Delicately Couched Critique On West Virginia Roads
Editorial ridicules the American Trucking Association claim of running out of roads and warns that highway reconstruction costs would be borne by motorists. It critiques proposed weight-limit increases and predicts heavier trucks would ruin roads, urging cautious funding and planning to avoid overtaxing the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Trucking Association
Leviathians
West Virginia
West
State Treasury
State Road Commission
Road Commission
Barbara Stanwyck files suit for divorce from Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck, 43, sues Robert Taylor amid their one year marriage, alleging cruelty. The pair separated December 15 after Taylor's year in Italy. She says there will be no fight over community property and notes ample means to support both during taxes.
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Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara
Taylor
Italy
Hollywood
Stromboli
The
Great Medical School Debate Sees Site Contention Rise
West Virginia lawmakers weigh location for a four-year medical and dental school amid fiscal questions. Morgantown and Charleston head a partisan split, with medical societies backing both sites and an impartial survey guiding the debate. The legislature has urged enabling legislation and revenue plans before proceeding, and tomorrow will present Dean Weiskotten's findings.
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West Virginia University Medical-Dental School
West
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Charleston
University Board of Governors
Monongalia County Medical Society
Raleigh
Harrison
Mingo
Logan
McDowell
Mercer
Summers
Boone
Fayette
W. Broughton Johnston
Mercer County
Theodore M. Bowers
Wetzel
Don J. Eddy
Monongalia
A. L. Reed
Preston
Ward Wylie
Wyoming
Senate
W. E. Flannery
H. Hayden Morgan
Upshur
J. Allen Overton
Dte
Robert E. Roach
Hancock
Nell Walker
House of Delegates
Alan Gregg
Rockefeller Foundation
H. G. Weisbotten
Syracuse University
Dean Weiskotten
Bug Dust Letters From Korea Soldier’s Plea For Help
A reader letter from a soldier in Korea seeks word from home and urges mothers to write. It paints a bleak front line life with cold, hunger, isolation, and constant danger while noting wartime woes, morale strains, and the impact of letters on a warrior’s spirit.
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Korea
Letter From Home Lifts Wartime Morale Says Soldier Needs Words
A dated plea stresses that letters from home boost morale more than comforts or entertainments. A Soldier values fluency and news, but above all reassurance that family is safe and thinking of him. The writer urges weekly letters, praising the son as a defender and expressing hope for safe return.
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United Nations
Chisago
Army
Huff
Stork
Charlie Knickerbocker
Ome
Bos
P.S
Beating the Bees: Marines under fire on the Western Front
In Korea a small group of U.S. servicemen endure sniper fire as they observe an UN unit advancing up a hill. Cpl Edward Chaney Cpl Earl Zuckworth Cpl Thomas Smith Sgt William Griffin and Capt Herbert Brannon discuss the danger and their reactions as bullets crack past a tank and a rifle finally fires. Griffin notes the sniper’s rifle heat and aims.
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Jim Decker
Hal Boyle
Western Front
Korea
Edward Chaney
Ola
Ark
Earl Zuckworth
el Reno
Okla
Herbert Brannon
Kansas City
Willian H. Griffin
Newports Ark
U.N
Chaney
Zuckworth
Thomas Smith
Eckhart
Brannon
Griffin
HWE H&s
World Wars Rocketeer Center Opens in New York 1940
The Rocketeer Center in New York City was completed in 1940 marking a milestone in wartime aviation history. Historical notes recall early jet propulsion use in 1232 A D by Ogdi son of Genghis Khan employing secret weapons against Tartars.
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Rocketeer Center
New York City
Genghis Khan
Ogdi
Wage Freeze Faces WSB Deliberations On Adjusting Increases
Washington voices debate on wage and price controls as the War Stabilization Board weighs carving holes in the freeze. Cyrus S. Ching leads a nine member panel to craft a fair pattern, addressing promotions, classifications, automatic raises, pre freeze negotiations, escalation clauses, and defense impact while living costs rise.
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WSB
Iby
Cyrus S. Ching
WSS
Labor Board
Ching
Image of 4 Drawn Sword and Reynard Lang in Crisis
A WWII veteran Reynard Lang forms a magnetic bond with Roy Archer in a small town, as Archer builds a secret territorial army. Reynard trains in isolation, questions a looming national crisis, and joins then withdraws, ending in catastrophic scenes that reveal disquiet with the world and blind conformity.
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Jocelyn Stooke
Knopf
Reynard Lang- Tish
Glamber
Roy Archer
Reynard
Fox
Archer
Weann
Sino-Soviet tensions shape U N China policy debate
Joseph and Stewart Alsop assess the U S response to China amid Sino-Soviet tensions, criticizing proposed measures. They warn that a naval blockade or long range trade embargo risks war with the Soviet Union and erodes American credibility. The piece laments State Department preoccupation with public perception over hard facts and urges a disciplined coalition to tackle critical issues.
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Washington
China
Asia
Senate
United Nations
State
Defense Department
Chiang Kai-shek
Peking
Congress
Soviet Union
United States
Europe
Port Arthur
U. N
America
Far East
State Department
National Coalition
Evangeli sts Use Modern Methods to Spread Oldtime Faith
New York report highlights the Taylor Brothers and other 20th century evangelists who employ radio television and ads to promote old time religion. Leaders like Billy Graham Charles Fuller and E Stanley Jones are cited for their dramatic preaching and social concerns while lay evangelists conduct door to door campaigns to recruit nonmembers.
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Garven Hudgins
New York
Aall
Beulah Land
Laurie Taylor
Charlie
Taylor Brothers
Lteam
Sinal
America
Charles Fuller
Los Angeles
Fuller
Hell Fire
Brimstone
Billy Graham
Montreal
N.C
Charlie [Taylor
Graham
Billy
Bryan Green
Birmingham
England
Department of Evangelism
National Council of Churches of Christ In America
Green
E. Stanley Jones
India
Jones
Roman Empire
Pin up letters shift from glamor to girl back home appeal
Hollywood dispatch notes GI servicemen favor images of wholesome girls over risqué pin ups. Ann Blyth dominates test requests at one studio, while Colleen Townsend Rita Hayworth’s Barbara Hale and Barbara Hale see rising interest. Despite this trend, stars like Jane Russell Lana Turner remain in demand with new prints for GI pin ups. Betty Grable also poses for a GI dedicated image.
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Armand Archerd
Central Press
Hollywood
Ann’ Blyth
Piper Laurie
Joyce Holden
Peegie Castle
Ann
Frances Main
Korea
Katie
Main
Germany
Alaska
States
Aonn
Miss Blyth
Jim
Colleen Townsend
Rita Hayworth
Barbara Hale
al Jolson
Barbara
Bill Williams
Jane Russell
Lana Turner
Betty Grable
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Thomas J. Stafford
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Greenland
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Nation Today
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
Iminers
Literary Guidepost
WOR
Cimni
Hori
Joseph and Stewart Alsop
U. S
Jesse M. Badg Er
National Council of Christ In America
Finland
Raleigh Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W.va
Hinton
W. Va
Associated Press
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Brooks & Finley
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Chicago
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Reckley Monenapers Corporation
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