Editorial Review on Amere Gas Utilities Rate Relief
The editorial sympathizes with Amere Gas Utilities Co. over PSC rate hikes and service constraints in Beckley Mullens Princeton Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs. It urges the company to maintain service to applicants while urging PSC action, noting Amere’s 30 year history and the need for a proper redress rather than abrupt rate increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Beckley
Mullens
Princeton
Lewisburg
White Sulphur Springs
Amere
Public Service Commission
Supreme Court
PSC
Senate subcommittee opens juvenile crime inquiry in cities
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee led by Senators Hendrickson Ke fanver Hennings and Langer begins a nationwide look into juvenile delinquency and gang violence. Responses cite poor home conditions and lack of constructive activities, with delinquents rising in swank suburban areas. The investigation mirrors past crime probes, aiming to find causes and cures for a national scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate Judiciary Committee
Hendrickson
Kefanver
Hennings
Langer
Boston
Los Angeles
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
National Week Idea Grows Ridiculous
A columnist criticizes the proliferation of national weeks, noting too many observances dilute public attention. The piece recalls Fire Prevention Week as once meaningful and argues the spread to numerous causes, including feline and track transportation weeks, distracts from important efforts.
Coal’s bright future as big buyers shift to coal power
Bug Dust by Thomas JF Stafford explores Pitt-Consol’s $90 million modernization since 1945 and Joseph Pursgrove’s belief that coal will power a growing share of American needs. He cites coal becoming kilowatt hours for appliances, homes, farms, and industry, with electric power and new uses driving demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Pitt-Consol
Joseph Pursgrove
Pursgrove
Pursglove
TVA
Columbia River
Southwest
Gulf Coast
U.S
United States
Emal
Atomic Energy Commission
Raleigh Register publication and rates notice
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes the Raleigh Register Evening and Sunday morning with policy details. The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday mail, including three months, six months, and one year options, with a two percent West Virginia sales tax and carrier delivery arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Raleigh's Rich Resources-4 Dry Ice-Profitable Limestone By-Product
Monroe Worthington explains Raleigh County limestone could yield profit through dry ice production. The article notes liquified carbon dioxide sold as Cardox, used to break down coal in gassy mines, and cites rising national consumption.
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Monroe Worthington
Raleigh County
Cardox
West Virginia
Congress
Noted Milliner Hates Headache Hats in New York
A portrait of John P. John, famed milliner in New York, who scorns memory hats and designs fast, affordable pieces from a penthouse studio. He mocks mass fashion, touts individual style, and has generated a loyal elite clientele with hats priced 65 to 500 dollars and a past design for Vivien Leigh.
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John P. John
John
Napoleon
Jon
Vivien Leigh
Wren
Prayer for Courage and Peace in World Reconstruction
A devotional plea asks for courage to act and patience to endure amid global tensions. It seeks strength of faith in truth, calls for goodwill in relationships, and blesses leaders guiding world reconstruction under divine wisdom. Amen by John S. Stamm, Harrisburg, Pa. bishop emeritus.
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United Nations
Jesus Christ
John S. Stamm
Harrisburg
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Truman's Truthfulness Challenged by White FBI reports
The Eisenhower administration questions Truman’s handling of Harry Dexter White, with Brownell and Hagerty trading assertions. Truman says he fired White after learning he was wrong, while Byrnes recalls briefing him on a second FBI report and urges withdrawal of the nomination. The Treasury reviews White's 14 year career and possible damage to the country.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Truman
Harry Dexter White
White House
Atty
Brownell
FBI
White
the Treasury
Russia
United States
International Monetary Fund
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
The
Treasury
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
South Carolina
Monetary Fund
Beckley Marked Armistice With WWII Busy Day
A retrospective note recalls Beckley’s wartime pace during Armistice events, alongside a church pastor’s arrival, a WWII battle report, and a governor’s stance on temperance laws, referencing the NRA code and Henry Ford’s compliance.
Hollywood Father Day to star on CBS TV Sunday
The Day family from Life With Father headed to CBS TV starting Sunday November 22, with Leon Ames as Father and Lurene Tuttle as Mrs Day. Mrs Day, widow of Clarence Day, guides the family on air, shapes costumes and sets, and keeps scripts faithful to the original stories while noting some crowd scenes needed restraint.
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Hollywood
Father Day
Mr. Day
Broadway
United States
William Powell
Irene Dunne
Canada
Day
New York
Cbs-Tv
Leon Ames
Lurene Tuttle
Day Beth Players
Clarence Day
New
New England
West
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Service members from West Virginia and surrounding areas are highlighted for overseas postings and competitive duties. Sgt J C Henry A Sonak of Beckley joins the 43rd Infantry Division in Germany after a 1948 enlistment and Mark Twain High School graduation. Sgt Edward C Clemons of Helen, linked to the 97th Bomb Wing, competes in SAC’s World Series of Bombing at Walker AFB, New Mexico. Cpl Donnie Barber of Oceana receives orders for Europe with the 2305-4 Military Police Company after Korea service. Seaman Arthur W Jenkins Jr arrives in Norfolk after six months in the Med aboard USS Monrovia. Pvt Dallas R Sneed of National Park, N J, serves with the 45th Infantry in Korea after enlisting last March. His wife Emma Jo resides at Beaver.
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43Rd Infantry
Germany
J.C. Henry A. Sonak
Sixth St
Beckley
143Rd
Army
Mark Twain High School
Bethelhem Steel Corp
Baltimore
Doris Jean
Louisville
Strategic Air Command
Walker Air Force Base
N. M
Edward C. Clemons
C. B. Clemons
Helen
Clemons
97Th
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Tex
Set. E. C. Clemons
New Mexico
Pauline Smith
Stotesbury
Europe
Donnie Barber
Route 10
Oceana
West Virginia Military
Oceana High School
Black Eagle Coal Co
Mullens
Betty Blevins
Donald Wayne
Barber
Hugh Barber
Oceana Cpl
Norfolk, Va
Mediterranean
Monrovia
Transport Division 23
Arthur W. Jenkins Jr
Seaman
Route 1
Korea
45Th Infantry Division
Pvt
Dallas R. Sneed
Lona A. Sneed
National Park
N. J
Fort Leonard Wood
Emma Jo
Ives
Beaver
Youre Telling Me Lighthearted Quips From Daily Banter
A string of playful remarks covers hurricanes with female names and a range of quirky topics. The piece puns on slogans on state license plates, a joke about the Duke of Bedford and cave mice, Pancake Queen, breakfasts with spaghetti and meatballs on toast, a six dimensional theory, Hollywood and Einstein, a baseball manager naming, and odd quotes about Zadok Dumkopf and a snow shovel.
Fruit Tree Safety Check Up for Home Gardens
Dean Halliday advises a full check up of fruit trees focusing on prevention. Young apple trees are vulnerable to the flat headed apple tree borer which damages at the base and on limbs. Keep base areas clean, remove borers with a knife, and address canker by cutting diseased parts and fertilizing to boost vigor. If fire blight infection is possible, disinfect tools and wounds, especially outside winter months.
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Raleigh Register
Peckler, W. Va
Suift
By Thomas JF. Stafford
Raleigh
Hinton
W. Va
Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
Story Brooks & Finley Inc
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Atlanta
Saltville, Va
New River
Charleston
Huntington
Ohio
By James Marton
Alvin J. Cook
First Baptist Church
Mieir Bougainville
Gen. MacArthur
NRA
Henry Ford
By Bob Thomas
By Peggy Kessinger
Kilmer
New Jersey
Duke of Bedford
Philadelphia Athletics
Joost
Zadok Dumkopf
Dummy
APPLE
By Dean Halliday
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