Language skills rise with TV and grants for study
Americans face criticism for weak language training as the 1958 National Defense Education Act funds expand. Russia language courses appear on TV with Vladimir Tolstoy teaching Beginning Russian thrice weekly in major markets. The National Citizens Committee for Educational Television, aided by Ford Fund grants, plans more TV courses nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Vladimir Tolstoy
National Citizens Committee For Educational Television
Ford Fund For Adult Education
Rosy outlook for housing boom amid budget battles
Budget tensions frame 1959 housing forecasts with Construction and housing spending seen rising. Private residential building up 13 percent to 15 billion and public housing exceeding 1.1 billion, while overall outlay could top 52 billion with highway and industrial cuts. Presidential veto questions loom as Democrats push urban renewal and public housing programs amid a tight budget and GOP opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Senate
The
National Association
Congress
National Housing Conference
Dr George W Crane Diet Advice for Opal Craves Romance
Dr George W Crane prescribes a 10 day 800 calorie for women 1200 for men diet to revive Opal G 36 whose weight has crept from 118 to 158 pounds. He frames romance as tied to slender looks notes humorously that a wife’s looks affect her husband’s affection and outlines cautious fluid restriction a protein rich plan and ice water trick to curb hunger. The piece sells a booklet and a 20 cent stamp return envelope for home dieting guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal
No Tears For West Virginia Severance Tax Debate
Norman Blake argues against a Severance Tax on WV minerals citing tax breaks and depreciation rules that favor coal operators. He cites coal company profits, job losses from mechanization, and calls for using tax revenues to fund schools and roads. A state debate grows as legislators weigh a 10 percent levy and public support rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Norman Blake
Ronceverte
J. Alfred Taylor Jr
State Sentinel
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Military personnel from six NATO nations attended the Naples ceremony last month as Admiral Charles R. Brown succeeded Admiral Robert P. Briscoe as commander in chief Allied Forces Southern Europe. Burl C. Blevins of Sophia participated in the event. Five area men completed eight weeks of basic combat training at Fort Jackson including Guy C. Boggess 18 Dry Creek. Lowell T. Russell 19 Coal City. Gene Criss 18 Harvey. Pvt. Gene Bunting 17 Madison. Gene H. Holstein 23 Pax. Robert L. Lilly of Roanoke Va received an honorable discharge after a tour in Germany. Joan R. Underwood of Crab Orchard completed eight weeks of basic training at Fort McClellan Ala. She is a 1958 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Italy
Charles R. Brown
Robert P. Briscoe
Allied Forces
Europe
Burl C. Blevins
Italy Blevins
Sophia
NATO
Fort Jackson
D. C
Guy C. Boggess
Thurlo Boggess
Dry Creek
Marsh Fork High School
Lowell T. Russell
Betty
Coal City
Mra
Hubert B. Richmond
Plute
Hinton High School
Gene
Criss
Glennis S. Criss
Harvey
Mount Hope High School
Gene Bunting
Joe Bunting
Madison
Scott High School
Gene H. Holstein
Janice
Pax
Clarence Holstein
Willis Branch
Pax High School
B. Withrow
Ameagle
Germany
Robert L. Lilly
Roanoke
Prosperity
Woodrow Wilson High School
National Business College
Junior Chamber of Commerce
B. Kf, Parrott Construction Co
Lilly
Peggy Wood
Euric Lilly
Sunrise Ave
Joan R. Underwood
Leonare H. Underwood
Crab Orchard
Women's Army Corps Center
Fort McClellan
Ala
Beckley News Observer Subscription Rates Notice
In this local notice readers are informed of subscription options including daily and Sunday plans, one year and six month terms, and varying delivery methods. It outlines taxes, address changes, and the responsibility of carriers and distributors in the Beckley News Dealers Corporation network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MAI
West Virginia
Ase
Beckley News Danlers Corporation
Dulles Illness Tests Resolve in Washington
World Today notes Secretary of State Dulles faces surgery and illness with steady resolve and continued influence at the State Department. Presidents Eisenhower and Dulles project optimism, while White House denies retirement talk as Dulles plans weeks of recuperation and ongoing dealings with the Soviet Union over West Berlin.若
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HY James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
John Poster
Dulles
Eisenhower
White House
James Hagerty
West Berlin
U.S.S.R. Dulles
State Department
Inventions Quiz: Edison and Electric Lighting
A brief account explains how electricity lighting evolved from early heating wires to glowing lamps. It details Moses Farmer’s 1859 electric grit, Edison’s 1879 carbon filament in a vacuum, and his test burning light for 40 hours. The piece invites readers to submit answers and a postcard to Junior Editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Farmer
Salem
Mass
Thomas Alva Edison
America
Edison
Ella Mae Simmons
Georgetown
S. C
Beckley
Earl Wilson Cara Williams Oscar Doubt and Hollywood Eccentrics
New York gossip volleys about Cara Williams not winning an Oscar for The Defiant Ones while she jokes about being unpopular. The piece threads in anecdotes about Bette Davis, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Fisher, Liz Taylor, Lucille Ball, and other stars, plus a string of quips and celebrity rumors from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cara Williams
John Barrymore Jr
Steve Lawrence
U.S. Army
Steve Allen
Bette Davis
Savoy- Hilton
Sinclair Robinson
Maxwell Maltz
Eddie Fisher
Liz Taylor
Debbie Reynolds
Johnny Mathis
Coparing
Frank Sinatra
Jo Morrow
Columbia Picture
Kim Novak
Hollywood
Mack Krim
Kim
Corbett Monica
Copacabana
Paradise
Samuel Insull becomes man without country after passport expiry
Twenty five years ago in 1934 Raleigh Register notes Samuel Insull lost his U S passport and sought refuge in Greece to fight extradition on charges tied to the collapse of his utilities empire. An ad promotes Charles Lahghton in Private Life of Henry VIII claiming he gave his wives a pain in the neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Insull
Greece
United States
Charles Laughton
Henry VIII
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rochefoucauld
Adlai E. Stevenson
Milton Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
George W. Crane
Jolly
Opal G
Dr. Crane
West Va
Charleston
John L. Lewis
Department of Internal Revenue
By Peggy Kessinger
Waleigh
Beckle
Merkley
Mequade
Associated Pibas Ie
Brooks & Finley, Inc
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Eisen
Hower
Christian Herter
Earl Wilson
Henry Morgan
Channel 13
Tallulah Bankhead
Kress
Hedda Hopper
Dean Martin
Chuck Barnett
al Bernie
the International
Vice Prez
Las Vegas Sands
Frank Costello
Ted Mack
Baltimore
Andre Moreau
Nancy Kelly
Lucille Ball
Grossinger
Harry Truman
Columbia
Merv Griffin
Beatie Boatwright
Tony Steele
Anita Ekberg
H'wood
Vic Damone
Yogi Berra
Whitey Ford
Ryne Duren
Tom Sturdevent
Mickey Mantle
Dallas
Tab Hunter
Pat Suzuki
Hermione Gingold
New Haven
Vic Tanny
Japan
D. A
Joe E. Lewis
Earl
Raleigh Register
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!