Editorial on flood control and soil conservation in Ohio Valley
The piece argues that flood control dams fail without soil conservation on small watersheds. It cites Hurricane Hazel’s damage, questions the efficacy of large dams, and praises Muskegum’s watershed approach with earthfill dams, grassed slopes, and reforestation. It urges preventive measures to slow siltation and trap water where it falls.
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Upstate
Hazel
Ohio
Panhandle
Wheeling
Ohio River
Alleghany
Monongahelia
Pittsburgh
Army
Muskingum
Brief Words on Love and Self Improvement
A witty married woman reflects on storytelling generosity versus selling, love’s fragile balance with price, and the future’s uncertainty. The piece ends noting that self analysis marks the first step toward personal growth.
Bluestone State Park Hope Drives Early Construction
West Virginia Conservation notes Tygart Lake’s surge in visitors from July 1953 to June 1954, making it the state’s second most popular park. The piece argues Bluestone would follow as a flood control reservoir park in a denser region, likely becoming the top park once built, and urges the commission to proceed soon.
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Bluestone
West Virginia
Tygart Lake State Park
Tygart Lake
Tygart
The
Conservation Commission
Milk and Vitamin A Touts Safer Night Driving
A National Dairy Council release links Vitamin A to dark adaptation and eye performance under headlights. It warns readers that low Vitamin A intake may impair sight reaction, urging increased milk consumption to reduce crash risk and promote safety on the road.
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National Dairy Council
Dairy Council
Parakeet Spotted Near Farm Inspires Flight Talk
Farm editor Bob Dwight and Louis Weid chase a tame parakeet seen perched in a tree at Ward Ridge. The bird stayed just out of reach as they noted it appeared well fed, suggesting parrots can adapt to West Virginia mountains as well as distant jungles.
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Ward Ridge
Bob Dwight
Bob
Louis Weid
West Virginia
Africa
Australia
Asia
Polynesia
America
Higgins No Address Updates Stir Draft Board Fallout
A report about Higgins failing to notify the draft board of address changes and missing questionnaires triggered media attention. The draft board releases names of such delinquents to newspapers to remind them of obligations. Higgins later returned from Ohio to rectify the matter. A Maple Meadow county pumpkin photo weighed 39 pounds, prompting reader comments. A Beckley Chapter letter urged a flagpole and proper flag raising at games to boost patriotism, ending with a note from the secretary.
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Young Higgins
Beckley
Raleigh County
West Virginia
National Society
van Meter
Beckley Newspapers Adopts Subscriber Rates and Policies
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes a rate card listing daily and Sunday subscriptions by mail and carrier, with duration options and taxes. The notice also covers address change procedures and carrier independence, noting AP rights and distribution details in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
Broadway Columnist Confesses He Wanted to Be Preacher
Earl Wilson shares memories of wanting to be a Reverend from a parsonage upbringing. He notes a Findlay minister who mixes humor with preaching, recalls family poverty, jokes about celebrities, and comments on juvenile delinquency, the cost of living, and other social musings in a late 20th century newspaper column.
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Little Heidelberg College
Findlay
Tennyson Guyer
Johnnie Ray
Jane Russell
Billy Grahams
Billy
Guyer
Ohio City
Michigan
Public Prejudice Evident When Legitimate Request Backfires
U.S. Attorney Leo Rover questions Judge Luth er Youngdahl’s impartiality in the Owen Lattimore case claiming prejudgment. The column recalls 1953 commentary on the judge’s doubts about remaining counts and labels the issue a test of courtroom fairness amid anti-Communist controversy.
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Washington
U.S
Youngdahl
Owen Lattimore
Leo Rover
Luther Youngdahl
Minnesota
Truman
Northwest
Ment
United States
Lattimore
Senate
McCarran
Nevada
Judge Youngdah
McCar
Ran Committee
Communist Party
Senate Committee
Department of Justice
Justice Department
Rover
Youngdah
An Educated Hunch Ike Won't Run Again
Washington pundits debate whether President Eisenhower will seek a second term. The piece weighs his possible reluctance, party pressure from Republicans, and the option of retirement to Gettysburg, noting his private stance remains undisclosed and speculation circulates among insiders.
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Ike
ED Creagh
James Marlow
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
James B. Reston
New York Times
Morning Prayer Reflection by M Ray McKay of Wake Forest
A brief prayer invoking a new day as forgiveness guides action. The voice credits M Ray McKay, professor of preaching at Southeastern Baptist Seminary in Wake Forest North Carolina, asking for love strength and peace to fulfill divine will.
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Jesus
M. Ray McKay
Wake Forest
N. C
Southeastern Baptist Seminary
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Mrs J T Trail Beaver has word her son M Sat John H Martin is safe in Japan. No personnel of the 407th Strategic Fighter Wing involved in the Hakodate disaster. Wing Commander Harris says a head count shows all accounted for. The Toya Maru sank off Northern Honshu during training near Great Falls AFB, Mont. Sgt Martin, a 14 year veteran, served under Patton in WWII and Okinawa in Korea. He and Irene Clark and their two sons Bobby and Jimmy live in Great Falls. 407th Wing arrived in Honshu Aug 15 for maneuvers with the 82nd Airborne. Also serving: Pvt Howard D Brown of Sprague with the 325th Airborne Infantry Regt. Cpl Emanuel Crockett, Clear Fork, in Korea with the Seventh Infantry Division. Cpl Randal B Shrewsbury, Crab Orchard, in Korea with an Army Engineer unit. Pvt Nell Woodson and Pvt Elizabeth Sanchez on 10 day leaves home to new stations.
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J. T. Trail
Beaver
M. Sat
John H. Martin
Japan
407Th Strategic Fighter Wing
Hakodate
Lester S. Harris
Trail
Honshu
Great Falls Air Force Base
Mont
Sgt
Martin
Pearl Harbor
George S. Patton
Europe
Okinawa
Irene Clark
Fukuoka
Cpl
Randal B. Shrewsbury
Ata E. Shrewsbury
Korea
Camp Pickett
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley National Bank
Beckley College
Stamps in the News Highlights Global Issues and Auctions
Israel issues a stamp series for TABIM in Jerusalem marking 100 years of postal service. A Hawaiian stamp collection sold in New York for 94171 dollars, including a rare 2 cent Missionary at 4750. Greece issues six stamps with multilingual scripts. Bolivia unveils ten stamps for an agricultural program. Ecuador releases a floral set with air mail values. Turkey issues three stamps for the 47th IAF Congress featuring aviation imagery.
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem Philatelic Society
Israel
General Post
Fredric R. Harris
New York
Harmer, Rooke & Co
Greece
Cyprus
New York Stamp Co
Ecuador
Air Mail
Turkey
International Aeronautical Federation
Istanbul
Baron de la Grange
Cerfisms By Bennett Cerf in Pierre Berton’s piece
In Pierre Berton’s lively The Royal Family he recalls a sea trip of Queen Victoria to Ireland. A monstrous wave nearly unseated her, and she ordered an attendant to report to the Admiral that warnings must be given to prevent such weather from recurring.
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Pierre Berton
Queen Victoria
Ireland
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