Women gain place in politics spur by Raleigh County voting reform
Editorial notes women rising in politics with Peggy Kessinger at the Republican National Convention and praises the League of Women Voters in Beckley. It reports a campaign to install voting machines in Raleigh County, urging donations of $365 to fund the effort. Beckley’s role on the mainline highway network and shift to trucks foretell growth beyond traditional rail reliance.
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The
Register
Peggy Kessinger
League of Women Voters
League
Beckley
Raleigh
Democracy
Hinton-ward
State Road Commission
Summers County
Hinton
West Virginia Turnpike plans foretell vast highway network
Ray Cavendish and G A Bentley describe an expanding turnpike system from Charleston to Princeton and Beckley, with links to Virginia and future North-South corridors toward the Carolinas and Ohio. The project will sprawl feeder routes through populated areas, boosting Beckley as a key terminal and drawing industry to locations along the toll road. National planners foresee triple today’s truck traffic on these superhighways.
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Ray ‘Cavendish
West
Virginia Turnpike Commission
G. A. Bentley
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Cavendish
Virginia
Charleston
o-Princeton
Mountain
Carolinas
Ohio
Great Lakes
West Virginia
Beckley
Bentley
Wings for a Queen: US ship subsidy and wartime value
The piece defends government subsidies for a private maritime venture, praising the United States flagship and its speed. It argues the ship can quickly transport thousands of soldiers in war, superior to standard transports, and credits planners in Washington for foresight. It warns that wartime use should benefit taxpayers.
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United States
Atlantic
Register
Pacific
Queen
Nioe
Washington
United States Lines
Briefly Speaking on Keynoters and Cold War Cost
In a clipped satirical voice the item quips that foreign observers misidentify Lincoln and Jefferson as keynoters while mocking Cold War rhetoric. It notes a Bulgarian red soccer team close to defeating Red Russia and jokes about extreme heat baking fruit. It ends with a Canadian estimate of 100 million dollars to choose a president, arguing rights cost far more to lose.
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America
Taft
Harriman
Josef Stalin
Russia
Moscow
England
Fe, C. A
Mutual Security Agency
Washington
Bug Dust andRandolph Norton in Chicago assignment
Bug Dust notes Randolph Norton, a cherished Register writer, takes a temporary post at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Norton will monitor North and South Carolina delegations and the West Virginia contingent while praising his past coverage at the Charlotte Observer.
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Randolph Norton
Register
Ran
Chicago
North
South Carolina
West Virginia
Charlotte Observer
New York Times
South
Memorial Airport
Carolinas
Tar Heel
Harriman Emerges as Democratic Scrapper in Presidential Race
W Averell Harriman, longtime behind the scenes trouble shooter, moves into the presidential arena as a Democratic candidate. He disdains public life earlier, now travels, speaks, and lobbies against Republicans while arguing foreign and domestic policy are closely linked. He denies seeking vice president or New York governorship and cites President Truman’s backing as encouragement.
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Selman Morinap
New York
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
New York State
Democrats
Republican Party
Boston
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Kremlin
Washington
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Inter al Smith
Adlai Stevenson Ofllinois
Stevenson
Chicago
Truman
White House
Stevenson Favorite With Trellis M Peeble
Editor notes Trellis Mae Pee ble supports Gov Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic presidential nomination. A Chicago letter depicts Democrats as disorganized and searching for a leader while praising Stevenson as the strongest candidate to beat General Eisenhower.
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Trellis Mae Peeble
America
Adlai Stevenson
Wilnois
Chicago
Wilbur
Gen
Eisenhower
Parlor gossip on 1952 election and wives letters
A fragment from a column presents letters and quotes about 1952 US presidential candidates. It includes humorous jabs at Estes Kefauver Kerr Russell and Harriman, plus remarks on Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson and Mamie. A wife signs off playful notes asking for funds after a night of dancing with a Texas delegate.
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Kerr
White House
Russell
Pennsylvania Avenue
Barkley
Clympi
Averell Harriman
Herbert Hoover
Wilbur
Adlai
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Ike
Mamie
Kansas
Adlai Stevenson
Weill
Trellis
P.S
Texas
Regionally Speaking Military Men in News Overseas and at Home
Regional news highlights military personnel in Europe and the United States. Ken Vance, 23, of Mt Hope, serves with the Police Battalion in Heidelberg after basic at Camp Breckinridge and Army enlistment in 1951. Others include midshipmen visitor R L Thompson, Samuel F. Gray ambulance driver in Degerndorf, James A Burgess returning to Korea, Raymond F. Carter aboard USS Hentes, James A Lawson in Korea, George E. Murray assigned to Yokohama, and Beckley men with the 69th Engineer Combat Battalion in Korea. Additional notes mention Pvt Thomas E Belcher awaiting transfer to the 101st Airborne at Camp Breckinridge.
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Peggy Kessinger
Heidelburg
Germany
Pfe
Kenneth Vance
McKinley Vance
Mt. Hope
Camp Breckinridge
West Airborne Division
Pfc
Vance
Mt. Hope High School
Army
Naval Accademy
Philadelphia
Naval Base
R. L. Thompson
Gib Thompson
Third Ave
Beckley
Degerndorf
Pic
Samuel F. Gray
Sopnia
First Medical Battalion
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Hen
Frank H. Gray
Sophia
Naval
Naval Academy
Raymond F. Carter
Fairdale
Henley
Europe
British Isles
United States
Guantanamo Bay
George E. Murray
Gary
Ind
Allen Ave
Yokohama
Japan
Lewis Chevrolet Co
Ft. Benning
Seattle
Wash
R. E. Murray
Iris Phillips
Mabscott
69Th Engineer
Korea
I Corps
Fear
Robert Lilly
Ira Lilly Jr
Thomas E. Belcher
Herbert Belcher
Pineville
Ft. Meade
101St Airborne
Dievision
Stevenson Sees Demand for Ability Over Party Labels
Springfield report on Governor Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois. A veteran public servant, he argues citizens want honest, sincere, courageous performance over party labels, and they will replace managers if standards aren’t met. The 52 year old, five generation public service lineage, outlines his goal of governing with personal accountability and a full day’s work from state employees.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Mwlinois
Winos
Stevenson
Illnois
Princeton
Harvard
Northwestern University
Adlar III
Borden
John Fell
Harriman's drive mirrors a young parade in Dem ranks
At the Democratic convention Averell Harriman has emerged as a remarkable political phenomenon. Once reluctant, he transformed himself into a passionate campaigner through courage and persistence. His appeal rests on sincerity, loyalty from supporters, and a strategy favoring progressive aims over Southern conservative compromise.
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Averell Harriman
Harriman
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
New York
Paul Fitzpatrick
Truman
Averell
Colorado
Hubert Humphrey
Franklin Roosevel
Democratic
Darkman
Hartiman
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Hentes
James A Lawson
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