Rare Earths May Find New Uses In Industry
Atomic Energy Commission researchers using advanced separation methods have produced small quantities of rare earth metals with potential for high temperature alloys and specialized products. Cerium already appears in everyday items like cigarette lighters and radio tubes, while elements such as neodymium lanthanum gadolinium yttrium and others may gain practical uses as production increases.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
McDowell County Fire Destroys 14 Homes and Store
A raging fire destroyed 14 houses and a company store near Jaeger Pocahontas Coal Company in McDowell County. Fifty five people were left homeless as crews struggled with water shortages until the Norfolk and Western Railroad delivered water. Nine homes were occupied. losses covered by insurance. damage linked to two boys lighting a fire.
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Associated Press
Iron Welch
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Vera Pocahontas Coal Company
Jaeger Poca
Faith in Home Science Urged by Polish Minister
Warsaw minutes report Hilary Mine, president of the economic committee of the council of ministers, urging Polish scientists to trust socialist solutions over Western science. He praised Soviet science and credited Poles with discoveries in squidair, radium, vitamins, and television, noting these came through work abroad.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Polat
Hilary Mine
Economic Committee
Council of Ministers
Ehlers
Mine
Kiger to oppose Hogue in Pennsboro mayoral race
Fred Kiger tops list in Pennsboro nonpartisan primary with 183 votes to Mayor James A. Hogue's 164 of 544 ballots. Simone Shitz finished third with 92 votes, as residents head to May 10 election. mayoral salary set at $200 annually and four councilors to six year terms.
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Pennsboro
Fred Kiger
James A. Hogue
Kiger
Hogue
Simone Shitz
Psayor
Airlift Depends on Replacements to Berlin
In Frankfurt the airlift relies on 888 engines and 24 seven maintenance to keep planes flying to Berlin. Crews perform daily engine changes, with engines weighing about 2,400 pounds and two days needed per installation. WW flights average eight hours daily, with up to 14 hours, and a 50 hour inspection involves about 130 checked items.
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Associated Press
Frankfurt
Germany
Berlin
Air Force
AIR Forge
Afius
Beauty Contests Criticized by Bavarian Diocese Weekly
Munich's Wuercberger Bistumblatt denounces beauty contests in Bavaria calling them Meat Inspection and praises moral decline figures. It cites military governance and German local authorities refusing certain events while condemning imported comics and American influence.
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Associated Press
Munich
Wuercberger Bistumblatt
Wuerzburg
Duerzburg
Bistumblattt
Uie
Bavaria
Blind Singer Chuck Collins Finds Snow Hinders Speech
The Associated Press reports blind radio singer and pianist Chuck Collins says snow complicates navigation by muffling sounds and increasing obstacles. He uses ears to sense surroundings and has hosted a five weekly show “Chuck Collins Calling” on station IKOA and KMYR after earning apolitical science degree at Idaho University and performing in Seattle and Hollywood.
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Associated Press
Denver
Chuck Collins
Calling
Collins
Idaho ‘University
Seattle
Hollywood
Iikoa
KMYR
West Virginia Tech Coaches Optimistic Ahead of EMCO Clash
Charley Hockenberry of West Virginia Tech predicts victory as his Golden Bears face EMCO champions at EMCO Park Boemer Wednesday at 5:90. The game funds Tech Scholarship efforts via ENICO ticket sales. Lefty Joe Jarrett to start for Tech and C W Hoffman for ENICO.
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Montgomery
Charley ‘ Hockenberry
W. Va
ENICO
Tech
Stock
Lefty Joe
Jarrett
Collegians
C. W. Hoffman
West Virginia Briefs Touches on Projects and Incidents
Charleston reports road commission let contracts for surfacing in Braxton Braxton Calhoun Allmer Ritche and Wetzel counties while other projects in Braxton Jefferson and Ty sler counties await decisions. A Tokyo Kyoto tied study on Christianity in Japan draws reaction as reports confirm the Saint’s relics tour and a 1510 navies reference. A German youth’s arrow accident in Stade kills an 11 year old playmate. Public health tips in Auckland advise water before bed for headache relief. Trout stations are planned in Pendleton Nicholas Greenbrier counties for opening season. Judith Crist, 21, dies attempting to climb from a chatty. State Board of Education to consider college budgets and staff May 4-6. WVU reports new classroom building 20 days ahead of schedule for January 1950. Last week frost damages apples peaches cherries, crop service says uncertain yet.
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Koy
Fo Assceralen
Amburg
Germany
Stade
Here
Auckland
New Zeland
G. We. Pickering
University of London
Pickering
Maine
Five thousand seek artificial eyes under British health plan
In Birmingham England C J Simmons disclosed that 5000 people have applied for artificial eyes under the health plan. He noted 26100 applications for surgical appliances. 10000 artificial legs ordered and 3000 supplied. One case involved a months old boy who lost a leg in a car accident.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
England
Britain
C. J. Simmons
Ministry of Pensions
Ministry of Health
Simmons
Alert Policemen Nab Robber As Curtains Move
Evanston report says private watchman Dale Stemple noticed curtains shifting on a hearse and then a suspicious owner’s absence. Stemple signaled officers who approached the house, drawing their guns and peering inside. The scene ended with cops confronting the mysterious activity.
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Evanston
Dale Stemple
Stemple
Elephant Tops Intelligence Rating by Expert Panel in Bangkok
A Bangkok gathering of animal experts and collectors rated elephants as the most intelligent, followed by great apes, dogs, and horses. George Emerson led the assessment with a group including David Mobley Noel Rosefelt and Mahout Sawart. They plan to ship elephants and other animals to the United States for display and study. Governor Pat Goltr proclaimed May 18 as Music Week in West Virginia.
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Es Assucibicu
Bangkok
George Emerson
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Wild
Injteson
West Virginia
Catalina Island
YW. S
Power Employees Get Pay Increase At Monongahela Plant
Negotiators reach a 7 1/2 cent hourly raise for Monongahela Power Company plant workers in Parkersburg and Rivesville. The CLO Utility Workers of America sign the new contract, boosting benefits and shift differentials after three and a half months of talks. No strike occurred.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
Monongahela Power Company
CLO Utility Workers of America
Afto
Belgium Boasts Flying Diplomat
Bangkok reports Belgium charge d affaires Louis de San spanning Siam Indo China and Malaya with a Nivver plane. A 29 year old veteran with 1800 flight hours, he once led as a British Air Force transport pilot and was Belgium’s glider champion. His wife Kiki assists in flight operations.
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Associated Press
Bangkok
Louis de San
Belgium
Siam
Indochina
Malaya
Southeast Asia
de San
Chungking
Teheran
Iran
Kiki
Leone Alice de Chaffol de Courcelles
Police Volunteer Builds Ramp for Crippled Woman
Chicago patrolman Patrick Devine spotted a daily disabled rider on crutches reach a streetcar at Wabash and Ninth. He improvised a wooden platform and rubber mat ramp to help her board, placing it as she approached each day.
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Chicago
Patrick Devine
Wabash Ave
Ninth St
Devine
Irish educator criticizes American schools as too large
Belfast based Ulster Teachers Union secretary Joseph King Carson says American schools lack discipline and personal guidance. After visits in Washington and New York as a World Organization of the Teaching Mission official, he claims U.S. schools with up to 2,000 pupils are inadequate, while Ireland favors smaller classes.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Joseph King Carson
Ulster Teachers Union
Ireland
Washington
New York
World Organization of the Teaching Mission
Carson
U.S
Baltimore Livestock Market Reports Mixed Prices on Cattle Hogs
April 26 report notes slow cattle trading with steady quotes for varying grades and weights. Hog prices opened moderately active with steady demand and mixed ranges, including trucked-in barrows and gilts. sheep and lambs show limited early activity with unchanged quotas and some spring lambs listed.
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Baltimore
USDA
REDIO
Classified Notices and Help Wanted Snippets
A collage of classified line items including personal ads for remedies and hair loss, waitresses, kitchen staff, and sales agents. Positions seek white ladies for domestic work, a bookkeeper for public accounting, and commissions on Beckley stores. Box addresses provided for responses.
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Doe Henry
Cohen Drug Store
Breatheasy Co
Empire
Pittsburgh
Leslie
Beckley
Rainbow _Land
Neville St
Fuller Brush Co
Debutante Cosmetics
Doraths Eans
Phy
Beckles
North Fayette St
Prince St
Fayette
Summers
Wyoming
Beckley Establishment
Beckley Newspapers
Public Accounting Office
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McDowell County
Ami
Istumblate
Geran
Bistumblatt
Kitzingen
Charleston
Boone, Braxton
Calhoun
Allmer, Ritche
Wetzel Counties
Road Commission
EMCO
Braxton
Jefferson
Tysler
Morgantown
Bealers
Tokyo
John Sakae Ikeda
Jefferson, Pa
Kyoto University
Cheat Lake
Japan
J. B. Biftle
Ikeda
Jiji Shimpo
Rome
Nagasaki
Kanne Tie
Conservation Commission
Pendleton
Nicholas
Greenbrier
Seneca Creek
North Fork
Cherry River
Quinwood
Judith Suzanne Crist
Vert Crist
Ansted
Charles Fon
State Board of Education
H. K.baer
West Virginia University
iCcuperative Crop Reporting Service
Vipera
Stanley
Rishman
Foley Bros
North Oakwood Ave
Baltimore Livestock
Abe
Alc- West
Mbs- West
Nbe
Thrse—nbe
Lowell Thomas
Cbe
Cbs
Ab¢ Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
Dardenelle
Abe Bob Crosby
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Mbr 1As
Abe Nana
Cbs Sports
Bingdle & Daghood
Mr. Chameleon
Gildersizeve
Iit
Cbds
Capitol Cloakroom
Cbe the Kirkwools
Tbs
Abe Neng
Asa Morton
Ketly
Edna Fox
Princewick
Calfee Funeral Home
Rave Aide
Ane Martin
Crickmer
Mary Alice Kirby
Bark Ward
Randolph Johnson
Charles Lebban
Ray Kirby
Sider and Brothers
Alderson N. Va
Snow Thornton
Florisis
Dial
Tom
Daniels
Osee Lawrence Nelson
Stephen Toliver
Coolridge
Carl Jael
East 12
Tecnis Avi
Able
Milton Young
W Lively
J. J. Ware
Calloway Heights
Arnet
J. Fustic
Milton Youn
Enoveh
Helen
Siop
Coal City
Marguerite
Princeton
West Virginis
Cocoanut Grove
MacArthur
Fred
Fire Clinical Laboratory
White Cross
Kest
Rane Lace
Dor
N.C
Kinzer
Main St .Ca
Sat Jda
Tal
Montgomery Ward and Company
Lille & Son Builders
Beckley Ave
Harlow A. Bradley Reitiger, &Pliance Co
DoniMinner, Bradley
Mt. Jone Sgiowe
S. Briguglio Beckley
John W. Eye West
Day Radio Co
Mack
Montgomery Ward
Singer Sewing Machine CO
South Kanawha St
JD Wiles
General Electric
Nixon | Furniture Co
Wright
Aew
Luce Mckinney
L. C. Hatcher
Teeks Manufacturing Company
Sprague
Mount Hope
Phillips and Brooks
Jean Vad
Ray Skelton
Virgil O. Wood
iCrane
Slam Shell
Arnott-Swim Company
Frank Mann
Elam Shell
Resoco
Compton Construction Co
Amiga
Ford
Lewis
Jack Ac-Kinney Bradley
Gali
Mt Ho
Fransfer and
Storace Jave
Lewis Trasfer Company
Jependable Movers
Mandeville Transfer & Storage Co
Ted Saudie
Main St. Dial
S. Hanawha St. Dial
Piney
Gail Whiting
Sears Monument Co
Beckley Display
Harper Rid
Fred Davis
Rep
Graniti
Robert C. Egnor
Crab Orchard
Diss
Snead
Beckles Hotel
Heckley
Raleigh Glass & Mirror Company
City Ave
Ce Cream
Fett
Mar
People's Shoe Shop
South Fayette St
Singer Sewing Center
Kanawha St
FAMA
Krager
Morris
Calloway
Usroyal
Beckley Tire & Rubber CO
South Fayelle St
Bulding
Skelton
Houchins Mfg. Co. Inc
Mullens
Oak Hill, Princeton, Lewisburg
Fayetteville and
Hinton
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