Editorial Review Praises Stevenson and Cabinet Allocations
The Raleigh Register commends Adlai E. Stevenson for his election support and hopes he runs again in 1956. The piece critiques Eisenhower’s cabinet selections, noting Southern underrepresentation and contrasting regional picks across states, with a call to extend cabinet balance similar to past Hoover-era lessons.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
I Ilinois
Democratic Party
Raleigh Register
Mr. Stevenson
Raleigh County
Dayton's Notebook Advocates Local Water Reform
The piece argues for local financing and construction of dams and reservoirs to solve Dayton Ohio water problems. It urges a shift from federal reliance toward homegrown solutions, noting past local resilience after the 1913 flood and calling for a seven county program guided by a Water Conservation Committee.
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Washington
Dayton
Uncle Sam
Chamber of Commerce
U.S.A
Eisenhower Cabinet hailed as sound group of capable leaders
The incoming Eisenhower administration is praised for a cabinet regarded as a strong, steady team of experienced leaders. Observers note the group includes trusted figures with proven records in public service and defense.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Opinion on the Revised Standard Version Bible Fairs in Town
A local editorial defends the Revised Standard Version noting bookstores may choose what to sell. It encourages readers to seek the new Bible at a Presbyterian Church bookstore or other public outlets in town.
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Presbyterian Church
State agencies seek 395 million in two years
A brief from statewide departments requests 395 million dollars for the next two years. In lighter notes, a New Orleans restaurant owner sports diamond sunglasses worth 10000 dollars. A midwest couple sheltered 80 stranded motorists during a blizzard.
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Iowa
Santa Claus
Okey Patteson Returns Home as New Governor Eyes Move
Longtime West Virginia figure Okey Patteson ends eight years in Charleston and plans to base duties after the new governor Bill Marland’s inauguration. Patteson, once tapped for statewide office, features in a broader Bug Dust column with recollections of his career and homeward bound mood.
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Okey Patteson
Charleston
Patteson
C. E. Blackburn
Bradley
Clarence Meadows
Meadows
Subscription rates for Daily and Sunday service
Daily and Sunday by mail only where delivery exists three months in advance for 3.50. Six months in advance five dollars. One year in advance ten dollars. Include old and new address for changes. Two percent state tax applies to all West Virginia mail rates. Home delivery rates via carrier. Carriers are independent contractors. Beckley Newspapers Corporation not responsible for advance payments.
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West Virginia
Geasers
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Every Light a Prayer for Peace
An entry titled Every Light a Prayer for Peace by Mrs John Bradbury of Mullens West Virginia earns an honorable mention in the contest. The poem pleads for divine guidance away from war and toward peace with imagery of a world vigil and symbolic riders. It emphasizes prayer as a path to harmony under the Prince of Peace and asks for peaceful guidance tonight.
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Mrs
John Bradbury
Woodland Ave
Mullens
West Virginia
Words or deeds to end Korea War, Eisenhower hints
Hal Boyle analyzes how to push China toward peace in Korea. Two paths emerge: diplomacy with rewards potentially sidelining Chiang Kai-shek, or intensified military pressure risking a broader war. Army views split between restraint and decisive action, with Eisenhower signaling future deeds chosen by the United States.
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New York
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Korea
Russia
Chiang-Kai Shek
American Congress
Prayer Blesses Families and Childlike Faith
A religious benediction from Jesse H. Arnup of Toronto offers thanks for family life and asks guidance to honor God through example. The message emphasizes care for children and a world safe for them, concluding with an Amen.
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Kingdom of God
Jesse H. Arnup
Toronto
Ont
Board of Overseas Missions
The
United Church of Canada
Loyalty Review Board doubts Vincent’s loyalty in Tangier case
Washington reports the Loyalty Review Board found reasonable doubt about diplomat Jona Carter Vincent. He was suspended and ordered home from Tangier as President Truman reviews the case with Secretary of State Acheson. The board’s reasons remain undisclosed.
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Washington
Governent
Jona Carter Vincent
State Department
Vincent
Tangier
Truman
Acheson
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Review Board
Louis Budenz
Sen
McCarthy
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tydings
Marylara
Senates
Sen. McCarran
Nevada
Fo Vincent
Profit from national forests tops $11 million says government
Government reports show earnings from national forests exceed 11 million dollars, underscoring substantial profits from timber and resource management. The note frames the gain as a significant fiscal achievement.
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U. S
GOP Picked Right Year to Win From A Democratic Viewpoint
Washington a Na tional commentary notes that Democrats fear Truman budget cuts will pressure Eisenhower to raise defense spending. The piece argues current outlays, inflation, and 1954 election timing complicate any political gains for either party. It predicts Truman’s lower ask could shift fiscal dynamics and political leverage.
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GOP
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Congress
Truman
Eisenhower
Frederick Lawton
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Pfc Gerald Halsey son of Mr and Mrs George Halsey Soulsville has joined the First Marine Division in Korea after advanced combat training at Camp Pendleton California He previously attended Glen Rogers High School and enlisted October 10 1952 Also listed are Billy Caudill receiving Navy discharge in Manila now at Riverside California with wife Joan Munselle Recently an instructor at Northwestern Military and Naval Academy Lake Geneva Wisconsin MSgt Jack W Brumfield son of the late Magistrate and Mrs G W Brumfield assigned to Ft Knox Kentucky Pvt James W McClanahan Beckley awaiting orders Pvt Billy E Gibson in Germany with the First Infantry Division as ammunition bearer and former Marshall College student Pvt Robert L Godbey Mt Hope selected for Camp Chaffee Arkansas Army leaders school Shelby Taylor home on furlough in Stover awaiting San Francisco assignment Pfc Gerald Peters Rock Creek home for Thanksgiving at Quantico Base Pfc Charles P Mullens Pax to receive discharge at Fort Lee Va after Korea Far East service Airman Third Class Murphy Cook Pine Knob visiting mother and to North Carolina base James L Pettit en route to U S after 18 months in Japan and Korea Airman Third Class Edward Stewart Pine Knob completing basic training at Sampson AFB and transferring to Dow AFB Bangor Me
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George Halsey
Soulsville
First Marine Division
Korea
Fifth Marine Regiment
Camp Pendleton
Calif
High Sierras
Glen Rogers High School
Marines
Navy
United States
Manila
Yeeman
Billy Caudill
O. G. Caudill
Ury
Office of Food Machinery and Chemical Corp
Riverside
Joan Munselle
San Bruno
Germany
Billy E. Gibson
George Gibson
Eunice
North Atantic Treaty Organization Army
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Glen L. Martin Aircraft Corp
Army
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H. B. Godbey
Mt. Hope
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Ark
Fifth Armored Division
Huntington
Shelby Taylor
Edgar Stover
Stover
San Francisco
Marine Base
Quantico
Gerald Peters
Don Peters
Rock Creek
Charles P. Mullens
James Mullens
Pax
Quartermaster Training Command
Ft. Lee
Pax High School
Charles Brown
Kingston
Pfc
Mullens
Far East
United Nations
25Th Infantry Division
Murphy Cook
Pine Knob
North Carolina
James L. Pettit
Japan
40Th Infantry Division
Edward Stewart
Pirie Knob
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N. Y
Dow Air Force Base
Bangor
Coburn Praises Monroe Russell as two Glamour Girls
Actor Charles Coburn lauds Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. He quotes their sex appeal and humor, notes their professional attitude, and recalls a Holmes Brandeis anecdote. He also singles out the film’s clever three-sequence structure and Lana Turner in The Bad and the Beautiful.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Jane Russell
Marilyn Monroe
Charles Coburn
Miss Monroe
Miss Russell
Anna Held
Lillian Russell
Monroe
Russell
Coburn
Marilyn
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
Washington Street
Justice Brandeis
Holmes
Brandeis
Kirk Douglas
Lana Turner
Dick Powell
Barry Sullivan
Taiity
Charles Schnee
Yesterday Recalled in a Two Decade Refresher
It seems like yesterday as this report recalls events from 10 and 20 years ago including the 77th Congress ending its term during wartime policy debates, a New York newspaper delivery strike in its third day, and the broad stir over war production and letters to Chiang Kai-shek.
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77Th Congress
New York City
Roosevelt
Generalissimo
Office of War Information
Chiang Kai-shek
Mary Booth
Salvation Army
Cairo
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Washington
Mexico
League of Nations
House
Ways and Means Committee
Dallas Magnate Tours New York for Clothes
A Dallas tycoon flies his private plane to New York to buy clothes, sparking a light quarrel with his wife who teases him about needing the best wardrobe locally. The couple exchange playful words as he departs.
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Dallas
New York
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