House Divided Ends Coal Strike With Generous Deal
John L Lewis and United Mine Workers secured the highest basic wage and a welfare fund in a new contract with coal operators, avoiding a potentially crippling strike. Benjamin Fairless of U S Steel capitulated, praising the agreement as a boon to industrial peace and the national economy. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal also followed in signing.
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John TL
Lewis
United Mine Workers
John L
John Lewis
Lmit
Benjamin J. Fairless
United States Steel Corporation
Fairless
Tom
U. S. Steel
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Beulah Gardener Debates Dr Ford on Sprays and Soil
The writer from Beckley contests Dr A Ford of a 700 acre Talcott farm over spraying and dusting plants. She argues that and his methods may harm beneficial bacteria and soil revitalization could strengthen crops against blight and pests.
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A. Ford
Talcott
Roma Cain Carter
Beckley
Ford
Dr. Ford
Potatoes and Plant Health From a Horticultural Perspective
The piece argues soil plays a minor role in plant nutrition compared with sun and moisture while stressing the value of robust plants against disease. It questions chemical sprays, endorses complete plant foods, and notes heredity and pests as factors in yields, linking soil health to biblical histories and diet.
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Animal Kingdom
Ford
Abraham
Coal unions and Taft Hartley shift power in mining regions
Northern and Western producers obey coal industry pressure to fund a giant processing plant aimed for 1950 operation. Southern miners, producing a quarter of the nation’s coal, yield to union leadership under John Lewis as Taft Hartley Act strengthens operators. Internal rifts favor Lewis, who secures victory against perceived odds.
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John Lewis
Bluefield Plans Municipal Parking Building For Central District
Bluefield will open a city owned parking structure to remove cars from the business district streets. City manager Emory P. Mitchell announced the plan as part of adopting the city manager form of government, with Beckley previously discussing a similar project for years.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
Emory P. Mitchell
Beckley
We Salute Them West Virginia State Guard Ends
The last unit of West Virginia’s State Guard at Fairmont will be deactivated on July 15 marking the wartime emergency service’s end. Authorized in 1941 to replace the National Guard, the regiment grew to 1,039 unpaid volunteers, men with disqualifications for active duty who stood ready to serve in any capacity.
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West Virginia
Fairmont
State Guard
National Guard
American Vacation Shows Sideshow Scale of U.S. Travel
SAL Boyle presents a humorous tour of the United States as the ultimate side show of travel. He riffs on diverse locales from Wisconsin to California, noting quirks in weather, cuisine, and etiquette. He cites examples from Oklahoma to Los Angeles, illustrating a nation of contrasts and opportunistic tastes.
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Sal Boyle
New York
America
Kansas
Los Angeles
Manhattan
San Fernando Valley
England
Germany
Russia
Oklahoma
Congress Debates Two Term Cap and Speaker as President
The Nation Today reports Congress moves to two term limits for presidents and to make the House speaker next in line if both president and vice president are vacant. It details the historical context, the Truman exception, and the current status in both chambers.
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
House
Interior
Senate
Truman
Roosevelt
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Navy
House of Representatives
Republicans
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Mr. Truman
Martin
The
Sonaic
Farming Pays Off aUSEE Farming Pays Off a USEE
Farmers are earning high incomes per acre and selling farms at premium prices due to land shortages. Reports from Illinois and Nebraska note gross incomes of $60 to $75 per acre on subleased land and strong gains in livestock, with buyers paying cash for well-improved tracts.
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Associated
New York
Winois
Glenn &. Rogers
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Jaym Joan
Nebraska
Anpraister
Rogers
G.I
Imediate
Oil supply overestimates spark belief in 1000 year fuel supply
Dr. R R B Sayers of the U S Bureau of Mines says sufficient underground oil and gasoline could last 1,000 to 2,000 years, while noting shortages would arise from transportation or steel limits. He highlights ongoing shale and coal research and large coal reserves estimated to cover millennia of energy needs.
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Ay Vern
Bureau of Mines
Sayers
Laramie
Wyo
Rifle
Colo
Bruceton
Pittsburgh
Louisiana, Mo
United States
Rocky Mountain States
Tius
Martina and Cliff in March Moonlit Tension
Clifford Neale and Martina Wayland share sharp exchanges and unspoken feelings amid a wind swept March night. Martina’s tension mounts as a crucial telephone call from Dan promises change, while Cliff’s jealous concern tests their fragile bond.
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Clifford Neale
Martina
Cliff
Anne
Lother Day
Martina Wayland
George
Mysterious will spurs new Trinity church land claims
A flood of heirs led by Australians and Mainers press for a multi million dollar share of Trinity Church property in New York. The Edwards family story traces to 17th century Nieuw Amsterdam grants and Queen Anne land deeds. Courts repeatedly rejected claims, yet letters and lawsuits persist amid century old land disputes.
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Associated Press
New York
New York City
England
Trinity Church
Trinity
Financial District
Robert Edwards
Nieuw Amsterdam
Robert
Brooklyn
N. Y
Wales
Woolsey Shepard
Edwards
Maine
Sydney
James Edward Edwards
Lotten
U. S. District Court
Robert Patterson
William Kiefft
Dutch ‘West Indies Company
Thomas Hael
Hall of
Thomas Edwards
Nieuw
Queene's
Patterson
U. S. Supreme Court
Burt
Shepard
Canada
Queene
Ameka
Bogardus
Jane
Anneke
Col
Francis Lovelace
Colony of
Lovelace
Manehattan
Queen Anne
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