Editorial Review on a Republican Party Breach and 1948 Outlook
The piece notes a schism in the Republican Party ahead of their convention and discusses the impact on Democrats and the 1948 election. It cites smear campaigns against General Dwight Eisenhower, concerns about state delegations, and a shift in Democratic momentum with calls for liberal policies and socialized medicine. The editorial predicts limited Washington change despite the party split.
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Ohio River
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Ney
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Canning centers far from Raleigh County raise questions
Fayette and Summers county superintendents opened canning centers to Raleigh County housewives, a neighborly act. While welcome, the centers are distant and costly for most locals, saving little on food bills. The Register urges the Board of Education to find temporary Raleigh County center quarters to keep the program running.
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Peck's Bad Boy sequel by Hoover cites rising arrests
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports that arrests of women increased almost threefold compared with men in 1951 and the first quarter of this year. He asks who claimed all juvenile delinquents were boys, implying a broader delinquency issue across genders.
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Beckley Named City of Champions and Jaycee Leader Triumph
Hulett Carlson Smith was elected vice president of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce, hailed for strong Jaycee service and political savvy. Beckley, once a mountain town, is praised as West Virginia’s City of Champions with a bright future in state and national service.
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Virginia
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Beckleys
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Sebiger
Wilbur Peeble Reports GOP Parody at Convention
Wilbur Peeble sends a letter from Chicago describing a fast paced GOP convention with delegates jockeying for uncommitted status amid taft and eisenhower era rivalries. He notes campaign button chaos, open egos, a night club misadventure, and a nonpartisan entertainer as delegates scramble for attention and favors.
Today's Prayer for faith in redeeming power and spiritual renewal
A prayer asking for faith in spiritual renewal over force, to recreate and empower living through Christ. Attributed to John Stamm of Harrisburg Pennsylvania, bishop of the Evangelical United Brethren Church.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
MacArthur’s GOP appearance draws mixed reception
Gen. Douglas MacArthur spoke at the Republican convention in New York and flew back to the city amid a reception that was energetic but not overwhelming. He delivered a 57 minute keynote praised for its timing and staging, signaling possible future roles without naming Ike or Taft. He condemned the current administration and aligned more with Taft on foreign policy, while avoiding a direct ticket pairing.
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Douglas MacArthur
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New York
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Regionally Speaking Military Men in News Overseas and at Home
Peggy Kessinger reports on soldiers and airmen from the region: Set. Walking Byrd returns from a 20 day furlough to Pendleton California for a new overseas assignment, wife Dollie Mae and infant at Harper. Pvt Troy E Webb assigned to Indiantown Gap for basic training. Sgt Richard L Biggs serving in Korea with the 25th Division as supply sergeant. Pvt Michael Farmer finishing basic training at Indiantown Gap. Airman Third Class Lester E Kincaid entering Sheppard AFB Aircraft Mechanics School after graduation from Sophia High. Three local servicemen assigned to the 101st Airborne Division at Camp Breckinridge for basic training. Pvt William Bishop, Pvt Thomas Belcher, and Pvt Nathaniel Jymson completed Ft Meade processing. Marine Pfc Daniel W McMillan aboard USS Macon. Petty Officer Charles A Sturgill leaving for Pearl Harbor with wife Loriena Mann. Pvt Henry Dodd completing basic training at Indiantown Gap with Fifth Infantry Division. Pvt William R Shrewsbury finishing army basic training at Camp Breckinridge.
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Korea
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Tex
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C. C. Wood
Church St. Sophia
Sophia High School
Slab Fork Coal Co
101St Airborne Division
Camp Breckinridge
Ft. Meade
William c. Bishop
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Rhodesia
Thomas E. Belcher
Herbert Belcher
Pineville
Pet
Nathaniel 7
Jymson
Nathaniel
Cerfisms By Bennet Cert
Mrs Sackett returns from a Venezuela vacation with a rare orchid in full bloom. A botanical executive questions import rules, and she jokes that she hid the plant on her hat. A Fifth Avenue perfume shop staffer describes a new ether based brand.
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Lattimore Ponders Vacation After Travel Ban
Washington report on Johns Hopkins professor Owen Lattimore, barred from leaving the United States, facing a summer plan amid travel restrictions. He defends not planning to go behind the Iron Curtain and seeks to rent his Baltimore home to fund a U.S. vacation. Includes note on CIA tip and official apology.
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Moscow
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Seattle
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Average for Republican Conventions Is Naming Candidate on 4th Ballot
Washington July 5 The 1 the 2ith Republican National Convention in Chicago began Monday and will nominate a presidential candidate on the fourth ballot. Histories show 24 GOP conventions since 1856 with an average of four ballots. The piece lists nominees, nominating locations, ballots, and November results, highlighting Taft, Eisenhower, Dewey, and other presidents.
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Robert A. Taft
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James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
J. C. Breckenridge
Lincoln
Baltimore
George B. McClellar
Ulyssis S. Grant
Horatio Seymour
Grant
Coal House of Williamson A Coal Built Building Story
Williamson West Virginia celebrates a 1933 Coal House on Second Avenue in court house square. 65 tons of Winifrede seam coal form exterior walls. structure houses the Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce and local groups.
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Williamson Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Puritan Coal Corporation
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Mingo County
Youre Telling Me A collage of light humor and curiosities
A string of brief items covers TV campaign chatter, a rail ticket issue, a self folding road map gag, kitchen sink placement quip, a Canadian store insect invasion, questions about bar gains, Miss Universe entrants in California, rival baseball pennants, a Detroit Windsor tunnel for sale at 18 million, jokes about old razor blades, Oklahoma Indian dancers guarding authenticity, a phony redskin warning, a vanished corset containing a $100 bill, and a playful joke about a hundred pucks illustrating a round sum.
Looking Backward Today Fifty Years Ago News Reel
Heavy rains swelled Paint Creek flooding Weirwood Bottom and washing out bridges from Pax to Cirtsville. City records show Beckley liquor revenues quarterly payment of 2801.77. Naval Academy admission pick was Ernest Kish of Glen Morgan. Also West Virginia parade society grande chef E L Kinkead. Roosevelt criticized national administration in Liberty. Rahall Candy Co. loss of cigarettes cigars and candy valued at 300. Bluefield Democratic state convention opened with Hodges keynote.
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Charles E. Hodges
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