Thought For Today and the Democratic battle 1960s
Thought For Today quotes a German motto about never meeting last times. The piece surveys Democratic contenders Kennedy Johnson Stevenson Truman Symington Humphrey and Southern influence on the race. It notes Kennedy’s primary wins, Johnson’s financing and support from oil interests, and Southern states potentially swinging the Electoral College. It discusses possible outcomes for a likely Southern president if six states with 57 electors defect.
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John Kennedy
Kennedy
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
West Virne
Harry Truman
Missouri
Stuart
Emington
Washington
Symington
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Los Angeles
Eleanor of Coke
Hubert Humphrey
Southland
John J. Synon
Americans For Constitutional Action
Dawn
Independence Foundation, Inc
Portland
Ind
Dixie
House
E South
Andrew Johnson
Lincoln
Why Family Cats Leave Home
Hal Boyle reports on quirky cat behavior and human attitudes toward cats in a humorous column. The piece toys with cat lore and family anecdotes, noting cats' stubbornness, quirks, and small domestic disputes while contrasting human expectations with feline independence.
Old-Time Election Rallies and a Coffee Calamity
Roy Lee Harmon recalls 1932 political rallies in West Virginia with scarce funds and a coffee fiasco. A Wayne County editor describes the then pain of organizing for 3,000, including six loan cows, buns, a union band, and improvised coffee in jail barrels. He notes modern rallies with easier setups and ends with a prayer from John W. Shackford, retired Methodist minister.
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Danville
Boone County
Charleston
William Jennings Bryan
Raleigh
Wayne County
Wayne
Charlie Ferguson
Huntington
Union
Matt Neely
John W. Shackford
Waynesville
N. C
Mirfister
Stevenson and Rockefeller loom in 1950s race talk
The piece sketches Adlai E. Stevenson and Nelson Rockefeller flirting with presidential candidacy. Stevenson hints at running while denying the nomination offer. Rockefeller returns to contention while denying formal entry. Nixon position and party debate are noted, with past campaigns cited. Various opinions from readers and editors reflect the era's political theater.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
New York
Rockefeller
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Mie
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mr. Stevenson
Glenville to Host Mountain Music Festival This Month
Gilmer County will echo with a three day Mountain Music festival featuring old country fiddlers reviving the two stringed tunes in a scenic Glenville setting. The event, once lost to the Space Age and Jazz Era, aims to bring back the classic guitar and fiddle sounds to West Virginia inspired surroundings. Virginia Owen reports.
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Virginia
Owen
Glenville
Gilmer County
West Virginia
Rebec
Don Crislip
State Publicity Commission
New York
Crislip
Helvetia
Ature
Glenville State College
Marcus Aurelius On Rising Early and Doing Your Duty
A brief excerpt echoes Marcus Aurelius urging, rise for the work of a human being and to avoid sloth. It contrasts nature’s order with human inaction and notes rest has limits, urging purposeful action.
Ver min killing contest yields strong early scores
Returns from 32 judges in the ver min killing contest sponsored by the Raleigh County Red and Gun Club indicate success is practically assured, per W. B. Ware secretary. Individuals with top points include Lloyd Logan and Bryant Berchfield Slab Fork Clayton Webb and Arlie Clay Marsh Fork Earl Akers Arthur Kincaid and E. D. Bryant Richmond Sidney Allen and Clayton Mills Town W. D. Holdren and Beecher Wiley Shady Spring and Ronald Crews and Preston White Trap Hill.
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Raleigh County Red and Gun Club
W. B. Ware
Lloyd Logan
Bryant Berchfield
Slab Fork
Clayton Webb
Arlie Clay
Marsh Fork
Earl Akers
Arthur Kincaid
D. Bryant
Richmond
Sidney Allen
Clayton Mills
Town
W. D. Holdren
Beecher Wiley
Shady Spring
Ronald Crews
Preston White
Trap Hill
Raleigh Register Classifieds and Subscriptions Notice
Raleigh Register lists subscription rates for daily, Sunday and weekly editions with West Virginia tax notes and carrier delivery details. It notes office contacts, national news reps, and distribution terms for Beckley area readers.
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National Inns
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
West Virginia
Beckley
Gerrymander Origins And A Classroom Prompt
The term gerrymander comes from Elbridge Gerry who in 1812 shaped a district to dilute Federalist votes. A cartoon depicted a salamander like creature. Nancy Edmisson of Castro Valley Calif wins $10 for this question.
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Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
Congress
Gov
Gerry
Nancy Edmisson
Castro Valley
Calif
Beckley
Linda Christian hunts happiness in memoirs and life
New York gossip column details Linda Christian at El Morocco discussing her memoirs co written with Bill Kelly. She gushes about luxury, schooling, and a quest for happiness while recalling wartime struggles and a few playful anecdotes about friends, fans, and Hollywood figures in a lively, period voice.
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New York
Joey
Tabby
Linda Christian
el Morocco
Linda
Bill Kelly
Doubleday
Europe
Bardot
Roger Vadim
Annette
Playboy
Bob Ritchie
Som
Bob
Teddy
Bing Crosby
Andre Porumbeanus
Paris
Zsa Gabor
Gerald Frank
Walt Dukes
H'wood
Eydie Gorme
Chicago
Nancy Sinatra Jr
Pat Boone
Scarbro property owner to sell holdings and move to Oklahoma
50 Years Ago item notes Washington Smith, Scarbro’s prominent property owner, plans to sell all holdings including 50 or 60 lots, several dwellings, a large storeroom, and an opera house, then relocate to Oklahoma as part of western fever. The same column reports the U S Supreme Court backing West Virginia Attorney General Conley that the lower water mark on the Potomac river defines the boundary between Virginia and Maryland, superseding the high water mark claim.
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Washington Smith
Scarbro
Oklahoma
Sane
United States Supreme Court
Conley
West Virginia
Potomac River
Commonwealths
Maryland
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Donnybrook
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Dhe
Collie
Roy Lee Harmon
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Elmwood Park
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Herald
Publishers’ Auxiliary
Izvestia
Pravda
New York Times
United States
Russia
Boonville
Enquirer
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Marcus Aurelius
Columbus, Ohio
Jan
E. Dean Coffman
Ann
Timothy
Milwaukee
World Assembly
Buenos Aires
New Delhi
India
World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Evanston, Ill
Raleigh Register
Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
W. Va
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Beckley Cl
McQuade
Politics
Earl Wilson
St. Pat's
Time-Life
Keefe Brasselle
Ohio
CBS
B.W
Jules Miller
Voisin
Jack Entratter
Las Vegas Sands
Frank Sinatra
Hong Kong
Dem
Paul Butler
Hampshire
Big
Bill Zeckendorf
Ken Moran
Joe Dubdeesie
Lake Tahoe
Ed Sullivan
Bobby Darin
Bobby
Hambone
George Gobel
Morris Uchitel
Carmine DeSapio
Judge Pendergast
Julius Monk
Arlene Francis
Martin Gabel
Laurence Harvey
Colony
Joan Cohn Karl
Jimmie Rodgers
Castro
U.S
Earl
Joe Garagiola
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