Innocents Abroad in 1954 Dress and Courtesy in Europe
An American colonel in Frankfort Germany ordered wives of servicemen to dress more circumspectly, echoing a Britain era admonition. The piece notes Europeans judge not just individuals but the United States as a whole by such attire. It contrasts European and American norms and argues dress expresses consideration for others and national attitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Frankfort
Germany
Britain
Unter den Linden
Coney Island
St. James's Park
Europe
United States
Five Clergy Offer Healing Amid Cleveland Vandalism
In Cleveland a wave of white supremacist vandalism targets six Negro homes. Five white clergymen and a local merchant paint over the damage, offering atonement and a chance to heal the torn community. The piece argues that punishment and recompense are due, but healing acts by the ministers symbolize a needed third demand for social reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Trade Not Aid for Japan Raises Trade Challenge
The United States faces a Japan needing to earn a living in a world redrawn after war. Manchuria is Communist, silk demand shifts, and markets in Asia lag. Japan seeks modernization, capital, and new markets beyond the United States, Britain, and France, with reciprocal trade and tariff cuts as preferred solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Japan
Manchuria
Southeast Asia
Korea
Orient
Soviet
Russia
China
Asia
Washington
World Bank
Britain
France
New Orleans Follies and Famous Faces on the Roaming Stage
In New Orleans, a lively tour diary recalls Canal Street humor and Bourbon Street banter. Mentions Dorothy Lamour Miss New Orleans in 1931 and Mary Healy, along with hotel boss Seymour Weiss, actor Art Mooney, and Rita Hayworth contract talks. Also notes Ingrid Bergman, Marilyn Monroe lookalikes, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz wealth, and fashion chatter from Paris shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Canal St
America
Owen Brennan's
Bourbon St
Dorothy Lamour
N'Orleegans
Galveston
Harry J. Batt
Lake Pontchatrain
Lamour
Why Must Bride's Pop Foot the Wedding Bill
A father's plea for equal sharing of wedding costs asks why the bride's father should bear most expenses. The piece argues daughters add value and that sons incur heavier costs, urging a 50 50 approach and exploring implications for family finances and marital expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bride
Aoson
Trousseau
Raleigh Register Publication and Contact Details
Raleigh Register Evening and Sunday morning editions published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation. Rates listed for daily and Sunday mail subscriptions with three, six, or twelve month terms. West Virginia tax applies. Change of address requirements noted. Carriers are independent contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
Deaers
Hagedorn Explores Roosevelt Kin In Sagamore Hill History
Scholar Herman Hagedorn details the Roosevelt family at Sagamore Hill eight members strong, including Teddy Roosevelt and Edith, plus siblings Alice Ethel Theodore Jr Archie Kermit and Quentin. The text paints Teddy senior as Rough Rider Bull Moose and a powerful political force who befriended Taft and opposed Wilson, while mourning a son in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy
Edith
Alice
Ethel
Theodore Jr
Archie
Kermit
Quentin
Big Sam
Taft
Gadflye
Wilson
France
Owen Wister
In Washington a bill to require trout source on menus
A Washington Senate bill would force restaurants to list the origin of trout on menus. The piece riffs on political One would pass the House on party lines, with comments on presidents, Sagamore Hill, and seven family members. Critics cite Faulkner reviews for contrast and satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Best Seller List Highlights Classic and New Works
The weekly list showcases FICTION with titles like Note as a Stranger by Morton Thompson, Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck, The Royal Box by Frances Parkins, and Never Victorious Never Defeated by Taylor Caldwell. NONFICTION covers The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale, I’ll Cry Tomorrow by Lillian Roth, and But We Were Born Free by Elmer Davis, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anne
Daphne du Maurier
Morton Thompson
John Steinbeck
Frances Parkinson Keyes
Taylor Caldwell
Norman Vincent Peale
Lillian Roth
Elmer Davis
H. A. and
Bonaro Overstreet
Ben Hecht
Town Raises $200000 To Honor Mare Island Base Birthday
Vallejo California residents raised two hundred thousand dollars to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Mare Island Naval Base founded by David G Farragut. The shipyard on San Francisco Bay’s northern island began as a defense link and grew into a century of naval activity. Farragut became a legend after the Civil War era. Mare Island built and repaired many ships, housing the mothball fleet and defending sea lanes through five wars.
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Vallejo
Calif
Mare Island Naval Base
David G. Farragut
America
San Francisco Bay
Navy
Pacific Coast
Farragut
Mobile Bay
Mare Island
Mare Island Naval Yard First Century Reflection
A commemorative piece highlights Mare Island's wartime and peacetime feats. It notes its growth to 2446 acres, 13,000 employees, and $180 million in equipment. The yard trained 600 technicians annually and served as a naval rehabilitation center for amputees, turning war wounds into renewed lives.
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Mare Island
California
Elsa Maxwell
Elsa
San Francisco
U.S. Pennsylvania
Navy
Langley
Ward
Pearl Harbor
Paul Whiteman
Denver
Farragut
America
Senate Rushes to Pass Anti Subversion Measures
The Senate pushed through an omnibus anti subversion bill amid election-year rushes. It would criminalize Communist infiltration of unions, strip the party of legal standing, and impose spying, saboteur, and registration provisions. A House version was passed to avoid penalizing individuals. The process saw printing delays and heated debate as Knowland Kefauver Butler and Humphrey figures shaped the outcome.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Sen
Butler
R-Md
Humphrey
D-Minn
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
House
Sen. Knowland
California
Republicans
Sen. Butler
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Knowland
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Two area soldiers took part in dedication ceremonies for a Korean school the Seventh Infantry Division helped build. Pvt Clarence J Lilly of Cool Ridge automatic rifleman in 32nd Regiment and Pfc Shirley M Brown of Cyclone ammunition bearer served overseas. Lilly joined in 1953 and has been in Korea since last September while Brown arrived in Korea last November after basic training at Camp Breckinridge. Also Pfc Wayne D Maynor of Beckley assigned to UN Command Military Armistice Commission HQ Support Group arrived overseas last May after enlisting in 1953. Pvt James A Farley grandson of Beckley served as honor graduate at Camp Gordon and reported for duty with Fort Benning MP. Pvt Horace H Street of Resoco serving in Korea with the 14th Transportation Battalion arrived in the Far East last May after enlisting in 1953.
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Seventh Infantry Division
Armed Forces Assistance of Korea
Clarence J. Lilly
Stennie C. Lilly
Cool Ridge
Shirley M. Brown
Shelby L. Brown
Lilly
Osan-ni
Korea
Brown
Army
Camp Breckinridge
First Military Police Training Regiment
Camp Gordon
James A. Farley
W. A. Warden
Mason St
Beckley
Fort Benning
Woodrow Wilson High School
Concord College
Athens
Beckley National Guard
Horace H. Street
W. B. Street
Resoco
14Th Transportation Battalion
Far East
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Wilsons
Ted Cook
B.W
Jim Moran
Slugger
New York
Hollywood
Boston
Hermann G. Deutsch
Seymour Weiss
Hotel
Roosevelt
Art Mooney
Gal
Darleen Guidry
Port Arthur
Texas
Art
Columbia
Marilyn Monroe
Edith Adams
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ingrid Bergman
Dior
Paris
Diors
Taffy Tuttle
Dick Haymes
Las Vegas
Columbia Pictures
Rita
Lucille Ball
Dezi Arnaz
Dominguin
Ava Gardner
Hemingway
Havana
Guy Mitchell
England
Dee Dee Wood
Nbc-Tv
Ted Steele
Nancy Kenyon
Fat Jack Leonard
Farl
Kansas
Moline
Kans
al Fields
Earl
Brother
Edith Johnson
Daily Oklahoman
Raleigh
Ae Ae
Thomas F. Stafford
Penn Ote
Aaa
Associated Press
National
Story Brooks & Finley Inc
Philadelphia
Chicago
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Hagedorn
W. G. Rogers
Sagamore Hill
Herman Hagedorn
Macmillan
Colorado
Oyster Bay
William Faulkner
Orville Prescott
New York Times
Faulkner
Carvel Collins
New York Times Book Review
Lewis Gannett
New York Herald Tribune
Nerian
Malcolm Cowley
New York Herald Tribune Book Review
Frederick Babcock
Chicago Tribune
Maxwell Geismar
Saturday Review
Paul Flowers
Memphis
Tenn
Jesus Christ
Conrad Bergendorf
Rock Island, Ill
Augustana College
United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission
Pfc
Wayne D. Maynor
Homer
F. Maynor
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