Byrds of a feather in 1939 senate clash
The piece notes Sen. Harry Byrd of Virginia pushing for Treasury economies while Rep. Robert Byrd of West Virginia looms as a potential challenger to Sen. Revercomb. It critiques Gov. Cecil Underwood’s leadership, mentions Raleigh County probation officer Doan, and predicts Byrds may flock to the Senate in 1939 amid GOP unrest.
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Congress
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D-Va
U.S. Treasury
Byrd
Sen
Chapman Revercomb
West Virginia
Cecil Underwood
Republican Party
Grand Old Party
Underwood
Grit
Beck
Doan
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Pinecrest
Harry Anderson
Dean
United States Senate
First Steps and TV Gags Dominate Hollywood News
Ava Gardner’s reported Italian romance is denied by Walter Chiari who jokes about private life and looks forward to TV work. Shown are Herbie Shriner’s fall TV plan with racing odds, Lowell Thomas at a premiere, Jayne Mansfield identified, and Georgie Jessel and CBS executives briefly imprisoned in a stalled elevator as Jessel speaks to a tiny audience.
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New York
Ava Gardner
Walter Chiari
Toots Shor’s
Ava
Chish
Lowell Thomas
Hollywood
Jayne Mansfield
Georgie Jessel
CBS
Bob Weitman
Bob Milford
Columbia Pictures
Jessel
Tongolele
Madrid
Spokane
Bing Crosby
Oakland
San Francisco
Latin America
Earl
Sal Mineo
Dino
Chicago
General
Motors
Virginia
Lgis
Billy Eckstine
Calif
Iris Mountbatten
Mike Bryan
Bob Evans
Joe DiMaggio
Cecil Wolfsons
Paris
Jean Moorehead
Radio
Ava's Italian Boy Friend Sparks Rumor Debates
Noted Hollywood chatter centers on Ava Gardner and her Italian date with Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures. Georgie accuses Cohn of engineering the tale to boost kindness, while other stars like Bing Crosby and Dino Mineo headlines populate the week’s gossip.
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Harry Cohn
Columbia Pictures
Georgie
Girard Case Strains U S Japan Talks As Kishi Visits
As premier Kishi arrives in the United States, protests mount over the William S Girard case in Japan. The talks focus on the 1954 Security Treaty and the status of forces agreement while Japan seeks trial of Girard under its laws.
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William S. Girard
Japan
Nobusuke Kishi
United States
Girard
Eisenhower
Kishi
Okinawa
Red China
Southeast Asia
U.S
United “States
Tokyo
Justice Ministry
Ee Girard
Defense
Charles £. Wile ‘Son
State Defense Department
Shower planned for triplets born to Gwinns at Jumping Branch
John Faulconer reports a Thursday night shower for Diana Kay Dana Mae and Donald Williams Gwinn as hundreds visit the Gwinn home after The Register photo. Organizer Mrs Mildred Crook arranged refreshments from Greenbrier Dairy Sunbeam Bakery and Leatherwood Dairy Beckley with ice cream pies cakes and chocolate milks donated.
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Gwinn
Mildred Crook
Greenbrier
Sunbeam Bakery
Leatherwood Dairy
Beckley
McQuade honorees to receive a gift shower request
Poem by Mildred Crook celebrates a triplets shower with playful verses about a stork delivering two girls and a boy at the Donald Gwinn home. The piece urges guests to attend and bring gifts for the babies and family. It mentions community support and a call for togetherness.
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Mildred Crook
Donald Gwinn
Doc Stokes
Stork
Public Forum letters sought for local issues
The Register invites signed letters to the Public Forum on local national or community topics. Brief submissions preferred. writer names may be deleted upon request. The paper assumes no responsibility for statements in letters.
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Register
Letter From Mamie Eisenhower Delights 94-Year-Old Grandpa
In Case Records of a Psychologist The Worry Clinic Dr George W Crane recounts how Eli Miller received a birthday letter from Mamie Eisenhower on his 94th birthday. The piece links this surprise to the League of the Golden Pen a Beloit University inspired effort encouraging weekly cheery letters to elders.
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Washington, D.C
Pearl Huse
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Pearl
Grandpa Miller
Eisenhower
League of the Golden Pen
Karl T. Waugh
Beloit University
Waugh
Grassroots Opinions Stir Debate On Spending
Carlsbad New Mexico and West Point Mississippi newspapers quote, The New Mexico Taxpayers Association criticizes high spending as demanded by the people. They argue Americans shout economy with one voice and gimme with another. The piece also notes Poland Poznan Fair exhibit as U S trade presence behind the Iron Curtain.
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West Point
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Poznan
Poland
Numbers Racket Report Scheduled
A 12 man commission will make recommendations by June 23 on Eisenhower era security programs as Congress scrutinizes the reform after Supreme Court rulings. The report follows years of disputed CSC figures on resignations and firings for security reasons and ongoing DOJ changes after the 1958 court decision. The debate centers on whether many cases involved security risk dismissals or routine personnel actions.
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O’ Eisenhower
Congress
Civil Service Commission
Eisenhower
CSC
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Truman
New York
Prayer text from Steubenville minister cited
A prayer passage attributed to George A. Martin of the First United Presbyterian Church in Steubenville Ohio expresses reverence for God as creator and guide for children. The fragment invokes seeking God early and trusting in divine presence.
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Jesus
George AL Martin
Steubenville
Ohio
First United Presbyterian Church
Forecasting Future No Longer Guesswork
A controversial essay argues scientific forecasters will shape the next century with gadgets like electronic cars and telephone television. It warns the allure of progress may deepen dependence on others, threaten inner life, and raise questions about whether science serves humans or makes humans mere cogs in machines.
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New. York
W. R. G. Baker
General Electric
Dr. Baker
Raleigh Countian Convicted as Motion to Set Aside Verdict Considered
Y Browning travels from Logan Banner to Raleigh with a surveying contract for a 57 000 acre tract bought by Cole and Crane from Crawford and Ashby. Browning has led a crew for over ten months surveying lands in Raleigh Boone and Wyoming counties.
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Logan Banner
Browning
Raleigh
Lang
Cole and Crane
Crawford and
Ashby
Boone
Wyoming
Dizzy Dean seeks unconditional release in pennant bid
In St Louis Dizzy Dean tells reporters he will seek his release as he was not of age when he signed his 1932 contract. The Raleigh coal operator tops two cars near Point Pleasant and is reported wanted for shedding after a high speed pass. Hoover and Curtis are renominated with Everett Sanders named campaign manager at Chicago.
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Cardinals
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Curtis
Everett Sanders
Indiana
Chicago
Raleigh County
Point Pleasant
Too Fat to Work Defies Judge in New Jersey Case
A 3-pound New Jersey man facing a disorderly charge claimed he was too fat to work. The judge gave him a slim chance to lose weight and find employment or face jail. The piece also notes a lighter view of past disputes as fallout between former friends.
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