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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1949

Page

2

Sunday Morning Celebration Enters Post

Fragmentary notice notes a Sunday celebration and mentions Associated Press rights and distribution details. Readers are urged to contact local agents for subscription delivery rates and payments.

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Teachers to the Attack on Forest Fire Prevention

The article urges forest fire prevention as the season nears and calls on teachers to educate students about fire risks. It cites John Tillinghast on suppression costs and proposes higher salaries for teachers who include fire prevention in curricula, appealing to public support.

John Tillinghast Mount Hope Hegister

Revolution Witness Describes A Nonviolent Uprising

A New York Communist trial witness told the jury that the revolution would come without force or violence and that America’s capitalist oppressors would be put to work in mines and other places. The remark sparked questions about who would be classified in the upheaval.

New York America

Capitalist Cartoons Spark Clash Over Power and Wealth

The piece contrasts capitalists like John L. Lewis Ben Fairless Henry Ford Jr and George Love with a poorer man in a jalopy, suggesting a parade of elites to nines and luxury hotels. It questions American views amid labor and revolutionary tensions and hints at anti Stalin sentiment.

John L. Lewis Washington Ben Fairless United States Steel Henry Ford, Jr Ford Enterprises George Love Pill-Consol Coal Company Joe Stalin

Not a Bellwether: Pennsylvania Race Signals Mixed national mood

The 26th Pennsylvania Congressional District victory by Republicans is played as a bellwether by some, but critics caution the result was not decisive. The campaign centered on wartime military ties with veterans and a gold star mother, while Ohio and Taft loom as future tests in 1930 and 1952.

Pennsylvania Hou Iwo Jima Truman Ohio Robert Taft Buckeye

West Virginia air travel advocate urges airport funding

Private R Blevins, stationed in Birkenfeld Germany, rebukes Raleigh County voters who opposed the airport levy. He argues West Virginia trails neighboring states in transportation, cites airlift in Germany, and urges residents to support modern airport facilities to boost economy and future mobility.

R. Blevins Air Force Birkenfeld Germany Blevins Uncle Sam West Virginia Charleston Huntington West Forsun Raleigh County Beckley

Three Hour Manhattan Lunch Threatens Shangri York

Boyle argues the three hour Manhattan lunch is eroding New York City’s social and economic fabric. He describes executives meeting for business and gossip over multiple courses and cocktails, leaving them exhausted and unproductive. The column portrays lavish meals as dismantling productivity and spirit in the financial district.

Washington, D. C Long Island Shangri-York Manhattan Hollywood Shakespeare J. P. Morgan New Yorks

Rail Grievances Build to Striking Point on Railroads

Norman Walker reports the rail labor dispute centers on contract terms and grievances filed with the National Railroad Adjustment Board. Backlog exceeds 3,000 cases, four to five years to settle, unions boycott the board, two newer panels lack funding, and the push toward arbitration or direct bargaining intensifies as strikes loom.

Norman Walker Washington Missouri Pacific Then Congress National Railroad Adjustment Board Chicago Iemploys Wions National Mediation Board White House Adjustment Board

Young Samaritans Win Honors With Kindness

In Chicago Pittsburgh officer rescues trapped puppy from a sewer. Tim Suter, 16, crawls into the manhole to reach the dog, then carries it out to safety. He later wins the National Humane Act Award from the AMVA for his act and compassionate work for animals.

Tom Ward Chicago Pittsburgh Faney Tim Suter Ron Tim Anetican Veterinary Medical Association AMVA San Francisco Animal Friends Association Frank Kiemele Pet News John Newton Columbus Ohio Suzanne Weller Pretty Blonde Swanne Richard Swank Mentor Richard Rose Detroit Iself

Merger of Anglo American World Power in Money Talk Stage

Washington reports six months remain to craft a joint Anglo American policy to prevent British collapse. Talks explore devaluation, a continental economic union, and a greater role for private capital with broader Anglo American collaboration in Asia and India.

Washington Victoria Treasury Congress Dean G. Achegon Ernest Bevin United States Ube 'Bar East India China Asia Greece Acheson Bevin Far East Jawa Harlal Nehru Nehru OR. P

Girl slips from pursuers on moving train in Lilac Street tale

Derria plans a bold escape from Mrs. Jason and her son on a farm road then boards a moving train to vanish from the house. She uses timing at the New York bound station to outrun the Jasons as the train pulls away, leaving her fate to be revealed in the next chapter.

Derria Jason Forks Derrin Stanley New York Jasons Plaform Terria

Marilyn Maxwell Reveals Atom Dance Work and Blonde Preference

Marilyn Maxwell recalls her five month tour and her wish to return to brunette, noting fans prefer her as blonde. She discusses performing the atom dance with balloons, training from burlesque styles, and reactions from Loretta Young and Clark Gable. She describes the dance’s visual gimmicks and a chain balloon effect.

Hollywood Marilyn Maxwell Clarinda Hace Street Marilyn Sally Rand RosMa Johnston East Atlantic City Steel Fiel San Francisco Loretta Young Clark Gable Chuck Walters Ceck

Prisoner Train Crews Urged to Be Pro Soviet

Former prisoner Hans Rolf Trache claims crews on trains taking released prisoners home to Germany should be pro Soviet. He wrote to Neues Deutschland criticizing railway staff for anti Soviet agitation and lamenting negative depictions of Russians by German crews.

Reda Associated Press Berlin Hans-Rolf Trache Russia Geremany Neues Deutschland Socialist Unity (Communist Germany Soviet

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