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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1949
Page
3
The piece argues the United Mine Workers and coal operators clash over contract demands. It criticizes the union's “new technique” of delaying public disclosure and urges formal arbitration or government intervention to prevent economic disruption.
A midweek survey finds business looking fairly bright in Heckley despite a coal region downturn caused by strikes. Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder foresees prosperity once strikes end, while Chest drive progress stalls at $3,000 of an $830,000 goal. Pledges and one time donations are urged to fund Salvation Army and community agencies.
After three months of talks the United Mine Workers have yet to spell out demands as miners face near starvation and a slowing economy. The coal industry whispers of a harsh recession due to the continued stoppage.
John Haydon of Sprague found a three pounds eight ounces white icicle radish with 18 inches length and 131⁄2 inches around. The root had three notches and turned black, sounding hollow as it grew too large. A separate note details a fraud scheme involving a self styled Messiah arrested for burglary in San Francisco and linked to a Californian born leader.
A report from El Faso covers a self styled Messiah active in theft and forgery cases in California plus a traveler planning public lectures in various cities. The column then shifts to autumn forest beauty urging caution with cigarettes to prevent wildfires as trees turn brown and prepare for winter.
AP writer quotes barber Angelo Mantello of Wilson Connecticut who claims baldness comes from sleeping posture not heredity or diet. He advises smaller pillows and not sleeping with the head on the arms to keep hair, plus warns against heat treatments and scrupulous water-based remedies.
Washington report outlines CIO President Philip Murray facing left wing pressure from United Electrical Workers and others over a fourth wage round and pensions. The potential steel contract settlement before the CIO convention in Cleveland could ease his burden, while coal strike leader John L. Lewis and White Sulphur Springs talks loom as competing forces.
The avalanche of ten million tons of ice buried the area as a French Alps shoot for The White Tower was halted. Glenn Ford, Valli and Sir Cedric Hardwicke escaped injury when Oscar Homolka fell ill, prompting director to change location. Ten others not connected with the film were buried.
Paula Raymond, 22, San Francisco native and Hollywood model, becomes a rising star after her first film Devil's Doorway with Robert Taylor. Her background spans theater work, junior college, and a year under Paramount contract before Cukor cast her in a TV film and screen test.
Jay returns to the bunk house as a horse raid is discussed and the visitors arrive. Joe helps unharness the team while Ellen and Harry Seltzer walk in with Randall, admiring Blue Star and Rover Boy. Jay notes Ellen’s beauty and the crowd’s horse-borne activity around the pasture.
Two Fishermen, William Mall and a companion, located the Morris-Starvey College safe along Gauley River while fishing. The safe had been opened with an acetylene torch and contained several hundred dollars and most permanent college records.
Washington debates Brannan and Anderson farm bills as President Truman wavers between 90 percent parity subsidies and sliding-scale support. Lawmakers clash over subsidies, controls, and political timing with Lucas and Anderson maneuvering for votes and the President reshaping the policy line.
Washington notes India's prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru has kept upheavals from crossing into India, citing the 1947 Punjab riots, mass migrations, refugee camps, and limited Communist influence. The piece surveys Nehru's handling of refugees, security, and diplomacy amidst regional turmoil.
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