Coal, oil and gas shift fuels West Virginia stance
The Raleigh Register discusses the civil rights debate, noting West Virginia's border state status and potential to influence national politics. It argues the state will not join a Southern bolt and urges local effort to attract industry to coal country, proposing an area chamber of commerce to lure plants near abundant coal supplies.
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Niagara Falls
Bonneville- Grand Coulee
Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
Shift Back to Coal in US Industry Decline and Return
The article notes America’s earlier reliance on coal to power industry and the economy, with 1896 marking a pivotal energy level of 90 percent. It discusses a shift away from coal in recent years as industry and individuals seek alternative energizers, reflecting a transitional energy landscape.
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America
Tokyo
Japan
Lynch
General Evans
Bug Dust at Black Knight Club War Memoir Night
A wartime themed dinner at the Black Knight Country Club drew many Reserve Officers and senior officers including General Evans and Colonel Dingley. Toasts, stories, and jokes about military life filled the event while attendees noted the uniforms that hinted at postwar changes.
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Black Knight Country Club
Pentagon
Fla, Evans
Evans
Russia
Alfred Beckley
Reserve Officers’ Association
William Banks
Mary Elizabeth Goldsmith
Nelson Dingley
West Virginia Military
Ufe
Gordon Berkshire Lynch
William Watts
Kyle Jones
Tax filing deadline and exemptions for 1947 income
Washington reports the March 15 1947 deadline for final settlement of 1947 income tax. Key rules: $500+ income must file a return. under $500 generally not taxable. Exemptions offer $500 for self and $300 for a nonworking wife. joint or separate returns affect totals. Dependents with $500+ income must file their own return. those under $500 may not. Some taxpayers must also start quarterly 1948 estimated tax payments. tomorrow covers Form W-2 withholding statements.
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Washington
Congress
Husbands
Ebenezer Scrod a Miser Teaches Fun At Last
Hal Boyle recalls Ebenezer a boy who saves every nickel grows rich then risks his fortune for a last night of mischief. He burns small bills for a thrill not ready to die yet the moral emerges you are never too old to have fun if money remains.
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Ebenezer Scrod
Ebenezer
Benjamin Franklin
Greenwich Village
Rembrant
Jose
Homme
Price Break Signals Change in U S Economy
Last week fed speculation that the February price break marks a new course for the economy. Grain and commodity prices tumbled, yet overall activity persisted as factories ran and shoppers bought. Caution rose as inflation cooled and business groups eyed upcoming steel price shifts and wage talks.
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Associated Press
New York
Frisco
Alsop Analysis of China's Aid Policy and Chiang Regime
Joseph Alsop argues the U S China aid program is a facade aimed at preserving Chiang Kai-shek. He criticizes Marshall's China stance, cites past errors like the Burma Road, warns the plan could fail with Communist advances to the Yangtze. The piece presumes a costly, ineffectual effort amid secrecy.
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Washington
China
Congress
George C. Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Yangtse River
Joseph Stilwell
Chiang Kai-chek
Marshall
Chiang
Albert
Wedemeyer
Burma Road
East China
Southeast Asia
First Time in 84 Years can the South Elect President
Charles Morfit argues the South could return to presidential leadership if Southern states unite to revolt against Democratic leadership. He cites 187 electoral votes in the South and border states, notes Byrd as a potential president, and suggests a Southern ticket with a Southern vice presidential pick could win.
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Truman
Register
Charles Morfit
Morfit
South
Mason-Dixon Line
West Virginia
Western Virginia
Lincoln
Meadows
Trumen
Morrit
White House
Andrew Jackson
Iruman
Democratic Party
North
Washington, Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
William Henry Harrison
Tyter
Polk
Taylor
Johnson
United States
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Kentucky
Maryland
Missouri
Virginia
Arizona
New Mexico
Henry Agard Wallace
Wallace
Harry F. Byrd
Senate
Byrd
Millard FE. Tydings
Alben W. Barkley
Phil Donnelly
Clarence W. Meadows
Second Time Girl Chapter Five Basis of a Ghostly Return
Laurel Rand, presumed dead after a fire, resurfaces under Jean Maller in Los Angeles. Hagnethrow, Norland City editor, visits her attorney, recognizing a resemblance to Laurel. Ted Acton, now married to Dolly Williams, grapples with guilt and memories while a local oil land dispute connects to Laurel’s past.
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Jean Miller
Los Angeles
Laurel Rand
Norland City
Ted Acton
Dolly Williamis
Laurel
Chicago
Jean Maller
Hag Nethrow
Jean
Texas
Charlie Rand
Ceclia Caylor
David Blake
Mr. Blake
Celia
Hal
Ted
Lauren
Foolish schemes tied to a gossip columnist plan
Rob Eden notes a reader's attempt to check a woman's background through her employer. The dialogue reveals gossip about Laurel Rand, inheritance fears, and a Texas oil deal tied to Helen Rand's estate. Ted seeks the woman's name and work address, while the editor warns of consequences. The exchange hints at scandal and personal motives behind inquiries.
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Laurel Rand
Charlie Rand
Texas
Helen Rand
Laurel
Hal
Ted
Dolly
Nethrow
Busines
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Raleigh Register
W. Va
Srningrom Beckley Newspapers
Tractors
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beck- Va
Thomas F. Stafford
Kyle
Bill
Nation Today
James Marlow
Boyle
Hal Boyle
Bareau
BLS
Matter OF
Joseph and
Stewart Alsop
Generalissimo
Dom
Brossly
Manchuria
Acton
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