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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1944
Page
2
The piece argues newspapers must publish legitimate news about public figures and society elites alike, rejecting sacred cow protections. It contends readers justify exposing misdeeds of powerful individuals for the public good, noting readers prefer truthful reporting over shielding wealth and status.
The piece argues that Berlin hinges on U S influence for a tempered peace, while Britain and Russia push their own aims. It cites Dumbarton Oaks talks, Senate resistance to early commitments, and the notion that the Big Three must rely on trust or repeat past errors.
A two engine navy plane and Vice President Henry Wallace toured Huntington Morgantown and Wheeling while plans for postwar air service spread across the state. The piece argues Beckley lacks an airport meeting CAA standards and may miss the aerial transport revolution changing trade and travel.
A reader questions the accuracy of government reports on B 29 losses from China raids and recalls the Doolittle Tokyo raid. The letter urges frank disclosure of the true losses to the public and expresses distrust in official figures.
The piece discusses Japanese as a target of prejudice and satire, citing a caricature about Japanese strategy in India and reflecting on Californian attitudes. It notes Helen Gahagan as a notable political figure, potential first woman representative from California and the unusual eligibility since she lived outside her district.
In this World War II column, DeWitt MacKenzie assesses Allied coordination across Western, Russian, Balkans, Italian fronts, and air. He notes Patton's third army advancing along the Moselle, Goebbels’ total-war mobilization, and German delays due to supply bottlenecks and autumn weather as the Allies press toward Paris and Berlin.
The Draft Director said 690000 physically able men would be available for induction in 1944 from 1-A and upcoming 18 year olds, against a 600000 need. The surplus could carry into 1945. Induction projections: 18–25 345000. 26–29 80000. 30–37 55000, plus 21000 new 18-year-olds at 35000 per month for six months.
Cpl. Walter Ashley of Mullens West Virginia writes from Kelly Field Texas about his Army service since August 1942. He recalls training at Beckley Camp Crowder radar school Westinghouse in New Jersey Pearl Harbor Hawaii and frontline conditions on islands with fox holes and extreme heat.
Wendell Willkie, Republican presidential candidate, remains hospitalized for a complete medical checkup. Dr. Benjamin Saldier said he is getting along fine but will stay at least two weeks, possibly longer, with the hospital’s name undisclosed.
DNB dismissed Brussels radio reports of German peace feelers or realignments as absurd. Foreign news about possible German minister efforts for peace were deemed as senseless as the claimed capitulation, aligning with denial from the agency in London.
Mrs Hilda Fitzgerald recalls Professor J J D Medley, a strict yet respected teacher from Summers County with ties to Huntington and Concord Normal. The column blends memories of local figures, radio style notices, and light reflections on cats, shells, hats, and a football program.
Susan Corboy faces a looming return of Julie Scarbrough tied to a rumored factory reopening. The town resents the Scarbrough name while Susan encounters Jack Blane and the Countess le Fayre as old secrets surface about her father’s death. The confrontation with Thorny Thornfield escalates as Julie asserts plans to revive the plant despite local opposition.
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