FDIC at 25 Years: Banking Confidence and Deposit Insurance
The article recalls the 1933 birth of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Glass-Steagall era. It notes the rise in insured deposits to 98 percent, the initial capital, and ongoing payouts totaling over 343 million, while bank failures have dwindled and consolidation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
United States
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
F. D.I.C
Federal Reserve
U.S. Treasury
Congress
Sur- D.I.C
F.D.I.C
Fedral
Editorial Reprint The Torre Case Sees Woman Reporter’s Stand
The Marie Torre case highlights the protection of sources, as she refused to reveal her informant for a Judy Garland piece and faced a 10 day jail term. The Herald Tribune backed her, praising fortitude while urging male reporters to stand up for their convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Torre
New York Herald Tribune
Miss Torre
New York
Judy Garland
The
Herald Tribune
Montgomery
Ala
Journal
GOP Harmony Parley Faces Questions On Party Stand
The Republican National Committee met in Des Moines seeking 1960 strategy. Ike urged steady effort while Goldwater pressed for clear principles and long range goals. Simpson demanded a public statement of GOP principles and a plan for sustained political action beyond campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Republican National Committee
Des Moines
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Tee
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Senate
Richard M. Simpson
Sked
Simpson
Congressional Campaign Committee
White House
Republican Party
Public Platform Strategy and the Professional Speaker
Dr George W Crane emphasizes trifles that separate amateurs from professionals in public speaking. Professor Emerson G Hess heads Robert Morris psychology, applying lessons to audience reach and engagement during lectures and open forums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson G. Hess
Robert Morris School
Hess
Dale Carnegie
Professor Hess
Unmarked Grave of Virginia Governor John Floyd at Old Sweet Springs
Edgar B. Sims probes why John Floyd 1783 1847 governor of Virginia 1830 34 lies in an unmarked grave at Old Sweet Springs West Virginia. Floyd son John B. Floyd Confederate general and Virginia official links to Lynnside mansion Gouvernor Floyds family lineage and the lone grave marker remains a native stone mound with space for a plaque never installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Floyd
Virginia
Old Sweet Springs
Edgar B. Sims
West Virginia
Louisville
Dickinson College
Carlisle
University of Pennsylvania
Letetia Preston
William Preston
Virginia Assembly
Congress
Letetia
William Lewis Jr
Lynnside
Floyd
John B. Floyd
Carnifax Ferry
Gauley River
George Rogers Clark Floyd
West Virginia Senate
Charleston
Jamison Floyd
Marie Ford
Caralie Floyd Lewis
Lewis
Governor Floyd
Oregon Country
Lons
The Slow of Heart review in Beckley papers
A capsule on The Slow of Heart by Rev Matthew M Warren notes its Harper and Brothers lent title for Lent 1959 and details the Beckley born author’s background. It highlights Warren as St Pauls School headmaster and quotes his preliminary chapter about balancing teaching with writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew M. Warren
Harper and Brothers
New York
Harper Book
Beckley
Charles Hodel
Harlow Warren
St. Paul’s School
Concord
N. H
Thomas Crammer
Warren
Thomas Greenley
St. Paul's School
Ronald J. Clark
William A. Oates
Phillip Burnham
Raymond Spencer
Beckley News Advertising and Delivery Terms
The page lists the managing editor J McQuade and AP ownership rights. It names national ad rep Brooks and Finley and presents delivery options and prices for home delivery. It notes carriers and distributors are independent contractors and Beckley News cannot guarantee advance subscription payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ube
Beckley Newspayers Corporation
Divining Rods Through History and Use
A quiz item notes divining rods predating history with Roman use and 15th century German origin for forked twigs to locate metals. It traces later use for finding water, cites lack of scientific explanation, and mentions dowsers’ perceived skill and a science-based comparison to birds’ homing instincts. It asks readers, “When were road maps first used?”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
England
Cornwall
Elizabeth
Earl Wilson Stock Market Entertains World of Entertainment
New York humor column notes inflation era tips from Hollywood and Broadway figures on stocks and gadgets. Mentions Herb Shriner Ed Sullivan Jack Paar Joy Harman Esther Williams Adlai Stevenson Kim Stanley Edward G. Robinson Pat Suzuki Kim Stanley and Nancy Malone in various showbiz vignettes with playful asides about earnings and gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hollywood
Broadway
Herb Shriner
Ed Sullivan
Colony
Jack Paar
Joy Harman
Joy Forty- Two
Universal
Sepost
Pete Martin
Florida
Key West
Pete
Castro
Cuba
Jimmy Durante
Sonny King
Johnny Mack
Jimmy
N. Y
Wilson
Ellen Hart
Pat
Suzuki
Adlai Stevenson
Anna Rosenberg
el Morocco
Kim Stanley
Nancy Malone
Edward G. Robinson
Gladys
Civil Works Projects Backed in 30 Counties Across State
The Raleigh Register reports 25 years ago that the Civil Works Administration approved projects in 30 counties creating jobs for 2 000 people. Beckley armory cleaning listed among. Eugene Scott named editor for 1934 after W H File Jr retires. Federal gasoline tax to drop from 2 1/2 to 1 cent per gallon, saving motorists about $75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Works Administration
Coune
Beckley
W. H. File Jr
Lynchburg College Stuent
Raleigh Countain
Eugene Scott
Scott
Shady Spring High School
Lynchburg College
1909 Counter Notice in Senate on Smyth Election
Fifty years ago the counter notice of Senator Joe L Smyth of the Seventh district was offered in the senate and ordered printed in the Journal. The notice denies Holmes charges of illegal voting and fraud and rests on records to support Smyth reelection. Marriage licenses list Linden Williams with Rosa Arnold James C Hancock with Anna Woods and A G Meade famed jeweler, returning to Beckley to open a new jewelry store beside the Peoples National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe L. Smyth
Senate
A. W. Holmes
Kidd
Holmes
Linden Williams
Rosa Arnold
James C. Hancock
Anna Woods
A. G. Meade
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J. R. Lowell
George W. Crane
Michelangelo
Stan Musial
Kyle McCormick
Harriette Underhill
New York Telegraph
Andrew Jackson
Blacksburg
C. J. McQuade
R J. McQuade
Brooks & Finley, Inc
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Scotts Valley School
Santa Cruz
Cal
Earl Wilson
Martin Burden
Broad
Larry
Toots Shor
Inger Stevens
Jackie Gleason
Scottsdale, Ariz
Marilyn Monroe
Billy Parsons
Wonder Boy
Edward R. Murrow
Sun Av
France Nuyen
Bill Shatner
Suzie Wong
Sardi’s
Esther Williams
Loretta Young
Frank Latensteen
Ben Gage
Earl
Tennyson Guyer
H’wood
Army Archerd
Raleigh Register
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