We Plead Guilty to Annexation Advocacy
The Register pleads guilty to supporting annexation efforts for Sprague, Calloway freights, and the flarper road section, arguing closer alignment of Beckley’s official population with its actual size would boost Beckley as a market. The stance claims wider recognition by manufacturers and distributors, benefiting buyers, the newspaper, and local outlets through better advertising and lower prices.
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Register
Sprague
Calloway
Flarper Road
Beckley
Impartial Trustee and Miner Welfare Fund Debate
Critics claim mismanagement of Carl Wines welfare fund but supporters insist it aids thousands of miners and remains essential to industry schemes. Public caution urged until stronger evidence emerges, as debate continues over administration and long term role.
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Carl Wines’ Welfare and Retirement Fund
Uhey
Rooster Brings Rural Noise To City Home
Dewey Meador and Bob Campbell visit Hill James in Prosperity. A prized rooster in James barn inspires Dewey to bring it home, hoping it will keep him youthful. But the crowing wakes the neighborhood and his family, forcing him to return the bird.
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Dewey Meador
Dewey
Bob Campbell
Hill James
James
Lee Street
Meados
Grandview
Snow and frost blessings in the forest fire season
The piece notes how snow and frost, though unwelcome to some, aid forest protectors by dampening tinder and slowing fires. It quotes Frank Frasure on a cold morning, recalls Joyce Kilmer, and urges readers to see whiteness as a seasonal aid despite gray dawns. It contrasts civic cheer with practical caution and ends by riffing on Annie Rooney.
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Frank Frasure
Joyce Kilmer
Annie Rooney
Comic Page Fanse
Proposal for Impartial Probe of Welfare Fund Misuse
The letter argues for a full-scale, impartial investigation into the welfare and retirement fund funded by coal royalties. It urges a public board or independent body to examine mis expenditures and suggests appointing a reputable trust company to manage royalties and ensure aid reaches the most deserving miners.
Sign of Age You Are Old When Your Peers Look Younger
A compact reflection on aging noting that reaching a certain life point makes one feel older as peers now appear younger. The line captures a paradox of aging and perception without specific events or dates.
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Cal Sheridan
Leta
Were O'Meara
Worship of Motor Cars By HAL BOYLE
In a humorous riff Boyle muses on reincarnation to become a motor car, arguing the automobile as a universal fetish shaping life in America. He notes the car’s rising worship, costs, and social impact, then declares his wish to return as a vehicle rather than a human. He approves any type of car, except a doctor’s, which he dreads as poor drivers.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Carysiva
Allerica
United States
Manhattan
FIA
Kachenette
Tani Vee
America
Coal Strike Standoff Tests Truman Power and Timing
President Truman weighs delaying a coal strike with fact finding or Taft Hartley power. John L Lewis faces a Dec 1 deadline after fines for contempt of court in 1948. Analysts see two paths to avert a winter shortage, with outcomes depending on compliance and timing.
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Lewis
James Marlow
Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
Trueman
Tranman
Vie
Trumann
Mr. Truman
Thoug
Hal— Lewis
Giant in Gray by Wade Wellman review notes Hampton life and leadership
The review praises Giant in Gray as a thoughtful portrait of Wade Hampton, tracing his Civil War leadership and postwar New South role. It highlights Hampton’s cavalry prowess, Republican Reconstruction activity, and later reputation, while noting the book focuses more on his mature years than battlefield exploits. It ends with a brief, curious nod to early television history.
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Maitly Wade Wellman
Charles Scribers Sons
Wade Hampton
Hampton
South Carolina
Hampton Legion
Confederacy
Bull Run
Bedford Forrest
Jeb Stuart
Gay Cavalrcy
Start
Yellow Tavern
Douglas Southall Freeman
Prey McHa
Manny Wade Wellman
Matter of Fact Communist Party No Longer Merits Attention
Joseph Alsop and Stewart Alsop argue the American Communist Party has waned in influence both inside the labor movement and among left wing intellectuals. They note Tito’s appeal to intellectuals abroad weakens Moscow's grip and that in the US the party lacks mass followings, forecasting its decline unless civil liberties violations become a martyring tool.
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Joseph and
Stewart Alsop
Washington
Communist Party
Greenbackers
Wallace
New Republic
Marshal Tito
Josef Stalin
England
Alexander Werth
Konni Zuliacus
Tito
France
Claude Bourdet
Jean Cassou
Maurice Thorez
Ialy
Palmiro Togliatti
Luigi Lonico
Heart of Happiness Chapter 3 finds Arleta Langtry
Peggy More's serialized tale follows Arleta Langtry as she travels to Langtry ranch by bus and car. A chance encounter with a sharp, unnamed man hints at past loyalties and a tense reception tied to the Langtry name, setting a bittersweet drama in a winter resort locale.
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Heart of
Peggy More
Arleta
Langley Tract
Aslela
Ariela
Alene
Allene
Arteta
Lake Langtry
Langtry
Langtry Ranch
Tam Arlete Langtry
Crippled Susan Peters Stars in Wheelchair Role
Susan Peters, confined to a wheelchair after a hunting accident, headlines a yearlong tour in The Barretts of Wimpole Street. The 27-year-old actress performs from a couch in Act I, gains mobility in Act II, and moves with help through Act III, while maintaining star appeal and drawing reviews.
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Susan Peters
Hollywood
Wimpole Street
Princeton
N. J
East Hampton
N. Y
Boston
Susan
Pennsylvania
Beverly Hills
Elizabeth Barrett
Katherine Cornell
Robert Browning
London
Italy
Corneil
Suisan
Bairdo
Jay Carjmody
Washington, D. C
Evening Star
Elizabeth
Richard Quine
Timothy
Jack Webb
Timmy
Bob Carnahan
Suzanne Carnahan
Spokane
Wash
Bob
Thelma Harris
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Thomas J. Stafford
Boyle
Junis
President Truman
Literary Guidepost
Paul Nipkow
Leral
Mak
Belgrade
Vito Marcantonio
Madison Square Garden
Vito
Kremlin
Louis Adamic
William Gadimer
Davidson
Kirtley Mather
United Auto Workers
Ben Gold
Fur Workers
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