Coal’s Two Troubles Challenge Operators and Markets
Coal operators face higher costs and competition yet push modernization and new markets. Hydro and TVA curtail power, prompting coal-fired plants to meet loads. The Hydro Coal Transportation Co plans pipeline moves for cheaper transport, while gas-fired plants and turbines expand coal use. Despite cost pressures, long term prospects appear positive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Lewis
Tennessee Valley Authority
Youngstown
Hydro Coal Transportation Co
Ohio River
Youngstown Steel Mills
Hydro
United States
American Gas and Electric Gas
Ohin Valley
Meany vows to lead AFL unity against CIO merger
Victor Riesel reports George Meany opposes CIO merger and will drive AFL expansion to remain the top U.S. labor federation. He criticizes John L. Lewis for inviting Communist influence and recalls the 1937 AFL unity proposal that Lewis shredded, signaling tense relations between the unions.
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George Meany
Samuel Gompers
America
American Federation of Labor
Meany
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
United States
William Green
Victor Riesel
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
Afl-Cio
John L
Lewis
UMW
Unity
Washington
San Francisco
Antiquities fad meets paleontologist and government unclaimed funds
The piece notes a famed paleontologist pursuing fossils like antiques, mentions the government holding 37 million dollars in unclaimed money orders dating back to the 1800s, and cites George Washington University researchers Dr. L. P. Munan and A. Beinheber on women enduring more burns and starvation than men, without specifying marital status.
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L. P. Munan
A. Beinheber
George Washington U
Mobilization plans shape 1953 economy under Eisenhower
Administration experts draft a 1953 mobilization program with possible steel production controls and standby wage and price measures. The Defense Production Act may be extended. Korea War outcome could alter plans. Truman pays and pension, Humphrey poised as treasury secretary with coal and steel industry ties.
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Central Press
Washington
Defense
Henry Fowler
Congress
My Favorite Psalm Verse The Lord Is My Shepherd
A reflection on Psalm 23 praising the Lord as shepherd who supplies all needs. The piece emphasizes guidance, restoration, forgiveness, protection, and the promise of an eternal home with God, asserting personal relationship and sufficiency in Christ.
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the Lord
Vestless era foretold for men's suits by Hal Boyle
New York columnist Hal Boyle reports Spencer Witty of a major clothing firm predicts the vest will disappear as two piece suits dominate. He says double breasted jackets are declining with conservative colors and fabrics like flannels and glen plaid rising while the bold and natural looks fade.
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New York
Spencer Witty
Witty
Riverboat Inferno Ends Captain’s Dream in Black Water
Rawls battles Whitter’s bid for power as the Astrid explodes on a knifelike rock. Kathleen survives the wreck, clinging to Rawls as flames roar and Indians scan the riverbank for trophies. In the chaotic aftermath Rawls struggles to reach shore with Kathleen before the river claims them both.
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Denny
Whitter
Kathleen
N A
Rawls
Astrid
Varina
Hell
Daily Prayer Excerpt From George C. Pidgeon
A devotional passage urges believers to seek divine indwelling and allow God's life to shine through them. The quote is attributed to George C. Pidgeon, post moderator of the United Church of Canada, Toronto.
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George C. Pidgeon
Toronto
Coal Decision Made Before Lewis Sailed
Washington reports that President Truman overruled the Wage Stabilization Board to grant miners a $1.90 a day raise for John L. Lewis and his miners. The move follows earlier gains and shows the political influence on wage controls amid labor tensions.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
South America
Truman
Roger Putnam
Aor Stabilization Board
Gov
Stevenson
Wage Stabilization Board
Harry M. Mosees
White House
Moses
Putnam
Henry M. Fowler
The Decisive Moment Photography by Cartier-Bresson
Review notes Cartier-Bresson’s The Decisive Moment collects images from France and abroad with sitters like Faulkner Steinberg Capote and Sartre. The photographer moved from box camera to Leica, eschewing gadgets and posing for action as he aims and shoots. Four more Abrams portfolio editions offer color plates with texts at $1.50 each.
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Henri Cartier- Bresson
Simon & Schuster-Verve
France
Spain
Italy
England
Egypt
China
Burm
United States
Faulkner
Steinberg
Capote
Berard
Sartre
Rouault
Matisse
Cartier - Bresson
Atget
Harry N. Abrams
Utrillo
Alfred Werner
Picasso
William S. Lieberman
Jacques Maritain
Herman J. Wechsler
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Graduates from the supply records course at Fort Lee include Pvt. John W. Haley of Sophia. Pvt. Car men Wheeler of Fayetteville also graduates from the 278th Regiment as it prepares for Exercise Snow Storm in 1953. Cpl. Byron S. Goode of Beckley serves in Japan with the Army’s Graves Registration Service and expects to return by November 1953. Charles Moore, a seaman from Beckley, serves aboard the USS Newport News after a Caribbean refresher. Bernie P. Piercy Jr. of Killarney joins Fifth Armored Division at Camp Chaffee. Sgt. Leo Lively of Long Branch serves with the 519th MP Battalion in Korea. Cpl. Pauline Rolin of Kincaid volunteers with the Wacs at Camp Cooke. James A. Bryant serves aboard the USS LST 845 off Korea. his wife Opal lives in Independence, Missouri. William D. Stover, aviation machinist mate, reports to Alameda NAS. Pvt. Robert W. Toney, 18, of Lawson, enlists July 22 and trains at Fort Devens Mass. Robert G. Adkins, formerly of Oak Hill, heads to Fort Carson for a nine-week Security Training School course.
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Kokura
Japan
Byron S. Goode
H. H. Goode
Beckley
Ft. Bragg
Newport News
Caribbean Sea
Charles Moore
C. M. Moore
Cpl
Pauline Rolin
Kincaid
Wacs
Camp Cooke
Calif
Korea
James A. Bryant
R. J. Bryant
Dry Creek
Opal
Independence
William D. Stover
Air Transport Squadron Two
Alameda
Naval Air Station
Ameagle
Robert W. Toney
Elijah Short
Lawson
Army
Ft. Knox
Ft. Devans
Mass
Army Security Agency
Clear Fork High School
Maryville College
Robert G. Adkins
Oak Hill
Ft. Carson
Colorado
Service personnel notes and home leaves from World War II era
California sailor Evelyn Gill returns on a 14 day leave before a Wave assignment. Cpl. Gerald Acord transfers from Bedford Massachusetts to Coco Florida with wife Faye planning to join. Cpl. William Buchanan serves with Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean aboard a ship. Airman Jerry Tennant on 30 day furlough after Alaska duty. Pfc. Harrison Redden Jr. serves in the Second Marine Division aboard a Sixth Fleet ship in the Mediterranean.
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California
Bainbridge
Evelyn M. Gill
Walter J. Gill
Layland
Gerald Acord
Pineville
Air Force
Bedford
Mass
Coco, Fla
Faye Thomas
William S. Buchanan
Roscoe Buchanan
Stephenson
Mediterranean
Sixth Fleet
Second Marine Division
Alaska
Jerry M. Tennant
H. E. Tennant
Bibb St. Oak Hill
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Ft. Belvoir
Oak Hill High School
Red Devil Band
Pennsylvania
Harrison Redden Jr
Betty Jean Redden
Laurel Creek
Dare Rison B. Redden
Meadow Bridge
Roosevelt orders liquidation of Works Progress relief program
A retrospective notes Roosevelt ordered complete liquidation of the Works Progress Administration. It recalls a night battle off Guadalcanal where American ships destroyed nine enemy vessels and 8,000 to 10,000 troops died.
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Roosevelt
Work Projects
Guadalcanal
Rhodell
Beckley
Raleigh
Skelton
Maples Garage
Prince Street
Army
Navy
Crusaders
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Margaret
George M. Humphrey
Secretary of the Treasury
M. A. Hanna Coal Company
Humphrey
Benjamin Fairless
United States Steel Corporation
Harry M. Moses
Northern Soft Coal Producers
Economic Co-operation Administration
Germany
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Treasury
Naleigh & Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporatiow
Kimton W. Va
Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
Focal
AP News
Story Brooks & Finley
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Clay
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Mai
West Virginia
Carrie
Carriera
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Hal Boyle
Forbidden River
al Cody
Jenkyn
Whirter
Earnshaw
Missouri
Fort Benton
Earmshaw
Rawl
By James Marlow
Birdie
Literary Guidepost
Peggy Kessinger
Quartermaster School
Ft. Lee
John W. Haley
John H. Haley
Sophia
Haley
Sophia High School
278Th
Marine Corps
Little Creek
Pvt
Carmen Wheeler
Dewey Osborne
Fayetteville
Camp Drum
N. Y
Wheeler
278Th Medical Company
Dreama
Watertown
Fifth Armored Division
Camp Chaffee, Ark
Bernie P. Piercy
Killarney
Cpt
Piercy
Lillybrook Coal Co
519Th Military Police
Leo L. Lively
Long Branch
Ft. Hamilton
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