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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1954

Page

10

Running Scared Helps GOP in Six State Campaigns

A roving AP analysis finds Republicans anxious yet energized in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and West Virginia as they defend 4 Senate and 96 House seats. Democrats push pocketbook themes amid unemployment and price concerns while promising better prosperity. The piece notes a possible Democratic bounce and emphasizes organization and turnout as pivotal factors.

Washington Indiana Pennsylvania Congress Michigan Ohio Kentucky West Virginia Senate House Eisenhower Korea Adlai Stevenson GOP George Bender Thomas A. Burke Robert A.taft Bender Burke Frank Lausche G. Mennen Soapy) Williams Homer Ferguson R-Mich Ferguson Patrick V. McNamara

Mario Lanza Story of Wealth and Woes in Hollywood

The long profile recounts Mario Lanza's rise to fame after The Great Caruso, then a dip into debt, weight concerns, and rocky MGM relations. He describes battles with a former manager, a failed Army project, and a stalled career while planning a comeback with his wife Betty and four children at his mansion. Tomorrow’s installment will cover his finances and career plans.

Mario Lanza Tenor MGM Bob Thomas Hollywood Philadelphia Caruso Phonograph Records United States Lanza Betty Mario Sam Weiler Weiler

Ex-Red Exposes IPR Links to Communists in China Probe

Kohlberg, a businessman and IPR finance committee member, studied IPR literature from 1937 to 1944 and found it closely followed the Communist line in 1950. He documented how IPR writings mirrored Moscow policy, implicating figures like Owen Lattimore and Harvard’s J. K. Fairbank, underscoring the difficulty of exposing Communist influence.

Kohlberg IPR China Chiang-Kai- Shek New York Public Library the Communist The New Masses Communist Party Moscow Owen Lattimore Lattimore Pacific Affairs Chiang Kai- Shek Henry Wallace Asia Tydings Committee Frederick Vanderbilt Field John K. Fairbank Harvard University Harvard Law School Roscoe Pound J. K. Fairbank Harvard Senate Fairbank Amerasia Also

Limestone Lassies join WAC training center for sports

Three members of the Limestone Lassies softball team in Marshall County join the Women's Army Corps. They will train at Ft. McClellan Ala and plan to enter WAC sports activities. The item also notes Christmas parcel deadlines and local education bid extensions, plus community events in Logan County Bridgeport and Bluefield.

Limestone Lassies Marshall County Woman's Army Corps Ft. McClellan Ala WAC Africa Near East Post Office Department Europe Central South America Far East Logan County Board of Education Logan Man Woodrow W. Gordon Shannings Moore Bridgeport Town Lions Club Lion John Gamble Automobile Club Moore Clarksburg Gamble Emma Lou Barron Newhall Bluefield

Food prices fall as farm market tilts toward plenty

New York reports the winter outlook for eating is favorable with prices for most foodstuffs at farm level near pre Korean War levels. Surpluses keep prices stable though grocery costs rise from preparation and distribution. Weather disease and storms affect some crops but overall shortages are rare. Turkey demand stays high as 1952 records loom, turkey and wholesale prices stay low, while meat and poultry supply remains ample for fall and Thanksgiving. Farm prices surged after Korea War, peaked in 1951, then fell about 21 percent.

Pacific New York Coffee & Sugar Exchange Brazil

Rat Poison Could Aid Preventing Blood Clots in Heart Disease

Washington reports that Warfarin, a chemical once used as a rat poison, may prevent blood clots in patients with certain heart and vascular diseases. Dr. Shepard Shapiro said its anticlotting effect lasts about five days per dose and can be reversed with vitamin K.

Washington Second World Congress of Cardiology Shepard Shapiro New York Karl Paul Link Shapiro Congress Geoffrey Bourne London

Record Crowd at Mass Honors 100th Immaculate Conception

Washington saw the largest religious gathering in its history as an estimated 150000 worshippers filled the area around the Washington Monument for a Roman Catholic Mass. The service marked the 100th anniversary of the Immaculate Conception definition, asserting Mary’s conception without original sin.

Washington Washington Monument

Cupid Has Room

New Ulm Minnesota report notes Harald and wife Sallet housed paying guests for 20 years. Nine consecutive occupants married from the home. The latest couple is Miss Charlotte West, a kindergarten teacher, who became Mrs Hobart H Anderson.

Cupid New Ulm Minn Harald Sallet Charlotte West Belcame Hobart H. Anderson

Fire destroys Buckley home in Cedar Grove

Cedar Grove West Virginia. The Buckley family at Ward lost all possessions in a 4500 dollar fire Sunday due to firefighters lacking water supply. Fire Captain George Cook estimated the damage. Three Buckley children were rescued from the burning house by their mother and a neighbor.

Cedar Grove W.va Charles Buckley Ward George Cook Buckley

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