West Virginia home delivery rates and carrier details
The notice lists state purchase tax rules and daily and Sunday rates for subscriptions via agents in San Francisco Los Angeles Atlanta and Dallas. It notes two percent state sales tax applies in West Virginia and clarifies carrier independence from Beckley Newspapers Corporation.
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G& Representatives TZ
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Dallas
West Virginia
Iocal Carrel
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
National land use policy urged to conserve forests and soil
The piece argues wealth rests in natural resources like ores oil coal forests and soil, not money. It highlights rapid deforestation and land loss, endorses Representative Clifford R Hope's bill for a national land policy, centralized conservation, and shared federal state local and private responsibility.
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United States
Clifford R. Hope
Kansas
West Virginia roads crumble under strip mining damage
A reader laments worsening highway conditions in Fayette County near Clifftop and Babcock State Park. The author describes pulverized paving, deep holes, and trucks from strip mining destroying the Midland Trail and Beckley area roads, urging local drivers to witness the decay.
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West Virginia
Fayette County
Clifftop
Babcock State Park
State Road Commission
Babcock
Beckley
West Virginia Strip Mining and Its Water Toll
A West Virginia author argues strip mining scars landscapes and harms water supply. He links clear streams to forests and muddy water to denuded hills, urging stringent legislation and public advocacy to curb erosion and protect aquifers.
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West Virginia
West
Land policy urged to curb soil waste and fuel nation’s needs
Representative Nope urged immediate adoption of a land use measure warning that soil has been farmed carelessly, millions of acres ruined, and six million acres are needed yearly to feed a growing population. With half a million acres lost annually, experts say the Hope bill would begin to end this waste and safeguard vital resources.
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Nope
U.S
Beclley sanitation debate prompts health department role
The text argues Mayor Hedrick should rely on the county sanitarian to enforce cleanliness in Beckley eateries, noting paper cups are scarce. It suggests consulting the sanitarian as prescribed by law and, if needed, reporting to the State Health Department for stronger sanitary promotion in West Virginia.
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Grover C. Hedrick
Beckley
State Health Department
West Virginia
Potato Creek Johnny and the Homestake Mine Saga
The story traces Potato Creek Johnny Perrett and the Homestake Mining Co as the Black Hills gold boom, from 1874 discoveries to the giant mine’s rise. Johnny, small in stature, pursued gold while Homestake grew to 6 000 acres, employing 30 000 people, with a total speck yield over 460 million dollars. The tale ends with Johnny’s 1943 death and burial near Deadwood, beside the vast mine he helped symbolize.
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LEAD
S. D
Black Hills
Potato Creek
Johnny” Perrett
Homestake Mining Company
Potato Creek Johnny
Homestake
America
Black Hillls
San Francisco
Johnny
Deadwood
Wild Bill" Hickok
Nether
Homestake Mining Co, Inc
Congressional splits delay expansion and training plans
Nation Today surveys Congress on three armed forces issues. The air force may expand to 70 groups with Senate and House actions likely next week. Draft legislation for universal military training and a general draft remains unresolved, with separate bills in House and Senate and possible wrangling before votes.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Defense
Forrestal
Air
Truman
Armed Services Committees
House Armed Service Committee
Armed Forces
National Guard
Steel industry eyes anti inflation wage cut plan
Bethlehem Steel and Jones and Laughlin Steel, major independent producers, support stabilized wages and lower prices. A handful of smaller firms grant raises or resist price cuts, while electrical firms like Westinghouse and General Electric cut prices. U.S. Steel hints at an experimental period of wage restraint, with broader industry effects anticipated as demand remains strong and coal mine disruptions ease.
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Bethleem Steel Corp
Cio-United
U.S. Steel
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
J.and L
Tod Lb. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Hollywood Actors Share Quick Wits in Studio Humor
A comic roundup quotes Regis Toomey Ida Lupino Alan Ladd Richard Widmark and Gregory Peck trading quips about pigeon myths working actors and studio life. The piece hints at light entertainment pages and teases continued material on page 10.
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Hollywood
Regis Toomey
Ida Lupino
Alan Ladd
Richard Widmark
Boston
New York
Gregory Peck
Thought for Today inquiring if there's room in father's house for lodging
A devotional line asks if there is space in the family home for welcome and shelter, invoking the biblical reference Gen 24 23 to frame a meditative question about hospitality and belonging.
High Inflation Forecasts Persist Says Business Gurus
A five-part AP News feature reports that inflation will stay high for an extended period with some foreseeing more upward pressure. It outlines consumer strategies to cut costs, including careful price comparison, buying in bulk, shopping during end of season clearances, doing or making services at home, and avoiding rackets and misleading ads. It stresses that cost savings may require time, effort, and discernment to counter rising prices.
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Jonn L
Springer
New York
National Beller Business
Bureau
Neal
Public Forum Calls for Strip Mine Law Reform in Raleigh County
A reader from near Beckley laments strip mining's toll on topsoil and roads. He cites mud, damaged routes, and poor bond enforcement, urging legislative change to curb the nuisance and stop wasteful practices harming the landscape and local commerce.
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The
Register
Raleigh County
Beckley
White Oak
Shady Spring
A Night to Explain Chapter Nineteen Marriage Scene
In a church Dee agrees to marry Michael with Mr Gray advising restraint. The Yale woman and Mrs Twilling join, the couple wed, and an unexpected dinner surprise for their thirtieth wedding anniversary prompts tears. The evening mood softens as they walk home under autumn air.
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Mr. Gray
Dee
Michael
Deesie
McGray
Yale
Mother
Nee
Mrs. Gray
Ace
Court House
Fragment of a secret marriage and late farewells
Dee and Michael plan an annulment and flee by night after a hurried marriage. He warns of a San Francisco flight and pockets her address as she signs their license. Dee, meek and resigned, leaves toward Cors Cout while a doorstep visitor arrives with rustling footsteps.
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Michael
Dee
Ke Specter
Uncle Ray
San Francisco
Court House
Matt
Cors Cout
Coralee
Rusty
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