West Virginia teachers hear praise for increased school funds
On Armistice Day in Huntington some 8009 West Virginia teachers attended the 85th annual West Virginia Educational Association convention. Andrew D. Solt, NEA president, praised the state's pace setting school funding, while sessions covered class cachets, superintendents, and higher education, with a concert by the All-State Teachers Chorus directed by Elizabeth Shelton.
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College Proxy Raps Age of Triviality at Meeting
Marshall College president Dr Stewart H Smith denounces comic books be bop and anemic soap operas as part of an age of triviality at the West Virginia Education Association Convention. He cites radio crime stories poor entertainment and calls back to “world’s great music” and serious news reporting from 18 years ago. Delegates from many states attend education week with heavy crowds and lodging strain in Huntington as teacher quality and funding rise.
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Banana Town Brings Big Industry to Central America
Fifty years of Yankee ingenuity have built a vast banana led economy in Central America. Banana Town represents dozens of producing communities where farms, transport, and services center on fruit, with hospitals, schools, and modern infrastructure expanding prosperity for 90 000 workers and families.
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Mexico Exposition Highlights Government Progress and Tech
The three year showcase under President Miguel Aleman features army radar, Thunderbolt aircraft, and state exhibits at the national stadium. Mexicans decorate displays with woven panels and sisal rope while models explain irrigation, water purification, and industrial progress. A full size Lerma River tunnel section and railroad scene illustrate infrastructure, with Treasury exhibits including centavo coins and visitors receiving stamped keepsakes.
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Three fifths of homes listed mortgage free
New York report from the Council of America shows nearly three out of five homes have no mortgages. About 60 percent in small towns and rural areas are mortgage free, with 44 percent in metropolitan areas. Nationally about 37 percent. The average mortgage today is 3701, about 30 percent higher than 1940. The council notes no postwar rise in ownership burden due to postwar home value gains from improvements.
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Advertising letter misleads Grand Island senior mother
A Grand Island woman, 79, received a baby food advertisement that claimed her child would be walking in a few weeks. Her eldest son is in his fifties and her youngest daughter is 37, highlighting an implausible target and potential scam in the mail.
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Kindness Backfires At Parking Meters
In Evanston at Northwestern University a student Willian Wrobel attempted to extend a one hour parking limit by inserting four nickels into a meter, prompting police to arrest him. Judge Corcoran fined him $2 for the attempted rule violation amid broader local notices.
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Volunteers Tie Christmas TB Seal Letters for Mailing
Women of the Moose volunteers prepare and bundle about 1,000 Christmas TB seal letters for mailing on November 21 to raise funds for the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association. The goal is $10,608 as the drive kicks off. In Municipal Court Colten admitted meter tampering and paid a $50 fine. A Troop 23 Girl Scouts group finished stuffing materials for the drive.
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Four year old Bobby Byers dies after cancer battle
Bobby Byers age four from Phoenix Arizona died in Good Samaritan Hospital after an eight month cancer fight. The child, who touched a nation with a malt plea, had become ill last year after an operation and told his mother I hurt. His joy included waiting for the postman and letters. Members of the Women of the Eagles aided on Wednesday.
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Nation answers Babbs wish with mail flood
Babbs's appeal for a cancer fight sparked nationwide sympathy and a flood of mail packages and toys. Over 209,000 items arrived, forcing Phoenix parents to ask that no more be sent. Local post offices redirected mail as 14 Girl Scout members and Beckley Woman's Club helped, with Mayo Clinic doctors noting dramamine helps radiation sickness.
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