Good Days Ahead For The Beckley Area
Beckley area writers express optimism as winter blizzard ends and spring approaches. Plans include a new armory civic center outdoor amphitheatre at Grandview State Park Stevens Lake a new post office and Valley Drive extension linking Routes 19 21 to Route 16. The Beckley Business Development Corporation sells 1 million in stock to attract industry. A new bank building rises and another nears completion. The piece cites resilience after coal downturns and touts tourism boosts from the amphitheatre and improved infrastructure as signs of progress.
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Beckley
Grandview State Park
Stevens Lake
Beckley Business Development Corporation
Tell Her Just Left Haunts New York Bar Gossip
Hal Boyle collects snippets of barroom banter in New York as patrons vent about wives, finance, and daily woes. Jokes cover marriage, hangovers, long days, and quirky bar interactions. The light, rapid-fire remarks sketch a bustling night scene with quick quips and recognizably urban humor.
West Virginia Growth Seen Through Alderson-Broaddus Letter
Richard E. Shearer president of Alderson-Broaddus College writes to Raul Tunley defending West Virginia. He argues the state shows progress, integration has occurred, and local achievements include bonds for a new pool and a high school consolidation, amid regional transitions.
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West Virginia
Saturday Evening Post
Richard E. Shearer
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
Raul Tunley
Shearer
Mr. Tunley
Riverside Drive
New York City
W. Va
Barbour County
Ruth Dayton
Daywood Art Gallery
Lewisburg
Myers Brothers
Karl
Elmer
The
Baptists
Ada White
Lena Paugh
Louis Johnson
Alderson-Broaddus
Supreme Court
U.S. Steel
Wilbur Smith
University of Wisconsin
Ford Foundation
Wilbur Smiths
Kiwanis Club
Stotesburies
Tunley
Greenbrier
Bob Wrights
Philipe Pl
Senate hearing on repealing U S veto over World Court jurisdiction
Public hearing by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee examines a resolution to repeal the U S veto that restricts World Court jurisdiction. The 1946 reservation limited cases within U S domestic jurisdiction and hampered the Court. Supporters view it as undermining sovereignty, while opponents warn of surrendering power.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
International Court of Justice
World Court
U.S. Senate
United States
Court
United Nations
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
Hubert H. Humphrey
Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
Eisenhower
Humphrey
U. S
An Accident of History or Tense Thaw in U S Soviet Ties
James Marlow reflects on how the current calm between the United States and the Soviet Union may stem from the personalities and timing of leaders Eisenhower and Khrushchev. He contrasts Truman Stalin and Eisenhower Khrushchev dynamics, noting peace talk and humor as factors, and warns of potential volatility with future leaders.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
United States
Soviet Union
Fisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Korea
Truman
Joseph Stalin
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Stalin
Moloetov
Beckley Newspapers Subscription Rates and Delivery Terms
The notice lists subscription options for Beckley Newspapers Corporation with home delivery by carrier or distributor. Rates shown include daily and Sunday plans, monthly and half-month terms, and a two percent West Virginia sales tax. Carriers and distributors are independent contractors and the company disclaims responsibility for advance payments.
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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
Pere MD
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Fire tower added to Raleigh State chain on Tams Mountain
25 years ago in The Raleigh Register reports a new fire observation tower rising 80 feet to the cabin floor atop Tams Mountain, expanding the state system. In Charleston, legislators petition the Post Office to set up a Pittsburgh Greensboro air route. Mussolini keeps silent as Italian troops sail to Africa amid the Italo Ethiopian crisis.
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Raleigh Register
Tams Mountain
Charleston
United States Post Office Department
Pittsburgh
Greensboro
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Middle East tensions shift as border clashes raise war fears
Reports from multiple cities detail border clashes between Israel and the United Arab Republic and Syria with casualties rising. Observers note Israel favors retaliation over general war while regional actors show shifting stances, including King Hussein of Jordan signaling moderation.
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Middle East
United Arab Republic
Israel
Suez Canal Zone
Nasser
U.A.R
Inge Toft
Suez
Astypaelea
F.o,b
Somaliland
Putting All Eggs In One Basket In Everyday Life
The expression warns against risking everything on a single venture. It traces to farms where eggs stored in one basket could all break if dropped, so people caution against concentrating money, time, or effort in one project.
Prayer Request From Lubbock Minister At First Christian
A Lubbock Texas minister at the First Christian Church asks for spiritual replenishment and strength to face life. He seeks a clean heart and faith in humankind, praying in Jesus name for guidance amid beauty in nature and ugliness in humanity.
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Jesus
Dudeley Strain
Lubbock
Texas
Miniseter
First Christian Church
Chic cheating era sparks moral lecture in New York
A columnist laments widespread cheating and payola in society dubbing it chic. He cites celebrities, business figures, and everyday acts from taxis to service workers, warning that millions of youths lose honest ideals as he recalls payola scandals and publicized infidelity.
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New York
U.S
Tin Pan Alley
Charles Van.Doren
Sing Sing
Atlanta Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Alca
Campbell Hospital Incorporation Granted in Beckley
Fifty years ago a certificate of incorporation was granted to Campbell Hospital to operate surgically and provide general medical care with capital stock of 5000 dollars all subscribed and paid. Founders listed include J A Campbell J M Anderson Katherine Sayer and H P Campbell Beckley and A G Bowles Glen White. The Bitter Lumber Co. expands in Bowyer Section employing about 40 men. Laborers face high living costs as bacon and flour prices rise. Miss Lida Deck Daniels tutors in Raleigh. Virginian depot work at Lester advances.
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Campbell Hospital
J. A. Campbell
J. M. Andereson
Katherine Sayer
H. P. Campbell
Beckley
A. G. Bowles
Glen White
Bitter Lumber Co
Bowyer
Lida Deck
Daniels
Raleigh
Lester
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Hal Boyle
Mac
Ireland
Anaes
McQuade
West Va
New Hope For World Court
Naleigh & Register
Prince St
Hinton
Whitman
ST. Louis
Missouri Historical Society
Walt Whitman
Trenton
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cathy Woolston
Susan Wilson
Secaucus
Susan
Cathy
Westerville, Ohio
Abdel Karim Kassem
Iraq
Aswan High Dam
World Bank
Hussein
Jordan
Radio Cairo
Joredan
Palestine
Arab League
N. Y. Times
Clarence Aman
Akron
Ohio
Earl Wilson
Eddie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
California
Allen
Rossi
Rowan and
Martin
Frank Sinatra
Douglas Fairbanks
Earl
Hal Holbrook
Leonard Richland
Robert Merrill
South
Dixie
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