Population Trend Foretells Our Duty in West Virginia
West Virginia shows a 4.1 percent population gain from 1910 to 1950 with growth concentrated in coal and manufacturing counties. Northern counties mostly shrank while the southern region saw losses. authors urge diversification beyond coal, oil, and gas to avoid an economic vacuum as resources deplete and unemployment rises.
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Monongahela
Latke Kanawha
Greenbrier-New
Hancock
Brooke
Panhandle
Wood County
Ohio River
Monongalia
Preston
Maviun
Harrison
Upshur
Randolph
Berkeley
Jefferson
Mineral
Kanawha River
Lincoln
Summers
Monroe
Wyoming
Boone
Nicholas
Kanawha
Mingo
Mongagalia
West
Northcentral
Upper Monongahela Valley Association
Lite Kanawha Regional Council
Rural Development Council
Double Dealing vs the Public Interest in WV Roads
A Raleigh County critique of the State Road Commission notes decades of underperforming rural links since 1917. The Richmond district faces delayed, piecemeal improvements despite community input and a $50 million bond plan. Critics warn public trust may erode and voters may respond at the polls.
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Raleigh
Road Commission
Richmond
Richmond High School
Abraham
Terry
Jennys Gap
Maben
Lester
Matlens
Madains Creek
West Virginia
Boyles Column on Patrols Along the Naktong Riverfront
Hal Boyle explains a patrolman’s grim nocturnal game in the Naktong River front twilight zone. Ambush risk, silent river crossings, and the hope that one capable scout may save a regiment underscore the peril, stamina, and courage of American soldiers in Korea.
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Hal Boyle
Naklong River
Boyle
Naktong
Pohang
Hal
Hal Huxyle
Korea
Naktong River
No-Man’s Land
Tomass
United Nations
Heaven
Old-Line Agencies Ill-Prepared for Wartime Controls
Washington Dispatch outlines Truman hints on reviving price and wage controls and OPA. It warns regular agencies like Agriculture Labor Commerce could fail to manage wartime controls, risking similar chaos to WWII. The piece argues consolidation under OPA aided coordination and cautions against dispersing powers across departments.
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Truman
Agriculture
Labor
Commerce
Washington
OPA
War Labor Board
Labor Department
Tobin
War Labor
Labor Board
CPA
Leon Henderson
Chester Bowles
Paul Porter
Commerce Department
Agriculture Department
Return Home After War Ends in Pacific Victory
Veterans celebrate end of fighting in the Pacific with cheers for discharge day. Soldiers recall battles across Pearl Harbor to Tokyo while fondly dreaming of home comforts and civilian life.
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Pearl Harbor
Tarawa
Saipan
Guadalcanal
Palau
Philippines
Tokyo
Mikadoland
Webster
War to peace in a restless new world
Thomas F. Stafford reflects on postwar optimism as GI's head home and Truman proclaims a new era of free government. Five years after peace, the era fractures with Korea looming, soldiers planning futures amid shifting global tensions and demobilization.
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Truman
Washington
Korea
Hell On
Earth
McCarthy More Useful to Kremlin Than Kremlin Trusted Ally
Stewart Alsop argues Senator McCarthy harms U.S. security by elevating fear and smearing officials, claiming his pursuit of communism serves Kremlin interests. He cites McCarthy’s actions on perversion charges, State Department staffing, and his Korea era rhetoric to claim McCarthyization weakens democratic government.
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Senator McCarthy
Kremlin
Stewart Alsop
Washington
Joe McCarthy
The
Saturday Evening Post
McCarthy
Senate
Gus Hall
Communist Party
Daily Worker
Mel Carthy
Andrei Vyshinsky
Loor
State Department
Supreme Court
Korea
Joint Chiefs Propose ERP Aid Reaches GI's
The Joint Chiefs propose voluntary press censorship in Tokyo to back front line censorship in Korea. MacArthur objects to front censorship alone and advocates Tokyo and Washington participation. A code would permit criticism of operations if not revealing battle plans. Newsmen seek UN involvement and Pentagon buy in. AMERICAN TROOPS in Korea receive Marshall Plan aid in reverse via Iron Curtain trade.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Korea
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Tokyo
Joint Chiefs
Defense Johnson
Pentagon
United Nations
Censorship Debate Flows Over Marshall Plan Amendment
The Senate rejected an amendment to the Marshall Plan by Senator Wherry of Nebraska, voting 34 to 33, aimed at curbing war material flow behind the Iron Curtain while preserving legitimate trade. The president has denied plans to swap cabinet members with Republicans, though some advisers urge bipartisan continuity in wartime policy. An unidentified government official who devised a new method for spotting Communists nearly prompted J Edgar Hoover to resign.
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Senate
Iron Curtain
Wherry
Nebraska
Britain
Belgium
Sweden
Netherlands
France
Italy
Truman
Edgar Hoover
Hollywood family plans show business future
Robert Walker and his two sons may enter show business together and imagine a marquee for Michael Walker Presents Robert Walker Sr and Jr. Bobby Jr., 10, has acting leanings. Bob hopes for a future as director or producer while keeping acting.
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Hollywood
Robert Walker
Michael Walker
Walker
Jennifer Jones
Bobby, Jr
Bob
Bobby
Michael
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