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Cases Register
Beckley
W. Va
Che Raleigh Register
Hintos
Stafford
Associated Press
AP News
Katz Agency
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Detroit
Kansas City
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Befure Corporation
Opposing Bond Fight Proposes Election Officials Pact
Attorney Charles Ross representing opponents to the Memorial Airport Negro recreation park bond asks that at least one opposing voter be named among precinct election officials. He demands disclosure of clients and their stance on the bonds ahead of the September 6 vote. The court outlines $291,855 airport, $35,000 park, and $15,000 Four-H improvements funding. The piece urges transparency and timely publication of the public matter to serve Wyoming County taxpayers.
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Charles Ross
Memorial Airport-Negro Recreation Park
Ross
Negro Park
Memorial Airport
Four-H - Park
People’ S
Delayed Wyoming County Teacher Placement News
The Wyoming County Register explains a late report on teacher placements at local elementary and high schools. County School Superintendent W C Bailey Jr withheld the story until yesterday. Staff faced delays and varied explanations, but the issue affects teachers parents and students countywide.
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Wyoming County
W. C. Bailey, Jr
Register
Wyoming
Miss Dotty Dominates Greenbrier Fishing Despite Small Worm
Bug Dust Mss. and WCooper tell of Earle Bibb Jr. and Janie fishing Greenbrier River while their mother, Mrs. Cooper, relaxes on the pier. She catches three bass with one worm, proving her Arkansas knack returns after years away as Earle battles potato vine pests with recommended spray.
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Janie
Mrs. Cooper
Miss Dotty
Arkansas
Becket County Gardener Learns Potatoes Keep Growing After Turn Brown
Earle Bibb Jr and a Negro gardener Walter Hamilton discover potato plants turn brown after vines die back but potatoes continue growing underground. County agent’s spray helps fight the unseen insect. Tick Lilly inspires young Montie Skelton with tales of air racing and wartime flights.
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County Agricultural Agent
Earle
Walter Hamilton
Walter
Beckley
Earle Bibb, Jr
Influence Peddling in Wartime Contracts Questioned
The piece denounces the use of high federal posts to sway war contracts and cites figures like Mayor Curley, Representative May, and Senator Bilbo. Howard Hughes admits paying for access to influence government decisions on the flying boat contract, while Henry Kaiser is noted as a skilled manipulator of influence. It warns that profiteering and cheating by some leaders cannot be condoned as investigations deepen.
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Washington
Boston
Curley
Kentucky
May
Mississippi
Bilbo
Howard Hughes
Henry Kaiser
Kilroy Signs Allegedly Claim Dewey Visit Noted
Investigators look into a circulating tale in West Bob about Kilroy signs allegedly reading Dewey was here. Bob White is asked to verify the claim as Taft considers the story’s authenticity.
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Bob. Taft
Kilroy
Dewey
Farm land prices rise amid war boom warns of crash risk
The Agriculture Department reports farm real estate values rose two percent in four months to July 1, buoyed by wheat and livestock regions while warning of a possible collapse if buyers rely on inflated prices. Loans shift to banks as prices stay high though many buyers still pay cash.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
Agriculture Department
Truman
Actopt
Department
West Central
Range
South Atlantic
Flying Umbrellas and Skies of Odd Air Cargo Tales
New York AP News features note bizarre air shipments ranging from rye whisky to birds, rain bow trout eggs, crocodiles, and a jewel encrusted saddle. Airlines whisk goods globally including a horse Endeavor to New York for Belmont, 10 000 earthworms to Panama, and bread from France during a winter shortage.
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Cynthia Lowry
AP News
British Overseas Airways
TWA
Egypt
America
Stockholm
New York City
New York
France
Palestine
Jordan
Royal Palace
Alexandria
Haile Selassie
Cairo
California
Siore
Bangalore
Ceylon
India
Endeavor
Panama
Maryland Gazette Through 1727 developed News and Times
The Maryland Gazette long served colonial readers with tobacco price disputes 1729 reports on planters and London dealers the paper carried runaway slave ads real estate and rum ads and royal birth news. It survived Stamp Act clashes with publisher Jonas Green and remains a weekly in Anne Arundel County now sixteen pages at $2 annually.
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Maryland
London
Maryland Gazette
William Parks
The
Gazette
Jamaica
Annapolis
Paris
Prague
Lisbon
Prince of Wales
the Gazette
Princess Dowager of Wales
Anne Arundel County
Maryland Bible
Talbot T. Speer
Gazete
Colonial Times
E. M. Jackson, Jr
Palomar 200-Inch Telescope Advances Toward First Light
Pasadena reports the Palomar Mountain 200 inch reflector nears completion with a 500 ton mounting and a 135 foot dome ready for installation. If ground or transit damage occurs, replacement could take years. Once installed, testing will last weeks before observational work starts, with light from distant stars captured on a photographic plate.
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Pasadena
Calif
Palomar Mountain
Martina and Dan Find Peace After a Harried Reunion
Martina awakens with Dan beside her as the couple reconnects after a quarrel and misunderstanding. Dan pleads forgiveness, admits his faults, and vows to support Martina’s singing while urging honesty and ongoing closeness. They decide to return home for supper and pie.
Coast defense guns scrapped after 20 years in California
In Fontana California two 14 inch coastal defense guns once mounted at Fort MacArthur are cut up for scrap after years of quiet duty. The 375 ton rifles last fired in 1942 and caused blast damage preventing further use. They were moved from Massachusetts two decades ago via reinforced routes. The iron will feed Kaiser Steel mills as plate sheet and strip for industry.
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AP News
Fontana
Calif
California
Swide
Fort MacArthur
Massachusetts
Kaiser Steel Mill
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White Oak
Thomas J. Stafford
Tick” Lilly
C. A. Lilly
Beaver
Montie Skelton
Tick
Little Montie
Bob
Djibouti
Tokyo
Manila
Boyle
Hal Boyle
Annapolis, MD
Palomar
By Ralph Dighton
Earth
George Ellery Hale
Helen R. Woodward
Martina
Dan
Graddy Hueston
Mom
Mar
Tina
Morgan
Dan Holloway
Hattie
Lucy
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