Beckley Aims to Grow Agriculture with Better Roads
Editorial notes Beckley as an agricultural hub needing improved farm to market roads. Farmers in Egeria say good roads would revive idle 700 and 400 acre farms and boost markets for truck crops and fruit, pointing to Harmons, Harvey, the Shrewsburys, and nearby districts. State Road Commission road system is urged to unlock full potential.
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Beckley
Rural Development Council
Ted Harmon
Egeria
Bob Dwight
Harmons
Dwight
Clowney Harvey
Harvey
Bill
Henry Shrewsbury
Soil Conservation Service
Richmond District
Maple Meadow
State Road Commission
Beckley Hosts West Virginia Turnpike Opening in Grand Style
Beckley impressed visitors last Thursday with the Turnpike opening at the Elks Club. The event featured orderly motorcade flow and efficient police street blocking. Local leaders praised included M. W. Powers as general chairman with E. E. Bibb Mayor Elmer Davis Mrs. C. C. Lewis and Mrs. Paul Ash on the committee. Communities hope the hospitality delays are forgiven as Beckley projects its warm urbanity to outsiders.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Elks Club
M,. W. Powers
E. E. Bibb
Elmer
The Frugal Couple of Faraway Utopia
A dynamic young man and his clever wife live in a distant land, marry, and face rising costs yet find savings through ads and home improvements. They cut fuel bills with insulation, storm windows, a new heat pump, and cheaper gas and car use, enabling a month-long southern vacation before spring. Set in 1954, the tale ends hinting at a utopian or Shangri La setting.
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Utopia
Shangri- la
Briefly Speaking on Cheerful Waiters and Incentive Pay
A concise commentary notes the professional cheer of tired waiters as a vivid tribute to the value of incentive systems. The piece argues that rewards motivate steady performance and uphold dignified service in busy dining rooms.
Bluestone Gorge proposed as Mercer County sports haven
A committee in Mercer County endorses turning Bluestone Gorge into a sports haven. The plan follows a Princeton meeting with Carl Johnson of the State Conservation Commission, but funding remains a major obstacle. The Bluestone River runs 60 miles north into New River, with a gorge up to 1,200 feet deep and seven waterfalls. Local biota include bass and bluegill, plus 38 glacial relic plant species noted by Concord College.
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Mercer
Bluestone Gorge
Carl Johnson
State Conservation Commission
Johnson
West Virginia
Princeton
Kyle McCormick
Princeton Observer
Tazewell
New River
Chariton Bridge
Concord College
Bluestone
Murals urged to boost West Virginia tourism along Turnpike
Thomas J. Stafford notes Sol Padlibsky of the Charleston Daily Mail suggests replacing murals at Charleston airport with scenes from Turnpike vistas. He cites Flat Top Mountain and Bluestone Gorge as ideal overlooks, estimating a $500 cost. Clipping from Galax Gazette praises Horn in the West in Boone, North Carolina as a regional tourist draw, with reference to Kermit Hunter and Dan'l Boone legends.
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Bluestone Gorge
Bug Dust
Sol Padlibsky
Charleston Daily Mail
Beckley
Sol
Turnpike
Charleston
Virginia
Flat Top Mountain
West Virginia
Kanawha
Ban
Walter Duncan
Kermit Hunter
Galax
Galax Gazette
Dan'l Boone
Horn
West
Daniel
South
Mr. Hunter
Kings Mountain
Be ckley Daily News Subscription Rates Notice
Beckley Newspapers presents local news through the Beckley area with publishing details. Subscription rates are listed for daily and Sunday delivery by mail, including three months, six months, and one year options, with WV tax and address-change instructions.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Marilyn Monroe to film Seven Year Itch scenes in New York
A sensational preface to Marilyn Monroe's arrival in New York for three outdoor scenes with top talent and a Hollywood entourage. The plan includes a large security presence around her St Regis suite with possible DiMaggio attendance as director Billy Wilder schedules a scene by a movie.
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Upper East Side
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Miss Monroe
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Haile Selassie
Marilyn
Allen Snyder
Gladys Rasmussen
Ann Landers
San Francisco
Roy Craft
St. Regis
Joe DiMaggio
Billy Wilder
Monroes Invasion Rumor Prompts City Buzz
A rambled society column notes rumors of Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in a film, with cheeky quips about Hollywood lives. It mentions a hurricane near Montauk, celebrities like Vaughn Monroe and Eddie Fisher, and light humor about summer burnout and fashion.
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St. Louis
Montauk
Eleanor Holm
Hollywood
Vaughn Monroe
Celebrity Service
Barney Dean
Hope
Crosby
Jolson
Cecile Somone
Georgia
Blue Room
Maurice Chevalier
Fanny
John Crosbys
Arty Bartley Crum
St. Regis
Aly Khan
Paris
David Ben Gurion
Jerusalem
Dick Haymes
Lake Tahoe
Mickey Jelke
Missus
Basin Street
U. S
Charles A. Knouse
Robert H. Harris
Earl
GOP Top Command Growing Aware of Election Difficulties
Washington Aware of the hurdles facing Republicans in the autumn elections, Vice President Nixon urges unity at the Cincinnati RNC meeting. He stresses supporting GOP nominees, warns against White House strategy leaks, and flags McCarthyism as a campaign issue influencing voter turnout and party control.
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Nixon
Cincinnati
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Eisenhower
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Case
Ilinois
Joseph Meek
McCarthy
Truman
Eisenhower Lunch Menu as Chef in Command?
Report notes President Eisenhower and Hoover on a Fraser Colorado fishing trip with Ike praised for kitchen skill. Mentions 1960 Army plan to issue new green uniform reducing OD role. Ends with speculation on Junior’s space travel interest amid era chatter.
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Eisenhower
Hoover
Fraser
Colo
Army
Armed Services
SEATO Formed by Eight Nations in Manila
In Manila Secretary Dulles and seven foreign ministers launched SEATO the Southeast Asian defense pact aimed at countering Red China. It mirrors NATO but with weaker consensus and fewer mainland Southeast Asian members India Indonesia Burma and Ceylon refused. The pact centers on consultation and possible defense measures, with final war decisions subject to parliamentary approval.
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Manila
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Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
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Russia
United States
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France
Southeast Asia
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Pakistan
Thailand
India
Indonesia
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Ceylon
China
Senate
United States Congress
Asia
Formosa
Japan
Pacific
South Korea
Pretty Ziva in Second Homeland Selling Wine
Ziva Shapir, Israel's 1954 Wine festival queen, tours the United States to promote Israeli wines amid trade goals. She notes Israel exports wine, diamonds, and children, contrasts life in Israel and America, and comments on dating, fashion, and cultural differences.
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Ziva
A Sabra
Miss Shapir
Israel
America
United States
St. Louis
Israeli Defense Army
Prayer for teachers and students begins new school term
A religious school opening prayer asking God to bless teachers and pupils. It asks for wisdom for teachers and eagerness for students, and for learning through Jesus Christ. Signed by Hoover Rupert of Jackson Michigan, minister at First Methodist church.
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Hoover Rupert
Jackson
Michigan
First Methodist Church
Hitchcock Plans New Farce The Trouble With Harry
Alfred Hitchcock, fresh from To Catch a Thief, begins The Trouble with Harry in New England. The corpse comedy moves through Detroit, Alaska, and an Eskimo chase, with Russia and the United Nations as playful backdrops. Irving Berlin fights compulsory license fees amid White Christmas royalties and song rights disputes.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Cary Grant
Grace Kelly
Harry
Truman
New England
Hitchcock
United Nations
Peru
Detroit
Alaska
Charles Adedams
Irving Berlin
Berlin
Bing Crosby
Decca
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