Roads and economic renewal in Southern West Virginia
The piece notes Governor Marland backing broader rail road and road development to diversify a coal based economy. It highlights the Skin Poplar Gap extension linking Raleigh Boone Logan and Wyoming counties, plus a water level road to Greenbrier Valley and a new route for trucks. It cautions limited 1954 funds and mentions a 1955 tax plan to expand road building, urging continued effort to secure funding and completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marland
West Virginia
Beckley Area
Bluestone park study eyed with lodge plans for fishermen
The State Conservation Commission weighs a Bluestone Reservoir park modeled after Kentucky lakes with lodges to attract anglers and broader visitors. Last year about 400000 fishermen visited Bluestone. planners seek affordable lodging and complementary amenities like swimming beaches and picnics to sustain and expand park use.
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State Conservation Commission
Bluestone Reservoir
Hinton
Kentucky
Bluestone
Commission
Tygart
Blood Drive Boosts Polio Fight At First Christian Church
Beckley residents are urged to donate blood during the Red Cross bloodmobile visit to the First Christian Church. Organizers aim to reach 125 pints to support gamma globulin therapy for polio prevention and treatment, with donors urged to give a pint between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckleyans
Fort Knox
Red Cross
Korea
The
Beckley
First Christian Church
Briefly Speaking on Neglect and Age in Gender Discourse
The note argues that ignoring small problems grows larger ones and muses on a future age when gender roles are no concern of the speaker. It reflects on personal stake, aging, and evolving social expectations without specifics.
Political Rumors and Local Gossip Span Court and Senate
Bug Dust reports a crowded primary scene as circuit court judgeship potential entries emerge with names like Norman Knapp Winton Riffe and Everett Shafer. whispers tie Nuckols to private support and hint George Bright as a possible State Senate candidate amid regional political chatter.
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Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Everett R. Shafer
Jack Nuckols
State Senate
Bug Dust
Shafer
Harry Anderson
Nuckols
Anderson
Democratic County Executive Committee
Nueckols
George W. Bright
Coal
Martin and Lewis Draw Big NY Crowd at Copacabana Cash Fete
In first New York cafe appearance in 29 years Martin and Lewis wowed a glamorous audience including Eddie Fisher Joshua Logan Paul Douglas and Jan Sterling. They earn 6000 a week for two weeks while top stars and gossip mix in a crowded scene with TV film and stage talent.
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Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Copacabana
Lauren Bacall
Act
Martin and Lewis
New York
Eddie Fisher
Joshua Logan
Paul Douglas
Jan Sterling
Marianna Reynolds
Arthur Sommierfield
George Mikan
Myron Cohen
Jackie Miles
Jack Carter
Annamary Dickey
Ed Sullivans
Quent Reynoldses
Yul Brynner
Yulsual Flower
Kitty Kallen
Beckley Newspapers rates and delivery notice
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Evening and Morning editions with home delivery and postal registration in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday service and notes tax guidelines and independent contractor carriers.
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BEC Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Heckley
Wva
Hinton
W Wye
Beckley
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Therm
Mighty Oaks Growing From A Little Diplomatic Acorn
The piece argues that a Turkish Pakistan pact with U S backing signals major shifts on the Soviet southern flank. It outlines Dulles Middle East rethink toward a northern tier of Turkey Iran Pakistan, notes opposition within State Department, and foresees reactions from India, Kashmir, and Afghanistan with potential global tensions.
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Washington
Vishinsky
Pakistan
American State Department
Turkey
United States
India
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Kashmir
Nehru
State Dulles
Middle East
Dulles
NATO
MEDO
Israel
Britain
Iran
State Department
Nixon
National Security Council
Iraq
Chester Bowles
Kremlin
Indian Subcontinent
Meteor sighting over Finland sparks tune guess debate
Report from natives of Finland describes a whistling meteor but omits the melody. Readers prompt speculation on whether the tune was "The Wild Blue Yonder" as the chatter grows.
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Finland
Not Fit For Corpse Plays TV Silent Role
A first professional TV debut on Hallmark Hall of Fame in King Richard II ends with a bronze bust playing the corpse. The narrator recalls the cast Mau rice Evans Sarah Churchill and a humorous onstage silence as he watches horses hounds and a nervous Borzoi. Next week East Lynne.
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Jerry
Dean
Midnight Earl
Sherry North
Mrs. DiMaggio
Shirley Harmer
New York
Hamlet
Richard II
William Shakespeare
Maurice Evans
Sarah Churchill
NBC
Shakespeare
King Richard
Barrymore
Evans
Maurice
Richard
Nicholas
Lisa
Southern Comfort
Goodby
East Lynne
Prayer for patience in growth of souls during winter
A devotional prayer asks for patience as nature hides new life in winter and as guardians nurture young lives. It invokes Jesus and cites Richard W. Graves of Pittsburgh as editor in chief of United Presbyterian Publications.
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Jesus
Richard W. Graves
Pittsburgh
United Presbyterian Publications
Aid and Trade Problem Set For Careful Study
Eisenhower in 1953 formed commissions to study foreign aid and trade hoping for unanimous reports. The 17 member foreign economic policy panel split deeply, with two GOP leaders Millikin and Reed dissenting. The commission urged extending the Reciprocal Trade Act and broad tariff cuts, while Congress now reopens debate as Millikin and Reed guide examination.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Commission On Foreign Economic Policy
Hoover
Cordell Hull
Democratic Congress
Congressional
Sen
Millikin
Colorado
Daniel A. Reed
New York
Senate Finance Committee
Reed
House
Ways and Means
Commission
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Airman Second Class Roy E. Hatcher Jr. to report to Langley AFB after leave with Sophia parents. Basil Thomas Oliver assigned to Port Lyautey Morocco after Navy Air Corps and Bainbridge training. Rodney D. Goff graduates Ammunition Supply Specialist School at Aberdeen Proving Ground. John H. Kelly Jr. helps train Korean Navy ensign aboard USS 1138 during third Korean tour. ship returned to U.S. and ships training aim.
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Roy E. Hatcher Jr
Langley Air Force Base
R. Earl Hatcher
Sophia
Eielson Air Force Base
Alaska
United States
Sophia High School
Port Lyautey
French Morocco
North Africa
Basil Thomas Oliver
Conrad Stowers
Westwood Drive
Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Naval Air Corps
Bainbridge
Atlantic City
Patuxent River
Africa
Aberdeen Proving Ground Ordance Replacement Center
Pvt
Rodney D. Goff
C. M. Goff
Minden
Collins High School
Republic of Korea Navy
John H. Kelly Jr
John H. Kelly
Stamford
ROK
U. S
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Christopher Va Riowe
TVA
Thomas J. Stalford
Knapp
Winton Riffe
Ben H. Ashworth
Riffe
Charleston Gazette
Charleston
Gazette
N. Joe Rahall
Joe
Mediterranean
American Medical Association
S. S
Harmer
Martin and
Lewis
By Ferl Wilson
Christine Jorgensen
Donald O'Connor
Las Vegas Sahara
Basin Street
Bobby Hackett
Dinah Kaye
Bill Cullen
Gypsy Rose Lee
Bob Mizzy
Sherry Britton
Phil Silvers
Top Banana
CBS
Scotland Yard
Earl
Hollywood
Sammy Kaye
Dodge City
Kans
Globe
Las Vegas
Hal Peary
Coney Island
Tao
Raleigh
Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
National
Story Brooks Finley Inc
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
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Stewart Alsop
William Ritt
By James Marlow
By Peggy Kessinger
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