Should Taxpayers Finance Coal Research Why not
Opinion argues against government funded coal research noting Eisenhower vetoes, foreign aid links, and payer burden. It recalls West Virginia's hard times, historical coal boom era, and automation reducing jobs while calls for new uses persist. The piece condemns subsidizing one industry and urges private funding over taxpayer money.
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Sam
Peter
Paul
Congress
Eisenhower
West Virginia
Civil Rights Bill Likely This Year Says James Marlow
Associated Press analyst James Marlow argues that a civil rights bill seems likely in Congress after the 1954 Supreme Court school desegregation decision. He credits the court with forcing federal action, noting diminished Southern resistance and growing Northern support for reform. The trend, he says, is gradual but persistent, aided by population shifts and labor demand for action.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
South
Congress
Supreme Court
House
Senate
North
West Virginia
Coverdale Personal and Local Notes from Raleigh Register
Lagreippe sweeps through the area as residents await his departure. A marriage permit is issued for William Pinkey and Vernie Thomas. Fayette county circuit court records show 50 divorces in 1909. Maple Meadow notes a storm leaving residents short of wood for winter. Beckley Institute’s winter term ends soon with spring term starting March 29 and 227 enrolled, the largest for this time of year, aided by a new building boosting upper-class instruction.
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Raleigh Register
Coverdale
Lagrippe
William Pinkey
Vernie Thomas
Circuit Court
Fayette County
Maple Meadow
Beckley Institute
Beckley Newspapers announce rates and carrier terms
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes subscription rates for mail and home delivery. Rates listed include daily and Sunday plans, six month and yearly terms, with intra West Virginia tax details and address change guidance.
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Beckley
C. J. McQuade
Associated Press
AP News
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Teachers Hear It All From Hal Boyle's Remarks
A collection of remarks attributed to Hal Boyle about teachers and small town attitudes. The quotes poke at stereotypes of women in teaching, work life, advancement limits, and public scrutiny in education.
Byrd Praises West Virginia Education Efforts
Senate speech defending West Virginia education progress cites full integration in all districts, high enrollment rates, strong state funding, and comparatively high per pupil spending. Notes teacher credential standards, classroom capacity, and rising support for higher education amid financial limits.
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U.S. Senate
Sen
Robert C. Byrd
Saturday Evening Post
West Virginia
Continental
United States
Princeton Research Service
West
Legislative Interim Committee
Prayer For Today From Reverend George U. Martin
Prayer asks for truth and discernment through God, thanking Him as the way, truth, and life. It invokes living in harmony with His nature and seeks blessing in words and deeds. George U. Martin of Steubenville Ohio, minister at First United Presbyterian Church, signs the prayer.
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George U. Martin
Steubenville
Ohio
First United Presbyterian Church
Harmon's Hair Shirt Cartoonist Critiques West Virginia Leaders
Harmon's custom hair shirt piece comments on Roy Lee Hare man the Raleigh deputy and poet laureate of West Virginia as conscience of the Democratic majority. The column notes his caucus visits and sharp critiques of Speaker Pauley and Majority Leader Myles while praising press access and free commentary. It contrasts Hare man with Ned Chilton and cites shifting House positions on unemployment funding and tax measures.
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Bob Mellace
Charleston Daily Mail
Del
Roy Lee Haremon
The
Register
Loye
House of Delegates
Roy Lee Hareman
Raleigh
West Virginia
Roy Lee
Himelf
Beckley
Pauley
Myles
Ned Chilton
Brother Chilton
Newsp
Gazette
Raeleigh County
Ned
Chilton
Othe
R News
House
House Republiccans
Senate
Bean
Underwood
House Democrats
House Finance Committee
Earl Wilson J Meade Makes Light Of Broadway Gossip
New York society and Broadway gossip fill this column as Earl Wilson notes Julia Meade’s near sighted blush during a TV kiss, plus quick hits on Hugh Downs, Fidel Castro remarks, Bob Hope humor, Jack Paar, Connie Towers moving to New York, and other showbiz tidbits from the era.
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New York
Julia Meade
Miss Meade
Robert Sterling
Hugh Downs
Jack Paar
Jack
Fidel Castro
Hugh
Maurice Chevaelier
Palladium
Jackie Gleason
Brendan Behan
Hilda Chester
Ann Magnani
N.Y
Hal Hayes
Pixie Alden
Atwater Kent Jr
Florida
Ethel Merman
Dorothy Lamour
Arthur Murray
Bob Hope
England
Buster Keaton
Jewel Steven
B'klyn
Flax and Linen: Fiber Seed Uses and Global Growers
The article explains flax uses fiber for linen and seed for linseed oil and other products, notes fiber flax and seed flax differ, lists leading producers by region and country, and highlights U S farming by states. It also invites readers to compare linen and cotton handkerchiefs and mentions a contest prize for a reader question.
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Russia
Netherlands
Ireland
Belgium
Germany
China
Siberia
Japan
Chile
Argentina
Peru
Canada
India
Lithuania
United States
Oregon
Minnesota
North Dakota
California
Iowa
South Dakota
Montana
Kansas
Arizona
Beckley Black Knights to attend managers meeting in Zanesville
John Earle McCreery of the Smokeless Coal Athletic Association will represent the Beck ley Black Knights at a meeting of team managers and league officials in Zanesville. In Charleston, Senator Earl Smith called a senate education committee meeting on free textbooks bills. German strategists envisaged an alternative to a European war during study of the Anglo French agreement.
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John Earle McCreery
Smokeless Coal Athletic Association
Beckley Black Knights
Zanesville
Charleston
Earl Smith
Senate Education Committee
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Paul F. Sharp
Hiram College
Holland, Minn
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Earl Wilson
J. Meade
Bob Sterling
Miami
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Lou Walters
Carillon
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Connie Towers
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Edward Mulhare
Michael Allenson
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Fdr Jr
Jane Fonda
Leonard Sillman
Red Skelton
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Paul Newman
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Fred Wyant
Johnstown
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