Congress Faces Clash Over Highway Billboards
A forthcoming vote on a bill to ban roadside billboards faces a deep civil rights battle. The West Virginia Turnpike example highlights tension between scenic beauty and advertising. Industry argues signs keep drivers alert while others warn of distraction and blight. The measure would offer states limited funds for billboard restrictions, amid opposition from business interests and support from AAA seeking federal regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Richard L. Neuberger
Dore
Scott Lucas
D-Ill
Bertram D. Tallamy
Senate Public Works Committee
New York Thruway
American Automobile Association
AAA
Harry J. Kirk
Coal's global reach echoes in rising American exports
A century after Pocahontas coal gained fame, U S exports climb slightly by two percent from 1955 to 1956. Robust demand abroad stems from West Germany's industrial surge, England's lagging production, and U S coal quality improvements. The private U S coal industry remains a key energy driver worldwide.
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U.S
West Virginia
West
Germany
England
Fitzpatrick Road residents press for state funded improvements
Lessie E. Hutchens of Beckley urges print publication of her complaint about Fitzpatrick Road. She notes heavy traffic from sightseers and buses, says the road serves many taxpayers and U S carriers, school buses, and car dealers, and pleads for a paved road through the dust to serve the community.
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Lessie E. Hutchens
Rt. 1
Box 271
Beckley
Fitzpatrick Road
U. S
Raleigh
Road plan and screening calls in West Virginia health drive
A citizen appeal urges funds and notice for a Fitzpatrick Road project near Beckley while Health News and Views promotes an actor screening push for West Virginia. The mobile unit surveys statewide for acting talent to support the “Good Health for West Virginia” campaign and tuberculosis prevention through checkups and X rays.
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Fitzpatrick Road
Beckley
MacArthur
Fitzpatrick
West Virginia Health News and Views
West Virginia
N. J. Dyer
Katherine Brown
James H. Walker
Johnson Leads Civil Rights Vote Battle in Senate
Sen. Lyndon Johnson, Texas leader of the Senate Democrats, navigates the civil rights bill fight sparked by Sen. Knowland. The outcome risks Johnson’s presidential hopes, party unity, and the bill’s fate, with Northern and Southern Democrats and Republicans shifting positions before final passage.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Senate Democrats
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
House
Johnson
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
John
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Prayer of gratitude and Sabbath devotion sample
A Cheverly Maryland minister writes a summer prayer thanking God for nature and urging worship in the sanctuary on the Lord's day. He asks believers to remember God as Lord of the Sabbath and to keep it holy through Christ.
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Roy H. Stetler Jr
Cheverly, Md
Cheverly Community Church
Hollywood Like Kindergarten With Lots Of Big Families
Hollywood like kindergarten with large families. Earl Wilson notes Macdonald Carey, six children, near Maureen O'Sullivan and John Farrow with seven, and Steve McNally with eight. Carey recalls press signals, trip to Honolulu, and a view of big families as a sign, though costly. The piece mixes celebrity anecdotes and social commentary on family size.
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Hollywood
Macdonald Carey
Maureen O'Sullivan
John Farrow
Steve McNally
Beverly Hills
Central Park
Carey
Rockford
Ohio
Iowa
Beily Hecksher
Philadelphia
Snooty
Joseph Harrison Jr
Planned Parenthood
Mrs. Carey
Jane Russell breaks cheesecake curse with wholesome image
Jane Russell says she has shed the cheesecake curse that defined her early Hollywood image. She explains her shift to normal, wholesome roles and her life as a married mother of three adopted children, co‑owning a film firm and leading WAIF adoption work.
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New York
Hollywood
Jane Russell
Robert Waterfield
Bob
WAIF
Miss Russell
Jane
Hindenburg blocks Hitler power grab in Berlin 1932
Twenty five years ago The Raleigh Register reports Germany's President Paul von Hindenburg once again thwarting Adolf Hitler's bid for seizure of power. The West Virginia note highlights a new concrete road from Skelton to Glen Jean and Raleigh County Red Cross appointing a National relief committee.
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Berlin
Germany
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolph Hitler
Skelton
Glen Jean
Raleigh County
Red Cross
Nation
J. L. Lineweaver
George W. Bair, Jr
George W. Bright
Broad way diner critique and Runyon era play note
A newly arrived English author at a midtown publisher’s office laments a Broad way delicatessen lacking decent wine quoting “No Letea.” Damon Runyon immortalized setting contrasts with his dinner critique while Broadway hit I Am a Camera earns a mixed critical response.
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Damon Runyon
Opinions On Older Workers Boost Productivity Claims
Grassroots Opinion summaries from multiple papers advocate that older workers are productive and reliable. Industrial Bulletins cite output per man hour shows little variation by age, with older employees displaying better attendance and fewer on the job accidents. Hiring older workers is urged as prudent business practice.
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Catskill
N.Y
Industrial Bulletin
New York State Dept. of Labor
Remember the 6th tooth at the sixth year warning
Donnie G a six year old faces school next term and Dr Crane warns parents not to mistake the six year molars for baby teeth. The piece stresses early permanent teeth care, warns against delaying fillings, notes dentists are surgeons and influence on teens, and urges guardians to protect teeth as foundation of health with the motto always be true to your teeth or they'll be false to you.
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Maleigh S Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
J. the Quade
Ember
Associated Press
Sse
AP News
Brooks & Finley, Inc
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
TOD
West Virginia
Carol Burnett
John Foster Dulles
JFC
Sammy Davis Jr
Cye Martin
Bob Hope
Gary Crosby
Bing
Sammy Kaye
Melody Thompson
Bourbon Street
Sammy
Joan Collins
Max- Well Reed
U.S
Earl
Donnie G
Dofinie
Birth In Beckley Born On The Day Of Arrival
A baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. George A. Bean arrived in Beckley on the eve of their arrival to the city. Dr. D. W. Snuffer attended. mother and child are reported to be doing nicely. County Clerk Meadows issued a marriage license to John E. Jones and Mrs Alle Redden of Raleigh County. Darnall opens a general law office in Beckley serving Raleigh and surrounding counties.
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George A. Bean
D. W. Snuffer
Beckley
Meadows
John E. Jones
Alle Redden
Ratinghy
Darnall
Raleigh
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