Beckley Hinton road woes draw editorial plea
The column urges immediate repairs to Route 3 between Shady Spring and Hinton West Virginia. It calls for center lines, widened surfaces, and faster action by the State Road Commission and Summers County crews to reduce hazards for foggy and busy travel. It also notes the broader issue of traffic and crime control, urging community support for an anti crime commission.
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Greenbrier
Bluestone
New
Raleigh
White Oak Mountain
Hinton
Beckley
Road Commission
Harold Lambert
Summers County
West Virginia
Shady Spring
Beckley Ministerial Association
Stand Up and Be Counted
Public attention shifts rapidly as news cycles move from organized crime to the MacArthur affair and the Korean truce. The Senate Crime Investigating Committee probes draw interest, raising questions about genuine social concern versus detective story appeal.
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Senate
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Non-Paying Guest Born in Jersey City Faces Life Aboard Ship
Francesco Russo, born in Jersey City, denied his nativity to avoid penal servitude, was deported to Italy and repeatedly stowed away on ships. Deemed unwelcome by both Italy and America, the Italia may keep him as a non paying guest for life after a life sentence carried to sea.
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Jersey City
Francesco Russo
Florida
Italy
America
Italia
Russo
Bug Dust by Thomas JF Stafford and the Honky Tonk Club
A fragmentary column describes a speakeasy styled Honky Tonk Club in Coal City with strict abstinence bylaws and fines for drinking profanity or smoking. It notes the small, ambitious group led by Jimmie Rubin and others, plus social gossip about local politicians and long time figures including Harley Staggers and D. W. Bryson. The piece also follows the Wood Collectors’ Society interest in Billy Fox and family mail influx.
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The
Honky Tonk Club
Barter Honky Yonkers
Jimmie Rubin
Ernest Harvey
Lacy Farley
Fred Booth
Clemis Lilly
Coal City
Gene Burke
Moose
Black Knight Country Club
Harley
Bug Dust
Potomac State School
Bryson
Charleston
Points South
Bug
Beckley
Lions’ International
Walter Purdy
W. H. Fox
Bill
Billy
World Wood Collectors’ Society
Regionally Speaking Military Men in News Overseas and at Home
Peggy Kessinger reports on soldiers awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and other honors. Pte Bil Baumgartner, former Oak Hill resident, earns the DSC after defending positions near Mason Korea on Aug 30. His family resides in Houston. The piece also notes promotions, overseas assignments, and service details for several West Virginia servicemen including Corporal Leo W. Goode, Corporal Dallas L. Redden, and Corporal Robert Noel Jr, with mentions of actions at Hill 451, Kunu-ri, and Iwo Jima.
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Peggy Kessinger
Bil Baumygartner
Oak Hill
William Harry , Baumgartner
Houston
Tex
Mason
South Korea
Pfc
Baumgartner
Texas
Knucklehead
Korea
D. P. Holliday
Oak Ill
Leonard Holliday
Oak Hil
Robert Noel
John Noel
Broadway
East Park
Beckley
Charles “ . Noel
St. Albans
West Virginia
Noel State College
Skel
Cpl
Noel
Kunu-ri
Bagdad on the Subway A Budget City Weekend
Hal Boyle suggests a frugal weekend in New York City for the young at heart. A 36 hour bus ride, a $3 room, and a $25ish city exploration reveal a glamor found in walkable neighborhoods, iconic sights, and the Times Square glow. See museums, cathedrals, Chinatown, Harlem, and the skyline up close. Conclude with a farewell stroll through Wall Street and Times Square, recognizing the city’s lure and the homesick feeling after departure.
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New York
Bagdad—O
Henry
Bagdadi On-The
New York City
Mecca
Fifth Avenue
Em Peror
Mises
Chinatown
Bowery
Lower East Side
Harlem
Greenwich
Village
Ttde Harbor
Staten Island
Wall Street
America
Money Mart
Times Square
Dollar stronger claim from Snyder in Oak Ridge
Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder told Oak Ridge after presenting a defense bond for wartime support that the American dollar has not depreciated and is worth about 40 percent more per person than in 1933 after tax and wage adjustments. He dismissed sympathy for the dollar and framed the current value as a sign of economic strength.
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Wak Ridge
Tenn
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. ‘Snyder
Oak Ridge
Snyder
Humphrey
Minnesota
China
Southeast Asia
United States
Nigeria
Cambridge
England
Chear
Yugoslavia as a hedge against European war
Belgrade hosts a strategic push to bolster Yugoslavia with military and economic aid as a cheaper insurance against a wider war. Analysts argue strengthening Tito’s forces rapidly could deter Soviet advances, while questions loom over funding, priorities, and political will in London and Washington.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Washington
Bulgaria
Romania
Kocagary
Popovic
London
Paris
Congress
Europe
Kremlin
Middle East
Mediterranean
En RC
Enaraenen
United Nations
Western Unity
Moscow
Labor
Rcal
Tito
France
This Is Your Country by Louis Bromfield
Louis Bromfield argues price controls fail to fix beef shortages by noting a genuine supply constraint. He cites economists Albrecht and de Graff, warns Europe’s land scarcity mirrors U.S. trends, and says purchasing behavior and inflation drive meat prices. He criticizes political fixes and urges consumer restraint.
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Gen. Leva
William Albrecht
Missouri University
Herrell de Graff
Cornell University
Truman
Europe
MacArthur Policy Sparks GOP Backlash In Korea Truce Debate
Republican senators on the MacArthur investigating committee show backstage unease as Korea truce talks unfold. Millikin warned against Belligerent policy, while Taft and others backed MacArthur. Brewster delays report to avoid GOP embarrassment amid rising tension over diplomacy and civil rights pieces resurgent in Congress.
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Washington
MacArthur
Korea
Eugene
Millikin
Colorado
United States
China
Senate
GOP
Taft
Brewster
Maine
MacArthur Investigating Committee
Ridgway
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