Humphrey Gains Support In Beckley Rally
Senator Hubert Humphrey drew a large West Virginia crowd in Beckley on November 21 signaling growing support as Democrats assess possible 1960 candidates. Analysts note pre campaign uncertainty as hopefuls from Kennedy to Rockefeller tour states and test appeal without formal declarations.
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Adlai E. Stevensan
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Beckley
Kennedy
Humphrey
Symington
Johnson
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Stevenson
Nixon
Rockefeller
Hal Boyle Home Exercises Guaranteed To Ease Ordeals Of Shopping
A humorous Hal Boyle column offers home exercises to survive Christmas shopping. It suggests playful tricks like Indian hand wrestling with your spouse to improve grip and cheer, mirror smiling drills, leap training with bundles for pedestrian safety, a tackle drill at a high school stadium, and playful kisses for humor and bonding. It ends with a tongue in cheek note on bankruptcy avoidance through a loud No.
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New York
Booke
The John Brown Treason Question Revisited in Harpers Ferry
A hundred years later readers learn how Brown rode to Charlestown to face hanging and how his treason conviction was legally disputed. The Road to Harpers Ferry argues Virginia lacked jurisdiction since Brown was not a Virginia citizen, and a 1940 West Virginia History article notes legal quirks. The piece discusses insanity defenses, Governor Wise changing clemency fate, and Brown becoming a propaganda symbol.
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John Brown
Harpers Ferry
Shenanedoah Valley
Charlestown
Virginia
Charles Town
West Virginia
Fort Sumter
United States
J. C. Furnas
Charlesetown
Brown
Marye Land
Furnas
Daniel C. Draper
Supreme Court of Appeals
Buchanan
North
Henry A. Wise
Wise
Georgia School Desegregation Tension and Public Policy
The Atlanta Board of Education plan under federal order mirrors Alabama pupil placement laws and faces constraints from Georgia statutes whose desegregated schools risk losing state support. Governor Vandiver, Senator Russell, and Senator Talmadge back anti integration stances as Georgia weighs local option versus states rights in a broader Deep South pattern.
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Georgia
Deep South
Atlanta Board of Education
Alaama
North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
Hooper
Ernest Vandiver
Vandiver
U.S
Richard B. Russell
Herman E. Talmadge
William E. Hartsfield
Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Arkansas
Florida
Tennessee
Virginia
Beckley Items From 1909 Raleigh Register
Sheriff Cottle received two bloodhound pups from Rockwood Kennels Lexington for 51 dollars 50 cents. C Prince Phillips sold his cone confectionery in Beckley to Ira Davis of Marshes. Rev L P Groves resigns as pastor and moves to Milton. Granville Martin’s sawmill near Harper was destroyed by fire.
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Sheriff Cottle
Rockwood
Lexington
Granville Martin
Harper
Raleigh Register Classified Notice Summary
Classified notice text from Raleigh Register includes subscription rates, delivery details, and advertising references. It mentions Beckley Newspapers Corporation and Associated Press affiliation, with carrier delivery and subscription terms for Raleigh region.
Rabbits and Proper Handling for Pets
Timid rabbits defend themselves by sharp hearing and speed. Long ears aid sound collection. Do not lift by the ears. support under the body with one hand behind the forelegs and one in front of the hind legs. Learn proper feeding and care for pets like dogs cats and rabbits. Dave Congleton of Pesatum Illinois wins $10 for a submitted question.
Flanders Swann at the Drop of a Hat Rocks Payola Talk
Earl Wilson reports on Michael Flanders and Don Swann in New York as they skew disc jockeys and payola culture with sharp wit. The duo invite audience participation and mock media figures while noting payola fears and industry bribery concerns.
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Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Congress
New York
Michael Flanders
Donald Swann
England
Flanders
Twoman
Swann
FCC
Vice Prez
Raleigh Register 25 Years Ago 1934 Notes on Politics and Dog Vaccination
The 1934 Raleigh Register item reports W. M. Thompson of Affinity elected president of the New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute and Rush D. Holt, a 29 year old senator elect from West Virginia, claiming electric power interests sought his senate exclusion over his age. It also notes that over 2 000 Raleigh County dogs have been vaccinated since the health department quarantine began on November 15.
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New River and Winding Gulf
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