Raleigh Register Evening 3 and Sunday Morning 1949 rates
Becl ey edition details subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including in advance pricing for West Virginia and out-of-state days. Notices explain delivery, tax add-ons, and address change procedures, naming Beckley Newspapers Corporation and The Katz Agency as representatives.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley “Newspapers ‘Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Thomas F. ST Stafford
AP News
Katz Agency
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Dallas
West
Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Why the coal miners welfare fund failed to deliver
The welfare and pension fund created in 1946 faced rapid depletion after government control and a rapid levy increase. Mismanagement and a non pay as you go policy, plus a three day work week decreed by Lewis, reduced receipts and halted payments. A full investigation is urged to explain administration and ensure accountability.
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United Mine Workers
Welfare Fund
Welfare and Pension Fund
Lewis
Mit
Truman oversteps Senate on Leland Olds renomination
The Senate Commerce Committee rejected Leland Olds's renomination to the Federal Power Commission by 10 to 2, with five Democrats and five Republicans joining in. The move labeled Olds a left-winger due to past Communist Daily Worker writings, while President Truman advocated party discipline to push Olds's confirmation. The piece critiques the separation of powers and risks to checks and balances if the president gains unilateral appointment power.
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Senate Commerce Committee
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Olds
Daily Worker
Congress
Truman
Senate
National Democratic Party
Miner grows giant cauliflower and cabbage in North Beckley
Stone, a coal miner and part time farmer, hauled in an eight pound dressed cauliflower and an eleven pound cabbage from his North Beckley homeplace. He raises large quantities of edible crops, cans and sells extras, and says workers should own garden space to improve security. He also keeps chickens and hogs and works six days a week at Cranberry.
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W. W. Stone
Stone
North Beckley
Beckley
Buckhannon
Triple A
Franklin Lilly
Cranberry
Karsh Portraits Stalin As Unbiased Camera Hope
Renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh, famed for portraits of Churchill Shaw Beaverbrook and others, says the one subject he most desires to capture with an unbiased camera is Joseph Stalin to reveal the man behind the regime.
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Karsh
Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Churchill
Ottawa
House of Commons
Winston
Britain
John J. Pershing
Lord Beaverbrook
Beaver
Beaverbrook
Europe
Stalin
Railroads consider expanding pensions alongside social security
The Nation Today notes 1.8 million railroad workers may push for higher old age pensions as Congress expands federal social security. Rail retirees currently average about 84 dollars monthly, far above federal system averages, due to pre 1937 credits. Row: pension plans hinge on actuarial soundness and different funding.
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Harold W. Ward
James Marlow
Washington
Congress
eReeta Ak
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
Walter Reuther
HOUSE
Senate
Railroad Fund
Hollywood talent scout Dick Quine's cross country trek
Richard Quine, former actor and now dialogue director, traveled 9300 miles in 63 days visiting 48 theatres from Denver to New York. He screened 700 to 800 actors across 53 plays, discovering a Connecticut girl with An Ann Sotherman Barbara Bel Geddes vibe and another promising Maine actress. He sent the find to Hollywood and reported studio enthusiasm, while noting talent plus poor camera presence as key filters.
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Hollywood
Richard Quine
Quine
Denver
Chicago
New York
Connecticut
Ann Sothern
Barbara Bel Geddes
Maine
Bette Davis
Pet skunk hides behind kitchen sink pipes
The Rock Island pet of Miss Patricia Flanigan hides behind the pipes of the kitchen sink. With friends of Miss Flanigan, the dilemma is whether the pet should be hidden. The pet is a skunk.
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Associated Press
Rock Island
Iil
Patricia Flanigan
Miss Flanigan
Smog and Coal: How Smoke Affects Raleigh County Profits
An article explains smog origins and coal use efficiency, stressing proper stoker operation, correct adjustment of equipment, and the human factor in reducing smoke. It notes smok e abatement research and urges Raleigh Countians to invest in smoke control devices to save fuel and cut pollution.
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Raleigh County
Bituminous Coal Institute
Raleigh
Bluefield
Double Trouble in a Horse Theft Plot
Jay Allison flees after a gunnysack raid and hides with lawyer Swinnerton. They meet Brad Morden and reveal a plan to steal Mike Randall’s Morgans while forcing Jay to play along or face dire consequences for Joe. The setup ends with Jay agreeing to cooperate.
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Jay Allison
Ellen
Peg Smith
Jay
Brad Morden
Joe
Brad
Swinnerton
Jim
Charley
Torry
Morden
Randall
Mike Randall
Brad Morgan
Turk
Fayette Man to Receive Holmes Safety Award
William Munice Ratliff of Bellwood, a retired miner with a 54 year safety record, is recommended to receive a Holmes Safety Chapter certificate from the United States Bureau of Mines. He worked from 1900 to 1954 across Thomas Harvey and Bellwood pits, teaching safety to his ten children who followed into mining.
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Register
Mount Hope
Holmes Safety Chapter
United States Bureau of Mines
William Munice Ratliff
Bellwood
Ratliff
Thomas
Harvey
Thomas Pit
Maupassant Biography by Steegmuller Review
Francis Steegmuller’s MAUPASSANT biography reopens the author’s life and work. It links his licentious persona to a forensic study of motives, notes Flaubert's influence, and argues Maupassant’s short stories reach Chekhovian heights. The book includes four untranslated tales and cites 65 attributed works anew.
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Maupassant
Francis Steegmuller
Random House
Henry James
Flaubert
Zola
Paris
Herve
Steegmuller
France
Prussia
Quail Nesting Quail Hatches In Delmar Henhouse
A highway worker accidental kill left 13 quail eggs orphaned near Delmar Maryland. Mrs Marie Walker then provided a setting hen and hatched a covey of young quail in her henhouse, creating a unexpected replacement brood.
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Bob White
Associated Press
Delmar
Marie Walker
All This and Books Too Glencoe Library Visit
Glencoe Illinois library invites readers to explore the main reading room with thick carpeting soft lounge chairs and individual lamps within easy reach offering a comfortable quiet space for study and reading.
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Associated Press
Glencoe
Glencoe Library
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Hal Boyle
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Leather Gloves
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Gans
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