Women End Jury Exclusion In West Virginia Amendment Ahead
The Legislature approved a measure to place before voters next year a constitutional amendment allowing women to serve on juries. Endorsed by the State League of Women Voters and numerous groups, the proposal builds on decades of efforts since 1945. Supporters argue female jurors will bring fairness and better judgment to courts, noting many states already allow or require women’s service. Raleigh County stands to gain from the change.
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West Virginia
State League of Women Voters
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Raleigh
Dollar Hour Minimum Wage May Rise To One Dollar
The federal Fair Labor Standards wage hour act likely to rise from 75 cents to $1.00. Senate approved $1.00 on June 8. House panel backed the measure. President Eisenhower backs 90 cents, but may not veto a $1.00 bill. About 24 million workers are covered. two million earn under $1.00, many in the South’s textile, lumber, and tobacco plants.
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Congress
Senate
House Education and Labor Committee
Eisenhower
House Rules Committee
House
New England
South
Market for More Automobiles Sees Record Production
The 1956 model car market anticipates earlier release in late summer or fall, with sales strongly linked to continued prosperity. Production in the first half broke records, rising 45 percent from 1954, while dealers sold 38 percent more new cars and 24 percent more used cars, amid high inventories and dealer-producer stock issues. Industry concentration grows but competition remains intense, particularly for suburban family buyers seeking a second car for the Missus.
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Congress
Becktown Woman Pushes WV Flag For 82nd Campaign
Mrs. Sylvia Dutton Hamblin, now at Fort Bragg, launches a one-woman drive to obtain a West Virginia flag for the 82nd Airborne Division. She cites letters to Sen. Kilgore and Gov. Marland, support from veterans groups, and a proposed Weston post sponsorship that stalled over funds. The appeal seeks patriotic visibility and a formal flag presentation by local servicemen or a sponsoring group.
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West Virginia
Sylvia Dutton Hamblin
Fort Bragg
N. C
Paul W. Hamblin
West
82Nd
Union
82Nd Airborne Division
Kilgore
W. C. Marland
Andrew V. Buckman
West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission
Ruckman
Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hamblin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Clarksburg
Lewco Vets Post No
Weston
Lewco Vets
Portofino villa drama teases Harrison split hopes
Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer discussed in London or Portofino amid rumors of their estranged marriage. The villa high above Portofino hosts Robert Siodmak and Robert Thoeren as visitors speculate if the Harrison union will endure while the old town buzzes with Hollywood ease.
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Paris
Portofioi
Italy
Rex Harrison
Lilli Palmer
London
Portofino
Harrison
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Greta Garbo
Wilsons
Robert Siodmak
The Harrison Villa Waits- Will Rex and Lilli Return
A rambunctious column with celebrity chatter and social gossip from New York and Hollywood. It mentions Greta Garbo visiting Harrison, Ned Gill of Houston, and various show business figures such as Marion Marlowe, Lionel Hampton, Ted Lewis, Joy Hodges, and Mike Connolly, plus fleeting notes on Farouk and CBS-TV’s Let’s Take A Trip.
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Texas
Ned Gill
Houston
Greta Garbo
Harrisons
Jerry Lewises
Vanessa Brown
Robert Franklin
Farouk
Egypt
Marion Marlowe
Arthur Godfrey
Lionel Hampton
Gladys
Harlem
Ted Lewis
Hollywood
Marie Miskes
Europe
Stan Ross
I’m With
Yewww
Stooge
Gleason TV
Joy Hodges
Eugene Schiess
Cbs-Tv
Paul Muni
Terry Moore
Cab Galloway
Mike Connolly
Earl
West Virginia Campaign Fails to Impress Governor Marland
Governor William C. Marland and his family vacationed at Wrightsville Beach North Carolina drawing cheers from local mayors and beach officials. The piece notes West Virginia’s sought tourist publicity contrasted with the governor’s choice of a competing state for fishing and surf, implying lost revenue and attention.
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West Virginia
Marland
William Casey Marland
Junior
Wrightsville Beach
N. C
Wilmington
Southeastern North Carolina Beach Association
The Recall Idea in West Virginia Politics
An editorial questions the governor controversy in West Virginia, arguing recall as a constitutional remedy. It probes travel, expenses, and state perks, urging the legislature to investigate and label actions as stupidity if warranted, while weighing the benefit of recall to curb misfeasance in office.
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New York
New Orleans
Midwest
West Virginia
Alexander Graham Bell's long career at Clarke School
Factographs note Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, was active for 51 years as teacher, consultant, researcher and president of the Clarke School for the Deaf board in Northampton Massachusetts, highlighting a lifelong commitment to deaf education. The rest mentions Russian farm wages buying six pairs of shoes and Formosa literacy, trimmed for readability.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Clarge School For the Deaf
Northampton
Mass
Wives Always Have A Secret Quality
New York column on wives as odd, unpredictable partners. It contrasts bachelor ease with married life noting wives’ unpredictable purchases, reactions to parties, and hidden affections. An anecdote from 1942 shows a wife’s love in a laundry note.
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New York
Goodby
Frances
Prayer for Humility and Service
A short devotional prayer asks for daily humility and guidance to act as a faithful follower. It seeks to brighten others' lives through deeds, ending with an amen and signatures from James C. of Kinard, Newberry, South Carolina, an insurance executive.
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Jesus
James C., Kinard
Newberry, S. C
Insurance Executive
Americans Unhappy Over French Offer at Geneva Talks
United States, Britain, and France faced criticism after French Prime Minister Faure proposed terms during the Geneva discussions with the Russians. The three Western allies, who had May 10 as their prep deadline, feared the Russians might adopt Faure’s proposals to the West’s detriment. Russian Premier Bulganin later commented on Faure’s remarks, signaling tension among the Allies in the opening session.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Geneva
Faure
Eisenhower
Eden
Russia
Bulganin
Germany
Hollywood duo Wayne Holm back in town for The Tender Trap
David Wayne and Celeste Holm, former Century Fox contract stars, travel from Broadway to join Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds in The Tender Trap. Wayne discusses leaving a stinging film finale, Broadway success in Finian's Rainbow and Mister Roberts, and plans to live in Westport while commuting for film work. Holm recalls her Oscar win and denies an Oscar jinx, noting later nominations for Come to the Stable and All About Eve.
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Hollywood
David Wayne
Celeste Holm
20Th Century-Fox
Frank Sinatra
Debbie Reynolds
Mr. Wayne
Leprechaun
Ens. Pulver
Mister Roberts
Westport
Conn
MGM
Ada Annie
Unclear item with mixed answers and fragments
A list of numeric and factual fragments including Answers 1 to 7, lacking clear context. Mentions Rare quality, Below average, a price around 2.10, a fault by a French company, a person named James, an amount near 50 million, and a reference to the Egypt Israel frontier area. No coherent narrative or source linkage.
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Central America
U.S
F. D. Roosevelt
Congress
Gaza Strip
Egypt-Israel Frontier Area
Aldous Huxley
James
Raleigh and Beckley News Ledger Billing Info
Public details outline Beckley Newspapers Corporation operations in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It lists mailing classifications Associated Press affiliation story and Brooks and Finley agency representation notes subscription rates by mail and home delivery terms including weekly and monthly pricing and tax details.
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Beckley Newspapers
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
J. McQuader
Associated Press
Oesatis Press
AP News
National Advertising
STORY
Brooks & Finley, Inc
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Benson Ford Birthday Profile Highlighting Ford Lineage Leader
Benson Ford born July 20 1919 in Detroit, grandson of Henry Ford, directs Lincoln Mercury division. WWII service from private to captain, later elected 1951 Protestant national co chairman of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Married to Edith McNaughton daughter of an auto executive.
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Benson Ford
Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Automobile Empire
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Edith McNaughton
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Lili
Wuer
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Iran
India
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West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commissioner
Formosa
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