King Coal Returns to the Global Market Light
West Virginia coal sells in Germany and England, with demand in Japan, amid a shift to export markets. Labor, capital, and railroads fund and own ships to secure overseas shipments, aiming for steady production and broader economic stability in coal regions, despite fears of Russian competition and socialist nationalization abroad. The piece argues free enterprise will prevail despite initial bungling.
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West Virginia
Germany
England
Labour Party
Japan
UMWA
Beckley
Britain
King Coal
Local Cartage Group Backs Parcel Post Subsidy Reforms
The Local Cartage National Conference urges Congress to end taxpayer subsidies to parcel post shippers. A Hoover Commission plan would raise parcel post rates to cover costs and curb unfair competition. The resolution notes 1951 laws reduced deficits and calls for Postmaster General to seek adequate rates while preserving Public Law 499. Floyd links below cost parcel post to taxpaying carriers subsidizing government rates.
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Congress
Hoover Commission
Cartage National Conference
Washington, D. C
F. H. Floyd
LCNC
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Floyd
Public Forum Letters Open for Community Input
The Register invites signed letters for the Public Forum on local and national issues. Submissions may be condensed for publication and writer names can be removed on request. the editor takes no responsibility for statements.
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The
Register
Public Forum
Megister
Great Lakes fishing supports $26 million annual catch
The Great Lakes provide a commercial fishing industry with a total catch of more than 26 million pounds yearly. Wyoming holds only about 26 grizzly bears left, per the state game and fish department, making the species nearly a memory in the state.
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Great Lakes
Rocky Mountain West
Wyoming
State Game and Fish Department
All Star Ballot and Baseball History Reflected in 1956 Notes
A column links Beckley to Reds lore and National League roots, notes All Star history from 1933 to 1956, and recalls Babe Ruth and Hubbell performances. It also explores nature predictions and seasonal signs as a segue into broader sports and life reflections.
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Beckley
Cincinnati Redleg
Dodgers
Pirates
Pat Moran
Reds
Washington
Redlegs
Chicago
Windy City
Babe Ruth
Hubbell
Nationals
New York
Ruth
Gehrig
Fox
Simmons
Cronin
New York Model Miss Collins Commands High Rates for Nude Photos
In New York a model named Aliss Lee Collins from Denver and Dallas reportedly earns about 130 dollars an hour for nude modeling. She visits studios with her son present, poses for bathtub shots, and prompts discussion on the capitalistic system amid talk of Russia.
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Moscow
Russia
N. Y
Aliss Lee Collins
Denver
Dallas
Miss Collins
Buimette
Gene Tierney
Simone Simon
Gerald Heohman
34Th St
Hans van Ness
Saturday Evening Post
Lee
Celebrity gossip and industry notes flash across New York
A collage of Hollywood headlines and personal blurbs covers actors directors and social figures. Highlights include Lee modeling notes and a $300 two hour wage claim plus bids on contracts and weddings dates and scandals from Lee to Parker to Wayne with tidbits on clubs fashion and a vice raid.
Worry Clinic View Praises Money Management Education
A psychologist notes Lois J a 17 year old student highlights a need for money handling in schooling. She presses for a practical course on budgeting alongside drivers education at STREAMLANE HIGH SCHOOL. The essay argues money management is a basic life skill and urges broader school inclusion.
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Lois J
Lois
Mamma
Papa
Streamlane High School
Practical high school courses proposed to boost life skills
The author urges a semester course on Applied Psychology plus Applied Medicine and Money Management in high schools. He argues for real life case studies, self management, social skills, elder literacy, and financial budgeting, aiming to prepare youth for life and reduce emphasis on college solely.
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Lois
You're Telling By William Ritt
Fifty handmade tools believed over one million years old were found in East Germany suggesting a prehistoric mechanical cache. A Michigan farmer reports a ton of asparagus vanished from his field prompting a sheriff's office tip call.
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William Ritt
East Germany
Michigan
Sheriff's Office
West Virginia Indians: Nomads to Settled Tribes and Code
A historical overview describes West Virginia's Appalachian Indians as nomadic tribes later forming small family groups. Chiefs led confederacies in war, women often guiding families, and crime was rare with banishment as punishment. The Shawnee influence helped shape early America.
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West Virginia
Alleghenies
America
Siberia
Alaska
Ohio
Kentucky
Lfe
Italian Film Star and Random Facts Parade
A collage of trivia quotes spans cinema legend Sophia Loren and Cecil B. DeMille alongside aviation forecasts, demographic shifts, ancient remedies, word missteps, and tax quips. Notable items include Loren on spaghetti, DeMille's admissions, oil-mining dangers in Libya, and biblical distribution milestones.
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Napoleon
Alexander the Great
Greece
Henry David Thoreau
Sophia Loren
Tye
American Bible Society
America
Margaret Firth
Morning prayer form from Stuart LeRoy Anderson
Invocation from Berkeley California religious leader Stuart LeRoy Anderson urges daily alertness to God. The prayer asks for divine presence in work and others’ needs, self denial, and continual seeking of God through Jesus.
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Jesus
Stuart LeRoy Anderson
Berkeley
Calif
Pacific School of Religion
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Soldiers in Germany and Alaska are profiled with dates of enlistment and training. Specialist 2 C Alfred D Wood served with Ninth Infantry Division in Germany and is the son of Lawrence Wood. Pvt Andrew S Bair, graduate of Military Police Training Center Fort Gordon, is the son of Anna B Bair. Cadet Barry C Woods, Beckley resident and University of Virginia cadet, is slated for active duty at Fort Monmouth. Cpl Samuel K Meadows, Alaska non commissioned officer, is a 1954 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate.
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Raleigh @ Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
C. J. McQuade
Elena Ra Heheh
Associated Press
AP News
Tl In Nations
Brooks & Finley, Inc
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Daly
West Virginia
Bird
Ninth Infantry Division
Germany
Alfred D. Wood
Lawrence Wood
Fireco
3Th Regiment
Military Police Training Center
Fort Gordon
Andrew S. Bair
Anna B. Bair
Skelton
Fort Jackson
General Motors Co
United States Army Reserve
University of Virginia
Barry C. Woods
J. W. Woods
Fairview Ave
Woods
University
United States Amy
Fort Monmouth
58Rd Infantry Regiment
Alaska
Cpl
Samuel K. Meadows
Moody Meadows
Piney View
Army
Fort Knox
D, C
Fort Richardson
Woodrow Wilson High School
Plant disease losses hit US crops yearly
Factographs note that about 390 plant disease cases cause heavy crop damage annually in the United States. Salvador is cited as the smallest country in the western hemisphere.
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United States
Salvador
Hemisphere
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