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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1943
Page
2
The Register touts Third War Loan slogans Buy War Bonds for Fighting Power Today and Buying Power Tomorrow saying bonds are a safe investment paying higher interest than banks. They argue bonds speed victory and preserve purchasing power for postwar needs, including home-building for miners in the Smokeless Coal region.
Vice President Henry Wallace said he did not counsel Roosevelt on naming him permanent chairman of the peace table. The piece argues FDR could lead the talks without territorial aims while Churchill and Stalin face global scrutiny and Moscow’s past ties fuel suspicion.
An aerial time table centered on Washington shows global routes crossing near the north pole. It argues that postwar air travel will redefine distance and directions, making China part of a north polar route network and civilians quickly familiar with aerial geography.
Secretary Ickes says coal is being shipped to Italy to run power plants railways and factories under army control. U.S. mines may extend 42 hour weeks to 48. Italy will need coal from England the United States and South Africa as German-occupied sources limit supply.
Reported week opens with Allied strikes denting Axis unity as forces knock out a partner and seize fleet portions. British advances push toward German troops near Naples while Italy’s surrender status draws attention. Russian optimism grows as German strength shows signs of strain.
Roy Riddle, aviation machinist mate second class, US Navy, visits his sister in Sophia after surviving the Yorktown and Pacific battles including Coral Sea and Midway. His mother works in a Detroit war plant. Other local service members include Lieut. W. F. Honaker of Beckley and three Kidwell brothers in the Army and Marines.
Readers are urged by the Beckley Business and Professional Women's club to donate a saxophone banjos guitars sheet music and records for wounded soldiers at Ashford hospital. Contributions include portable radios magazines and subscriptions with pickup at the Baby Shop on Main Street.
The 1880s to 1900s brought Beckley growth from the C and O rail bridge to Raleigh’s evolution. The 1890 courthouse, 1901 rail extension to Raleigh, Mabscott, Surveyor, and Lester spurred timber, mills, coal, and banking expansion led by Bank of Raleigh founder John W. McGreery. The Raleigh Herald began in 1900 amid real estate booms and new residents.
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