Snider Appointed Head Recruiter at Local Army Station
Master Sgt. Robert Snider will replace Lt. John Baker as commanding officer of the Beckley Army recruiting station on August 4 after orders from Charleston. Recruits headed to Camp Lee Virginia for examination include Ralph Kidman 19 Lewisburg a Negro enlisting in the air force for three years and Charles Marion Rigsby 18 Renick also enlisting in the air force for three years. Fred N. Henderson 35 Beckley veteran and former mess sergeant discharged February 1944, Jean Snuff 17 Minden enlisting two years in the regular Army unassigned, Calvin Cotton 22 East Beckley a carpenter discharged April 1947, John Telfer 23 Cranberry veteran with two years 11 months service as corporal in 305 Airdrome Squadron enlisting three years in the ordnance department, Guy Lively 17 Long Branch enlisting two years in the regular army unassigned, Lee Walker 17 Sanger three years in the ordnance department, and Ashley Weaver 17 Long Branch three years in the air force.
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Robert Snider
John Baker
Charleston
Camp Lee
Beckley
Ralph Kidman
Lewisburg
Air Force
Charles
Marion Rigsby
Renick
Fred N. Henderson
Arnold
Jean Snuff
Minden
Calvin Collidge
Cotton
East Beckley
John Arthur Telfer
Cranberry
305 Airdrome
Ordnance Department
Guy Edward Lively
Long Branch
Lee Walker
Sanger
Ashley Henry Weaver
Russians First In News Battle in Berlin Press Race
Berlin reports show Russians control nine daily papers with 3.1 million copies daily while Western papers total six papers at 1.25 million. For early 1947 Western papers lost newsprint, Russians gained over 110 thousand copies. Western gains total about 15 thousand. Russians leverage Berlin’s surrounding zone for greater paper resources.
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AP News
Berlin
Germany
Gotham May Bar Nitrate Vessels
News notes debate over banning ships carrying ammonium nitrate from New York Harbor after Brest and Texas disasters. Quayle suggests possible restrictions and longshoremen movements amid safety concerns.
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Gotham
Sese
New
Brooklyn
Brest
France
Texas
New York
Japanese to cover workers under new compensation law
Approximately 36,000,000 Japanese will be protected for the first time under a Workers' Accident Compensation law. Costs will be borne by employers and the law will be administered by the Japanese government, according to General MacArthur's headquarters.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Miss Lizzie Finale of Civic Life in Baltimore
The piece recalls Elisabeth Gilman known as Miss Lizzie who led the Baltimore Open Forum for two decades amid civic discourse on race and militarism. A 1941 testimonial dinner honored her lifelong ministry and commitment as leaders praised her equality and Christian service despite local politics resisting her.
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Lizzie
Baltimore
Elisabeth Gilman
Beaver Man Attends Conservation Camp at Jacksons Mill
U S Akers principal of Beaver elementary School and head of the schools 4 H Club attended a two week conservation camp at Jacksons Mill which began July 14 The camp offered college credit through West Virginia University in cooperation with Marshall Concord Fairmont State Salem and Potomac State Colleges The group learned soil and water conservation practices including strip cropping diversion ditches pasture treatment and grassland farming They practiced tree planting fire suppression forestry tools wildlife management fish production and other conservation program aspects All programs connect to farm conservation plans developed with Soil Conservation Districts across the state
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U. S. Akers
Beaver
Jacksons Mill
West Virginia University
Marshall
Concord
Fairmont State
Salem
Potomac State
Pepper to Follow in Wake of Taft and Dewey
Florida Senator Pepper said he will tour the country this fall to keep the Democratic party liberal. He noted Taft and Dewey as models for the GOP campaign and criticized the recent Congress for favoring big business over farmers and the elderly. The Danville YMCA in Tennessee cooperates with the Veterans Administration by offering gym facilities to veteran patients for athletic participation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pepper
Fla
Florida
Democratic National Committee
Taft
Ohio
Dewey
New York
Michigan
Republican
People’s Party
Congress
Florida Democrat
Cloriorn
Henry A. Wallace
Danville, T
Veterans Administration
Oil Firm Moves Engineer Here
L. Dennis, industrial engineer for the Southern West Virginia District of Standard Oil of New Jersey, will establish permanent headquarters in Beckley on August 1. W. I. Erskine, district manager, announced. Dennis will move from Lewisburg and set up office at the Standard Oil bulk plant on City Avenue. He will keep his Lewisburg residence until housing is found in Beckley for his family.
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Dennis
West Virginia
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Beckley
W. I. Erskine
Lewisburg
Standard Oil Bulk
City
Erskine
Freight Loadings Reach 1947 Peak
Railroad freight loadings rose to a 1947 peak with 919,928 cars of revenue freight moved in the week ending July 26. Grain and grain products climbed to 72,927 cars, the highest since August 1929. The report notes more than 300,000 box cars are unavailable for current bumper crops.
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Associated Press
Washington
Association
Hollywood Genius Gone Says Rene Clair
Rene Clair in Paris told the American Club that Hollywood has lost much of its early brilliance and now makes pictures aimed at children. He urged Hollywood to partner with foreign producers and warned against cinematic isolation. Clair’s Man About Town won the grand prix at Brussels.
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Rene Clair
Associated Press
Paris
Hollywood
Clair
Américan Club
America
Cine
Brussels
Washington’s forests sustain a large economy
Washington state relies economically on forest industries with at least a third of the population dependent on these activities. The statement highlights the sector’s significant role in employment and regional livelihoods.
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Washington State
Funeral money found on intoxicated man in Great Falls
An elderly man was found drunk and unconscious in Great Falls. Police found 583.11 in currency and silver stuffed in his trousers. He said he carried the money for funeral expenses, and authorities urged placing funds in a safer repository.
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Associated Press
Great Falls
Mont
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