Public Has a Right to Know in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County scene shows sheriff's deputies linked to a numbers racket and one charged with drawing a gun on a fellow officer. The public is told of inaction while a state trooper is dismissed for a separate case. The Register asks Prosecuting Attorney Sparacino to act and report to the grand jury meeting next Monday.
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John C. Ward
Little Beaver Park
Upshur
Charleston
the Register
Anthony J. Sparacino
Office of Prosecuting Attorney
Grand Jury
Sparacino
Ceakgrogg
Law
Register
West Virginia Needs More State Police To Fight Racketeers
A critical editorial argues West Virginia ranks third in national gambling receipts to professional racketeers while suffering from a weak police force. It urges doubling state troopers to free officers for investigations, noting current duties consume most patrols and routine tasks.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
What About Our Man Harmon in West Virginia Politics
The note questions if Roy Lee Harmon, a Democratic delegate and state worker, will face pressure to withdraw from a re election bid. It cites Paul Dingess of Verdunville being fired after refusing to withdraw from the Aug 3 primary and mentions District Supervisor D W Caudie of Welch and Clarence C Elre of Princeton in discussions.
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Paul Dingess
Verdunville
State Liquor Control Commission
House of Delegates
Dingess
D. W. Caudie
Welch
Caudie
Clarence C. Elre
Princeton
Commission
Roy Lee Harmon
House of Debates
Harmon
Department of Mines
Department of Public Safety
Bead That Led To Pearl Return In City Thefts
Mrs. J. W. Bair misplaced a pearl setting after her son R. T. played with a bead in E. M. Payne Co. store and Lilly's, later finding the pearl in the gutter outside Lilly's. The couple searched the town late, recovering the pearl from the street.
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Jack Lilly
R. T
Lilly
Jimmy
Flower show charms Beckley readers with beauty and praise
Thomas J. Stafford notes Raleigh County Garden Council’s annual flower show outshines prior years and even the state fair. He praises table and flower arrangements while noting criticisms of the host club. The feature closes with a quirky aside on educated fleas and a political jab at Governor Marland’s staffing shakeups in Charleston.
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Raleigh County Garden Council
Garden Club
Flower Club
Beckley
Raleigh Register subscription rates and USPS filing notice
Raleigh Register lists evening and Sunday editions published by Bacay Newspapers Corporation with filing in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia and postal class details. It specifies managing editor Thomas F Stafford and Associated Press rights, with subscription pricing for daily and Sunday service, along with sales tax and delivery notes for West Virginia residents.
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Bacay Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
W. L Ee
Thomas F. Stafford
Associated Press
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Attlee trip to Red China stirs U S British ties
London argues that Attlee and eight Labour MPs plan to visit Red China this summer. The episode tests Britain’s stance toward the United States and exposes divisions over Far East policy, Korea, and the legitimacy of diplomacy with Chou En Lai.
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London
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Korea
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Far East
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America
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Clement Attlee
Formosa
Bevan
London News Chronicle
China
Churchill
House of Commons
Chou En-Lai
Wisconsin
Prayer text from Stuart L Anderson Pacific School of Religion
A blessing prayer asks eternal God for strength to seek real treasures in life. It honors those devoted to intellect, love, and sympathy and blesses mothers with care for needy children and parents seeking harmony with youth. Citizens hoping for peace and justice are prayed for in a Christ centered appeal.
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Stuart LeRoy Anderson
Berkeley
Calif
Pacific School of Religion
Congress Faces Adjournment as Voters Close in on Election
James Marlow reviews Congressional actions in 1954, noting a July 31 adjournment target to campaign ahead of November elections. Senate and House members aim to quit early for re election while President Eisenhower pushes his program as a central campaign issue.
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Congress
Eisenhower
United States
House
Senate
Arlene Francis the Armenian a bright wit hit
Arlene Francis a Boston born TV figure known for wit and busy on air speaks about earnings and life in a Fort Worth visit. The article details her marriage to Martin Gabel, early career in radio and theater, and personal quirks. It notes a quarter stake in an unborn race horse and her family background including photographer Aram Kazanjian and grandfather Albert Davis. It touches on colleagues, public remarks, and current projects.
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Arlene Francis
Fort Worth
TV Times
Washington
Veep Nixon
Jack Bell
Arlene Thomas
Arlene
M.c
Albert Davis
Brookline
Aram Kazanjian
Convent of Mount St. Vincent
Fieldstone
M.c.ing
Phil Spitalny
Joan Diener
Verastad Kazanjian
Boston
Return To Normandy And Grandma Hamel Remembered
VOUILLY FRANCE Ten years after Allied landings Pan American war correspondents return to Normandy to see Grandma Alexandrine Hamel 73. Her chateau served as press HQ during the campaign and she welcomed reporters with milk and cookies. The writers, including Ernie Pyle, recall her calm strength and lasting hospitality as they face a poignant farewell.
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France
Normandy
Pan American World Airways
Mme
Alexandrine Hamel
Vauilly
Mme. Hamel
First Army
Grandma Hamel
Dumilly
Ernie Pyle
Ivan H. (Cy) Peterman
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Jack Thompson
Chicago Tribune
Chateau
Calvados
Goodby
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Seaman Charles Cullop serves aboard the USS Barton with the United Nations Peace Patrol in the Far East. Airman Third Class James R. Jones enters Sheppard Air Force Base Technical School for aircraft mechanics in Texas. Billy Meadows serves at the U S Naval Submarine Base in New London Conn. Wayman Starr serves aboard the USS Tarawa, grandson of local residents, as the ship makes a round the world cruise after leaving New Zealand May 17.
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Barton
United Nations Peace Patrol
Far East
Charles Cullop
Seaman
Grant Blevins
Sophia
Air Force Technical School For
Sheppard Air Force Base
Tex
James R. Jones
George R. Jones
Coal City
Stoco High
Naval Submarine Base
New London, Conn
Billy J. Meadows
Eliot O. Meadows
Fireco
Tarawa
Wayman V. Starr
M. T. Wipperman
Johnstown Road
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