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Community drive urged for Beckley recreation center progress
A Beckley community plea stresses the recreation center as a citywide project not for a few. It argues youth access reduces delinquency costs and calls on all residents to participate while noting labor costs at about 1.50 per hour and union resistance to efficiency measures.
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Congress
America
Beckley
Truman cites construction as domestic problem amid high costs
President Truman labeled construction as a chief domestic issue. He cited 3.4 million households lacking proper roofs and noted high costs delaying $10 billion in active projects and $40 billion in planning. Associated General Contractors meeting in Duluth, Minnesota highlighted materials up 77 percent since 1926 and wages around $2.25 an hour for skilled workers.
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Duluth
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Forrest W. Parrott
Gambling glare on Virginia Beach clubs roadhouses and raids
The piece notes springtime gambling houses along the Virginia Beach dunes reopen during the season. It mentions police raids and confiscated casino equipment, with calls for local officials to enforce Virginia law and seek state police help to close clubs and poolrooms in Beckley as well.
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Anne County
Beckley
Fraternities Targeted by UVA Ban on Freshman Affiliation
A letter argues against the University of Virginia policy barring freshmen from joining fraternities. The writer recalls prior campus study programs run by Greek houses, citing improved grades and disciplined study. He urges UVA to reconsider, noting similar past tactics at West Virginia and benefits from cooperative fraternity efforts.
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University of Virginia
West Virginia
Social Security Tax History and Fund Outlook
The article outlines the Social Security tax staying at one percent through 1950, its origins in 1935 37, and how benefits began in 1940. It details who pays the tax, who is covered, and the fund balance as of the time, plus planned future rate steps and the arguments for and against increasing the tax.
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Capitol
Will Rogers
G Gals on the Decline as Budgets Trim Washington Staff
HAL BOYLE reports budget cuts reduce federal women employees from 215000 to about 95000 in Washington. Some leave for home town tears, while others accept dismissal notices as fiancés propose and weddings rise, shifting women from government posts to married life.
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Hal Boyle
Washington
Capitol
Uncle Sam
Hollywood Cowboy And Indian Girl Movie Plot By GENE HANDSAKER
Movie notes describe Bob Montgomery directing Ride the Pink Horse a small town tale in New Mexico where a big town villain befriends an Indian girl Wanda Hendrix. Montgomery, 43, seeks honest cinema and audience uplift as he shoots in Hollywood with a focus on realism and responsibility to viewers.
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New Mexico
Wanda Hendrix
Jacksonville
Fla
Hollywood
Psychic Nose: Colds Linked to Marital Strife and Spats
New York physicians report that emotional stress and conflicts such as unhappy marriages or disputes with a butcher can trigger nasal swelling obstruction and nasal secretions resembling colds. The study, by Holmes Goodell Wolf and Wolff of New York Hospital and Cornell, notes varying nasal responses and links episodes of stress to recurrent nasal trouble.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science Reporter
New York
Thomas H. Holmes
Helen Goodell
Stewart Wolf
Harold G. Wolff
New York Hospital
Medicine
Cornell University Medical College
Edmund P. Fowler, Jr
New York City
Unusual School Fame of Central Institute for the Deaf
The Central Institute for the Deaf in St Louis trains deaf students to speak read lip and gain education from preschool to college affording outreach abroad. Dr Richard Silverman notes the school blends medical and educational fields with research and affiliated work with Washington University. Graduates become scientists engineers scholars and educators worldwide with international recognition and varied careers.
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Central Institute For the Deaf
Richard Silverman
Central Institute
Washington University
Max Goldstein
Forest Park
Australia
London
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West Indies
Switzerland
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Harvard
Masachusetts State’ Library
Southampton
England
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A Serial Story NO OTHER ONE
Martina in Hattie Hollo way's kitchen talks with neighbors and contemplates a possible return to radio while Dan's lunch with Nora raises questions. Family plans for Martina to stay, Mike's visit and Lucy's late arrival heighten tension as Martina fears exposure of Nora and Dan's relationship.
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Hattie
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Nora
Yale Names Marvin Franklin End Coach Under Odell
Marvin Franklin former Navy chaplain and Vanderbilt captain appointed end coach at Yale to assist head coach Howie Odell. Franklin, a Yale Divinity School graduate, played football at Vanderbilt in 1938 and tutored freshmen at Yale during 1942 studies. He also served last year as Temple chaplain and varsity end coach.
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Howie Odell
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