Beckley Community Split on County Civic Center Vote
Thought for Today condemns Raleigh County voters for not backing a county civic center proposal while noting Jackson County and Beckley residents also rejected school bonds. The piece links the rebuffs to rural prejudice, urban indifference, and a lost community spirit that once drove Beckley’s growth from 4,000 in 1920 to nearly 20,000 in 1950, warning of a bleak future unless unity returns.
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Raleigh
Jackson County
Kaiser Aluminum
Raleigh County
Beckley
Odd
Pluto
Egeria
Ghent
Dry Creek
Arnett
Home Show a Success for Beckley Merchants
Beckley merchants staged a highly successful Home Show at the Recreation Building over Monday and Tuesday drawing large crowds despite inclement weather. Exhibitors reported heavy sales from elaborate displays while stressing that merchants participate to inform demonstrate and attract future business. The event showcased a cross section of society including professionals and laborers and underscored merchant dedication to planning and action for tomorrow’s market.
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Beckley
Morrow
Too Many Study Groups Alarm Congress Over Commissions
Republican lawmakers rally to oppose another independent monetary policy commission while Democratic leaders push for Banking and Currency Committee oversight. The piece argues too many commissions waste funds and produce conflicting reports, citing Dr. William B. Prendergast and a 1955 Eisenhower era study.
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Banking and Currency Committee
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Tee
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Living Costs and Spending Patterns in the US
The Bureau of Labor Statistics plans a new look at the consumer price index to reflect present day living costs for wage earners. Previous revisions updated weights since the 1930s, with 1950 seeing shifts in food purchases and expenditures not in stores. The agency seeks to determine if changes since 1950 warrant new weighting, noting income rises alter shares spent on food, housing, clothing, and services. Additional facts mention solar eclipses, Rhode Island’s dome, coffee drinking by ages 30 to 50, and Southern Hemisphere fish production.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Beckley Newspapers Corp issues subscription notice and terms
Public notice from Beckley Newspapers Corporation detailing home delivery, postal classifications, and subscription rates. Includes rates for daily and Sunday editions, durations, tax addition, address changes, and carrier contractors disclaimer. Mentions Managing Editor C J McQuade and AP affiliation.
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Nrooks & Finley, Inc
New York
Phildelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Isheease Sieaks
Aes Eeesh T
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Americans Act Through Ambassadors By Price
Washington report on Foreign Service officers highlights Sacksteader's Lyon relief work and the broader role of FSOs. It recalls embassy operations during crises, career paths, salaries, and the 1954 Winston committee push for rotation and reform to keep US foreign policy in touch with global realities.
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Fred Sacksteader
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Lyon
France
Sacksteader
State Department
Foreign Service
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Ching
Angus Ward
Ward
Exposé on Hal March and Hollywood Musings
Roving reporter portrays Hal March the quizmaster as unglamorous yet domestic, helping Candy with cooking and dishes while discussing his past and appetite. The column mixes celebrity gossip about Marilyn Monroe, Eleanores, and others, noting various stars, marriages, and industry chatter with quoted snippets and jokes.
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Slim
Hal March
Hal
Candy
Case Records of a Psychologist The Worry Clinic
Dr George W Crane presents a moral parable on the Golden Rule versus the Rule of Gold. The Banquet tale shows self interest leading to starvation while generosity bridges gaps, echoed by Silas Marner’s turn from selfish hoarding to outward care. Readers are invited to write for booklets with a stamped envelope.
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Hades
Silas Marner
Silas
Warren
Eppie
Britain’s Pranksters Off to a Good Start
In London pranksters greet spring with stunts near Westminster Bridge and Big Ben. Oxford and Lincoln College report odd tableaux including a table set with silverware and napkins. Zebra crosswalks appear, fooling police, while past elaborate hoaxes inch toward new heights by student pranksters.
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Hal Boyie
London
Westminster Bridge
Big Ben
Britain
Oxford
Lincoln College
Prayer for prodigal sinners from Kirby Page La Habra
A prayer note invokes God's mercy for prisoners and prodigals. Kirby Page of La Habra California signs as evangelist and writer urging parents neighbors and citizens to examine their sins and seek deliverance through Christ.
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la Habra
Calif
Bermuda Conference Farce Deepens US UK Rift
Washington reports a growing rift as Bermuda discussions reveal no secret agreements despite British and American press theories. Eisenhower and Macmillan backed different Middle East approaches, while Dulles and Hagerty reiterated no accords were reached, underscoring a fragile transatlantic balance amid public statements and conflicting summaries.
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Macmillan
Bermuda
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Yalta
Stalin
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Pvt Dickie W Meath of Mabscott completes nine weeks of recruit training at Bainbridge Naval Training Center before joining the First Infantry Regiment at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. C Robertson of Sprague leaves home on leave prior to reporting aboard USS Macon after enlisting for four years. Two Beckley men return to Norfolk after a six month Mediterranean cruise aboard USS Coral Sea aiding in evacuations near Egypt during the Suez crisis. Douglas F Hand and William Vaden, Beckley residents, spent 27 days at sea aboard Coral Sea. Pvt Arnold G Hatcher Jr of Mabscott completes Fort Knox special training and is set to serve in the Army. his wife is Mrs Clara Hatcher of Berkley. Bilheaded aboard USS Ticonderoga now in drydock at Norfolk Navy Yard.
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William Vaden
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Arnold G. Hatcher
Woodrow Wilson High School
Clara Hatcher
Franklin Ave
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