Traffic Plan for the Future in West Virginia Cities
Regional planners advocate rail based mass transit linking Charleston and suburbs along the Kanawha and Elk rivers. Studies show rail improvements cost far less than freeway builds, with potential express bus service on the Turnpike to cut car traffic and free highway funds for roads.
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Regional Plan Association of
New York
Washington
West Virginia
Charleston
Kanawha River
Public Service Commission
Beckley
Princeton
Bluefield
Get to the Root of the Problem in Liquor Store Operations
Economies in state liquor store operations may ease a short term spirits slump but fail to address underlying issues. Closing marginal profit stores and dismissing redundant staff could trim losses, yet a more drastic approach is required. The liquor commission has long been used as a whipping boy for broader fiscal woes.
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Liquor Commission
Luther H. Carson
Carson
West Virginia
Rising moonshine tide spurs state tax clash in West Virginia
The piece argues liquor tax hikes push patrons away from stores to bootleggers selling white lightning. It criticizes plans to close stores as ineffective and calls for a broader approach that encourages safer, regulated alcohol production and wider enforcement to curb illegal distilling.
Believe It or Not Fishermen Reel In Lure Retrieval Tale
Fred Roschi of 300 Park Street recalls a Gulf of Mexico fishing trip off Panama City Florida where Morton Mahon borrowed Roschi's lure. The lure loosened as a speckled trout struck, then two trout tangled and pulled in opposite directions before the boat recovered the lure. This tale is presented as a remarkable true account.
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McCoy
Fred Roschi
Park St
Fred
Gulf of Mexico
Panama City
Fla
Morton Mahon
Mahon
Roschi
Two Bells Confusion Highlights Nashville Printing Link
The article notes Robert Bell of 207 Sylvia St and his son Robert Bell Jr a Nashville Banner staffer at 97363 were mistaken for each other on a telephone. It also reminds Beckley readers that second class mail with any message must be first class and urges voting on election day as a defender of democracy.
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Robert Bell
Sylvia St
Robert Bell Jr
Southern School of Printing
Nashville
Tenn
Bell
Nashville Banner
Beckley
Bug Dust
A. Fray Lilly
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
W. Va
Hinton
Naleigh and Register Evenings and Sunday Morning Listing
Beckley Newspapers Corp publishes Naleigh and Register evenings and Sunday morning notices. Subscription details, mail rates, and carrier delivery terms are noted, including tax and address change instructions and distributor responsibilities.
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West Virginia
BSE
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Divided Government Threatens U S Prestige Abroad
Washington forecast cautions that a divided Congress could damage American prestige overseas. European observers may see dual executive branches as a weakness, while foreign aid policy and funding wars complicate Washington’s authority. Europeans await January’s outcome and its impact on Ike’s leadership.
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Washington
Senate
Europe
Churchill
Attlee
Labor Party
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic Party
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Stevenson
America
Department of State
Congressional Committees On
Democrats
Wilson
Paris
Eisenhower
Rosemary Clooney shows off baby talk and party plans
New York gossip notes Rosemary Clooney reflecting on pregnancy and marriage to Jose Ferrer around Jan 15. She jokes about the baby's name, discusses Ferrer’s filming plans, and mentions forthcoming 1955 productions. Other society notes cover Liz Whitney’s horses, Backstage chatter, and quick quips from entertainers.
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New York
Rosemary Clooney
Cincinnati
Maysville
Songbird
Jose Ferrer
Jack Benny
Max
Miss Clooney
Plaza
Marlene Dietrich
Betty
Jose
Rosie
Rosemary
Ferrers
Meaningless Political Gestures Should End
A tirade argues defeated candidates should stop sending faux polite telegrams after elections. It critiques post election civility as dishonest, urging grim truthfulness and wry hostility instead, with sample savage telegrams illustrating the harsher view of democracy and persistence in conviction.
Prayer for righteous leaders and peaceful nation
A public prayer requests divine guidance for selecting leaders to uphold justice and good government. It appeals for God’s counsel on a peaceful, righting nation and invokes a blessing over the country. Signed by James C. Kinard, public relations director at Capital Life Insurance Co., Columbia, S C.
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James C. Kinard
Columbia, S. C
Capital Life Insurance Co
Tax Brackets Told by Stripe Codes for 1954 Returns
Washington reports that postal carriers and neighbors may learn a taxpayer’s income bracket from stripe colors on IRS forms. Under $5,000 returns use red strips, $5,000 to $10,000 use unwrapped forms with a red stripe, and over $10,000 get yellow striped packets. Farmers and proprietors get blue or green stripes respectively, with specifics on sources and protections noted.
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Washington
Proprietors and Partners
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue People
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Airman Tony T. Solace, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Solace, Prosperity, is assigned to Amarillo Air Force Base, Texas, as a student of medium bomber mechanics after transfer from Sampson Air Force Base, New York. He previously attended Woodrow Wilson High School. Training as a supply spec.
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Tony T. Solace
Tom Solace
Prosperity
Amarillo Air Force Base
Tex
Sampson Air Force Base
N. Y
Woodrow Wilson High School
Naval Medical School
Bethesda
Francis I. Bloise
Granville Ave
Beckley
Medical Corps
Army Reserve
2824Th
Arm
Wiscon sin college prefs recover three radium needles
A humorous wirepage item notes two Wisconsin collegePref recovered three radium needles from a city dump valued at 1500 dollars. It mentions other tech notes about silent engines, a British electronic brain, and various brief notices about personnel and fossils.
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Wisconsin College Prefs
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Texas
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Rita Moreno
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Hutton
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Red Skelton
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Resistor) Rolmick
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Sloan Simpson
Jean de Chant
Herb Shriner
Bob Olin
Earl
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Cole
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Howie Weissman
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Washington, D.C
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Peggy Kessinger
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