Reds Withdrawing From Manchuria
CHUNGKING foreign Minister Wang Shih Chieh said Moscow informed the Chinese central government that Soviet forces have begun a withdrawal from Manchuria and will finish by the end of November. He added Chinese forces in northern Indo China would be withdrawn soon and denied rumors that Wei Tao Ming would return to become Shanghai mayor, noting he is now Chinese representative to a Far Eastern commission.
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Wang Shih-Chieh
Moscow
Manchuria
Wang
Indo- China
Wei Tao Ming
Washington
China
Shanghai
Wei
UAW CIO’s 60 Day Dictator Rule At Kelsey Hayes Wheel
The United Automobile Workers Union uses a 60 day administrator system during a strike at Kelsey Hayes Wheel Company. Percy Llewellyn, regional director, says the move preserves local autonomy while protecting members from misguidance. Administrators wield policy control but elections follow after 60 days.
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Wildcat
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company
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Ford Motor Company
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Imported Cigars Exempt From Price Control In Washington
OPA announced that cigars imported after October 22 will be exempt from price control. The agency said imported cigars do not significantly affect the cost of living and thus merit exemption.
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Washington
OPA
Ex Indies Governor Plans U S Visit After Resignation
Aneta dispatch from The Hague reports A W L Tiarda Van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, who resigned as governor general of the Netherlands East Indies, will come to the United States. He reunites with his wife Christine Marburg of Baltimore and daughter Christina, 21, whom he hadn’t seen in over three years. They arrived in Baltimore last week from Java.
FASTEETH Improves Denture Fit and Comfort
Many denture wearers fear plate movement during use. FASTEETH, an alkaline non acid powder, sprinkled on plates helps them stay firmer and more comfortable. It does not sour and reduces denture odor. Available at drug stores.
Auditors Unveil New State Checks With Slogan
West Virginia treasury will issue 615000 new checks in 1946 featuring the slogan a real place to live, a real place to work. Two designs exist road commission checks show a highway scene while other departments display a factory coal tipple and Mountain State home.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Treasury
Edgar B. Sims
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Federal Reserve Bank
Builder Ed Scales gets five room house permit in Beckley
Beclkley based Ed ward Scales secured a building permit for a five room frame house with full basement on Sylvia street valued at 4700 dollars.
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Edward Scales
Beckley
Sylvia Street
State tax collections set 1945 record of 5.5 billion
State tax collections for the 1945 tax year reached a record 5.5 billion dollars, reflecting strong revenue gains. The figure highlights robust postwar economic activity and expands government funding capacity. Citizens and policymakers will monitor ongoing tax trends and implications for public services.
Before the printing press playing cards were hand painted
An item notes that before mass printing, playing cards were decorated by hand. The account highlights manual craftsmanship and the shift from handwork to reproduced designs in historical card making.
Meadows Tells Baptists Peace Based On Christianity
Governor Clarence W. Meadows told 405 delegates at the West Virginia Baptist convention that lasting world peace must rest on Christianity. He urged leadership, right thinking and right actions at home, state, nation. Delegates elected Rev. Ernest L. Honts of Charleston as president for 1946 and set Clarksburg as next year’s meeting site. The final session featured Dr. C. Oscar Johnson of St Louis and other speakers.
Religious leaders attend Northern Baptist World Mission crusade
Dr. R. C. Booth of Charleston president of the State-Saloon league Dr. W J McCullough eastern area director of evangelism of the American Baptist Home Mission Society and Val H Price a denominational religious worker at West Virginia University participated in the event.
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Northern Baptist World Mission Crusade
R. C. Booth
Charleston
State-Saloon League
W. J. McCullough
American Baptist Home Mission Society
Val H. Price
West Virginia University
Color TV Progress Highlighted by FCC Testimony
Color television, a decade long research pursuit with rapid recent advances led by Dr. Peter C. Goldmark of CBS, has been brought to public attention again through testimony before the Federal Communications Commission.
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Associated Press
New York
Television
Peter C. Goldmark
C.B.S
Federal Communications Commission
Public TV Rules Hearing Signals Year-End Demonstration
At a hearing on commercial television rules and regulations, officials said sufficient laboratory progress warrants a new public demonstration around year’s end. The remarks frame upcoming steps and the potential impact on broadcasting policy.
Former Beckley Man Ends Naval Service
Chief Petty Officer Michael Spasiuk, brother of Mrs. L. S&S. Philpott of Beckley, discharged at Norfolk Virginia after eight years in the navy. Now a New York City resident, he is expected to visit Beckley. He served on the U S Cushing with the Pacific fleet and survived its sinking off Guadalcanal in 1944 after earlier duty on the U S S Mission Bay.
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Michael Spasiuk
Spasiuk
New York City
Beckley Re
U. S
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