Powell Leads Harlem March For School Desegregation
Clergyman-Congressman Adam Clayton Powell plans a Harlem march to protest New York City school segregation. He urges economic sanctions and even a week of school dismissal to cut state funds, while critics label him a demagogue and allies see militant conviction amid national attention.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
New York
City Hall
Frederick Wertham
Powell
Congress
Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Graham A. Barden
North Carolina
New York City
Hammerstein Still Chasing Song No 1001 After 40 Years
Oscar Hammerstein II, after 50 musicals and a thousand songs, is chasing song No 1,001 for a Maria von Trapp life story project with Richard Rodgers. He paces chunks of Bucks County farmhouse, walking miles for phrases, noting simplicity in song and the detours to reach the road. He jots ideas on yellow-paged pads at a desk, and even at 64 remains a beloved, optimistic showman who enjoys family life and sports.
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New York
Oscar Hammerstein I
Bucks County
Hammerstein
Richard Rodgers
Maria von Trapp
Honest Chance and the World of Gimmes
Roy Lee Harmon reflects on honesty over easy gains, urging self reliance and hard work. He urges readers to value service over salary, praising newsboys and newsroom cooperation while recounting a major turnpike accident and the paper’s extensive, collaborative coverage.
Beckley Printing and Publishing Company charter issued
Secretary of state grants charter for Beckley Printing and Publishing Company with $5,000 capital, $700 subscribed and $70 paid. Incorporators include A Wood Sullivan C L Harvey and others from Beckley. Also a Beckley timber land deal at 864 acres sold for $40,000 and a $1,000 robbery of Miss Sarah Wills in Freezeland, Richmond District, with suspects described.
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Secretary of State
Beckley
Beckley Printing and Publishing Company
A. Wood
Sullivan
C, L, Harvey
Geria
G. B, Gunnee
L. P, Groves
T. E. Peters
W. H. Sampson
George W. Bair, Sr
W. D. Caffee
Col. W. R. Thompson
Huntington
George N. Davis
Lewisburg
Soak Creek
Winding Gulf
Sarah Wills
Freezeland
Richmond District
Beckley Newspapers subscription guide and policies
The snippet lists Beckley Newspapers Corporation addresses and contact details, AP association, and subscription rates for West Virginia. It notes home delivery by carrier, tax implications, and that carriers are independent contractors with no responsibility for advance payments.
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West Virginia
Sundey
Beckley Corporation
Prayer for the downcast from a retired Methodist minister
John Ww Shackford of Waynesville North Carolina, a retired Methodist minister, offers a prayer seeking divine closeness for the lonely and dispirited. It asks for guidance, light, and peace through faith, invoking the Bible invitation to come to Jesus for rest.
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Amen
John Ww
Shackford
Waynesville
N. C
Refugee finds joy in the South in New York exile tale
A former Cumberland & Walsh leader, John S Williams, now at Henderson Advertising Agency in Greenville, says South Carolina life is relaxed and cheaper. He commutes briefly, earns comparable pay, and gains free time for golf, noting the shift from New York’s rat race while the South seeks to avoid a rush of ex commuters.
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Mel McQuace
Associated Press
AP News
Brooks & Finley, Inc
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Madison Ave
Uber
the Times
Greenville
Williams
North
South
Dandelions origin and trivia in Junior Editors quiz
The text explains dandelions as yellow temperate-climate wildflowers with smooth leaves and lion tooth names in French. It notes deep roots up to three feet and a drawing of a girl digging. It poses a prompt to explore common flower name origins like daisy rhododendron and chrysanthemum. Carolyn Clark of Akron wins $10 for this question.
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Dent de Leon
Carolyn Clark
Akron
Ohio
Beckley
Civil Rights of Peanuts Angers Senators in Washington
In August heat in the Senate, Sen. Olin Johnston charged that Sen. Kenneth Keating added a civil rights bill to a peanut bill to emancipate boiled peanuts from federal controls. Johnston questioned the amendment’s aim, joking that Congress might as well go home.
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Washington
New York
Sen
Olin Johnston
S. C
Senate
Kenneth Keating
N. Y
Johnston
Congress
UMW¢ Journal
Try And Stop Me Try And Stop Me
A Texan industrialist visits Alaska on a defensive trip and remarks that ice cubes are bigger there. Lefty Gomez notes baseball records season after season while Jimmie Foxx once hit a legendary long home run. A flirtatious banter on porch swings hints at past Hollywood patter and June brides.
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Texas
Alaska
Lefty Gomez
New York Yankees
Jimmie Foxx
Sausages and cassoulet delight by the New York eateries
Earl Wilson recalls sausages from a sausage festival idea and a shopping spree in Yorkville Chinatown and Amsterdam Avenue with friends Lilo and Marequis de la Passerdiere. He and the Beautiful Wife taste many exotic meats while notes on beans and cassoulet amuse in New York dining adventures.
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New York
George Lang
Idlewild Golden Door
Yorkville
Chinatown
Second Avenue
Amsterdam Avenue
B. W
Old Country
Ohio
France
le Vouvray
55Th St
Robert
Lilo
Marequis de la Passerdiere
Population experts in India predict 450 million by 1970
Population experts in India expect the nation to reach about 450 million people by 1970, signaling rapid demographic growth and shaping future planning.
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India
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