Coal and chemicals drive West Virginia growth
Editorial discusses the rapid rise of the organic chemical industry in America and West Virginia, highlighting coal’s central role in Kanawha Valley’s chemical development and its impact on jobs and purchasing power. It also urges more stream gauging and groundwater studies after flood damage in Richwood, stressing data for safer bridge design and flood management.
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America
West Virginia
Germany
U.S
Organic
Kanawha
I.F.S
Richwood
C.I
Two Million Pine Seedlings to Be Free Distribution
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co plans to give away two million pine seedlings this winter to South Carolina landowners. The note explains WV pulp and paper plants at Keyser and Covington Va. and questions why seedlings aren’t offered in the state where it holds a large stake.
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West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
South Carolina
West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Keyser
Covington
Ucts
West Virginia
Ohio Valley
T.fs
Cpt
Heckley Newspapers Corporation
Berkley
W. Va
Hinton
Associated Pres
Associated Press
Brooks & Finley 1XC
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Oops There’s Something Wrong With Those Psychological Audits
Frank Tripp argues Fortune Magazine tests misjudge executives by ignoring human factors like opportunity and breaks. He cites failures among presidents and managers in supervising and practical judgment, blaming rigid scientific measures for ignoring luck and untouchable foresight in success.
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Fortune Magazine
Fortune
Opportunity Comes In Strange Ways From A White Topcoat
A Raleigh and Register column reflects on how chance opportunities shape success. The author recalls early days of columning and jokes that boosted unqualified figures into prominence, including Bill Homer whose white topcoat became a symbol of his rise to prison authority under Colonel Scott at Great Meadows.
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Gir
Zebulon R. Brockway
Frank Christian
Wareden Lewis E. Lawes
Bill Homer
Colonel Scott
Great Meadows
Lifers
William J. Homer
Filmira
Homer
Peach
Scott
Bill
Bil
All Women Need a Face for Hollywood Sex Appeal
A New York report covers Hollywood actress Martha Hyer asserting a woman's face is essential for fame, with photographer Tony Calvacea and Hyer contrasting facial appeal to body type. The piece notes styling tips for posing and references contemporaries like Marilyn Monroe Audrey Hepburn Lana Turner and Piper Laurie in discussing facial impact on star power.
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New York
Martha Hyer
N. Y
Miss Hyer
Hotel Warwick
Tony Calvacea
Fort Worth
Tex
Marilyn Monroe
Audrey
Dior
Monroe
Lana Turner
Marilyn
June Myson
Piper Laurie
Elaint
Stewart
Martha
Sabrina
Mary Burton
Korea
Grace
Jim Eilers
Jack Paar
Jack Benny
Jack
Earl
March of Events GOP Aims Bipartisan Foreign Policy Drive
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration will campaign to defeat Democratic candidates in the upcoming congressional elections while avoiding partisan attacks on foreign policy. President Eisenhower seeks bipartisanship, with Dulles and officials praising Stevenson’s letter to France on the European Defense Community. The farm bill fight defies the farm bloc as Benson and others defend policy for farmers despite political risk. Rep. Wayne Aspinwall notes the rush of end of session legislation, including farm and foreign aid measures, amid high hopes and challenges.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
White House
Adlai Stevenson
Mendes-France
European Defense Community
State Department
Stevenson
Fara Taft Benson
Judge Murphy to oversee Comics Code enforcement
Judge Charles F. Murphy, named head of the Comics Code, plans to study every comic title line by line to enforce a new ethics standard. He seeks a strict seal for compliant publishers and expulsion for violators, aiming to curb harmful content and preserve family-friendly values.
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New York
Charles F. Murphy
Judge Murphy
America
Jine
Assn. of America
John Goldwater
Murphy
LaGuardia
Soviet and U S Still Far Apart on Atomics
Washington reports that the United States and Russia remain far apart on Eisenhower’s world pool proposal for peaceful atomic materials under an international agency. James Marlow notes continued disagreement on core terms and governance between the two powers.
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Soviet
U. S
Washington
United States
Russia
Eisenhower
United Nations
Russ
U.N
State Dulles
Moscow
Dulles
State Department
Fisenhower
Dulees
Maggie McNamara a shy star with bold studio stand
Hollywood portrait of Maggie McNamara, a shy model turned actress who defied typecasting by turning down roles, winning an Oscar nomination after The Moon Is Blue, and taking a somber turn in Prince of Players. She discussed early modeling, Broadway, and her future back in New York.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Maggie McNamara
Life Magazine
Chicago
Twentieth Century-Fox
Maggie
Shirley Booth
Julie Harris
Edwin Booths
New York
David Swift
Swift
David Wayne
Laguna
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Congress
Urce “Fort Industrial Conference
Baang
God
W. Emory Hartman
Columbus
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Bexley Methodist Church
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