West Virginia Seeks Interstate 79 Extension Into City Routes
A 1940s campaign by Beckley and allied West Virginia and Pennsylvania officials urged extending Interstate 79 from Erie to Pittsburgh via Washington and through several towns to Beckley. The proposal called for 90 percent federal funding, but the plan discussed later offered only 50 percent federal participation, prompting renewed calls for a direct east west route with strong state output and improved secondary roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Graney
State Road Commission
Federal Bureau
West Virginia
Department of Commerce
Federal Bureau of Roads
Washington
Beckley
Census Counts Set to Begin as States Lose Seats
The 1960 census starts April 1 with about 160000 enumerators counting roughly 180 million people in the 50 states Puerto Rico and U S possessions. It will determine seat reapportionment with fourteen states losing and nine gaining seats affecting at large districts and state voting in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
House of Representatives
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
United States
Representatives
Census Bureau
New York
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Massachusetts
Alabama
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Minneston
Mississippi
North Carolina
California
Florida
Michigan
Texas
Arizona
Indiana
Maryland
Ohio
Oregon
Connecticut
Frank Kowalski
Meriden
Hal Boyle Mail Bag Column Highlights Wit And Odd Facts
New York AP roundup of Hal Boyle notes from readers. The piece surveys humorous quips and oddball trivia from the mail bag, including social drinking, hair strength, bath laws, lipstick on diets, TV actors, and quotes on communism and pessimism. It ends with weather quirks and animal facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Kentucky
Medicine shows and small town memories of West Virginia
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls summer medicine shows in Danville and the Little Coal River area with a con artist Doctor, a beauty contest, and rustic entertainment. The piece also notes a stolen truck linked to a local car dealer and critiques mispronounced West Virginia town names in radio datelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Little
Coal River
Hang Circus
Grandpa
Preacher
Rock Creek
Turtle Creek
Family Journal
Edgar Mohler
Fayette Motor Co
Oak Hill
The
Register
Mohler
West Virginia
Beclley Newspapers Rates and Delivery Terms Advertisement
The notice lists Beckley Newspapers Corporation subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and details on home delivery charges. It also notes tax inclusion, address change procedure, and carrier contractor responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Snake River power fight pits private vs public plans
The Snake River near Hells Canyon hosts a new public versus private power clash. Pacific Northwest Power Co. seeks a $178 million Mountain Sheep dam with 875000 kw initial capacity, while Washington Public Power Supply System proposes a Nez Perce dam reaching 2400000 kw. The dispute centers on capacity and storage, reflecting decades of regional debate over federal and private development.
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Hells Canyon
Snake River
Pacific Northwest Power Co
Mountain Sheep On the Snake
Washington
Washington Public Power Supply System
Nez Perce
Pacific Northwest
Public Power Group
Public Power
Electric Consumers Information Committee
Mountain Sheep-Nez Perce
Brownlee Dam
Hells Canyon Federal High
Idaho Power Company
Federal Power Commission
House Interior Committee
Senate
High Dam
James T. Marr
National
Army Engineers
Columbia
FPC
Mountain Sheep
Pleasant Valley
Snake
Earl Wilson Dishes Glamour and Gigs From Palm Springs
Palm Springs scene mixes movie strike wit, safari balls and rich friends. Desi Arnaz, Jane Russell, Bob Hope and Phil Harris appear at WAIF benefit and Mount Kenya Safari Club launch. Brando eyeing State Dept, Bing Crosby talks TV, Ed Sullivan plans four 90 minute specials next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartier’s
Tiffany's
Black Tie
Ray Ryan
Howard Hughes
Jack Paar
Bob Hope
New Riviera Hotel
Phil Harris
Las Vegas
Bob
Desi Arnaz
Jane Russell
Alice Faye
John Carroll
Gable
Bill Gargan
Desi
Country Club
Hope
Cuba
Castro
Ryan
Misionaire
William Holden
Mount Kenya Safari Club
East Africa
Africa
Ernest Hemingway
Midnight Earl
N.Y
Marlon Brando
State Dept
Washington Brass
Bing Crosby
Leonard Goldenson
ABC
Miami Beach
Morris Lansburgh
Ed Sullivan
Indian Names and Growth Lets Kids Pick A New Life
A Junior Editors quiz describes how Indian children receive non permanent names at birth and select grown up names around age 14. Names come from events actions traits or images and players guess the example shown, with Jimmy Paul of Rock Hill winning ten dollars for the correct answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKinley
New York Times
Arthur Krock
Crazy Horse
Ghost Bear
Jimmy Paul
Rock Hill
S. C
Beckley
Spring basketball eyed to boost 1935-36 team
Van Meter aims to build on a nucleus of returning players with promising juniors from Ross Irle’s state championship program. Stoco High Indians attend the largest athletic banquet in school history hosted by Stonecoal Valley coal firms. D. K. Shroyer to give the keynote. Planning group includes A. M. Robison and W. B. Morefield with school leaders at Killarney Smokeless Coal Co. office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Irle
van Meter
Stoco High School
Stonecoal Valley Coal Producers
Lego
D. K. Shroyer
A. M. Robison
W. B. Morefield
Killarney
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Seneca
Raleigh Register
Douglass Hughes
James Hughes
Winfield
A. A. Lilly
Mr. Hughes
Trap Hill Telephone Co
Ford
Hal Boyle
Robert Q. Lewis
Gabreile Hauge
Dancy Libby Jones
George Bernard Shaw
Ink the
Doctor
Valeigh
Prince St
W. Va
Hinton
Beckley CL
C.J. McQuade
Associated Press
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Moulton
Ala
Lester Reed
Willie James Sweeney
Sweeney
Cleveland
Reed
Norfolk, Va
John F. Wacker
Wacker
Fifth Coast Guard
Springfield, Ohio
Nettie K. Roger
Springfield
Wittenberg University
Wittenberg
Charles G. Heckert
Earl Wilson
Palm Springs
Cal
Clark Gable
Fabian
Frankie Avalon
Metropolitan Opera
Harwyn
Ed Wynne
Joan
James Roosevelt
E Truesday Weld
Eydie Gorme
Lake Tahoe
Betty George
Manchester
N.H
Michael Kidd
L.A
Hollywood
N. Y
Bobby Weill
James Thurber
Earl
Rob’t Q. Lewis
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