Our Part in Bringing Harmony to the Land
West Virginia leaders urge soil conservation as key to balancing land water and life. The piece criticizes federal water policy, praises watershed efforts in Charleston and Keep West Virginia Green, and calls on citizens to lobby Congress while embracing local action to protect Ohio and Potomac valleys.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Hugh H. Bennett
United States Soil Conservation Service
Charleston
West Virginia
Soil Conservation Service
Southwest
Army
Ohio
Potomac
Why Democrats Should Vote in Off Year Election
The Sunday Register notes rising voter registration and urges Democrats in Raleigh Fayette Wyoming Mercer Greenbrier Summers Nicholas Monroe counties to vote on November 7. It argues party majorities won’t guarantee state offices and highlights incumbents Attorney General William C. Marland and State Treasurer William H. Ansel Jr. need strong support to counter upstate Republican majorities.
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Sunday Register
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Mercer
Greenbrier
Summers
Nicholas
Monroe
Beckley
William C. Marland
William H. Ansel, Jr
Kanawha
Taft Campaign Tour in Versailles Ohio Portraits an Angry Leader
In Versailles Ohio Senator Robert A Taft campaigns through a rural heartland, delivering a long formal speech to about 250 locals from schools businesses and farmers. He tours small towns repeatedly as part of a relentless plan to win rural votes against Truman era policies.
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Versailles
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Truman
United States Senate
Senator Taft
Russia
Congress
United States
Harry Truman
China
Korea
America
Bug Dust Reflects On Autumn And Local Youths
Autumn colors fade from vibrant to dull as a mild season lingers. Beckley recreation chief Ted Cook struggles to open the Recreation Building for youth activities amid limited support. Washington journalist Robert S. Allen praises Beckley Senator Kilgore and Representative Hedrick as Hedrick runs for reelection.
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Ted Cook
Beckley
Ted
Robert S. Allen
Washington
West Virginia
Truman
Allen
Drew Pearson
Kilgore
Erland Harold Hedrick
Hedvcick
Stalin Proxy Ride Marks Pyongyang Advance
On the road toward Pyongyang, U N troops push north as North Korean soldiers surrender en masse. Civilians cheer and offer apples, while a poster of Stalin coins the march. Brig. Gen. Allen calls the surrendering mood political, not martial, as prisoners, nurses, and locals mingle in the advance.
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Don Whitehead
Hal Boyle
Pyongyang
Joe Stalin
Red Russia
Stalin
Uncle Joe
Hokkyo
United Nations
Frank A. Allen
Cleveland
Ohio
North Korea
Good Citizen Jury Duty Front Row View of Justice
An overview of jury duty as a civic obligation and window into democratic justice. It explains three jury types grand petit and coroner and notes civil and criminal roles, duties, procedures, and the aim of impartial jurors to ensure fair trials for all. The article, Chapter 2 of Good Citizen from the American Heritage Foundation, invites readers to obtain the booklet.
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American Heritage Foundation
Noblaa
Commonwealth
East 45Th Street
New York
N. Y
A Fearful Joy by Joyce Cary review in Literary Guidepost
The novel follows Tabitha from childhood in the 1880s through a life of trials and change. A flirtation with Bonser, Paris salons, two wars, a son and granddaughter shape her rise and fall. Tabitha remains a pure heart amid shifting social currents and Victorian claims. Cary’s book is hailed as his best since The Moonlight.
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Tabitha
Cary
Bonser
Harry
Sturge
Paris
Golan
Sara Monday
Gulley Jimson
Ohio Engineer Studies Red Parrot Coal Plant
Ohio engineer Clifford Eff of an Ohio leather company is in Prenter studying the Red Parrot Coal preparation plant. He has conducted postgraduate research in the field and entertained several groups with magic shows during his stay. A twenty minute magic demonstration preceded an illustrated lecture with vacation photos from New England, followed by a social hour.
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Ohio
Clifford Eff
Ohio Leather Company
Prenter
Red Parrot
Eff
Arch Carden
New England
14 Troopers Change Uniforms Cooperation Between City and State Police Forces Nets Mutual Benefits
An unusual spirit of cooperation grows in West Virginia among city county and state law enforcement. In Raleigh County Centennial traffic jams had most officers directing flow prompting six State Police to assist Beckley. Chiefs with 283 years combined state service now head many city departments boosting mutual efficiency. A municipal police school at the State Police Academy in Dunbar adds training from federal and local agencies. Chief Scalise says the State Police are ready and willing to cooperate with Beckley Police.
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West Virginia
Raleigh County
Anthony Scalise
C. L. Walker
Beckley
W. E. Burchett
Scalise
East Rainelle
Crit E. Hall
Lewisburg
N. L. Sidebottom
Madison
F. C. Bennett
Pineville
R. D. Platt
Princeton
L. A. Taylor
Harley E. Locke
Greenbrier
Henry E. Pomroy
House of Delegates
Wart County
Coun
State Police Academy
Dunbar
Earl Ballengee
State Police
FBI
State Police Co
National politics and war planning amid fading Korean War signals
The Nation Today reports on a shift as Korea nears a close with Americans easing from wartime tension. Pentagon operations expand, orders flow to arms makers, and a long war readiness program looms. Symington and Steelman warn of continued controls and taxes, while Donovan leads a anti Communist coalition against Rep. Vito Marcantonio in Harlem’s 18th District.
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Pentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
U. S
President Truman
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
John R. Steelman
Symington
Steelman
James G. Donovan
Clinton
Mass
United Labor Committee
CIO
AFL
Marcantonio
Harlem
Spanish Harlem
ALP
Donovan
Congress
Communist Party
Mundy Heads Mullens High School Schubert Club
Bill Mundy was elected president of the Schubert Club at Mullens High School. Officers include Ramona Christian as first vice president Rose Runyon as second vice president June Cook as third vice president Patsy Redden as chaplain Jeanette Roncella as recording secretary Marion Griffin as corresponding secretary Peggy Brooks as treasurer Kitty Moler as librarian Anna Reese as assistant librarian Thomas Staton as publicity director and Vickie Cook as song leader.
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Bill Mundy
Register
Mullens
Schubert Club
Mullens High School
Conrad Cook
Ramona Christian
Rose Runyon
June Cook
Patsy Redden
Jeanette Roncella
Marion Griffin
Peggy Brooks
Kitty Moler
Anna Reese
Thomas Staton
Vickie Cook
Injured in Mine Accident Near Herndon Mine
George Price, a Garwood Negro coal loader, suffers head injuries after a 10 car mine trip he rode to work ran away inside the Herndon mine at LaMar Colliery Company early Friday. Four other men aboard the trip escaped uninjured.
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Register
Mullens
George Price
Garwood Negro
Herndon
Lamar Colliery Company
Pineville Woman to Undergo Surgery
Mrs Garnett Barrett of Pineville was admitted to Stevens Clinic Hospital Welch. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Neal Mullens of Pineville and is scheduled for an operation today.
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Register
Pineville
Garnett Barrett
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Neal B. Mullens
Son Born to Oak Hill Couple Lattanzi Gruenberg Family
Oak Hill announces the birth of an 8 pound 4 ounce son born October 13 at the Gruenberg home. Parents are Lewis Lattanzi Jr. and Margaret Gruenberg. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Anton Gruenberg of Oak Hill.
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Register
Oak Hill
Dale Lynn
Lewis Lattanzi, Jr
Anton Gruenberg
Margaret Gruenberg
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