Beckley Veterans Hospital Groundbreaking Ushers Duty to City
Speakers at the Beckley ground breaking framed the project as a community duty to welcome veterans and support their families. Representative Hedrick credited for mobilizing support. the hospital will bring 70 000 monthly payroll and serve 2000 to 25000 area veterans, boosting Beckley as a medical center.
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Veterans Hospital
Beckley
E. H. Hedrick
Beckley Veterans Hospital
Kinship and aid shaped victory in Italian elections
The piece argues that alongside the European Recovery Program and pro democratic propaganda, a deep sense of kinship between America and Italy influenced voting. It emphasizes blood ties and affection as underlying forces beyond ism or money in the defeat of the Communists in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maly
America
Italy
Fisherman recounts one hook two fish tale from Wyoming County
Robert Keller of Hinton recalls a fishing incident from 1911 on the Guyandotte two miles below Bellepoint. He hooked two fish on a single line after pulling in a tangled line, mistaking a second fish for a second hook. Keller insists the tale is true as do many fellow anglers.
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Robert Keller
Hinton
Wyoming County
Keller
Han
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Guyandotte
Pineville
Keiser
Isaac Walton
Ini
A Fisherman Learns From a Four Inch Creek Catch
The narrator recalls a fishing outing with a friend named Harry by a creek near home. After hours with no bites and a humorous misadventure catching a tiny four inch fish, he reflects on his evolving view of fishing and recalls travels where he fished across Maryland Delaware Bay Biscayne Bay Pacific Macassar Straits and the Philippines. He ends with a tease about a future tale of catching 50 fish with one line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Bay
Harry
Bartlett Creek
Bob
Maryland
Delaware
Miami
Biscayne Bay
Middle Pacific
Macassar Straits
Philippine Islands
Italians and Slavs in American life and ballots
The piece portrays Italians as industrious and cooperative in the United States, highlighting their integration into work, government, industry, and culture. It asserts Slavs are distant and emphasizes Italian-Americans supporting national growth, noting ballots reflecting trust in Americans over Russians.
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Russia
Italy
la Guardias
United States
Maly
Reckless age in New York politics as O'Dwyer backs subway fare raise
The article compares Mayor O'Dwyer to Truman for bold stance on civil rights and his Board of Transportation plan to raise subway fares by a dime amid a strained system. It notes LaGuardia’s past stance on fares and suggests bold political moves define this era while proposing rebalance of property assessment in West Virginia.
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New York
O'Dwyer
Truman
Board of ‘Transportation
Fiorella LaGuardia
West Virginia
Industry price cuts spark cautious government watch
Washington economists survey the spark of price moves across major firms. General Electric cut $60 million since January, U S Steel trimmed $25 million after February hikes, Westinghouse reduced by $3.125 million. Officials weigh if a broader pattern emerges while unions push for higher wages and steel firms defend profit guidance.ду
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Electric Corporation
U.S. Steel Corporation
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
General Electric
U. S. Steel
Benjamin Fairless
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Department of Justice
Congressional
Fairless
Westinghouse
U. S
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Thhough
CIO Electrical Workers Union
Diamonds Gain American Accent In War Busy Market
New York column notes the dry ice and diamond trade shifts as Uncle Sam stocks diamonds for war. US buyers now account for about 85 percent of world sales with demand rising 35 percent. Melee diamonds and wedding bands rise in popularity as American cutters train to replace European workers.
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New York
Uncle Sam
United States
Joseph Baumgold
Baumgold
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Low Countries
Europe
Ocean's Phantom Bottom May Become Food Supply
American scientists uncovered a vast ocean layer 1,000 to 2,500 feet down, 500 feet thick, teeming with life and echoing sound waves. Found globally from the Aleutians to the Antarctic, this "phantom bottom" could offer a surprising new protein source, awaiting peacetime study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
LA Jolla
Calif
Th Navy
University of California and Navy
Carl F. Eyring
Brigham Young University
R. J. Christensen
San Mateo
Naval Electronics Laboratory
BR. W. Raitt
University of California’s Marine
R. 5. Dietz
Navy Electronics Laboratory
Pacific
Aleutians
Antarctic
Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole
Mass
Atlantic
Waers
Johnson
Stop Stassen Movement Faces Uncertain Endgame in 1948 Race
Washington report notes the stop Stassen effort stalls as Dewey Taft camps clash over leadership. Dewey struggles to recruit Pennsylvania Michigan Indiana delegates while Stassen gains in Oregon and Ohio. Taft fears losses in Nebraska and Ohio could derail his path to the Republican nomination. Authorities warn the anti Stassen coalition remains fragile and unsettled.
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Washington
Dewey
Taft
Minnesota
Robert A. Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
Stassen
Ohio
Oregon
Michigan
Indiana
Charles Halleck
Arthur Summerfield
Senator Vandenberg
Nebraska
Clarence Brown
Stassen’s Bid Faces Turbulent GOP Rift and Draft Questions
Stewart Alsop notes the GOP fracture as Taft and Dewey leaders back Vandenberg only if drafted, while Vandenberg refuses a nomination without a spontaneous draft. With neither Dewey nor Taft secure, delegates face pressure from a grand alliance against Stassen. Stassen stalls in Los Angeles as fund-raising shortfalls threaten his campaign plane. Ohio and Oregon loom as pivotal tests. success could revive the Stassen bid despite bitter rivalries.
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Taft
Dewey
Vandenberg
Grand Alliance
Stassen
Harold Staszen
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Ohio
Oregon
A Night to Explain Chapter Fourteen Serial Tale
Dee Laurel travels from San Francisco to Berkeley and teams with Michael Smith to escape a dangerous pursuer. They ride a streetcar and flee in a moving van only to find the driver is the man they fear. After a series of escapes they seek help at a police station and Michael departs, leaving Dee in protective custody while she remains distrustful yet curious about his motives.
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Dee Laurel
Berkeley
San Francisco
Michael Smith
Michael
Dee
Nevada
John Williams
Reno
Mr. Smith
Der
Johnson
shehUy
Belvedere Goes to College and Other Hollywood News
Clifton Webb will play a sequel to Sitting Pretty as Belvedere attends university to pursue a prize. Edmond O’Brien, Deanna Durbin, and Universal-International figure in the year’s slate. Dee and Michael’s Nevada road trip ends with a car sale and a tense garage office encounter as she hunts for Mr. Smith amid airline clues and a Mother Lode reference.
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Hollywood
Clifton Webb
Belvedere
Edmond O'Brien
Washington
Washington Girl.’ With Deanna, Durbin
Universial-International
Eddie
Corel Wilde
Dee Leaves Reno for Low River in Lily Langtree Flight
In Reno's airport a tense scene unfolds as Dee argues with Michael over a ticket. He persuades her to board a Lily Langtree flight to Low River, while she resists and reveals a plan to exchange for a San Francisco ticket. The page ends with Dee boarding the plane, eyes fixed outward, awaiting the next installment.
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Reno
Dee
Michael Smith
Low River
Michael
Yerington
Hawthorne
Tow River
Las Vegas
Lily Langtree
San Francisco
Mother Lode Airlines
Thought for Today on Mercy Over Sacrifices
A reflection urging mercy and knowledge of God over ritual offerings. Emphasizes the value of compassion and true understanding above formal burnt offerings.
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Thomas F. Stafford
Nation Today
James Marten
Boyle
Hal Boyle
Physical Laboratory
Guadelupe Island
California
Carl F. Eckart
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Martin Johnson
Scripps Institution of Oceano Veraphy
Pennsylvania
Joseph Pew
Martin
Joe Grundy
James Duff
Warren
By Stewart Alsop
Starry James
al Tolson
Palm Springs
Gable
Bing
Bert
Gordon
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