Editorial Review and Thought of the Day
Opinion note quotes Henshaw condemning belief that safety comes without God and asserts moral failing for such view. It presents a religiously themed admonition on faith guiding safety and life conduct.
Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1956
Page
2
West Virginia governorship race shows mudslinging and politics
Southern West Virginians faced a flurry of campaign moves as ex governor Okey Patteson and would be candidates Myers Marland Mollahan Ferguson and Copenhayer toured towns in Beckley Pineville and Washington. Marland accused Myers of flower fund mishandling while praising Burl Sawyers road plan and condemning Keith Griffith. The scramble suggests more days of political sparring with a potential clearer view of past shenanigans emerging from the mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okey Patteson
Beckley
J. Howard Myers
Pineville
Marland
Harry Truman
Milton Ferguson
Flower Fund
John Copenhayer
Republican
Robert Mollahan
Washington
Organized Labor
Cecil Underwood
Joe Burdett
West Virginia
Patteson
Myers
Mollahan
Ferguson
Statehouse
F Hend
Keith Griffith
State Road Commission
Burl Sawyers
West
England's Washington Old Hall Links to U S Flag Design
In Washington England locals claim the Stars and Stripes and the great seal may originate there. Washington Old Hall, dating back to 1183, is being developed as a museum to foster Anglo American ties and attract American visitors. Ambassador Aldrich cited the hall as possible source of the flag and eagle motif, noting arms with stars and birds predate America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinton
England
Durham County
George Washington
United States
North Sea
London
Washington
Virginia
Washington Old Hall
Early
Washingtons
Wessingtons
Sulgrave Manor
Northhampton
Winthrop Aldrich
Durhalm
Hylton Castle
Aldrich
America
The Banyan Tree and a Floating Passage Tale
The description links canal boat life in France with a housewife being swung ashore and rejoining a barge. It notes how the East Indian banyan tree sends shoots that root to form extra trunks, citing one Calcutta banyan with about 3,000 auxiliary trunks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Joe Period in Dick Tracy strip sparks editor protests
A column discusses Joe Period’s death scene in Dick Tracy provoking editorials from Desert News Portland Oregonian and Denver Post. It notes the syndicate softening the depiction and asks readers to weigh in on the fate of crime comics and Annie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Dick Tracy
Grace’ Smith
Joe Period
Chester Gould
Desert News
Salt Lake City
Portland Oregonian
Denver Post
Chicago Tribune - New York News Syndicate
Msgr
George G. Higgins
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Courier-Express
Buffalo
N. Y
Annie
Register
Tallulah Bankhead Lights Up New York Stage Curtain
Tallulah Bankhead joins a City Center crowd for a late night frolic after a curtain speech for Streetcar Named Desire. The evening includes encounters with Margaret Truman and Tennessee Williams amid party chatter and playful banter about future projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tallulah Bankhead
City Center
Alabarm
Tallulah
B.W
Bernard Goodwins
Tennessee Williams
Tennessee
Herbert Machiz
Dar-Ling
Tallulah’s $85 Weekly and Maid’s $100 Salary Row
The piece notes Tallulah’s $85 weekly pay for a City Center show while her maid Rose earns $100 weekly after Tallulah requested it. Producer Jean Dalrymple confirms the arrangement, highlighting a larger maid salary than leading stars. The item sits among a round of Hollywood gossip and show business updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah
Rose
Miss Dalrympre
Midnight Earl
Winthrop Rockefeller
Lillian Roth
Jeanette Edriss
Bill Gaxtons
Marilyn Monroe
Milton H. Greene
Look Magazine
Amy
Josh
L.A
MGM
Mike Della Rocca
Ruth Etting
Errol Flynn
Pat Wymore
Godfrey
Frank Parker
Desert Inn Las Vegas
Joanne Francis
Valentine Club
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Susan Hayward
Ted Williams
Buoyant Educator Buord Urges Pride In Teaching
A National Education Association convention elected John L. Burford as president with 5500 delegates backing him. The piece praises Burford for stressing pride in the teaching profession and character building, noting his influence and personal ties to education circles. It also reflects on the call to recruit teachers and defend teachers’ status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Burford
National Education Association
NEA
Bufeed
Buford
St. John’s Church
Chicago
Joe Fanctions
America
Burford
Readers Express Thanks for Youth Week Efforts
A Beckley Christ ian Youth Council reader note thanks the community for helping Youth Week reach more people and boost attendance. A letter notes the positive impact of youth prayers and public relations, with involved readers from Fayette Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Christian Youth Council
Francyce S. Fayette
Probe of Spending and Lobbying Ruled Out
An AP analysis notes a possible Senate probe into campaign money and lobbying. Sen Gore would investigate campaign contributions and election influence while Sen Kennedy would probe lobbying. Sen Knowland cautions about jurisdiction and favors a broader, bipartisan special committee. The overlapping aims may be resolved, with authority resting in the Rules and Administration and the Reorganization committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
Knowland
California
Gore
Senatics Mansfield
D-Mont
Curtis
R-Neb
Gare
Euch
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Steels
Senate Committee On Rules and Administration
Congress
Kennedy
Prayer for calm faith from Medford Methodist minister
A prayer invoking God to rescue believers from groundless fears and restless anxieties. The prayer urges patient work toward the day when human limits are stretched by divine love, spoken by Raymond E Balcomb of Medford Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Lord
Raymond E. Balcomb
Medford, Ore
First Methodist Church
AF Cadets Embrace Tough Life at Colorado Academy
At Lowry Air Force Base the first class of the Air Force Academy endures a Spartan routine. Of 306 chosen from 6,300 applicants, 41 have already washed out as cadets learn discipline, study long hours, and meet a strict honor code while preparing to become navigator observ ers and pilots. Cadets value camaraderie despite grueling days and limited social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowry Air Force Base
Colo. W
U. S. Air Force Academy
Hubert R. Harmon
Lezst
Lipscomb
Lee
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By James Marlow
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U.S. Air Force
Mike Lipscomb
Tucson
Aviz
Richard Lee
Kalamazoo
Mich
Mike
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