Sick American cries for action against communism in Illinois notice
In a personal Iowa to Illinois style letter published by The Clarion Glenview Illinois a middle aged suburban American expresses alarm at Khrushchev era threats and political creep. He declares himself a sick American seeking vigor to confront bureaucrats appeasers and subversion, ends with resolve to get well as a fed up patriot.
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America
the Clarion
Glenview
Illinois
Canadians Lead World In Phone Calls For 10th Year
The 1962 edition of The World's Telephones shows Canadians averaged 551 conversations per person, topping the United States at 529 and Iceland at 487. The report notes telephone use as a vital necessity in modern society and counters critics who say people talk less.
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Canada
Dominion
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
United States
Iceland
Fontaine and Hitchcock reunion sparks talk of cross casting
Hollywood interview with Erskine Johnson notes Joan Fontaine and Alfred Hitchcock reuniting for a CBS TV thriller Salt of the Earth after 22 years. Fontaine dismisses a Fontaine de Havilland team up, citing Olivia de Havilland’s theory versus her instinct. Fontaine says audiences favor foreign films with unfamiliar faces, and recalls Hitchcock’s on set slap scene in Rebecca.
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Hollywood
NEA
Joan Fontaine
Alfred Hitchcock
Joan
Olivia de Havilland
Hitchcock
Bette Davis
Crawford
Jane
Olivia
Miss Fontaine
Hitch
Rebecca
Suspicion
Lau
Rence Olivier
Cary Grant
CBS
Gary Merrill
New York
Mr. Hitchcock
Garner Williams Leaves for Spencer North Carolina
Garner Williams, a well known local youth, departed last week for Spencer North Carolina where he has secured employment. Charlie Baker, son of Mr and Mrs J C Baker, was honored with a surprise party this week at his home. The White Cross Pharmacy is undergoing remodeling to improve its appearance. A Clarksburg meeting of state school and college representatives established a permanent organization with annual meetings to follow. Stansbury of Wesleyan College elected president and Dr W B Edmonds of WVU named treasurer.
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Garner Williams
Spencer
N. C
Charlie Baker
J. C. Baker
White Cross Pharmacy
Clarksburg
Stansbury
Wesleyan College
W. B. Edmonds
W.V.U
Birthday of the 16th Amendment and the income tax
The piece traces the 16th Amendment's birthday 50 years into the graduated income tax, noting its origins, political uses, and how tax burden shifts have evolved. It contrasts Democratic and Republican eras, highlighting rising taxes for many families from 1913 onward and the persistence of wealth redistribution ideas.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
UPI
U.S
Woodrow Wilson
Kennedy
Karl Marx
United States
Sen
Huey P. Long
Internal Revenue Service
Herbert Hoover
Common Cold Remedies Questioned By AMA In Last Series Part
The AMA says no cold remedy cures a cold and most ingredients offer little help. Pain killers fever reducers and antihistamines have limited or negative effects while antibiotics are useless against viruses. The piece notes home care steps and a nod to Elizabethan wine foot baths as counterpoints.
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Barney Seibert
Chicago
UPI
American Medical Association
AMA
England
Noah D. Fabricant
Journal of Otolaryngology
Editor Rejects West Virginia Moon Stirring Local Inferiority
Virginia Kester Harper defends her Beckley Art Group stance on the West Virginia Moon controversy. She argues the painting’s backwoods imagery triggers regional inferiority complex amid cultural lag, while praising editorial work and noting broader debates on art and literature.
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Kathryn Williams
West Virginia
Beckley Art Group
West
Bug Dust Why It's Good To Be Back In Beckley
Roy Lee Harmon recalls returning to Beckley after two years away in Wayne County West Virginia. He details homesickness, the harsh lowland climate, long hours at a small weekly, and the joy of rejoining old friends, garden chores, and the town he calls the finest place on earth.
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Beckley
Roy Lee Harmon
Tom Wolfe
Raleigh Register
Thelow Country
Wayne
W. Va
Wayne County News
Daily Newsroom
Sunrise Avenue
New River
Wayne Paper
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Purgatory
Tippy
Prayer For Today by Robert W. Burns Atlanta minister
A devotional prayer expresses gratitude for summer mercies and emphasizes finding peace in God’s coolness and balm. The reflection thanks God through Christ and rests in His love as the day ends.
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Christ
Robert W. Burns
Atlanta, Ga
Peachtree Christian Church
Knows Horses Better Than Family
Column recalls a race track visit where a horse owner spends time with prize animals while neglecting his high school daughter. The piece notes parents’ misplaced priorities toward racing and society, contrasting with a school administrator’s dedication and a lawyer’s vague involvement with his child’s education.
Beckley Newspapers subscription rates and policies
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes rates for home delivery and mail subscriptions. Rates include daily and Sunday plans, with local tax and terms about carrier independents and responsibility for advance payments. Contact details and advertising representative networks are listed for regional coverage.
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West Virginia
Wal Tractors
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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