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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1946
Page
2
The text appears to be a masthead notice stating publication details for Beckley and Hinton WV. It credits BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS RPORATION and The Associated Press with news dispatch rights, noting second class mail status and managing editor W Randolph Norton.
A writer denounces labeling in political debate, arguing labels like communist or red distract from true character. He cites historical figures, laments low voter turnout, and urges defending democracy through citizen participation and issue focus, noting postwar diplomacy and the Big Four talks with Molotov’s warning.
A Beckley resident relayed word from a Charleston federal highway engineer that federal approval for Grandview road construction was imminent, but officials in Charleston later cautioned the delay persists. The paper notes Republicans will exploit the timing as pre election politics while urging patience for federal funds to finish Grandview and free state money for other roads.
Beckley Bluefield and Princeton unite on upgrading U S 19 21 from Flat Top to Princeton a vital federal artery from Detroit to Florida. A talking point from a Beckley meeting notes the crooked dangerous stretch and supports a relocation survey Princeton to Spanishburg with extension toward Flat Top and urges letting a contract to speed the project.
The Paris conference finished its task on five draft treaties from the Big Four foreign ministers. Gaps remained that invited 17 other governments hoped to bridge. Russia opposed more than advisory authority and refused commitment even by a two thirds vote of the 21 delegations.
A local West Virginia teacher urges patience before action on school funding. The piece argues parents show little interest, teachers should avoid lobbying, yet warns that without better pay and instruction classrooms may close and thousands of children's opportunities could be lost, potentially spurring reform.
ED CREAGH recounts in Boyle’s Column how London teems with eccentrics across classes from the House of Lords to Hyde Park. He notes Samuel Johnson and others, including the Earl of Bridgewater, Jeremy Bentham, and Hannah Snell, as examples of English tolerance for mild oddities amid a long tradition of idiosyncrasy and public display.
J M Roberts Jr reflects on the Nuernberg executions of Nazi leaders, noting the world’s hardened stance against aggression. He compares the outcomes to historic punishments, discusses legal theories on individual accountability, and argues the trials created a new precedent in international equity.
Michigan State football prepares for a Saturday clash with Penn State while petitions calling for coach Charley Fadiman’s removal are ignored by the university. Authorities traced the petitions to an undergraduate group unhappy with recent losses to Boston College and Mississippi State.
An 18-year-old Pemberton youth Wittan Beckleheimer waived pre hearing and posted a $1000 bond after being charged with car theft in Pound Virginia. Police say the incident involved a car driven into a ditch near Tolbert's Taxi stand at Crab Orchard as tracks were laid by the Chesapeake and Ohio and Clinchfield railroads.
Duquesne Light Company, paralyzed 24 days by a 3200 worker strike, named Maurice R. Scharff of New York as labor consultant to represent it in future arbitration with the union. The Independent Association of Employers may not follow. Telegrams were sent to Labor Secretary Schwellenbach, firm president Leo T. Crowley said no new offer would be made.
CHICAGO The American Federation of Labor urged the administration to shift housing goals for veterans toward more rental apartments and fewer for sale. It also pressed President Truman to summon Congress for a special session to enact the Waagner-Eilender-Taft housing bill as AF L delegates prepared to adjourn.
August Commerce Department totals suggest national income may reach 174 billion in the coming year with 189.5 billion annual rate, while breakdowns show who earns the income, including rising sales and surplus goods feeding markets, amid war era investigations and inflation fears.
Marie MacDonald speaks about beauty and fame refusing to diet or exercise. She explains being branded The Body caused issues on and off set and shares views on men wolf whistles and happiness. Marilyn Maxwell reportedly owns around 1400 wax records for her collection and a future home with a sound proof room.
The Associated Press reports a South State Street streetcar halted when a passenger ejected for refusing to pay his fare sat on a safety island with feet on the tracks. Police took Willie Jones, 30, to Central Station where he was charged with disorderly conduct.
Newspaper reports spread rumors that Liza Crail and Captain Joe Gallaher are engaged after Crail privately told the architect and secretary, with Crail later confirming to his daughter and reporters, as Gallaher dodges confirmation and prepares for a possible public announcement.
General Joseph Stilwell died Saturday in Letterman Hospital after liver cancer surgery. His ashes were scattered in the Pacific by his personal plane, circling the Stilwell home Llanfair in Carmel before the sea burial. He commanded the Sixth Army with headquarters at the Presidio, San Francisco. Private services were held for family and close friends.
A three and a half ton boulder dislodged during construction of the Kanawha airport rolled 200 yards down a hillside and crashed into a frame residence below. It tore out a door frame and a partition between the kitchen and dining room. Mrs Garnett White and her nephew Bobby Ingraham, 2, were not hurt.
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