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Youth Incorporated a Bold Plan for Beckley Youth
A Beckley editor urges creation of Youth Incorporated to expand facilities for the young. The piece criticizes the city for lacking a proper park and year-round pool, notes under-staffed playgrounds, and praises the Recreation Building while urging affluent citizens to fund broader youth programs and a new elite Elks Club costing six figures.
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Beckley
Elks Club
West Virginia
Plan for Youth Facilities Through Community Cooperation
An editorial urges local leaders to fund a YMCA style youth center by raising annual club dues into a Youth, Incorporated fund. It envisions 5,000 members contributing to a $125,000 five year total, supporting parks, play grounds, and a large redevelopment, inspired by Muskingum Valley conservation efforts led by Bryce Browning.
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Black Knight Country Club
Iunto
Youth, Incorporated
Beckley
the Register
Fields of Study on Strip Reclamation in Western Pennsylvania
Louis Bromfield tours the Suanghiil Coal Company pilot farm in western Pennsylvania, showcasing reclamation work on spoil banks from strip mining. He cites the need for ongoing public education and legislative action to support restoration efforts, noting Fayette County's New River Company and its forestry focus as another model. The piece urges widespread public and professional engagement ahead of possible 1951 legislative measures.
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Suanghiil Coal Company
Pennsylvania
Bromfield
Fayette County
New River Company
Sears
Seonshill
New River
Doughboy friendship bonus for reporters by Boyle
Hal Boyle writes about the Korean War front, describing a reporter’s perilous yet intimate access to infantry life. He notes the bond formed with frontline doughboys, the guilt and danger felt on nightly returns, and how such experiences shape a correspondent’s view of courage, loss, and home.
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Wester Korea
Bethlehem
Duke of York
Pusan
Chinju
1St Marine Brigade
Sth
35Th
24Th
Mafia Brains Behind Organized Crime Named in Secret Testimony
Secret Senate Crime Committee testimony by Narcotics Chief Anslinger pins the Mafia as the real brains of organized crime. He cites bosses like Frankie Costello and Lucky Luciano, notes Sicilian roots, and says the mob targets legitimate businesses. Crossfire at the Shimon wire tapping scandal hearing reveals tense courtroom dynamics and debates over procedures.
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Washington
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U.S
Harry Anslinger
Tingleaders
Anslinger
Frankie Costello
New York
Joe Adonis
Phil Kastel
Joe Accardo
Charlie
Hocco Fischetti
Chicago
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New York City
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America
New Orleans
Morris Fay
Shimon
Almos
Jusce
Fay
Joseph Shimon
TWA
Howard Huynes
Juross
Ordnardy
Toas
James Krapp
Suse Epartment
Sevel Salmon
Edward L. Carey
Knapp
William J. Nolan
Washington Auto Loan
Dream tale and county dam project lore mix in Bug Dust
Bryce Browning sparked the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District idea, born from flood memories of 1913. The note recounts a heaven visit with Noah at St Peter over a dream about floods and dams, then shifts to a 1911 Roanoke butter stock issue and a humorous letter from Frances Smith praising the centennial.
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Muskingum Valley
Ohio
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Pearly Gates
Bryce
St. Peter
Noah
Paxton Mann
Lindside
C. S. Ballard
Mann
Roanoke
Department of Make-Believe
War report from Korea shows exhausted troops and strategic critique
SOSEI'S ALSOP reports U S forces in Korea suffer through exhausting fighting with minimal rest. He argues high casualties and questionable gains at Chinju, criticizing rear-area complacency and delayed totals for dead and wounded while warning the U N troop strength may be insufficient to avert a future catastrophe and urging a shift from business as usual.
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Iron Curtain
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Public Forum Urges Local Ideals for Beckley Industry
The Register argues Beckley should foster homegrown industry by using vacant Decker factory space for small, locally run operations. It cites Toledo and New England as examples where local entrepreneurs rent for immediate needs, grow, and become permanent employers. The piece notes potential ventures in coal, sawdust products, rock wool, and other locally sourced materials, urging Beckley residents to seize opportunities rather than move away.
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