Beckley Newsroom Details Subscription Rates and Office info
Beclley Newspapers Corporation lists publication details and mass mail matter eligibility. It notes staff roles including managing editor W Randolph Norton and AP news rights. Subscription rates are given for daily and Sunday editions by mail, with prices for Beckley and out-of-town bidders.
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The Registers Platform For Beckley And Raleigh County
The Register outlines a platform including mud-free secondary roads an adequate airport city garbage disposal expansion at Grandview and Little Bea ver Parks more mine workers on their own home steads grow more of our own foods managerial forms of local government promotion of tourist business to capitalize on climate and scenery improve facilities for tourists one cent per ton for advertising smoke Jess Coal public library building factory space for new enterprises widespread conservation
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Little Beaver Parks
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Coal Public Library
Money Makers: the Winners WVU Football Teams
The piece argues WVU football needs funds to attract top players and publicize the university. It credits scholarships as the incentive, notes athletics as a public relations asset, and praises West Virginians, Inc. for funding possible $50,000 in scholarships via $12 yearly memberships.
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West Virginia University
Bill Kern
Fairmont
Pit
Duke
Notre Dame
West Virginians
West Virginians, Inc
West
Home owning miners in Coal City area grow gardens amid mine closures
Report describes several home owning miners in Coal City tending gardens and improving property as rents persist despite halted income. One man recently bought a home after 24 years in company houses. Increasing trend toward ownership provides food security and land for resilience.
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United Mine Workers
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Coal City's Quiet Boom Sparks Home Growth and Plans
Randolph Norton reports Coal City expanding quietly as new shops open and residents build. businessmen like Mrs. McQuade and Alvin Jones sprout eateries, a Blue Globe restaurant, new stores, and a taxi service emerge while water supply and incorporation talks loom amid posts about local landmarks and a Ford Model T parked on Prince Street.
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George Armstrong
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Lillybrook Mines
White
A. P. McQuade
Beckley
Alvin T. Jones
Charles Hodge
J. C. Whitley
J. GC. Shumate
Moral Leadership Is Europe’s Crying Need
DeWitt Mackenzie argues Europe faces moral collapse, condemning widespread immorality and prostitution under occupation. He cites General MacArthur’s reforms in Japan and urges moral leadership as essential to rehabilitation, noting German leaders like Pastor Niemoeller join efforts with occupation authorities.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
Fife
Germany
Niemoeller
Greece Faces Stupendous Rebuilding Job After War
Associated Press report on postwar Greece outlines 23 percent destruction, 206000 roofless families, 201 percent drop in agricultural revenue, and massive unemployment. It notes depopulation shifts to cities, a decaying industrial base, and urgent need for Western or Eastern aid to avert collapse.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
National Eonomy
Doliffcal
England
New York City
Suez
Coke Quota Capped at Twenty Days by OPA
The Civilian Production Administration imposed a 20 day limit on coke reserves held by industrial users including utilities. The order, effective immediately, aims to prevent disruption in iron and steel production after mine stoppages in soft coal.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
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Veterans Guide Addresses Death Certs and Surplus Property
A Veterans Guide column discusses death certificates and memorial markers for fallen service members, delays in Purple Heart issuance, and contacting the Navy Department. It reports on GI Bill correspondence courses, VA approval status for the International Correspondence School, and how to obtain surplus war property via the War Assets Corporation with regional offices and veteran preference certificates.
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Richmond
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Veterans
Oakland
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Want Plants Corporation
War Assets Corporation
War Assets Corp
WAC
Laundryman Shot By Fountain Pen
Foreman Jack Cook, 50, of Army Quartermaster Corps laundry, was shot last night after playing with a device resembling a fountain pen. Police say the gadget, removed by Cook, functioned as a gun with a clip trigger. He underwent surgery at Mission Emergency Hospital to remove a bullet from his abdomen.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Jack Cook
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Cook
Mission Emergency Hospital
Kilgore Speaker Set on Fairmont Strike
Rep. M. M. Neely will address striking workers at the Fairmont Westinghouse plant Friday night. The meeting aims to clarify the strike in the public mind, organizer James Gardner said.
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Fairmont Fairmont
Fairmont Westinghouse
M. M. Neely
D-W. Va
James Gardner
OPEN SQUABBLE LOOMS OVER STEEL FOR SMALL USERS
A clash grows between the Civilian Production Administration and the House Small Business Committee over steel allocation. CPA rejected a voluntary emergency pool for small manufacturers, prompting calls for a control order to ensure a fixed share for small operators, while big producers retain current allocation. Patman’s committee plans hearings to press for action as Kaiser and Murray urge relief and small mills face closures.
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Small Business Committee
CPA
John D. Small
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Henry J. Kaiser
Steel
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers
Love and deception swirl as Granny battles for life
Mary Bruce, posing as Norma Ravelle, clings to hope as Joel consoles her. Dr Arne warns Granny Ravelle's fate hangs on luck, while revelations loom. Charlotte disrupts a pivotal moment and Mary weighs whether Joel will care about her true identity if she is revealed.
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Joel
Norma
Arne
Black
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Dr. Arne
Charlotte
Arneone
Norma Ravelle
Mary Bruce
Mrs. Ravelle
Keith
Harold
Canada’s Baby Bonus Winning Wide Praise
Canada’s family allowance or baby bonus pays 20 million dollars monthly to parents for child maintenance education and advancement. Payments average six dollars per child under 36, reaching over 3.26 million youngsters and about a quarter of the population. Funds are issued regardless of income, with seven questions on a form and a caveat against double-dipping tax credits. Critics warned of beer spending, but advocates note higher school attendance and rising milk consumption as benefits. Brooke Claxton, minister of health, says few funds go to beer.
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Howard Cowan
Associated Press
Ottawa
Canada
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Brooke Claxton
Forest Fires On Increase But Are Under Control
Charleston reports rising forest fires but suppression crews say all are under control. Warm winds hinder efforts on two major blazes in Logan County near Holden and near the Mingo County line. Kanawha, Lincoln counties each report three small fires. January through April saw 260 fires burning 6000 acres and costing 183 500 to suppress. Mullins notes 240 fires occurred before the spring season, attributing the low count to unusually warm weather.
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Associated Press
Charleston
E. Mullins
Logan County
Holden
Mingo County
Mulins
Kanawha
Lincoln County
Mullins
Tientsin limits banquets to nine courses
TIENTSIN The municipal government decreed that banquets will be limited to nine courses with bans on shark fins bird nest soups and imported liquors. All Chinese restaurants in Tientsin were notified and even the mayor must follow the decree.
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Tientsin
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