West Virginia is the land of tomorrow
Editorial lauds the U S District Court ruling allowing staged four lane expressways for the West Virginia Turnpike. It argues private capital funds the project, public use will follow, and interference delayed construction. Highlights Kanawha and Ohio valleys as growing industrial centers with rich mineral wealth.
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Charleston
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
U. S. District Court
Moore
Turnpike Commission
West Virginia
Kanawha Valley
Ohio Valley
Kanawha
Ruhr
America
Ohio
United States
West Virginia a land of opportunity say educators
State Geologist Paul H. Price urges seniors to stay in West Virginia for opportunities in coal mining agriculture chemical industry glass making and other fields. He notes the state’s rich endowment of minerals soil forests and water plus climate and recreation as valuable assets.
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West Virginia
Paul H. Price
Equal Treatment Demands Modern Transport Policy
Roy B. White president of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tells stockholders that drastic changes are needed in national transportation policy. He argues regulations are old and favor rivals, noting trucks buses river steamers airplanes and pipelines profit from taxpayer built facilities. He says rivals should pay adequate user fees.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Roy B. White
America
White
Astrologist Advertises for Help in New York
The New York based astrologist places an ad seeking staff as Grandpappy Jenkins muses that the stars should guide where to search for talent.
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New York
Grandpappy Jenkins
March of Events Inside Washington Threat to End of GOP Era
Special to Central Press reports Republicans face a bleak mood risk if the Eisenhower era deepens a downturn. Analysts cite New Deal reforms protecting deposits and market rules as buffers, while Navy budget cuts and Senate shifts shape Ike’s early legislative path.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Ralph E. Flanders
Vermont
Flanders
Roosevelt
Martini Debate Frames World Peace Over One Drink
A New York piece argues the martini blocks peace and transcends science politics or race. Bartenders and patrons weigh abolition and the social pull of dry versus wet drinks, noting rising martini appeal and calls for a change in law or custom.
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New York
Congress
Prayer ends with a rector's benediction from California leader
Today s Prayer Our Father in whom we live and move is invoked for submission to divine will Use us to fulfill thy work this day and prove to others by peace joy patience fortitude humility and love that thou art our Father and the Father of all mankind Stuart LeRoy Anderson Berkeley Calif president Pacific School of Religion
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Stuart LeRoy Anderson
Berkley
Calif
Pacific School of Religion
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Wartime postings highlight Mt Katmai crew handling ammunition in the Far East and transfers between ships. Orie L Martin of Lillybrook listed, with wife Ernestine in Coal City. Also Rael Collins in Kodiak welcomes newborn Cynthia Ann. Lt Stump earns promotion in Fayetteville. Pfc Harry H Allen Jr and others participate in Exercise Warm Wind in Alaska. James D Johnson on 17 day leave from Marine Corps in Jacksonville. Pvt Staley E Stanley trains across camps and marries. family ties noted in Jumping Branch. George Goode, C E Fleshman, Floyd Couch, and Bobbie Lucas listed among Army and Air Force personnel.
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Orie L. Martin
Orie FE. Martin
Lillybrook
Ernestine M. Martin
Coal City
United States
Korean
Alaska
Pfc
Harry H. Allen Jr
Oak Hill
S03rd Airborne
11Th Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell
Army
437Th Airborne Field Artillerys Battalion
James D. Johnson
Jacksonville
Fla
Paul Johnson
Rockview
Marine Corps
35Th
Xoji Island
Pvt
Staley E. Stanley
Frank Stanley
Camp Pickett
Medical Field Service School
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
William Beaumont Army Hospital
Ft. Bliss
Mary Garnet
Texas
California
T. D. Lilly
Nimitz
Ft. Lawton
Wash
Billy R. Rakes
Noah Rakes
Harvey
Ft. Eustis
Roy D. Myers
Elmer Rlyers
Kilsyth
Ft. le Wash
Field Artillery
Ft Lewis
Orlando
Japan
Bobbie x. Lucas
Nellie Luc
Shady Spring High School
Beaver Theater
T-Set
C. E. Fleshman
G. A. Fleshman
Dayton
Ims
West Coast
Floyd . Couch
Richard Cough
Glen White
Quartermaster School
Ft. Lee
Beckley
Robert R. Moton High School
Farmville
Beaver
Air Force
Foreign Children Embrace U S Books Under Truth Campaign
Washington report notes children in many nations eagerly borrow American titles from Information Center libraries as part of the Campaign of Truth. Centers in 62 countries spark early English learning and exposure to U S life, with rapid turnarounds and rising demand for more children’s books and even adult titles.
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U.S
H. D. Crawford
Washington
State Department
International Information Administration
Information Center
Mexico
Sinter Camp
Information Center Library
Johannesburg
South Africa
USI
United States
Southeast Asia
United Nations
Iron Curtain
Voice of America
Wilson Compton
Europe
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jetterson
Mark Twain
James Fenimore Oper
Man begins fifth year in prison protest over child support
Edwin K Myer of Putnamville Indiana starts his fifth year at the Indiana State Farm after refusing $3 weekly child support for his son He says he will stay until he believes it is Christ will He notes his older son 13 was killed in a car crash last September and his remaining son 12 lives with his ex wife Myer previously paid support and custody costs but disputes debts claiming no owed amount He is counted a conscientious objector by inmates and staff and faces continued confinement unless a gubernatorial pardon is granted.
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Putnamville
Ind
Edwin K. Myer
Indiana State Penal Firm
John L. Nib Jack
Indianapolis
Myer
Christ
Donald Kent Myer
Phillip
Nidblack
State Farm
Citiziers
Goarnor
Can't Explain H Bomb Glad We Got It First
A father explains the hydrogen bomb to his family using simple questions about its power and purpose. He notes the large explosion in the Pacific and the fear of its use, hoping the weapon will never be needed.
Cerfisms by Bennett Ceri and Carl Leeb in Butte
In a winter tale from Butte Mont Carl Leeb and his bride Lucille recall a supper king feeling ill as the temperature fell to 30 degrees below zero. A local medico prescribed three foul pills daily and three large glasses of whiskey. By April Carl confessed he forgot the pills and was seven months ahead on the whiskey.
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Carl Leeb
Butte
Mont
Carl
Lucille
You're Telling Me! William Ritt item recap
A mixed column notes local incidents and oddities from Waldwick N J to Georgia twins named Radar and X Ray along with a Jacksonville Florida court smoking order and satirical jabs about politics. It also references Moscow radio penicillin progress and Stalin’s reorganization in a light, humorous blur.
It Seems Like Yesterday in World War II Remembrances
A retrospective notes a major naval battle near Guadalcanal with US forces sinking 23 Japanese ships and a North Africa push by U S and British troops. It also references Lindbergh kidnap clues and cabinet resignations in wartime headlines, plus a Roosevelt family greeting.
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United States
Guadalcanal
U. S
Tunisia
North Africa
George
D.-Gr
Senate Finance Committee
Raleigh Transit Company
Beckley
Mier
Harry W. Walsh
Jersey City
von Hindenburg
Franklin Roosevelt
Albany
New York
Elliott Roosevelt
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