Coast county rows over East West Highway 42 plan
Howard Walker and the Coos Bay World urge urgent improvement of Highway 42 to connect the bay area with Roseburg and Highway 99. They argue a river route toll road is costly and a 42 upgrade would benefit all of Coos County, backed by local chambers and officials.
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Howard Walker
Coos Bay
Coos County
Bay Area
Roseburg
Coos Bay Area
Walker
Com- Dee
Coos River
Coos
Fw.a
Powers-Agness
National Forest Service
Powers
Mr. Williams
Williams
For 42
Hilton faith and prayer publicized worldwide
The article highlights Mr. Hilton’s claim that faith can remove mountains and notes a widely published prayer written by him. It mentions his humility and the renown the prayer gained, with hundreds of thousands of readers and followers.'
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Hilton
Letter of prayer for unity across races and creeds
A wartime public prayer appeals for divine guidance to end fear and war. The message implores forgiveness for turning from faith toward selfish desires and pleads for wisdom to inspire all people, of every color, race and creed, toward peace.
The Honor List Of AFL CIO Targets Senators
An Associated Press dispatch lists Republicans and Democrats the AFL CIO likely oppose for reelection in 1958. Names include Knowland Goldwater Purtell Williams Payne Beall Potter Thye Hruska Malone Bricker Revercomb Barrett Holland Byrd and others with a column praising these figures as friends of workers.
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Aflcio
U. S. Senate
Senate Gop
William Knowland
California
Afl-Cio
Goldwater
Arizona
Knowland
Purtell
Connecticut
Taft
Lausche
Ohio
Conrad Hilton Built Hotels From Depression to Global Empire
The story traces Conrad Hilton from a lean Depression era period living on a bellboy’s loan to owning the Waldorf Astoria and expanding the hotel empire. It notes dangers in deals, his father Gus’s frontier trader background, and his devout Catholic mother shaping his faith and resolve.
Be My Guest Hilton Becomes World’s Top Hotelier
The life of Conrad Hilton unfolds from a New Mexico home to a vast hotel empire. From early losses during the Depression to building the Waldorf Astoria, Caribe Hilton, and Istanbul Hilton, he narrates risk, war service, and a storied personal life. He describes a philosophy of faith and dream big as keys to success. Dick and Lida Arnold report from Guadalajara on vacation with light notes on Mexican gigs and prices.
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France
AEF
Motley
Cisco
Texas
Hilton
Mobley
Fort Worth
Waldorf
Dallas
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Waldorf-Astoria
Puerto Rico
Istanbul Hilton
Turkey
Statler Chain
Zsa Zsa Gabor
San Francisco
Francis Drake
Nicky
Elizabeth Taylor
Arnold
Guadalajara
Mexico
Ron
Lida
John
Heeren “the Mexico bug” and the writer’s itchy feet
A vivid column notes Heeren’s nickname “the Mexico bug” and a writer's restless sense of longing as the author describes an itch in the feet, signaling wanderlust and a restless spirit. The piece blends humor with travel yearnings and personal reflection.
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Heeren
Mexico
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