Nine Months Before the Convention in 1956 campaigns
The piece surveys preconvention timing for front runners Adlai Stevenson Taft and Kefauver, noting nine months lead times and the role of presidential primaries in shaping delegates and momentum. It contrasts 1952 outcomes and outlines primary dates, states, and the impact of earlier campaigning on nomination chances, plus related NLRB internal tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Robert A. Taft
Estes Kefauver
Alaska
District of Columbia
Alabama
Ohio
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Kefauver
Averell Harriman
Florida
Richard Russell
Minnesota
Gen
Massachusetts
Stevenson
Taft
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Wisconsin
Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Oregon
Stassen
Nebraska
Soil conservation essay prompts harsh Native critique and hunting safety notes
An educational feature recounts a contest winning essay on soil conservation with stark lines about the fate of Native life after white settlement. The piece shifts to a Charleston WV Conservation Commission appeal urging hunters to avoid getting lost, emphasize fire and signaling readiness, and warn against alcohol while stressing informing families of plans and whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Conservation Commission
Charleston
West Virginia
Art Bachman
Bachman
Randolph County
Commission
Beckley Hinton newspapers outline subscriptions and ads
Beckley W Va and Hinton WVa paper details announce rates for daily and Sunday editions. It lists management, Associated Press use, advertising reps, home delivery, and carrier independence, with subscription prices and tax note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Benson blues in Senate farm hearings across major states
farmer Robert Lee of Larimore North Dakota told the Senate Agriculture Committee he has a bad case of the Benson blues. Across Minnesota Dakotas Oregon and Texas farmers and Republican politicians report similar discontent with Secretary Benson and the Eisenhower farm program. The National Farmers Union, allied with Democratic policies, has voiced strong criticism in these hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
Benson
Robert Lee
Larimore
N. D
Senate Agriculture Committee
Minnesota
Dakotas
Oregon
Texas
National Farmers’ Union
Charles F. Brannan
Benson's Farm Policy Split Reveals Farmer Divisions
Amid hearings on former Secretary Benson, farmers in states like Iowa California Indiana and Ohio viewed his flexible price supports with skepticism blaming surpluses and overproduction for low returns. Urban business leaders backed him while party leaders and some Farm Bureau members urged new steps including a soil bank to reduce production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Chamber of Commerce
Truman
Iowa
California
Indiana
Ohio
Farm Bureau Federation
Benson
GOP
Tive
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate
Farm Bureau
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Military personnel from Beckley are reported in training and service across the United States and Korea. James F Hawley and Thomas J Pachuta completed recruit training at Parris Island. Airman C Roy H Shuck studies engine mechanics at Shepard Air Force Base. Sgt Wilbur H Brown serves with the First Marine Aircraft Wing near Pohang. Airman 3 C Leo Thomas Meadows trains as a photo interpretation specialist at Shep. Each entry notes family ties and enlistment dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Marine Aircraft Wing
Wilbur H. Brown
Elizabeth Brown
Antonio Ave
Beckley
Group 12
Pohang
South Korea
Air Force Technical Training School
Sheppard Air Force Base
Tex
Leo Thomas Meadows
Lewis Dawson Mead
Ows
Odd
L. T. Meadows
Air Force
Private Sizemore Graduates Medical Academy in Frankfurt
Pvt. Jimmie D. Sizemore, son of Mr and Mrs Wiley Sizemore of Maben, graduated from the Fourth Infantry Division Medical Academy in Frankfurt Germany. He entered the Army in March and completed basic at Fort Jackson South Carolina before arriving in Europe in July, after a stint at Fort Sam Houston Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Infantry Division
Frankfurt
Germany
Pvt
Jimmie D. Sizemore
Wiley Sizemore, Maben
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Europe
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Airman Caudill Reenlists and Deploys to Korea
A student in jet mechanics at Amarillo AFB Texas Airman C Henry Caudill son of Gladstone Caudill reenlisted in the Air Force July 14 1955 at Cleveland Ohio Receiving basic training at Sampsons AFB he arrived at Amarillo Aug 15 1955 After attending Trap Hill High School he arrived in Korea Oct 6 for duty with the Marine Air Group
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Air Force Base
Tex
C. Henry CC. Caudill
Gladstone Caudill
Eccles
Air Force
Cleveland
Sampss
C. Caudillson
Prayer for Attentive Listening From Frank D Slutz
A Dayton Ohio educational counsellor prays for divine guidance to cultivate courteous listening. The prayer emphasizes listening especially to children and turning prayer times into moments of listening to receive counsel through Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Frank D. Slutz
Dayton
Ohio
Beckleyans complete Marine recruit training
Oct 28 completion of recruit training saw Edward Q. Canterbury son of Mr and Mrs Walter C Canterbury 621 Johnstown Road and Neil E Benson son of Mrs Vivian V Benson 302 South Fayette take part. Sgt Jamie R Smith, son of Mrs Violet Smith 111 Roosevelt St Beckley, served with Fifth Infantry Division in Germany during a field training exercise. He joined the Army in 1953, trained at Camp Pickett, arrived in Europe in 1954, and previously attended Woodrow Wilson High School and worked at Little Beaver Park as a civilian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S. C
Beckleyans
Edward Q. Canterbury
Walter C. Canterbury
Johnstown Road
Neil E. Benson
Vivian V. Benson
South Fayette St
Fifth Infantry
Germany
Jimmie R. Smith
Violet Smith
Roosevelt St
Beckley
Army
Camp Pickett
Europe
Woodrow Wilson High School
Little Beaver Park
Youre Telling Me! William Ritt summary
A compact collection of factoids notes heights depths and counts across the United States and beyond. It lists mean altitudes lichen habitats ocean depths and populations with brief trivia style statements.
There’s a Whale of a Difference in What People Fish For
NEW YORK. An old man in a small boat mentors a boy who wants to catch a whale. The philosopher explains different aims, from minnows to whales, and learns that some must seek the grand quest while others master smaller aims. Moral: the purpose shapes the effort and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Angelo
Tua
Philosopher
Jimmy Allardice
Canton
Harvard
George Gobel
McGuire Sisters Big Hit at Copacabana Review
The McGuire Sisters from Miamisburg Ohio headline at the Copacabana praised by Godfrey and joined by stars Eddie Fisher Jan Murray Sophie Tucker Peter Donald and Frank Parker. Comedians Martin Gunty Joe E. Lewis and Katy Jurado pepper the scene with jokes and backstage chatter as other acts and witty quips fill the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
McGuire Sisters
Miamisburg
Copacabana
Godfrey
Eddie Fisher
Jan Murray
Sophie Tucker
Peter Donald
Frank Parker
Marty Gunty
Worry Clinic Case Shows Greener Pasture Fallacy
Case records of psychologist Homer L aged 47 a Detroit auto salesman who chased better pay across Chicago Los Angeles and Seattle. He kept leaving loyal local clients behind, misattributing dwindling income to towns, and failing to cold start anew. The article advises sticking to a territory and leveraging established client networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer L
Detroit
Chicago
Los Angeles
Seattle
Quiz on current affairs and vocabulary test
The questions ask to identify relative ages of Gov Harriman and President Eisenhower, guess weekly earnings of a factory worker, whether home insurance covers flood damage, the share of U S farms with electricity, which state is third smallest, the common shoe width sold, and the meaning of disparity. Answers are provided on the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
N. Y
Eisenhower
U. S
Rhode Island
Delaware
Idaho
Maryland
Oregon
Connecticut
South Carolina
Vague Data Fragments From Connecticut Note
A concise note from Connecticut lists approximate ages and measurements. It notes one year younger, about eighty, most not, more than three-fourths, a B width seven, and a stated difference. The fragmentary text lacks full context and clear subjects or actions.
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Connecticut
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Seneca
Congress
James P. Mitchell
Philip Ray Rodgers
National Labor Relations Board
Rodgers
NLRB
Mitchell
Afl-Cio
Labor
By C. J. ‘Needy McQuade
Waleigh
W. Va
Hinton
W Va
C. J. McQuade
National Advertising
Story Brooks & Finley Inc
Philadelphia
Boston
Atlanta
San Francisco
Hit Parade
Sen
Holland
Thye
Minn
Young
Mundt
By Peggy Kessinger
James F. Hawley
Thomas J. Pachuta
Hawley
Bert B. Hawley
Third Ave
Pachuta
Steve E. Pachuta
Pike St
Roy H. Shuck
James F. Shuck
Stephenson
Korea
Marine Air Group
William Ritt
United States
Colorado
Arctic
Seneca Lake
Finger Lake
New York State
Better Vision Institute
South America
Hal Boyle
Carol Channing
Vamp
Joey Adams
Joe E. Lewis
Ray Heatherton
Joey
Heatherton
Toots Shor
Katy Jurado
Gina Lollobridida
Miss Jurado
Mexico
B. S. Pulley
McGuire
Art
Moyer
Sterling Sherwin
St . Franciso
Ciro’s
Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
James Barrie
Henna Arond Zacks
Harwyn
Stork Club
David Evins
Philly
Jane
Russell
Arnold Jardem
Cafe Carlyle
Jayne Mansfield
Julie Styne
George Axelrod
Rock Hunter
Joe DiMaggio
Billy Reed
Greenland
Jose Ferrer
U I
Johnny Meyer
Diane Anderson
Gretchen Wyler
Nancy Walters
Cbs-Tv
White House
Denmark
Ella Logan
Rocky Graziano
Earl
Ima Washout
Bob Olin
Brother
Phyllis, Dorothy, Chris McGuire
George W. Crane
Homer
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