Populationdensity shift in Raleigh County from 1950 to today
Seven year census update shows Raleigh County urbanizing faster than most regions. Land area density rose from 51 to 158 people per square mile while farms consolidate, shifting labor toward higher income industrial jobs with after tax incomes rising from 894 to 1289 dollars per person.
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Raleigh County
United States
Department of Agriculture
Commerce Department
South Atlantic States
Rhode Island
Editorial Reprint New Focus On Billboards
The piece protests billboard expansion tied to a new national highway program. It argues opponents will block diversionary moves and warns of a 7000 mile addition and 17 billion dollars to the road plan approved by Congress. It notes ongoing work on part of the 41000 mile program and accuses advertisers of rushing to profit from public funding.
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Congress
Billboard control urged to proceed separate from road bill
Senate subcommittee weighs a billboard curb measure tied to a 7000 mile highway expansion. Opposing state hurdles may delay action, while critics push to separate the bills and press Congress to act on billboard control first.
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Senate Public Roads Subcommittee
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Christian Science Monitor
Turnpikes to taverns and a shellacked wall tale
A rambling West Virginia reminiscence traces turnpike travel and tavern life in the early 1800s highlighting Daniel Ruffner’s Charleston estate, fixed prices for meals and horse care, and the shift from farmhouses to entertainments. It also features a DIY remodeling anecdote ending with shellac stuck to a wall and a heat soaked New York summer scene with public and court life adjusting to heat.
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West Virginia
Charles Henry Ambler
Daniel Ruffner
Charleston
West
Virginia
Monongalia
Jean
Court Overturns 14 Communist Convictions and Shapes Prosecutions
The Supreme Court ruled 14 Communist convictions invalid under the Smith Act, limiting government charges on organizing. It may drop or retry 45 others charged with organizing and advocating, as the three year limit applies to organizing but not to advocacy alone.
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Model Is Authority On Manhattan Wolves
A New York model Lois Collins, earning up to 150 an hour for figure work, discusses wolves in Manhattan men who pursue dating models. She cites four wolf types: older married millionaires, perennial playboys, middle aged expense account seekers, and the untrustworthy. She hopes to marry and settle down despite her career.
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Big Name Booking War For Steve Allen Show
Ed Sullivan sparring with Steve Allen over bookings as Jules Green touts Pat Boone June 23 and a star‑studded Lexington flight plan. Green promises Gen Sarnoff plane runs and top guests from Burt Lancaster to Ziegfeld Girls. Also notes Earle Clements named for Democratic slate and a Marilyn Monroe premiere mishap.
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Stars mob scene at Music Hall near Ava Gardner event
Report from the Music Hall describes Ava Gardner arriving with companions while photographers and fans mobbed the entrance. Celebrities including Walter Chiari and Marilyn Monroe drew attention, with attendees gossiping about Tony and TV figures and a wave of rumors about network moves and productions.
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Worry Clinic Case V-315 Ailing Grandfather’s Medicine Aid
Eli Miller, an elderly farmer in Indiana, struggles with meals and a vitamin routine while living alone. A calendar capsule system helps remind him to take vitamins, and an aluminum walker aids hip mobility, improving his activity but a wheelchair distraction complicates progress. The column notes elder care advice and a reader call to action.
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Maurice Williams
Dr. Crane
Prayer for Youth in Moral Time by J W Shackford
A prayer asks guidance for the nation's youth amid moral confusion at a watershed moment. The author, John W Shackford, a retired Methodist minister from Waynesville North Carolina, seeks divine strength for clear values and compassionate support from all people.
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Bonanza Coal Company Formed for Piney Raleigh Area
The Bonanza Coal Company with offices in Charleston and chief works in Raleigh County Piney above Pemberton is incorporated by J. Q. Dickinson Angus W. McDonald and J. F. Brown of Charleston M. Peck of Lewisburg and J. A. Wood of Mucklow Kanawha County Capital stock 50000 with 500 paid Beckley Opera Company, after acquiring surface in East Park, clears land for a July 4 game on the grounds, preparing the site for the event.
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Pemberton
J. Q. Dickinson
Angus W. McDonald
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M. Peck
Lewisburg
J. A. Wood
Mucklow
Kanawha County
Beckley Opera Company
East Park
West Virginia House Dedicated as Temple to the God Like in Man
West Virginians from across the Mountain State gathered to dedicate the new capitol building praised as symbolic of honesty integrity and industry. Former U S Senator Guy D Goff led the ceremony with Governor Conley accepting on behalf of the state. Also noted is the death of Dr Wiley C Thompson of Raleigh County after injuries from a motorcycle accident.
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West
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