Coal by products eyed for Raleigh County growth
The Beckley Chamber of Commerce targets coal by products as a key objective this year. Proposals include plants to convert coal to oil gasoline and gas with refinements later. Raleigh County offers favorable conditions with low and high volatile coal nearby and rail and highway access ready for development.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh County
Dry Creek
Edwight
Kanawha
State Road Commission report late and ineffective
A State Road Commission annual report for 1945-46 arrives almost two years late, rendering it less useful than a current calendar. The article criticizes the contracting system for late printing and questions officials in Charleston over how printing jobs are awarded and completed.
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State Road Commission
Charleston
SRC
How to Run a Railroad Critique from Chesapeake and Ohio Chairman
The piece by Bob Young, chairman of Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, criticizes U S railroading in The American Mercury. He cites square-wheeled coaches, frigid winter cars, and rude staff, urging better service and less lethargy. He argues Americans tire of non competitive railroads and notes Prince station as a case study.
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Robbert R. Young
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
American Mercury
Bob
Texas
Mercury
Legion
Thott
Gallup
Prince
Gid
Prince Trains See Pleas For More Stops From Beckley
Dr. Erland Hedrick urges the acting first assistant postmaster general to add later Beckley mail departures and to stop C O Railway Nos 47 5 and 46 at Prince. Locals fondly recall barefoot station days and want easier access to trains for travel and mail.
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Erland H. Hedrick
House of Representatives
Prince
Beckley
Hedrick
Bob Young
Dr. Hedrick
A.F.A P.G
Post Office Department
Thurmond
A.F.A.P.G
Bob
State officials urged to review contracts and speed printing
A call was made to state officials to review contracts and accelerate print production. The aim is to report timely reports to readers when they constitute news rather than history, ensuring transparency and faster dissemination of information.
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Ing
Silent Killer Warning From West Virginia Health Chief
State Health Commissioner N H Dyer warns residents about carbon monoxide during cold weather. He notes the gas is colorless odorless and tasteless and dangers rise when stoves furnaces and closed windows are used for warmth. Symptoms include headache dizziness nausea and collapse. The winter has seen cases with near catastrophe.
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N. H. Dyer
West Virginia
Dr. Dyer
Dyer
Error of Their Ways Hurting Gas Users Across Regions
Frigid temperatures curb natural gas supply delaying production for about 200000 Detroit area plant workers and 10000 in Evansville Indiana. Carnegie Illinois Steel and Republic Steel cut operations as gas pressure limits heating and cooking use in Brooklyn and surrounding areas draw coal advocate notes urging industry switch back to coal.
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Detroit
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation
Republic Steel
al Evansville
Ind
Brooklyn
Greater
New York
National Coal Association
People’s kindness saves a life in wartime of headlines
A column reflects on chaos in news while recounting Marilyn Lesby’s recovery from coarctation of the aorta. Readers donate over $2,000 after columnist Paul Light publicized her case, enabling a five hour operation at Boston Children’s Hospital that saved her life.
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New York
Page One
Diogenes
Andrew Carnegie
Marilyn Lesby
St. Paul
Minn
Marilyn
United States
Children's Hospital
Boston
Paul Light
St. Paul Pioneer Press
the Elks Lodge
Children’s Hospital
Hhern
Understanding the Library of Congress and Congress in Session
Answers explain Library of Congress location in Washington behind the Capitol and its use by Congress and the public. It covers holdings totals, the congressional record, obtaining copies, free mailing limits, subscription options, and visiting the Capitol to watch sessions from the galleries.
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Cong
United States
Library of Congress
Washington
Capitol
Congress
House
Senate
Congressional Record Clerk
Washington, D. C
Tragi comic tug of ERP bill between State Dept and Budget Bureau
A heated exchange frames ERP funding disputes with the Budget Bureau labeled The Little Kremlin. Key conflicts centered on a $17 billion four year total and an ambitious administration plan, later trimmed after Senate action and Brookings tweaks.
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State Department
Budget Bureau
Little Kremlin
Congress
Gressmen
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Vansancers
Brookings Instituton
Robert Lovett
Vandenberg
Marshall
Brookings Institution
Department
Harriman Committee
U. S. Treasury
Treasury
U. S
Styles Bridges
Frank
Appications Committee
Senate
Senator Bridges
The Saint and the Devil Joan of Arc and de Rais Biography
Frances Winwar presents Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais as polar opposites set in the 15th century. The study contrasts Joan’s rise, brutality of conflicts, martyrdom, and royal intrigues with de Rais’s wealth, fame, and later depravity, noting sparse explanations for miracles and voices while critiquing the author’s emphasis and balance.
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Joan of Arc
Gille de Rals
Frances Winwar
Harper
Bluebeard
Maid
Joan
Domremy
Charles VII
Rheims
Rouen
Orleans
Charles
Paris
Compiegne
de Rais
Joan’s
Miss Winwar
Catherine
Margaret
Michael
de Raisseer
Mise Winwar
Hollywood Flu Hits Stars and Sets Production Slowdown
Hollywood reports virus X illness among Walter Pidgeon June Allyson Esther Williams and Gene Tierney as British tax cuts curb film output to a low. Claudette Colbert jokes about costume checks while Keenan Wynn sends flowers after Evie Van Johnson’s daughter birth. he notes friendship with Van Johnson.
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Hollywood
Walter Pidgeon
June Allyson
Esther Williams
Gene Tierney
Claudette Colbert
Jean Louis
Keenan Wynn
Evie
van Johnson
Van
Valerie Finishes Novel In Turbulent Romance
Valerie completes her serial story and faces a tense return of Clifford and Irene. Sheila praises the ending while Valerie keeps the manuscript hidden, fearing critique and a possible spoiler of her private life. Irene hints at publishing prospects as Clifford flirts, igniting Valerie’s jealousy and resolve.
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Valerie
Clifford
Rue Jove
Sheila
Vance
Val
Irene
Pearl
Eiher
Dear Rider: a warning from the railroad cab
A letter warns a couple who crossed railroad tracks as a passenger train neared. The writer, in the train’s cab, recalls the near collision and urges the pair to reconsider their actions. He emphasizes the danger to themselves and to train crews and asks them to stop risky driving.
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Sis
Thought for Today Inspires Kindness to Strangers
A devotional note urging hospitality and kindness quotes a biblical verse about entertaining strangers, suggesting generosity may be rewarded and reflecting a cautious, faith oriented perspective.
By Vida Hurst Continued Tomorrow
A fragment notes Vida Hurst's struggle with crying while awaiting continuation of a story or column, suggesting emotional burden and forthcoming installment.
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Vida Hurst
Nanette Fabray Faces Career Crossroads in New York
Nanette Fabray, famed for her early film and stage work, contends with critics after the debut of High Button Shoes. She declines Hollywood offers to avoid typecasting as she shifts from ingenue to matron in H B S. Her evolving career draws comparisons to Merman and Lillie as she navigates the stage and press scrutiny.
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New York
Nanelle Fabray
Nanette
Hollywood
H. B.S
Ethel Merman
Celeste Holt
Bea Lillie
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