West Virginia Football Fights for Stronger Schedule and Conference
West Virginia's football team, seen as a second-tier program, benefits from top coaches and solid talent but struggles to produce winning records. Officials blame weak schedule alignment on lack of conference affiliation and push for Southern Conference membership to secure better regional rivalries and fan interest.
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West Virginia
Pill
Penn State
Keystone State
Ohio
Maryland
Mountaineers
University Athletic Department
West Virginian
Mason-Dixon Line
University
Virginia
Beckley Trade Outlook Stresses Regional Growth and Roads
A historical note urges Beckley to expand trade beyond local mines as coal declines. It calls for broader market ties with Charleston and nearby counties, and prioritizes building better roads to Kopperston Whitesville Clear Fork and Wyoming County, under the chamber of commerce plan for next year.
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Beckley
Charleston
America
Wyoming County
Kopperston
Wharton
Whitesville
Clear Fork
Linton
Chamber of Commerce
Mounties South Faces Scheduling Challenges
WVU has long been treated as a top 10 program in basketball, easing game scheduling for over a decade. The football situation has been less favorable, complicating planning and competitiveness.
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West Virginia University
West Virginia
Bug Dust recalls rail era as diesel rises in Quinnimont yard
In a reflective piece, the author notes the introduction of a gold and blue diesel switcher in Quinnimont signaling the decline of the steam era. He salutes old hands like Pop and Cap Ashley, who built the rails across the country, as younger workers face a changing, brighter future.
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Quinnimont
Fanny
Pop
Bug Dust
Ryanie
Alte Horn
Boyle's Column Bongo Visits Speed Exit of Patient
Hy Boyle recalls a surreal night with Bongo the glowing ape-like figure visiting a sickbed. The ape plays checkerboard and then chess, winning 17 straight games, leaving Boyle shaken and doubting reality while his wife insists he is ill.
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Bongo
Hy Hal Boyle
New York
Negorilla
Frances
Gare
Terms of Peace Treaty Delay End of Nazi War
Washington report explains that the United States Britain and France remain at war with Germany. Experts say a formal peace treaty with Germany is not guaranteed or imminent and timing remains uncertain as Allied powers discuss ending the war.
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Oy James Marlow
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Germany
State Department
End of War Dilemma for West Germany and Allied Roles
The article discusses why a formal peace treaty with Germany remains unlikely as Germany splits into East under Russia and West under the Allies. It notes Western leverage and ongoing dismantling reparations, soldiers’ presence, and political tensions while tracing Ronnie Alcorn's personal arc from truancy to potential film production after wartime upheaval.
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Germany
Russia
West
Alll
Atin Jae
Gortory
Lin
Ronnie Gols
Europe
Oak Hill Council Considers Trading Cruiser and Safety Signs
Oak Hill city council orders investigation into trading the police cruiser for a new model. They also discuss erecting warning signs at the railroad crossing and at the Central Avenue Virginia Street intersection.
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Oak Hill
C. S. Waugh
Central Avenue
Virginia Street
Treasury and Economic Council split over taxes versus deficit cure
President Truman weighs tax increases but Treasury and the Economic Council favor restraint. Snyder leans against heavy rises, Keyserling advocates boosting income to balance the budget. A split emerges over excise taxes and alternative deficit strategies while the administration seeks comfortable reforms.
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Treasury
Economic Council
Truman
Joseph and
Stewart Allof
Washington
Congress
Key West
Council of Economic Advisers
Snyder
Economic Advisory Council
Keyserling
Hearts and secrets swirl in Arleta's tense night
Arleta peers from a cliffside, recalls past betrayals as Mrs. Cotsen's porch talk spirals. Lucy confronts the old woman after hints of wrongdoing. Arleta finds a hidden Interlor revealing Lacy and a quest for truth about her father’s memory.
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Arteta
Archine
Kelly
Billa
Annie Duncan
Annie Brown
Annie
Arleta
Lucy
Job
Dearie
Arieta
Miss Langtry
Mrs. Cotsen
Arlela
Fleet
Chips Langtry
Arlicia
Mrs. Coisen
Lacey
Lacy
New Welfare Nominee Has Pals on Both Sides
Howard M Showalter new welfare board nominee says his company has not yet signed a union contract He will act cautiously on agreements and hopes to end fighting over coal terms He notes longtime friendship with John J Lewis and willingness to talk with all sides to aid miners and operators
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New Welfare
Associated Press
Fairmont
Howard M. Showalter
Miners’ Welfare Board
Showalter
United Mine Workers
John J. Lewis
Zaivis
Chawaliar
Northern West Virginia Coal Association
Monongahela Rail and River Coal Company
Che Union
John L. Lewis
State Mines Department
Monongahela Power Company
Lewis
Continental Coat Company
West Virginia
van Bittner
UMW
Charleston
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steel Workers
Northern West Virginia Association
Yule Dance Planned By Oak Hill Chapter
Oak Hill Chapter of Women of the Moose plans a Christmas dance with committee members Kathleen Roman Kenneth Carroll and Mary Elkins guiding preparations. The mid winter conference is set for January 29 at Beckles with Eileen Gee presiding as leader. Moosehaven chapter night will occur at the next lodge meeting with food donations for a needy member and a covered dish supper followed by gift exchanges.
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Oak Hill
Register
Oak TL
Women of the Moose
Kathleen Roman
Kenneth Carroll
Mary Elkins
Beckles
Eileen Gee
Moosehaven
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