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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1950
Page
4
The article argues lawmakers must study highway overloading by trucks before the next session. It asserts that trucking infractions cause many highway shortcomings and that special interests have long placed them ahead of the public.
Three months of continuous trials on a Maryland highway show heavier truck loads cause more road damage. Sponsored by 11 states, the study uses eight heavily loaded trucks on a one mile concrete strip. It argues for permanent border checks and 24 hour roving load-limit crews to curb interstate and intrastate overloading.
Pope Pius XII warns Roman Catholic clergy across Iron Curtain regions against compromising with either communism or capitalism. He urges moderation in political economic ties and reiterates Pope Pius XI’s stance that violent power should be restrained unless it serves the public good.
Republican County Executive Committee Chairman Robert Ashworth says voters seek protest against the Democratic program while Democratic Chairman Harry Anderson cites demands on the veterans bonus and school bond amendment. Radio and press reports energize Raleigh Countians to exercise their rights and cast their ballots.
A Beckley teen rails at closed play spaces and limited fields, recounting being barred from Recreation Building and Stratton High School grounds and ending up in a cow patch. He links lack of supervised play to juvenile misbehavior and urges funding for safe, accessible facilities and action by citizens and boards.
Lieutenant Joseph Elbert Hicks of Coden Illinois, 25, spent 69 days isolated behind enemy lines during the Korean War. He survived on rice with the aid of a loyal South Korean ally who fed him, relocated him, and kept him hidden while Red forces pressed. He crossed a river, hid in culverts and straw piles, and was eventually led to an American post after guides warned of pursuing troops.
The Nation Today notes H Stassen and Henry Wallace wrote letters to Joseph Stalin amid wartime anxieties. It recounts the Logan Act of 1799, its purpose to curb US citizens influencing foreign governments, and the historical episode of George Logan and Secretary Pickering as context for Stassen’s stance on peace and world affairs.
Hilary, whose wife died at the hands of the Gestapo, arrives in France to locate his presumed son. In a provincial town's Catholic orphanage he bonds with Jean, a sensitive boy who cherishes a pair of gloves that prove a fragile link to the past. Hilary negotiates with Sister Therese to let the boy keep the gloves as a possible birthday gift, torn between hope and doubt about their true relation.
Hilary debates how to store the boy's possessions as the nun laughs at the idea of toys. He decides to keep the gloves for the boy and promises to return tomorrow. An inner panic follows, unsure what he has committed himself to.
In this Tokyo essay, Joseph Alsop salutes Generals Douglas MacArthur and Walton Walker as the joint architects of the Korean War victory. It details MacArthur’s daring Inchon plan, the perilous early landings of the 24th Division, Walker’s steady defense of a thin frontline, and the decisive push that brought Seoul under allied control, framing a near-miss to Pusan and the risk of renewed Soviet conflict.
A transcribed line hints at a political jibe about George Logan visiting Stalin and musing on a new slogan. The fragment implies a revival of a meme or quip tied to past influence on U S Russian relations.
Patricia Neal criticizes film directing as a lost art. She argues directors focus on cameras and movement, neglecting actors. Neal stresses collaboration, respect for actors, and creative inspiration between director and performer.
Mrs. Helen Darnall worthy matron of Winolia Chapter attended the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Huntington this week. She left Monday for practice with pages from across the state, the first Winonia member to serve as a page. Other attendees from the local chapter included Mrs. Flora Twaddie, Mrs. Eva Cope, Mrs. Edna Calvert, and Mrs. Bernadine Evans.
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