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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1949
Page
5
Rangoon authorities announce a strict ordinance against racketeers selling imitation drugs and adulterated foods, with fines imprisonment and whipping for offenders. An official probe followed claims that paraffin was mixed with vegetable oil and smuggled imports bypassed controls. Several deaths linked to tainted mixtures reported in refugee camps and Chinatown markets.
The first helicopter in Central Africa arrives at Leopoldville to photograph wildlife for a four man team led by Roy M. Butcher and M. W. Carter. Jack Greenhalgh and Berkley Vineyard assist, under Congo parks officials who ban flights over national parks. The craft may threaten young animals as planes hover earlier. They will then proceed to Kenya.
In Collie a coal town south of Perth, betting thrives with about a dozen bookmakers each Saturday. Roughly 1000 men gather in Throssell Street to listen to races on radio and place occasional bets, while Mayor Gillespie notes crime and drunkenness are low and production high.
In Chatswood Nova Scotia Australian-Maurice Woodward, a builder, swapped a pony for a utility truck. His dog Prince grew anxious when left behind, so the owner now ties Prince beside the truck and drives.
A fragmented listing traces a nightly broadcast lineup including Kids and Kiddies Hour segments, music time, news commentary, drama and mystery features, and late night variety acts. Several program titles and hosts recur, with CBS and network identifiers noted in bits of text.
Derria and Ruth visit the Grant Theatre lounge where Ruth vanishes after a sudden incident. Derria accuses a well dressed woman of deception, reports to theater staff, and later to a police detective. The missing Ruth and the recovered briefcase drive a tense, unresolved cliffhanger.
A Columbia University project with the U S Health Service launches a nationwide VD awareness effort. The Communication Materials Center prepares pamphlets radio shows films posters and a baseball booklet with hard facts on syphilis. Leaders include Erik Barnouw and figures like Norman Bro and Drew Pearson. The program aims to reach diverse audiences via theatre and popular media.
Mrs. Peter Miller Jr., heir to a newspaper lineage including Medill McCormick and Ruth Hanna McCormnick Simms, will lead the Washington Times-Herald as vice president. The Chicago Tribune purchase places Miller in charge while her husband becomes secretary or treasurer after the couple’s tenure at La Salle Peru News-Herald and Daily News-Tribune.
Cost of four ready cut time iber houses imported from Sweden and Finland likely will be sold at a loss. Landed cost was 3326 dollars each for two bedroom types and 3412 dollars for three bedroom types. Final cost including erection and site ranged from 8418 to 10880 dollars. Highest bids were 2876 and 4189 dollars and were not met. Houses imported by East Asiatic Co Australia Limited. Similar one bedroom salaries built in Australia cost about 6460 dollars. Most Sydney houses are brick.
A team from Cornell University explores soil behavior to strengthen soil without cement. They find unrecognized forces in clay particles and water interactions that affect solidification. Differences in mineral composition and surface contaminants influence soil strength for potential Army applications.
The Raleigh County Board of Education invites sealed general bids for the Chab Orchard Elementary School at Crab Orchard West Virginia due 4 PM EST September 7 1919. Plans and specs available from the Board or Architect Alex B Mahood Bluefield WV. Board may reject bids and requires a bid bond of 4000. No bid withdrawn within 30 days. Beckley WV September 3 1949.
Funeral announcements for Pauline Machumis of Stanaford aged 60s and John Konok of Skelton aged 40s note arrangements by Caffee and Rose Funeral Homes. Edgar Stover of Huntington 67, Oliver Ulbright of Chester 37, Maric Jane Stover 43, Roy Carl Blaren 44, Dr Norman Shumate 38 die in varied locales with services in Huntington Odd community and SunSet Memorial Park.
The family of Margaret Louise Pannell thanks friends and neighbors for sympathy after her death. They acknowledge Rev. Corey O Mitchell and Hon. Alfred Vauehn, flowergirls, pallbearers, those who provided care, and Wright Funeral Home. Messages come from Mrs Lucy V. Pannell, son William L. Pannell, and others.
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