Scrutiny of Federal Education Aid Stalls in House
The Senate bill for federal aid to education found no state requesting it, halting progress in the House. The piece criticizes overreliance on federal funds and ignores state and local administration needs, urging continued scrutiny to avoid shifting responsibility to Washington.
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West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Chamber
Federal Treasury
Congress
House
Department of Education
Uncle Samuel
Farm youth face declines in farm income under Wilson era policies
The passage notes thousands of American farm boys in Raleigh County study agriculture under government programs as farm income fell below parity. It highlights a looming question for the Wilson administration: who would feed future generations and sustain farming, with reform gaining momentum after the era's early efforts.
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Raleigh
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
War teaches education and responsibility in democracy
A Beckley Kiwanis note urges seriousness in education and responsibility. An editorial recalls a near collision on a road to Bluefield where two coal trucks raced side by side, endangering pedestrians, and calls for safer driving and patrol enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William ‘A. James
Beckley Kiwanis Club
Ted Kessinger
Shady Spring
Beckley
Bluefield
Wallet Lost by Magistrate Recovered by Elderly Woman
Magistrate J.P. Meadotes of Crab Orchard misplaced his wallet containing several hundred dollars and checks. An elderly Black woman found and returned it after seeing his classified notice, saying she could not help earlier. To prevent loss again, the magistrate keeps a chain tethered to his wallet. The item also riffs on 1920s fashion and a Detroit artist predicts future styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P. Meadotes
Crab Orchard
Meadows
Farming for America The Call to Keep Youth on the Land
President Roosevelt’s 1933 program aims to boost vocational agriculture to sustain farm communities though urban migration resumes. European Recovery Aid increases farm output pressure and aid delays risk shifting Western Europe toward Soviet influence. Emphasis on farming as a noble, essential occupation echoes the nation’s duty to feed towns and keep mankind alive.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Europe
Soviet Russia
Western Europe Seeks Plan of Resistance to Russia
Britain France and Benelux show cautious tilt toward Washington and plan a resistance if Soviet pressure grows. They acknowledge risk of leaning US toward war before Congress approves any alliance, wary of losing Russian friendship despite aid from Marshall Plan.
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Great Britain
France
Washington
United States
Russia
America
Western
Europe
Wage Losses and Fines Shape Lewis Miners Strike Fallout
The piece reviews fallout from James L. Lewis led coal strike amid wage losses totaling about 106.274 million and welfare-fund declines between four and five point two billion dollars. It details fines on the miners union and Lewis, strike duration mid March to mid April, and pension disputes under the Yatt Hartley era law and Bridges plan. It notes production drop and long-term earnings contrasts with steelworkers.
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Mney
Lewis
Senator Bridges
New Hampshire
Republican
Thomas E. Murray
New York
Ezea van Horn
Murray
G&o
New York City Reflections On Dreams And Dawn
Boyle Reflects on city life in a poetic column about New York as a place where dreams slip away and return with the dawn and dusk. The piece contrasts early mornings with twilight, noting skyscraper lights as beacons of hope and memory. It ends with a wistful reminder that some experiences along the streets shape us forever.
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A .Millon
New York
Meat supply outlook worsens before improving say experts
Experts warn the U S meat supply will shrink further before rising. Cattle and calf slaughter has reduced breeding stock since 1944, risking slower herd growth and lower beef output. Pork may help later, but corn costs reduced hog production.
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Robert E. Geiger
Washington
America
Berryman B. Hurt
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
BAE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
RAF
U.S
U. S
Finns Who Left for Soviet Union Return Home
About 400 former Finns who emigrated to the Soviet Union after the 1930 ban on the Communist party have returned since the armistice, according to estimates. Political opponents monitor their activities while most have not sought to reclaim Finnish citizenship as the party machine absorbs them.
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Associated Press
Helsinke
Finland
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Thought for Today Scriptural Reflection on Wealth
A devotional caption cites Deuteronomy 8 17 warning that wealth and power come from God not personal boasting. It frames humility before blessings and cautions against self reliance.
A Small House Plan 702 B Fits Budgets In Lima
AP News features Plan 702 B by E. L. Baker at 1525 West High St Lima Ohio. The compact 987 square foot design omits breezeway and front wing with optional upstairs bedrooms and later additions. It highlights a kitchen bay as an attractive feature and emphasizes cost as the deciding factor.
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AP News
E. L. Baker
West High St
Lima
Ohio
Night to explain the story A cliffhanger romance
Dee Laurel travels from San Francisco to Berkeley with Michael Smith who urges pretense of companionship as they flee a looming threat. They escape a pursuing man, find shelter with John Williams in a remote cabin, and Dee awakes at six thirty to new uncertainties as dawn rises on their uncertain plan to Nevada.
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Dee Laurel
Berkeley
San Francisco
Becaume
Michael Smith
Michael
Dee
Lee
Nevada
Iman
Williams
John Williams
Williams Feed Store
Woodland
Smith
Miss Jones
Mr. Williams
Rena
Jones
Dee in a borrowed look seeks clarity with Michael Smith
In a sunlit room Dee confronts Michael Smith who wakes, notices her altered look, and recalls tensions from their tangled lives. She asserts her height and independence while recalling prior nights in a tense breakfast scene.
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Detroit
Arthur Radebaugh
Radebaugh
Nation Today
James Harien
John L. Lewis
Boyle
Hla Boyle
Witeresy
Vabi
Brelie
Way
Pac
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