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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1942
Page
1
Byron Price argues newspapers remain essential in wartime and must publish to sustain morale and national purpose. He notes even totalitarian regimes release some news but American papers must balance factual reporting with censorship to protect lives and interests, a duty tied to national destiny.
Raleigh county Sheriff Ash Mankin and Jailer H D Thomas were released from two months probation after contempt findings at July court. Judge Ben Moore announced the action noting federal inspectors’ reports spurred jail improvements. Jail approval remains pending minor technical conditions.
Four men traveled to Charleston for final examination before enlistment in the Navy. Robert Lee Judg of Hinton was accepted as a judgment for enlistment. The recruits include Talilliam Lacy Perry Cary Blaciartis Jr Carl Austin Wickline and James Frank Farrow. The local station enlisted 106 men in September, a record. Chief Petty Officer J Anthony Jr traveling recruiter will be in Hinton tomorrow to accept applicants for enlistment.
Senate finance chair George of Georgia pushes final passage of the tax bill before the November election. The revised text is with printers and set for final committee review. He expects quick debate and aims to have it to a joint conference the week of October 12.
Australian forces drive uphill on New Guinea's Owen Stanley range pursuing retreating Japanese after recapturing Nauru and advancing ten miles from Ioribaiwa ridge, as bridge bombing cuts supplies.
American pilots led by Capt J R Smith of Fort Wayne Indiana patrol the Owen Stanley mountains blasting and machinegunning Japanese supply lines. The crews, who joke of “Bomb every hour on the hour,” admit the flights are perilous as they dive from two mile high peaks into cloud filled valleys.
An Allied communique said Japanese forces were abandoning supplies as they fell back and the withdrawal appeared hurried. Allied bombers, escorted by fighters, harried supply lines near Menari four miles north of Nauru where the enemy might make a defensive stand. The latest advance met little opposition with no contact reported with the retreating main body.
London wartime dispatch reports Herr Hitler’s threats to retaliate against Britain are met with public calm and steadfast resolve. Analyst DeWitt Mackenzie notes John Bull remains unmoved and reconciled to renewed air raids and ongoing defense efforts.
London observers closely tracking the eastern front interpreted Hitler's speech as forecasting one final all out attempt to seize Stalingrad and the Grozny oil fields before stabilizing for winter. They believed he had begun withdrawing troops from inactive eastern zones to reinforce Rommel in Africa and forces in Italy France and Norway against a possible Allied second front.
The report notes Der Fuehrer plans more aerial attacks on Britain but doubts his ability to execute them. His capacity for further wholesale bombing depends on several factors, including whether the Allies open a second front as discussed in accompanying pages.
Baltimore expert Harlon D. Clark said the Ambassador engineer had enough distance to halt even if at 70 mph after seeing a warning fusee. The testimony came at Dickerson Md hearings into the Jan wreck that killed 18 as Rufus McClelland, 59, the Ambassador engineer, fainted after admitting he did not see the signal and failed to slow as required.
Washington reports the president has returned from a two week inspection tour of war factories. He traveled 8754 miles visiting army bases shipyards tank plants and training centers across the nation concluding with stops in Mississippi and South Carolina before heading to Washington to brief reporters. He was accompanied by correspondents from the Associated Press United Press and United News Service.
A divorce decree was granted this morning to Mike Marcento from Earmie Marcento in the circuit court, an order entered by Circuit Court Judge Clarence Meadows.
The West Virginia forecast calls for milder temperatures today and again tonight. Expect soft warmth with light winds and no precipitation signals cited in the readable text.
William Burns is jailed on a Gulf Mining warrant for destroying a mine car valued at 300 dollars and held to answer to the grand jury. Francis Howell faces theft and forgery charges after arrest by Constable Keatley. B H Tabor is jailed on charges of passing checks as noted in the story.
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm reports Marshal Timoshenko’s forces breaking through German lines northwest of Stalingrad, raising the prospect of disrupting the siege by threatening the German flank and rear. The attack follows heavy bombing and railroad disruptions as the campaign to relieve the city continues.
Representative Randolph announced that the civil aeronautics authority allocated $700000 for Elkins West Virginia airport development. Work includes lengthening and hard surfacing the runway, building a cross runway, and $20000 for lighting and other work. Further details were not available.
Senate backed anti-inflation measure 82 to 0 as congressional leaders forecast a swift completion of the Senate and House agreement. Senator Barkley of Kentucky said the bill should reach President Roosevelt by tomorrow at the latest, in line with the September 7 cost of living controls message.
Washington director Eastman of the Office of Defense Transportation ordered freezing all railway passenger schedules effective October 4. Special trains for football games races and other sports are banned and extra sections are restricted to those run at least 20 percent of the time in the last 90 days.
Stalin ordered fresh Russian infantry to advance northwest and southwest of Stalingrad as Soviet forces with Volga flotilla support and air cover push back amid heavy Axis counterattacks. Red Star reports a decisive moment with 600 to 1,000 German bombing raids daily, civilians dead, and riverine resupply under attack.
Sergeant Howard George reported three men will travel to Charleston for final examination before enlistment in the Marine Corps and four others were accepted as applicants. Leaving for Charleston are Wendell Erland Phillips of Mabscott Bill Pleasant Parrott of Beckley Allen David Richards of Mabscott Warner Howard Miller Sterling James Miller and Ross Morris of Pine Knob and Orla Wilson Lilly of Flat Top. He noted Marine headquarters has announced it is no longer necessary for a married man to secure his wife's consent to enlist.
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