Bonanzagram treasure hunt puzzle from old paper
A long odd text describes a Bonanzagram contest with clues hidden in a ship log fragment, instructions for entries, eligibility limits, submission rules, and a weekly $20 prize. It includes scattered garbled lines about a buried treasure, dates, and a drawing, set in Raleigh Register and Beckley Post Herald context. The piece blends puzzle directions with partial treasure lore and contest terms.
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Beckley Post-Herald & Raleigh Register
Raleigh Register and
Beckley Post Herald
Jobless Pay Errors Far Higher Than Officials Estimated
Washington officials conclude a nationwide probe shows unemployment payments lost to error and fraud may be far higher than expected. A 41 state sampling through mid-1954 found about 6 percent wrong payments, with 3 percent due to innocent error and 3 percent from willful fraud. If representative, billions in benefits could be affected. officials push tighter checks and more investigations while noting regional results vary and appeals may reverse some counts.
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Washington
Congress
Department of Labor
Bureau of Employment Security
Robert C. Goodwin
Employment Security Bureau
Goodwin
California
San Francisco
New York
Richard C. Brockway
Division of Employment
West Virginia hiring overseas teachers and college sale plan
West Virginia seeks teachers for overseas assignments in the Azores England France and other regions with bachelors degree and two years of public school experience required salaries 4205 to 5940 with two months leave and 700 vacancies for the 1955 56 term Mountain State College in Parkersburg to be sold March 7 though operating will continue Mountain State leaders say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
State Education Department
Charleston
Azores
England
France
Morocco
Germany
Iceland
Japan
Newfoundland
Philippine Islands
Spain
Tripoli
Mountain State College
Parkersburg
Farmers Building and Loan Assn
Ravenswood
Mountain State
J. E. Kimnach
West
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Federal State
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Huntington
Bluefield
Federal Reserve Bank
Fairmont Foods Inc
Subscriptions TV sparks battle over FCC action
In New York the fiercest fight in TV history looms as the FCC moves toward formal review of pay TV. Proponents say paid viewing would add premium films and Broadway shows without disturbing existing free programs, while critics warn of channel tolls and the end of universal access. Three firms have tested toll systems Zenith, Skiatron, and ITT Los Angeles, using coin scramblers and punchcard devices.
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New York
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Zenith Radio Corp
Chicago
Skiatron Electronics
Pogo Plane Era Signals Tactic Shift for Navy
San Diego reports on the Convair XFV1 and Lockheed XFV1 Pogos, the first tail- standing vertical takeoff fighters. They hover, rise with no runway, and could support merchant antisubmarine patrols and closer land-sea operations. Flight transitions, engine tech, and 16 foot diameter contrarotating props define the evolving concept amid mixed official views.
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San Diego
Calif
Pogo
Navy
Harry Hobbs
Pacific Air Command
Hobbs
Convair
WTO
Lockheed
Lockheede
C.B. Carroll
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Galleon
Cape
MBIA
Post-Herald
Associated Press
BY Wayne Oliver
Ny Drug Counter
Adv
Mildred Dunn
Home Economist
Institute
Donald Duck
Purity Maid
Walt Disney Productions
Arbuckle
Yeo Li Ue
Reg
Good Housekeeping
W. Neville ST
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