Byrd: The Man the GOP Can't Smear
Editorial lauds Rob ert C. Byrd as a dedicated Sixth District congressman with a humble ascent from butcher to law student. It notes his re election bid, recent night studies, and a Raleigh County rally, while also discussing the transient Indian Summer weather refrain and its varied names globally.
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Morris Harvey College
Marshall College
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Middle East
United States
Germany
England
China
Siam
Indian Ocean
Truck Drivers Show Skill At National Roadeo
Peninsula Ohio driver Everal Kirby and fellow truckers excel in their classes at the National Truck Roadeo, outshining 2,000 drivers from 17 regional events. The piece argues skilled drivers are rare outliers among general highway issues, with truck condition also affecting safety.
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Peninsula
Ohio
Qvere
Bug Dust By LEWIS T. WELCH On Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
LEWIS T. WELCH recounts the 100th anniversary booklet by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. tracing Rudolph Wurlitzer’s rise from Schoeneck Germany to Cincinnati and Chicago, establishing a music instrument business and early jukebox roots. The piece highlights his immigrant beginnings, early sales, and growth into a major distributor.
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Lewis T. Welch
C. J.“Needy” McQuade
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co
Chicago
Rudolph Wurlitzer
Schoeneck
Germany
Saxony
Cincinnati
Evolution of the juke box from mechanical pianos to Modern bars
The article traces early music machines from 19th century reed organs to 20th century coin operated phonographs. It highlights Wurlitzer’s 1934 model and the shift to multi tunes with ten cent coins. It notes a cultural move from frontier austerity to social frontier amenities and ends with Elvis Presley era references.
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Cincinnati
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Wurlitzer
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Elvis Presley
Aura Lee
Mrs Zane Grey widow recalls writer and TV rights tale
In New York at 73, Mrs. Zane Grey reflects on her late husband’s prolific career and posthumous TV deals. She recalls his editing, TV rights threading through contracts, and Grey’s work pace, noting Harper’s and CBS Zane Grey Theater among later adaptations.
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Zane
Mrs. Grey
Harper's
Ben Hecht
CBS
Zane Grey Theater
Dick Powell
David Niven
Tyrone Power
Ida Lupino
Lee J. Cobb
Charles Boyer
Four Star Playhouse
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Betty Zane
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Port Jervis
Mrs Zane Grey Recounts Life and TV Era
Mrs. Zane Grey reflects on her husband Zane Grey novels, family history from Zanesville to Altadena, and the shift from exploration for material to television era. Other notes touch on Elvis, Dorothy Lamour, Jack Paar, and jazz figures in a lively Sunday page.
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Zanesville, O
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Southern Cal
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Hunter College
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Elvis
Dorothy Lamour
Versailles
Jack Paar
ABC Radio
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Edward G. Robinson
Vincent Price
Luba Malina
Comedienne
Ceil Gordon
Nicol de Koenigswarter
Charles
Wardbird) Parker
Thelonious Monk
Steve Allison
Philly
Danny Scholl
Louis Ginsberg
Case Records of a Psychologist The Worry Clinic Case
Dr Cranes client Carolyn a high school teacher recalls a student killed in an auto wreck. She discusses funeral flowers and the flat mournful service noting the father forbade flowers and the ceremony felt dreary.
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Flowers at funerals and religious views in modern America
The piece argues against omitting funeral flowers, claiming they comfort the grieving and reflect love. It cites Jesus and the concept of death as a graduation, warns against cynical economy measures, and ends with a provocative line about politics and religion amid a discussion of 8 percent more spending this year in California and Illinois.
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Jesus
Christ
Earth
Garden
Gethsemane
Hitler
Eisenhower faces mid east crisis and Soviet test
The article portrays President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles amid a pivotal moment in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. It discusses Israel's mobilization, U.S. arms policy, French support, and the risk of broad regional war influencing the American vote and Cold War alignments with Hungary and satellite nations.
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Eisenhower
Europe
Middle East
State Dulles
Israel
United States
Russia
Dulles
North Africa
Hungary
Germany
You're Telling Me You're Telling Me by William Ritt
A Philadelphia policeman must carry a dime at all times under a new rule so he can call. A Michigan thief broke into a restaurant and stole only an empty cash register, leaving him to swipe something to put inside.
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Naleigh QB Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
C. J. McQuade
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Brooks & Finley
UNC
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Michigan
Public Forum endorses voting machines for speed and accuracy
The Public Forum argues for voting machines citing rapid results, easier voting, secrecy, reduced spoiled ballots, mechanical accuracy, durable records, and lower long term costs. It notes demonstrations at stores and local venues and urges Raleigh County to adopt machines and approve the levy.
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Raleigh
Louisiana
Flo
West Virginia
Raleigh County
League of Women Voters
Business Week
Rochester
New York
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Kroger
League
Prayer for Wisdom and Knowledge from Alfred G Wal ton
A devotional message from Alfred G Walton of Brooklyn urges quickening desire for knowledge and wisdom to apply lessons from nature and books. It asks for divine life to be revealed in the heart through Christ.
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Alfred G. Walton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Flatbush-Tompking Congregational Church
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