Editorial on medical school site choices in West Virginia
The piece argues Morgantown as the best campus location for the West Virginia University medical dental school, with Charleston as a metropolitan option. It notes wartime construction limits, favors Gov. Patteson’s public hearings, and urges efficient funding and site selection to ensure enduring value and quality. It also reflects on military manpower and efficiency comparisons between American and Russian forces, calling for budget savings.
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Patteson
West Virginia University Medical-Dental School
Register
Sife
Charleston
Morgantown
Beckley
West Virginia
Medical Dental
Tryin Stewart
Russia
United States
America
Pace
Army fights in luxury and efficiency in modern warfare
The piece argues the U S Army operates on a theory that soldiers fight best when aligned with civilian life, noting high pay and modern weapons. It describes a division as a large corporate structure with about 19 000 personnel and three support men per frontline fighter, highlighting sizable staffing and costs behind the combat force.
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Unileads
Army
Frank Pace
Cancer Fight Urges Early Detection And Support Drive
The American Cancer Society urges knowledge as best defense against cancer, citing seven danger signals and immediate doctor visits. It reports funds are insufficient for research and services, calling for donations in Beckley this drive month seeking $4,522.
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American Cancer Society
Beckley
Spring Awakening and the Eternal Cycle of Life
Thomas F. Stafford reflects on spring as a sign of renewal and mortality. He compares blooming flowers, budding life, and the earth’s heartbeat to humanity’s cycles, urging reverence for soil as the source of life and strength for humankind.
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Mar
New York Column Seeks Sleep Reform Through Quirky Curfew
Boyle's Column muses that Americans need eight to nine hours of sleep nightly and jokes a national curfew could curb late nights. The piece imagines a four-siren system to shepherd adults from socializing to rest, with Frances noting friends would ignore it and turn homes into hotels.
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New York
America
Rip van Wink
West Virginia Crackdown Quietly Reshapes Gambling Scene
State Police raided 13 clubs in four Northern counties seizing 57 slot machines and large liquor caches. In Wheeling and Parkersburg dramatic policy shifts closed bingo parlors and liquor-by-the-drink, with officials vowing a 100 percent cleanup and enforcement across the state following Kefauver inquiry echoes.
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Herb Little
Charleston
West Virginia
Kefauver Committee
U.S. Senate
Clarksburg
Bridgeport
Weston
Shinnston
Panhandle
Wheeling
Ohio
Wheeling News Register
News i Register
Intel
P. P. O'Brien
West Virginia crackdowns target Raleigh County numbers ring
The Associated Press reports a Raleigh County numbers operation was raided in Beckley with 11 indicted as part of a broader state purge against gambling and liquor law violations. A state police corporal aided by reporting undercover bribes helped build the cases, while political debates in Charleston and Huntington focus on gambling enforcement and information leaks from a race wire.
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Sawait Tial
West
John T. Copenhaver
Charleston
Cake County
Edward H. Greene
Huntington
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Ae Voma
Beckley
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Associated Press
London
Lord ‘Wootton
M Brition
Lord Woolton
Winston Churchill
House of Lords
IMI
Lorg Woolton
Truman MacArthur dispute dominates Capitol intrigue
Washington dispatch outlines Congress talk of impeaching President Truman over General MacArthur firing. It contrasts Truman’s civilian control stance with MacArthur’s public defiance, notes party dynamics, and frames the Asia Europe strategy amid Korea tensions and potential broader war risks.
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Washington
MacArthur
Truman
Mr. Truman
Asia
Europe
Russia
China
Korea
General MacArthur
Manchuria
Congress
United States
National Advertising Representatives and Subscriptions Rates
National Advertising Representatives Brooks and Finley Inc lists offices in New York Philadelphia Chicago Boston Cleveland Atlanta Los Angeles. Subscription rates shown: daily and Sunday by mail six months in advance daily and Sunday one year in advance, with two percent West Virginia sales tax added. home delivery rates require local contact.
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STORY
Brooks & Finley Inc
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Atlana
Los Angees
West Virginia
Contect
Boca Ae
Elessic Linators
Ckley Newspapers Corporation
The Range Doctor Chapter 4 Meets the Cajun Strongman
Logan and Griggsby navigate a late night visit to the Steeles and the Texas Tommy club. Pierre d’Auberge, a formidable Cajun strongman, is introduced as the master of this elite scene where gambling and confrontation unfold.
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Griggsby
Logan
Thad Steele
Steeles
Gila
Texas Tommy
Ther
Pierre
Lo Bat Bob
Pierre d’Auberge
Overstreet
Bacchus
Pierre Oe Berge
Casino confrontation ends with brutal arrest in Texas Tommy room
A gambler Holcomb is attacked by a giant Cajun enforcer after breaking the house rules at a Texas Tommy casino. The victim is restrained, injured, and carried to the master’s quarters while the manager orders refunds and drinks on the house. Dr Logan receives a wary nod as the scene ends and the story continues.
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Holcomb
Pierre
Martin
Dr. Logan
Griggsby
Overstreet
Logan
Tetlus
Hollywood Blood Drive at the Studio
The film industry holds a major blood donation drive as workers from Fox and other studios donate plasma and whole blood for the Red Cross. Officials note 1 250 000 plasma units requested for six months and 575 pints donated that day setting a studio record New donors cite wartime service and personal reasons for helping.
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Birs
F.B.K. Willis
Department of Defense
Korea
Fox
Rtecord
Patricia Denny
Gailon Club
Bil Meacham
Bernard i Freedricks
Tom McDermott
Guam
Felix Mora
S. Laborer
Germany
Pacific
Harold Gadding
Jack Pashkovsky
Henry Cornelison
Road Not Taken Introduction to Robert Frost Volume Review
Review of Louis Untermyer edition The Road Not Taken an introduction to Robert Frost with 131 poems and biographical preface. notes Frost's plain voice and suggested lighter commentary. Compares to Come In 1943 and mentions Cosgrave Nason and Lankes illustrations. Also reviews Kings and Others Vagabonds by Joseph Sebenyei highlighting autobiographical sketches and Hungarian background.
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Robert Frost
Louis Untermeyer
Holt
Frost
Untermeyer
Roem
John O'Hara
Cosgrave IL
Goethe
Cervantes
Delacroix
Faust
Daumier
Cosgrave
Nason
Lankes
Magyar Magazine
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