West Virginia Racing Faces Revenue vs Control Debate
The piece argues state tolerance for horse racing is fragile and hinges on revenue. It centers on A J Boyle’s Charles Town track, HBPA disputes over purses, and a West Virginia Racing Commission bound by a 1955 AG ruling, leaving internal track affairs largely unchecked. It warns that lax oversight risks criminal influence and loss of public trust in state gambling.
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West
A. J. Boyle
Charles Town
Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Assa
Washington, D.C
Maryland
Pennsylvania
HBPA
West Virginia Racing Commission
West Virginia Attorney General
Commission
Boyle
West Virginia
Murder, Inc
Register to Vote Before October 6 in Your County
Citizens are urged to verify their registration with the county clerk before October 6. The piece emphasizes that voting requires prior registration and warns against apathy, linking turnout to the preservation of democracy and warning against tyranny. It calls for immediate action to register today.
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Mussolini
Hitler
Weimar Republic
United States
Pure Bank Allegation Colors 1956 Campaign Fund Scrutiny
Democratic leaders press claims that Republican National Chairman Leonard Hall used a $43,000,000 Frederick Snare Corp. contract to extract a campaign contribution for the GOP. While Hall calls the fund a “pure bank,” Democrats say full facts will emerge under investigation for public judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hall
Frederick Snare Corp
Hall
Greenbrier County biographical sketch and listings
A historical fragment listing local names and professions in Greenbrier County from the 1980s including millwrights and mine workers. It names individuals and places such as Meadow Bluff Falling Spring Renick’s Valley Trout Valley and White Sulphur Springs, plus references to Greenbrier Independent and public notaries.
Directory of Local Professionals by Town and Specialty
A compiled listing of physicians, real estate agents, schools, tailors, tanners, watchmakers, jewelers, and woolen manufacturers with names and towns across Lewisburg, Ronceverte, Frankford, White Sulphur Springs, and surrounding areas. Includes extensive entries for Big Clear Creek, Trout Valley, Meadow Bluff, Renick's Valley, and others.
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Joseph Birne
Meadow Bluff
Hamilton Brown
William B. Fewell
W. C. Walton
Falling Spring
John S
H. Cralter
Holly Wellington
Joseph Keys & Bros
Thomas May
R. V. Parkins
Scott’s
R. W. Scott
R. D. White
Alven
G. F. Eakle
J. H. Hoke
White Sulphur Springs
B. F. Hern
Blue Sulphur Springs
Jordan Hughart
Clintonville
Benj
Hurrihal
Ronceverte
Jabez Johnston
G. H. Lewis
J. B. Ransberger
Frankford
A. B. Kincaid
Renick’s Valley
McFarland
N. McFarland
S. A. Ransberger
Big Clear Creek
A. R. Levy
Columbia Sulphur Springs
Stinson
R. H. Williams
Trout Valley
Charles L. Austin
C. A. Rupert
Charles N. Austin
C. H. Austin
Samuel C. Beard
R. P. Lake
Robert McChesney
A. S. Patrick
Lewisburg
C. A. Black
William E. Hollen
Little Sewell Mountain
Wm. H. Caldwell
P. D. Grove
Wm. P. Caldwell
White Sulphur
Tanners T. A. Buster & Co
Crane
W. H. Dunbar
J. C. Patterson
Frankfort
George A. Nickell
James Withrow
J. C. McCoy
Kittman & Hartscok
Prices rise as consumers face record index amid inflation
The piece argues the American consumer is losing the price battle with a Consumer Price Index at an all time high. Government economists concede prices may not return to last spring levels, while officials predict a new higher plateau with debate over a creeping inflation or period of stability. The article notes a $1.02 cost to buy what $1 bought a year earlier, driven by recent June and July increases.
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Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
West Virginia
Cartier
Yovere
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Atest
Eisenhower
Weeks
Adlai Stevenson
Federal Reserve Board
Ed Sullivan and Red Buttons on Sunday Night Talk
Gossip fills New York as Jackie Gleason contemplates quitting TV and Ed Sullivan may sign Red Buttons for regular appearances. Hollywood social swirl includes Mike Todd and Liz Taylor amid Las Vegas chatter and Kim Novak weekend presence. Sonny Werblin touts a witty line while Perle Mesta and Roz Russell surface in street chatter.
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New York
Jackie Glease
Mike Todd
Liz Taylor
Gay N'Orleans
Ed Sullivan
Leo Durochers
Spencer Tracy
Frank Sinatra
Las Vegas Sands
Kim Novak
Kim
Sonny Werblin
Poil Mester
Brooklyn
Perle Mesta
Roz Russell
FBI
Riesel
Lindy
Evelyn Keyes
Soria
John Wayne
Confidential
Lou Perry
Dean Martin
Neapolitan
Marlon Brando
Errol Flynn
Grace Kelly
Leo Carillo
Cisco Kid
Rod Steiger
Sally Gracie
Earl
Art Linkletter
Wished
Herald Sq
Cooper
Jayne Mansfield
Red Skelton
Tim Holt leaves Hollywood for cattle business life
Tim Holt, son of Jack Holt, returns briefly to star in The Kraken after years away from film. He tells how he moved from acting to the So-Rite cattle feeds firm, travels nine states, and logs about 75,000 miles yearly. He cites monoto ny of scripts and budgets as reasons for leaving, while noting he now earns more than in pictures.
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Rob Thomas
Hollywood W
Tim Holt
Hollywood
Marshalltown
Iowa
Tim
Jack Holt
Raver
North Dakota
RKO
Worry Clinic Case S-367 Boosts Hoover Career Start
Herbert H aged about 21 lands a stenographer opening after explaining he needs time to get a typewriter. The exchange leads to his hiring and credit to self confidence. The piece also urges parents to buy typewriters to improve children's spelling, reading and grammar, and to tutor at home with simple methods and flash cards.
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Herbert H
Herbert
Herbert Hoover
American Cowboy Originated in East
Hal Boyle notes odd facts from mail and everyday life such as postmasters armed with ballpoint pens and a dog trained to lift a phone receiver. He asserts the American cowboy originated in the East where Dutch patroons once used the term cowboys for settlers near the Ayton River highlands.
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New York
United States
Edward Fields
Koko
Old East
Aytgon River Highlands
Broadway
Prayer for guidance from Ellis K Schweickhard
The Minneapolis Minnesota principal Ellis K Schweickhard asks for divine wisdom to distinguish right from wrong and strength to pursue righteous living. He prays for daily effort and praise through Christ.
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Ellis K. Schweickhard
Minneapolis
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Greenbrier County
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E. G. Alexander
W. N. Nickell
Jones’ Knob
Ss. B. Williams
David Washington
Greenbrier Independent
Democratic
Harlow & Argebrite
John W. Arbuckle
S. H. Austin
Richard Blofield
Thomas H. Dennis
James Cc. McPherson
John A. Preston
Mark L
Raleigh
C. J. ‘Needy
Tailors
W. H. Johnson
Mackowicz
Sterling F
Will Ed Sullivan
Egyp
B.C
By Earl Wilson
Des Moines
Poil
Roz
Milwaukee
Fred Haney
Bobby Thomson
Cbs-Tv
Dick Salant
Mogle Jones
Prez
Jack van Volkenberg
Ike
Romo Vincent
Margie Friedland
Frying Coln
Miami Beach
Margie
Paris
Christian Dio
Pop Samuel
Food Fair
Sherry
Laurence Welk
Bill Foerst
Seaman Jacobs
Edgar Bergen
E.L.P
Fairmont
Ben Swig
Herb Caen
San Francisco Examiner
Louis Ginsberg
Paterson
N. J
Tom Kelly
Emmetsburgh
THE
Midnight Earl
Jane Kean
Rwin Kramerg
el Morocco
Europe
Presley
Steve Allen
Ernie Kovacs
Steve
Ernie
Mme. Chiang
Harkness
Wilson
George W. Crane
Nin
East
Hal Boyle
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