Dear Mrs Mayfield and Advice From Everyday Life
In a column style exchange readers discuss gender roles in sports and makeup. A girl asserts baseball is for any gender, while a boyfriend complains about her skill. A reply defends makeup as personal choice and urges practical support at home. A request asks for get well cards for a bedfast seven year old, Rickey McWilliams in Long Beach.
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Maysie
Rickey McWilliams
Canehill Avenue
Long Beach 5
Calif
Prison Escapee Nabbed In Ohio
Columbus report says 42 year old Erwin Jones alias Delbert Stallard, a West Virginia penitentiary escapee, was arrested in Columbus last week after nine years free. He faces a municipal court charge to hold for possible extradition to West Virginia. Attorneys weigh defense vs surrender. Wife Grace and colleagues raise funds for his defense.
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Columbus
Ohio
Exrwin Jones
Delbert Stallard
West Virginia
Milton Farber
Jones
Grace
Moundsville
W. Va
Logan
Hit Em Between Eyes With First Sentence Toastmasters Tip
The 79-year-old founder of Toastmasters, Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, promotes concise speeches and purpose in public speaking. Toastmasters International has grown to 75,000 members with 180 clubs in 29 foreign countries and services like three million mailed materials annually.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Ralph C. Smedley
Toastmasters Club
YMCA
Bloomington, Ill
Toastmasters International
Greenland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Scotland
Ted Blanding
A . Scotchman
Winnipeg
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Washington, D. C
Hartford
Toledo
Ohio
Dallas
Blanding
Research Promises Bigger, Hardier Berries for U.S. Markets
South American strawberries and blackberries collected by Dr. George M. Darrow of the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggest larger, firmer, drought-tolerant varieties. Cross breeding with U.S. berries could lower harvest costs, reduce losses, and widen cultivation range, benefiting producers and consumers according to Agricultural Extension specialists at West Virginia University.
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Morgantown
Seases
South America
George M. Darrow
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S
Agricultural Extension Service
West Virginia University
Chile
Andes
Bogota
Colombia
Ecuador
United States
USDA
Land Mine Accident Injures Two Israelis Near Gaza
U N Emergency Force says two Israeli civilians were injured when their car struck a land mine two miles northeast of Gaza. UN soldiers provided first aid at the scene.
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Cairo
U.N
Gaza
Fulbright Scholar Cardwell to Study Theatre Arts in France
Donald S. Cardwell, a June graduate of West Virginia State College in Drama, receives a Fulbright to study Theatre Arts in France. He is the son of Charles A. Cardwell of 923 Bland St and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He will study first at the University of Toulouse then at the University of Paris.
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Donald S. Cardwell
West Virginia State College
France
Department of State
Cardwell
Charles A. Cardwell
Bland St
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
West Virginia Players
University of Toulouse
University of Paris
Bluefielder Graduates At Greenbrier Military School
James L. Bruster of Bluefield graduated from Greenbrier Military School at its 145th commencement held this week. He earned Honor Company rank in Cadet Bend, led by the band unit to two first places in drills, and took part in the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival parades. He is a member of the Hi Y Club.
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James L. Bruster
Bluefield
Greenbrier Military School
Bruster
Shenandosh Valley
Virginia
Keep Chickens Cool In Summer
Morgantown reports tips from Byron W. Moore West Virginia University associate Extension poultryman on cooling flocks in heat. Advices include cross ventilation aluminum roof paint extra waterers avoid crowding ceiling insulation shade and cooling actions like misting or moving birds to shade when needed. He notes laying hens do best between 45 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Morgantown
Byron W. Moore
West Virginia University
Moore
Insurance Chief Sees Weather Losses Linked to H Bomb Tests
Valentin Dinard, head of a French weather insurer, asks Eisenhower and Bulganin to halt H Bomb tests amid reports of abnormal rain and cooler summers. He notes 31 percent more rain last summer and many clients buying weather coverage, risking profits if such conditions continue. He warns continued tests may jeopardize insurance business and prefers good weather over payouts.
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Paris
Valentin Dinard
Eisenhower
Bulganin
Inard
Europe
Dinard
France
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Greenbrier School
Mullens
Matoake
Gilbert
Sunshine Insurance
Shumates
Dad
Federal Street
M. L
Brent
Brown Kid Romeo Slipper
Brent Quality
California
Pioneer
Pants
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Associated Hospitals Surgical Service, Inc
Commercial Bank
Bluefield, W. Va
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