Governor Marland Calls for Streamlined WV Government
Governor Marland used his inaugural address to criticize decades of growth that produced overlapping departments and inefficiency. He urged consolidating the executive branch and pursuing thorough study before cutting services, prioritizing road and education funding while avoiding empty promises. He pledged specific recommendations to the Legislature and stressed a pay as you go road plan to avoid further debt.
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Marland
West Virginia
Law School
West Virginia University
William Casey Marland
Hawaii Admission Promised by GOP Platform
The 49th State may join the union soon as Hawaii advances in prospects of statehood. GOP leaders signal administration support, aligning with the Republican platform. Air travel now connects Honolulu nearer to San Francisco than Washington, highlighting Hawaii’s growing integration with the mainland.
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Hawaii
GOP
Insular
America
Honolulu
San Francisco
Washington
Beckley Platform Pushes Growth and City Modernization
The Raleigh Register outlines Beckley expansion aims including more parking, hotels, a recreation center with stadium, a 3 000 to 5 000 seat municipal auditorium, annexing adjoining areas, and making Beckley a regional convention hub. Proposals call for better roads, paved parking and park footpaths, a new library with local history space, a youth center, continued support for industry diversification, clean government, and a city manager charter.
Ice show nets 99 supporters and a black balance
Bug Dust reports 99 backers helped the ice show at Fayette County Memorial Building last week pushing paid admissions past break-even of 6,000. Bob Kent seeks May or June dates for Ice Vogies of 1954, and asks area residents to signal interest for a possible return engagement.
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Bob Kent
Fayette County Memorial Building
Bob
GI's Miss Faith and Trust On Homeside
NEW YORK The young Army Officer spoke of longing and homesickness after returning from Korea on his fourth overseas term. He described the pull between duty abroad and the comfort of home, confessing a deep sense that something he’d lost remains missing in America.
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New York
America
Korea
States
I miss the comradeship of war and the call to duty
A veteran officer, shipped from Korea, laments feeling out of place after war. He recalls the unity and loyalty forged in combat and questions how to restore that sense of belonging in peacetime. The piece reflects on millions of veterans returning home and seeking peace through mutual trust.
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Korea
Caribbean
Ike's In Golden Era: Troubles Lie Ahead
Washington analysis argues Eisenhower enjoys a brief political honeymoon a golden era of cooperation but warns growing pressure from interest groups and Congress will test his leadership. It notes divisions within his party over foreign aid and forecasts possible early trials as he drafts policy for Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Truman
Sen
Taft
Durkin
White House
Congress
Hayes
Electric current to revive hearts proposed by Zoll
Cambridge Massachusetts. The New England Journal of Medicine reveals a method to keep failing hearts alive using a thyralon stimulator plugged into a standard AC outlet. Needles deliver impulses across the chest sustaining the heartbeat for days with potential to resume normal rhythm. Dr Paul M Zoll of Harvard Medical School reports at least two lives saved by this approach.
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Cambridge
Mass
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal of Medicine
Paul M. Zoll
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Hospital
A Brighter Sun by Samuel Selvon review in 1939 Trinidad
The piece recounts Tiger a 26 year old Indian Trinidadian who marries Urmilla on New Year’s Day 1939 in Chagua Mas near Port of Spain. It follows his rush into adulthood amid village life, strained relations with neighbors Joe Rita Tall Boy and others, and encounters the island’s varied racial textures as English white and American soldiers pass through.
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Ty W. G. Rogers
Samuel Selvon
Viking
Trinidad
Chagua- Mas
Tiger
Caribbean
Urmilla
Barataria
Port of Spain
Armilla
Joe
Rita
Tall Boy
Sad but Healthy Awakening Shifts in Washington
Washington observes a sober mood as Eisenhower prepares to tackle foreign policy including Korea. Military leaders warn against a frontal push or heavy use of atomic weapons, favoring sea and air power and potential rear-area landings. Proposals involve breaking the enemy's jaw with diversions toward Mukden, and debates about using Chiang Kai-shek’s forces raise risks of widening conflict and eroding allied support.
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Eisenhower
Korea
Mark Clark
James van Fleet
O. P. Weyland
Inchon
Korean Peninsula
Yalu
China
Manchuria
Mukden
Yalu River
Muk
Thar
Chiang
Foster
Syngman Rhee
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Marx Brothers to never perform again says Groucho
Hollywood legend Groucho Marx declares the Marx Brothers will not perform together again. He notes they leave audiences laughing and jokes about Chico’s finances, recounts a Boris Karloff prank, and describes his Beverly Hills home life and career on You Bet Your Life.
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Groucho Marx
Marx Brothers
Groucho
Martin and
Lewis
Harpo
Chico
California
Beverly Hills
Mornig
Cerf isms By Bennet a sweet growth toward maturity
The piece praises Tiger as a youth who grows beyond ignorance and prejudice. It notes Neysa McMein once misidentified a Maharanee’s costume as a sarong and how her correction to sari was swiftly acknowledged. The reviewer admires his open mind and gentle progression toward understanding peoples of the world.
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Maharanee
Boysie
Joe
Rita
Tiger
Military Men in News Across Korea and Home Front
Two area servicemen in Korea with the Seventh Infantry Division receive promotions to sergeant. Millard Waugh of Oak Hill and Leon Sturgill of MacAlpin earn stripes after arriving in Korea last spring and summer, both with Combat Infantryman Badges and Korea service ribbons. Additional notes cover Cpls Buoy and Thompson, Callaway’s boot training, Jack Lester’s judo duties, Leonard Walker in Japan, Leslie Phillips’ Korea wound award, and Charles Haley earning the Bronze Star for meritorious service with the Seventh Infantry.
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Seventh Infantry Division
Millard £. Waugh
M. F. Waugh
Oak Hill
Leon Sturgill
Betty Jane
Sophia
Sgt. Waugh
17Th Infantry Regiment
United Nations
New River-Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co
Minden
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L. H. Sturgill
MacAlpin
Jack L. Lester
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Germany
Ernest Lester
Corinne
Japan
Third Infantry
Eighth Army
Seventh Infantry Regiment
Camp Cook
Calif
Ft. Lewis
Wash
New Jersey
Naval Air Station
Atushi
Leonard J. Walker
Gilvin H. Walker
Crab Orchard
Leslie W. Phillips
Army Hospital
Ft. Belvoir
Ethel
White Oak
L. L. Phillips
Flat Top
Ft. Knox
31St Infantry
Charles A. Haley
Eccles
A. R. Reeves
Haley
Army Reserve
Seventh Infantry
Third Infantry Division
Eee
Telling Me! Parody on Richard the Lion Hearted
A comic note on Richard the Lion Hearted and absentee ownership, referencing William Ritt and a 10 year reign with only six months in the country, presented as a Factographs style observation.
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William Ritt
Richard the Lion Hearted
Veal calf warning amid milk shortage across Raleigh County
Reflects on a 10 year old plea for farmers in Raleigh County to avoid selling calves for veal despite higher prices due to a milk shortage. Mentions broader wartime context with Burma air raids and Rommel's retreat, plus local legislative reporting and college recognition appeals.
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United States
Thazi
Burma
Mandalay
Mussolini
Erwin Rommel
Tripoli
G. O. Young
Buckhannon
A. Hale Watkins
State Senate
Terry Carpenter
Nebaska
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Armstrong College of Alderson
Kanawha College of Charleston
State Board of Education
Beckley
Raleigh County Bank
the Register
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