Plentiful Demo Candidates Seen for West Virginia Governor
Democrats in Charleston for a fundraising dinner hear John Kennedy as keynote. Orel Sheen and Ralph Bean pledge runs, while Barron Smith and Pauley weigh campaigns. Aged and aging issues prompt Senate subcommittee hearings from Boston to Detroit noting rising elderly numbers and health insurance gaps.
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West Virginia
Charleston
U. S
John Kennedy
Senate
Boston
Detroit
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
British Constable Opposes Armed Police in Postwar Britain
Non armed police view in London contrasts with U.S. readers as Constable Norman Niblo says guns would invite violence. He notes no weapon use in 24 years, explains Peelers and Bobbies origins, and describes traffic dangers in his city. He cites rising violence among youths and police attacks.
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New York
Norman Niblo
London
Constable Niblo
Niblo
Charles II
Peelers
Bobbies
Sir Robert Peel
Bug Dust On Bert Bell Shaped Modern Football
A tribute to Bert Bell founder and longtime commissioner of pro football, comparing his leadership to baseball’s Landis and noting his push to transform the game into showmanship with passing offenses, bold changes, and strengthened finances. The piece contrasts past rough play with Bell’s era and hints at a broader cultural shift in football expectations.
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Bert Bell
Elmer Layden
Kennesaw Mountain Landis
Chicago Black Sox
Bell
Beckley
Prayer for Today From Augustana Leader
Merciful God forgive us for being absorbed in adding to possessions for life lies in the treasures of spirit faith hope humility and patience Grant us these treasures and daily growth in Thy grace through Christ Jesus Amen Conrad Bergendorf Rock Island Ill president Augustana College
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Christ Jesus
Amen
Conrad Bergendorf
Rock Island
Augustana College
Agricultural Hall of Fame planned near Kansas City
The Agricultural Hall of Fame is proposed as a national shrine to farming history, to be built on a 409 acre farm 12 miles west of Kansas City with 300 acres of parkland. Raymond C. Firestone is named chairman of the national development program and urges farmer leadership in planning and funding.
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Agricultural Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
Kansas City
United States
Republic
America
Raymond C. Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Kremlin Controls Red China Says World News Analysis
William L. Ryan argues Moscow leads Peiping and the global Communist movement. He cites a Peiping People's Daily editorial claiming Soviet leadership over the Socialist camp and world revolution, underscoring Beijing's unity with Moscow and Khrushchev’s disarmament proposal as proof of bloc solidarity.
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William L. Ryan
Associated Press
Moscow
Peiping
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Christian A. Herter
Kremlin
China
Douglas Dillon
Ussr
Kremlin-Peiping
Peiping People’s Daily
Nikita Khrushchev
Beckley Newspapers Pricing and Delivery Details
Beckley Newspapers outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions by mail or home delivery, with distinctions for daily only options and six month terms. The notice notes a 2 percent West Virginia sales tax and reminds readers to include old and new addresses when requesting changes. It also states carriers and distributors operate as independent contractors and cannot be responsible for advance payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
House approves 1 cent gasoline tax to fund roads
The Columbus Wisconsin Republican notes the House passage of a 1 cent gasoline tax intended to fund the federal road construction program. The tax would run for 22 months starting September 11, a duration critics say is too brief and too weak for a federal levy.
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Columbus
Wisc
Intervention In Steel Labor Strikes Revisits Taft Hartley Powers
The piece traces attempts to use Taft Hartley emergency powers in steel labor disputes from 1946 to 1956, noting past administrations' varied approaches, Truman’s and Eisenhower's responses, the role of fact finding and injunctions, and proposals for a statutory strike plan that would withhold wages and profits if settlements fail.
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Eisehower
Truman
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Taft - Hartley
Senate
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
White House
Tunnels from Roman roads to modern underpasses
The article traces early tunnel building from 350 B C by Romans linking colonies to Rome with straight road lines and costly construction. It notes the Simplon tunnel as the longest rail tunnel at 12.45 miles and cites the first North American railroad tunnel in Massachusetts completed 1855 to 1875 using nitroglycerin. It invites readers to design a sand pile tunnel at home, with a prize won by Donna Boswell of Oakland California.
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Rome
Italy
Simplon
Switzerland
North America
Housac Mountains
Massachusetts
Kissing Hand Advice From Earl Wilson Continenal
Hollywood humor column offers tips on hand kissing from Earl Wilson and references to Zsa Zsa Gabor, Rhonda Fleming, Suzy Parker and Bricktop's Rome. Includes quips on etiquette, timing, and safe zones for kissing a woman's hand.
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Hollywood
Middle West
Ohio
Kim Novak
Rhonda Fleming
Suzy Parker
Milady
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Ernest Hemingway
Toots Shor
Bricktop
Rome
Wright’s 20 mile flight over Hudson acclaimed in 1900s
Fifty years ago a Wright brother soared from Grant's Tomb in New York covering 20 miles in 43 minutes. The feat halted Manhattan commerce as the craft crossed near warships from four powers while sailors cheered both American and Allied crews. Simultaneously a state order cut over twenty Weston Hospital for the Insane staff in line with governors cost cutting.
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Grant Tomb
New York
Hudson
Wright
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Glasscock
State Board of Control
Weston Hospital
Mergers debated at Baltimore Methodist convention
25 Years Ago From the 1934 Files notes aBaltimore convention discussed uniting the three branches of American Methodism. Judge C M Ward upheld the State Recovery Act as temporary order granted. Shady Spring dealer cited for motor vehicle violations. Cigarettes remain 13 cents a pack or two for 25 until January 11 under NRA board. Beckley shows strong retail census standing vs larger WV cities.
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Baltimore
C. M. Ward
State Recovery Act
Ani Ata
Shady Spring
NRA
West Virginia
Beckley
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Times Square
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Football World
Rien
Nelda McGraw
Winding Gulf
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Scarbro
Roger Dickerson
Rosemary Thompson
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Judy Clark
Midway
Neil Madison Burge
Killarney
Keith Solters
Tams
Jimmie Lytton
Atoll
Linda Cole
Linda Ann Cook
Penny Pedersen
Uncle Sam
Danny McMillion
Mabscott
Kitty Maynor
Gerald Wayne Brunty
Oceana
Lara Cook
Crab Orchard
Margaret Buster
Lego
Kay Harsanyi
Sheila Canaday
Eccles
Marian Canterbury
Fireco
Mary Allen
Elwood McMillion
Linda Wickline
Skelton
Beatrice McMillion
Naomi Donell
Willis Branch
Rebecca Rose McMillion
Cinderella
Agriculture Hall of Fame
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Red
Raleigh & Register
Prince St
W. Va
Hinton
McQuade
Focal
Brooks & Finley, Inc
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Chicago
Cleveland
Atlanta
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Comedienne
Sue Carson
Earl
Henry Youngman
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Raleigh Register
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