Coal strike risks in winter as welfare fund stockpiles dwindle
A Raleigh Register analysis notes coal stockpiles at a dangerous low level amid a looming winter strike, with the Health and Welfare Fund as the central stake. It highlights Lewis’s history of high stakes and suggests his strategic advantage rests on a dwindling fund and political opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Regpister
Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
W Va
Hinton
Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
AP News
Katz Agency
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Dalles
Abora Safi
Virginia Fur
Wiz Morize
Afl
W.s
Merkley Newspapers Corporation
Addrena
Lewis
Health and Welfare Fund
Health and Welfare Fund in peril as miners' royalties dwindle
The Pittsburgh Press reports the Health and Welfare Fund, a $100 million annual program for miners and families, faces treasury blues as royalties shrink with mines on reduced weeks. About $29 to $30 million remains, funds depleted by delinquent payments and slowed production. John L. Lewis faces choices to avoid fund collapse or force higher royalties through operator pressure, potentially triggering a strike if demands aren’t met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Treasury Blues
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Health and Walfare Fund
Mississippi River
Lewis
John L
Terris
Autumn encroaches as Beckley grows into city streets
A reflective column notes early autumn hues at Grandview State Park and forecasts a brisk season ahead. The author jokes about Pollyanna optimism while observing local life on Oakwood Avenue and Neville Street, where Beckley edges toward city-scale traffic flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview State Park
Oakwood Avenue
Neville Street
Beckley
By Thomas J. Stafford on traffic, by-pass, and university ties
The piece notes the State Road Commission by-pass from Sprague to Neville with unfinished work and a congested intersection. Police painted lanes to reduce traffic viscosity, but drivers still cross lanes, creating confusion. It also reports Mountaineer alumni events at West Virginia University and mentions Ross Preston Daniel leading a Freshman Washington and Lee dinner, with younger alumni to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Road Commission
Sprague
Neville
Unis
Monongahela
West Virginia University
University Freshines
Washington and Lee
Cyclops
Beckley Alumni Association
Dob Ashworth
Doug Bowers
Ross
Tom Wilson
Jo Hill
Nine-Tenths of Wisdom in the Smokeless Goal Region
An editorial urges transitioning from a one-crop economy to agriculture. It notes abundant coal beneath the region and warns against past cotton reliance. Advocates a two-industry economy via the Rural Development Program to build future prosperity through local farming and proper marketing.
Inconsistent price figures on arms with Greek Turkey Korea
Congressional investigators note price discrepancies in military shipments with Greece at 45 dollars per unit while Turkey and Korea are charged 800 and 1500 respectively. President Truman insists Congress pass the arms bill as submitted, prompting questions about pricing flexibility in arming allied nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sant
Greece
Turkey
Koren
Truman
Congress
Teoma
Slaughter at Salerno Six Years Ago Recalled by Hal Boyle
HAL Boyle recalls the six year old Allied landing at Salerno marking the first joint British American assault on continental Europe. He portrays the brutal week of fighting around the beachhead, the difficult ascent through mountains, and the enduring hardships endured by troops in Italy before the Normandy turn of the war.
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Hal. Boyle
New York
Italy
Ene Reu Bay
Rae Eweew
Saterno
Europe
Naz 16Th Panzer
Air Force
Sicily
Camden Killer Insane Says Two Washington Psychiatrists
James Marlow AP reports in Washington that Howard Unruh the Camden killer has been sent to a state insane hospital for at least two weeks while psychiatrists assess his sanity. If found sane he faces murder charges. psychiatrists cite delusions of persecution and Bible study as clues to his presumed mental illness.
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James Marlow
Washington
Howard Unruth
Camden
N. J
State Insane Hospital
Jersey
Sarah
Unni
Gnruh
Unrah
Unruh
Pune
Ciro’s Night Club Thrives on Stars and Glow
Herman Hover, owner of Ciro’s, defends keeping a select, upscale nightclub with top entertainers, soft peach lighting, and discreet service. He details prices, the era’s glamour, and his plan to break even through by products while stars like Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner frequent the venue.
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Molly Wood
Clio’s
Ciro
Herman D. Hover
Aver
New York
Ciro's
Hover
van Johanson
Frank Sinatra
Ava Gardner
Unruh
Oseeheresee
Anrul
Thas
Evev
New Jersey
Duke Ellington
Ciro’s
Johnny Meyer
Howard Hughes
Traction
The Zodiac Club Murder at West Fifty Second Street
Derrin visits the Zodiac Club where Cherry, star singer, performs amid Zodiac signs. A shot ends Cherry’s act, and Derrin is pulled into a tangle with Dave Holway, Senator Morrow, and a danger-filled plot. Reid urges Derrin to flee as sirens rise, warning of arrest and deeper trouble.
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Zodiac Club
West Fifty-second
Broadway
Derrin
Luigi
Martin
Scorpio
Dave Holway
Chercy
Cherry
Isae
Dave
Holway
Senator Morrow
Sholway
Reid
Josity
Haid
O.K
Dermot
Cherry Lynn
Greater Traffic Over Aging Roads Causes Transportation Headaches
Washington report by Alexander and George notes traffic explosion and aging highways worsen transport costs. Officials cite two-war stoppages, rising construction costs, and only partial replacement of high type pavements. By 1957 42 percent of highways may be worn out. truck transport expands as registration rises since 1939.
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Alexander & George
Washington
Wigmway
American Association of State Highway Officials
Thomas H. MacDonald
U. S
MacDonald
Public Roads Administrations
Charles Upham
American Road Builders Association
Statism as GOP campaign slogan sparks partisan clash
Republicans push statism as a critical issue opposing Truman’s fair deal. Wherry urges an official party stance against stronger social welfare state control, while Democrats dismiss the tactic as a slogan. Eisenhower and Byrnes had flagged statism as federal power grows, with Dulles predicting statism push in New York race.
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AL Siael Vutelel
Washington
Truman
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
Lucas of
Ilinois
James F. Byrnes
Firsh
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Duilles
RNY
New York
Dulles
Herbert Lehman
Call It Treason by George Howe review
A wartime adventure novel with spies behind German lines. George Howe blends factual wartime background with escapist missions as Tigers and Paluka plot uprisings while Happy locates German outfits. The reviewer notes heavy footnotes slow suspense and mixed pacing, praise for background but critique of second half.
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George Howe
Viking
Germany
Hitler
Tiger
Paluka
Berlin
Mannheim
Happy
Augsburg
Rhine
Howe
Wehrmacht
German Widow Receives Death Notice From War Loss
Frau Maier of Cine Altoetting Germany was informed by authorities that her husband Johann Maier died in late war action with the German army. He opened the fatal letter, was captured by Allied troops, released in summer 1945, and has since lived with his family.
US Army official assigns goat to worst unit in Munich
Col James H Kelly of Chicago directs the U S Military Government in Munich and runs a monthly safety drive. He awards the unit with the fewest traffic accidents and punishes the worst unit by assigning its soldiers a thirty day duty tending a smelly chilly goat.
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Associated Press
Munich
James H. Kelly
Chicago
Ilinois
U. S
Collective farms expanded in Lithuania report
Soviet Lithuania reported rapid progress in organizing collective fares in the republic. Official figures state 4,100 collective farms formed, uniting 130,308 peasant farms under a single system.
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Associated Press Moscow
Soviet Lithuania
Lithuania
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