Road Planning Urged To Solve West Virginia Highway Woes
Cavendish warns WV roads face disaster without a stable plan and study. He cites limited improvements, high costs of surveys, and calls for a statewide long term plan similar to Virginia and Ohio. The Register urges decisive action rather than piecemeal projects.
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Ray Cavendish
West Virginia Highway System
Cavendish
Gauley Bridge
Keyser
Princeton
Beckley
Logan
Ohio
Virginia
Comntissioner
West Virginia
Charleston Gazelle
The
Register
Tough Fight Ahead in Republican Presidential Battle
The piece outlines a tight race among Taft and Eisenhower for delegates with Taft favored if the convention strengthens Republican confidence and Ike if a new face is needed. It notes potential Democratic drafting of Stevenson or Kefauver, Truman's unlikely draft, and signals a disputed path to November with solid South loyalty and ongoing government spending effects.
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Robert Taft
Ohio
Dwight Eisenhower
Taft
Ike
Adlai Stevenson
Holinois
Estes Kefanver
Tennessee
Eisenhower
Richard Russell
Georgia
Harry Truman
Truman
Solid South
Chicago
White House
Trueman
Prosecuting Attorney Ned Ragland in election case
The report notes Ned Ragland of the prosecuting office declines to identify who allegedly received campaign aid tied to the C. E. Stroud ML primary election tampering. Stroud, indicted for altering ballots on May 13, faces prosecution that hinges on disclosed informants.
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Ned—H—Ragland
C. E. Stroud
Tahar
Stroud
Baulots
Ragland
Stroee
Watersheds Leader Urges Local Flood Control Over Dams
Dwight Paxton of the Kansas Watersheds Association argues for local control in flood prevention and soil protection. He criticizes large federal dams and supports watershed engineering and detention ponds to safeguard cities and agricultural lands while stressing trust in the people rather than central agencies.
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Middle West
Dwight Paxton
Kansas Watersheds Association
Kansas
Untess 1
Tayal
Pick-Sloan
Ellsworth Messenger
Kanapolis
Ellsworth County
Clarence Cannon
Corps
Ohio
Muskingum
Miami
Fort Peck Dam
Montana
Bluestone
West Virginia
Reclamation
Thompson
Colorado
Elephant Butte
New Mexico
Healing of a Lunatick Child by Jesus
A man asks Jesus for mercy for his son tormented by a demon and prone to fire and water. The disciples could not cure him, but Jesus rebukes the spirit and the child is healed at once.
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Jesus
Give Him His Bathroom For Father's Day
New York readers are urged to consider giving fathers a real gift this Father's Day a bathroom of their own. The piece humorously contrasts a husband’s supposed private space with the family’s clutter and shared use, arguing many men lack a true personal bathroom. It cites anecdotes of overstuffed rooms, misplaced items, and parental dilemmas in daily life.
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Thomas F. Stafford
TRE Associated Press
Associated Press
AP News
Brooks& Finley
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prayer for troops from Portland minister in wartime sermon
Edward Terry of Centenary Wilbur Methodist Church in Portland Ore offers a prayer praising armed forces sacrifices. He prays for God to guide, comfort, and grant inner peace to service members far from home amid battle.
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Edward Terry
Portland
Ore
Centenary- Wilbur Methodist Church
Truman enjoys political show as only politician having a good time
President Truman appears to be the only politican in Washington who can sit back and enjoy the spectacle, saying he has nothing personally to lose. The remark casts him as relaxed amid current political theater.
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Washington
Truman
Hollywood Opinions on Women and Politics From Brady to Truman
Hollywood figure Scott Brady criticizes actresses as career driven and self absorbed while noting a shift in public perception. The column discusses Republican and Democratic dynamics ahead of conventions, Truman's strategy, and the potential for intra party splits impacting the 1952 race. Brady names actors Crawford Davis Calvert Grable Baxter Tierney and Tracy as noted personalities in the era.
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Hollywood
Scott Brady
Broadway
Scott
Bello
Brady
Crawford
Davis
Calbert
Gradle
Baxter
Tierney
Tracy
Kelsey Winters
March of Events Inside Washington West German Accord
Western observers say the West German peace accord and a European defense force weaken Korean armistice hopes. A shift in Western strength could speed up Europe buildup while Korea remains stalemated in Panmunjom.
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Washington
Europe
Korea
Free World
Shaw conducts chorales that steal the scene from big ensembles
Robert Shaw leads two choirs the pro Robert Shaw Chorale and the Collegiate Chorale. The Chorale, about 50 performers, tours across the country and plans a 1954 European trip, earning a livelihood from concert bookings. Members range from teens to 60s in varied professions. The ensembles perform Bach Stravinsky Mozart and contemporary works by Copland and Hindemith. Shaw, a powerful baritone, spends long days rehearsing and conducting, including a Hawaii trip with a Japanese-Hawaiian choir.
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W. G. Rogers
Associated Press
New York
Robert Shaw
Shaw
Robert Shaw Chorale
Shaw Chorale
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Shew
Fred Waring
Bach
Stravinsky
Mozart
Schuman
Copeland
Delia Joio
Hindemith
Hawaii
Metropolitan Opera
Philharmonic
Stokowski
Toscanini
Shaw Singers
Scarsdale
Regionally Speaking Military Men in News Overseas and at Home
Peggy Kessinger details service members with the 49th Air Division in England and other units abroad and at home. The report lists Hart, Burdiss, McKinney, Grim, Sheppard, Thompson, Helmick, Jackson, Bradford, Compton, Leichliter, Taylor, Halstead, and Milam among soldiers and sailors with their roles, origins, and training.
Cerfisms By Bennett Cerf
Squire John O'Connor a longtime Mt Kisco resident recalls the town before city folk arrived and jokes about past courtship norms at Herman Fox's general store.
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Bennett Cerf
John O'Connor
Mt. Kisco
Herman Fox
Navy Radar Mechanic Deployed From Mullens to Far East
Airman Second Class Robert E. Deal, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Deal of Mullens, spent a 23 day furlough then left for Camp Stoneman Calif and ship to Japan. He serves in the Far East as a radar mechanic for all weather interception and has earned the Korean Service Medal.
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Korea
Pst
James ¥. Thompson
Virgil Thompson
Colcord
Clear Fork High School
Camp Breckinridge
Fred Helmick
Springdale
Pvt
Marshall Helmick
Camp Drake
Japan
Camp Gordon
Parris Island
Mary Wilma Jackson
Sylvia Jones
Midway
Sophia High School
Philadelphia Gas Co
Marine Corps Air Station
el Toro
Calif
Yokosuka
Joe D. Bradford
J. L. Bradford
Mt. View
Marsh Fork High School
United States Naval Training Center
San Diego
Dale W. Compton
J. J. Compton
Frantz Ave. Mullens
Matlens High School
Wyoming Theatre Co
D. C
Homer Leichliter
H. Leichliter
Eccles
James E. Taylor
John Tastar
Raleigh
Robert L. Halstead
LC. Halstead
Beckles
Taylor
Elkhorn High School
Halstead
Woodrow Wilson High School
Lillybrook Coal Co
Billy R. Thompson
Truax-Tracr Co
Dorothy
Ft. Dix, Wt
Camp Stoneman
Amree Steel Corp
Montroal
Ft. Leonard Wand
Patricia Dickens
Jess Dickens
Arnett
Far East
Robert E. Deal
R. Deal
Circle Drive
Mullens
Japan Air Defense Force
Muldens High School
Looking Backward Today From The Register Files
Ten years ago Attu Island saw a small Japanese landing as relief agencies aided 250 tornado victims in Oklahoma City where 29 died. Thousands of Allied troops landed in Northern Ireland aiming to open a new front against Germany. House conferees debated aid to dependents of servicemen.
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Attu Island
Aleutians
Red Cross
Oklahoma City
Oklo
Northern Ireland
Germany
Wa Hington
Washington
W Publican National Convention
Hans Lineweaver
J. L. Lineweaver
Beckley
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
James
Lakin
State Board of Control
West Virginia Training School
Bradley
Pleasants County
Esi Virginia
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Thomas F Stafford
Valeigh
Ny Morang
Beckley Sewws Apers Corporation
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Papa
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Politico
Gene Handsucker
By James Marlow
Panmunjom
Congress
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Labor
Latin America
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Venezuela
Cuba
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Caracas
Junta
United States
Antonio Araujo
Araujo
Fairsweather
Peggy Kessenger
49Th Air Division
England
Roger L. Hart
Luther “Hart
Rhodell
Stoceaign School
Heis
Langley Field
Amigo
Lahoma Atkinson
Ptarmigan
Charles A. Burdiss
Mary E. Burdiss
McGinnis St
Burdiss
Woodrow Wilso High School
Winders Chevrolet Co
Columbus
Nahhbollenbach
Edward L. McKinney
Luke McKinney
Page
San Diego, Calif. Naval Center
Eugene H. Grim
R. L. Grim
Navy
Stoco High School
Second Armored Division
Kenneth C. Sheppard
Charles Sheppard
Seth
Sheppard
Sherman High School
398Th
South Charleston
H. Shumate
Lester
Geraldine Johnson
Bertie Johnson
Mt. Hope
Army Nurses Corps
Johnson
Ft. Riley
Kan
Thomas A. Milam
Oma Milam
Amett
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