Government Spending Shapes Raleigh County Income Profile
A 1958 Tax Foundation study adapted to Raleigh County WV shows 18.6 percent of local residents’ income comes from government sources. 11.0 percent from the federal treasury and 7.6 percent from state and local governments. The article notes variability by region and explains public funds rise where government presence or pensions are concentrated. It cites 34,998,000 dollars of government income on 117,049,000 dollars total local income and mentions a New York Blue Cross rate hearing on health insurance costs and potential impacts on West Virginia.
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Raleigh County
Washington
United States
South Atlantic States
Tax Foundation
West Virginia
Federal Treasury
Delaware
Virginia
Louisiana
Raleigh
New York City
Blue Cross
Associated Hospital Service of
New York
Quotes From Hal Boyle On Installment Collectors
New York AP columnist Hal Boyle collects a series of witty lines from a beleaguered installment debtor. The jokes center on excuses, exaggerations, and the reluctance to part with money, including vacation diversions and last minute hesitations to pay.
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New York
Martha
Shylock
Money Collectors Hear It All A Day
A string of debtor quips shows how people respond to collectors and debt pressures. From self employed wage garnishment doubts to pretending relocation and excuses about family debts, the exchanges reveal stubborn lines and wary humor in money troubles.
Bleeding Hearts on TV and Morning Glories in Rufftown
A columnist vents about overpaid TV stars and the season finale spectacle. He laments lowbrow entertainment, praises genuine moments, and shares personal anecdotes about a dog, morning glories, and planting mishaps amid a broader reflection on media and daily life. The piece closes with a religious prayer by Russell S. Hutchison of Gum College.
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Rufftown
Russell S. Hutchison
New Concord
Ohio
Gum College
Khrushchev’s Fishy Name Calling Through Years
Associated Press analyst James Marlow surveys Khrushchev’s denouncements of Western leaders from 1956 to 1960. He mocks Eisenhower as weak and childlike, calls Adenauer a lunatic, and jabs at Dulles Humphrey Tito Bulganin and Nixon while recounting Khrushchev’s public barbs and party shifts.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Khrushchhevy
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Presidium
Premier Bulganin
Marshal Tito
John Foster Dulles
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
Khrushchev
United States
Los Angeles
Disneyland
Norris Poulson
Soviet Union
Richard M. Nixon
Christian A. Herter
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Beckley newspaper ad lists subscription rates and delivery terms
The notice lists daily and Sunday subscription prices by mail and carrier in Beckley plus West Virginia tax details. It notes home delivery by carrier or distributor and outlines payment and contractor terms for carriers and distributors.
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National Advertising
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Reese
West Virginia
Secepentens
Beckley
British Show Opens in New York Coliseum Friday
Great Britain stages a major exhibit in New York with Prince Philip opening the British show at the Coliseum. The event runs to June 26 and features a vast display of British goods, services, and tech, backed by millions in funding and including a British Military Tournament at Madison Square Garden. The display promotes industry, science, and modern trends with jet engines, television, and penicillin, alongside a London arcade and a British greengrocer shop. A Queen's official birthday ceremony is expected on June 12. The article notes strong U.S. import/export figures favoring Britain and hints at a royal ambiance for American visitors.
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Great Britain
Prince Philip
New York Coliseum
Federation of British Industries
United States
Madison Square Garden
Commonwealth
Copenhagen
Lisbon
New York
London
Margaret
Bamboo: A Grass Grown Like Wood in Warm Climates
Bamboo grows as a tall grass found in warm regions including China and India. It reaches large sizes, is used for houses, furniture, tools, and toys, and shoots are eaten in meals like chow mein. Canebrakes form in southern US swamps along riverbanks. Pat Shortridge won $10 for this quiz question. send entries to Junior Editors Box 1325 Beckley.
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China
India
Far East
United States
Pat Shortridge
Cleveland
Beckley
Broadway Blackout Deserves A Night Of Starred Commentary
New York nightlife during the Broadway blackout unfolds at Sardi's and the Booth as Ethel Merman arrives amid the theater strike. Talks of dinners, parties, and wages surface while actors lament lost shows and the harvest of vacation time. The crowd reflects on writers’ and actors’ strikes, with Cantor defending producers’ Magna Carta and the House lights finally dimming at 9:30.
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New York
Sardi
Benny Venuta
Claire Trevor
Ethel
Benny
Ethel Merman
The
Harwyn
Ae Darin
Jackie Gleason
Gleason
Marsha Rivers
Hollywood Writers
Marsha
London
Miss Merman
Booth Theater
Arthur Cantor
Saint Lubber
Cantor
Connecticut
Enthusiasm Flows at Raleigh County Democratic Meet
Fifty years ago in Raleigh Register notes an energetic Raleigh County Democratic Executive Committee gathering at Atty. M. C. Brackman's office. Delegates and prominent Democrats from numerous districts attended, including Senators McGinnis Smith and I. C. Price, Squires and sheriffs, and varied local leaders, signaling a strong lead up to forthcoming elections.
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Raleigh County
Democratic Executive Committee
Atty
M. C. Brackman
W. H. McGinnis
Joe L. Smith
I. C. Price
Squire W. C. Thurman
Ashton
W. H. File
J. E. Summerfield
W. A. Riffe
C. W. Cottle
Messrs
D. L. Rodes
Milton Curtis
C. C. Aliff
J. A. Thompson
J. R. Griffith
A. A. Skaggs
L. C. Lilly
Squire Londa Lilly
Conestable
J. L. Crawford
Squire H. G. Neely
J. S. Farley
F. G. Lilly
Shady Spring
J. A. Mace
John Stover
H. H. Lilly
Slab Fork
H. M. Rodes
Richmond
J. C. Hurst
D. C. Hunter
Marsh Fork
Huff seeks pistol license amid peace officer duties
Twenty five years ago W C Huff former head of the state police filed notice to apply for a pistol carry license. He lists occupation as conservator of the peace and residence at Winding Gulf. The piece notes a shift in Charleston Vassalage leadership as Frank H Gibson is named police chief and references a gubernatorial speech condemning federal relief.
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W. C. Huff
Huff
Conservator of the
Winding Gulf
Frank H. Gibson
Charleston
H. G. Kump
Mine Inspectors Institute of America
Black Knight Country Club
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Theatre
Hal Boyle
Australia
Morning Glory
Tin Pan Alley
Mr. K
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Moscow
Nathan F. Twining
U.S
Beckley Newspapers
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Prince St
Mg A
W. Va
Inton
Co. J. McQuade
U.S. Department of Commerce
Norfolk, Va
3Rd Air Defense Artillery Group
Thomas R. Williams
Headquarters Battery Group
Casper
Wyo
Casper Pta
Bamboo
Earl Wilson
Broadway
Raleigh Register
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