Newspaper Advertising Rates and Delivery Details
The notice outlines subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions, six months and one year, with exclusions for certain delivery services. It references address changes and the need to provide old and new addresses. It lists AP News and various city representatives and mentions a two percent sales tax and delivery responsibilities. It notes Beckley Corporation not liable for advance subscriptions or payments to agents.
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KATZ
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
San
Agengy
Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Dallas
Mall Mater
Weal Virginia
Ko Dart
Focal Carrier
al Carriera
Dlates Butoependent Contractors
Beckley Corporation
Twig and Chest Campaign Seek Funds in Beckley
In Beckley the Community Chest drive aims to raise 29000 for next year supporting Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and related youth charities. Funds lag behind prior levels threatening efforts to build character and curb later needs to mend the man.
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Beckley
Community Chest
The
Chiest
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Newspaper Influence On National Politics Examined
A study suggests newspapers have limited national political sway as circulations stay regional. It notes Roosevelt valued presses while Truman often ignored them, and a pre election poll found 65 percent of daily papers favored Dewey versus 15 percent opposing.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dewey
Marines Recruitment Pitch Highlights Pay Between Corps and Civilians
The article praises Marine Corps tradition and notes Master Sergeant Clifford W. Roberts uses sales language at a Beckley recruiting station. It cites a Bureau of Labor Statistics comparison showing Marines earn $3.96 per civilian dollar with listed annualized benefits totaling about $4,285, contrasting free meals lodging clothing and insurance against civilian costs and tax exemptions.
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U. S. Marine Corps
Tripoli
Florida
Harpers Ferry
China
Wake Island
Wake
Beckley
Esprit de Corps
Marines
Corps
American Legion
Clifford W. Roberts
Tams
Roberts
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Marine Pay Beats Civilian Earning Figures in Retired Life
An analysis based on April 1947 BLS data shows a marine corporal would need $4,285 yearly income, about $82.40 weekly, to match his pay and allowances. The piece highlights long term financial benefits of a Marine career, including retirement pay and benefits, compared with civilian paths. It notes similar calculations apply to Army Navy and Air Force careers, urging consideration of military service against college debt and low civilian wages.
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Roberts
Marines
Corps
United States
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Press independence and reader choice in wartime politics
The piece defends press neutrality and reader independence in political choices. It notes Dewey support appears larger in bigger papers and argues newspapers should be optional for readers. It praises reduced boss influence and a rising literacy standard guiding voter thought.
Easy to Cover Up in Rural Regions Says AMA
The American Medical Association notes that murder is often hard to detect in small towns where police are limited and coroners misclassify deaths as natural or accidental. The claim mirrors Conan Doyle’s Holmes on crime in rural settings and cites recent history supporting these findings.
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American Medical Association
A. Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
AMA
Reading Roman dates on cornerstones proves costly and confusing
Boyle's Column laments the misreading of Roman numerals on historic foundations. The piece jokes about Irish immigrants misreading MCMIX and explores how a wrong date leads to higher taxes and unsafe buildings, urging Congress to educate readers or standardize dates.
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Congress
Gaul
Caesar
New York Public Library
Hiawatha
Art Department
Truman pledges broader social security overhaul
President Truman promises a bigger social security program with wider coverage and higher benefits. He notes the act of 1935 created old age and survivor protections funded by workers and employers, framing the expansion as essential rather than charity.
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Washington
Truman
Magdalena and Gilbert Sullivan on shared stormy paths
Broadway observers compare Wright and Forrest to Gilbert and Sullivan noting that misaligned collaboration still yielded strong results. They updated Villa-Lobos into Magdalena at the Ziegfeld while Song of Norway tours 25 cities, aiming Magdalena for a standard repertory run, perhaps in Brazil.
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New York
Gilbert and Sullivan
George Forrest
Robert Wright
Arthur Sullivan
W. S. Gilbert
Arthur
Gilbert
Sir Arthur
Wright
Forrest
Ziegold Theater
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Magdalena
Brazil
Mercenorie
Miami
Fla
Grieg
Norway
Villa-Lobos
Song
Truman’s second term hinges on White House personnel
A Washington column notes the Truman administration will be judged by its hires in foreign and domestic policy. Rumors target Lovett Forrestal and Marshall as vulnerable while insiders debate replacements, with Vinson Harriman Acheson Clayton and Welles named for State and many Defense figures seen as weak. The piece warns mediocrity could spread as the cabinet fragments and cautions the President to choose carefully at Key West.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Hubert A. Lovett
James V. Forrestal
George C. Marshall
David K. Niles
Palestine
Forrestal
Lovett
Vinson
Harrisan
Acheson
State Department
Woodring
Wallgren
Defense Department
Jing
Marshall
Lévelt
Justice Vinson
Averell Harriman
Dean G. Acheson
Will Clayton
Sumner Welles
Dominion
Presidhe
Supreme Court
de Dent
Fense Department
Secretary of War
Harry Woodring
Sec
Croiy
Louis Johnson
Treasury
John Snyder
Navy
Air
Sorevens
Serre
Tars Snyder
Asieata Amninve
Key West
Truman Victory May Alter All Phases of U.S. Life
The Associated Press reports President Truman's upset victory could alter many aspects of American life from advertising to sex research. Polling and sampling, once trusted to forecast elections, face scrutiny as the new president hints at relying on Missouri intuition over scientists.
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U.S
Associated Press
New York
Truman
Alfred C. Kinsey
Roosevelt
London
Wall Street Journal
Missouri
Makeup innovator at MGM builds near perfect hair for stars
Jack Dawn, MGM makeup chief, hones a semi liquid plastic to affix hair and beards for stars like Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner. The process creates undetectable wigs with patches of real hair and can be removed with solvent. Dawn’s work on The Great Sinner marks a high point in his 24 year makeup career.
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Hollywood
Jack Dawn
Jack
Dawn
M-G-M_ studio
Gregory Peck
Ava Gardner
Frank Morgan
Morgan
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Broadway
Red Cross
Register
AK Hill
Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce
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Joseph and
Stewart
George Gallup
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