoto's Gion district, where male performers traditionally portray both genders on stage.
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