Lillybrook Closing Fit Into N Y C Fight
The Lillybrook Coal Co mines closed due to market lack, but rumors tie the move to the New York Central proxy fight. Alleghany Corp controlled Pittston and Lillybrook, with Young and Kirby pursuing control of NY Central. Possible reorganization or merger could reopen mines soon.
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Lillybrook Coal Co
New York Central Railroad
Lillybrook
New York Central
Pittston Co
Alleghany Corp
Comany
Robert R. Young
Allan P. Kirby
New York
Young-Kirby
Vanderbilt-Morgan
Young
Pittston
Young and Kirby
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Alleghany Corporation
Alleghany
Young and
Kirby
Alleghury
Internal Debate Over Housing Scandal and Loopholes
The tract argues that housing administration abuses reflect a pattern of exploiting legal gaps by both business and government. It urges pursuit of those who plundered up to 75 million from the federal treasury and notes ongoing investigations by Senate committees and the Truman and current administrations. No officials are yet charged.
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Housing Administration
Congress
Truman
Senate
Uncle Sam To Move In On Used Stamp Market
Government agencies will clip stamps from incoming mail as a test to sell to stamp dealers from several cities. If bids cover costs, the program could expand to all offices. Production may reach a carload a month with mail clerks handling clipping during slack periods. The first batch excludes the common three cent Jefferson.
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Uncle Sam
Washington Mail
Spring brings bounty to Beckley bugs and gardens
Nature showers Beckley with a lush spring, featuring forsythia daffodils ground phlox flowering almond and apple blossoms. The piece notes eight seasons across lowland and hills, touches on daylight saving talk urged by Clarence Bibb and highlights a birthday party for Raleigh County Clerk Harry Anderson with a cake and a crimson shirt.
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Flower Kingdom
Bug
Raleigh
Harry Anderson
Life and Times of Columnist With That Nighttime Pallor
New York columnist Earl Wilson recalls embarrassing moments and brushes with notable figures. anecdotes range from mingling with Princess Margaret's circle in London to interviews with Greta Garbo Winston Churchill and Gloria Lee, plus quips about Tallulah Bankhead and Arthur Godfrey.
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New York
Margaret
Prince Nicholas
Yugoslavia
London
Eddie Fisher
Prince Nicky
Duke of Rutland
Lady Astor
Gloria Lee Ritz Tower Hotel
William Astor
Arthur Godfrey
Wilson
George Dixon
Tallulah Bankhead
Winston Churchill
You’re Telling Me! A Wit from William Ritt
In a witty column William Ritt quips about early atom research and the paradoxes of science. He notes big scientific claims and odd regional customs, musing on the oddities of discovery and everyday life.
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William Ritt
Raleigh Register Evening Edition Publication Notice
Beclkey Newspapers Corporation publishes the Raleigh Register Evenings excluding Saturday and Sunday morning. Rates for May and Sunday only and other terms are listed. subscribers must add state sales tax. Contact Beckley for address change details and delivery arrangements.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporaion
Beckley
Hinton
W. Va
Oides
West Virginia
Newspapers Corporation
Oppenheimer Faces Clearance Halt as U S Board Reviews Role
Washington debates the suspension of J Robert Oppenheimer from serving as a government science adviser. Secretary Wilson signals reforms, while the three member board weighs charges and past associations. The atomic energy case sparks public opinion battles and concerns over secrecy and loyalty.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Oppenheimer
Defense Department
Research and Development Board
Wilson
Special Board
Senator McCarthy
Dr. Oppenheimer
Dr. Oppenheimerr
Soviet Russia
Japan
United States
Klaus Fuchs
Science
Try and Stop Me comic anecdote and dating quips
Eddie Cantor recalls a long friendship with a housewife who protests about no curtains in the bathroom. The husband jokes the neighbors will buy the curtains. Bob Waterfield, Rams star, wed Jane Russell and recounts their first date when she suggested a wrestling challenge.
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Eddie Cantor
Joe
Rachel
Bob Waterfield
Los Angeles Rams
Jane Russell
Bob
Good King Loses Head In This Fairy Story
A fairy tale in New York follows a brooding king who seeks happiness through money and power. After minting a social experiment with money and then with letters as currency, chaos ensues, a wise man betrays trust, and the mob beheads the king. The tale ends with the wise man seizing control and a cautionary moral about quacks and fools.
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New York
Mn Thissis
Prayer for daily virtue from Kinard of Newberry College
A brief religious reflection asks guidance from Heavenly Father to guard the heart against selfishness prejudice and evil as a path to a life of Christian joy. Attributed to James C Kinard president of Newberry College in Newberry South Carolina.
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James C. Kinard
Newberry, S. C
Newberry College
Confusion curb should start in White House
Washington dispatch outlines how President Eisenhower and top aides sparked mixed signals on foreign policy. Hagerty previews the New York speech, noting misinterpretations from Nixon Dulles and Eisenhower remarks and the push for clearer language to avoid friction among free nations.
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White House
Washington
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
New York
Assn
Hagerty
America
Free Nations
Free World
Indochina
United States
Nixon
State Department
Dulles
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
China
Russia
Fireside Theater pioneers TV films in Hollywood style
In Hollywood the Fireside Theater finishes its 200th telefilm era with Second Elopement starring Virginia Field. Frank Wisbar, a driven Lithuanian, has directed produced and written all 200 films sometimes mortgaging his home to start. He recalls early days using public domain classics and scripts worth 45 dollars a copy while now paying up to 4500 for recent bills.
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Hollywood
Fireside Theater
John Mitchum
Virginia Field
Frank Wisbar
Eagle- Lion
Wisbar
Chekhov
de Maupassant
Robert Louis Stevenson
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