Grace Kelly Knits and Embroiders Ahead of Royal Wedding
Monte Carlo dispatch notes Grace Kelly knitting and embroidering in Paris prior to her wedding to Prince Rainier. fond remarks about her home life and the royal household, with gossip on guests, press control, and Grace’s preference for spectacles over contacts.
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Monte Carlo
Grace Kelly
Petitpoint
Grace
Serene
Prince Rainier
Kelly
Las Vegas
Paris
Chsc
MGM
Bill Clothier
Philadelphia
New York
American Academy of Dramatic Art
Ohio
Earl
Jayne Mansfield
George Bennett
Robby Robertson
Hal Marches
Candy Texton
Linda Danson
Editorial Review on Individual Dignity
Thought for Today quotes Marcus Aurelius on personal integrity urging each man to stand erect without reliance on others. The message emphasizes self-reliance and moral independence as guiding standards for conduct.
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Marcus Aurelius
Scrambled Roads and Eggs Highlight Rural Road Losses
A Maple Meadow poultryman loses about 600 eggs weekly to road‑related damage on Raleigh County farm to market routes. With 120 dozen weekly losses over five months and $600 yearly, the farmer risks failure without proper road improvement, as Egg sales fall from Grade A to B or C due to jarring.
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Raleigh County
Maple Meadow
Richmond
Odd
Egeria
Paint Creek
Rural Development Council
Beckley
Register Farm
Robert Dwight
West Virginia
Dwight
Maple Meadow Road
Crossroads TV portrays clergy as modern heroes in faith based drama
A New York Times style appraisal notes the TV series Crossroads, backed by Chevrolet dealers, elevates youth with stories of real clergy, priests and rabbis who uphold principle. NYU honors eight clergymen and Chaplain Emil J. Kapaun for ministry and sacrifice. Viewers flood networks with letters praising the faith grounded storytelling.
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Crossroads
Parsons
Chevrolet Dealers of America
New York University
Institute of Human Relations
Emil J. Kapaun
Korea
H. Harry Giles
Institute
Center For Human Rela
Tions
NYU
God
Congress on Housing Seeks Public Input From Housewives
The Federal Housing Administration invites American housewives to send ideas on how modern homes should be built to meet changing living needs. Administrator Alfred M. Cole plans a Washington program lasting two to three days with a late April Woman's Congress on Housing featuring about 100 delegates. FHA aims to separate current facts from long term trends and warns this is not a letter writing contest.
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Alfred M. Cole
Washington
Cole
Woman’s Congress On Housing
FHA
Spelling Bee Sparked Change at Local Schools
A long standing spelling bee at Blue Jay Elementary School rewards a perfect 10 000 word run and inspires improvement in a Fayette County classroom. Principal Karl Okes notes five year streaks of winners with 5 000 word terms. A Miss from Shady Spring High School, now a freshman, achieved the 10 000 word feat. A fifth grade teacher cites improved conduct in a previously unruly pupil who joined the contest and began thriving. The piece also includes a Classroom Teachers Association talk by Charles Munson and a playful verse from Arkansas noting the teaching strain and 42 students per class, ending with a nod to 42.
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Shady Spring High School
Karl Okes
Blue Jay Elementary School
Okes
Joan Farrow
Fayette County
Charles Munson
Worry Clinic Case Highlights Marriage Rescue
Nora G a 29 year old married five years credits Dr Crane and the booklet Sex Problems in Marriage with averting divorce. She says the guidance shifted blame from herself to understanding her own role, leading to six months of renewed happiness. The column promotes newspapers as a form of mental health insurance and urges readers to seek local psychiatrists when possible.
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OMI de Spies
West Virginia
Cooces
Beckley Newspapers Corporation Ane
Nora G
U.S.A
White Cross
Nora
Know Your Candidates continues with local profiles
Davis 54 a Baptist and United Mine Workers member, Navy veteran, farmer and grocer from Jellico Tenn born Aug 8 1901 moved to the area in 1931 and works as a miner at Cranberry New River Co with wife operating a Maxwell Hill grocery. Hall 53 ex Beckley police chief and Mabscott chief born Canterbury 1902 former State Police, American Legion member, married with five children. Mills 41 of Crab Orchard with extensive veteran and civic club ties, sheriff since 1948, former House sergeant-at-arms, education at Beckley College, trucking contractor and former miner. Smith 59 Beckley city official and planner with church and Masonic ties, a 1952 sheriff nominee and official since 1955. Dove 42 Glen Morgan native and merchant with VFW, first-time candidate. Jarrell 33 Marsh Fork resident, businessman, Army Reserve member, Beckley employee, three children. Windle 43 Mabscott resident, coal mine operator, Lions Club member, first-time candidate.
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Davis
United Mine Workers of America
Navy
Hester Wood
Jellico
Tenn
Charles
Lula Davis
Cranberry
New River Co
Lucreta Hall
Mabscott
Mills
Crab Orchard
Letty Mae Neely
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Elks, Moose, Disabled American Veterans
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sheriffs Association
Rod and Gun Club
Mountain State Beagle Club
House of Delegates
Sweenyburg
R. C. Mills
Lashmeet
Zona Mills
Crab
Safety Commission
Department of Mines
Meade
Stotesbury
Helen
Smith
Highland St
Beckley
Beckley Recreation Board
Grandview
Dunsmore Business College
Staunton
National Exchange Bank
Beckley National Bank
Raleigh County Bank
Dove
Little Beaver Park Road
Crow
Jane Rakes
Beaver Baptist Church
Glen Morgan
Joseph B
Dolly Meadows Cove
Raleigh County
Beckley College
Jarrell
Harper Road
First Christian Church
Masonic Orders
Shrine
Junior Chamber of Commerce
265Th Ordnance Company
Army Reserves
Life's Easy for Boxers Loughran Says Past Won't Haunt Him
New York boxer and sugar broker Thomas Loughran reflects on a rangy career from age 17, touting 227 bouts, over a million dollars earned, and an undefeated light heavyweight reign. He critiques modern boxing, praises Dempsey and Gibbons, disputes film fears, and notes his conservative, reserved life philosophy.
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New York
Thomas Loughran
Loughran
Wall Street
Tommy
Philadelphia
Columbia
Alp
Primo Carera
Jack Dempsey
Mike Gibbons
Harry Greb
Mickey Walker
Rocky Marciano
Dempsey
Joe Louis
Today's Prayer by LeRoy Anderson at Pacific School of Religion
A reflective prayer by Amentuart LeRoy Anderson of Berkeley California as Pacific School of Religion president asks forgiveness for debts and unkind speech. He prays for trust in Christ and rise above meanness to seek joy in spiritual realms.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
Amen—tuart LeRoy Anderson
Berkeley
Calif
Pacific School of Religion
Exercise Monsoon sails in joint China sea air maneuvers
Report notes a name for the three nation sea air drill in the China Sea labeled exercise Monsoon amid talk of wind from potential aggressors. An archaeologist cites Aztec smoking habits as a modern curiosity. Hudson Bay Junction Saskatoon digs out from 24 inch snow as spring sightings fade.
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China Sea
Hudson Bay Junction
Saskatooff
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Yvonne Adair
Pittsburgh
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CBS
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al Kelly
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Housing Forum
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George S. Reuter Jr
Arkansas A. and
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Sen. J. William Fulbright
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Celestial Shore
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PTA
Australia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
W. Va
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Brooks & Finley, Inc
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Detroit
Boston
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Atlanta
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Miller School
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Marshall College
Joe Smith
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