Capitol tours need better service says Beckley readers
A Beckley reader urges improved guided tours at the West Virginia Capitol after visiting Ohio lawmakers found the tours lacking. The letter praises Beckley hospitality and contrasts it with Charleston and Parkersburg, urging courteous, informative guides for all visitors to boost state image and tourism.
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Capitol
Charleston
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Improvements Are Costing Too Much
A West Virginia editorial argues that price hikes by the Telephone Company of West Virginia and gas utilities are driven by accounting tactics and rising costs despite plant improvements. It urges the Public Service Commission to scrutinize records, extend public benefit, and consider that broader investments could eventually lower living costs and raise utility profits.
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Telephone Company
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
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West Virginia Public Service Commission
Commission
Moms Outwork Pop On Hours In Busy Day
Joy Stilley counters Hal Boyle by tallying a year in hours spent by moms. She estimates 8,760 hours yearly, with 2,920 asleep for dads, and 2,190 left for moms after basic care. She counts meals, chores, shopping, laundry, and gifts, finishing with 50 hours of play and a quip on men’s complaints.
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Francis Stilley
Joy
Joy Stilley
Hal Boyle
New York
Pop
Daddy-o
Momemy
Mommy
Daddy
Bug Dust By Roy Lee Harmon Inspires Solitude By River
A reminiscence by Roy Lee Harmon about finding soul peace by fishing the New River near Hinton West Virginia. He contrasts tranquil nature with modern noise and politics, recalling Omar Khayyam, the beauty of mountains and river, and a roadside encounter on the way home to Beckley.
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Roy Lee Harmon
God’s Cathedral
New River
Hinton
Omar Khayyam
West Virginia
Pros To Lead Fall Campaigns In 1960 Race
James Marlow assesses the 1960 political conventions as producing two seasoned contenders in Kennedy and Nixon. He notes both are professional politicians with deep national experience, contrasting them with earlier era amateurs. The piece discusses liberal shifts in platforms and the lasting gap between campaign promises and future actions.
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Harry Goldwater
Arizona
John
Stevenson
Illinois
Eisenhower
Nixon
Kennedy
House of Representatives
Senate
Eisenehower
Himelf
Supreme Court
Conventions Seen as Outmoded TV Dullness
Hollywood AP writer Bob Thomas notes national political conventions appear dated as the second big party gatherings captivate TV audiences. He cites lengthy Democratic and Republican sessions, talky platforms, and voter apathy, with networks trimming coverage to interviews and outside happenings. In Casper, Raymond Whitaker, Democratic Senate hopeful, finds a tire in his car after a service stop and carries it away, treating a vote as a vote.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood (Ap
Delee Gates
Robert Sarneoff
NBC Board
Nets
Casper, Wye
Raymond Whitaker
U. & Senate
Whitaker
Sea urchins and sand dollars on seashores
Junior Editors Quiz explains that most seas host sea urchins related to starfish. Some are spiny like porcupines, others are flat sand dollars. They live off US coasts and wash ashore after tides. Look for them at the beach and add to shell collections. Arlene Resnick of Baltimore wins ten dollars for this question.
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United States
Arlene Resnick
Baltimore
Beckley
Prayer for Today by Dotson M Nelson Jr
A devotional prayer thanks the Creator for life’s changes and asks for grace to use the past as a step to a finer future. It seeks inner re-creation of joy in salvation to better face life’s problems through Jesus Christ. Read at First Baptist Church Greenville South Carolina.
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Jesus Christ
Dotson M. Nelson, Jr
Greenville
S. C
First Baptist Church
Chicago Republicans Mocked Inconspicuous Delegates At Convention
In Chicago, Republicans at the Conevention drew jokes on lean delegate spending at the Conrad Hilton. QandA quips spoofed Rockefeller and Kennedy demonstrations, with hotel staff lamenting low room-service income compared to oilmen. Mentions of Nixon, Eisenhower, and Dewey frame the satire.
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Chicago
Conrad Hilton
Rockefeller
Stevenson
Walter Cronkite
Gracie Allen
Eisenhower
Herb Shriner
Raleigh and J McQuade Subscriptions and Rates Notice
Public notice listing subscription rates for Beckley Newspapers Corporation publications. Details include daily and Sunday pricing by mail and home delivery, weekly and monthly carrier costs, tax note, and reminders about independent contractor status of carriers and distributors.
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