West Virginia economy gains in 1956 spurs 1957 outlook
The 1956 WV economy shows coal output rising to 157 million tons, up 15 million from 1955, with wages and manufacturing value climbing. State tax collections advanced 13 million, and the 1957 legislative session is set to boost road, school, and infrastructure spending as bankers, builders, and farmers report broad gains and some declines in natural gas, petroleum, lumber, and energy. The piece also recalls Woodrow Wilson's centennial and links his League of Nations to the modern United Nations.
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West Virginia
West Virginia Chamber of “Commerce
U. S. Bureau “of Mines
U. S
Woodrow Wilson
Staunton
International Organization of ‘Nations
League of Nations
Wilson
United Nations
U.N
League
Versailles
United States
New York Burlesque Returns With Cautious Theatrics
A burlesque show planned near the Bowery will open the day after Christmas under a license that allows the word burlesque in advertising. Producers vow to drop strip tease and explicit dialogue, recalling past limits from 1937 and 1942 when licenses and bans were strict, until a court forced renewal.
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New York City
Bowery
Burlesque Artists Association
Fiorella la Guardia
New York
Variety
Burley
Min‘sky
State Court of Appeals
Green tomatoes and a tale of carelessness in West Virginia
In Hinton, L E Cales grows late harvested green tomatoes stored for an extended Christmas season, praised for flavor by Mrs. Ernest Tucker. The piece segues into a public safety warning about CARELESSNESS, framed as Public Enemy No. 1, detailing its pervasive, deadly impact across work and life.
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L. E. Cales
Hinton
Cales Garden
Ernest Tucker
Houston &J
Beckley
Cales
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Robert E. Dwight
Register
West Virginia
No. L
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
Mr Sam Rayburn Leads New Congress With Long Reach
In Washington a nod from Rep Sam Rayburn and Senate Leader Lyndon Johnson may steer President Eisenhower's 1957 legislative plan. Rayburn, older than any current member and longtime speaker, will guide Democratic signals on farm prices civil rights taxes school funding and defense while Johnson joins him in shaping policy amid party splits and leadership bids. Rayburn’s power rests in quiet rooms and cloakrooms where he persuades via wit and authority. He looks forward to years ahead saying he wants to live long and feels like a two year old colt.
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George Greene
Washington
Eisenhower
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
House
Sam
Senate
Lyndon 8B. Johnson
Rayburn
Rayburn-Johnson & Co
Congress
Johnson
Democratic National
Paul M. Buller
Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Butler
Rayburn - Johnson
Raysburn
Capitol Hill
Texas
Woodrow Wilson
White House
Bonham
Tex
Bureau of Education
Mule Named Virginia Boots Gena Rowlands Rise
New York gossip notes Gena Rowlands reveals her stage name origin from Arkansas. MGM signs her. Josh Logan compares her to Marilyn Monroe. The column surveys TV plans, film stars, marriages, and odd anecdotes from Hollywood and Broadway, including Marilyn Monroe’s Italian nickname and other show business tidbits.
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New York
Gena Rowlands
Edward G. Robinson
Wee
Jenna
MGM
Josh Logan
Marilyn
Virginia
Gena
Arkansas
Jinny
Delinquent Dads and Parental Influence on Campuses
The Worry Clinic case features Dr E Cha ble and critiques parental delinquency among college families. The column cites four drunken fathers at a motel party, warns against tainting youth with adult misbehavior, and urges responsible conduct at football games and campus events.
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E. Robert Chable
Crane
Dean Chable
Chable
America
Filibuster Rules Hint at Civil Rights Battle in Congress
Washington report notes a slim chance of ending filibusters to pass civil rights laws. Democrats and some Republicans push for reform, while Southern Democrats resist. The piece explains Senate rules require a two thirds vote to stop a filibuster and outlines procedural obstacles for both houses.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Prayer for daily service and guidance from a Nashville editor
A prayer asking guidance to fulfill God’s purpose through daily actions and words. It seeks alignment with the divine plan even without full understanding, invoking Jesus as master and savior. Signed by Mae E. Hunter, staff editor at the National Baptist Publishing Board in Nashville Tennessee.
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Mae E. Hunter
Nashville
Tenh
National Baptist Publishing Board
Atom power eyed to aid farmers and food storage
A FAO European group on isotopes and radiation in agriculture met at Wageningen with 16 European nations and observers from the US and Soviet Russia. It grouped research into crop production soil fertility food preservation and animal science noting inexpensive isotope use for crops and livestock and potential storage advantages such as delayed potato sprouting and longer banana shelf life.
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Rome
Food & Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Wageningen
Netherlands
United States
Soviet Russia
FAO
Union View on Wagner Act and Taft-Hartley Policy
Grassroots Opinions from Brookneal Virginia cites President William Pollock of the Textile Workers Union arguing the union needs government aid to organize the South under the Wagner Act, and criticizes the Taft-Hartley law and current administration. He contends unions seek neutral government and oppose a fully empowered state.
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Brookneal
Union Star
William Pollock
Textile Workers Union
South
Hollywood Tax Fight Pits Stars Against Government
Hollywood unites actor producer writer and craft groups to oppose an IRS retroactive tax ruling targeting personal service corporations. The plan would tax up to 95 percent of profits, threatening independent producers and possibly driving production overseas. Supporters argue a tax break would spur creative work and jobs.
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Rob Thomas
Hollywood
Internal Revenue Boys
Uncle Sam
Burt Lancaster
Frank Sinatra
Kirk Douglas
Bing Crosby
Marilyn Monroe
Desi Arnaz
Lucille’ Ball
Hollywood United
U. S
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