Bluestone Park urged for state vacation development
West Virginia park officials report a 12 percent rise in reservations and 42 000 acres of land ready for visitors. Cacapon Lost River and Watoga are fully booked into September, while Bluestone could become a vacation park if land rights can be leased rent free. The Huntington district plans to sell bordering land, prompting calls for federal intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit McKeever
Division of State Parks
The
Conservation Commission
West
Bluestone
Army Engineers
Huntington
Tygart Reservoir
West Virginia
Register
Tygart
Huntington Engineer
Washington
Piggyback plans clash with ICC pace
Railroads push piggyback service hauling truck trailers on freight cars as 11 carriers announce plans and Erie prepares to start. ICC slows action, delaying rate schedules for seven months while reviewing the program amid truckers concerns over ownership of trailers and future costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
West Virginia
Erie
New York Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Pennsy and
Arkansas
Growers who reap dividends from strawberries and selling insight
The piece discusses strawberries as a easy crop with flavorful berries ripening in June and a strong presence at roadside stands and soda fountains. It compares wild and cultivated varieties, notes long shelf life in freezers, and references a survey on sales traits valuing dependability over personality or knowledge. It ends by questioning the fate of high pressure selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Distribution
Steve Allen
Jayne Meadows
Josephine Hull
Pentagon
Ridgway
Jack Webb
Dorothy Towne
B'ways
Mundt
May Wynn
Billy Eckstine
Carol Drake
London
Billy Conn
Ezzard Charles
CBS
Hubbell Robinson
Louise Paget
Joe Glaser
Leon Harris
Dallas
Celia Lipton
Viennese Lantern
Pianorama World
Alan Young
Shirley Booth
the Beautiful Sea
Junior Standish
Basin
Pet Hen Writes Date On Egg At Pipestem
Four year old Shelton William Trail of Pipestem found a hen laid egg with the inscription 15th on the shell. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Trail, reported the neat curiosity spotted in the family chicken house last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton William Trail
Pipestem
Shelton
Clifton Trail
Educated hen egg and Salt River Navy news from Bardstown
The piece notes a Beckley College duo becoming admirals in the Salt River Navy, led by W. Edwin Ratcliffe. It recounts the Salt River nickname from a 1838 Clay incident, mentions Sam Raborn discussing Roy Lee Harmon’s possible withdrawal to the Southwest, and warns Harmon’s name may still appear on the ballot as printing progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Shroyer
Dean G. E. Hartman
Beckley College
Salt River Navy
Bardstown
Shroyer
Beckley Insurance
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Ohio River
Louisville
Jackson
Clay
Salt River
Ohio
U.S
Alexander Duncan
Sam Raborn
Sam
Bug Dust
Roy Lee Harmon
Roy
Raborn
House of Delegates
Harmon
Raleigh & Register Evening Edition Details and Rates
Beckley West Virginia publication details with editorial staff, Associated Press status, advertising representation, and subscription rates. Includes delivery notes, address change instructions, and tax policy for West Virginia subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poliz and Pony
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Move to remove McCarthy as head of Government Operations draws GOP ire
Senate Republicans react to Senator Flanders Vermont proposing a resolution to remove Senator McCarthy from the Government Operations chairmanship unless he submits to examination of personal affairs and finances. The move prompts questions about party discipline due process and potential Democratic gain.
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Washington
Senate
Flanders
Vermont
McCarthy
Committee of Government Operations
Republican Policy Committee
Congress
Wisconsin
Public Trail
Executive Branch
Brownell
Jenner
Senate Rules Committee
Hennings
Missouri
Department of Justice
Department
Truman Administration
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Senator Flanders
Joe E Lewis wins in Mocambo Hollywood uproar
Hollywood scene reports Cage Comics champion Joe E Lewis dazzling the Mocambo opening with Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher present. The star-packed night includes Judy Garland, Joan Bennett, Evelyn Keyes, Mike Todd, and more as Lewis teases and performs in his characteristic surreal, self aware style.
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Joe E
Mocambo
Debbie Reynolds
Eddie Fisher
Judy Garland
Sid Luft
Joan Bennett
Walter Wanger
Evelyn Keyes
Mike
Georgie Jessel
Jessel
Jane Wyman
Susan Cabot
Joe Schenck
Charlie O'Curran
Silent Swifty Morgan
Hollywood
New York
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
Comic anecdotes from Bennett Cerf collection feature Charlie Carlyle joking about his midget mother in law and mink outfits. A textile magnate laments business health while a rival warns of global dangers and the looming year end.
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Bennett Cerf
Charlie Carlyle
A Famous Chair for Famous Writing Folk
A Paris left bank cafe scene unfolds with Hemingway Wilde memory on a worn chair. The narrator ponders mood driven wine choices and the cafe’s charm amid twilight reflections and weary resignation.
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Paris
Ernest Hemingway
Oscar Wilde
M'Sieu
Macques
Mac
America
Sieu
Burgundy
Anjou
Bordeaux
Alsace
Cotes du Rhone
M’sieu
Vintage Wines and a Coca Cola Twist
A narrator meets a butcher wine dealer in France who offers two rare vintages. The moment sparks memories of childhood, youth, and happiness as sips erase time. The dealer refuses to sell bottles to Americans, but provides corks for a souvenir. The narrator leaves with tin caps reading Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola.
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Macques
M’sieu
America
France
Commissions Don't Turn Trick for Ike
President Eisenhower faced Congress after commissions urged change in foreign economic policy. The Randall commission proposed extending the Reciprocal Trade Act and lowering tariffs, but Reed and Simpson criticized the report as vague. Eisenhower sought a three year extension with 5 percent yearly tariff cuts, the House approved a one year extension. Senate expected to follow.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Clarance Randall
Randall Commission
Commission
Daniel A. Reed
New York
Richard M. Simpson
Pennsylvania
Reed
Simpson
House
Ways and Means
Tee
Republican Commission
Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Finance Committee
Senate
Reed-Simpson Committee
Audie Murphy to star in To Hell and Back film
Audie Murphy plans to portray himself in To Hell and Back for Universal International. The World War II hero, who earned 23 decorations including the Medal of Honor, discusses script disputes, contract guarantees, and location filming near Yakima Washington with director Jess Hibbs and producer Aaron Rosenberg.
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Hollywood
Audie Murphy
Hell
Murphy
Universal-International
Kingston
Tex
Jess Hibbs
Aaron Rosenberg
Audie
Tony Curtis
Hibbs
Yakima
Wash
Sicily
Italy
France
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Ways
Thomas F. Stafford
Roscoe Hall
Oak Hill
Raleigh
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
W. C
Thomas ¥. Stafford
Associated Press
National
Story Brooks & Finley Inc
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
By David Lawrence
Joe E. Lewis
Cage Comics
By Earl Wilson
Debbie
Todd
Greg Bautzer
Mari Blanchard
Beautiful Brunette
Beautiful Blonde
Bob O'Connell
Texas Theater
Wangers
Lewis
Norm Grants
Gene Williams
Joyce Bryant
Philly
Liberi’s
Press
Vice Press
Lindy’s
State Dept
Julia Adams
Charlie Simonelli
Majors Cabin
Earl
Dayton
Salina (Kans
Bobbie Buttons
Cy Rosoff
Christ
James W. Kennedy
Lexington
Christ Episcopal Church
By James Marlow
By Bob Thomas
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