Moving Forward Again Beckley Chamber Opens New Office
Editorial notes obstinacy and vehemency proving stupidity as Barton quips. The Beckley Chamber of Commerce relocates to a ground floor South Kanawha Street office with shared space for AAA and railroad ticketing, boosting visibility and convenience. President J Sidney Larrick hails gains as Fayette Raleigh Wyoming enrollments peak. Things are on the upgrade. chamber light shines.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Leslie C. Gates
Chamber
American Automobile Association
C. & O. Railway
South Kanawha Street
J. Sidney Larrick
Gates
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Chamber of Commerce
Sociology talk pins dogs as human health menace
Miami University sociologist Dr. Read Bain labeled dogs a menace to health and called dog barking the most irritating noise known to man while noting dog lovers’ morals are blunted. He argued social structures show sociopathic traits when ideologies are internally inconsistent and stall major institutions. In Viet Nam news, Ex-Emperor Bao Dai enjoys Cannes amid chaos as Premier Diem pushes for orderly government to prevent Communist takeover.
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Read Bain
Miami University
Ohio Valley Sociological Society
Bao Dai
Viet Nam
Riviera
Cannes
Premier Diem
United States
France
Diem
World Today: Truman and Eisenhower See Mixed Signals
AP analyst notes Truman and Eisenhower faced a cautious upswing in world affairs. Truman spoke April 13 1950 amid Cold War strains, noting progress like Greece Turkey the Marshall Plan and NATO while communism spread to Czechoslovakia and China. Eisenhower warned of risks despite signs of peace and warned of red China air power near Formosa and Vietnam tensions.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
White House
Greece
Turkey
Western Europe
Czechoslovakia
China
United States
Salvation Army fund drive kicks off in Raleigh County
In Raleigh County and neighboring areas, the Salvation Army launches a fund drive led by Captain and Mrs. Robert Boyce. The 1954 relief report shows 477 individuals aided, including 211 lodgings and 402 Christmas baskets, totaling about 16,880 dollars, highlighting both spiritual aims and practical aid to the needy. James K. Edmundson, Beckley attorney, chairs the Raleigh County campaign with reoriented community leaders organizing teams to secure funds.
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International Army
Salvation Army
United States
Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Beckley
Robert Boyce
Army
Citizens’ Advisory Board
James K. Edmundson
Naleigh and Register Evenings and Sunday Mornings
Be detailing Beckley News paper rates and service notes for home delivery. The page lists subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and distributor roles, and tax remarks. It also includes publishing and staff notes.
Laughter, Morton's Light Essays And The Shrinking Field
NEW YORK. Humorist Charles Morton of the Atlantic Monthly argues that society has grown too serious for light essays. He notes inexpensive humor fades as ventures grow and stakes rise, yet insists a few writers never fully mature and keep a playful view. He cites his new guide A Slight Sense of Outrage and mocks V necked men and odd phrasing in modern prose.
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New York
Charles Morton
Morton
The
Atlantic Monthly
Stephen Leacock
Robert Benchley
Prayer excerpt from Stuart L. Anderson address
The message asks for daily work to honor sacred calling and to render an account of talents to God. It invokes God eternal, asks guidance to use gifts of mind and body in service, and ends with Amen led by Stuart Leroy Anderson, president of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley California.
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Jesus
Stuart Leroy Anderson
Berkeley
Calif
Pacific School of Religion
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Sgt. James T. Mahood completed a five week B-57B Electrical Specialists Course at Sheppard AFB Texas with the highest score in his class 89.9 percent A veteran of eight years Air Force he served in Japan before and during the Korean War He is married to Erma Cole of Eccles They reside at 727 Jefferson Ave Hampton Virginia Pvt Bobbie Hunt and Pvt Samuel R O Neale completed three weeks of intensive paratrooper training at Fort Bragg NC They made their fifth jumps from aircraft wearing reserve parachutes packs and rifles Hunt is son of Mr and Mrs James J Hunt of Detroit formerly Beckley He is a rifleman in the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment 82nd Airborne Division Pvt B O Neale son of Mr and Mrs Dan O Neale Bud is an ammo man in the 319th AFB Battalion 82nd Airborne Division Pfc Jackie L Woods 21 son of Robert Woods Hatcher spending a week on leave in Toyo Korea Regularly stationed in Korea as rifleman in Company B 24th Infantry Division 21st Regiment He entered the Army in 1954 overseas in August A 1952 Oceana High School graduate he was a truck driver for Montgomery Hardware.
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Korea
Truman
Eisenhower
Matthew B. Ridgway
Russia
Formosa
Viet Nam
Sheppard Air Force Base
Tex
James T. Mahood
Eva Mahood
Beckley
Sgt. Mahood
Air Force
Japan
Erma Cole
Eccles
Jefferson Ave
Hampton, A
Bobbie Hunt
Samuel R. O'Neal
Fort Bragg
N. C
Pvt
Hunt
James 3. Hunt
Detroit
Mich
325Th Airborne Infantry Regiment
82Nd Airborne Divi
Toyo
Jackie L. Woods
Robert Woods, Hatcher
24Th Infantry Division
21St Regiment
Oceana High School
The
Montgomery Hardware
Cerfisms by Bennett Cerf and More Wit
A collection of humorous vignettes features Tom Watson’s sign obsession at IBM with THINK and the prank of OR THWIM found on signs. A courtroom gag has a stern judge coaxing a timid prisoner. Milwaukee baseball quips recall Eddie Matthews and a new father timing his child’s birth with a famous home run.
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International Business Machine
Tom Watson
Sign
Milwaukee
Eddie Matthews
New Broadway Baldness Cure: Toupee Complete With Dandruff
New York gossip round up notes a humorous scene in The Honeys with Hume Cronyn wearing long toupees and sprinkling Epsom salts on his collar for realism. It also pools quick quips about Hollywood gossip, politics, and show business, naming John Kennedy, Nixon at a piano, and Florence Henderson among others.
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New
Broadway
Toupee
New York
Hume Cronyn
Chips From the News: Mayor Beckley May Open Two Top Posts
City officials face an unsettled leadership as Mayor Beckley prepares to name successors for two vacant top posts. The police chief and street department head remain unfilled amid tight finances and leadership questions.
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Beckley
Becktley mayoral race rumors and local politics surge
A Raleigh County Beckley primary plot covers city politics including Minter versus Ashworth with machine influence, potential police and legal appointments, and rumors of unauthorized courthouse access. The piece notes voting trends, party figures, and a looming May 24 election.
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Statehouse
Charleston
Logan
Beckley
Ashworth
Curley Allen
John Q
Minter
Rose Made New York State Flower by Harriman
Gov Averell Harriman signed a bill declaring the rose the official state flower of New York. The measure grants status to roses of any color or color combinations common to the flower. The rose had unofficial status since 1891 when chosen by schoolchildren.
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Albany
N. Y.M
New York State
Averell Harriman
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Sion, Pvt
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319Th Airborne Field Artil
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82Nd Airborne Division
Bennett Cerf
By Earl Wilson
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Society For the Propagation of the Faith
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Rose
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