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A reflection on justice noting not everyone errs yet true justice lies with those who refrain from harming when they could. The saying emphasizes restraint and moral integrity as the measure of fairness.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1961
Page
4
Salute to the First Christian Church Beckley
A tribute to the First Christian Church in Beckley highlighting its humble beginnings, its role in founding Beckley Institute the first Raleigh County high school, and plans for dedicating a $180,000 education building while saluting past ministers and mission work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Old Beckley Institute
Raleigh
Beckley
Kennedy push for 100000 more public housing units
The piece notes President Kennedy seeks 100000 additional public housing units despite likely congressional cuts. It details current public housing stock near 600000 units with 40 percent on welfare aid, median incomes, eligibility thresholds, and the high share of Black occupants, plus the need to house more elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
States resist federal control in aid programs eyes on highway impact
Bruce Biossat notes that states increasingly shoulder funds yet receive full program control, citing interstate highway aid as an example. Critics warn of waste and corruption, while education aid could shift building versus salaries, risking political pressure and altered federal-state balance. Experts urge a careful, cooperative approach to avoid overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
U. S
Raleigh and N Register Advertisement Rates and Delivery Notes
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists home delivery rates and subscription prices for Raleigh and News Register with daily and Sunday options, six month and one year terms, plus a 2 percent West Virginia sales tax. It notes independent contractor status of carriers and distributors and requests old address details for address changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prayer for Today Emphasizes God’s Power in Life and Death
A prayer attributed to Scott Brenner from Philadelphia asks for divine guidance in the atomic age. It calls on God to sober humanity, to teach peaceful living, and envisions future earth shaking events and resurrection through Jesus Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jesus Christ
Scott Brenner
Philadelphia Pa
Today
Westminster Press
Washington Window Looper case tests union dues and rights
The Looper case before the Supreme Court questions whether union members can be compelled to fund political activities. It involves Nancy M. Looper and Southern Railway employees challenging union spending of dues for objectives opposed by some members. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled for the complainants, citing constitutional guarantees of freedom of association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Looper
Nancy M. Looper
Southern Railway
Law of the Land
Georgia Supreme Court
O. L. Long
Freedom of Associa
Ific
Michigan
U.S. Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Hugo Black
William C. Douglas
Georgia
Long
Congo States Confederation Declared In East West Talks
Congolese leaders announce a confederation of Congo states as Moise Tshombe calls for peace with outside powers. Separate quotes applaud South Africa's Commonwealth departure, while U.S. labor and political law debates touch on union spending, free speech, and minority rights in the courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Commonwealth
Dr. Verwoerd
Tengku Abdul Rahman
South Africa
British Commonwealth of Nations
Protecting Health Coverage for Aged Dependents
One in eleven Americans is 65 or older and many plans now extend into retirement. Check existing employee coverage, convertibility, and eligibility for retirees, then compare hospitalization, surgical, regular medical, and major medical benefits. Consider AARP group plans, costs around 72 dollars annually, and other policies offering up to 5000 in hospital benefits with deductibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Fifty Years Ago Social at Stover Home
Miss Stella Stover entertained young friends including Misses Carrie Cook Lena Virginia Nannie Cottle Pearle Shumate Eva Della Shumate and Messrs Blake Hubert Lilly Pierce Stover Azel Vince Shumate Ross Stover Otie Moye Earl Nelson Shumate. Editorial notes support for Beckley hearing and a need for a permanent safe post office location to serve the growing county and future federal term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Stover
Stover
Carrie Cook
Lena
Virginia
Nannie Cottle
Pearle Shumate
Eva
Della Shumate
Blake
Hubert Lilly
Pierce Stover
Azel
Vince Shumate
Ross Stover
Otie Moye
Earl
Nelson Shumate
Beckley
Barbs by Hal Cochran on Sticking Together and Time
Comic sketch notes how couples cope with dieting and support during strain. It ponders social habits like using wristwatches to tell time and jokes about elevator operators in an Indiana town going on strike. The piece comments on attitudes toward money and what a typical woman might say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Cochran
Dad
Indiana
London
Frank Sinatra
Tab Hunter
Ruta Lee
Ruta
Carol Channing
Bing Crosby
Gary
Elvis Presley
Ed Sullivan
Dinah Washington
Chicago
Dinahland
Veronica Lake
Putnam
Ronald Dahl
Pat Boone
N. J
H'wood
Humphrey Bogart
Swanky
Bel-Air
Yvonne de Carlo
Helen Menken
American Theater Wing
Turkey
State Dept
H’wood
Jack Herbert
U. S
Bob Melvin
Earl
Meadows heads campaign tour for attorney general race
Clarence W. Meadows, Raleigh County prosecuting attorney, announced his bid in the Democratic nomination for attorney general and will depart this week for a statewide campaign tour. Ella G. Deem, 80, died April 4 in Beckley at her son C. H. Deem's home after a weeklong illness. born January 12, 1856 in Murraysville, she recalled Morgan's raid on the Ohio River. W. B. Parks, a mining figure, suffered a broken right leg and rib while at Alpeca, and West Virginia Mountaineers captured their fourth Eastern boxing conference title in five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence W. Meadows
Raleigh County
Ella G. Deem
C. H. Deem
Beckley
Murraysville
Jackson County
Morgan
Ohio River
West Virginia
W. B. Parks
Alpeca
West Virginia Mountaineers
Ridicule in politics weighs on a WV legislator
Roy Lee Harmon notes how public figures face ridicule from presidents to governors and laments the abuse he receives after eleven years in Raleigh County West Virginia politics. He cites enacted laws like the Natural Resources Bill and income tax, plus a liquor referendum, as meaningful outcomes amid personal vitriol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Harry Truman
White House
Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
John F. Kennedy
Guy Kump
Cecil Underwood
Russia
W. W. Barron
Barron
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Natural Resources Bill
Marilyn Monroe and Hollywood's Dizzy Dilemma
The Midnight Earl surveys Marilyn Monroe back from Florida weighing options on Rain and a Fox contract as her April 14 expiry nears. He notes Joe DiMaggio tension, plus a whirlwind of showbiz buzz including Dietrich, Berle, Ball, Zanuck, Sinatra, Elvis, and others shaping a volatile entertainment landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marilyn Monroe
Florida
20Th Century-Fox
George Cukor
Joe DiMaggio
Georgie Solotaire
Joe
Marilyn
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