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Beckley urged to back Memorial Airport funding
Congressman Jennings Randolph, now with Capital Airlines, spoke in Beckley urging support for the Memorial Airport. He described federal and local efforts to expand transportation, from canals and railroads to highways and airways, and called for voters on September 6 to approve a bond issue to match a federal grant for airport construction.
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Jennings Randolph
Capital Airlines
Beckley
Memorial Airport
Randolph
Mebscott
United States
America
Treasury
Memorial
Ford Raises Prices After Expert Deliberation
The article reports Ford Motor Company increasing prices after extensive consultation with experts and further deliberation. It notes prior efforts to cut costs through technology and mass production but cites wage and material cost rises as forcing the rise.
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Young Henry
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Young Ford
Potato Tomatoes Wonder Leaves Beckley Readers Curious
In Beckley, residents report potato vines bearing pod like fruit resembling small green tomatoes. Mrs Cecile Webster consulted her university zoology uncle who explains seed pods can form on potatoes under sun and warmth, as part of the nightshade family. Other notes include a double cucumber from MacArthur and a seashell tale of a found five dollar bill in Virginia Beach.
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Grover Hite
Westwood Drive
Beckley
Cecile Webster
Garden Terrace
G. Cc. Hite
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
Miss Webster
W. D. Webster
Ruby Lea
Miller
Louisiana
Webster
Palmer Farley
Kanawha Street
Virginia Beach
Son
Palmer, Jr
U. S
Leyte Island
D-Day
Western Pacific
America
The Nation Today on Congress Seniority System
Washington notes discuss the congressional seniority system. Proponents say it reduces squabbles and log rolling and ensures experienced leadership. critics argue it promotes unqualified chairmen and chills ambitious newcomers. Possible reforms include electing chairmen or appointing them by party or leadership.
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J. Frank Tragle
James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Dlved June Chuurl
Armed Services
Banking and Currency
Infants and Mothers See Plunge in Mortality Rates
ARTHUR EDSON notes the 1946 infant mortality rate fell to 34.5 per 1000 live births from 56 in 1935 and 38 in 1945, crediting smarter doctors, better care, prenatal services, and improved roads. He highlights premature babies and maternal death declines, with Daily as father of two and expecting another.
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Arthur Edson
Hal Boyle
Washington
U. S
Census Bureau
Edwin F. Daily
Children’s Bureau
Daily
U.S
Prospects of Early Jap Treaty Lifts Japanese Mood
Tokyo reports an upbeat shift in Japan as talks for a formal peace treaty begin and limited foreign trade resumes. Optimism masks ongoing reforms and lingering fears, with occupation supervision likely for a generation and American forces urged to stay to counter Russia.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Canberra
China
Philippines
Russia
MacArthur
Congress Quietly Maintains Work During Recess
The Capitol undergoes its annual overhaul with a 12500 dollar interior paint job and cleaning of skylights windows and doors. Despite a recess the Senate and House chambers are closed while the clerk of the House John Andrews handles correspondence lobbying and routine tasks in a busy back office.
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Associated Press
Washington
Capitol
David Lynn
Capital
Congress
Senate
John Andrews
Maritime Commission clashes threaten U S shipping policy
The essay analyzes a clash between the U S Maritime Commission and the State and Commerce Departments over a August 15 telegram that cancelled or conditioned government ship charters. It argues the move would raise freight rates, worsen inflation pressure, harm European purchases, and reveal government inefficiency driven by patronage and special interests.
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Joseph and
Stewart Alsop
Washington
U. S. Maritime Commission
State and Commerce Departments
Maritime Commission
United States of America
W. W. “Poko” Smith
Victory
U.S
Frazer Bailey
National Federation “of American Shippers
Smith
State ‘and Commerce Departments
Poko
Paris
London
Meet Miss Adventure Chapter Twelve Kidnap threats loom over Olivia Arnold
Ellen Fair, secretary to Olivia Arnold, investigates a constant kidnap threat to Olivia from a long-ago suitor Ralph Laramie. Detective Hammond guards Olivia while Ellen and Stan Robinson spark tensions. A mysterious caller warns Stan is dangerous and hints at Darlene as a clue, leading Ellen to seek the unknown woman in a drugstore.
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Elen Fair
Arnolds
Olivia
Ralph
Laramie
Leo
Hammond
Ellen
Stan Robinson
Stan
Sidney Tark
Will
Mrs. Arnold
Tark
Riley
Miss Arnold
Miss Fair
Acme
Ellen Fair
Mr. Robinson
Describing the blonde shopper in a busy phone booth
Rob Eden reports a bystander detailing a young bleached blonde woman in slacks who used a crowded phone booth. Ellen recalls the scene as customers interrupted payments and the woman bought cigarettes while more shoppers waited.
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Ellen
Tomlinson yarn explores upheaval in age of steamships
Literary guidepost previews MORNING LIGHT a novel set a century ago in England during the Industrial Revolution. It follows Dave Gay, an orphan in his early teens, amid social shifts and the rise of steam power as the lower orders gain visibility and face hardship.
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Tomlinson
England
Dave Gay
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