Beckley area to grow farming and tourism assets
Our platform calls for more mine workers on subsistence homesteads and increased farming in the Smokeless Coal Region to meet demand for fresh farm products. It promotes parks, better playgrounds, city and county governance forms, a one cent per ton ad tax for West Virginia Smokeless Coal, a community forest purchase by Beckley, tourism promotion with improved accommodations, and a regional organization for four smokeless coal counties. Altitude, climate, and scenery are highlighted as inexhaustible community assets.
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Beckley
Raleigh
West Virginia
Obstacles to Labor Unity Between Lewis and Green
The piece argues that John L. Lewis and William Green cannot reunite their factions soon due to personal enmity and competing ambitions. It notes that even if leadership conflicts were resolved, the vast number of midlevel organizers and paid staff would resist losing influence, and industrial resistance would complicate efforts despite interest from some big industries.
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John L. Lewis
Labor
Mr. Lewis
William Green
C.I.0
A.F. of L
Messrs. Lewis
Green
Green- Lewis
C.I.C
Mr. Green
Quiet Sober Reflections on War and Band Room Needs
Randolph Norton ponders modern comforts and wartime losses, arguing the high price of civilization and the need to repair society. He recalls Postmaster Haney and soldier Craig Scott, critiques spendthrift policy, and urges action while noting Beckley high school’s band and the need for a dedicated band room in the new addition.
Hope Deferred In Curtain Speech About Band Room
Glen Sallack, director of public school music, hinted at a possible band room for Woodrow Wilson high school. He noted their band is the only Class A group in the state without a dedicated room for full rehearsals.
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Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Kanawha County
Beckley
Glen Sallack
Woodrow Wilson High School
Army expansion eyed to eight million in two years
An official note last week said the army would rise to nearly four million men and a Senator now predicts eight million within two years. The forecast implies greater Red Cross funding needs. Raleigh county's drive grows but remains insufficient, and funds are required immediately.
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Red Cross
Raleigh County
First Eye Witness Story Told of Luzon's Defense
Associated Press dispatch from Luzon shows Captain A A Abston and his 60th U S Coast Artillery on Batan Penins ula resisting Japanese air raids. The account details battery readiness, precise gunnery, and several shoot downs as planes dive toward American positions. Local crews from diverse U S towns man the guns and exchange home town names during a high tension morning attack.
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Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Manila Bay
Batan
Associated Press
Clark Lee
Manila
Lee
Oakland
Calif
Mexico
Honolulu
Tokyo
Shanghai
Rutgers University
Old New York World
Newark
N. J
U. S. Coast Artillery
Batan Peninsula
P. L
United States Armed Forces
Far East
China Sea
A. A. Abston
Clarence Graham
L. Peterie
Momotarosan
Habakkari
Graham
Abston
I. MacDaniels
Air Corps
Usaffe
J. D. Kwiatkowski
Alston
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Kwiatkowski
Pittsburgh
Peterie
Kinsley, Kas
MacDaniels
Jackson, N. C
Verdi
Netcong
Tojo
Ray Peacock and the Broadway Hurdle of Eggs
Personal message recalls Ray Peacock in La Crosse and his Broadway nights with Olsen Johnson's Sons O Fun. An egg toss during the show splashes patrons and Peacock, who laughs off the mishap as Johnson jokes about a heavy egg. Also notes Errol Flynn and Ronald Colman autographs in Rockefeller Center and a press agent's arrest for publicity.
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Ray Peacock
la Crosse
Wis
Ray
The
Rialto
Broadway
Olsen Johnson
Winter Garden
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Peacock
Homberg
Rockefeller Center
Errol Flynn
Ronald Colman
Hollywood
Manhattan
Colman
Ronald Col
Someon
Wartime education plan outlines 15 resolutions
Washington prepares a wartime Magna Carta for higher education with 15 resolutions from 1000 college presidents. A wartime commission, appointed by the U.S. Commissioner of Education, will administer reforms including shorter degree programs, expanded military and civilian training, boosted physical and vocational education, and pilot training expansion, plus financial aid to threatened colleges and nursery schools for mothers in industry.
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Jack Stinnett Ashington
Congress
Baltimore
Office of Education Wartime Commission
Washington
John W. Studebaker
U. S
Paul V. McNutt
Student Army Training Corps
Civilian Aeronautics Administration
C.P.T.P
C.A.A
Army
A Love Triangle at Walton Manor
In this melodrama, Susan, secretary to industrialist Richard Walton, moves into the Walton mansion to guide his son Dick. Susan falls for Dick, Chloe Marsden arrives by plane, and suspicions of jealousy and deceit propel a tense web of misunderstandings ending with unresolved heartbreak.
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Richard Walton
Susan 1Apham
Walton
Susan
Mr. Walton
Chloe
Chloe Marsden
Paris
Sue
Dick Walton
Su-san
Dicky Boy
Ophelia
Doctors Promoted Washington Navy Medical Corps Leaders
The Navy Department announced presidential approval of the promotion of 116 medical corps officers from lieutenant to lieutenant commander. Among the promoted lieutenants commanders are Edgar J. Nefflen of Elkins West Virginia and Clarence E. Morrison of Sutton West Virginia. William S. Wray of Northfork West Virginia was promoted to lieutenant.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy Department
Medical Corps
Edgar J. Nefflen
Elkins
W. Va
Clarence E. Morrison
Sutton
William S. Wray
Northfork
Band clinic opens in Huntington with 150 musicians
Approximately 150 high school musicians from 52 bands gather in Huntington for the second annual band clinic sponsored by the West Virginia Bandmasters Association. The event serves as a prelude to the state band festival set for April 30 to May 2.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Bandmasters’ Association
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Grandview
Tom Haney
Craig Scott
Haney
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Father Time
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John Bull
Adolf Hitler
Hope
By Clark Lee
Paul Verdi
Edward R. Wright
Ernest E. Wheeler
Louis Rio
New York
George Tucker
P.S
Homburg
Est Point
Annapolis
SteleNeem
Frills
Noneoe
Vida Hurst
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