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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1955

Page

5

This Is The Year Of Prosperity In The Nation

Business Mirror notes a midyear peak in prosperity with strong consumer buying, record durable goods demand, and a high gross national product. Wages and employment rise, inventories rebound, and federal taxes ease. Inflation fears loom from potential strikes, but profits and dividends stay robust. The auto sector raises potential inflation concerns, yet overall sentiment remains positive.

Sam Dawson New York Washington

Kangaroo Josie Receives Care After Straying From Mother

In Baltimore a 10 inch baby kangaroo named Josie may not return to its marsupial mother’s pouch but is receiving ample TLC from humans. The animal world brief notes Josie’s care and the efforts to support the joey.

Baltimore Josie

California Women Win Air Race Derby Finishers Named

Two California women, Isabelle McCrae and Betty McNeil, won the ninth powder puff cross country derby finishing from Long Beach to Springfield Massachusetts. They are noted as top finishers amid handicap rules. McCrae averaged 157 mph across the 2,800 miles. The $800 prize will be awarded at a banquet.

Isabelle McCrae Lemon Long Beach Calif Barnes-Westfield McCrae WASP Women's Air Force Service

Murder at Sees Conv

In a Yonkers case, Inspector McKee probes Henry Trout after a ski inn scene. A doctor, Amy Redgate, and Regina Pelham figure in suspicions as a laundry slip and a hidden rifle hint at a murder plot. The search expands as Trout becomes the focal suspect. a broader inquiry follows.

McKee Wolf Hill Inn Henry Trout Camford New York West Coast Mike Regina Pelham Todhunter Trout Dr. Redgate Redgate Amy Redgate Inspector McKee Yonkers MeeKee Horton New York's Henry

International House as Human Relations Lab at Jacksonville State

Jacksonville Alabama news piece details the International House at Jacksonville State College, a full scholarship program started by Dr James Harding Jones in 1946. It hosts 13 foreign students and 18 American students, with cultural exchanges, lessons, meals, and parties reflecting diverse countries. The program evolved into a nonprofit foundation in 1953 to cover expenses, supported by community donors and in conjunction with American diplomatic cultural officers.

Jacksonville Ala Appalachian Mountains International House Jacksonville State College Alabama Switzerland James Harding Jones Jones Houston Cole International Endowment Foundation Sutaya Sirisinha Thailand Helen Smith Bulaton Rolando Goetze Merida Venezuela Mohammed Boutaleb Fez Morocco Benjamin Nadal Havana Cuba American Legations Abroad

Mother Drowns Two Children and Attempts Suicide

Bridgeport police report a double drowning and attempted suicide by a wife and mother, Alice Vatart, 33, who killed daughters Marilyn 3 and Linda four months in a bathtub after debts and a supposed disfigurement prompted her. She received an emergency 30 day psychiatric commitment. examinations will decide permanent commitment or criminal charges.

Bridgeport Conn Michael Vatart Vatart Alice John J. Carroll

Terrorists Burn Algerian Farms Amid Rising Violence

Nationalist terrorists set fire to French farms in Algeria and clashed with police and troops. Paris plans additional reinforcements as violence grows. Reports say about 15 terrorists were killed, raising seven month death toll past 550 with over 150 arrests. A wounded fighter claimed ties to a 25 man guerrilla network near Souk Ahras. Helicopter patrols considered for mountains.

Algiers Algeria Paris Constantine France Souk Ahras

Glad to Fly Again After Release in Omaha

Lt. Roland Parks of Omaha, Nebraska, back in a T-33 after three years in Red China. He flies a quick hop in Hawaii en route home, marking his second flight since release along with three other prisoners of war.

Roland Parks Omaha Neb Red China Hawaii

Dr A Robert Koch Moves Offices in Beckley WV

Dr A Robert Koch announces relocation of his eye care practice to 3062 Neville Street upstairs next to Lyric Theatre in Beckley West Virginia. The practice remains devoted to vision care.

Neville ST Lyric Theatre

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