Editorial endorses coal’s expanding future demand
The President's Materials Policy Commission backs a long term rise in US coal use. It projects consumption surpassing 800 million tons in 25 years, beyond current 500 million, while warning oil and natural gas reserves may not meet future needs. It stresses coal’s role for steel, power, chemicals, and potential shifting from gas also. The report argues US reserves will sustain a century, guiding policy toward greater coal reliance.
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Materials Policy Commission
Raleigh County
United States
Commission
Polio cases rise in Aug as U S fights outbreak
Preventive Research notes a 15 percent weekly rise bringing the national total to 12,046 since April, nearing 1949 peak. Chicago polio cases are double last year. Canada, Cuba, West Germany, and Switzerland report high incidence. Gamma globulin trials in Utah, Texas, and Iowa offer cautious hope for partial prevention and eventual cure, with continued National Foundation support urged.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Chicago
West Virginia
United States
Canada
Cuba
West Germany
Switzerland
Provo
Utah
Houston
Texas
Sioux City
Iowa
National Foundation For
National Foundation
Egypt's General Naguib pushes for national reform
Egypt's strong man General Naguib argues for a disciplined path to democracy by dismantling feudal remnants and pressuring corrupt parties to reform or disband. He calls for nationwide cooperation rather than force, signaling a new approach in Egyptian affairs.
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Egypt
Nagwwib
Farouk
Naguib
Tno
Bug Dust- Elks Symbolism and History in Beckley
Thomas Stafford profiles the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, tracing its origins from the Jolly Corks in the mid 1800s to the modern American fraternal network. The piece highlights Elks charity, the Beckley lodge’s growth from 35 members in 1922 to 1,200, and notes total U S membership around 1.1 million in 1,785 lodges with one outside the continental U S in Hawaii.
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Fife
Jolly Corks
Dues
The
Elks
Order of Corks
Charles Vivian
Vivian
United States
B.P.O.E. Elks
New York
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Wheeling
Beckley
Hinton
America
Continental
Hawaiian Islands
Phillipines
Puerto Rico
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Trellis Mae Figures All Financial Angles
New York story about Wilbur Peeble and his wife Trellis Mae settling a dispute over finances and a past fur coat purchase. It contrasts a quiet domestic tension with later confrontation about income and savings. The piece centers on financial honesty and household budgeting dynamics.
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Trellis Mae
New York
Wilbur Peeble
Chickadee
Wilbur
Ongoing Debt Talk In A Family Discussion
Trellis Mae and Wilbur debate finances using a railing on national debt. The couple compares personal debt to France and the United States, arguing that owing more equates to being better off. The dialogue hints at Keynesian financial thinking in everyday life.
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Wilbur
Trellis Mae
France
United States
Tougher Spelling Only Change in Russian Plan
Washington reports on the Soviet party structure and a forthcoming congress after 13 years. Analysts debate motives, with notes that the Politburo will be replaced by a Presidium, potentially complicating the spelling of Politburo under the new name.
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Stalin
Moscow
Politburo
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Several local servicemen are assigned to training centers across the country after processing at Fort Meade. The list includes Pvt. Preston H. Jennings of Shady Spring and nine area soldiers assigned to Ft Belvoir with fellow replacements, plus others undergoing basic training at Ft Knox and Camp Stoneman, while Sgt David Stinson returns from Greenland and Dr James H. Shelton is ordered to Brooke Army Medical Center for officer medical training. Pvt Daniel H. Dodson underway at Ft. Knox. Pvt Troy Harman bound for the Far East. Seaman Alton Phillips Jr. visits New Richmond while home on leave from the USS Newport News. Korea-bound Pvt Grover C. Toler nicknamed Combat endures shellfire near Kumhwa.
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Pvt
Preston H. Jennings
Rhoda Jennings
Shady Spring
Quartermaster Corps Replacement Training Center
Ft. Lee, Va
Ft. Meade
Associate Medical Service Company
James H. Shelton
Jones, Ave
Oak Hill
Dental Corps
Army Reserve
Alton Phillips Jr
Seaman
Alton Phillips
New Richmond
Newport News
Navy
Pineville High School
Wyoming Country Trade School
Grover C. Toler
Cleve Toler
Jesse
Korea
Kumhwa
Beulah
Joan
You re Telling Me By William Ait
Flying saucers may be electrical phenomena or hot air according to critics. The piece wryly notes conventions and crickets as symbols of noise in Chicago. It playfully ironizes the origin of the word candidate from Latin candidus meaning white and spotless.
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Trellis Mee
William Ait
Weil
Napalm's growing role in Korea sparks worldwide debate
Special to Central Press reports UN forces plan to widen use of napalm as talks in Korea stall. Details trace napalm development from early tests to its claimed battlefield impact and controversial calls to outlaw it. Critics warn of escalating firepower while defenders cite strategic defensive uses and historical context.
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Washington
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Pyongyang
North Korean
North Korea
Suan
England
Constantinople
Yes We Will All Be Here When You Return Paul
In CHAPTER SEVENTEEN of The Whole Armor the seriously injured Paul voices doubts about being alive. His friends visit and assure him he still matters. Bob Simpson, Roger Tarrand, and others stay by him as weeks pass. Paul moves from bed to wheel chair and receives visitors, gifts, and prayers.
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E'h&—B.p.o.e
National Order
Elks
Beckley
America
Jolly Order of Corks
Bess
Paul
Mother
Dad
Bob Simpson
Roger Tarrand
Tarrand
Bob
Roger
Solarium
Miss Granby
Dr. Lennox
Mr. Lennox
Connie
Hortense
Jon
Ben
Nan
Paul Lennox
Tim
Rosalie
A. A
Rhoda
Dr. Evans
Cerfisms By Bennet Cert
A nostalgic reminiscence mixes anecdotes about Mrs. John Minnrod of Findlay Ohio and others. It recalls a wedding cake gift, a murder mystery rereading by Mary Roberts Rinehart, and stories of community characters. The narrative shifts to Paul Lennox’s hospital life, his bonds with patients, reflections on faith, hope, and perseverance as he adapts to crutches and a leg brace with a focus on personal resilience.
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John Minnrod
Findlay, O
Campbe Baking Company
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Charlie Ephgrauer
Brother Jones
de Mill
Yesterday in History Aims to Recall World War II Echoes
It Seems Like Yesterday recalls events from 1 year ago with Major James Roosevelt and a Makin Island strike, Nimitz and a Pacific theater update, and a decree dissolving Guyan Collieries. It also notes Brazil’s wartime declaration, and a 20 year-ago veteran bonus pledge and a crime at Sprague store.
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James Roosevelt
Makin Island
Gilbert
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S. Pacific
Roosevelt
Brazil
Germany
Italy
United States
Pacific
Stalingrad
Great Volga River
State
American Legion
Charleston
C. M. Ward
Guyan Collieries Corp
Mingo
Wyoming
J. B. Clifton, Et Als
Guyan Collieries Co
Sprague
New River Co
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Thomas Stafford
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Heckley
W. Va
Thomas F. Stafford
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Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Beckley Newspapers
By Ha! Boyle
Jesus Christ
Edward T. Horn
Trinity Lutheran Church
By James Marlow
Russia
Kremlin
By Peggy Kessinger
Engineer Replacement Training Center
Ft. Belvoir
Eugene W. Terry
Floyd Terry
Surveyor
Guy R. Brunty
Lena Brunty
Baileysville
Martin J. Bell
Jesse Bell
Amnett
Waller K. Caadle
Glenn Cadle
Odd
Cecil W. Crawford
Ernest Crawford
Macarthur
David L. Mills
Pearlie Mills
Coal City
Billy E. Moye
Edward Moye
Beaver
Howard L. Snyder
William Snyder
Crab Orchard
Herbert M. Bressler
Howard Bressler
Skelton
Ft. Meade, Md
Third Armored Division
Ft. Knox, Kr
Daniel H. Dodson
Daniel Dodson
Tams
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Far East Command
Troy Edward Harman
Troy Harman
West Coast
Thule
Greenland
David Stinson
French H. Stinson
Whipple
Air Force
Brooke Army Medical Center
Ft Sam Houston
Tex
Korean Front
Department
London
Bayway
Raith Balvin
Bennet
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