Coal Based Road Pavement Fails to Inspire WV Interest
F SEN Randolph criticized Curtis Wright coal based paving material but West Virginia road builders showed little excitement. The idea is already under inquiry by interested parties who have heard of its still untested qualities. A Pennsylvania congressman raised the matter in Congress and sparked fact seeking by Democratic State Chairman Hulett C Smith.
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Sen. Randolph
Curtis-Wright
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Congressional Journal
Hulett C. Smith
State Road Commission
George E. White Jr
Potomac Fever and Political Quips From June 5 1950
A collage of political asides and commentary notesSen Morse vows to defeat Newberger in OregonSen Symington might take the Democratic nomination if offered with a bread and water coaltion to lock up 600 delegatesWest Virginia’s Road Commission studies Curtis Wright paving material its cost and durability and coal as a building materialSen Randolph notes coal's future while the industry remains in slumpCurtis Wright paving is still a lab curiosity and needs road tests Dear Scooter: Russia is the last place left for a speech
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Symington
Curtis-Wright
Road Commission
West Virginia
Commission
Russia
Moscow
Ussr
Winston Churchill
Investment Clubs Boost Market Stability in 1929 Era
The National Association of Investment Clubs reports rapid growth with 4,203 clubs and 55,666 members as of May. Clubs invest at least $100 per purchase, averaging market highs and lows to stabilize markets alongside pension plans and large investment trusts. The article extols clubs as beneficial for both economy and individuals and urges continued growth.
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National Association of Investment Clubs
United States
Ing
Reader accuses Carl Carey over Kanawha park plan
A Gazette letter from C Huffman of Elk District Kanawha County argues Carl Carey campaigned to win independent voters then proposes converting Coonskin Park into a golf course. He blames Carey for harming the park, praises early supporters, and calls for independent voters to back non backed candidates in the next primary.
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the Gazette
Carl Carey
Kanawha County
Noble Conner
Carey
Coonskin Park
Ike
Charleston
John Slack
Ant Cavender
Carl Calvert
Bill Day
Ters
West Virginia
Qedar
Elk District
Democratic
Extra Duty for Police and Firemen Proposed
The Gazette suggests paying police and fire personnel 50 to 100 dollars more per month to perform extra duty patrolling in station wagons with police gear and additional fire fighting equipment. Radios would speed response to fires and enable advance coverage as fire trucks approach. The plan, already tested in other cities, could fit Charleston with annexed territory and may keep fire rates in class three while improving city protection.
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the Gazette
Charleston
Fisher
West Virginia Coal Field Famine Aid Plea Letter
A citizen from Elkview asks the national administration to send the spare change from foreign aid to distressed Americans in the West Virginia coal fields. The plea urges compassion and practical relief for hungry families.
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the Gazette
West Virginia
Elkview
Eisenhower urges reading Kilian report on education reforms
President Eisenhower calls on Americans to read the Science Advisory Committee on education report chaired by James R. Killian. The panel urges doubling education spending, expanding gifted programs, and accelerating science and engineering training to reduce the gap between experts and the public.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Science Advisory Committee
Massachusetts Institute
Ford Foundation
Fund For Advancement of Education
America
State Pushes Liquor Use Under Shawkey Law
State Liquor Control Commissioner Morris Shawkey advocates hiring energetic representatives to push liquor sales, signaling a shift from the original monopoly aim of regulated availability. The piece questions consistency and motive amid revenue pressures and law limits.
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Morris Shawkey
West Virginia
Shawkey
Bob Shawkey
Beverley Broun
Charleston
Gallo Wine Co
Hquor
Liquor Control Commissioner
Moscow Abacus vs Cold War Housing Contradictions
In Moscow I find the abacus still rules small purchases while the USSR builds massive housing for 2,500,000 relocated residents by 1963. Adequate housing remains scarce and new eight hour shifts and prefab eight story blocks hint at rushed, subpar construction amid grand plans.
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Moscow
East Berlin
Moscow housing dream and Soviet rent reality
Thought for today contrasts a Soviet housing project with private fears of slums by 1965. A Moscow expert notes parity of nine square meters per person as ideal while reality shows uneven floors and doors that won’t shut. Rent remains a top low-cost item, set at three to six percent of the highest individual salary in a family. Copyright 1959.
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Moncow Hbensing
Driver of Year Arthur Edson Shares Trucking Tips
Carl C. Crimp of Okmulgee Oklahoma named 1959 driver of the year drives a gasoline tanker about 900 miles daily. He urges calmer driving, breaks every two hours, and courtesy on the road noting traffic and holiday accidents rise from driver fatigue.
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Carl C. Crimp
Okmulgee
Oklo
Crim
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Ralph McGill
Alfred North Whitehead
Harry Hoffmann
Herman Guy Kump
First Liquor Control Commission
Inez Robb
Copenhagen
USA
Rithmetic
Robb
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Tee
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