Able Leadership at City Hall Shows Firm Start
Mayor Elmer Davis on his first day re appointed the police chief and filled key offices with trusted figures. William H. File as city attorney and C Berkeley Lilly as police judge bring prior service and experience, while Dennis Leary and Denzil F. E. Warden round out a team aligned with enforcement and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Davis
Davis
Evan Hall
William H. File
Beckley
File
C. Berkeley Lilly
United States
Dennis Leary
Denzil FE
The Price Of Speech In Modern Campaigns
A historical commentary laments that political oratory has become ticketed events with tickets from 25 to 100 dollars for plates of food, turning speeches into fund raising rather than persuasion. It notes a shift toward money over rhetoric, while still affirming that Rep. Robert C. Byrd remains reachable for free.
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Bryan
Bourke Cochran
Albert J. Beveridge
Robert C. Byrd
Briefly Speaking on Timing and Careful Driving
A compact adage warns that being right at the wrong moment invites trouble. It cautions that careless drivers act like gamblers, courting danger and graves, stressing the cost of split-second decisions on the road.
Dorsey Brothers Call Modern Songs Junk at Night
New York column notes the Dorsey Brothers mock current songs as junk while performing at the Statler, contrasting them with classic tunes like Tangerine and Ain't She Sweet. Other items include Burgess Meredith in The Amazing Mr Pennypacker, Anna Ferrero with Liam O'Brien, and various showbiz brief notes and society updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Statler
Dorsey Brothers
Tommy Dorsey
Burgess Meredith
Mr. Pennypacker
Liam
Bill) O’brien
Monica Lewis
Meredith
Vecellio summer home blends modern design with mountain charm
Beckley residents praise the Flat Top Lake Vecellio residence as a homeowners dream in modern dress. Leo and Evelyn Vecellio designed and decorated the house locally, creating a showplace with a spacious living room, wide lake view, hidden panels for radios and TVs, built in bunks, knotty pine paneling, stone fireplace, flagstone veranda, and a natural lawn toward the boathouse.
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Vecellio
Flat Top Lake
Florida Sands
California
Maine
Flat Top
Nature
Leo
Irma Grogan
Raleigh Register brief publication notice and rates
Publication details for Raleigh Register evenings and Sunday morning issued by Beckley Newspapers Corporation in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Subscription rates listed for daily and Sunday delivery by mail with three six and twelve month terms plus tax. Addresse changes require old and new addresses. carriers and distributors are independent contractors.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
Spillane Detours From Acting Talks Film Backlash
Mickey Spillane, famed for blood and sex novels, visits Hollywood during Ring of Fear filming. He vents strong opinions on Hollywood, calling most films terrible and condemning the adaptation I, the Jury as a failed mess. He plans to return to New York with his family as soon as filming ends.
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Hollywood
Mickey Spillane
Spillane
Newburgh
N. Y
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Cpl Ted E Lilly on a 30 day furlough with family at Cherry Creek after a 17 month Far East assignment. He is awaiting reassignment and is a Shady Spring High School and Beckley College graduate. His wife Beulah May Gaylor and two daughters Jo and Sue reside with his mother Martha Lilly in Cherry Creek. Also noted are Bill Welch Jr promoted in Korea with the Seventh Infantry division and meritorious unit emblem, Pvt Henry D Lilly Ammunition Supply Specialist School graduate, Pvt Floyd L Shelton stationed in Alaska, Sgt Curtis R Williams returned from overseas and on leave, Capt William T Williams a surgeon with the 8116th Army Unit on Okinawa, and family details of Williams in Beckley and Waynesburg.
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Cherry Creek
Ted E. Lilly
Far East
Shady Spring High School
Beckley College
Beulah May Gaylor
Mount Hope
Sue
Martha Lilly
Korea
Seventh Infantry Division
Bill Welch Jr
Lanark
707Th
Huffman Plaster Co
Army
ASU
Fort Meade
Curtis R. Williams
Burgess St
Beckley
Frank Williams
Germany
Engineer
Battallion
Rykuyus Command
Okinawa
William T. Williams
43Rd Surgical Hospital
Williams
University of West Virginia
Phi Sigma Kappa
Phi Beta Pi
E. Josephine Williams
Martha
Waynesburg
Cerfisms and a Lost Bottle Opener Hints at Quiet Pause
Neighborhood anecdote notes Bennett Cerf style lines about poet-colonist Nick Kenny and a missing bottle opener reported by Kenny's neighbor. Father-in-law had moved out, underscoring a quiet domestic moment.
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Nick Kenny
Middle-Age Pleasure Idea Could Be Worth A Million
A New York reader proposes a million-dollar concept to aid middle-aged people who feel overlooked. He seeks a novel form of pleasure to help this demographic forget their woes, suggesting activities like bird watching as a soothing pastime. He argues there are more middle-aged individuals than any other group.
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New York
New middle aged pleasure hints from a reader
A lighthearted interview explores a middle aged man’s wish for a new, simple, affordable pleasure that isn’t tied to family or vice. He jokes ventriloquism could fit, while noting most “million dollar ideas” vanish without direction and preferring to keep such thoughts private.
Knowland Not Rubber Stamp for Ike
Senator Knowland of California, 45, faces 1954 as Senate majority leader guiding Eisenhower's program while avoiding Taft’s stubborn independence. He must woo Democrats and balance party views, aiming to shepherd key issues in agriculture, social security, taxes, foreign affairs, and military aid through a changed Senate.
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Washington
Knowland
California
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Senate
White House
Taft
Congress
Republican
Ohio
Sen
Morse
Oregon
You Reap What You Sow In Odd News Parody
A collage of humorous quips on travel talk of polite silence in Fiji and subway bar stools in London. Jokes on Christmas cards without stamps, blood hounds in Cleveland, elderly skiers, and a punny view of Pravda fearing Tarzan films. A riff on Iowa and roulette in politics. A trivia nod to centipede legs.
It Seems Like Yesterday Ten Years Ago Highlights
A look back recalls Woodrow Thurman named Boy Scout executive of Raleigh County. Grocers planned to use tokens as change for ration stamps. The Office of War Information notes ongoing hard war as Germany and Japan show limited losses.
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Woodrow Thurman
Boy Scout
Raleigh
Office of War Information
Germany
Japan
Mason Circuit
Ohio State University
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Engineering News- Record
Virginia
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Maine Turnpike
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Massachusetts
Concord
New York State
Hudson County
New Jersey Turnpike
Garden State Parkway
New Jersey
Delaware River
News Record
Charleston
South Carolina
Weee Co
Dorsey
Tommy
Dorseys
Jon Hall
Jimmy
Anna Ferrero
By Earl Wilson
Jane Russell
Anna Maria Ferrero
Gene Cook
Nixon
Alexandria
Zsa Zsa Gabor
O’sullivan
America
Copacabana
Jane Kean
Victor Borge
Borge
Look Magazine
Conrad Thibaut
Dee Bredin
Mervyn LeRoy
Warners
Jack Warner
Arthur Godfrey
Kathleen
Julius la Rosa
la Vie En Rose
Toots Shor
Skitch Henderson
Faye
Larry Raine
Dick Shawn
Olivia de Havilland
Pierre Galante
Paris
L. S. McCandless
Craig
Cole
Mimi Benzell
Brazil Times
Eddie
Lucille Roberts
Earl
Lorry Raines
By Thomas JF. Stafford
Switzerland
Vecellios
Evelyn
Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
AP News
Brooks& Finley Inc
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
By Bob Thomas
Peggy Kessinger
Wanda
Mrs
William Shelton
Maben
Pvt
Shelton
Camp Pickett
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Ordnance’ Replacement Training Center
Aberdeen Prowying Ground
Henry D. Lilly
H. J. Lilly
Crab Orchard
Canada
Floyd L. Shelton
By Bennett Cerf
Jesus Christ
Stuart Leroy Anderson
Berkeley
Calif
Pacific School of Religion
Origiet
Ike
Queen Elizabeth
Fiji Islands
London
Subway
Zadok Dumkopf
Pravda
Moscow
Tillie
Iowa
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