Editorial Review and Opinion on Beards and Gender Roles
An editorial quips that the Corn Belt has become a Whiskers Belt as about 6,000 men celebrate centennials with beards in towns across Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Ohio. The piece muses on gender role shifts, noting women take on men’s jobs and sports, while men resist and cling to facial hair as a final frontier.
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Christian Science Monitor
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Edgerton
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Barnesville
Newton Falls
Rochester
Brookston
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Red Oak
Iowa
Raleigh County
Eisenhower Opens Government Information to Public View
President Eisenhower orders removal of broad military secrecy classifications begun under Truman. He hopes for a more enlightened public information policy but notes many sources remain inaccessible and presses for proactive disclosure by Cabinet members and agency heads. Newsmen face ongoing barriers to official sources.
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Eisenhower
Truman
Washington
Danger spots warn of fire risk as winter bites
Winter chill brings fire danger from overheated homes, destroying two structures last week. Check chimneys, flues, stoves, and furnaces to protect families from loss as temperatures drop and winds rise.
Amnesia Ca: Soil and 4 H contest teach soil conservation
A Raleigh County education experiment links topsoil care to healthier children and reduced sickness. Hilltop and valley schools show absentee gaps, leading to a 4 H nutrition contest where pupils grow, can, and eat their own food. Winners gain awards and meals, proving conservation as a lasting lifestyle.
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Register
Raleigh
Beckley Newspapers rates and delivery notices
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes evening editions except Saturday and Sunday morning. Subscription rates shown for daily and Sunday issues, with advance payment terms and tax notes. Changes of address require old and new addresses. Carriers are independent contractors. corporation not responsible for advance payments.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley, W. Va
Hinton
W Va
West Virginia
Big Back Yards Would Aid Delinquency Fight
NEW YORK opinions argue on how to curb juvenile delinquency. Proposals range from restoring backyards for children to supervised playgrounds and in some views direct punishment. The debate weighs nature versus nurture with no consensus.
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New York
Santa Claus
America
Back Yards and Brighter Futures for Youth
A preacher from Charlotte urges mature faith and child centered growth, arguing for generous back yards as spaces for freedom and learning. He contrasts over supervised modern playgrounds with old fashioned yards, calling for room to explore, clubbings of boyhood, and patriotism rooted in safe, supportive families.
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Eisenhower Umbrella Plan Needs Magician
President Eisenhower seeks a dynamic umbrella program to shield GOP candidates in 1954. He has assigned himself the task, facing resistance on taxes tariffs and farm policy while aiming to balance the budget and extend social security, with focus on Korea and Europe amid a slow path to peace with Russia.
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Eisenhower
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Yesterday’s Compromise Ends Congressional Deadlock
Ten years ago a deal ended a stalemate by barring drafts for non-fathers when a father was unavailable. West Virginia struggled to meet its coal quota of 162 million tons due to UMW-government tensions. Japan faced heavy losses at Rabaul, signaling potential evacuation. UN relief aims to shift at most 150 million to postwar rehabilitation. Roosevelt cited world peace as reason to recognize Soviet Russia. New River Co to lease Skelton land for an airport for 20 years. Rutherford Sartarium policy to stock its farm with hogs poultry and cows for fresh food. A&P advertised cigarettes at 99 cents a carton yam five pounds for 19 cents oranges five pounds for 23 cents and pot roast ten cents a pound.
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Romantic Fortress at Bak Ninh Holds Back the Viet Minh
A vivid portrait of Bak Ninh fortress in Indo China where Foreign Legion guards and professional French officers run a fortified outpost. The piece contrasts romantic rituals with a hard businesslike war effort, noting raids, casualties, and the delta cleanup led by Col Debrue and Governor Doan Quang Tiem. It ends praising the French army’s courage and effectiveness against the Viet Minh tide.
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Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Several West Virginia servicemen are listed in overseas postings and domestic training. Pvt Cleve Phipps of Crab Orchard trains with the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg while Pvt Dallas R Sneed serves with the 45th Infantry in Korea. Allan R Fleming returns to duty aboard USS Tarawa after basic at Bainbridge and a Trap Hill High School graduate. Three area men reach Norfolk after Yokohama voyage aboard USS Deuel and USS Alshain. Four more serve with the 24th Infantry Division in Korea, including James Hughes Jimmy D Stanley William A Lusk and John E Stover, all with the 19th Regiment, plus Pvt Roscoe H Elmore with I Corps. Sgt Ray Daniel Walters receives Europe duty orders, earned Korean service medal with three campaign stars, and a daughter. Corporal William E Martin Jr promoted in Korea with the Second Infantry Division.
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Dallas R. Sneed
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Camp Breckinridge
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Stover
Fort Campbell, Ky
Europe
Ray Daniel Walters
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Becklevy
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William E. Martin Jr
Mary
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Ninth Infantry Regiment
Alabama
Betty Grable to Tour Chicago Stage After 13 Years
Betty Grable and husband Harry James announce a one week tour at a Chicago theater late this month. The act will feature nine numbers in a 90 minute show with six or seven performances daily. Grable fears audiences but vows entertainment and plans leopard costumes and showgirl numbers.
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