Better Land Use Called Everybody s Program
Princeton WV residents discuss a farmer driven land use initiative at a New River Chapter meeting in Glen Neal Park. WVU extension credits practical adoption challenges and limited credit while outlining a 30 year effort to promote soil improving practices. Officers elected include Charles Arckes as president and Essie Bailey as treasurer with several county farm contest winners named.
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Princeton
W. H Ton
Roberts
New River
Friends of the Land
Glenlweal Park
West Virginia University Extension Department
Charles Arckes
Mercer County
Meade McNecill
Athens
Leon Silberberger
Beckley
A. H. Lough
Hinton
Essie Bailey
Princeton Bank and Trust Company
Wiiters
Mary Green Bowling Roberts
Green Valley
C. A. Fletcher
Athens Road
Carl Wade
Wade Elmore
Greasy Ridge
C. A. Amick
Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
Maryland
Randolph Norton
The
Register
Charlotte
N.C
Observer
Printers Strike at Charleston Daily Mail
The Charleston Daily Mail faces a composing room strike by Local 146 of the Charleston Typographical Union effective last night though publisher Fred M. Staunton says the paper will appear as usual. Union chair Robert Layden cites unresolved wage and contract terms. The strike stems from the paper's refusal to meet demands tied to a civil contempt finding against the International Typographical Union and four officers.
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Foxntated Press
Charleston
Charleston Daily Mail Today
Fred M. Staunton
Robert Layden
Luther M. Swyged
International Typographical Union
Former County Resident Killed in Mine Accident
Howard Williams age 28 of Anjean died at 11 p.m. Thursday at Montgomery Hospital from head injuries suffered in the Leckie Coal Company mines at Anjean where he worked. Born in Shady Spring he was a son of Lowden Williams and the late Dora Plumley Williams a World War II veteran. Surviving are his father one brother George Washington Williams of Columbus Ohio and five sisters Lola Adkins of Firecoe Ora Baldwin Sylvia Roncesta Ethina Smith all of Columbus and Lida Whill of Amigo. The body remains at Caffee Funeral Home until funeral Sunday at 1 p.m. in Missionary Baptist Church Ghent with burial in Brammer Cemetery Ghent.
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Howard Williams
Anjean
Montgomery Hospital
Leckie Coal Company
Shady Spring
Lowden Williams
Dora Plumley Williams
Mae Yuie Genteeis
George. Washington Williams
Columbus
Ohio
Lola, Adkins
Fireco
Ora Baldwin
Sylvia Roncesta
Ethina Smith
Lida Whill
Amigo
Caffee
Missionary ‘Baptist Church
Ghent
Brammer
Cancer Clinic Operators Held On Medical License Charge
In Pittsburgh two alleged cancer clinic operators, Philip Crosnes and Mrs. Lillian Lazenby, faced $1,000 bail on practicing medicine without a license. They ran a Bloomfield clinic at St Josephs Church and used a secret fluid claimed to treat cancer, which laboratories reportedly found to be water and harmless reagents. A courtroom interruption saw a daughter accuse them as murderers after a mother’s death.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Alderman
Thomas J. Whalen
Philip Crosnes
Lillian Lazenby
St. Joseph's Church
Bloomfield
American Medical Association i Chicago
Hitler's Fortune Confiscated by German Denazification Court
A Munich denazification court ordered confiscation of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun's personal fortunes. Hitler’s estate includes an Munich apartment, a Berchtesgaden retreat, and about 5,000 Reichsmarks from Nazi book sales. Braun owned a four room Munich house.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Hitler
Nisler
Berlin
Tsumide
Munich
Berchtesgaden
Ies
Bavaria
Western Berlin Boosts Daily Food Ration to 2000 Calories
Western powers announced that starting November 1 the average daily ration in West Berlin will rise to 2000 calories, an increase of about 270 calories from the current 1730. The move supports Berliners against the Soviet blockade while offering airlift facilities to allied missions if the Russians cut supplies.
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Associated Press
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Boreman Attacks State Machine Over Conservation Spending
Senator Herbert Boreman charged the Conservation Commission spent only five percent of 1947 expenditures on restocking game and fish while allocating $1,269 more to employers’ travel than replenishment. He cited a $420,666.93 payroll and claimed restocking lagged as costs rose, calling the record appalling and predicting political fallout.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
Herbert Boreman
Conservation Commission
Grenville
Boreman
Commission
City Council Approves Two Hour Parking Meters
In a Tuesday executive session Mayor G. G. Hedrick announced the city will change meters from one to two hours. He noted parts have arrived and that two nickels will grant a two hour stay, with meters ready for the switch.
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G.G. Hedrick
Hedrick R
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Readable clues mix of across and down entries with many garbled letters and misspellings. The page presents a traditional newspaper crossword with numbered positions, several misreads, and partial words indicating a standard 15x15 style puzzle.
Campaigns escalate atomic battle in 1940s tone
President Truman blasted Dewey over atomic energy policy during a Milwaukee stop while Dewey shifted to Minnesota from Kansas City denouncing the Democratic administration as tired and confused. Henry Wallace joined the cross fire claiming credit for Truman’s abandoned plan to send Justice Vinson to Moscow to discuss the atomic problem.
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Associated Press
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Indiana
Milwaukee
New York
Minnesota
Kansas City
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Fred M. Vinson
Moscow
Fists Fly at C10 Meeting in N Y
A fist fight broke out at a CIO Council hearing in New York City as tensions between right and left wingers flared. Several punches were thrown but no one was seriously hurt, as Ruth Young protested from the room amid the disturbance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jini Cio
Greater
New York
City) Cio Council
Moses
L. S. Buckmaster
CIO Rubber Workers
Thhree-Man
CIO
CIO Council For
New York City
Ruth Young
Gouris
Rural Youth Convene At Jacksons Mill
About 275 youths from high school and college ages attended a weekend conference at Jacksons Mill. The Rural Youth, USA gathering unites regional clubs and organizations including the 4 H, Future Farmers of America, Home Makers, Farm Bureaus, Granges, Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts and church groups.
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Jackson's Mill
Associated Press
Rural Youth, USA
Future Farmers of America
Future Hamemakers of América
Farm Bureaus
Gire Girls
Boy Scouts
Priest Murdered in Weed Hotel Room
Police hunt a 23 year old man Winifred Nelson Garvin in connection with the murder of 50 year old Catholic priest Rev. Francis J. Parolin in a Weed California hotel. The priest was en route to Yreka on assignment when slain after a struggle over valuables.
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Calif
Winifred Nelson Garvin
Yreka
Victin
Francis J. Parolin
Galt
Ben Richardson
Richardson
Parolin
Pineville Fisherman Fined for Illegal Night Fishing Incident
In Pineville Wyoming County, Okex McCourt a former trade school director now state supervisor admitted to illegal night fishing using a car battery powered lamp. He pleaded guilty before Magistrate W B Wilson and paid 23 in fines and costs for himself and two companions James Cook and Algie Adams. The catch weighed about 10 pounds and included a wall-eyed pike.
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Register Stott
Pineville
H.cationed
Okex
McCourt
Wyoming County Trade School
W. B. Wilson
Couyandotte River
Rutherford
Wyoming
Berlin Firmness Stydies Soviets
General Lucius D. Clay said Soviet expansion will be halted and then recede if Western powers maintain a firm Berlin stance. The remarks were made in a private speech on September 28 and released by a source close to Clay after British delegates visited Berlin.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Clay
Vel Kills 2 Men Over VA Rating
Bernard Vv. Lembits, a 47 year old World War II veteran, is charged with first degree murder after allegedly killing two Veterans Administration workers Milton A. Jacobs and Eramett Crowe during a hearing on his disability rating. Police say he admitted to the shootings and cited frustration with the VA. A separate note reports building permits issued for a five room house at $4,500 and a four room house at $3,500.
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Buffalo
Bernard Vv
Lembits
Fivo Employesv
Veterans Administration
Milton A. Jacobs
Oscar H. Dabritz
T. A. Wood
Office of
City Recorder
Eugene Scott
Westmoreland Street
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