Editorial Review on Trucking Weights and Public Opinion
Editorial notes that West Virginia truckers overloaded loads despite laws, but weight enforcement rose, and other states increased taxes on diesel and trucks. It argues public sentiment shifts against heavy trucks as authorities tighten regulations, paralleling railroads’ past need to respect public wishes to stay profitable.
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West Virginia
Shady Spring Weight Station
National Highway Users Conference
California
Maryland
Montana
Ohio
New York
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
America
Mountaineers Should Stay, Not Seek Big-Time Schedule
The Mountaineers have a 13 game win streak and a top national ranking but should not pursue a big-time schedule. University President Irvin Stewart warned against bowing to Southern Conference bids or moving into conference powerhouses. The piece argues football should support scholastic standing, not redefine the university’s core mission.
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West Virginia
Irvin Stewart
Mountaineers
South Carolina
North Carolina State
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Georgia Tech
Oklahoma
University of Pennsylvania
Pitt
Penn State
Upstate
Virginia Tech
Carolina
South
George Washington
Panhandle
Virginia
Ohio University
Kentuck
Bix Ten
Stewart
Morgantown
Raleigh's Rich Resources-3 Conditions Here Favor Glass Manufacture
Raleigh County holds vast untapped glass sand reserves with potential to spark a new industrial era. A local company could develop glass fiber products for insulation, building materials, and automotive bodies, leveraging free competition and rising demand. Dry ice and Cardox byproducts add further economic upside amid rail and coal transitions.
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Monroe Worthington
Raleigh County
Raleigh
Beckley
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Co
Ford Times
Virginia Custom
Fayette
Mercer
Summers
Monroe
Greenbrier
Native American Wolf Like Defanged Rabbit
An international observer remarks that the native American wolf is tame like a defanged rabbit in contrast to the European wolf. Dorian Leigh, a famous model, discusses Hollywood dating circles, money, and social shows while offering cautions about wolves in relationships across continents. The piece blends gossip with a moral prayer and a critique of modern social life.
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New York
Dorian Leigh
Miss Leigh
Hollywood
London
Paris
Rome
San Antonio
Tex
Manhattan
One Band at the Tournament The Band Ban for State Playoffs
The athletic association limited bands at the state basketball tournament after eight bands performed last March. The piece urges designating one official band for the playoffs, arguing music adds to festivities and deserves formal recognition.
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the Athletic Association
Athletic Association
Coal's paradox and future markets, Pursglove argues
Joseph Pursglove Jr., vice president at Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co, says the coal industry faces paradoxical conditions. He foresees new markets beyond rail, driven by mechanization, shorter transport costs, and plants built near mines, while acknowledging high rail rates and shifts to diesel, oil, and gas. Tomorrow he continues his look into a rosy future.
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Joseph Pursglove Jr
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Pursglove
Tis
America
Canada
Pursgrove
Appalachian
Pitt-Consol
Toa
Vince
Joseph Pursglove
Imarece
Beckley Newspapers Circulation Rates and Notices
Raleigh & Register notices from Beckley Newspapers Corp outline subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including three months at 5.50, six months at 6.00, and one year at 10.00. The document lists delivery notes, addresses, and tax details, and states carriers are independent contractors not responsible for advance payments.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Amos and Andy back on CBS after retirement talk
The Amos and Andy duo Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll discuss why they considered retiring yet chose to remain on air. Fans, sponsor input, and CBS guidance kept them from quitting as they avoid TV’s blackface issues by hiring an all Negro cast for TV adaptation.
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Hollywood
Amos ‘N
Andy
CBS
Amos
Kingfish
Freeman Gosden
Charles Correll
Asheville
N. C
Citizen
Radio
William Paley
Jatin Dart
Freeman
Results of American Policy In Far East Said Shocking
JOSEPH ALSOP reports from Hongkong that US policy in the Far East is failing. He criticizes the UN stance, Formosa strategy, and the Korea truce, arguing the United States must adopt a serious, decisive policy with clear plans for Formosa and Korea or face dangerous shifts in Asia's power balance. He warns that current actions may be judged alongside historic appeasement follies if not corrected.
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Truman
White
Brownell
Harry H. Vaughan
FBI
Vaughan
Executives Club
Chicago
Browne
White Horse
Harry Vaughan
Far East
Joseph Alsop
Hongkong
Saigon
Asia
Formosa
State Department
Senate
William Knowland
California
United Nations
Eisenhower
George Yeh
John Foster Dulles
U. N
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United Nations General Assembly
Peking
Korea
Indo-China
London
Japan
Generalissimos
Chamberlain
Daladier
Telling Me The Headlines: Oddities In Print And Fact
A quip filled column notes quirks in statistics and names from 36 to 40 year old men to a moonshine school in Kentucky. It mentions Texas navy 1836 1845, asteroid names Shirtless and Fantastic, and a Peterson New Jersey fourth grade via telephone English lessons.
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Texas
Paterson
Cerfisms and Firefighting Antics Highlight Telegraph Humor
English actor Robert Coote visits a telegraph office for Mother’s Day messages and wires home. Don Haggerty describes firemen rescuing an intoxicated man whose room caught fire from smoking in bed, with the drunk insisting the bed was already burning.
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Robert Coote
Sussex
Good Lady
Don Haggerty
It Seems Like Yesterday Remembered Wars And Labor Strikes
It Seems Like Yesterday recaps events from 10 and 20 years ago including Allied efforts in Bougainville and Guadalcanal celebrations. It notes U boat sinkings, a large railroad strike threat, Armistice Day parades in Beckley, liquor warnings, a federal highway grant, and Soviet military readiness on anniversaries.
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Empress Augusta Bay
U. S
Bougainville
Guadalcanal
Marine Corps
Beckley
West
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