Conservation call urges care for earth and future generations
An editorial urges recognizing natural resources as civilization’s true wealth and warns of resource depletion if misused. It cites Barach on understanding humans within their environment and promotes Conservation Week in Raleigh County. It also notes rising cancer deaths and calls for public support of cancer control through donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Barach
Raleigh County
America
Mitchel
Andrews
Marietta
Atlanta
Northwest
Hollywood
Cancer funding critique links India lore to modern battle
The article notes cancer’s long presence in Indian literature and ranks it as a leading killer today. It contends research funding is sparse and mathematically compares a single World War II like Berlin night bombing to 50 years of National Cancer Institute research funding. It mentions two national groups raising funds through public subscriptions for polinmvyelisis and cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Cancer Society
Beckley
India
Berlin
National Cancer Institute
Easy on the Throttle Promotes Summer Traffic Safety Drive
A new safety campaign urges drivers to stay within speed limits as summer traffic rises. Travelers Insurance notes speeding causes nearly half of US fatal crashes, urging motorists to ease off the accelerator to reduce accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Travelers Insurance Company
Our days on the earth as a shadow verse reflection
A brief biblical meditation cites the verse Our days on the earth are as a shadow from 1 Chronicles 29 713 noting ephemeral life and spiritual perspective.
Beckley Air Force recall and Methodist church record noted
Bug Dust reports Beckley men reassigned to duty with Kyle Jones at Westover Field and Bob Brown at Langley Field. Bob, a WJLS staffer and 1st lieutenant in the 15th Air Force, stacks 360 combat hours in Italy and heads to B 26 training. Benjamin Rhodes faces limited service due to WWII injury. A Pittsburgh legman cites the Beckley District Methodist record of 1950 with 4.9 active members per new convert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Kyle Jones
Air Force
Westover Field
Mass
Bob
Brown
WJLS
Toric
15Th Air Force
Italy
Langley Field
Benjamin Gaylord Rhodes
the Register
Camp Lee
Army
France
U. S
Pittsburgh
Christian Advocate
R. S. McClung
Board of Evangelism
Beckley District
Weddings and church growth in a Mabscott column mix
The piece notes 161 new church members in eight months led by the Van charge and Rev. Harry Mikels as Superintendent McClung promotes goal setting across 41 conferences. It weaves in a quirky cartoonish aside about Bug Dust and Goonie the Green-eyed Gremlin, and ends with a Mabscott reader complaining about dogs damaging gardens prompting a call for neighborly problem solving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Van
Harry Mikels
McClung
Goonie
Bug Dust
Bug
Fannie Lee Patteson
Bill Miller
Ohio
Fannie Lee
Bill
Mabscott
May Day Letter to Stalin From Boyle on Korea Parade
In a pointed open letter Hal Boyle addresses Joseph Stalin, contrasting Moscow May Day celebrations with a Korean War parade. He mocks Soviet promises, notes the Koreans’ fear and flight, and warns Stalin of a final solitary march to judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kremlin
Moscow
Mr. Stalin
Joe
Korea
Propa-Ganda
Pusan
Postwar spending shifts challenge prewar pattern
Commerce Department economists report a higher postwar consumer expenditure relative to income, driven by rising incomes and a shift toward goods and services among lower income groups. The analysis compares 1941, prewar 1950, and 1951 periods, showing savings dipping while outlays rise despite inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
Louis Paradise
Korea
Public Forum Labels MacArthuritis Hysteria Over President
A past week’s hysteria sweeps the nation with name calling, vituperation, and calls for impeachment. The piece urges calm reflection on General MacArthur and the President, noting history of ousting leaders for policy disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
United States
P.F.C
General MacArthur
Apparent Threat to General MacArthur Command Warned
The message warns that losing perspective could force rash actions against General MacArthur. It urges restraint and avoiding spread of panic, suggesting to "keep a handkerchief over our mouths" to prevent contagion while urging calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General MacArthur
MacArthur
Ray W. Basham
Beckles
Harpers Ferry Park Planned Next Year
The Harpers Ferry National Park movement advances with a plan to buy about 1300 acres in West Virginia and Maryland within a year. A National Park Service official said funds become available July 1 and that the next step is to set up purchase machinery with land in both states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harpers Ferry National Park
West Virginia
Maryland
National Park Service
Staggers
D-W. Va
Tri-State Area
Virginia
Arboretum Guide Reveals West Virginia Flora Tour Possibilities
West Virginia University unveils the Arboretum a living plant catalogue one mile northwest of campus along the Monongahela River. Phi Epsilon Phi will conduct tours as the Botany Department expands native species collection with plans to transplant all WV flora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
West Virginia
University Arboretum
University
Monongahela River
New
Star City Boulevard
Botany
West Virginia University
Phi Epsilon Phi
National Botany Honorary Fraternity
Earl L. Core
Department of Botany
Univer Sitty
Suncrest
Department
Allegheny Mountains
William Leeson
Botany Honorary
Phi Epsilon Phi Fraternity
Oil Boom Reshapes Alberta into North American Powerhouse
Ottawa dispatch notes Alberta’s discovery near Leduc has sparked a Western Canadian oil surge. The 1150 mile pipeline to Superior will pump 70 000 barrels daily, with refineries at Sarnia Regina Moose Jaw Winnipeg and Edmonton. Estimates place Alberta reserves at up to 20 billion barrels plus 100 billion in McMurray sands. Canadian self sufficiency in oil and defense implications are highlighted as gas finds accompany the oil boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Crawford
Central Press
Ottawa
Leduc
Alberta
Edmonton
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Western Canada
North America
Superior
Wis
Great Lakes
Sarnia
Ont
McMurray Oil
United States
United States Exchange
Regina
Moose Jaw
Winnipeg
Steel Mills
C. G B. Howe
Trade and Commerce
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Montan
Rebel Run and Hollywood Notes in One Gasping Review
A Central Press literary guide surveys Rebel Run by Louis Jara and reviews Operation Pacific and Five Minutes with a Pretty Girl. The piece also notes a pool hall caper in Tulare where a man loses his shirt during a game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Jara
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
James J. Andrews
Atlanta-Chattanooga
Patricia Neal
John Wayne
Helena
Pacific
Hollywood
Chatanooga
Britain
Zara
Tokyo
Heros
Bazin
W. J. Strachan
Prem
Gene Nelson
Eeese
David Niven
Liz Taylor
Betty.Grable
Mathas
Joan Caulfield
Loretta Young
Bogart
Bacall
Kidders
Mike
Associated Press
Tulare
Calif
A. N. Hicksman
Blood clot treatment aims for local effect in surgery
New University of California physicians report a method for anti clot injections that limit clot prevention to the operation area. The procedure reduces systemic bleeding risks by confining the effect to the local region while preventing new clots from forming and aiding old clot removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
New University of California
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Richard Rumbald
Raleigh
Lion
M. M. Ralston
Rotary Club
Thomas F. Stafford
Boyle
Hal Boyle
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Iman
Nation Today
James Marlew
Charles Molony
James Marlow
Sat
F. G. Bonfils
Harpers Ferry Park
Bill Douis
The
Literary Guidepost
Jean
Gene
Raleigh Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley Wee Ane Hinton
W.va
Aging Elton
Prem W
AP News
Brooks & Finley, Inc
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Beachley Newspapers
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