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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1949
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR lists publication details of The Raleigh Register of Beckley West Virginia, including publishing schedule and staff notices. The fragment notes Associated Press use, subscription terms, and delivery details without clear article content or a distinct event.
The notice explains post office filing, AP exclusive rights, and Sunday morning ration terms. It lists agencies in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Dallas and notes a two per cent WV sales tax for home delivery. It warns carriers and Beckley Newspapers Corp is not responsible for advance payments.
The piece honors newspaper delivery boys for their faithful service in all conditions. It notes utility workers and readers rely on timely papers and acknowledges the newspaperboy as a self employed, responsible courier who keeps delivering despite interruptions.
The article cautions about leaked Pentagon information and the release of confidential naval documents to outsiders. It questions the impact on naval morale and security, noting the jeopardized classification system and urging caution among personnel after an official breach.
Crommelin criticized lack of support for the navy and warned that crossing lines to endanger national security warrants discipline. He has stepped too far, prompting officials to consider consequences.
An American principle is cited as Livengood faces expulsion from the United Mine Workers after suing the miners welfare fund. The text argues union actions lack due process and democracy, insisting individuals retain legal privileges and reinstatement avenues remain open.
Residents far and near discuss Owls Club on South Oakwood Avenue and Prince Street. The letter notes complaints to police as a path to closing the club or pushing policy changes. It suggests welcoming reforms like softer drinks, books, and checkers to modernize the fraternal group.
The Rev Allen Lewis finds a three pronged worm in a bait can while preparing for a fishing trip at Bluestone Reservoir. Neighbors witness the oddity as Lewis contemplates keeping the creature and possibly breeding similar worms for double catches in the future.
Saul Pett reports a nationwide push during National Hat Week by hat retailers and manufacturers aiming to boost hat sales. The drive uses ads, TV commercials, fashion shows, and displays of historic hats in Fifth Avenue show windows to persuade men to wear hats, with the Hat Research Foundation backing the effort despite government restrictions on Roosevelt’s fedora.
The House passed a bill to widen social security aid by creating pensions for totally disabled workers before 65 and establishing a state matched assistance program for those not covered. It would cost about 700 million annually for early disability pensions and 66 million for the new state aided program, with 2 million disabled people estimated and about 200,000 potentially qualifying immediately.
The Abbe Practical Workshop on Riverside Drive operates as a hopeful tryout space near Broadway. Founders Robert O Byarne and Gloria Monty moved from teaching to theater, presenting seven new plays this season with modest prices for audiences invited early on. Brooks Atkinson praised their Ros e in the Wilderness, a Marguerite Melcher drama, as a devout and musical contribution to American drama.
Three Beckley residents Walter Gillespie Neva Gillespie and Walter Gillespie Jr acquire Walls Chevrolet Agency in Princeton from C M Walls after 16 years of operation. GM approval secures the sale and new Mercer Street building completes the purchase. A Nile valley map note appears in the text.
Frank Tripp extols newspaper boys and the virtue of sticktoitiveness, noting the crucial habit of reliability in selling papers. He highlights the International Circulation Managers Association, its half million boys, and the day dedicated to recognizing their role in the economy and as budding business people.
Washington strategists say the West would respond to a Soviet move against Tito with intensified economic and military aid but avoid a formal war commitment. Analysts warn Moscow would risk a broader conflict if it attacked, making a clear show of willingness to accept substantial dangers essential to deter action.
Jay Allison arrives to find Joe hiding after a failed horse theft and a shooting. Attorney James Swinnerton explains Joe’s plan to fake job and romance Ellen Randall while Joe recovers. Jay refuses to replace his brother and confronts the tangled family love and crime plot.
Researchers link Ptolemy, the ancient astronomer and geographer from 18 centuries ago, to the creation of the first comprehensive atlas using early cartographic methods and compiled geographic knowledge.
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