Lincoln’s Rise From Near Miss to Presidential Nominee
The piece traces Abraham Lincoln’s path to the 1860 Republican nomination, noting chance and backstage deals shaped his ascent. It covers his early near-runner status for vice president in 1856, debates with Douglas, Cooper Institute speech, and the Chicago convention where Seward’s lead dissolved. It highlights fate, political strategy, and Lincoln’s evolving stance on slavery as he rose to national prominence.
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Stephen Rog
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Illinois
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Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Kansas
Cooper Institute
New York City
Norman Judd
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Sen
William H. Seward
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Seward
G.O.P
Robert A. Taft
Jealousy in High Places Hits Evangelists of TV Era
Dr George W Crane notes that jealousy and gossip target famed televangelists like Oral Roberts Norman Vincent Peale and Billy Graham. Roberts says he cures none but acts as an intermediary for God and stresses his income comes from offerings while education and TV work run via a non profit foundation. He and wife Evelyn live in Tulsa with four children and a rented home.
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Oral Roberts
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Indiana
Roberts
Crane
Judy
Evelyn
New York
Norman Vincent Peale
Bish Sheen
Sheen
Billy Graham
Dust Bowl
Dr. Peale
Bug Dust Delegate Describes Compensation Bill
Charleston reporter notes coal miners seek higher compensation due to inflation and unequal awards. ROY LEE HARMON explains bills to raise benefits face constitutional limits, cites Lewis Linkenhaker case, and outlines Myles Robertson proposal. Article comments on bipartisan session tone and a split squirrel hunting season bill by Harman and Booth.
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Roy Lee Harmon
Charleston
House of Delegates
Lewis Linkenhaker
Crab Orchard
C. J. McQuade
Linkenhaker
T. E. Myles
Fayetteville
C. Donald Robertson
Clarksburg
World Today Missile Picture Is Cloudy
James Marlow reports amid Cold War dialogue that both nations argue over ICBM progress with little risk of war. Key officials dispute Soviet mass production claims while the United States expects to match Russian missile readiness by year’s end.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Nikita 5
Khrushchev
Neil H. McIlroy
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Soviets
United States
McElroy
Soviet Union
Outer Space
Rodion Malinovsky
Malinovsky
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Twining
Marines and Army troops listed from Pax area join U S service abroad
Marine Pfc Thomas dD Farley serves at the Rota Spain naval complex with Second Fleet units. Two Pax High School graduates, Pvt Steve Holstein and Pvt Thomas Foster, enlisted in the Army last September and trained at Fort Benning. Charles F Dillon Jr serves aboard USS Magoffin in the Western Pacific with the Seventh Fleet, based in San Diego after operations near Okinawa and Japan.
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Rota
Spain
Thomas Dd Farley
Winnie BE
Farley
Jonben
Row
Gibraltar
Steve Holstein
Clarence Holstein
Thomas Foster
Joe Foster
Pax
Army
Fort Benning
Magoffin
Western Pacific
Seventh Fleet
Charles F. Dillon Jr
C. F. Dillon
Beaver
Ruth A. Miles
Grandview
San Diego
Calif
Okinawa
Japan
Beckley News Digest Details Carrier Terms
News brief notes Beclley Capers Corporation contract terms for carriers and distributors. Mentions managing editor C J McQuade and Associated Press. lists cities for AP stories. Shows home delivery rates per week and month and cautions carriers not responsible for advance payments.
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Fie
Beckley News
Capers Corporation
Medical Gourmet Hal Boyle Tastes Medicines for Pfizer
NEW YORK AP Mrs Shire ley Morabito chief medicine tester for Charles Pfizer Pharmaceutical Co has tasted 700 medicines in three years and works with a panel of 40 experts plus a juvenile jury of 600 children to ensure taste and color match aid acceptability. She notes bitter flavors must be masked and that taste guides public adoption.
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New York
Shireley Morabito
Morabito
Briefly Speaking Indonesia and Philippine presidency note
Briefing notes state Indonesia as the world’s largest archipelago and Manuel Quezon as the first president of the Philippine Islands. These statements place Indonesia as a vast island nation and Quezon as a foundational Philippine leader.
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Indonesia
Netherlands East Indies
Archipelago
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Islands
Kangaroo jumps in mile challenge prompts junior quiz
A notebook quiz asks readers to measure their own jump size by hopping 12 feet and 5,280 feet to convert jumps per mile. It notes a 7-foot kangaroo would make 755 jumps at one size and 248 at triple size. An $10 award goes to Gary Krieger of Council Bluffs Iowa for the postcard entry.
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Myles
Linkenhaker
Gary Krieger
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Beckley
Laster
Earl Wilson Introducing Lou Costello's Daughter, Her Problems
New York column notes Lou Costello’s daughter Carol, 20, on Steve Allen show with links to Confidential article about Costello. Mentions Alfred Hitchcock, Dinah Shore, Lucille Ball, Audrey Meadows, Eleanor Roosevelt, and various Hollywood and TV figures in a brisk society-item roundup with light quips and gossip.
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New York
Billboard
Steve Allen
Lou Costello
Carol
Elizabeth Taylor
Erin O'Brien
Confidential
Costello
Frank Costello
Alfred Hitchcock
N. Y
California
Luchow's
Dinah Shore
Lucille Ball
Audrey Meadows
J. Paul Carey
Carey Cadillac
London
Bbc-Tv
Paramount
Ina Balin
Sweden
Commonsense Horse Shoes at Armstrong's Beckley Shop
Notice from 50 years ago advertises J. B. Pulver's shoeing and wagon work at Armstrong's shop by city depot Beckley with guaranteed service. It mentions a $50,000 Pennsylvania TB remedy reward and urges West Virginia legislators to pursue public health measures.
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J. B. Pulver
Armstrong
City Depot
Beckley
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Prohibition ruling may not affect West Virginia cases
Twenty five years ago the Supreme Court ruled pre repeal prohibition cases unprosecutable in federal courts but West Virginia expects little effect. Northern district docket cleared, southern district has about forty cases remaining. Banking Commissioner Given notes a definite business upturn as deposits rose about two million dollars from late October to early January and continue rising.
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United States Supreme Court
West Virginia
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