Editorial on WV state police expansion and global strategy
The piece argues for reallocating sheriff funds to expand the state police and criticizes reliance on tax hikes amid rising highway deaths. It reviews external reports on Soviet negotiation tactics, foreseeing a year of fluctuation between conflict and deals as Russia pursues world conquest, per U.S. News & World Report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Delegates
W. E. Flannery
West Virginia
The
Register
Alcholidays warn drivers as Condry urges caution
West Virginia Motor Vehicles Commissioner Joseph P. Condry labels the holiday period from a week before Christmas to New Years as accident ridden. He cautions that even with good highways and safe cars, drunk or unsafe drivers endanger everyone. He urges party hosts to ensure guests do not drive if unfit. Logan Utah trials yield yield signs replacing some stops to ease light traffic and cut rolling stops. Beckley could study the approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Condry
West Virginia
Condry
Yuletide
Logan
Utah
Beckley
Conditions wobble as gadgets outshine us
A quip filled piece muses on business, science, and self worth. It notes how gadgets fill homes and hints at gendered routines with a line about a woman's wristwatch being discarded first when entering her bedroom. The tone is observational and lightly satirical.
Bug Dust Christmas Tales From Beckley And Beyond
Bug Dust recalls small town Christmas vignettes from Beckley West Virginia and beyond. Stories include a hopeful one about Santa Claus doubts from eight year old Carol Goodman, a cross cultural mix with Jack Delp and his Venezuelan wife, and neighborly backstory on Dr Charles Houston’s K2 expedition connections. Also noted are local TV reception woes and a historic 1846 snow drift anecdote tied to Beckley, with a nod to a Rev Holton Bull visit during the 1838 Beckley centennial broadcast.
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Karakoram Range
Pakistan
Charles Houston
Beckley
Saturday Evening Post
Houston
Exeter
Nhs
Dorcas Temeyver
Diana Ruffner
Charleston
Missouri
Bonne Brown
Harold Riffe
Holton Bull
Raleigh Register Evening Edition Public Notices Summary
Raleigh Register pages note Beckley Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Monday through Friday evenings with Saturday Sunday mornings, offering subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery in advance. The note lists contact details for subscriptions, changes of address, and tax information, and disclaims responsibility for prepaid payments to carriers or distributors.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
Ndent Contractors
Beckley Newspapers
Washington Squabbles Foresee Early Senate Session Debates
March of Events Inside Washington highlights early session skirmishes over Bricker amendment to curb treaty powers and the St Lawrence Seaway bill. Debates over debt ceiling, public works pump priming, postal rate shifts, and a power boost from atomic energy loom as lawmakers brace for contentious votes.
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Washington
Senate
Bricker
St. Lawrence Seaway
John Bricker
Ohio
Republican Party
Labor
James Mitchell
CIO
Mitchell
Eisenhower
Public Works
GOP
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
New Camera Tips and Gear for Family Photos
Irving Desfor covers methods for storytelling with photos using indoor flash, open-flash technique, tripods, and diffusers. He also reviews Kodak darkroom toning, a red-tone look, and mentions the Year 1953 Edition, Simon & Schuster and Your Inc. publishers, plus a new Stereo Guide by Kenneth Tydings and a Stereo Dapter accessory for 35mm projectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
Kenneth Tydings
Greenberg
Tydings
Youre Telling Me A Yuletide Gift For Man Who Has Everything
A humorous shopping column suggests the ideal gift for the man who has everything is something he would want two of. The quip frames the holiday dilemma as a playful test of cleverness and practicality.
Man and Woman of The Year Santa and Mrs Claus
New York readers nominate Santa Claus and Mrs Claus as a joint Man and Woman of the Year for their enduring goodwill. The piece highlights Mrs Claus supervising North Pole toy making, her backseat role, and the couple’s lasting happiness and unity in spreading joy to children worldwide. Nominations close with support for the Claus pair.
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New York
Santa Claus
Old Santa
Mrs. Claus
Santa
North Pole
Mr. Claus
His
Prayer for Peace and Reconciliation from Augustana Leader
A religious reflection asks for inward reform to end war and hatred. It pleads for steadfastness in treating all as kin in God’s kingdom, seeking Christlike peace and world transformation through divine grace. Signed by Conrad Bergendorf of Rock Island Illinois, president of Augustana College.
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Conrad Bergendorf
Rock Island, Ill
Augustana College
Reds Never At a Loss For Words, Double-Talk
James Marlow reports on a Reds press event featuring members offering brisk, evasive replies. The piece notes a pattern of carefully hedged comments and muted responses from team officials amid lingering questions about strategy and performance.
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Reds
Horses shine in film work as actors stay in demand
Hollywood studios lean on horses as epic productions rise, with head wrangler Mel Ballard noting saddle horses aged 8 to 9 are ideal for calm, manageable performances. Stars like a white stallion used by Jeffrey Hunter command up to 25 dollars daily, lead horses earn around 15, extras about 7.50. In politics, Eisenhower urges peaceful use of atomic materials while Russians hedge, signaling tentative talks on banning the bomb may follow.
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Mel Ballard
Mel
Madison, Wis
Jeffrey Hunter
Eisenhower
Russia
United Nations
United States
It Seems Like Yesterday Its Bougainville Evacuation Hint
The report notes Japanese forces withdrew from southern Bougainville to mass troops for a possible last stand. Returning veterans were discharged at about 100,000 monthly and not limited to war work. The Austrian Church urged support for Chancellor Dollfus against the Nazi threat. The Soviet Godless Society pressed religious conversion ahead of Christmas.
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Bougainville
Dollfus
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Edward Gibbon
Berlin
Lenin
Kremlin
Alcholidays
Thomas J. Stafford
Carol Goodman
S. E. Goodman
Jack Delp
Mullens
Effie
Mrs. Delp
Jack
Carolos Saurez
Miricay
Venezuela
Earle Bibb Jr
Shady Spring District
Bug Dust
Cross
God
Beckley Televiewers
Huntington
Elks Club
WSAZ
Fred Richmond
J W Maxwell
Raleigh
Thomas F Stafford
Associated Press
Ice
Representavives
STORY
Brooks & Finley Inc
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Maestro
Central Press
Post Office Department
Congress
Federal Power Commission
BY Irving Desfor
Kodak
Simon & Shuster
Your, Inc
Erik
By James Marlow
Hollywood
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