Holiday shopping extravaganza sparks luxury gift lists
A roundup of high end items signals Christmas spending will top last year. Gems at Patek Philippe and Tiffany tempt with diamonds and gold putters. Bonwit Teller gowns, Bergdorf nightgowns, Saks silk slips, and Sulka luxury wear fill the season. Nieman Marcus offers a Beechcraft aircraft pair for gifting, while other odds and ends include a Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II and a Bentley, priced high and ready for discerning shoppers.
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Santa Claus
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F. J. Cooper
Philadelhia
Milady
Batty
Jack Starr
Gorham
Phillips
Mama
Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Bonwit Teller
Saks Fifth Avenue
Bergdorf Goodman
Abercrombie & Fitch
Monsieur
Sulka
Tiffany
Nieman - Marcus
Reed & Barton
B. Altman
Progress
Unemployment rises as a recession takes hold
Rising joblessness spreads across industrial centers with unemployment above six percent in many areas. Labor reports point to four million jobless in November and a forecast over five million by January. The Kennedy task force, led by Sen. Douglas, to aid distressed zones.
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Jack Lefler
AP Business News
Labor Department
Connecticut
Indiana
Washington
Ohio
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California
John F. Kene
Nedy
Paul H. Douglas Dill
National Industrial Conference Board
Roger Blough
U.S. Steel Corp
Planful Christmas Shopping Script by Roy Lee Harmon
A humorous essay on starting early for Christmas shopping, outlining the author’s system and misadventures. He describes shopping with his wife, avoiding impulse buys, and the rough path to gifting while pretending noble restraint. The piece ends with a seasonal prayer and a nod to Luther Theological Seminary.
NATO and the Atomic Question in Postwar Politics
NATO ministers debate turning the alliance into a nuclear power via an atomic pool proposed by Gen Norstad. The plan aims to reassure Europe, prevent U.S. weapon withdrawal, and curb national ambitions, while De Gaulle moves to a costly French independent force. Kennedy signals limited involvement prior to inauguration.
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Lauris Norstad
U. S
United States
Norstad
France
de Gaulle
Bridge Luncheon Honors Three 1935 Raleigh Brides
Mrs. J. O. Freeman hosted a bridge luncheon at Oakwood Avenue with sister Miss Violet Cook to honor brides Mrs Frederick A Hurt, Mrs Clarence W Meadows, and Mrs David Carlisle Wade Jr. The Beckley Institute’s Shakespeare play As You Like It will be restaged in Beckley this week by Godrow Wilson High School junior senior dramatic clubs, led by Miss Garnett Hundley and Mrs Roy Millican, featuring Roy Wray, Myrtle Stewart, Bennie Binderman, Geraldine Wheeler, Blaine Kinzer, Julian Williams, Bernard Saks, James Foster, Pat Morrison, David Abrams, Mary F Carter, Henry Herring, Chester Vass, Betty Smith, Mary Jo Smisko, Evelyn Stover, James Christian, and Noka Faye Garten.
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J. O. Freeman
Violet Cook
Oakwood Avenue
Frederick A. Hurt
Clarence W. Meadows
David Carlisle Wade, Jr
Godrow Wilson High School
Garnett Hundley
Roy Millican
Roy Wray
Myrtle Stewart
Bennie Binderman
Geraldine Wheeler
Blaine Kinzer
Julian Williams
Bernard Saks
James Foster
Pat Morrison
David Abrams
Mary F. Carter
Henry Herring
Chester Vass
Betty Smith
Mary Jo Smisko
Evelyn Stover
James Christian
Noka Faye Garten
Raleigh & Register subscription rates and delivery terms
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists home delivery options for Raleigh and Register with prices for daily and Sunday, monthly and yearly terms. It notes a two percent West Virginia sales tax and states carriers are independent contractors, with no responsibility for advance payments.
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West Virginia
Darsty
Daly
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
UN Fate Tied to Africa As Soviet Pressure Grows
UN fate hinges on Africa as Soviet moves and African leaders’ responses strain the world body. Troop withdrawals in the Congo could leave a void, sparking attempts to fill it and risking catastrophe in central Africa.
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Korea
Congo
U.N
Africa
Fable echoes and Kremlin chess in Africa’s realignments
Aesop’s tale of crying wolf frames a broader analysis of Soviet diplomacy in Africa. The Kremlin couriers African leaders with promises, aligning Nasser, Ghana, and Guinea to expand influence while challenging Western and UN unity. The piece warns of a creeping Soviet strategy reshaping the continent’s political landscape.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Algeria
Red Chienese
France
Ghana
Guinea
West Africa
Africa
Red
Congo
U.N
League of Nations
Gleason plans Paris trip amid TV comeback rumors
Earl Wilson Gleason gears to film Gigot in Paris on March 15 while a scheme aims to lure him back to regular TV. He'll be met by a maroon Rolls Royce, stay at Hotel George V with open house, and bring his pool table and golf gear. Toots Shor teases a restaurant dig, and photos of David Merrick may appear on Gleason golf balls.
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New York
Jackie Gleason
France
Paris
Noah
Gleason
Toots Shor
George V
Toots
Blub
David Merrick
Merrick
Quilting Party at Marshes Home Celebrates 50 Years
A quilting party and social at Mr. and Mrs. E. Mankin’s Marshes home gathered guests around ten, enjoyed quilting and chat until two, then shared a lavish dinner. Afterward the group returned to quilting until about four, with attendees including Mesdames J. A. Mankin A. W. Freeland Joseph Brown G. W. Callaway John Morris W. B. Claypool W. P. Tolley Nettie Daniel C. H. Foster Ann J. Brown C. C. Farmer Misses Sallie Henry Myrtle Callaway and Mr. and Mrs. C. Mankin.
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Mesdames J. A. Mankin
A. W. Freeland
Joseph Brown
G. W. Callaway
John Morris
W. B. Claypool
W. P. Tolley
Nettie Daniel
C. H. Foster
Ann J. Brown
C. C. Farmer
Misses Sallie Henry
Myrtle Callaway
Mrs. C. Mankin
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