Road Taxes Should Fund Federal Highway Program
The West Virginia Motor Truck Association pressed in its fall convention that all federal gasoline and fuel taxes and motor vehicle excise taxes be earmarked for highway improvement. The piece argues the 2.5 billion dollars diverted to the general fund could finance the president’s highway plan, urging Congress to channel revenues to road-building rather than bond-financed projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Motor Truck Association
Congress
Washington
Civil rights debate signals cautious Congress response
The State of the Union proposes a Civil Rights Commission to probe alleged voter rights violations and economic pressure on Black citizens. Critics call it buck-passing while Senate Democrats oppose congressional jurisdiction over electors. The piece also notes Truman era civil rights efforts, poll tax battles, and California politics shaping presidential ticket talk.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
New York
Powell
Justice Department
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
James O. Eastland
Thomas R. Waring
Charleston
S.C
Mississippi
South Carolina
Citizens Councils
Truman
Permanent Commission On Civil Rights
Congressional Committee On Civil Rights
House
Senate
Coolidge
Local Contest Honors Fourth Grade Winners in Family Weekly
Congratulations go to Robert Kirby and Theresa Windon for placing among 50 honorable mentions in the Sunday Family Weekly What Animal Is It contest. Four first prize winners hail from Kentucky Illinois Connecticut and Colorado. Harry Seidman reports WVU’s Orange Bowl run, praising Hot Rod Hundley and Sharrar in a dramatic finish while West Virginia defeated Miami University.
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Robert Kirby
Moran Ave
Mullens
Theresa Windon
Renick
Family Weekly
Treasure Chest
Kentucky
Illinois
Connecticut
Colorado
West Virginia University
Miami
Seidman
Miami University
Harry
Mountaineers
Hot Rod
Hundley
Hurricanes
WVU
Willie Bergines
Beckley
Lloyd Sharrar
Mountaineer
Beregines
Willie
Miami Herald
Sharrar
Fred Schaus
Pianist Cashed In On 2 Lucky Breaks
Roger Williams, a 31 year old Navy veteran from Des Moines Iowa, rose to stardom after two breaks. He won a 1000 prize as an accompanist, then recorded Autumn Leaves which sold over 3.2 million copies. Williams blends classical and jazz influences and aims for a concert career plus supper club tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liberace
Roger Williams
Williams
Roger
Des Moines
Midwest
Today's Prayer by Judge Luther Youngdahl in Washington
A closing prayer asks forgiveness for personal faults and urges divine healing of national, racial, and class divisions. Judge Luther W. Youngdahl, U S district judge in the District of Columbia, signs the invocation from Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Luther W. Youngdahl
Washington, D.C
U.S
District of Columbia
Ike Keeps Friends And Foes Guessing On 1956 Run
President Eisenhower repeated he has not decided about a 1956 bid. Doctors will assess by mid February if he can endure four more White House years. He recalled the presidency as wearing and warned abrupt change at this time would be risky for the nation.
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Brown
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
California
Ike
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
William F. Knowland
Earl Warren
Washington Vs
Eisenhower
White House
Ohio
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Military men from Beckley and Beckley area are named in a series of overseas and domestic postings. M Sgt George White, son of Roxie Starks, appears in a fort Riley review for General Meloy. Glenn E Wheeler graduates at Great Lakes Naval Center after boat training. Pfc Seibert Billups fights in a Seventh Army exercise in Germany. Pvt Phillip W Williams heads to Germany with the 14th Airborne Division. Pvt Billy D Crawford deploys to Fort Jay New York with First Army. Third Marine Division units capture inland objectives at Kin Beach Okinawa after assault training. John D Stortz is listed among Third Marine Regiment participants. his wife Johnnie Craigrives is noted in Annigton Alabama.
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Fort Riley
Kan
George 5. White
Roxie Starks
Berry St
Beckley
G. S. Meloy Jr
First Infantry Division
Washington, D.C
Army
White
18Th Regiment
Western Kentucky State Teachers College
Bowling Green
Rosetta
Fort
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Glenn E. Wheeler
Jerry E. Wheeler
Shipboard
Germany
Pfc
Seibert K. Billups
Claire
Bluefield
Billups
Ernest E. Billups
Pax
10Th Division Artillery
AASA
Concord College
United States
Phillip W. Williams
Vivin Williams
Airborne
di Vision
Fort Campbell
Williams
W. Williams
30Rd Airborne Infantry
United Nations
First Army
Fort Jay
N. Y
Billy D. Crawford
Polly Crawford
Minton
Fort Jackson
Third Marine Division
Kin Beach
Okinawa
Third Marine Regiment
PLC
John D. Stortz
Francis J. Stortz
Mount Hope
Wyfe
Johnnie D. Craigrives
Annigton
Ala
Go to College Says Psychologist in Worry Clinic
Laura L. aged 18 asks if college is wise without a clear career goal. Dr Crane answers go for at least one year, citing Franklin and statistics that college raises earnings and broadens horizons. Benefits include independence, confidence, social skills, and problem solving, with emphasis on the value of one year and a future booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura L
Northwestern University
Benjamin Franklin
The Great Sebastians adds Lunt Fontanne vaudeville wit
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne bring humor to their Miss Fontanne blindfold mind reading act in The Great Sebastians. Lunt probes the audience while Fontanne names details like hair color and fur type, with stage banter and celebrity references across the slice of show business life.
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New York
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Miss Fontanne
Lunt
Marline Dietrich
Rouse
Howard Lindsy
Toledo
Cincinnati
The Lunts Joke on Martene and Hollywood Buzz
The column recalls The Lunts joking with Martene in the audience while noting big names like Prince of Monaco, Lana Turner, John Wayne, Bing Crosby, Sonja Henie, Julie Wilson, Esther Williams and many others in a wave of glittering showbiz chatter. It mentions fashion, travel, premieres, marriages, and party gossip spanning New Year’s notes and New York scenes.
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Monaco
Texas
John Wayne
Europe
Hollywood
Lana Turner
Tally Tuttle
Helen Traubel
Bing Crosby
Herb Polesie
Gary
Sonja Henie
Roxy
Duke of Windsor
Fl Mereccu
Julie Wilson
St. Regis
Las Vegas
Prince Jit
Kapurthala
Lois deFee
Asia
Judy Mason
Monte Prager
al Siegel
Paraznoun
Bakery
Jack Wares
Dlelop
Eva Gabor
Bill O'Dwyer
What’s The Answer? Quiz Questions From A News Page
A reader quiz on ages of traded cars, a former VP now senator, cigarette brands named for Englishmen, a famous woman author remarrying, liquor through nails legality, Tirana’s country, and a toxophilite’s interest. Answers appear on the thin page.
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Tiree
U.S
U. S
Tirana
Europe
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Augustine
Commission On Civil Rights
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Florida
Georgia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Charles Edward Wilson
General Electric
Veep
Edmund
Pat) Brown
Yeezy
Heluade
Harry Seidman
Raleigh S
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Eerie
Weil
Gealete
Beckley Newapster
West Virginia
Hal Boyle
Paderewski
Count Basle
Victor Borge
Chopin
Bach
Mozart
Haydn
Wolfgang Mozart
Willams
By Peggy Kessinger
Kaw
Mr. Un-Fixit
George W. Crane
Mike Todd
Nancy Berg
Barbara Bostock
West Palm Beach
Fla
Silk Stockings
Sid Caesar
Carel Haney
Belover
Grace Kelly
Martene
Earl Wilson
Cress Courtney
Fran Keegan
Blair House
Tommy Manville
Jane Froman
Walforf
Frances Bergen
Edgar
Columbia Records
Esther Williams
Green- Wich Village
Earl
H. G. Hutcheson
Arthur Schaeffer
Roland Scott
Flint
Mich
Margaret Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Raleigh and Chesterfield
the Duchess of Windsor
Abaala
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