Reforestation Push by New River Company in Beckley Area
The New River company led by Frank Halstead advances a long term forestation plan to reforest acres stripped by mining, notably Prosperity Dry Hill, arguing vegetation stabilizes water and yields future mine props. They contrast with out of state contractors who strip for coal with minimal land restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
New River Company
Frank Halstead
Dry Hill
Halstead
Ohio
Pay-as-you-go Highways Question From West Virginia Editorial
The piece argues for pay-as-you-go highway funding but notes current bond debt and annual bond servicing. It estimates two million dollars extra available if roads were funded normally, contrasts with 15.7 million in yearly vehicle and fuel taxes, and asks how to balance maintenance with debt retirement while pursuing a pay-as-you-go system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shire
West
Beckley’s drive to host big events fuels city growth
Beckley earns a reputation for energy as it tackles large undertakings. The Moose Convention and a second Community Concert drive show its ambition. The drive seeks 600 members, raising rates to $5 to attract top artists and boost cross city attendance with Bluefield and Charleston. The core aim is better schools, churches, hospitals, recreation, and culture, through public forums and concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Paul Bunyan
Blue Ox
I T
Moose
Community Concert Association
Bluefield
Charleston
G. A. Mohler
Chamber of Commerce
Planning Ahead as Auto Makers Prep for Peace Time
Automakers plan a wartime to peacetime shift by transferring engineers and technicians through the War Manpower Commission to prepare blueprints for new cars. The transition aims to avoid competitive bias and faces material shortages. The industry expects thousands of layoffs but anticipates a large market and capital to fund postwar production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
War Manpower Commission
Diem
Pearl Harbor inquiry called political bank by Sabath
Washington AP Senator Sabath dismisses calls for a special Pearl Harbor inquiry as pure political bank. He says he will not convene the rules committee to consider Harness’s resolution, while May of Kentucky refuses joint military naval investigations. Republicans press for full facts before the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Sabath
Rules Committee
Osgether
May
D.ky
House Military Committee
Congress
Rep
Harness
R.-Ind
Sabash
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Naval Affairs
Naval Military Committee
Hebert
D.la
Hess
I-Ohio
Cole
R.-M
Vinton
D.-Ga
Naval Committee
Republican House
Coal Shortage Threatens Winter Heating Across East
The Associated Press reports a government order to ration coal east of the Mississippi as shortages loom for both anthracite and southern Appalachian bituminous coal. Officials urge conservation and weatherization to stretch scarce supplies.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Mississippi
Appalachian
Ickes
Solid Fuels Administration
Eanany
Maine
D. C
Erie
Appalachians
Fay
Great Lakes
Legion To Install Post Officers In Raleigh County
Frank Halstead will be installed as the 1945 commander of Raleigh County Post No. 32 of the American Legion at the annual installation meeting Monday at 8 p.m. Commander Ben F. Dorsey announced the slate including Benny Baker as first vice commander and Guy Amato as second vice commander. Members urged to attend with past commanders invited.
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Frank Halstead
Raleigh County
American Legion
Ben F. Dorsey
Benny Baker
Guy Amato
R. J. Burmeister
W. R. Fusitt
Floyd Sayre
Beckley Pastor Dr Lineweaver Stricken In Raleigh General
Dr J L Lineweaver pastor of Beckley Presbyterian Church for 24 years is critically ill at Raleigh General Hospital with his condition unchanged. His son Dr Hans Lineweaver of Berkeley California has arrived and daughter Mrs Sterling Goodenough of Richwood New Jersey is expected. He spent the summer at the Davis Stewart orphanage in Lewisburg and is vice president of the Raleigh County Tuberculosis association.
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J. Ll. Lineweaver
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Raleigh General Hospital
Hans Lineweaver
Berkeley
California
Sterling Goodenough
Richwood
New Jersey
Lineweaver
Davis Stewart
Lewisburg
Beckley
Raleight County
Bug Dust Chronicles Two Generations and a Mighty Fir
Harold M. Riffe and G L Ferguson share a clipping about a 675 year old Douglas fir felled by a Pacific Northwest lumber firm. The tree yielded 71 542 board feet of lumber and stood 196 feet tall after topping. Juvenile notes describe son C E Ferguson in Vancouver, Washington, and Captain James Salango’s New Guinea letter detailing Melanesian peoples, jungles, and daily life.
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G. L. Ferguson
Cool Ridge
C. E. Ferguson
Vancouver
Washington
Pacific
Columbus
America
United States
Australia
New Guinea
India
England
France
James Salango
Beckley Junction
Beckley
Rocky Mountains
Greenland
Japan
Germany
U.S
Nazi Collapse May Not Come Until 1945 Says Patton War Correspondent
WES GALLAGHER reports from France that Allied progress is slower after gains halted at the German border. He notes German forces, though beaten, fight with fury, and that a potential new Nazi weapon could influence the endgame as Allied efforts continue across Normandy and into Alsace. The piece also reports the death of Los Angeles Times publisher Narvy Chandler at 80 and a brief note on Paris and Montreal as French-speaking hubs.
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Miihohem
New Guinea
Jimmy
Hitler
Hiller
Germany
Nancy
Alsace
Normandy
Edgar Smith
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Ohio
England
Widder
Berlin
Waterside romance and factory crisis under moonlit threat
Susan fears exposure as whispers around Aunt Sarah grow louder after a tense night at the lake. Erich urges escape to protect Susan and discusses plans to move the business from a town hostile to her, proposing a personal lab rather than a factory.
Mansion Visit Turns Tense As Lockhart Arrives
Susan and Erich return to the mansion and learn Jim Lockhart has arrived to pressure Julie. Jonathan recalls old times while Julie hosts the scene in the library. The group moves toward the library as suspicions rise about Lockhart's purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan
Erich
Julian
Julie
Mister Lockhart
Susan
Return to town sparks clash over factory future
Julie Lockhart faces council pressure to sell the factory while vowing to stay and fight. Jim warns the town will force her out as she recalls her father’s hated legacy and decides to press on despite threats. In another moment Susan flees with a defiant line to Finch.
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Hey
Finch
Julie
Susan
Erich
Lockhart
Council
Mr. Lockhart
Jim
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U.S. Third Army
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Los Angeles Times
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Times
Paris
Montreal
Scarbrough
Sarah
Merril
Will
Thorny
Midvale
Elgy
Detroit
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Lois Ebu
Jim Lockhart
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