Public notices and local history column conflicts in Beckley
A fragmented notice discusses postal service operations in Beckley, then shifts to Raleigh County governance and a debated site for a Negro park. It praises past presidents and presses questions about press freedom under the Truman administration, urging readers to value a free press in America.
Who Is Right The Jeffersonian Freedom of Speech
A fragment argues that the liberty to speak openly in streets lectures or through the press owes much to Thomas Jefferson, noting these freedoms were not in the original Constitution and suggesting their later expansion shaped public discourse.
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Battleground and Task Force Review by Thomas F. Stafford
Film critic Thomas F. Stafford praises Battleground for its stark, unglamorous portrayal of infantry and Bastogne courage. He contrasts it with Task Force, urging repeat viewings to keep wartime vigilance alive and to inspire peace.
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Deductions in Filing 1949 Income Tax Returns
The article explains how taxpayers may maximize deductions using Form 1040 long form or standard deductions. It covers single filers, income thresholds up to 5 000 dollars, and married couples filing jointly or separately, with examples of standard versus itemized deductions and limits.
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Path from adolescence to adult prison in Boyle column
HAL BOYLE argues that growing up strips the child of playful dreams and replaces them with duty and responsibility. Adolescence reveals the gap between child and adult, exposing adults as pretentious and stressed, sometimes driving youths to question the value of adulthood.
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Thought for Today on the Reluctant Path to Adulthood
The fragment contemplates a single, arduous path toward maturity. It hints at restraint and consequence, with a moral admonition and a biblical allusion to Esdras 23:2. The text conveys conflict between growing up and feeling trapped in a new form of confinement.
Non-Scheduled Flight by R J Dallas Review
A brisk literary review of a Macmillan novel about a small airborne voyage from New Orleans to Guatemala. The cast includes Miss Twinl ex Marine Paul Jenniko and many others whose plans and troubles are neatly resolved by journey’s end. The reviewer finds the device familiar yet notes the author achieves a modest, untroubled aim.
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Johnson’s defense cuts invite defeat amid Soviet buildup
Washington columnist warns L A Johnson exaggerates defense gains while Soviet power grows. He cites rising bomb production, larger air and naval forces, and stronger tanks and subs, arguing cuts erode deterrence and leave the U S vulnerable in future war.
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Admits Cartwright accusation in Daniels murder case
Hack rett seeks to establish a theory before facts and questions Mr. Sayre about his first meeting with Theodore Cartwright last Saturday night. Cartwright accused Sayre of murdering Eben Daniels and made an attempt to...
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Ignotant Ignorant Cowboy and a Plymouth Case
Philadelphia singer Sam Glazer stars in The Ignorant Ignorant Cowboy, rising to fame while working at the Library of Congress and entertaining at White House parties. In a separate Plymouth murder investigation, actor Cartwright’s habits, a rabbit’s foot, and shelling of Sayre and Daniels surface as key clues, with Inspector Lavin asserting Cartwright’s guilt.
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