Battle For Survival In Transportation World
A broad look at the US transportation sector maps a silent cold war among railroads, truckers, barge lines, and aviation. Mergers and consolidations shrink rail networks while new cross country coal moves by rail and barge, cutting costs and reshaping routes from West Virginia to the Gulf Coast. The piece notes tax debates, rate pressures, and shifts toward intermodal strategies as lines seek survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Kennedy
Association of American Railroads
West
California
West Virginia
Ohio River Co
Norfolk & Western Railroad
West Coast
Pittsburgh
Norfolk and Western Lines
Kenova
Gulf Coast
Do-it-yourself fund raising mania in GOP women
Washington UPI report details a quirky fundraising scheme by the Republican National Committee's women division. Workers receive one dollar and are to pyramid it into a larger sum, then return the total to the GDP treasury. One case describes Fern E. Lee creating six violet plants to sell for profit.
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Washington
UPI
Republican National Committee
Fern E. Lee
Towner
N. D
Abolition talk and quirky fund raising from 1960s letters
A compilation of quotations and anecdotes on free speech, political life, and clever money-raising schemes. Included are professors urging abolition of a committee, reflections on automation, social life remarks by a senator, and several satirical pyramids raising funds through personal services and bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Activities Committee
Harmon Retires From Public Life After Abuse Over Car Choice
Roy Lee Harmon, a longtime West Virginia lawmaker, announces he will not seek reelection after years of service and facing insults from a grocery store employee. He states gratitude to supporters, reflects on twelve years in Raleigh County politics, and criticizes the tone and demands of political life.
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Raleigh County
West Virginia
Roy Lee Harmon
Prayer For Today Inspires Faith and Guidance
A devotional prayer asks for Christ's companionship this day and always. It invocation asks doubts to fade in divine radiance, asks protection against evil, and seeks light, peace, and joy from God. The quoted blessing is attributed to Charles M. Crowe, minister of Wilmette Parish Methodist Church in Wilmette Illinois.
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Christ
Charles M. Crowe
Wilmette, Ill
Wilmette Parish Methodist Church
Pocketbook Budgeting for Young Women in Big Cities
Faye Henle reports tips from YWCA official Elizabeth Oliver on living within a $50 weekly take home pay. She outlines budgeting for shelter and utilities, food costs around 12.60 weekly, and cautions on credit. Emphasizes building a strong credit rating and sensible clothes budgeting with interchangeable pieces and accessories.
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Faye Henle
Elizabeth Oliver
Personal Service Department
New York City
YWCA
U.S. Department of Labor
New York
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Beckley Newspapers subscription rates and delivery notes
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail and home delivery rates for Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Includes daily and Sunday subscriptions, six month and one year terms, tax note, address change instruction, and carrier distributor responsibilities.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Sesepi
West Virginia
Commodity veterans defend Sprague warehouse workers
Two Sprague women who have labored seven years without pay rebut charges of inefficiency in a joint written statement. They cite handling 1,500 recipients and 239 emergency orders on March 10, noting no alternative facility and a crowded inside area as trucks arrived from other locations.
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Sprague
Frank Mesias
John Hickman
East Park
C. J.) Marshall
Raleigh 1936 files note school officials in Charleston
In 1936 Raleigh officials W. R. Fugitt George M. Parker and O. C. Daniel traveled to Charleston to confer with officials on school matters. Lincoln grades pupils presented The Magic Beanstalk with cast members Robert Davis Harriet Shriver Frank Meadows Billy Huddleston James Miller Pauline Porterfield Jimmy Vines. Lions Club amateur winners include Mostly Also Rans from Beckley plus The Porterfield Sisters Ruth and Pauline and Jean Monica Jr tap dancer. A cold day caused discomfort as distribution halted until order was restored.
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W. R. Fugitt
George M. Parker
Raleigh County
O. C. Daniel
Charleston
Lincoln Grades
Robert Davis
Harriet Shriver
Frank Meadows
Billy Huddleston
James Miller
Pauline Porterfield
Jimmy Vines
Rans
Sheby Kitts
Elvin Light
Russell Feazel
Leo Harvey
Beckley
Porterfield Sisters
Ruth
Pauline
Jean Monica Jr
Raleigh Herald Company chartered to publish in Beckley
The secretary of state granted a charter to The Raleigh Herald Company of Beckley to publish a newspaper and engage in general printing. Capital stock is listed at 15 000 dollars with 125 dollars subscribed, founders include Sutphin Dunn Lilly Bardin and Hood.
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Raleigh Herald Company
Beckley
Capital
S. S. Sutphin
H. A. Dunn
A. A. Lilly
W. H. Bardin
E E. Hood
Fayetteville
Billy Sunday
Guyandotte
Huntington
Q and A historical trivia about wars and figures
The questions cover events and people from early US conflicts and European publishing lore. Topics include the Battle of Horseshoe Bend as a War of 1812 engagement led by Andrew Jackson against Creek forces in Alabama, Geneva Bible printing costs, Angora rabbit wool production, Charles Dickens visiting America in 1842, and Benjamin Franklin’s two years of schooling.
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Horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson
Alabama
Earl Wilson Anti-Chickenism By Meat Packer
New York gossip column highlights Paul Lynde’s aversion to chickens despite family ties to meat markets. Lynde recalls naming himself Chicken Picker after dressing poultry and jokes about his Broadway career, with notes on his father and other entertainment figures.
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New York
Paul Lynde
Mt. Vernon
Ohio Wesleyan
Lynde
Northwestern
Charlton Heston
Ralph Meeker
Carol Lawrence
Patricia Neale
Barbs by Hal Cochran on life and priorities
A witty column notes the sensible timing for favorites at the race track. It jokes that magazines turn into scrapbooks when the whole family reads together. It reflects on daily outcomes, from impressing the boss to kids racing through the yard as spring arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Post
Jack Herbert
Earl
Hal Cochran
Words That Age Well Quote From Theodore Roosevelt
President Kennedy echoes Theodore Roosevelt to emphasize a cautious yet firm approach in times of trouble. The line originated in a Chicago speech on April 2, 1903 during Roosevelt's push for a modern navy. He said the phrase stemmed from an old West African tribal saying.
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President Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Chicago
United States
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