Beckley's Home Building Rate Up As State Show Dip
Beckley bucked a national and state housing dip with 84 private new dwelling units in 1957, up 8 percent from 1956 while the nation fell 10 percent and West Virginia 17 percent. Nationally, private home building hit a nine year low in February, then rose to a three year high by September as easier mortgage money spurred demand. The Beckley region posted a median new one family home price of 12,800 dollars, below the national 14,000 dollar figure.
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Beckley
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U. S. Department of Labor
United States
West Virginia
National Association of Home Builders
Amey Department
Benson
End Of Corn Controls Vote In 932 Counties
Corn growers in 932 counties vote Tuesday on continuing acreage allotments or a plan allowing unlimited planting. A referendum could scrap controls if Program No 1 wins, ending the 25 year experiment and tying price supports to market.
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Agape Oc
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Dr George W Crane Good Gifts For Old Folk Visit To Doctor
Dr George W Crane urges practical gifts for aging parents praising cataract surgery hearing aids and dentures as life enhancing. He argues modern medicine can restore sight and hearing and recommends giving these medical aids or procedures as thoughtful Mother’s Day or Christmas gifts rather than tokens. He stresses keeping elderly relatives socially and spiritually engaged with music and church activities.
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Melba G
Dr. Crane
Jimmy Dean
Pat Boone
Ernie Ford
Travel posters and GI abroad show honest war service
Veteran observer Bob Miller recalls how postwar armed forces travel programs offered Americans abroad at low cost. He notes many GIs visit Europe on a soldier's pay, stay in modest lodgings, and spend carefully while portraying U.S. character to Europeans. The piece also covers a separate Indiana story on a 9-year-old's magazine proposal and a Miami study of teachers' pay, with international wage comparisons.
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Uncle Sam
Bob Miller
Germany
Miller
U. S
United States
Europe
Austria
Switzerland
Italy
Spain
France
Netherlands
John D. Rockefeller
Indiana
Miami
Associated Press
Claremont F. Carter
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
LeRoy Collins
Flore Ida
England
Claremont
Local soldiers complete training and returns noted
M Sgt Robert E Blevins stationed Fort Knox completed Nike Hercules missile maintenance course at Fort Bliss Texas after serving with 71st AA Missile Battalion Herndon Virginia. Pvt Tommy B Hall attending eight week general supply course at Fort Knox with wife Charlotte and mother Lillie Hall living Ikes Fork. Sgt 1st C Jimmy R Kidd returning to Hochst Germany after two month Lebanon duty with Task Force 201. Kidd is son of Mr and Mrs Roger Kidd Pax and squad leader in Company C 299th Engineer Battalion.
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Army Air Defense School
Fort Bliss
Tex
Robert E. Blevins
Dick Blevins
Glen Daniel
Army
71St
Herndon
Army Armor School
Fort Knox
Tommy B. Hall
Charlotte
Lillie Hall
Ikes Fork
Fort Benning
Baileysville High School
Hochst
Germany
Task Force 201
Lebanon
Jimmy R. Kidd
Petty
Mabscott
Roger Kidd
Pax
299Th Engineer Battalion
Santa Claus Dilemma Sparks Family Talk
Hal Boyle recalls a Christmas crisis as daughter Tracy questions Santa Claus. Conversation weaves doubt and memory of Virginia editorial yes there is a Santa Claus, plus Tracy catching Santa at the department store and choosing to write a letter instead of meeting him in person.
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New York
Tracy
Santa Claus
Virginia
Mommy
Santa
Rainiest spot debate sparks student quiz
A junior editors quiz discusses whether Cherrapunji in India's Himalayas or Mt Walale ale on Kauai Hawaii is the rainiest place. Cherrapunji records 424 to 499 inches yearly mainly April to September. Kauai's Mt Walale ale reports 460 to 472 inches.
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Cherrapunji
Himalaya Mountains
India
Indian Ocean
Mt. Walaleale
Hawaiian
Kauai
New York Burlesque Boss Merrick Faces Gamble Return
Broadway producer David Merrick, famed as the "new new Ziegfeld," battles flop worries and a possible comeback to law practice amid two failed shows and one promising revival. He juggles new productions, backers, and high-stakes investments while clinging to his track record of record-breaking advances and theatrical flamboyance.
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New York
David Merrick
Broadway
Mike Todd
Billy Rose
Suzie Wong
B. W
la Plume de
Dave
Sudenly
Dave Merrick
St. Louis
Austin
Texas
George Dillon
Destry
Gulf extension contractors named for Virginian Railway
The Raleigh Register lists contractors on the Gulf extension of the Virginian Railway with miles assigned to each firm: Carpenter and Boxley 15, Mason Hanger and Co 5, Towles and Boxley 2, J S Lipscomb 3. It also notes marriage licenses for four couples and a football game between Scarbro and Cranberry on Cranberry grounds with a special Beckley train service.
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Gulf
Virginian
Carpenter and Boxley
Mason, Hanger and Co
Towles and Boxley
J. S. Lipscomb
W. J. Simmons
Julia Twohig
Wilbert Pettry
Angeline Smith
Jesse Chambers
Bessie Pittman
W. H. Lilly
Edna May Peters
Cranberry Grounds
Scarbro
Cranberry
Beckley
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Trap Hill High School
Marshall College
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Waleigh & Register
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J. McQuade
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Hal Boyle
Guy Boehmer
Honolulu
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Keystone State
Earl Wilson
Midwest
New Ziegfeld
Fanny
Merrick
Midnight Earl
Mickey Rooney
Joey Foreman
Copacabana
Mickey
Warner
Joey
Las Vegas
Frank Sinatra
Essex House
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Charles Ruggles
Marilyn Monroe
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