Beckley WV News Rates and Postal Matter Notice
The notice outlines post office classification and exclusive AP rights, lists representative cities, and adds rate information for subscriptions in West Virginia. It warns carriers and distributors that the newspaper is not responsible for advance payments to sellers or their agents.
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Newspapers and reader trust in election coverage
The piece argues newspapers must honor readers by full and accurate daily news budgets, avoiding slanted reporting and partisan bias. It cites varying editorial policies, urges keeping opinion separate from news, and recalls Jefferson on governing by public opinion.
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Thomas Jefferson
Pigs and politics cited as yardstick of policy
Phrase mocks Yugoslav communists for pig breeding control using Henry Wallace’s 1933 ideas as a reference point. The remark contrasts early policy attempts with current governance.
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Yugoslavia
Henry Wallace
A Country Letter Urges Patrol, Paint and Nature
A reader signs as Gust an old country boy to Bug Dust describing a warning ticket experience and vowing to follow police rules. He muses on country life, Mabscott errands, and Main Street parking while praising Litte Beaver Park and nature’s autumn colors in a lyrical, reflective note.
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Mabscott
Painter
Litte Beaver Park
Improvements at lake park by county court plan and prison labor
County Court works on park improvements around the lake with a new mile long road and enhanced picnic facilities. Prison labor provides wood for fires and cuts brush at a rate of one dollar per day, boosting park revenue from boat launches and rowboats to about five thousand dollars annually.
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Harry Anderson
George Farmer
Jack Nuckols
Jim Shrewsbury
Bastille
Beckley
Anderson
National Bank of
Crow
Little Beaver
Pinecrest Sanitarium Lacks Nurses and Funds
Pinecrest Sanitarium operates with only seven nurses for 82 patients, far below the ideal one nurse per eight patients. Officials warn conditions will worsen without next Legislature funding to raise salaries and staffing, as the Veterans Hospital attracts nurses with higher pay.
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Pinecrest Sanitarium
Pinecrest
American Association of Hospitals
Veterans’ Hospital
Veterans Administration
House of Delegates
State Senate
Charleston
Board of Public
Fall River Faces War Between Genders in Garment Trades
In Fall River Massachusetts a long standing bias keeps men from garment industry work women dominate the shops with about 2 000 unemployed men including 800 veterans the town seeks to diversify its textile economy after past collapse.
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Fall River
Mass
New England
New York City
Old South
Japan
Berlin Crisis Foreseen in U N Debate On German Split
Washington reports the United Nations will open a Berlin crisis debate centered on economic and political clashes between the Soviet Union and Western powers. The 1945 four-power division of Germany and Berlin created competing zones and money reforms, escalating tensions as the Western powers strive to restore Germany while Moscow resists cooperation.
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Berlin
Washington
United Nations
Germany
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Progressive party turmoil and Wallace strategy exposed
The piece argues the Illinois Progressive leaders sought pacts with Jake Arvey to boost Henry Wallace and attack Douglas, then failed. It links these moves to broader West Berlin aid, Minnesota politics, and internal Communist panic over Wallace’s dwindling appeal, predicting collapse if Wallace fails to unite voters.
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Henry Agard Wallace
Progressive Party
Peceitnelly
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Illinois
Jake Arvey
Tain
Kelly-Nash
Cook County
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Arvey Deal
Arvey
Paul Douglas
C. B
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Benson
Minnesota
Humphrey
Kremlin
Brother Browder
Danny Kaye: Royal Intimacy and Comic Ferocity Defined
Hollywood star Danny Kaye, famed for rapid-fire humor and volatile temper, charmed England’s royal family during a London appearance with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. He reveled in the audience’s roar yet demanded constant attention from a large cast and crew.
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Hollywood
Danny Kaye
Danny
Metropolitan
England
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Churchill
Brooklyn
Plese
Parallel Campaigns Show Similar Foreign Policy Voices
The Associated Press notes both major candidates use parallel travel and speeches, with similar foreign policy language. Des Moines openings mirror each other, while Truman and Dewey differ on domestic issues but align on Europe and communism. Dulles and Marshall play key roles in shaping the campaign's foreign policy narrative.
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Associated Press
Washington
Paris
Marshall
John Foster Dulles
Truman
Des Moines
Dewey
Mr. Truman
Pacific Coast
Gov. Dewey
Europe
Hussia
Russia
Roane County Families Split as Ox Roast Food Refused
The Roane County DemocraticCommittee found at least two families split politically as wives of Democratic members were asked to donate food for an ox roast but refused after learning their spouses belonged to the opposite party.
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Associated Press
Spencer
Roane County
Democratic Committee
Veterans Post Receives 20 Cemetery Plots Donation
Spencer announces 20 cemetery lots donated to the Irvin Conley post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Commander James Mack says the plots will be used for veterans and their immediate families with perpetual upkeep funded by the post.
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Associated Press
Spencer
Irvin Conley
Veterans’ of Foreign Wars
James Mack
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