Bailey Seeks Federal Aid for Coal Rail Lines
Rep Bailey told the House Interstate Committee that Eastern railroads like Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, Norfolk and Western, and Chesapeake and Ohio should receive a direct grant to move coal for export. He argued subsidies would curb coal import pressure, protect mining town jobs, and avert financial disaster for major railroads reliant on coal revenue.
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Washington
Rep. Bailey
D-W
van Bailey
House Interstate Committee
Congress
Bailey
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Tidewater
Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
Virginian
Chesapeake and Ohio
Louisville and Nashville
Marine Manufacturers Expect 30 Per Cent Gain
New York reports a broadly optimistic outlook for marine industry with General Motors planning to invest about one billion dollars over two years to expand its plant capacity. Boat builders and engine makers anticipate significant gains in production and sales for 1954, aided by a growing consumer base of 16 million enthusiasts and strong demand at the National Motor Boat Show in New York.
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General Motors Corp
The
National Assn. of Engine & Boat Manufacturers
John W. Mulford
Association
Mulford
New York
Guaranty Trust Co
Poultry Market Reports From Harrisonburg and Moorefield Areas
Live poultry markets show unsettled conditions for broilers and fryers in Harrisonburg Virginia with producers holding, ample supplies, few turkeys, and farm prices mostly around 22 cents. In Moorefield West Virginia, supplies are plentiful and demand fair to good with broilers at 21 to 23 cents and a South Branch Poultry Auction that averaged slightly lower than last week, total birds offered about 139 thousand.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Moorefield
W. Va
South Branch Valley
South Branch
Dems Claim Vindication In Boycott Of McCarthy
Senate Democrats declared complete vindication after six months of boycotting McCarthy's investigations subcommittee. The dispute centered on hiring and firing staff, with Democrats resisting a one man operation. Negotiated concessions allow staff votes, Democrat staff counsel, and potential return to the panel, as McCarthy and GOP leaders seek to end the split.
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Crats
Len McCarthy
Senate
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
MacCarthy
Symington
D-Mo
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Sa Seo Lican
Sen. Knowland
California
GOP
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Truman
Mundt
Government Operations Committee
Dirksen
R-Ill
Potter
R-Mich
Boom and Bust Economies in Political Debate
President Eisenhower backs the view that a boom and bust economy can be tempered by government action. Supporters urge tax cuts and credit easing while defenders warn tinkering risks prolonging instability. A third view favors measures to cushion downturns through unemployment benefits and savings, arguing long-term corrections are inevitable.
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New York
Eisenhower
America
Washington
Richard I nickname and other trivia grab bag
Quick quiz style item lists Richard I of England known as the Lionheart. A Bacchanalian revel is a drunken festival. The "Cid" refers to Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, the national hero of Spain. Iberia is the country now known as Spain and Portugal. The birthday cake line hints at Kay Francis and Emer Davis with a reverie note and a long biographical aside about a Rochester, New York native who rose to Arthur Godfrey’s show.
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Rochester
N. Y
Island City
Arthur Godfrey
Child Born Under Transfigurations Forecasted Strong
A positive yearly outlook suggests a happy, successful period with new responsibilities accepted across activities. The description notes a thoughtful, studious, and witty personality as probable for a child born under these transfigurations.
Tyrants Fear Any Business, Says Hardouin de Perefize
A terse maxim from Hardouin de Perefize proclaims that only tyrants fear legitimate enterprise. The quote emphasizes the link between authority and risk in honest commerce. It reflects a political-economic critique favoring free initiative over autocratic control.
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Hardouin de Perefize
William Lilly funeral set for Bluestone church in Nimitz
William Green Lilly 74 of Baileysville died 8:25 p.m. Sunday in Welch Hospital. Funeral Monday home transfer to his daughter in Baileysville, service Tuesday at Bluestone Missionary Baptist Church Nimitz with Rev Roy French. Burial Crews Cemetery Nimitz. Pallbearers nephews flowerbearers by Caffee Funeral Home.
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Lilly Lilly
William Green
Baileysville
Welch
James Smith
Nuary
Bluestone Missionary Baptist Church
Nimitz
Roy French
Crews
Caffee Funeral Home
Obituary for George Floyd Goodson Jr. of Abraham
George Floyd Goodson Jr. aged 38 of Abraham died Sunday January 24 at Newton Falls Ohio. His body will be moved from Quesenberry and Webb Funeral Home to his sister Mrs Bertie Plumley’s residence in Abraham at 11 am Wednesday. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Thursday January 24 at New Salem Church Abraham with Rev Oliver Tedder officiating. Burial will follow at Goodson Cemetery Abraham.
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Harrah Harrah
John Henry
Thayer
Keyser Funeral Home
Mont Carr
Robert Higgenbottom
Chestnut Knob
Layvi
Thompson Thompson
Laura Belle
Sophia
Reda Levich
Williams Funeral Home
Shirley Donnelly
Wildwood
Beckley
William Green
Roland
Goodson Goodson
George Floyd, Jr
Abraham
Newton Falls
Ohto
Quesenberry
Shoop Shoop
Annie Brown
Bailey Avenue
Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home
A. H. Wilson
Sunset Memorial Park
G. B. Wills
Fletcher Lively
Walter Price
Homer Christian
Gene Reed
Charles Halstead
Repair Service Ad Offers Guaranteed Radio Repairs
Brigg Radio Service in Beckley offers guaranteed radio repairs with catalog number 6203. HALSTEAD'S Blacksmithing provides mine and farm equipment repairs including truck beds and frames. Located at 19 21 By Pass near Raleigh Hill, phone 5629.
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Brigg Radio Service
Beckley
Halstead
Raleigh Hill
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Wis
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Ruy Diaz de Rivar
Spain
Allan Seeger
Frances T. Supina
Eddy County
Carlsbad
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International Soundphoto
Pepperidge Farm Bread and Rolls
Palace Theatre
Memoriam
Carl E. Fleming
Richard Fleming
S A Allan R. Fleming
Amos F. Quesenberry
Eynglos
Barre
Robert C. Egnor Monument CO
Crab Orchard
Dial
Oak Hill
Logan
Madison Fine Monuments
Robert Paul Barker
Beckley Newspapers
Tina
Mt. Hope
College Ave
Sanders and Edgers
Fabulon
Foster Hardware Co
Main St
Wards
Montgomery Ward
Elwood Hatfield
W. E. Harvey
Milton “Young
Edward Parris
Professional Directory
Herman J. Thorne
Crawford St
B. E. Silverman
Raleigh County Bank
G. H. Church
H C Kinzer
Joan W. Eye
West
Neville ST
Wright
Boyd P. Carper
Beckley Glass Co
Bachieus Oidasi Insurance Agence Beckley
Davenport
H. W. Brown
Maxwell & Keyser
Prince St. Dia
Westinghouse
Ronson
South Oakwood Dial
Halstead’s
Frank
GMC
Sprague
Ree Insurance Agency
Guy Amato
Bank
Tub
Beckley Music & Electric CO
South Fayette St
Nash Campbell Floors
American Glass
Herbert Atha
Mgr
City Ave
S. Oakwood Dial
Ars Tain
Tire Inc
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