Death of Deck Mitchem and cantaloupe tips in Beckley column
The column laments the 22 year old Deck Mitchem’s death after a life of service in wartime and a fall from a roof, shares a shipboard memory of a brave Black steward, and reviews a Golden Rule Foundation survey on church giving. It also questions postwar charity and offers U S Department of Agriculture cantaloupe picking tips from Maryland and Delaware crops.
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Norton
Bug
Deck Mitchem
Niagara
Deck
Anzio
Italy
Unites States Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Delaware
Department
Greece Is Ground Zero In Power Struggle Over Red Threat
Greece sits at the center of postwar clashes as Britain and the United States back its government against Soviet backed Albania and Bulgaria. A plebiscite will decide King George II’s return to Athens while an American fleet moves toward Greek waters amid ongoing UN Security Council tensions shaping a volatile frontline in southeastern Europe.
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Greece
Paris
Albania
Bulgaria
Sue
Ukraine
United Nations Security Council
New York
Great World Forum
United Nations
Council
Britain
United States
George II
Athens
London
Chiely
Russia
Mediterranean
Turkey
Europe
Greek Walters
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Salonika
Moscow
Glenn Babb
Kremlin
Middle East
Washington
Dardanelles
Guilty Verdict Sought Against 5 Nazi Groups
The Associated Press reports US prosecutor Thomas J. Dodd urged the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg to convict five Nazi organizations for their role in the vast crimes of the regime. He argued that dismantling these bodies would prevent impunity and show that no crime is beyond punishment by party or state. The case targets the Reich cabinet, leadership corps, Gestapo, SS, and the SA along with the military high command, with up to 3,000,000 potential members.
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Sty
Associated Press
Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
International War Crimes Tri ‘Bunal
Nuernberg
Reich Cabinet
Political Leadership Corps
Elite Guard
SA Brown Shiels
Gestapo
Military High Command
Dodd
Robert H. Jackson
U. S
Jackson
Germany
Tthe
Nazi Party
Europe
High Command
Prince Street Facelift Urged in Beckley City Plan
Beckley officials plan resurfacing and sidewalk repairs along Prince Street, a busy east west thoroughfare around the bus terminal. The deteriorating steps and uneven walks hinder pedestrians and motorists, and proponents say fixing them will improve the city’s first impression and safety.
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Prince Street
Grandview Road
Courthouse
Prince
Beckley
Maxim Litvinov’s fall reflects Kremlin shakeup
Maxim Litvinov, once a barometer of Soviet foreign policy, was released from his post as deputy foreign minister after a brief service. The change is part of a broad internal reshuffle, with Litvinov’s eclipse tied to past influence and ambiguous significance for European policy dynamics.
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Maxim Litvinov
Kremlin
League of Nations
Russia
Litvinov
Litvinow
Resignation of Beckley recreation director upsets plans
Albert A. Bleifuss quits weeks before taking the post, leaving the Beckley Recreation Commission scrambling to fill the vacancy. The piece notes wage competition with industry, the parallel strain on the Board of Education for teachers, and argues salaries must rise to attract capable recreation and welfare workers for America’s growing needs.
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Albert A. Bleifuss
Beckley
Recreation Commission
Bleifuss
Weerealion Commission
Board of Education
America
Building for Market Shifts In Small Business
A young store owner reflects on profits since late 1945 and the looming need to adapt as competition grows. The piece urges liquid stock, reserve funds, strong customer loyalty, and constant study of buying trends to survive changing conditions and potential declines in demand.
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Chages
G. I
Wth
More Fertilizers Expected To Be Available In 1946 47
Increases of 2 to 14 percent in the three primary plant foods will be available for the 1946 47 season. All ten synthetic ammonia plants built during the war are operating. Four are government controlled for Germany and Japan supplies, the others run by private industry. World supply of nitrogen and phosphates remains short, possibly into the same period.
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Department of Commerce
Germany
Japan
Copper strike ends but home building slows in spots
Copper strike ends and raw copper output rises yet home construction feels the impact. Reports from multiple regions show work halted on new houses where copper wiring control boxes and fittings are to be installed. Producers expect the year to finish with about 194 production while demand remains higher. Fat and oil shortages persist affecting soap supply as retailers salvage fats. Thirteen surplus mobile canteens up for bids by September 24 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Hawaii pineapple campaigns push canned pineapple and quick frozen ripe pineapple products.
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Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Smithsonian skeleton project taunts bones and delays
The Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History continues assembling a Camarasaurus skeleton after wartime gaps. Norman H. Boss, chief preparator, notes 228 bones had to be reassembled and the Camarasaurus, about 20 feet long and nine feet tall, will require years to complete with Alison Murray assisting. Boss quips about the long process and past projects including a dinosaur nicknamed Gertie.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mr. Boss
Boss
Smithsonian
Norman H. Boss
Natural History
Kiay Ah Ieee
Wien
Matat
Boss Hasister
Ani'saur
Gertie
Atomic gas device could power locomotives for less than a dollar
Buffalo Machinery Co applied for a patent on a compact rectifier creating an atomic gas from a uranium compound. Vice president Alden Miller said the six inch model operates at high pressure, dries a gooey gas that burns like illuminating gas, and may cost between 50 cents and a dollar per pound once government plans and production scale arrive.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
Buffalo Machinery Company
FL Alden Miller
Miller
Mr. Miller
Pearl Harbor
Elwood Arsenal
Joliet
Ili
Night Drive Seeks Comfort for Frazzled Greer
After fleeing the city, Greer and Jeff seek peace on a country road under moonlight. Greer, exhausted by trial, thanks Jeff for his strength while Isobel tends her with cocoa and care. Stephen unexpectedly returns to the club, prompting plans for a dinner at Greer’s apartment with Isobel and Stephen.
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Jeff
Greer
Harriec
Melody Club
Rocky Alverson
Isobel
Stephen
Estimated Deficit Chart Shows Postwar Federal Budget
The chart tracks the federal budget since 1940, noting wartime military spending rising yearly while non military costs stay fairly constant. After the war, military outlays fell and non military costs rose as agencies like the Veterans Administration assumed duties. Receipts grew but did not cover expenditures.
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United States
Veterans Administration
Federal Reserve Board
Wheeling Steel Declares Quarterly Dividend
The Wheeling Steel directors approved a regular quarterly dividend of $1.25 a share on preferred stock and 25 cents on common stock, payable October 1 to holders of record September 6. The action was announced by The Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
Wheeling Steel
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National Stewardship Institute of the Golden Rule Foundation
Janes W. Witherspoon
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Maxim
Elmer Roessner
Textile
California
Cairo
Florida
Heil M. Rockwell
National Luggage Dealers Association
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