Bailey Telegraph 1866 1953 Establishment and Rates
The Bailey Telegraph announces its 1866 establishment by Hugh Ike Shott and notes daily morning publication. It lists address at 412 Bland Street and subscription rates by carrier and mail, with West Virginia pricing and bureau affiliations.
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Hugh Ike Shott
The
Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Ythe Associated
Sones
West Virginia
Eiber Audit Bureau of Circulation
Kats Agency. Inc
Woman as God’s Poem The Proverbial Strength of Dignity
Rosalie M. Appleby quotes praise for women describing strength and virtue. The passage frames woman as a living hymn of righteousness and holiness, echoing Proverbs 31 themes and praising inner beauty and dignity.
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Rosalie M. Appleby
Politicians Rule Clear Fork Schools in Virginia affair
Dissatisfaction grows in Bluefield Virginia and Pocahontas over the selection of H S Kinser to represent Clear Fork on the school board. Kinser faces accusations of bias toward Tazewell and its political ring while judges and electors are controlled by Richmond. The piece argues Virginians have a soft voice in government.
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Bluefield
Pocahontas
Clear Fork
H. S. Kinser
Tazewell
Kinser
Virginia
Richmond
Tazewell County
Byrd
P. E. Goodman
Blue
Floating garages on rivers could ease city parking
A Pittsburgh idea proposes converting large cargo ships into multi story riverfront parking garages. The floating structures would dock at riverside cities and move to busier docks as traffic shifts. shuttle boats might ferries motorists to the river garages.
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Pittsburgh
Long regime, demagogues, and the danger to American politics
The piece argues that American politics remains vulnerable to demagogues like Huey Long, Joseph McCarthy, and Tom Heflin. It notes their harmful tactics, personal downfalls, and fears of dictatorial power, while contrasting their aims with the resilient, lawbound U.S. system and public skepticism.
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Long
Louisiana
Tom” Heflin
Alabama
Alfred E. Smith
Huey Long
Washington
Sen
Carter Glass
Virginia
Hitler
Smith
John F. Kennedy
Huey
Heflin
McCarthy
Senate
State Department
Star Chamber
Fifty Years Ago Fishing Trip Returns From Wolf Creek
A retrospective note lists A. L. Hawkins Charlie French Albert Edwards Raymond Sanders and Dorsey Campbell returning from a Wolf Creek fishing trip. The entry also recalls forty thirty and twenty year anniversaries involving local figures and organizations. Dr Jack W Witten is honored as outstanding alumnus of the year by the Medical College of Virginia.
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A. L. Hawkins
Charlie French
Albert Edwards
Raymond Sanders
Dorsey Campbell
Wolf Creek
Jack W. Witten
North Tazewell
The
Medical College of Virginia
Hospital Admission Policy Sparks Shocked Acknowledgment
Ed Koterba recalls his civilian hospital checkup where a front desk clerk demanded one week’s payment in advance for a two day stay. The self employed patient faced rigid policy requiring $133 upfront despite medical recommendation.
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Washington
Advertising in Japan Echoes U S Patterns and Traditions
Elmer Roessner and Hirochika Seki discuss Japanese advertising with Elmer back in Tokyo as Hakuhodo executives. They compare practices from Chindonya parades to Madison Avenue, noting commissions, agency origins, and a $300 million annual ad volume in Japan versus $9 billion in the United States.
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Tomohiko Ikari
Japan
Madison Avenue
Minneapolis
Campbell Mitchum
Tokyo
Hakuhodo
Mr. Ikari
Hirochika Seki
Elmer Roessner
America
Ikari
United States
U. S S
Seki
U. S
Advertising Across Japan Mirrors American Trends
A Japanese ad agency led by Mr Seki reports a budget over 3 million dollars annually with 700 clients and 790 staff. He notes little censorship, moral restraint in campaigns, and use of girls in liquor ads. A tale of a father funding his son’s education through advertising highlights the business mindset behind Japanese marketing.
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Pan
Matsushita Electric
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
Hitachi Electric Machinery
Japan
America
Seki
Trusting Patients and Hospitals in Payment Dilemmas
A speaker argues hospitals fear deadbeats while general life commerce accepts advance or postpayment. The narrator recalls personal reliance on credit and insurance to cover health costs, noting a mismatch between everyday trust and hospital billing practices.
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Diners’ Club
Hollywood Gossip Quick Takes From Sheilah Graham
Hollywood notes on Yul Brynner keeping his Solomon earnings with Swiss exile tax deals and limited U S visits. Gary Crosby and brothers tour as The Four Dancing Bears. Spartacus Sparta Cut hair trend noted. Jane Russell 20 years under Howard Hughes contract. Sophia Loren steel corset story. Alfred Hitchcock P A in Europe for North by Northwest. Julie Andrews eyed for My Fair Lady. Brando whipping scene edited from One Eyed Jacks. Reagan quote about critics and ratings.
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Hollywood
Yul Brynner
Solomon
Switzerland
Yul
U. S
Gary Crosby
Four Dancing Bears
Jeff Chandler
Sportsman's Lodge
Jeff
Jess Rand
Kirk Douglas
Jane Russell
Howard Hughes
Sophia Loren
Art Linkletter
Palm Springs
Julie Andrews
Eliza
New York
London
Sweden
Australia
Mexico
Marlon Brando
Marlon
Ronald Reagan
Stars and Studio Snapshots From Hollywood Life
Edith Head shifts from dark glasses to clear as she promotes her new author image. James Garner keeps a gas station photo for peace of mind. Raymond Burr moves into General Service Studios with two bicycles for Perry Mason filming. Richard Boone dangers a tiger in Have Gun Will Travel and jokes about joining a circus after.
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Edith Head
Edith
Paramount
James Garner
Warner Brothers
Maverick
Raymond Burr
General Service Studios
Burr
Richard Boone
A Cliff-Dweller Reflects on New York Tenement Life
The writer recalls twenty years in a crowded New York building once well kept by an insurance company. After Central American owners invested, rents rose unevenly and the lobby declined. A new, energetic owner cleaned the place, debated self-service elevators, and faced tenant divisions over service and rents.
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New York
Soaper Promotes Savings Stamps With Soap Product
A soap company offers U S savings stamps with its product under a slogan Own A Bit Of America The campaign mixes humor and patriotism while the nation watches entertainment figures like Jerry Lewis and Al Capone references. The Navy seeks a Mohole site, hinting at a massive digging project.
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U. S
America
Commerce pick talks reveal possible top business candidates
The piece names Eric Johnston Charley Taft and Chuck Percy as leading businessmen for Secretary of Commerce roles. It notes Hoover Wallace Hopkins precedent and discusses Senator Margaret Chase Smith's Strauss vote, party dynamics, and the influence of freshman senators on the confirmation.
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Washington
Adm
Lewis Strauss
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Johnston
NATO
Charley Taft
Bob Taft
Chuck Percy
Bell and Howell Camera Company
Iire
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Henry Wallace
Harry Hopkins
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Senate
Strauss
Bill Langer
North Dakota
Eisenhower
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
GOP
Mrs. Smith
Clinton Anderson
Senate Commerce Committee
Clair Engle
Calif
Vance Hartke
Ind
Gale McGee
Wyo
Bob Bartlett
Alaska
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Admiral Strauss
Magnuson
Wash
Monroney
Okla
Smathers
Fla
Congress
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Richard Russell
Tom Dodd
Connecticut
Abe Ribicoff
Poem Fragments on Dual Day and Circles
The poem sketches a dual day as a wheel within a wheel with a small circuit spinning in an uneven day. It contrasts the smaller circle’s fractions with the larger axis of earth and notes the struggle for unity when quantities and qualities diverge.
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Earth
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