Women in Congress and payola concerns rise in 1950s notes
The piece reviews women in the U.S. Congress, noting Elizabeth Kee as West Virginia’s only female representative and Velma Linford potentially winning a Wyoming Senate seat. It also covers broader debates on women in politics, and House investigations into broadcast payola and FCC regulation, highlighting leaders like Kilgore Laird and Pastore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Margaret Chase Smith
Dmaine
Hattie Caraway
D-Ark
West Virginia
Elizabeth Kee
Bluefield
John Kee
Kee
United States
Senate
Harley M. Kilgore
William C. Marland
Kilgore
William R. Laird III
Fayetteville
Wyoming
U.S. Senate
Velma Linford
Miss Linford
Joseph C. O.mahoney
Nellie Tayloe Ross
U.S
Frank E. Barrett
Gale McGee
Keith Thompson
House of Representatives
Barrett
GOP
Unite States Senate
Maurine B. Neuberger
Richard B. Neuberger
Dore
Neuberger
Oregon
Elmo Smith
House
John O. Pastore
Dr.i
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Federal Communications Commission
F.C.C
Commission
Doris Grapple's Camp Letter Eases Father's Worry
New York AP report recalls a doctor's calm reassurance as Joe Grapple reads a heartfelt letter from his daughter Doris. The camp note describes safe activities, friendships, and a loving bond, easing parental fears about the child while highlighting the emotional connection between parent and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Grapple
Doris
Daddy
Camp Birchbark
Ruth
Mother
Dori
Joe
Doc
West Virginia Conservation Bill Urges Unified Resources Dept
Roy Lee Harmon argues for a public push to create a Department of Natural Resources by uniting the Conservation Commission and allied agencies. He cites stream pollution, reclamation, and polluter enforcement, urging citizen lobbying after the November elections to ensure a strong natural resources law. The bill aims to stop pollution, protect forests and rivers, and promote tourism and outdoor recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Conservation Commission
Department of Natural Resources
Van
The
Water Resources Commission
Water Commission
Eisenhower urged Congress to stay on the job
The piece argues the United States would be better served if Congress and the President struck a deal to stay in Washington until public business is completed. It criticizes Eisenhower for absenteeism and political maneuvering while praising his call to keep working, and notes reactions from Kennedy and Nixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
F. C.C
John B. Bennett
Rmich
F.C.C
Commission
United States
Congress
White House
Eisenhower
Harry Truman
John L. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Chicago
Washington
Eclipses in September and spaceflight notes
The article previews two eclipses in September a total moon eclipse on Sept 5 and a partial sun eclipse on Sept 20 with visibility details for US regions. It also notes planned space shots toward Mars and Venus dates, plus British hunger thirst experiments, a shark attack file, instant sweet potatoes, and a Judaism headquarters move to New York. It quotes Sky and Telescope and Astronautics reports and cites Dr. L J Herberg and Dr Perry W Gilbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Sky and Telescope
United States
Pacific
Mars
Venus
American Rocket Society
Astronautics
L. J. Herberg
Institute - Capocanoric Psychology
Oxford
Nature
Man
Office of Naval Research
Smithsonian Institution
Perry W. Gilbert
Cornell University
Science
Earl Wilson Visits Holland U S A Wooden Shoe Country
Earl Wilson recounts a trip to Holland Michigan highlighting wooden shoe makers and Dutch-inspired sights. He notes the Wooden Shoe Factory workers, local shops, and humorous asides about midwestern life, celebrities, and light column gossip alongside playful quips.
Sweet orange origins and US production facts
The sweet orange, first grown in southern China, spread to the Mediterranean and the Americas. In the United States it is the largest orange producer, mainly in Florida and California, with peels also used commercially. Edith Rogers of Riverside, California wins $10 for the orange peel trivia question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
China
Mediterranean Sea
Spain
Italy
Florida
Califfornia
California
Edith Rogers
Riverside
Calif
Beckley
Prayer for Today by a Georgia minister in Atlanta
A devotional plea asking God to guide minds away from petty concerns and toward divine truth and love through Christ. It invokes a summer heat metaphor and blesses the Peachtree Christian Church community in Atlanta with faithful direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Burns
Atlanta, Ga
Peache Tree Christian Church
Raleigh Register page rate and distribution notice
Raleigh Register lists subscription rates and delivery notes from Beckley Newspapers Corporation. It details mail and home delivery pricing, tax, address change rules, and carrier independence for payments and responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
C. J. McQuade
Associated Press
AP News
National
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
West Virginia
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Cicero
Women In Congress
Hal Boyle
Roy Lee Harmon
Qene
West
Ao Qan
Committee On Natural Resources
Hans McCourt
Dan Wells
Ais
Science At Work
Mississippi Basin
U.S. Department of Agriculure
World Union For Progressive Judaism
London
New York City
Fifth Ave
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Reforming of Judaism
Richmond, Ind
D. Elton Trueblood
Earl Wilson
Holland
U.S.A
Mich
Gabor
Middle East
Middle West
Jack E. Leonard
John Waldring
Curio Shop
Klaasen
Kleinheskel
Beeksvoort
Kubaneek
van Wyk
Vande Kopple
Schrotenboer
VanDen Beldt
Markvluwer
Columbia Pizza
Ann Arbor
Orsego
B,w
the Midnight Earl
N.Y
Myron Cohen
Sammy Davis Jr
Las Vegas
Angie Dickenson
Dirk Bogarde
Mickey Mantle
Anne
Bancroft
Actors
Hong Kong
Margaret Leighton
Laurence Harvey
Dick Haymes
Fran Jeffries
Earl
Texas
H.C. Diefenbach
Seledom
Sam Levenson
Raleigh
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