Outdoor theater at Grandview Park eyed as tourist draw
The piece discusses Grandview State Park’s outdoor theater as a potential catalyst for West Virginia tourism, boosting motels, restaurants, gift shops, and various activities across Raleigh and surrounding counties. It notes supporters like J A Blackburn of the West Virginia Historical Drama Association and mentions related sites in Bluestone Lake, Hawks Nest, Lovers Leap, and Kanawha Valley.
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Grandview State Park
West Virginia
Raleigh
Daniel Boone
Boone
Cherokee
N.C
Bluestone Lake
Hinton
Hawks Nest
Lovers Leap
Fayette County
Little Beaver Park
White Sulphur Springs
Kanawha Valley
Raleigh County
J. A. Blackburn
The
West Virginia Historical
Drama Association
Appalachian Bible Institute
Bradley
Blackburn-Patteson Realty Company
Mount Hope
Okey
Things You Hear But Rarely See Across the World
Hal Boyle lists curious contrasts from everyday life including a man in a silk top hat, a 15 to 16 hour day executive, a housewife drawn to seven kids, a talking dog and horse, a bank robber sharing with a widow, and a public official who means it when he says he does not care whom you vote for.
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New York
Gertrude Stein
Internal Revenue
Young Robert Calhoun's snow shoveling venture grows
A Shady Spring reader touts 10 year old Robert Calhoun as a budding business tycoon despite early blizzards. He shovels snow for 50 cents per session, expands to uptown work, and uses the telephone to grow income. The piece also notes local debates on John Henry versus John Hardy.
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Sunrise Avenue
Sherwood Glutz
Robert Calhoun
Ronnie Calhoun
Robert
Prayer for Today Reflects Boundless Divine Care
A religious reflection by Richard L. James a Jacksonville Florida minister states that God accompanies believers in all circumstances from rising early to soaring heights and deep ocean descents, expressing gratitude for divine presence and protection in Christ.
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Christ
Richard L. James
Jacksonville, Fla
Riverside Aveenue Christian Church
Eisenhower Khrushchev Tours Quiet International Scene
The piece notes waning public attention to Eisenhower and Khrushchev as they tour regions, with expectations of a May summit in Paris. It highlights a calm Berlin scene, reduced tensions since 1959, and contrasts past fervor with current restrained diplomacy. It mentions Sputnik era science influences and a Warsaw conference delegation observation.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington (Ap
Eisenhower
South America
Nikita Khrushchev
Asia
Berlin
Khrushchev
Europe
North Africa
Norwalk
Conn
Russia
Atkinson
International Federation For Documentation
Warsaw
Poland
Challenge of the Sixties frames business shifts and policy
John E. Swearingen of Standard Oil of Indiana surveys expected 1960s changes and risks. He warns of tougher competition, rising government regulation, wage-price inflation, and labor management strains while urging producers to innovate, advocate, and pursue economically justified growth amid global trade pressures.
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John E. Swearingen
Standard Oil
Indiana
Swearingen
Ing
Sputnik
The Raleigh Register Backing Abe Lilly For Congress
In an editorial from 1910, The Raleigh Register endorses Abe Lilly for Congress amid evolving state tax roles. Atty Upshur Higginbotham, ex Beckley resident, campaigns for the tax post, while W B Payne is named postmaster at Stotesbury and Dr P G Hurst visits Beckley.
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Raleigh Register
Register
Abe Lilly
Congress
T. C. Townsend
Atty
Upshur Higginbotham
Beckley
Upshur
Hughes
W. B. Payne
Stotesbury
P. G. Hurst
Marsh Fork
Raleigh and Register Publisher Listing and Rates
The Raleigh and Register operated by Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists circulation details and advertising data. It outlines subscription rates by mail for daily and Sunday editions, and notes tax implications and delivery arrangements in West Virginia.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
West Virginia
Iguana a timid lizard of tropical trees and water
The iguana is a five foot tropical lizard with a crest and throat pouch. Though it looks fierce it is timid and swift in water, and its flesh is a Tropic delicacy. Laws protect it to prevent extinction.
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American Tropics
Tropics
Thurber Carni val star eyed for Ross role in Ewell show
Thurber urges Tom Ewell to play him or Harold Ross in a future show about the late New Yorker publisher. Thurber, blind, says laughter shapes his life and humor as emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. Peggy Cass recalls Boston call after rave reviews.
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New York
James Thurber
Thurber
Tom Ewell
New Yorker
Harold Ross
Ewell
Ross
Ohio State University
Persian messengers speed peace signals across the road
Herodotus notes a Persian invention using riders stationed along the route. A rider and horse per day pass messages through a relay, maintaining rapid speed despite weather or night, in a chain from start to finish like a torch relay.
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John C. Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
South Carolina
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Roy Lee Harmon
Leonard H. Meadows
Shady Spring
John Henry
Big Bend
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Welch
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Richmond
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San Diego
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