Ohio Valley’s Industrial Boom Reshapes West Virginia Towns
The Ohio Valley corridor from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati fuels a vast industrial surge elesewhere, transforming towns like Point Pleasant Ravenswood Parkersburg New Martinsville Moundsville and Wheeling with new plants and jobs. Growth stems from raw materials power and cheap transport. Fortune erred in overemphasizing marketing while neglecting unity and structural plans. The broader impact includes rising roads motels and gas stations with competition driving lower prices and new fuel additives promised for higher performance.
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Fortune Magazine
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Med School Funding Weighs On West Virginia Future
The Legislature in 1951 created a financing path for a leading Morgantown medical school, funded by a soft drink tax now underperforming and risking completion before 1957. Critics note tuition covers little of teaching costs. rest must come from taxes and private sources as demand rises with a growing population.
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Morgantown
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National Fund For Medical Education
Medical education funding urged for Morgantown plan
Washington habits and Uncle Sam’s pay phone commissions are noted as context for a broader health case. The piece argues for investment in West Virginia University medical school in Morgantown, urging public action, legislative planning, and partnership among industry, philanthropy, medical professionals, and voluntary agencies to avoid hasty, disastrous outcomes.
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West Virginia University Medical School
Thought for Today Delayed Duties Weigh Heavy
In the Charleston Gazette for West Virginia on Sunday June 16 1956 a Thought for Today notes that today is possible only when yesterday's deferred duties are added, otherwise the load seems heavy. The item reflects the paper's 82 year tradition.
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Charleston Gazette
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K.at
If Youve a Neurosis Word of Advice
If youve a neurosis Ive a word of advice for those with heavy cares frustrations and neuroses. Take a drive in the cool of the evening up the Turnpike to Chelyan cut W Va 14 or along any country road. Look at the green hills let the cooling breezes blow on your face and smell the wild honeysuckle.
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W. Va
Earth
West Virginia
Coeds Ordered Out of Chapman Apartment Over Racial Bias
Two Chapman College students from Panama living in Orange California have been ordered to leave an apartment court due to objections from the landlord and some tenants to Negro tenants. The sociology students plan to return to Panama after graduation to pursue Christian missionary social work. They question why they should return to Panama when Orange needs missionaries and social workers.
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Milwaukee Journal
Political path shifts in Wheeling amid Ohio County voting
In Wheeling Ohio County shifts toward the Democratic Party as legacy GOP strength wanes. Voters split tickets, affecting clerk, assessor, and congressional races. Dems gain in assessor hopes, with Elmer Albaugh, and Lee Spillers credibly challenging for Congress. GOP fears good governor and U S Senate outcomes.
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Wheeling
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Ohio County
Elmer E. Albaugh
Tom Padden
Lee Spillers
Robert H. Mollahan
Warren Pugh
Harry J. Dailer
Hal Kain
Frank Campbell
George Seibert, Jr
House of Delegates
Ohio
Mollohan
Cecil Underwood
Wheeling Intelligencer
U. S
Chapman Reverecomb
Marland
Ohio Valley
Row Over Chicago Convention Pages Ushers Clash With Butler
Washington dispatch details a Democratic National Committee feud in Chicago over 250 doorkeepers and ushers for the convention. Chairman Butler seeks to appoint Sheriff Lohman with sworn deputy powers, provoking resistance from regular committee members and parliamentarian Cannon. Republican opponents, including A L Miller, face sharp retort as Kirwan accuses Nebraska lawmakers of inconsistent public power votes.
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Len Hall
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Fort Randall Dam
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Readers' Forum on 1956 politics and miners' welfare
Veterans and miners figures dominate the forum as readers debate John L. Lewis’s impact, war veterans’ support for sheriff candidates, and presidential prospects. The letter-writers critique Ike Kefauver and Adlai Stevenson, urging bold leadership and criticizing old party practices. Cleveland, Ohio residents weigh in.
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Machine in Fayette County Fire Resigns Five Critics
George M. Miller alleges the Fayette County sheriff dismissed five staff for not voting as he wished, recalling during his campaign promises of an election free of a political machine. Miller voices concern over campaign conduct and voter influence in local law enforcement.
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