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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1949
Page
2
The piece notes coal miners stay loyal to United Mine Workers leader John J. Lewis despite major job losses since June. It argues Lewis must push management for refunds and better terms to avert a mass return to work under dire hardship and potential shift in union strength.
New York advertising executive Arno J. Johnson told southern newspaper publishers at the Mineral Wells convention that fear breeds gloom. He invoked Franklin D Roosevelt’s line that the only thing to fear is fear itself to urge the audience to resist panic among Americans.
The column muses on the shifting season with notes of autumn waning and winter looming. Mrs. Ballengee reports wooly worm signs predicting a mild winter, while a Beckley editor discusses football parlays and broader rural development hopes spearheaded by Bluefield lawyer George Richardson.
Hal Boyle argues that a woman president is inevitable and urges voting for the first female national party leader. He cites shifting public opinion, predicts party ticket success, and jokes about gendered power while endorsing a woman in the White House. He also envisions a future with an all female Senate and notes possible personal benefits.
Paul Hoffman head of the Marshall Plan argues Europe must unify its economy to avoid collapse after 1952. He compares European barriers to U S integration, urging removal of trade limits to create a single market of 270 million, with a unified currency and production discipline echoing America.
Hollywood feature on Gene Loring a 37 year old Milwaukee born dancer and choreographer who teaches ballet to actors singers and dancers Advocates body language blending dance with acting He cites Ava Gardner Cyd Charisse Jennifer Jones and Ana Miller as graduates and notes his work on Carmen Jones and The Beautiful People
Boston faces a mayoral contest dominated by James Michael Curley, the veteran boss seeking a fifth term. His critics urge an end to Curleyism while opponents like Hynes McDonough O’Brien and Oakes push for reform and a cleaner government, as Curley touts his record and a modern TV campaign.
The Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee reports teen age driving deaths are down as the new safety program gains traction. It promotes Man to Man and Daddy la Daughter clubs with agreements between parents and teens to follow eight key driving practices.
Washington analysis links Admiral Denfeld’s shift on service unification to his later dismissal. The piece traces Navy faction clashes, civilian leadership strain, and secretary Matthews’s decisive actions amid a rift with naval aviators led by Rashford and Crommelin, noting historic ostracism of reformers like Sims.
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