Methodist Leaders See Big Growth for West Virginia Schools
Bishop Paul N. Garber told the West Virginia conference that higher education enrollment will surge, with colleges in the state expected to double attendance by 1970. The church operates 87 colleges nine universities and 100 theological schools with total graduates around 233,000. The conference approved a year plan totaling 578,921 to fund world service conference benevolences and building projects.
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Buckhannon
Paul N. Garber
Richmond
West Virginia
Methodist Church
Garber
World Service
Building For Christ
Robert Engle
Athens
Reds Stand On Homer Writings Stir Debate At Conference
London dispatch reports Soviet Prof. Boris Razamsky at a Leningrad philology meeting cast doubt on a single Homer author, suggesting multiple ancient Greeks wrote the Iliad and Odyssey while Britannica notes the name commonly applies to the Iliad and Odyssey author. The piece also mentions Russian views on Shakespeare versus Bacon versus the Earl of Oxford.
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London
Omer Smote
Kipling
Boris Razamsky
Moscow Radio
Leningrad
Britannica
Tiad
Postal Cards 84 Years Old Originated In Philadelphia
Post Office records mark postal cards as 84 years old this month with origin in Philadelphia in 1861 by John P. Charter. Lipman of Philadelphia later printed Lip mans Postal Cards, while early 1873 saw official government adoption. The article tracks rates, taxes, and international versions, noting the enduring worldwide use and value of the postal card.
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Philadelphia
Post Office Department
U. S
Arthur E. Summerfield
United States
John P. Charton
H. L Lipman
Lipman
Austria
German Confederation
England
Switzerland
Belgium
Netherlands
John A. Creswell
Congress
Uncle Sam
William McKinley
New York City
New York
Washington
McKinley
Government Printing Office
D. C
Bureau , Engraving and Printing
Baldwin Moves to Dismiss Undesirable Huntington Hospital Staff
Emil Baldwin of Huntington State Hospital announced intent to dismiss all unqualified workers. He reported 25 fired and 17 resigned, with more to follow. Records show many staff lack education or reading ability, and further actions were planned after a drinking party incident. The State Board of Control had investigated practices at the institution earlier in the week.
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Huntington
Emil Baldwin
Huntington State Hospital
Baldwin
State Board of Control
Railway Auction Delivers Surprises to Participants
In Toronto on May 31 the annual sale of items left on CN trains along the Riviere de La Port Arthur line yielded profits for one bidder who bought a crate containing a $450 power machine for $5.50 while another purchaser paid a few dollars for a suitcase with women's undergarments and falsies and departed amid laughter.
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Toronto
Canadian National Rail Way
Riviere de la Port Arthur
Senators propose new laws to reform election financing
Senate investigators urged bills broadening disclosure of campaign funding and prohibiting forged telegrams and other pressure tactics. The four Democrats and four Republicans led by Sen. McClellan call for stronger reporting, with a separate lobbying measure raising penalties and extending oversight to both legislative agents and employers. The proposals face uncertain fate this session.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Sen. McClellan
House
Internal Revenue Service
Istonten
New Jaeger Scout Troop entertains members on lawn
New Jaeger Boy Scout Troop No. 135 led by scoutmaster John Rozzell held its regular Friday evening meeting on the lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A S. Sayer. After the gathering, games and a group sing accompanied a surprise wiener and marshmallow roast provided by the scoutmaster.
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John Rozzell
Ral
A.S. Sayer
Trebger
On the Korea Front at O P Mazie Observation Post
A veteran report from Korea details the O P Mazie observation post near the DMZ. It describes the 3rd Battalion 19th Infantry Regiment of the 24th Division, the line of contact with North Korean troops, patrol limits, and the tense daily routine. The piece emphasizes American sacrifice and the stake in freedom against Soviet Communism.
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P. Mazie
Korea
Nana
G Glory Road
Freedom Village
Panmunjom
Mazie
Kaesong
Genghis Khan
China
John Moore
No Man’s Land
Col. Moore
Demilitarized
Demilitarized Zone
United Nations Truce Team
C. P. Mazie
Freedom Bridge
Imjo
Taesong
Seoul
O. P. Mazie
United States
America
Free World
Reis
Bluefield C of Commerce elects officers and directors
Officers and associate directors were elected for one year at a Bluefield Chamber meeting. The board includes Roy B. Browder as president and W. J. Gillespie Jr. as first vice president. Ned Shott announced a commemorative Daily Telegraph edition for the 53rd annual dinner on June 10 with Governor Cecil Underwood as speaker. Reservations are urged as capacity attendance is expected.
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Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Ned Shott
The
Daily Telegraph Co
Roy B. Browder
Thornton Co
J. Dodd
Bluefield C of Commerce
Chamber of Commmerce
Fred O. Blue
Kwass, Stone and Blue
L. C. Compton
Bluefield Motors, Inc
B. C. Edwards
Bluefield Supply Co
W. J. Gillespie Jr
Aepco
Seceondice
BE. C. Wade
Hasley-Wilson Company
Cecil H. Underewood
Chamber of Commerce
Morgantown Man Named Administrative Assistant to State Superintendent
Rex M. Smith, 52, Monongalia County superintendent for three years, will become administrative assistant to State Superintendent R. Rohrbough in Charleston, effective July 1. He has served as principal and as assistant superintendent, with 32 years in Monongalia schools and past presidencies in the West Virginia Education Assn. and the West Virginia Elementary Principals Assn.
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Morgantown
Rex M. Smith
Mono
Supt
R. Rohrbough
Virgil Charleston
Roh
Smith
Roough
Monongalia County
Monongalia
West Virginia Education Assn
West Virginia Elementary Principals Assn
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Charleston
Clay B. Whetsel
Bikini
Joseph A. Brees
and . A. Greenlee
Dunbar
Beckiey
Charles Balding
Oak Hill
Bluefield
James
Buckhar
P. Dyer
Nutter Fort
Central
R. Karickhoff
Spencer
Jaeger Odd Fellows
Tabgpr
Grands’ Association
Southern
Odd Fellow
Odd Fellowship
Barbery
Jaeger 1.0
Davy
Grand’s Association
Tug Valley Lodge
Homer
Princeton Ave
W. VA
Anne Heywood
Summerfield
Cord Tires
Bird
By Douglas B. Cornell
South
McClellan
Government Operations Committee
IRS
New Jaeger Scout
Bluefieldese
Rune Fomono Micha
Briek-Redgrave
STERN
Fred Macmurray
Dorothy Malone
C of
Mortensen
C of C
W. J. Gillespie, Jr
Charles M. Harrell
Bluefield Hardware Co
E. C. Wade
COFC
Big
Wyatt Carp
Obriak
Walter Pidgeon
Anne Francis Leslie Mielsen
Robby
the Robot
Mily Aily
Kanada
Tell
Cherokee Strip
Joel She
Tayo Sss
Rohrbough
Sky Way
Someody
Paul Newman
Badman
James Cagney
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Tarzan
Eget Os Iyet
Robert Beatty
Yolande Donlan
Betta ST. John
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