Becke y Neighborhood Presses for Hospital Housing Compromise
The Beckley community weighs the need for housing for Southeastern Construction and T A Loving workers building a $5 million veterans hospital against resident privacy. The Register urges patience and zoning rules, noting the project brings prosperity and will end with improved grounds and no lasting nuisances.
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Southeastern Construction Company
T. A. Loving & Company
Beckley
Veterans’ Hospital
Register
Decker Clothes, Inc
Hedrick
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Man Denied Car Raffle Permit in Mount Hope Celebration
About two weeks ago a man seeking to raffle an automobile at the Lewis Day celebration in Mount Hope was denied by city authorities. An argument ensued between Mayor G. C. Hedrick and President George Tiller of Dis-
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Mount Hope
G. C. Hedrick
George Tiller
Dis
Holes, Car Parts Found in Main Street Debris Sweep
Local Junior Chamber members clear debris from Main Street intersections during a spring clean up and report finding multiple pieces of automobiles in holes. Lively notes snakes reportedly emerge with spring storms. Citizens urge harsher action to fix dangerous street hazards.
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Chamber of Commerce
Main Street
Hulett C. Smith
Fayette-Main Street
Huleb
J. E. Lively
Lang Branch
West Virginia
British couple seeks U.S. relocation via Titler aid
Mrs. Smurthwaite and her husband Harry Gordon Smurthwaite 42 consider moving to America seeking work, citing extensive UK experience from hotel and maritime sectors. He runs a Glasgow restaurant and hopes a fresh start abroad will improve wages. The couple plans a summer trip with funds available. Meanwhile councilman Herbert A. Sloan heads to Myrtle Beach for a week’s vacation.
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Saturday Evening Post
Titler
Harry Gordon Smurthwaite
Latymer Upper School
Hammersmith
London
Hampton On Thames Grammar School
America
British India and
P. and O. Company
Royal Navy
Tiller
Smurthwaites
Mrs. Smurthwaite
Smuothwaite
Glasgow
Scotland
R. A. Shackelford
C. D. Crawford
Herbert A. Sloan
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Sloan
Beckley City Gambling Policy Hopes Cited in Editorial
The Beckley editorial questions why Mayor and council delay a gambling policy after a raffle incident. It notes the new administration’s stance against gambling and urges a clear plan, warning that unchecked gambling could spread crime and illicit activity.
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Trict 29
United Mine Workers
Hedrick
Tal
Beckley
Beckley Comfort Station Design Urged for Courthouse Square
The Design The Register urges careful planning for a new Beckley comfort station in Courthouse Square at Prince and Heber Streets. It argues the greystone courthouse and lawn are scenic assets to be preserved and that underground or park-inspired design should harmonize with the courthouse to avoid marring the surroundings.
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the Register
Beckley’s
Courthouse Square
Prince and Heber Streets
Greystone
Washington, D. C
Beckley Junior High School
Pension bargaining shakes U.S. labor scene this week
Nationwide debate erupts over whether pensions fall under wage talks after NLRB ruling. John L. Lewis wins a coal miners’ plan dispute, while CIO unions push for pension provisions in steel auto and electrical sectors. Congress may amend Taft Hartley to curb pension bargaining.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Scy
CIO
Lewis
U.S
Iue
Supreme Court
Clo
Clo Electrical
Charles F. Wilson
General Motors
Wilson
Ball
Minnesota
Congress
Ife
Machines to Rule the World in Boyle's Far-Flung Column
Boyle argues machines will overthrow humanity, detailing a future where robots evolve from simple helpers to self minded beings. He imagines Ronald and Ronald Jr. leading a robotic dynasty, introducing collective bargaining, oil demands, and interrobot wars in a gadget age. The piece ends with a jab about reporting the election.
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Ronald
Payne
Frankenstein
Harvard
Ronald, Jr
Ronald the Third
Alem
Armund
Judge Links President To New Missouri Machine
Maurice M. Milligan former U S district attorney for Western Missouri criticizes President Truman in his book Missouri Waltz claiming the old Pendergast machine persists with high level support The account details 1946 primary maneuvers Truman’s involvement with Enos Axell and the related political fallout in Kansas City and statewide Missouri history notes.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Maurice M. Milligan
Tom Pendergast
United States
Missouri
Charles Scribner's Sons
Milligan
Kansa City
Truman
Hause
Batthe
Roger C. Slaughter
Fifth
Penderrasts
Enos Axteily
Slaughter
Vale
Millican
Harry
Mr. Truman
Hatch
New Mexico
Axtell
Albert L. Reeves
Tom
Te-Harn Pendergast
Kremlin Drives Single Industrial Network Across Central Europe
Washington reports Moscow is knitting middle European states into a unified industrial web. The Kremlin uses trade pacts to shift raw materials to factories and return manufactured goods, linking Finland, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania. Major deals promise machinery from Russia to Poland and Bulgaria, steel, rails, and oil tools to Romania, and processing plants in Hungary.
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Washington
Moscow
Middle Europe
Kremlin
Finland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Albania
Europe
U.S
Russia
Western
Middle
Sovcom
State Department
Night to Explain Chapter Seven Entangles Dee Laurel
Dee Laurel flees a stalking man on a San Francisco street car with Michael Smith. They hide in a nearby restaurant and plan a phone call to Dee’s Uncle Ray, while facing pursuit and uncertain danger. Michael reluctantly helps as tension rises.
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Dee Laurel
San Francisco
Michael Smith
Michael
Deer
Dee
Michael S Smith
Berkeley
Smith
Mac's Curve Inn
Altoss & It
Mae's Curve Inn
Cizatel
Uncle Ray
Tim
Lan
Mel
Walter
Mac
Benesth
We’re Not Safe Here We’re Leaving for Berkeley
Jean Sullivan writes of a tense moment as Michael fears pursuit and informs Dee they must flee to Berkeley. Dee accepts, while Michael plans to head toward Nevada to reveal his reasons later. The scene ends with a plan to depart on a bus toward their destinations.
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Michael
Dee
B. J
Understar
Tee
Berkeley
Michel
Nevada
Laughtons Stay Married Despite Hollywood Pressure
Elsa and Charles Laughton long claimed they remain married after 19 years as actors in Hollywood. They met in London 20 years ago while both worked on stage. Elsa, a Turnabout star, says acting is their shared passion though careers diverge. They live in a beachfront mission style home with art and a weekly cottage retreat.
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Hollywood
Fisa Lanchester
Charles Laughton
Elsa
Charles
London
Laughtons
Pacific
Vaery
Hiousehold
Langrtons
Thought for Today Quote From Hebrews Verse
Thought for Today cites Hebrews 10 38 warning that those who turn back will not bring joy to the speaker. The brief reflection emphasizes steadfast faith and accountability within a religious context.
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George J. Titler
District 99
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Nation Today
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Boyle
New York
Aerth the Ordeal
Owl
John Payne
General Electric Company
New Missouri Machine
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