Prince Station To Be Dedicated On June 26
Prince Station dedication ceremony for the C. and O. Railway at Beckley is set for Wednesday June 26 delayed by the recent railway strike. A special rain run from Beckley to Prince Station will be provided for attendees and bridge tolls will be suspended for the day. High railroad officials and local dignitaries will attend with Woodrow Wilson High School band performing. A coal industry leaders dinner will follow at Black Knight Country Club at six.
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Pany
J. A. Nuckols
Chamber of Commerce
Beckley
Wiltwich
Woodrow Wilson High School
The
Black Knight Country Club
Truman Expands Economic Policy Role in 3 Man Council
President Truman moves toward a bigger role in shaping economic policy as a three man council heads by Congress is formed. John W. Snyder is slated to be Treasury Secretary while Chester Bowles gains top planning duties. Officials say Snyder’s cabinet elevation and council setup mark a shift in administration economic strategy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Oday
Truman
John W. Snyder
United States
Snyder
Congress
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Trustees of Bair Estate Appointed as Executors
Adolph Bair Ruth A Snead and James W Bair named executors and trustees of late R T Bair estate after county court approval. They posted 100000 bond. J L Lineweaver DC Wade and George Watkins named appraisers with 60 days to file appraisement.
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Adolph Bair
Ruth A. Snead
James W. Bair
R. T. Bair
J. L. Lineweaver
D. C. Wade
George Watkins
Conservation Commission to Use Air Photography for Timber Cruising
Assistant State Forester Wilson B. Sayers will attend a Harvard course in aerial photographic interpretation on June 1. Commissioner Jack Shipman announced the plan to use air photos to aid timber cruising in West Virginia.
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Conservation Commission
Associated Press
Charleston
Wilson B. Sayers
The
Harvard University
Jack Shipman
Shipman
West Virtena
Beckley Chamber Urges President Approve Case Bill
Beckley Chamber of Commerce unanimously adopted a resolution urging Secretary Figit to mobilize members to wire President Truman to support the Case labor management relations bill now before him. The group noted Truman has until June 12 to act and cited Pittsburgh chamber action as a model.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
George W. Bright
W. R. Figit
Bright
Chamber
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Grandview Park
Virginian Railway Company
Loop Creek Colliery Company
Beckley
Aiviére Gas Utilities Company
J. F. Vaughan
Public Service Commission
First Settlers Celebration Honors Berkeley Springs Births
Dr. Henry T. McDonald will be a principal speaker at a June 14 First Settlers Celebration at Cacapon State Park near Berkeley Springs. The event marks 215 years since the first settlers' arrival and 170 years since Berkeley Springs was founded. O. E. Widmyer chairs arrangements, with Anita B. Speer leading the program.
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Berkeley Springs
Associated Press
Henry T. McDonald
Storer College
Harpers Ferry
Cacapon State Park
O. E. Widmyer
Anita B. Speer
Wood County Airport paving bid tops 33,604.90 by Stephens
A low bid of 33,604.90 from Stephens Construction Co of Parkersburg was submitted for laying about 11 440 feet of concrete at the new Wood County Airport. The contract will be officially awarded at a county court meeting on Saturday.
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Wood County
Associated Press
Parkersburg
Stephens Constructionet
Spain Condemns Foreign Interference in Internal Affairs
Madrid reports quote Arriba and YA decrying a world rupture with Spain as dangerous, while ABC accuses Spanish exiles of aiding Russia. Franco government says Spain prefers isolation to foreign meddling and denounces UN actions as unjust and abusive.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Falange Party
Arriba
Russia
Spain
United States
England
Algeciras
Europe
ABC
Mariano Caranas
Ministry of Interior
United Nations
Flashes Of Life Surprises Baltimore Pilot
Baltimore resident Joseph Zamoiski, a pilot, was waved down by a Virginia State Trooper who joked about a pilot’s license. After presenting his air papers, he received a warning to slow down. In South Bend, an anonymous finder charged a minor honesty fee after a lost wallet incident. In Chicago, a police station cat caused a stir in the squad room until detectives traced the mischief to snuff spilled by a dropped policeman.
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Baltimore
Joseph Zamoiski
Virginia
Zamoiski
South Bend
Ind
William S. Stevens
Chicago
John Moynahan
Town Hall
Moynahan
Peter Harlib
Harlib
Give Away Quiz Shows Grow on TV Amid Audience Participation
New York broadcast notes a surge in give away quiz shows with audience participation. CBS afternoon block from 2 p.m. features Winning Take All Cinderella Inc House Party and Give and Take. Agnes Sorel noted for using diamond jewelry in 1444. The phrase tying the knot stems from priests tying stoles around joined hands at weddings.
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Associated Press
New York
C.B.S
War orphans cared for under UNRRA program in England
Six hundred Auschwitz survivors housed in English hotels under UNRRA care face uncertain futures as adoption laws hinder reunification. Children learn English, attend village school, and cling to affection while awaiting potential relocations to relatives in America or Palestine.
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Kit Stoddart
Lingfield
Surrey
Auschwitz
Ravensbruck
Dachau
Belsen
England
UNRRA
Orplians
Benjamin Drage
Sir Ben-jamin
Judith
Tanja
Vicki
Fritz
Liza
Theresianstadt
Czechoslovakia
Wiese
America
Palestine
Brakeman Killed In Oregon Wreck
An east bound Union Pacific passenger train failed to take a siding at Hot Lake 12 miles east of La Grande Oregon yesterday and crashed head on into the City of Portland streamliner. Brakeman Unger of Pendleton was killed and 50 others slighted. Rev J Ward Catholic priest from St Louis was injured. W M McCutcheon granted building permits in Beckley for two four room houses on Powerline Drive costing about 2000 each. Milk and its products comprise over a quarter of American annual food consumption.
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LA Grande, Obe
Union Pacific
Hot Lake
Here
City of
Portland
Chicago
Wit Siteamliner
Unger
Pendleton
Ore
J. Ward
St. Louis
W. M. McCutcheon
Beckley
Powerline Drive
Cawley Named USES Area Head in Southern West Virginia
Chester Cawley, formerly with the state USES office in Charleston, is appointed area director over eight USES offices in southern West Virginia including Beckley and Beckley area. He urges civic groups to help place returning servicemen in jobs as his offices coordinate employment efforts. Mrs. Helen Mitchell becomes acting manager after O. A. Sparks leaves for the Veterans Administration in Huntington. Los Angeles police use sound movie equipment in patrol cars to record automobile accidents.
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Chester Cawley
United States Employment Service
Charleston
West Virginia
Cawley
Beckley
Lewisburg
Hinton
Oak Hill
Bluefield
Logan
Welch and
Williamson
Helen Mitchell
O. A. Sparks
Veterans Administration
Huntington
Los Angeles
National Debt May Take Century to Fully Pay
The article argues the U S national debt near 270 billion could not be paid off for generations, with surpluses needed and spending gaps driving debt up and down. It notes Truman’s caution on balancing the budget and debates whether debt size endangers economic health. It compares debt to deficit and discusses interest costs and potential future tax receipts.
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Charles Molone
Washington
Truman
Justo
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