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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1947
Page
2
The piece traces price increases from wartime demand to postwar bargaining. It highlights union wage gains, high purchasing power, and continued inflation as production shifts to peacetime. It argues stopping the rise would be painful, requiring wage restraint and reduced buying, likening the cycle to a dog chasing its tail.
The piece argues India's independence exposes a common fate for new nations as internal factional strife follows liberty. It notes past upheavals in the United States around 1860 and historical examples from France and Russia to illustrate that upheaval often accompanies self rule.
Warren M. Reeser complains of a severe mosquito problem near Granville Avenue. The Health Department’s H. K. Gidley says authorities previously ran a control campaign and may need reactivation, with Dr. W. W. Hume to be alerted for county health cooperation.
A first person wartime diary style note laments NBC style poor recognition after a skirmish akin to Pearl Harbor. The author vents frustration at the Navy while detailing a relentless battle against mosquitoes using DDT, gas masks, and improvised defences in Granville Woodlawn and South Beckley areas.
James Marlow reports on early TV growth with 32 cities planned, factory outputs exceeding 400 sets daily, and 70,000 sets this year. FCC notes 11 stations active with 55 under construction as networks form, while coaxial cables and radio relay lines link cities like New York to Washington and Chicago.
Hal Boyle notes the International Statistical Institute gathering in Washington. A tour through autoregressive theory and a multilingual conference room yields jokes about calculators and a dentist's automated card system. Boyle crams in taxi figures and a glimpse of the city’s 6973 cabs and an estimated 31.5 million dollars in yearly fare receipts.
Hollywood star Bob Hope says he will take a five month break from movie making after finishing The Pale Face with Jane Russell. He complains about the constant attention from correspondents and tourists and vows to rest and recharge after an exhausting decade of radio and film work.
Ellen notes Olivia wearing a black dinner dress with diamond clips. Leo and Riley fear a prank as Olivia and Stan slip out through a private auto-park exit. The detective sends staff to locate their car while Ellen ponders Olivia’s possible motive and risk to Olivia’s guardians.
By Rob Eden a guest finds a way out of the club besides the front door. Ellen fears a prank may hide a deeper issue as her party vanishes. Sidney Tark checks on her and offers to wait in his office for the others, Olivia, Stan, and Leo.
Henry Dwight Sedgwick’s Horace biography reassessed by W. G. Rogers, noting the poet’s farm life and quiet virtues. The guide highlights Horace’s shift from republican zeal to security, his ties to Maecenas and Augustus, and popular lines like Ars Poetica and Exegi monumentum, while linking Sedgwick’s critique to current readers.
Alsop analysts say Congress will be asked to fund British share of German dollar aid as Britain cannot afford the burden. France hints at merging its zone with the Anglo American zone while seeking guarantees. A two Germany future emerges with Trizonia as western bloc and a enduring Soviet presence, with the United States bearing the majority of costs.
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