Socialism burden in medicine faces American critics
The Raleigh Register argues national health insurance would mimic England’s socialized system. It notes opposition from the American Medical Association and local Raleigh County Medical Society led by Dr. W. Fred Richmond. The piece praises doctors for advances while urging public support to defeat compulsory national health care. It cites Pinecrest Sanitarium and VA hospital as socialized examples and warns nationalization could reshape medical practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Isle
Truman
American Medical Association
Raleigh County Medical Society
W. Fred Richmond
Richmond
Register
Beckley
Pinecrest
Veterans, Administration
Veterans’ Hospital
Suez
Congress
Washington
Bug Dust Life for a Doctor in Beckley
Dr Fred Richmond told Beckley Chamber of Commerce that modern doctors work faster despite rising demand. He contrasted horse and buggy era to today noting that calls from Prosperity to Coolridge can be completed in about half an hour. He recalled his father Dr B B Richmond’s horse journeys and described how today a doctor can treat more patients in a day. He also described visits to Grandview State Park where improvements include new tables and a fence near the upstream overlook. He spoke with custodian Tom Haney about park upgrades and possible additional fencing funded by the State Conservation Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Richmond
Beckley
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Richmond
Fred
B. B. Richmond
Coolridge
F. J. Moore
Killarney
Grandview State Park
Tom Haney
Tom
Charleston
State Conservation Commission
Special levy eyed for Little Beaver Park and Paint Creek projects
Thomas F. Stafford reports on a proposed special levy to fund Little Beaver Park repairs including tables, ovens, and lake road, plus projects at the airport, an overdraft payoff, and installations at a Paint Creek Negro park. The piece notes limited funds and tests local support amid humorous fishing lore from Richwood and Nicholas County News Leader.
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Little Beaver Park
Little Beaver
Negro Park
Paint Creek
National Hearing Week Promotes Early Detection of Impaired Hearing
National Hearing Week highlights that about 15 million Americans have some hearing loss, including 340,000 children. The campaign emphasizes early discovery and treatment, especially for children, with an educational drive. Many adults may be unaware of their own hearing impairment.
Deflation Pressures Cloud Postwar Economy Amid Labor Strife
The piece reports a deflationary backdrop for industry with labor strife spanning Ford and other sectors. It notes potential price shifts through the supply chain, urges steel and durable goods cost reductions, and highlights a cautious rebound in orders, retail, and inventories despite ongoing production declines in steel and carloadings.
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G. A. Piillips
New York
Ford
Fall Sea
Son
A. W. Zelemek
Texas
International Statistical Bureau
Confusion in Congress Over Labor Bill Tactics
The Nation Today recounts how Congress manipulated house rules to speed work as the committee of the whole. Aimed to enact the Lesinski Bill undoing Taft Hartley, the chamber shifted between forms, approved a Wood amendment, and finally halted progress by sending the measure back to the Labor Committee, effectively stalling any labor bill.
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House
Rep
Lesinski
Michigan
Wood
Georgia
Truman
Organized Labor
Lesing
Marcantonio
New York
American Labor Party
Congress
House Labor Committee
Rep. Welch
California
Labor Committee
Iit
Trumanites
Hollywood Gossip and Movie Notes from a Studio Beat
Hollywood sampler reports Walter Pidgeon’s remarkable on screen arm trick in The Red Danube and his first real in broad exposure in London. A 30 by 15 foot dino skeleton from On the Town costs 30000, copied from the American Museum of Natural History and prone to knee key-pull collapse. Maureen O Hara seeks another suburban site to build a small shoe empire. Helen Walker signs for three more films. Fred MacMurray slimmed down eight pounds and admits boring interviews. Betty Grable’s Neptune’s Daughter previews spark strong audience praise and talk of teamings with Red Skelton.
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Hollywood
Walter Pidgeon
Walter
London
Rome
Vienna
Manhattan
Museum of Natural History
Maureen O'Hara
Helen Walker
Harry Popkin
Brian Donlevy
Fred MacMurray
Fred
Betty Garrett
Neptune
Red Skelion
Policy Makers in Berlin Blockade Aftermath Dilemma
Joseph Alsop compares postblockade policy choices to kids in a candy shop weighing Russia’s options at the Foreign Ministers council. He argues that evacuating Germany could push Soviet retreat elsewhere, while retaining troops and uniting the west German government tests Western resolve amid French and Ruhr issues, likely ending in stalemate. General Lucius D. Clay and Washington face praise and criticism for Berlin triumphs and pending costs.
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Joseph Alsop
Washington
Berlin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
Kremlin
Soviet
Stooge
East Zone
Europe
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Thorugh
Ruhr
Warsaw
State Department
Paris
Robert Schuman
East Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
Names and motives in Mrs. Ramey’s planned feeding
Beatrice lists ten or more women invited by Mrs. Ramey and notes their ties to her: Judd’s nursery school, Evans’ tax-evasion shame, Gerard’s church role. all expect favors or money, revealing manipulation and dependency. Beatrice confronts the moral cost of the list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F
Ison
Fanny Gray
Carlton Wadlow
Eleanor Judd
Harry McCord
Garson Evans
Beatrice
Abs. Ramey
Thomas ‘Gerard
Henry Davenport
Eugenia Foster
Edwin Stricker
Gerard
Mrs. Ramey
Porter
Mother's Day and the Power of Mothers in Life and Love
HAL BOYLE reflects on Mothers Day and how mothers shape lives, contrasting Beatrice and Mrs. Ramey in a dramatic scene. He notes mothers’ quiet labor, the drive for posterity, and the lasting influence of maternal love across sons and daughters.
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Apple
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Dallas
Weal
Reinia
Whee
Addreaz
Acre
Pew
Raleigh Register
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United States
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Nicholas
Raleigh
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Wesler Washington
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Boyle
Hal Boyle
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