Conservation icon E N Winston honored at West Virginia Woodland Show
Editorial praises E N Pop Winston of Kingston as a longtime conservationist who balanced use and preservation. At the third annual West Virginia Woodland Show he was publicly honored for decades of public service and adherence to ecological balance. The piece notes his practical approach and influence on policy, industry, and public opinion.
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E. N
Pop
Winston
Kingston
West Virginia
Pinchots and Bennetts
Impatient Time Signals Baseball’s Seasonal Shuffle
The piece notes the shift from baseball to other sports as the season ends. It contrasts the Life League and big Leagues with the rising Flying Eagles and Mountaineers, while fans follow box scores of the Yankees Indians and Giants and await the World Series. It also reflects college loyalties and the tug of university teams amid changing sports priorities.
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Life League
Flying Eagles
Mountaineers
Yankees
Indians
Young West Virginia attorney general recalls current events
John G. Fox 29 year old WV attorney general faced criticism for youth at a Bluefield rally. He asserted he is not too young to recall the soup line and the idle mines from the last Republican administration.
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West Virgina
John G. Fox
Bluefield
John Fox
Raleigh Register Platform for Beckley
Beckley expansion plan seeks more parking and hotels, a stadium and municipal auditorium, extended city limits, and a youth center. It aims to boost tourism, rural development, and convention status while promoting clean government and a city manager charter.
John Henry legend rides the rails of C and O country
A Esquire tale recalls John Henry as a massive steel driver who challenged a steam drill at Big Bend Tunnel on the C and O line. The narrative credits him with unmatched strength, a fatal contest, and a lasting legend along the Chessie road, told with regional folklore flair.
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John Henry
Big Bend Tunnel
C. and O
Big Bend
Big John
Big Joan
Nan
Chessie Road
Truman Recasts Bathtub Legend At White House
President Truman told Philadelphia audience that the tale of Mrs. Millard Fillmore bringing the White House bathtub is a myth. He cited H. L. Mencken as the source of the fable and called it as false as the moon being made of green cheese.
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New York
Truman
White House
Philadelphia
American Hospital Association
Millard Fillmore
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fillmore
Medical Association
H. l. Mencken
Baltimore
Mencken
America
Bath tub hoax woven into American lore in Mencken tale
A tongue in cheek note links a bathtub myth to Mencken’s writing and a claim about President Fillmore adopting a bathtub in the White House. The piece argues repeated nonsense spreads as gospel when echoed by many, regardless of truth.
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Evening Mail
Mencken
Adam Thompson
Cincinnati
England
America
Nicaragua
Blendly- Mencken
New York City
American Medical Association
Millard Fillmore
United States
Fillmore
Thompson
White House
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Military Men in News At Home and Overseas
Army updates list Pvt Orville T Hunter of Stamford serving in the Far East after entering service in 1952 and arriving there in August. Other notes include Pfe Billy J Brock of Pax stationed in France with 469th Engineer Airborne Division, his brother Pvt Jimmy Brock with 43rd Division Munich Germany, Pvt Joe N McCray headed to Ft Eustis for basic, Pvt Floyd R Newhouser with 18th Field Artillery Group in Germany, Pic William R Luck from Dillingen Germany after NCO Academy, Pvt Henry Facello of Mt Hope serving with the 28th Infantry Division in Germany, all recent enlistees or assignments.
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24Th Infantry
Japan
Pvt
Orville T. Hunter
James E. Hunter
Stamford
Far East
Army
Far East Command
France
469Th Engineer Airborne Division
Pfe
Billy J. Brock
Price Brock
Pax
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Ft. Leonard Wood
Mineral Wells
Tex
Camp Chaffee
Ark
United ‘States Army
Europe
43Rd Infantry Division
Newhauser
73Rd Field Artillery Battalion
Dillingen
Germany
28Th Division
Pic
William R. Luck
E. A. Luck
Thayer
399Th
Fayetteville High School
Henry Facello
Mt. Hope
Goldie Facetlo
Woodlawn
Esso
Beckley
Main Problems Issues Change on Short Notice
The article notes shifting campaign focuses among national leaders as they rotate emphasis on peace, corruption, and foreign policy. It highlights President Eisenhower and Gov Stevenson presenting varying “main issues” while the public sees changes in the campaign agenda over several dates.
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Gen
Viennese Phone Prank Service Delights City
In Vienna the telephone firm promotes a daily joke stunt via a dialed number. The service features experienced humorists telling jokes and nightly bedtime stories for pets. The firm promises variety and busy lines, while skeptics wonder about refunds and accuracy of connections.
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Tre
Vienna
Austria
Stevenson Likely Retains Chapman If Victory Wins
Washington report notes Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman is the one Truman cabinet member most likely to stay if Adlai Stevenson wins in November. Chapman, aligned with Congress on water and conservation, would campaign for Stevenson Sparkman ticket. potential changes loom if Eisenhower prevails.
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Special
KO Central Press
Washington
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Interior
Oscar Chapman
Stevenson
Chapman
Congress
Stevenson-Sparkman
Denver
Conn
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Interior Department
West
Eisenhower
Colorado
Dan Thornton
Budget Bureau
Mike Mon-toney
Oklahomay
Montoney
Bible Words to Hive by Matthew 16 26
The quote questions profit from worldly gain versus the soul. It frames a stark choice between God and Mammon and highlights time and eternity in their proper perspective. Most Rev. Richard J. Cushing, D.D. comments on Christ or chaos and spiritual salvation.
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Jesus
Gilbert and Sullivan Operas Expanding On Broadway And Tour
Gilbert and Sullivan operas are expanding on Broadway and on tour this season with two national companies and many local troupes. S. M. Chartock's American Gilbert and Sullivan Company will tour 40 weeks per year for four years in Mikado Pirates Iolanthe and a Pinafore double bill with American singers alongside Martyn Green Ella Halman and Robert Rounseville. The company opens Oct 1 in New Haven Boston Oct 20 Broadway Mark Hellinger Theater Oct 20 and Philadelphia Nov 17 after a coast to coast tour. D Oyly Carte Open Company will continue as a D'Oyly Carte enterprise under Frederic Lloyd arriving Oct 27.
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New York
Sir Joseph Porter
M.S. Pinafore
Martyn Green
Institute
S. M. Chartock
Gilbert and Sullivan Company
Ella Halman
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Chartock
American Heart Association
Green
Miss Halman
Chartock Company
Robert’ Rounseville
New York City Center
Lillian Murphy
Kansas City
Dorothy McNeil
London
Covent Garden
New Haven
Boston
Mark Hellinger
Broadway
Philadelphia
Savoy Theater
Frederic Lloyd
Candidates Speak in Northern West Virginia Clash
Republican nominee Rush D. Holt spoke at Moundsville urging an overhaul of West Virginia’s parole and probation system and alleging a 2 percent flower fund aimed at political kickbacks. Sen. Harley Kilgore accused Republicans of opposing great programs, calling GOP isolationists opportunistic and erratic as he criticized foreign policy stances.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Rush D. Holt
Weston
Moundsville
U. S
Harley M. Kilgore
Val
Beckley
Parkersburg
Holt
Sen
Kilge
Korea
Hollywood Parlor Games From a TV Funnyman
Gene Hendrack reports on inexpensive stunts devised for The Johnny Dugan Show on NBC TV. The ideas include shoe box shoe tying challenges, balloon popping contests, patching a partner’s pants, apple biting, blindfolded kissing, and a vibrating belt needle task. A penny arcade flea circus rental is noted.
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Hollywood
Cal Howard
Johnny Dugan
Nbc-Tv
Howard
New York
Catty renaming quip sparks staff joke in Cats Magazine
Editor Raymond D. Smith of Cats Magazine has filled pages with critiques of the season's new cat books. A staff member proposed renaming the periodical The Cat tery Review of Literature to reflect the satire.
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Pittsburgh
Raymond D. Smith
Cats Magazine
Cattery Review of Literature
Beckley Parades And Church Anniversary Mark Local History
A large Beckley crowd joined the New River and Winding Gulf Mining Institute safety meet dubbed Victory Meet. Bluestone Baptist Church Jumping Branch observed its 144th anniversary as Nathan Matz of the President Hotel joined the Beckley merce board after C. D. Phillips left for military service.
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Beckley
New River
West Virginia
H. G. Kump
T. C. Townsend
Henry Conway Hardware Co
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