Raleigh Regiate Evenings and Sunday Morning Rates
Beckley Beckley Newspapers publishes Raleigh Regiate Evenings and Sunday Morning with limited classified details. The notice lists management, AP affiliation, and National Advertising Representatives. Subscriptions are by mail only with six months six dollars and one year nine dollars plus two percent West Virginia tax.
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Che Raleigh
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
AP News
Katz Agency
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Detroit
Kansas City
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Beckley Newspapers Oration
West Virginia Bankers Oppose Veterans Bonus Amendment
The West Virginia Bankers Association denounces the veterans bonus amendment to be voted on November 7. It warns the measure would require about 5 million dollars in new annual revenue for 30 years, threaten state solvency, and burden taxpayers amid downward coal revenues and rising school enrollments. The group urges voter approval of the school bond amendment to fund education and secure the state’s future.
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West Virginia Banker’s Association
West Virginia
Birth rates in West Virginia rise after war boom
From 1936 to 1940 West Virginia averaged 41,700 births annually. The postwar era saw surges with 1946 at 48,122 births, 1947 a peak 54,170, then 52,195 in 1948 and 52,370 last year. The Korean War and marriage boom push births upward again, a crucial factor.
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West Virginia
Dewey Declines 1952 Run Leaving GOP With Questions
Cream puff weight marks Dewey's public statement that he will not seek the presidency in 1952. Voters may prefer his endorsement of Dwight Eisenhower but fear the move could backfire. GOP foes might question his need to pursue another office.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Coolidge
Dewey
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
New York
GOP
Executive Mansion
Albany
Wedding Heist Fails as Escape Plans Collapse in Kanawha Street
Albert McCulloch Tieche plotted an elaborate getaway for his wedding to Phoebe Bledsoe with a cadre of lieutenants and multiple escape routes. Neighbors and friends foiled the schemes as eight cars closed in, trapping the couple before riotously escorting them out of town.
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Albert McCulloch Tieche
General MacArthur
Albert
Houdini
Phoebe Bledsoe
Mufti
S. Monroe Bledsoe
N. Kanawha Street
Elks
Black Knight
Phernalia
Bledsoe
Sprague
Wilson Street
Croft Street
M. A. Johnson
Earle Bibb, Jr
Betty Jane Bledsoe
Greensboro
N. C
R. J. Burmeister
Phoebe
Hulett Smith
Roy Cunningham
Bill Barrett
Ross Daniel, Jr
Wickham Avenue
Kanawha Street
Bobby Burns
Draft plan narrows medical registration to under 51
The Nation Today reports that by Monday some doctors, dentists and veterinarians under 51 must register with draft boards, with broader rules for allied specialists. The Defense Department plans to draft 1522 physicians, dentists and veterinarians for 21 months, with a priority sequence based on prior service and training.
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James Marlow
Washington
Wearmeu
Selective Service Headquarters
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Public Health Service
Irish priest takes rifle and rites to battlefield
AP staff recounts Father Francis Leo Woods, a 46 year old Irish Catholic missionary, serving as chaplain with U S Second Division in Korea. He volunteers for frontline patrols, administers last rites for more than 100 wounded or dead, interprets in Korean, and earns wide admiration from soldiers and commanders. He values no rank or pay, aided by captured bikes and trucks gifted by his battalion.
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Father Frank
Francis Leo Woods
Korea
Ireland
James W. Edwards
Dallas
Edwards
Frank
James ‘D. Currie
Linesville
Seuss
Frugality in Building Armed Might for Next War
Joseph Alsop analyzes postwar lessons from Korea, urging frugal strength. He warns that American weakness stems from false economy and design flaws in weapons, training, and organization. Emphasizing anti tank firepower and heavy air power, he calls for lean, disciplined force expansion and a robust Western defense to avert future conflicts.
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Joseph Alsop
Washington
Korea
Hoarders Drive Higher Prices as Costs Won’t Drop
Government experts warn meat prices may fall by year end as farmers send more livestock to market, but overall prices unlikely to ease. They say only a single circumstance could pull costs back down, while hoarders and raw material costs push rates up.
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Sigrid Arne
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Philadelphia
Korea
Malaya
Congress
Federal Reserve
Reagan Urges Honest Marketing Of Films And Expanded Audiences
Hollywood discussed by Ronald Reagan and Screen Actors Guild leader as they fault overpraising movies and urge honest advertising. Reagan cites box office gains from successful titles and proposes broadening reach beyond habitual moviegoers to 65 million adults. Also notes rising wholesale prices and defense program impacts on consumer goods and housing.
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Hollywood
Ronald Reagan
Screen Actors Guild
Reagan
Bonzo
Louisa
Ronald
Visit at Eunice
Sunday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Reed of Eunice included many outof town visitors. The list features Charley Barry and family Barbara Thelma and Bernard from Recles and other relatives from Beckley Dorothy Eccles Whitesville Parkersburg and Eunice.
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Eunice
Register
Jack Reed
Charley Barry
Barbara Thelma
Bernard
Charles Ellison
Recles
Jack Reed,Jr
Beckley
John Robert Robinson
John Robert, Jr
Dorothy
Joe Barry
Eccles
Iva Lee Davis
Whitesville
Charles William Barry
Charles William, Jr
Parkersburg
Robert Kuhn
Elimer Santo
Record profits and output surge as nation arms
Record peacetime industrial production and corporate profits are reported as the United States begins a program to build up military power. Government data show rising inventories, food prices up, steel output at nine month highs, and plans for defense priority allocations and credit limits.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Reds
Korea
United States
America
American Iron and Steel Institute
Minnesota
Labrador
Venezuela
Russia
South Africa
Jones and Laughlin
Ben Moreell
Council of Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve Board
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Institute of Life Insurance
Boyle
U. S. Second Division
Walter H. ‘Walker
Japan
Kremlin
West
Gene Handsaker
Business Mirror
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