Meadows Praises Jail Reform and Road Plans in State Address
In his message Governor Meadows backs abolition of the county jail fee system and calls for updated jail administration. He urges passage of Worthington’s highway plan funding secondary roads with a gasoline tax and favors long-range school facility planning alongside road expansion.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Hinton
Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
Focal News
WL. Diuntiallne
Register
Raleigh
Grandview
Little Beaver Parks
Meadows
Worthington
West Virginia
Was It Fair Price Fixing by Dairymen’s League?
In a public address the president of the Dairymen's League Co-Operative Association admits the group bought butter in New York to prop up prices. He argues the actions were legal and aimed to prevent a milk price drop that would redirect milk to other cities, harming consumers. The court must decide legality while noting it challenges free enterprise principles.
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Dairymen’s League Co-Operative Association
New York
Bar Association weighs nonpartisan judge selection plan
The Pennsylvania Bar Association studies a plan to remove judges from political selection. It cites Missouri as the origin and success of a nonpartisan judicial commission recommending candidates for gubernatorial appointment.
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Pennsylvania Bar Association
Missouri
Judicial Commission
Raleigh County News Briefs on Levy Verdict and State Policing
In Raleigh County the school levy won voter approval boosting teacher salaries, sparking social sniping from a student. West Virginia state police report a 1946 highway fatality rise in Raleigh County and neighboring areas, prompting renewed safety calls. Four freshmen legislators from Raleigh County discuss Governor Meadows proposals and budget tasks, noting needs at Romney School for the Deaf and Blind and other state facilities.
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Raleigh County
Glen White
West Virginia
Panhandle
West Virginia Department of Public Safety
Meadows
Senate
House of Delegates
Gene Scott
Bill File
Roy Lee Harmon
Bob Byrd
Byrd
Charleston
Elkins
Romney
Separate ballot proposal for term renewal echoed locally
The article discusses a one year service followed by a separate ballot to decide a full term with no opposition in the election. It notes Midwest success and argues for careful study of the idea's applicability to the region.
Bilbo Says Wright’s Appointment Reflects Mississippi Will
Theodore Bilbo praised Governor Wright for naming him to the Senate while the U.S. Senate had refused to seal a new term. He framed the move as recognition of Mississippi’s will, contrasting it with a minority view and asserting broad popular support despite opposition.
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Theodore G. Bilbo
United State Senate
Mississippi
Wright
Senate
Bilbo
U.S. Senate
Truman warns 1947 needs price cuts to spur demand
President Truman tells Congress that prosperity hinges on real income, credit, and savings. Prices must come down to boost purchasing power. high prices limit buying, risking a downturn in production and rising unemployment if demand shrinks.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Travel Prospects Pacific travel not normal until 1948
Pacific passenger travel faces long delays through 1949 amid political upheaval and war damage in the Far East. State Department passport issuance is restricted, while shipping bottlenecks and housing shortages in Asia hinder tourism. Airlines and steamship lines outline cautious, long range plans as Matson and American President Line shift ships back to civilian service.
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San Francisco
Far East
Hawaii
Japan
Ko ‘Rea
State Department
Orient
American Express Company
Thomas Cook
Matson
American President Line
Matsonia
Lurline
Mariposa
Monterey
Australia
President Polk
President Monroe
Round-The-World Service
Cleveland
Wilson
Hoover
Coolidge
Hawaiian Islands
Narmater
Honolulu
Fiji
Samoa
New Zealand
Line
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Manila
Singapore
Orient Run
Korea
Scout Demonstration At Pineville Methodist Church
Rev L A Steele announces a Boy Scout work demonstration at the Pineville Methodist church Sunday at 7 30 p m to replace the worship hour. Okey E McCourt Scout leader will lead the meeting and invite the public to attend.
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Register
Pineville
L. A. Steele
Methodist Church
Boy Scout
Snday
Okey E. McCourt
Rita Returns Home and Confronts Cynthia in Family Tensions
Rita confronts Cynthia about her closeness to Dr. Howard triggering a heated exchange with their mother arguing over independence and looming confrontation. Cynthia resists control while Rita tearily questions her future and family loyalties as she leaves toward Dr. Howard's apartment.
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Rita
Cynthia
Jennie
Stan
Mamie
Murray Howard
Dr. Howard
Dan Duryea the on screen villain who mends flowers
Hollywood star Dan Duryea, known for shooting Gary Cooper and menacing Joan Bennett, leads a quiet home life as a nurseryman. He builds a greenhouse, tends camellias and gladiolus, and jokes about his roles while awaiting his next villain part for Universal-International.
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Gene Handsaker
Hollywood
Dan Duryea
Gary Cooper
Joan Bennett
Mountain-Crest
Dan
Duryea
Hollywood Hills
New York
Universal-International
Sahara
Bogart
San Fernando Valley
Little Foxes
Ministry of Fear
Joan Bennett's Face In “Scarp el Street
Pete
Abroad husbands, a look at foreign marriage habits
HAL BOYLE surveys husbands abroad, contrasting them with American standards. British spouses are dull and centered on pubs, Germans divorce often, Frenchmen spend on mistresses, Italians buoyant but frugal, Africans with stark gender roles, and Asians with strict cultural limits. The piece ends with a humorous sigh over the “Romeo” American husband who remains attentive at home.
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Dart Board
John L. Lewis
Woolworth Casanova
Fraus
Fritz
Nix
Africa
Marriage Prospects for Women Change as Men Remain Scarce
The Women’s Bureau notes a large rise in women over 14 and a corresponding drop in men due to service and war losses. About 26.5 million single men vs 23 million single women frame marriage chances, with peacetime prospects affected by fewer marriageable men and lingering wartime economic security. Unemployment among women stays near half a million.
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Washinton
Women’s Bureau
United States
Census’ Bureau
U. S
Women's Bureau
Bureau
Hog Women's Bureau
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Calcutta
Rangoon
Bankok
Batavia
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United Air Lines
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Murray
Ritaj
Ealy
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Hal Boyle
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China
Jane Eads
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