Regretable error in conservation college courses
An editorial laments the loss of credit for extension conservation courses offered to teachers in Beckley and across West Virginia. It urges restoring full credit to revive teacher preparation in conservation, notes the 1930 census context, and discusses rural depopulation and farm mechanization shaping modern society and economy.
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Concord College
Beckley
West Virginia
América
The
Register
State Conservation School For
Jackson's Mill
Potomac State School
Keyser
Farm population drops by five million in a decade
A national shift leaves five million fewer people on producing farms than ten years ago, equating to about one in six farmers leaving the land. The remaining farm population figures are reported but incomplete in this excerpt.
Plan to shift hemisphere defense to Latino nations discussed
A proposed Congress plan would entrust defense of the hemisphere to friendly Latin American countries. It cites moving military duties from American divisions in the Caribbean to these nations, with a $62 million cost including $10 million for military aid and $22 million for technical cooperation to build defenses and bolster economies.
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Panama Canal
Latin America
Congress
Caribbean
Central
South America
Canada
Atomic energy shift alters postwar U S planning
In Washington the Alsops discuss how breeder reactor advances could multiply U S fissionable materials tenfold, reshaping strategic planning. The piece examines battlefield atomic weapons, the balance with Soviet forces, and whether strategic air power should be used now or held in reserve, warning that interservice friction must not delay crucial judgments.
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Washington
Energy Commission
Americas
Sion
America
Air Force
Soviet Union
West
United States
Britain
Western Alliance
Pentagon
Truman orders probe into West Point football emphasis
President Truman orders an investigation into whether West Point overemphasizes football. Critics say the army’s bruised opponents see a national focus on fame over exams, while cadets show intent to tackle other issues. The piece notes high spending to train officers and hints at football outweighing academics.
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NUT Central
Truman
West Point
Army
Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church Sermon
A biblical passage from St. Matthew recounts Jesus asking the disciples who people say the Son of man is and Peter declaring him the Christ. Jesus blesses Peter, declares the church built on this rock, and promises the keys of heaven with binding and loosing power.
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John the Baptist
Elias
Jeremias
Simon Peter
Christ
God
Jesus
Simon Sorjona
Heaven
Hell
Kingdom of Heaven
Women return to defense plants in wartime style
In a column reflecting on women entering American defense jobs, Margarit L. Packer, a Hartford Pratt & Whitney worker with five children, describes how many mothers now work in aircraft plants. She notes pay parity, training roles, and the balancing of family duties as men and women adapt to the defense industry surge.
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New York
Rosie the Rive
Margarit L. Packer
Backer
America
Donald
Verna
Donna
Packer
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Plant
Hartford
Conn
Atomic energy in industry still far off says AEC chief
In a Washington briefing James Marlon notes Atomic Energy Commission chairman Gordon E. Dean says technical hurdles and lack of immediate industrial need keep atomic power distant from replacing coal and hydro. He explains plutonium production and heat use as the key to cheaper industry energy before widespread adoption.
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
The
Gordon E. Dean
No Auto Spare Parts Shortages Now Says Survey
DETROIT The National Automobile Dealers Association reports no current shortages of auto spare parts with inventories solid across manufacturers, dealers, and jobbers. Yet future shortages possible if steel copper and other materials remain restricted, causing delays and overstock trends, with muffler demand rising for prewar cars and battery materials worries for next year.
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David J. Wilkie
Detroit
China
National Automobile Dealers’ Association
Native Night Dances at Buckley Club South Seas Party
About 250 guests at Black Knight Country Club staged a vivid South Seas night with sarongs and flowers. Contestants dressed in tropical garb competed for shipwrecked beauty honors while the floor show and entertainers evoked a Lamour era tropical fantasy.
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Waikiki
Tahiti
Bali
Black Knight Country
Beckley
South Sea
Tropics
Manila
Memphis
Kamchatka
Chattanooga
Harold Smith
Harold
Carolyn Tully
Wai- Aiki
Society
Johnthon
Aleutians
New Zealand
Albert Tieche
Saks 34Th Street
Collinses
Honolulu
Price Caffee, Jr
al Tieche
Saks
Fifth Avenue
Ray Burmeister, Jr
New York
Lamour
Betty Jane Schulte
Rose Harvey
Carol Sue Truman
Buck Ross
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
Bob Parker
Buckley
South Seas
Piney
Heiter
United Nations Compared With League Shows Enforc ement Gap
The article argues the League of Nations failed due to lack of enforcement powers, not US absence, and notes the United Nations enforces key decisions. It warns regional pacts outside the UN are inevitable amid Soviet and anti-Soviet blocs, highlighting the Cominform as a vast, currently 800 million strong union spanning Europe and Asia.
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United Nations
League of Nations
United States
League
Russia
Poland
Rumania
Czechoslovakia
Cominform
Elbe
Pacific
Europe
Asia
New global blocs form amid rival alliances and regional unions
The text outlines competing blocs including the North Atlantic Alliance led by the United States with Canada Britain and Western Europe and hints at Spain Turkey and Greece joining. It also mentions the Arab League its internal weaknesses and rivalries with Hashimites Egypt and Israel. A Pacific union is described as emerging under U S guidance with China Japan and the Philippines, previously opposed by the State Department, now moving toward a tripartite security treaty.
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North Atlantic
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Western Europe
Thih
Spain
Turkey
Greece
Arab League
Egypt
Israel
Pakistan
Pacific
Pacific Union
Russia
China
Dougl Arthur
Chiang
Kai-shek
Quirino
Philippines
State Department
Pacific defense pact eyed with Australia and New Zealand core
United States, Australia and New Zealand to form a Pacific security grouping with potential expansion to Malaya, Burma, Siam and others. The draft treaty frames joint defense and mutual aid to resist armed attack, aiming to deter Soviet expansion in Asia. The Philippines already allies with the United States and Formosa, giving a five-nation nucleus ready to grow.
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United States
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Japan
Formosa
Indonesia
Malaya
Burma
Siam
Thailand
United Nations
Russia
Asia
Pacific Union
State Department
Pacific
Anne and Don Carey in a royal garden encounter
Anne Blake meets the wealthy, famous Don Carey during a playful garden scene with Adele and twin nephews. Adele pushes a romance with Tony Raymond while Anne reveals she is engaged to Raymond, prompting a marriage plan that surprises Adele and promises further drama.
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Anne
Mr. Carey
Adele
Don Carey
Anne Blake
Sir Tony
Mr. Raymond
Queen Anne
Tony
Rob
Roy
Aunt Adele
Tony Raymond
Hus
Raleigh Register Evening Edition publication and rates note
The Raleigh Register Evening Edition published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation is listed as second class mail. Editorial and advertising staff are named, with Associated Press rights noted. Subscription rates are shown, with terms, taxes, and delivery notes for subscriptions in West Virginia.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley W. Va
Hinton
W. Va
F. Story
Brooks & Finley, Inc
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Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
West Virginia
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