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The notice outlines AP licensing, advertising representation by Katz Agency, subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, change of address protocol, and tax details. It notes West Virginia sales tax and that local carriers are independent contractors, with Beckley Newspapers not responsible for advance payments.
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Gross Stupidity in Administration Circles
The piece decries what it calls gross stupidity in Washington officials shipping surplus American potatoes to East Germany at one cent per hundred pounds. It argues this undercuts American citizens by allowing food to go abroad for potential enemies while domestic households pay higher prices and face hunger. The writer urges harsher laws to shield the public from such actions and ridiculed officials as foolish.
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Democratic Party
America
East Germany
Frankfurt
Germany
Soviet East Germany
U. S
Washington
Official Oversaw Potato Shipment Out of Country
A stranded fragment reports an official who allowed a potato shipment to slip out of the country aboard a ship bound for Germany, described as hanging from the yardarm.
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Germany
Growing Scrap Heap Affects Middle-Aged Workers Nationwide
The piece warns that industry pension programs push midlife workers toward unemployment, highlighting 45 plus jobless rises amid a broader labor force issue. It cites Eric Johnston warning the middle-aged unemployed could form a dominant bloc pushing for welfare state aid and threatening the American economy.
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America
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Bug Dust praises charitable gifts and film reflections
The Bug Dust column credits Beckley and nearby residents for sending money to save Mrs. Ethel Weidensall from losing her home and paying taxes. It also muses on art, literature, and the film Stars In My Crown, praising simple human stories and moral clarity.
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Beckley
Ethel Weidensall
Bug Dust
Midway
Anthony ‘Garges
Skelton
Jerkwater
U.S.A
Jerusalem
Boyle’s Column: Greatest Home-Lovers Never Owned a House
HAL BOYLE reflects on why many dream of owning a home yet often remain renters. He recalls childhood lean-tos, caves, tree houses, and shanties as symbols of security and belonging. The writer jokes about his own indecision, imagining dream homes from Walden Pond cabin to a sprawling estate, finally settling on a modest trailer with a rock garden.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Capilano
Thoreau
Walden Pond
Accubase Attrac Otlers
Connecticut
Maine
Florida
California
Miviera
Hong Kong
Kansas City
Seattle
Albuquerque
Isle of Capri
Backward Nations Aid Seen In Good Idea Stage
The Nation Today notes President Truman's point four program remains unstarted with no clear results or end. Congress has approved a $35 million first year plan but funding and year-by-year renewal await votes. About 60 nations may benefit. State Department will allocate aid. Critics ask if it can curb communism and if the plan is sufficient.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Congress
State Department
Latin America
United Nations
Food and Agricultural Organization
World Health Organization
U.S
Mr. Truman
Television director Jim Jordan built on Fibber McGee legacy
Jim Jordan of Peoria and Hollywood comes from the Fibber McGee clan. He directed NBC shows in New York and now fronts three weekly programs including Davie Willick-Cliff Arquette, Small Talk, and The Walter tune story. He predicts TV will reward strong personalities and wonders how long writers can sustain a performer. Wisconsin dairymen specialize in fluid milk sales amid regional butterfat contrasts.
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Jim
Peoria
Illinois
Marian
Jordan
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
Fibber
Young Jim
Jordans
University of Southern California
RKO
Jack Wrathie
Texas
NBC
New York
Davie Willock
Cliff Arquette
Walter Tune
Howard da Silva
Sea Eagles Paroled Leader Meets Bedfords At Morris Home
Joshua Barney, freed on parole from British capture, works with Robert Morris in the Marine Committee as a lively Baltimore social scene unfolds. Sally Bingham introduces him to Gunning Bedford and his daughter Ann as Joshua navigates civilian dress and attention from the Bedfords amid a progressive Revolutionary War backdrop.
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Joshua Barney
High Seas
Robert Morris
Marine Committee
Little American Navy
Joshua
Kenny Boyle
Kenny
Morris
Uncle Bob
Barney
Bob
Mr. Barney
Gunning
Sally
Sally Bingham
Clement Graham
Luke Matthewman
Will Brookes
Graham
Colonel Lee
Matthewman
Brookes
Pennsylvania
Ation
Mr. Morris
Bedfords
Robert
Mrs. Morris
Mrs. Bedford
Bedford
Statia
Mary
Mama
Papa
Baltimore
Ann Bedford
Alan
Morris’s
Naval
Luke
Clem
Everone
Wordless Parting at Morris’s Naval Contrivance
John Jennings cuts defense short after a tense evening with Ann Bedford at Morris's. He walks home trying to pretend indifference while inner conflict rages, as the room sours with glances and unspoken hurt. Naval committee members tease Ann about Barney and paroled sailors.
Ominous Omissions in Lie Moscow Report
Joseph Alsop argues Lie’s confidential Moscow report misreads Soviet aims and exposes a pattern of appeasement. He contends Stalin’s health and Kremlin demands signal continued drive for German and Western European domination, warning the UN secretary general offered a weak, biased view of peace prospects.
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Trygve Lie
Moscow
Naples as a Rich Woven Stage in Marotta Book
Giuseppe Marotta’s return to Naples provides a vivid, bustling portrait of the city. The guide surveys locals from Don Michele to Amelia Chianese, blending dramatic scenes, sly humor, and social glimpses under Saint Januarius’s approving gaze.
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Frances Frenaye
Labocetta
Dutton
Naples
Marotta
Bardi
Januarius
Don Michele
Porzio
Giuseppe Rossetti
Amedeo Pariante
Amelia Chianese
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