No Food Shortage Fears In Cold War Era America
The nation enjoys ample food supplies with record stocks and growing production as 1951 nears. Farmers, tech upgrades, and efficient packaging support a robust outlook despite war-driven shifts. Officials caution manpower and material bottlenecks could alter food distribution and prices.
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America
New York
Paul Willis
Grocery Manufacturers of America
National Canners Association
R. B. Heiney
Chicago
U. S
Cherry Street row highlights parking clash and delays
City directors discussed Cherry Street parking on both sides amid complaints about junked trucks blocking views near land owned by W. L. Pitzer. They urged the City Manager to coordinate with the State Road Commission on right of way limits and to push traffic-reduction measures, noting delayed recommendations from Charleston. The board praised Yuletide decorations and post office service, adjourned to January 2, and reviewed three building-permit applications and a gross sales license for the Famise Corset Shop.
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City Board of Directors
Cherry St
State Road Commission
W. L. Pitzer
Emory Mitchell
Florida
Mitchell
Charleston
Commission
City Planning Commission
Boy Hit by Car at Raleigh and Stewart Crossing
A ten year old boy's leg was broken when struck by a car at the Raleigh Stewart crossing. The driver Mrs Paul Carriker stopped and called for help. no charges were filed. The boy Richard Lambert was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium in satisfactory condition.
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Raleigh
Stewart Streets
Richard Lambert
Violet Lambert
Bluefield Avenue
Paul Carriker
Union Street
Stewart Street
Carriker
Bluefield
Richard
Ramsey
Gas Utilities Industry Expands Plans for 1951 Growth
In 1950 the gas utilities sector set records and aims to surge into 1951 with billions for expansion and thousands of miles of new pipelines. D. A. Haley of Lone Star Gas notes allocations near a billion dollars for 1951 within a five year plan totaling about 3.15 billion.
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New York
D. A. Haley
Lone Star Gas Company
Dallas
Texas
American Gas Association
Trade Organization of the Industry
Haley
New England
Pacific Northwest
R. H. Hargrove
Teas Eastern Transmission Corporation
Roads In North End Of State Described As Glare Of Ice
Roads in northern West Virginia were described as a glare of ice by the road commission as a cold rain and temperatures from 18 to 23 degrees created hazardous travel from Parkersburg to Harpers Ferry and as far south as Elkins and Weston. Chains were imperative and emergency travel only urged.
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State
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Road Commission
Lata Tadan
Parkersburg
Harpers Ferry
Elkins
Weston
Oak Hill
Hancock
Brooke
Panhandle
Preston
Monoagalia
Tyler
Wetzel
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Solons
C. H. Williams
Hawthorne Street
Abbeville
Louisiana
Williams
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayette
GMA
U.S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mercer County
Community
Aone
Rock Mineral Springs Water
Walton H. Walker
U. S. Eighth Army
Haneda
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Sam Walker
Walker
H. C. H. Robertson
Yokohama
United States
Gulf Coast
William G. Woolfolk
American Natural Gas Company
Michigan
Wisconsin
House
Ways and Means Committee
Washington
Jared Bailey
Cleveland M. Bailey
Clarksburg
Bland Street
Bluefield Music Co
MccLains
Business College
G. I. Training
Pace Accounting and Business Administration
Morgantown
John G. Kacsmaryk
Beckley
Morgantown-Grafton
Kacsmaryk
Ebert Smith
Fayr Corey
Youngstown
Wonderful Theins
Vicks
Vicks VapoRub
Nic Hort
Tural
Vals
Helena Rubinstein
Cohen’s
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