Advertising and Subscription Rates Notice 1955
Founded in 1870 Daily except Sunday this notice lists advertising representatives in multiple cities and subscription prices for literature delivered by carrier and mail including regional rates for West Virginia and Virginia. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Grafton West Virginia under the act of Congress of March 8 1870 on Tuesday December 13 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Virginia
Pat
Virginias
Currier
Lable
Taylor
Barbour
Preston
Grafton
Father of the Egalitarian Revolution Attlee Named
Clement Attlee, long associated with Limehouse and Haileybury, led Britain through postwar austerity and social reform. His Labour era saw the creation of the National Health Service and nationalization of key industries. He departed as a quiet, effective leader who reshaped British social equality within parliamentary democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
John Bull
Clement Attlee
Limehouse
Attlee
Haileybury
Oxford
Churchill
National Health Service
Britain
Anthony Eden
Labor Party
Stassen Sees Eisenhower Preside With Vigor Again
Harold E. Stassen reports National Security Council meetings show President Eisenhower presiding with vigor and clear decisions. Stassen, a special assistant on disarmament, notes probing questions and humorous interruptions. He and others hope for a second term for Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Stassen
National Security Council
Eisenhower
Stassen
No Labor Party Here George Meany Speech at Labor Union
George Meany, head of the new Big Labor Union, addresses fears of a Labor Party or takeover of a major party. He says workers will vote their own minds and that unions will not dictate votes, while signaling readiness for direct political action if needed. The passage notes tensions between labor influence and public policy, with emphasis on workers’ suffrage autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meany
New Big Labor Union
Organized Labor
Old
Craft Federation
Industrial Congress
American Labor Party
Democratic Party
Labor
Union
The Bigger Farm Delivers More Land Per Farmer
The Census Bureau finds average American farm size at 242.2 acres, the largest in a century since 1862 homesteads. Fewer farms exist as mechanization boosts per farm acreage, pushing expansion despite slower farm income growth. The farming lifestyle remains attractive to many staying on the land.
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Census Bureau
Short program of Yae Wut Tu stretch aup
A brief note outlines a short program by Yae Wut Tu focusing on stretching and warm up routines. It highlights basic movements, duration, and safety considerations for participants. The item emphasizes simple, accessible exercises and gradual progression.
The Core Of Life Faith Of The Acadians Monograph
Rev. B. Carroll profiles Pierre Lebeau and brother Oscar Lebeau among Acadian seminarians at St. Joseph's Seminary Baltimore. The piece traces their path from Acadia to Louisiana, notes health trials, ordination, and Pierre's parish work, while linking Evangeline lore to Acadian exile history and regional church leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Lebeau
Evangeline
Accadians
Pierre
Praxiteles
Oscar
Lebeaus
Old St. Joseph’s Seminary
Baltimore
Charles Uneles
Charles Reilly
A. J. St. Laurent
Thomas Donovan
John Quoddy
Oscar Lebeau
Point Cooper
Louisiana
Lebean
Grande Pre
Acadia
Nova Scotia
Virginia
France
Longfellow
Gabriel
Atehafalaya
Angel of God
Leheaus
Gulf Coast
Bayou
Pierre Lebean
Baltimare
Vivere Lebo
Lorope
Hop Edouard LeBlanc
Patrice Chiasson
Endist
Salk polio vaccine plan faces questions from experts
Government polio experts repudiated the scanty Plies of the Salk vaccine after an alleged session. Dr Dona EB Sal, developer, advocated three shots for long term immunity and a booster when needed. Reported state data suggested 69 percent immunity with seven states showing 1490459 children with poliomyelitis among those not vaccinated.
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Dona. EB. Sal
de Salk
State Budget Bids Rise as Requests Hit 7.4 Million
Six state agencies appeared before the Board of Public Works to argue 1956 57 budget requests totaling nearly 7.4 million dollars. The session, the board’s fifth on the 30 day budget process, anticipates cuts of about one third to match expected revenues for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Board of Public Works
Road Commission
The
Soil Conservation Service
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Board of Education
Board of Control
State Fair Assn
E. Ray Power
J. Alexander Creasey
Probation and Parole Board
Excelsior 4-H Hears December Meeting Program
Excelsior 4-H Club met at Knottsville School House in December with Ronald Ludwick as president. Carolyn Ludwick led the program on Family Counsels, including songs, readings by Poling, Summers, Moran, Moran, Knotts, and McGartney, a plug attaching demo by Kunst, and a talk on preparing green vegetables. Twenty members attended along with several listed adults.
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de Enottsque Excelsior 4-H Club
Knottsville School House
Ronald Ludwick
Carolyn Ludwick
George Poling
Carroll Summers
Jerry Moran
Harold Moran
Susie Knotts
Carrie McGartney
Clyde Kunst
Summers
Ross Luzadder
Fred Forman
David Spring
Bob Smith
Bait Money Plan Aims to Foil Daytime Robberies
LniwacO Wl-a six point program by Mosler Safe Company offers bait money with recorded serial numbers to be handed to bandits to protect main funds. The plan also recommends alarms, timed access, and verifying identities for maintenance staff to deter holdups and aid later capture.
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Lniwaco Wl
John Mosler
Mosler Safe Company
Mosler
Decorating For Christmas Is Family Affair
A suggested project by Helen Fleming Taylor Home Demonstration Agent urges families to craft tree ornaments at home using simple mixtures. Recipes include a detergent starch mix for ornaments, with coloring options and hole for hanging. Conditioning greenery with sugar water or alkali solution helps longevity. A final note mentions bank staff routines affecting security.
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Helen Fleming
Taylor
Pieming
Bennett Cerf Try and Stop Me Cartoon Snippet
A holiday rush scene shows a tiny boy guiding his grandma into a department store elevator as an operator jokes about Santa. Colonel Duffy jokes about a Texan hat containing less than a gallon and questions banana oil origins. Copyright 1955 by Rinehart syndicate.
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Santa Claus
Duffy
Uy Rena
Hollywood Tattoos and Cold War Glimpses in Briefs
A jumble of notes reports paste on floral tattoos amid Hollywood fashion, a 1958 weather blip, two Michigan deer hunters charged with firearm death, and scientific notes on potential low level radioactivity from a Christmas event. It also mentions France dissolving the National Assembly, a Welsh wife’s divorce over appearance, and South Dakota State College students earning $150,000 in part time work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statistica
South Dakota State College
Sunshine Basket Is Fetterman Class Project
The Friendship Class of the Selieruu Methodist Church met for their monthly session at the social rooms. Mrs. Hazel Withers led the devotional and business meeting. plans were made for a sunshine basket for a needy family and a Christmas party with a gift exchange. Attendees included Madlee McCue, Jean Laren and son, Shingleton, Karen McDaniel, Vera Tucker, Helen McDaniel, Leslie Tucker, Rosa Weaver, Mia Edna Trader, Gay Bolce, Lena McDaniel, Betty Ann Lanvert, Bea McCue, Helen McDaniel, Louise Robinson, who will host the January meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selieruu Methodist Church
Hazel Withers
Madlee McCue
Jean Laren
Shingleton
Karen McDaniel
West Virginia farms dip in count. value per farm rises
WV census shows farm numbers fell 15 percent from 1950 to 1954 to 68 583 with average farm value up 1200 to 7071 dollars. Telephones and TV reach, 4000 more freezers, and 44 million dollars spent on labor and inputs mark shifts in farming. crop, fruit and dairy gains offset declines in vegetables poultry and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W.va
West Virginia
West Virginia University Agriculture Extension Service
K.P. Brundage
Farmers Tax Aid Booklet Offered Free Nationwide
A new free booklet titled Farmers Tax Guide Publication No. 225 will help farmers file income tax reviews. One million copies printed, with 715000 for distribution via county agricultural agents and Internal Revenue Service offices. The guide, written in plain language, includes 17 chapters of farm income tax basics, step by step form instructions, 10 sample forms, a quick index, and a farm income and expenses checklist. Free copies available from Taylor County Extension Office or IRS offices or by writing to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Woodbridge Stout
Taylor County
Brandvo
W.va. University
Stout
External Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Office
Washington
Dairy Speaker Billed Morgantown West Virginia Event
Dr Earl Warner of Ohio Wesleyan College will headline the 35th annual meeting of the West Virginia Dairyme at Jacksons Mill January 4. The report notes the first tree farm in the United States in 1941 and Texas leading with 942 tree farms and 3,485,212 acres as of August 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W.va
Earl Warner
Ohio Wesleyan College
United States
Texas
Washington’s Military Financing Faces Senate Review
A congressional inquiry examines how deeply the military establishment funds Americaination in industry, noting Pentagon advances may exceed contract values. A $52 million reserve for refunds to Defense exposed advance overages, with Wilson's order limiting advances to 108 percent of contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
Defehas
Charlay
Wilson
Eve
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Emerson
B. Carroll
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Hollywood
Fitmdom
Michigan
National Assembly
Offre
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Sunshine Basket
Fetterman Class
New Guinea
Moscow
William A. Purtell
Connecticut
Russia
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Purtell
Young
Usher Burdick
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Hivenhower
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