Race Tracks Draw Tourists And Dollars In Three Cities
The West Virginia Racing Commission report shows 1957 attendance across Charles Town Waterford Park and Wheeling Downs reaching 39,806 in total. Betting totaled 59.96 million with Charles Town handling 23.34 million, Waterford Park 20 million, and Wheeling Downs over 16 million. A new track could generate 300 to 400 local jobs and substantial ancillary spending, with build costs estimated between 1.5 and 5 million dollars depending on facility scope.
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Register
Beckley
West Virginia
Panhandles
Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia Racing Commmission
Charles ‘Town
Waterford Park
Chester
Wheeling Downs
Charles Town
New York
Dress codes and discipline in youth programs ignite debate
In a discussion sparked by various city programs, dress rules in youth activities are debated as potential tools to curb rowdiness and shape behavior. A judge and commentators argue whether uniforms or attire influence conduct, while others contend dress is only an outward sign of participant type.
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Jackson
Greenville Delta
Democrat-Times
Military Men In News At Home And Abroad
Second Lt. Charles J. Cascio of Beckley is with the 73rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Missile Battalion basketball team at Brandywine Maryland. He entered the Army in 1957 after Woodrow Wilson and West Virginia University, and served last at Fort Bliss. Seven area men participated in Exercise Eagle Wing with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell Kentucky. The list includes Pvt. Edward L. Hall, Pvt. Herbert L. McKinney, Specialist 3 C. Fred Waycaster Jr., Specialist 2 C. Ronald B. Miller, Cpl. Regenal Scott, Pvt. Amos R. Hendrick, and Pvt. John T. Jarrell, detailing their units, enlistment dates, training, and hometown high schools or jobs.
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Carmela Cascio
Route 1
Beckley
73Rd
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Missile Battalion
Brandywine
Army
Fort Bliss
Tex
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia University
Silver Brand Clothes
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Edward L. Hall
Edwin Hall
Lynea
187Th Infantry
Fort Jackson
S. C
Oceana High School
Wyoming Institution Co
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Herbert L. McKinney
H. L. McKinney
Herndon
337Th Infantry
Fort Benning
Herndon Wign School
Fred Waycaster Jr
Bowling Green
Regenal Scott
Edith Starling
Suzoko
Beckley College
Japan
Amos R. Hendrick
Richard Hendrick
Glen Daniel
Fort Gordon Ga
Trap Hill High School
John T. Jarrell
Nettie Jarrell
Whitesville
Fort Gordon
Clear Fork High School
Warren Wilson College
Republic Steel
Cleveland
Time Gives A Pause On Memorial Day
Hal Boyle reflects on Memorial Day urging Americans to keep living while honoring the dead. The essay notes the day offers a 43 pause for effect and an opportunity to admire ancestors who glimmer unseen under remembered stars.
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New York
Memorial Day reflections and local business notes
A Beckley news page recalls Memorial Day, praising sacrifice and duty while noting a son mourning a father. It also reports the West Virginia Foundry and Machine Works opening at Cabell Station, a new law firm partnership, and local civic concerns about water services and street sprinkling.
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West Virginia
Cabell Station
A. L. Carper
W. F. Dudley
C. M. Ward
A. P. Faries
S. S. Sutshin
Beckley
Charles de Gaulle: Shrewd or Confused 20th Century Figure
An AP feature surveys Charles de Gaulle, labeling him a real oddball of the era. It notes his self‑confidence yet political immaturity, hints he might tilt toward dictatorship, and discusses his war‑time leadership and NATO questions if he returned to power.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Britain
Moscow
Soviet Union
Maurice Thorez
North — Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Bristlecone Pine Age Tops Sequoias in California
Scientists at the University of Arizona determine a bristlecone pine in Inyo National Forest is 4 600 years old, surpassing famed General Sherman. They counted rings via a center core without harming the tree. The grove contains at least seven pines older than 4 000 years. A $10 prize goes to Joseph Vela of Lima Ohio.
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California
Inyo National Forest
University of Arizona
Joseph Vela
Lima
Ohio
Beckley
Tears and pride mark Woodrow Wilson High graduation
At Woodrow Wilson High School commencement the audience and families cried with happiness as graduates presented a self written play This Is Your Class and performed songs and addresses. Principal Peregoy praised youth and urged adults to equip graduates for future challenges.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Frances
Martha Wood
Bobby
Judy Coram
Janey Cook
Katybelle Pickett
Drema Hatcher
Mary Annie Butterworth
Glenn’ Sallack
C. G. Peregoy
Board of Education
Carl Jarrell
Earl Wilson's Fearless Forecasts and Celebrity Headlines
Column portrays Earl Wilson's bold celebrity predictions and gossip notes from the era. It lists names like Bing Crosby, Jack Paar, Sinatra, Monroe, Day, Lemmon, Bolger, and many others with speculative outcomes and TV film plans amid a bustling showbiz scene. Memorial Day services and workplace walkouts are noted in brief local items.
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Bing Crosby
CBS
Jack Paar
NBC
Khrushchev
Luella Parsons
Walter Winchell
Ed Sullivan
Symington
Cody Goodman
Jim Hagerty
Toots Shor
Babe Ellen
Hollywood
Sue Carson
Barbara Nichols
Suzy Parker
N. Frederick
Stella Adler
Wilson
Joan Bradshaw
Tulsa
Houston
B. W
Gabby
Pennsylvania
Gallipolis
Tribune
O. O.mcintyre
O. O. McIntyre
Joe E. Lewis
Georgia
Joe E
Ray Bolger
Anti
Lindy
Lionel Hampton
North Africa
London Palladium
Johnnie Ray
the Bernard
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