Gazette urges integrity in WV 1954 primaries for better government
In a five part series editor Frank Knight argues for clean government in West Virginia. The Gazette backs candidates from its party while urging Republicans to nominate with integrity. It condemns fraudulent primaries, political machines in Kanawha County, and fund abuses tied to road costs and election influence, calling for citizen volunteers to serve as election officials. The paper invites informed citizens to join and help elect reform candidates in the Aug. 3 primary.
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Guatemala Revolt Looms Ball Club for Sale Hints Buyers Sought
Charleston businessmen are slated for first chance to purchase the Charleston Baseball Club after reports in The Gazette that Danny Menendez has a revised higher offer. Mayor Copenhaver said the league’s large investment is under review.
No Man's Land Survey On Annexation By Don Seagle
The Gazette reports a survey plan by Charleston officials to gauge local interest in annexation for a baseball club sale. Menendez suggested selling to local interests but indicated he might sell elsewhere if not forthcoming. Police and fire teams will canvass unincorporated areas to learn residents’ views as part of a door to door survey. Mayor Copenhaver noted the first assignment involves polling sections also sought by South Charleston.
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Fire Kills 7 as 11 year old admits guilt
CHICAGO June 12 Chief of Detectives John T O Malley said today that an whisky drinking cigarette smoking 11 year old boy named Marion Gregory told him he started a tenement fire that killed seven persons and injured nine The boy said he flicked a cigarette butt into rubbish in a stair well The fire trapped a father and his small son and daughter two mothers and one daughter and a brother and sister in their third floor apartments who perished The fireman assisted in rescue efforts
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Laniel government falls as France votes to oust premier
Paris reports Premier Joseph Laniel loses a 306-293 confidence vote over Indochina and the European Defense Community. Laniel resigns with his seven party cabinet. President Rene Coty seeks a new premier as Geneva talks continue and France drifts without a government.
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Refugees flee Guatemala border amid near panic and revolt fears
A Salvadoran dispatch reports Guatemalan authorities, fearing revolution, may declare martial law as families of foreigners rush to flee. Clashes near Amatitlan leave six dead, including the local police chief, while radio stations in the region predict an uprising next week. Eleven asylum seekers in the Salvadoran Embassy plan to depart under safe conduct.
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Application to serve as election official in 1954 primary
A printed request seeks appointment as an election official for the Kanawha County primary on August 8, 1954. It notes instructions for printing name, address, precinct, political district, and voter registration status, and warns Independents may not vote or serve if not registered. Mail to Election Official care of The Gazette, Charleston, W. Va.
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Inside Today Sports and Community News Index
A fragmented OCR snippet outlines sections including Sports, Community News, Obituaries, Classifieds, Weddings and Engagements, along with calendar pages and magazine indexes. It notes page references and a proverb style line about the good not dying young, but lacks concrete events or names.
A Last Resort Not A Care Pastor Averts Divorces
Dr W E Crane, Ruthe r Memorial Presbyterian Church minister, counsels Kanawha Valley couples from diverse backgrounds. He rejects divorce as a cure and helps couples uncover underlying emotional immaturity and roots of conflict without giving direct advice or prescriptions.
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Divorce and the other woman as threat in marriage
Sun Sunday feature by Howard Whitman explores divorce problems with a frank view. The piece discusses the perceived role of the “other woman” as a major threat to marriages and a common cause of divorce, portraying her as a temptress targetting married men.
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Kanawha Airport hits 92 in 1954 heat wave
Yesterday's 92 degree heat marked the hottest day this year at Kanawha Airport United States Weather Bureau station. Forecasters predict another high of 92 and a low of 70 as showers are expected after today's heat.
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