Rent controls linger in city council debate amid price pressures
Editorial argues Beckley City Council should extend rent controls before September 30. It notes federal origins, rising rents due to wartime inflation, and new housing demand from West Virginia Turnpike construction. The piece urges action to avoid price spirals and references monarchs for historical contrast.
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End of divine right kings marks shift in monarchies
The piece notes the decline of absolute monarchy as constitutional rulers take precedence. It cites Jordan removing King Talal and naming Hussein as future ruler with a regency, alongside Egypt dethroning Farouk and restoring order. It mentions past exiles of the Kaiser and Czar and the removal of Alfonso and Edward from thrones.
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Nerve medicine shipment linked to Egyptian crisis
A package marked Sur gent Express flew from London to Cairo containing 200 nerve tonic bottles and 2000 indigestion pill boxes. The note hints at Farouk’s flight and the value left behind, suggesting tension during the political upheaval.
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Raleigh Register Platform for Beckley
Beckley platform calls for more parking in the business district to boost tourism in summer, more hotels and a stadium, a municipal auditorium for 3 000 to 5 000, and expansion of city limits to Beckley’s 14 county center. It urges paved roads, a youth center, a history museum, a larger library, diversified industry and clean government.
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Public-te-Damed Attitude: Richmond Writer Targets Railroads
Richmond writer Ross Valentine criticizes railroad staff for a pompous, old guard attitude that alienates passengers. He recounts a rude conductor incident and notes that courteous service, not discounts, will win back long-distance travelers who now fear highways and appreciate rail comfort and safety. He cites mixed experiences on four railways and urges better treatment from employees to recapture patronage.
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News Conference Yields No New Remarks From Truman
Washington report describes a sparsely attended White House news conference. President Truman shows a letter on old furniture sales as the sole announced item, then fields questions about Eisenhower invite and leaves with no further remarks. reporters search for fresh topics but largely find quiet.
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Prayer for steadfast faith in trials by Paul Wright
A Portland Oregon minister prayer extols heavenly help to ward off complaint when calamities strike and life plans change. It urges remembrance of heroic souls who endured misfortune through faith, trusting divine love can make all things work together for good. Amen.
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Visit Holiday Park West Virginia Brings Joy and Sun
In Winfield along West Virginia Route 17 lies Holiday Park a growing recreation area offering swimming picnicking dancing softball basketball badminton volleyball and sun and shade all for a low fee of 74 cents for adults 37 cents for children A new bathhouse and concession stand accompany a fine concrete pool as the park expands under the leadership of Charleston developers George Bowers and G S Millhouse The site formerly served as Salvation Army summer camp and now hosts thousands seeking a local amusement center on peak Sundays with 3 500 visitors
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A Serial Story The Whole Armorresss Chapter Twelve
Paul Lennox, a young pastor, faces love, loyalty, and a looming life change as Connie, Elsie, and Grace navigate romance, agency deals, and a tense Easter faith. A sudden plane emergency tests faith, courage, and resolve amid personal upheaval.
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Military personnel from West Virginia are profiled in postings across the U.S. and Europe. Airman Sherman E. Whited completes basic indoctrination at Lackland AFB Texas while Airman Apprentice Lloyd A. Williams begins schooling at Norman Naval Base Oklahoma after ten days’ leave with his parents. Pvt Claude S. Shrewsberry graduates from a Quartermaster School course at Fort Lee Virginia. Pfc Jessie L. Tucker serves with the Second Armored Division in Germany after enlisting in April 1951 and arriving in Europe last June. James A. Keffer, 20, is assigned to Edwards AFB California in a flight test center. Pvt W C Underwood is at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky for basic training. M-Sgt Cecil S. Kelly, 23, formerly of Long Branch, has been promoted while at the Army Chemical Center Maryland, and serves as post adjutant office chief clerk, married to Camilla of Edgewood Maryland. Pvt Raymond C. Morgan, husband of Hazel Morgan of Simon, completes a training course with a Sixth Armored Division unit at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri, moving from infantry fundamentals to eight weeks of engineer training.
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Long Branch
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Cerfisms and Celebrity Quips From Bennet Cert
A humor piece recalls Mrs Nussbaum boasting of her husband’s coast to coast radio fame while her son’s school claim about sea connections is debunked. It notes a Bronx girl celebrating with champagne, Groucho Marx’s earnings, the Marx brothers’ poverty days, Minnie Marx’s half fare outfits, a conductor’s quip about smoking and poker, and writer Irving Hoffman on terrible handwriting.
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Yesterday in History Highlights and War Fronts
It seems like yesterday 20 years ago President Roosevelt ordered Navy to take over a Bayonne plant after 10 000 strikes. Marines battled through Solomon Islands jungle against Japanese at three beachheads as ships shelled positions. County official floated using Camp Raleigh CCC barracks for Four H camp. 20 years ago North Dakota wheat strike began with farmers seeking price rise to 51 a bushel and a deadly tropical storm hit South Texas causing millions in damage.
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