Adlai Estes Clash In Oregon Primary Turmoil
Oregon primary politics mix write-in campaigns and shifting loyalties as Kefauver Stevenson and Morse targets shape the race. McKay and Hitchcock lead GOP bids against Morse while Dewey’s 1948 Oregon win looms as a cautionary parallel in a year of strategic party maneuvering.
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Oregon
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Kefauber
Nixon
U. S
Wayne L. Morse
Morse
West Coast
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Douglas McKay
Philip Hitchcock
McKay
Hitchcock
Stevenson
Dewey
F.D.R
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stassen
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Kefauver
Minnesota
New York study outlines living wage for working girl
The New York State Department of Labor calculates a living wage of $2,615 yearly for a single working girl in New York City, $2,666 in Rochester, and $2,422 in Jamestown with the state average $2,593. Comparisons show WPA budgets from the 1930s understate costs, noting a $727 annual tax and savings item absent from those plans.
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New York City
New York
Washington
Pacific Coast
Works Progress Administration
W.P.A
Letters welcome for Public Forum at The Register
The Register invites signed letters on local state or national issues for Public Forum. Briefer submissions have higher publication chances. names may be deleted on request and the paper assumes no responsibility for statements.
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The
Register
Public Forum
Dusty Roads And Buttered Moons In Early Inventions
A retrospective piece recounts 1913 experiments on dust control for roads using molasses and buttered propeller lore. It notes high costs of oil dust suppressants and references a Bluefield Telegraph editorial criticizing Mercer county road spending. The text also includes a satirical anecdote about a floor walker and a shopper and a stray line about a maiden and elastic bands.
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Princeton
Bluefield
Baldwin
Glen Lyn
Dan Baldwin
Mr. Baldwin
Roanoke
Montgomery
Giles
Mercer
Mercer County
Giles and
Roanoke City
Merriman
Telegraph
Thomas
Raleigh Register Publication Details
The Raleigh Register, published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation, is entered in Beckley West Virginia and Hinton West Virginia as second class advertising matter. It lists C. J. McQuade as managing editor and notes AP membership with exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
W. B
Associated Press
Alli AP
Ational Advertising
West Virginia
Rind Sing Cusboutoasnes
Loafer's Glory North Carolina A Humorous Portrait
A long feature on Loafer's Glory North Carolina a remote mountain community rich in humor and lore. Veteran resident Charles O Burleson recalls the town history its origin the 1901 flood and the effort to revive the name with new signs a general store and plans to attract visitors while residents joke about loafing and pride in their unique place.
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Loafer’s Glory
N. C
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
America
Loafer's Glory
Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina
Western Hemisphere
Athens
Glory
U. S
Charles O. Burleson
Jonathan
Cane Creek
Burleson
Vivian’s Valley
Valhalla
Carefree
Loafer
Uncle
Sam
Fred Garland
Garland
Chamber of Commerce
Highway Department
Prayer for peace and trust from United Church moderator
A closing blessing from A A Scott of Toronto calls for peace that passes understanding in daily life. The prayer asks believers to love all people, think the best of others, and be slow to distrust, through Christ our Lord.
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Lord
A. A. Scott
Toronto
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Pvt Bob L Mickis 23 assigned to 97th Signal Battalion in Germany. son of Mrs C C Stewart Beckley. Radion Company clerk. Army since July 1955. arrived overseas last February. Sigma Tau Gamma. Concord College 1955 graduate. father Menelous Mickis in Bluefield. Specialist 3 C Pete Musser Graduated Non Commissioned Officer Academy Fort Benning. Mullens 713 Circle Drive. Army since Sept 1954. Mullens High School. basic at Fort Knox. Pfc Thomas F Hollins 19 assigned to 216th Field Artillery Battalion in Germany. son of Mr and Mrs Thomas R Hollins Bud. welder in HQ and Service Battery. Army since Nov 1954. arrived overseas last April. Herndon High School 1954 graduate.
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97Th Signal Battalion
Germany
Bob L. Mickis
C. C. Stewart
N. Oakwood Ave
Beckley
Radion
Army
Sigma Tau Gamma
Concord College
Menelous Mickis
Bluefield
Third Infantry Division
Fort Benning, Ga
Pete Musser
V. Musser
Circle Drive
Mullens
216Th Field Artillery
Thomas F. Hollins
Thomas R. Hollins
Herndon High School
Integration Progress Spotty Outside South
Two years after the Supreme Court banned racial school segregation, progress varies. Some states desegregated. others resist. Deep South defiance risks a crisis, with NAACP prepared to pursue lower-court action if needed. Southern senators denounce the ruling while state legislatures maintain Jim Crow. The Court has ruled on schools and some public arenas but has not yet ruled on all forms of segregation or nonfunded areas.
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Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Deep South
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
Supreme Court
Assay For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Montgomery
Ala
Congress
Engineering Myopia and Hot Air in Auto Design
Case Records of a Psychologist recounts A J L Hume of Pan American Airways in Miami quoting Dr Crane on Mrs Ragedale and auto windshield reflections. It cites home remedies, brake throttle pedal conflicts, and a proposed left foot brake idea alongside praise for safety groups and skepticism of manufacturers. The piece critiques engineering norms and envisions broader American innovation spirit.
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A. J. L. Hume
Pan American Airways
Miami
Chicago
America
Milwaukee
U.S. A
Canada
Alaska
Crane
Celebrity gossip and showbiz chatter from a New York party
New York society notes buzz about Ernie Byfield Jr.s 60 carat diamond and a encounter with Mrs Ellen Lehmann McCloskey. rumors about Tallulahs possible Ziegfeld Follies return and a CBS quiz show, plus eye catching lines about Nicky Hilton, Eddie Byron and a jockey weekend in New Jersey.
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New York
Jack Bennys
Claudette Colbert
Giselle MacKenzie
Forrest Tucker
Horace Sutton
Luchow’s
Ernie Byfield Jr
al Strelsin
Ellen Lehmann McCloskey
Central Park
Eddie Byron
Russ Brown
Flower Hospital
New Jersey
Tom Dewey
U. S. Senate
Dulles
Sixty Carat Ring Dazzles at El Morocco and Hollywood Bits
A curio filled page reports a sixty carat diamond ring drawing eyes at El Morocco where Joan Collins dined with Arthur Loew Jr as he spotted the chair that captivated her. Johnny Ray recounted a barefoot mishap in Las Vegas, with tour dates set. other entertainment notes list Buddy Hackett’s NBC program, Groucho Marx quips, and club moves.
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el Morocco
Arthur Loew Jr
Joan Collins
Loew
Rerard
Buddy Hackett
Englewood
N. J
Perry Como
Stanley
NBC
Perry
Hackett
Billy Rose
Joyce Mathews
Milton Berle
Sonja Henie
Winnie Gardiner
Molly Netcher
Las Vegas
Phil Silvers
Wally Cox
Russia
Groucho Marx
Mom Dorsey
Tommy
Jim
Youre Telling Me By William Ritt
A man named Lamb was elected head of the Los Angeles Lions club. A Moscow woman is reported to have 150 descendants. The joke notes a demanding life keeping track of birthdays for many relatives.
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Friars
Janet Grey
New
Roumanian
Conn McCreary
Schnauzers
John Mills Sr
Mills Brothers
Bellefontaine
Connie Haines
Warner Bros
S. I. Fabian
Earl
Lou Brecker
Princess DeMay
Monaco
Bob Mitchell
Richmond
William Ritt
Lamb
Los Angeles Lions’ Club
Moscow
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Glory, N. C
Peggy Kessinger
Mullens High School
Fort Knox
By James Marlow
George W. Crane
National Safety Council
Automobile Clubs
Russias
Nicky Hilton
Conover
Kim Smith
Nick
N.Y
Dick Kollmar
Tallulah
Herb Wolf
CBS
Luchow
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