Fayette County expands Beckwith recreation area with 300 acres
Fayette County Court purchases 300 additional acres adjoining the Beckwith camp for 4000 dollars, adding 100 acres for a Girl Scout camp and 200 for picnic and game use. The expansion raises Beckwith to nearly 400 acres, preserving public access and preventing private development while the Girl Scouts may use their new land as part of the overall recreation layout.
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Haynes Miller
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Raleigh County
Little Beaver
Laurel Creek
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Lille Beaver
West Virginia
Sitle
Little Beaver Park
Circuit Court
Fayelte County
Mayor urges banquets to save bread and meat
Gene Burke urges cutting banquet dining to save scarce bread and foods for a hungry world. He jokes about his appetite while advocating home meals. The column then shifts to local notes on names, a bank mix up, and a public land case at Little Beaver, urging public interest over private demands.
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Gene Burke
Atomic age seen as gradual, not sudden, says Kettering
Dr Charles F Kettering told an Ohio commencement the atomic age will arrive gradually like electricity and the car era, not with a sudden, catastrophic impact. He urged calm, practical inquiry without hysteria as society moves forward in this new era.
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Ohio
Charles F. Kettering
Kettering
Wave Of Communism Unites Britain's Tories and Laborites
DeWitt MacKenzie reports that in a Commons foreign policy debate both Labour and Conservative leaders united against the spread of Soviet influence. Bevin urged peace through Russian openness, while Churchill denounced Communism and praised Britain’s line. The discussion framed modern Europe by France and Italy votes, Yugoslavia, Albania, and Trieste as the Red threat shifts power toward Moscow and tests Western democracies.
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Attlee
Public Service Commission Studies Electric Utilities Rules
The Public Service Commission in Charleston opened a detailed study of revisions to electric utilities regulations in the state. Begun in November, the general investigation reviews survey results and accepts objections and suggestions from utilities. The last update dated back to 1927.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Public Service Commission
Public 16 Vocational Rehab Rules For Vets Explained
In this guide for disabled veterans, the VA outlines eligibility and procedures under Public 16, including forms, compulsory vocational counseling, school approval, and training options up to four years or more with pension maintenance and subsistence. It contrasts Public 16 with the GI Bill and notes benefits like travel support and on the job training. Also reports a Pittsburgh crime noting a burglar stole cash and watches from a residence.
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Veterans’ Administration
Veterans' Administration
Prices rise in 1920 boom show in Guaranty Survey
The Guaranty Survey compares April 1920 and April 1946 wholesale prices for common goods, noting many were higher in 1920. Copper, wool, wheat, coffee and other items show elevated 1920 levels, while 1946 prices reflect postwar adjustments and inflation. The piece discusses implications and cautions against overstocking, warning that shoddy goods risk a buyer’s strike. It also lists upcoming surpluses and consumer goods trends across lighting, fabrics, and household products.
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Guaranty Survey
Guaranty Trust Co
New York
Jb. Co
A Job for Jenny Chapter Thirty-Two Seaheaven Tragedy Reaches Onlookers
Bert Barton dies in the Barnacle fire and its aftermath unfolds in Seaheaven. Jenny and Steve confront grief, duty, and guilt as the town learns lessons about hospital safety, ownership, and accountability. The investigation points toward the storehouse blaze, while Gram counsels resilience and focus on healing. Steve resolves to make calls as he faces the costly toll of the tragedy.
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Mary
Steve
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Seaheaven
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Dr. Barton
Gram
Ede
Barton
Boston
New York
Sunheaven Weekly
Hathaway
Justice
Bert Barton
Steve Barton
Portland
John C Lilly To Be Interred Today
Funeral services for John Chris Lilly, 82, of Neponset, will be held at 2 oclock this afternoon at the Odd Baptist Church with Rev Etrzene Nichols officiating. Lilly died at his home after several months illness. Surviving are his wife Hannah C Lilly and one daughter Lena Stoveall, both of Neponset. Also notes a separate item describes a method to permanently glaze chintzes using a bituminous coal derived plastic, allowing dry cleaning or boiling water washing without gloss loss.
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John Smiths
John Smith
W. R
Randolph
Daily Grist of
Diamond Match Co
Koehler-Briefer Associates
New York City
Harry M. Bell & Associates
Philadelphia
L. S. Brown & Co
Margaret St
S. E
Atlanta
Hollywood Kraft
Morley St
San Diego
Cal
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Neponset
Odd Baptist Church
Etrzene Nichols
Lilly
Hannah C. Lilly
Lena Stoveall
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