West Virginia engineering halls strain for space and growth
The 1901 Mechanical Hall at West Virginia University faces cramped, outdated facilities as enrollment soars. By 1960 engineers fear space shortfalls despite space gains from the Mineral Industries Building and rising programs in civil electrical and mechanical engineering.
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West Virginia University
College of Engineering
West, Virginia
Cocil For
Mineral Industries
School of Mines and Chemical Engineering
Sife
White University
West Virginia
Beckley Plans Start Of Oakwood Avenue Widening
Beckley moves toward starting the North Oakwood Avenue widening between Neville and Bisson Streets as weather allows after settling legal details. The project, along with Earwood Street widening and a Route 3 by pass, aims to ease rising traffic for a faster modern Beckley and broader city plans.
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Beckley
Oakwood Avenue
Neville
Bisson
Oakwood
Earwood Street
End of decontrols spurs wholesale price rises
The piece notes that after decontrol ends and price moves spike, wholesale prices for October show sharp gains in wheat flour steel scrap and hides while consumer resistance grows. Buyers may curb demand as dollars tighten, potentially halting the upward spiral, with the timing uncertain.
United States Pushes Synthetic Rubber Control During War
The government invested 700 million dollars in synthetic rubber plants to boost war power. Congress must extend by March 31 the Reconstruction Finance Corporation authority to buy and ration natural rubber or risk free market access. A presidentially appointed commission urges keeping and operating the synthetic industry with safeguards against import competition to protect this multi million dollar business.
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United States
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
America
Red Cross Raleigh County Drive Seeks $20780
The Red Cross Citizens of Raleigh County are urged to contribute 20780 to the American Red Cross this year. Most funds will stay in the county for local chapter needs while nationwide disaster relief is supported. The appeal stresses aid to people of all colors nationalities and beliefs and invites everyone to donate this month.
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Raleigh County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Red Cros
House panel backs renaming Boulder Dam to Hoover’s legacy
Public Lands Committee recommended restoring the original Boulder Dam name Loaver Dam to honor President Hoover’s memory, arguing the renaming was a petty New Deal gesture. The debate framed a clash over history and national pride in a major power project.
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House Public Lands Committee
Boulder Dam
Loaver Dam
Hoover
America
Where's The Pillow Report on living costs and BLS detail
The Bureau of Labor Statistics records a drop in the cost of living while noting the cushioning provided by factors behind the decline. The piece casts a cautious tone on how the fall was felt by households and the economy.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prophetic note on Truman trip before coal strike
The article notes President Truman’s Florida Keys vacation preceding a planned Caribbean trip this month and ponders if the events signal coming trouble around March 31. It frames the question with a prophetic tone about impending labor conflict.
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Truman
Florida Keys
Caribbean
Enlisted Man Pay Exemptions and Filing Guidance
Veteran and servicemember tax rules explained with examples of tax free service pay first 1500 dollars and when to file. Officers and enlisted men have different reporting requirements including civilian income thresholds and extensions. Guidance covers exemptions for G I Bill pensions bonuses and disability pay and filing deadlines for discharged veterans.
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Veterans Land
United States
Income Tax ABCs for 1947 Armed Forces Exemption
All service pay for enlisted men and women is exempt. Officer pay is exempt up to 1500 dollars. Returning overseas servicemen must file within 514 months after their return.
Cuba’s War Profits Touch Cuban Middle Class
HAL BOYLE notes Cuba’s inflation fuels sugar barons and a booming obreros class while the middle class suffers. He describes rising prices, wage gaps, and conspicuous wealth in Havana districts, alongside beggars, charity funding, and a changing social mood amid postwar prosperity.
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Hal Boyle
Havana
Cuba
Pericy
Hollywood Chinaman One Of Best In Hollywood With Film Camera
James Wong Howe, 48, a Chinese cinematographer in Hollywood for 25 years, is renowned for improvisation and innovation. He photographed a blind man's sight restoration through smeared glass, used infra red on Pursued, and pioneered wide angle and low key lighting earning the nickname Low Key Howe. He also runs a Chinese restaurant and began as a loader after moving from Kwantung China to Pasco Washington.
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Chinaman
Hollywood
Gene Handsaker
James Wong Howe
Jimmy
Mary Miles Minter
Miss Minter
Pola Negri
Betty Comp=ton
Bebe Daniels
Teresa Wright
Lai Palmer
Howe
Greece Chance of Soviet Bloc Depends on U S Policy
Stewart Alsop analyzes Greek drift toward a Soviet Balkan bloc, noting Britain’s withdrawal leaves a vacuum the United States may have to fill. He contrasts two Greek women as symbols of public sentiment and warns American aid could harden government backing that boosts Soviet influence. He cites Marshall as outlining a path out through strategic U S leadership.
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Stewart Alsop
Athens
Greece
Qecationet
United States
Paul Porter
Mark Ethridge
Palestine
United Nations
England
Near
Middle East
Lanvin
Molyneux
Kremlin
Soviet Union
America
Wman A
George C. Marshall
A Date with DANGER Chapter Thirty Six
Laurie reads Johnny’s Chicago letter apologizing for loving Florence and praises Nick. She discovers Nick, in a garage confrontation, admitting love and prompting a reconciliation as they acknowledge past mistakes and mutual desire.
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Johnny
Chicago
Laurie
Florence
Nick
Pidgeon Intervenes With Irene Dunne at Waldorf Encounter
Walter Pidgeon blocks the crowd of bobby-soxers at the Waldorf Astoria as Irene Dunne exits. Franchot Tone returns to town, Burgess Meredith forgives a lapse, and Dorothy Jarnac impresses at Cafe Society with Roberta Lee singing. A Burlesque choreographer Eddie Lynch jokes about Balanchine and Broadway gossip continues.
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Jack O'Brian
New York
Walter Pidgeon
Waldorf- Astoria
Irene Dunne
Franchot Tone
Burgess Meredith
Meredith
Cafe Society
Dorothy Jarnac
Roberta Lee
Chaplin
Frank Loesser
Eddie Lynch
Father Time Sets Clocks for Capital Agencies Chief
Washington feature profiles Ralph E. Gould head of the time section at the U S Bureau of Standards and secretary of the Horological Institute of America. He tests and certifies watches for the government and private sectors, manages a timepiece vault with clocks from Germany and England, and oversees a rigorous certification process including repair and examination steps.
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Jane Eadlington
Washington
Chie
Time
Ralph E. Gould
U. S
Hotel Bureau of Standards
Gould
Bureau of Gould
Institute
Mr. Gould
Germany
England
Tennant
Buen
Bureau of Standards
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