Thoughtful critique on inflation and labor in America
A column argues inflation harms national wealth, blaming extravagant business overhead and rising payrolls. J Russell Duncan of Minneapolis Moline cites 25 percent fewer workers due to cost cuts, while George government spending is blamed for widespread overhead. The piece also notes Khrushchev’s San Francisco visit and labor’s stance, suggesting reforms to protect American dollars.
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Russia
J. Russell Duncan
Minneapolis Moline Company
Duncan
Dual faces aid Edward Binns in busy acting career
Edward Binns, famed for a nose that angles his profile toward honest cop or hood, says the double look helps him land many roles. He notes the conflict between being typecast as police or gangster and the demand for realistic TV shows, reflecting on recent CBS detective series and sponsor shifts.
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New York
Edward Binns
Eddie
Bronteway
Pennsylvania State University
Binns
CBS
Time twoThey
Fishing a river town to mend a weary heart
A reflective piece urges a day of solitude on New River for healing from life’s stress. The author recalls bass and pike catches, the canyon, and quiet time away from city pressures, concluding a fishing trip can lift a heavy heart. Also notes a fishing trip by George Chambers and companions to Little River, South Carolina, with a $25 cost, plus concerns about a drag racing hot-rod crowd on a regional highway and calls for enforcement.
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New River
Ohio
George Chambers
Carl Jarrell
A. G. Wilcox
Cecil Swim
Beckley
George
Little River
S. C
Ralph Cole
Lester
Slab Fork Creek
Mullens
Cole
Somestimes Egg
Prayer For Today Blessing on students and teachers
A prayer asks for blessings on students and teachers as they begin the school year. It seeks instruction to teach truth, for pupils to learn right, and to use open minds and hearts to serve others in Jesus name. Signed by James C. Kinard of Newberry, 5. C., insurance executive.
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Jesus
James C. Kinard
Newberry
5. C
Insurance Executive
World Today Khrushchev to See a Contrasting America
Khrushchev arrives in America amid a panorama of contrasts. He will view a nation of wealth and ambition with high unemployment, lingering inequality, and strong government aid. The piece weighs Soviet dreams against U.S. realities from education to industry, farms to federal taxes, and end with a curiously jarring note on owl intelligence.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Nikita Khrushchev
America
Khrushchev
Soveiet Union
Pittsburgh
U.S.S.R
Raleigh and Register advertising rates and delivery terms
Beckley Newspapers outlines subscription prices for West Virginia readers, with daily and Sunday options, territorial taxes, and carrier delivery details. The notice lists annual and half-year rates, monthly options, and taxes, and states distributors are independent contractors, with no responsibility for advance payments.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Labor Leaders Overstep After Labor Endorsed Candidates
The piece notes 254 House members won with labor backing, enough to sway votes, yet many endorsed candidates later voted for Landrum Griffin. It cites 62 labor-backed lawmakers who opposed the bill, and predicts sharper labor battles in 1960 with threats of political retaliation and wider party splits.
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U. S. News & World Report
House
U. S. News
Landrum & Griffin
Landrum
Griffin
Union
Goldwater
Landrum - Griffin
Labor
Landrum-Griffin
Democratic Party
Geography Quiz Reveals Mississippi River Origins
Mississippi derives from Indian words meaning great river and forms a vast system with the Missouri. The river begins at Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota about 100 miles from the Canadian border, narrows to about 10 feet, and widens to over a mile by the Gulf. An award has been mailed to Kathy Kinley for today’s question.
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Mississippi
Missouri River
Lake Itasca
Minnesota
Canadian
Gulf of Mexico
Kathy Kinley
Portage
Beckley
Grassroot Opinions in Khrushchev Talks Gamble
Grassroot editorials from Winnemucca Nevada and Sandersville Georgia mix cautious optimism on potential Khrushchev US talks with a warning about relying on allied support. The Nevada piece frames the gamble as a test of consumer wealth and unity in foreign policy. The Georgia note cites a Chamber of Commerce report showing small businesses posting profit margin gains in the past year.
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Winnemucca
Nev
Star
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
Berlin
Oshkosh
Sandersville
Chamber of Commerce of the
Earl Wilson column highlights star sightings and showbiz buzz
In a bustling page from New York society notes Earl Wilson chronicles Billy Rose’s fall scene with Joan Crawford Marlene Dietrich Audrey Meadows and Cary Grant amid Paris glamour and theater chatter. He mentions divorce filing by Martha Raye, reviews for Take Me Along, a bronze of Brando inspired painting, and other glossy tidbits from cinema and nightlife.
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New York
Billy Rose
Joan Crawford
Marlene Dietrich
Audrey Meadows
Billy
Audrey
el Morocco
Joan
Marlene
Cary Grant
Aurora Moore
Caracas
Venezuela
Europe
Aurora
Midnight Earl
Marth Raye
Mexico
Jackie Gleason
Boston
Byron Goldman
Khrushchev
France
Robert Paige
M. c
Paige
Ken Murray
Kathryn
Arthur) Murray
June Taylor
N. Y
Boni Dana
Paris
Gabby Hayes
50 Years Ago From The Raleigh Register
The Raleigh Register notes marriage licenses for Grover L Walker and Mamie E Dodd James FE Brooks and Evie E Dillon Aaron Burdette and Lottie Bivins F A Dearing and Ella Godbey H D Riche mond and Ettie West John Gerrett and Alice Wills J W Underwood and Lillie Burgess G H Harrah and Rowberta LE Lilly Wingate and McGhee. Roanoke submitted the low bid for street improvement. City Council delayed action until a special meeting to consider four bids for saving purposes. Sam B Hale won the $20 calf show first prize at Ghent. Entries of O C Hedrick Naaman Lilly A W Griffith and John R Griffith finished in order named.
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Grover L. Walker
Mamie E. Dodd
James FE
Brooks
Evie E. Dillon
Aaron Burdette
Lottie Bivins
F. A. Dearing
Ella Godbey
H. D. Richemond
Ettie West
John Gerrett
Alice Wills
J. W. Underwood
Lillie Burgess
G. H. Harrah
Rowberta LE
Lilly
Wingate
McGhee
Roanoke
Sam B. Hale
Ghent
O. C. Hedrick
Naaman Lilly
A. W. Griffith
John R. Griffith
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