Debate on 22nd Amendment repeal swirls through Congress
President Truman testimony on term limits sparks questions about a possible repeal. Senator Kefauver presses hearings while Eisenhower backs repeal as lawmakers clash over the future of the two term restriction. House and Senate records show long history and procedural hurdles amid May Day, Law Day and Loyalty Day observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Truman
Senate
Sen Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Ondike Truman
Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
House
G.O.P
Styles Bridges
N.H
Senate Republican Policy Committee
George Daiken
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Judiciary Committee
Sai Celler
Congress
Grant
Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
T. R
White House
Roosevelt
Grandpa Miller and the stray kitten on the Indiana farm
Dr George W Crane narrates Eli Miller widowed grandfather living alone in Indiana with his dog Belle. Belle lures other dogs from a nearby home and the elderly man, normally resentful of cats, receives a yellow kitten on his porch who climbs into his lap during breakfast prompting curiosity about how the kitten arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Miller
Mrs. Crane
Indiana
Belle
Grandpa Miller
Grandpa
Cats and dogs as tonic for ego of young and old
An article praises pets for boosting self esteem in both the young and the elderly. It notes kittens comforting Grandpa at breakfast, cats as better companions for lonely seniors, and pets’ calming effects on children and even mental patients.
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Peggy Kessinger surveys military men highlighted in civilian life and overseas postings. Profiles focus on career moves, assignments, and impacts on family, with brief notes on battles or duties and the home front context.
Beckley Newspapers ad public notice sample
Public notice from Beckley Newspapers Corporation outlines home delivery, subscription rates, and carrier responsibilities in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It lists prices for daily and Sunday service, includes tax note, and notes independent contractors and address changes requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley ‘Newspapers Corporation
Dannot
Req
Local Navy Assignments and Reassignments Noted in San Diego Arrival
Arriving in San Diego on April 2 aboard USS Bayfield, Pvt Gene A Byrd of Harper is with Anti Submarine Squadron 23 at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station Long Beach. Eric M Peyton aviation electrician's mate second class son of Mrs Mary S Peyton Beckley WV reported to Long Beach March 23 assigned as administrative assistant to Admiral Jerau ld Wright commander in chief US Atlantic Fleet Norfolk VA headquarter. Chief Warrant Officer Orlando R Faini of Mrs Anna Nardinoschi Eccles and a Trap Hill High School graduate entered Navy in 1940. Clyde F Leedy Pvt graduated Camp Lejeune four week training course.
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San Diego
Calif
Bayfield
Far East
Pvt
Gene A. Byrd
Harper
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Long Beach
Eric M. Peyton
Aviation Electrician
Mary S. Peyton
S. Heber St
Beckley
Barbara J. Jones
Mabscott
Jerauld Wright
U. S. Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk
Orlando R. Faini
Anna Nardinoschi, Eccles
Trap Hill High School
Navy
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Clyde F. Leedy
Je H Leedy
Packsville
Tax ideas run short as government hunts new money
Hal Boyle rails at government finance in New York, joking that every level of government is short of funds and ideas for new taxes. He lampoons pedestrian licenses, baby buggy taxes, birth taxes, park bench fees, umbrella taxes, and even a burial tax stamp, ending with a quip about incentives to stay alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Bernard Baruch
Atomic Energy Commission Sciences
Inventions Quest: Ancient Egyptians and Locks
The ancient Egyptians invented the lock and key over 4000 years ago using a wooden bolt, brackets, pins, and a hollow bolt end for the key. The drawing shows a bronze Roman key ring, 1600 era Italian and German keys, and modern keys from the last 50 years. Steven Samuels of Humboldt, Iowa, wins $10 for today’s question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Germany
Steven Samuels
Humboldt
Iowa
Beckley
Narrowed field for 1960 Democrat presidential race
Washington observers identify three Senators Kennedy Humphrey Symington and Adlai Stevenson as leading contenders for the 1960 Democratic nomination. The piece notes the open field, the drive for party unity, and possible deals shaping the convention outcome. It also comments on a new atomic energy development and Washington tourism surges with spring visitors and busload tours.
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Henry Cathcart
Central Press Association
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Stuart Symington
Missouri
White House
Broadway razzes Joey Adams at charity dinner in New York
A Waldorf supper for Joey Adams drew celebrity quips from Jan Murray, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Barry, Hermione Gingold and others. The event raised over 25,000 dollars for the March of Dimes as Red Buttons and Steve Allen figures ribbed the honoree. The Midnight Earl features notes on Adams books and showbiz plans.
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New York
Broadway
Joey Adams
Jan Murray
Joey
Broadway March of Dimes’ Division
Jan
Bernard Baruch
Albertweitzer
Morey Amsterdam
Henry Morgan
Hermione
Maverick
Morgan
Gypsy Rose Lee
Henry Youngman
Red Buttons
Harry Hershfield
Lou Holtz
Smith and Dale
Jane Kean
George de Witt
Myron Cohen
Tony Canzoneri
Richard Kollmar
Johnny Ray
Robert Merrill
Horace McMahon
Dolores Wilson
Jayne
Audrey Meadows
al Kelly
Frank Farrel
Louis Sobol
Nick Kenny
Lee Mortimer
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Mayor Wagner
Jack E. Leonard
Steve Allen
Steve
Jack E
Midnight Earl
Sammy Davis
Abbe Greschler
Ralph Bellamy
Lindy’s
Phil Silvers
Europe
Paul Muni
Frank Sinatra
Miami Beach
Suzy Parker
H'wood
Pepsi-Cola Execs
Joan Crawford
Carol Reed
Havana
Helen Hayes
Doris Wiss
George Jessel Peetenet
Three Stooges
Red Skelton
Mr. Pennypincher
Alan Gale
Rebecca
N. Y
Don Everly
Everly Bros
Tony Ranedall
Alan King
England
Queen Elizabeth
Gloria Vanderbilt
Sidney Lumet
Metropole
Joe E. Lewis
Ima
Earl
Brother
Appointment of Williams as Raleigh police chief
Editorial notes the appointment of Art George W Williams as Raleigh police chief, a decision seen as unusual but wise. Robert S Taylor plans to open a new grocery store on Heber Street in the Ellett storefront. National League baseball scores arrive daily by telegraph at Beckley Confectionery Co and are shown in the window after 7 30 pm, signaling Beckley’s NY like pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Williams
Robert S. Taylor
W. M. Taylor & Co
Ellett
Heber Street
National League
Telegraph
Beckley Confectionery Co
Beckley
New York
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
W. Va
Hinton
Hal Boyle
Phi Beta Kappa
Rotary Club
Federal Soil Bank
Fust
Man
East
Midwest
Capitol
Earl Wilson
Broadway Comics
Paris
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Papa
Colony
Gilbert Miller
Leland Hayward
Sam Levenson
Jackie Gleason
Arthur Godfrey
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