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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1961
Page
4
Lights For Our Mind National Library Week Essay
National Library Week highlights a vast book gap in rural America with 25 million lacking services and two thirds of elementary schools without central libraries. The piece argues for $500 million to $750 million annually to extend access, trained staff, and new buildings to fuel informed citizens, ending with the elderly man’s metaphor that books are a light.
Bug Dust on Tolerance and Hypocrisy in Society
Essay argues tolerance and intolerance define character. It cites a western university poll on the worst race, a WWII scene with Jewish prisoners aiding fellow captives, and a Religious Telescope piece on eliminating slurs from dictionaries. The author says courage is tested in minority, tolerance in majority, urging true respect over lip service.
New Jersey Gubernatorial Race Shapes 1961 Spotlight
Bruce Bross notes New Jersey 1961 governor race as the key to GOP strength for 1962 and 1964. Three contenders compete April 18, led by Walter Jones with Bergen County power, James Mitchell backed by Eisenhower links and Clifford Case, and Wayne Dumont with Western support. Forecasters see turnout and organization sway. Jones, Mitchell, or Dumont each hold distinct paths to victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
James Mitchell
Eisenhower
GOP
Mitchell
Walter Jones
Bergen County
New York
Wayne Dumont
Jones
United States
Clifford Case
Jersey
Goldwater wary on 1964 prospects by Kennedy’s fortunes
Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona questions GOP presidential chances in 1964 unless President Kennedy falters. Politicians rarely admit pessimism about the presidency as it affects their own career prospects and potential losses in down ballot races. They seek the strongest path to maintain influence, win or lose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
GOP
Kennedy
Prayer for Today From Pastor Mars tin Steubenville Ohio
A brief prayer asking God to use limited instruments humbly in his service. The message emphasizes not overestimating one’s competence nor underestimating usefulness, seeking God’s resources to fulfill tasks in Jesus name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
George A. Marstin
Steubenville
Ohio
First United Presbyterian Church
25 Years Ago From the 1936 Raleigh Register
Harley T. Marsh of Beckley was elected class valedictorian by Greenbrier Military seniors. Marsh has unusually high academic averages and is a talented speaker. Beckley Scout leaders plan first leader training session. Oscar O Williams will speak on Tender Foot Requirements. Morris Harvey College president Riggleman announces Homer Martin named head coach succeeding W H Walker and Art Rezzonico. Appalachian Coals launches plan for expanded sales force with expectation it will be invalidated by the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley T. Marsh
Beckley
Greenbrier Military School
Marsh
Greenbrier
Oscar O. Williams
Troop 66
Leonard Riggleman
Morris Harvey College
Homer Martin
West Virginia University
Allsports
W. H. Walker
Art” Rezzonico
Appalachian Coals, Inc
United States
Supreme Court
Raleigh News Directory and Subscription Rates Note
Raleigh edition published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists offices in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Subscription rates shown for daily and Sunday delivery by mail and carrier with tax notice. carriers are independent contractors and payments to them are not Beckley Newspapers responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
The Lighter Side of the Brookhaven Radiation Garden
Washington report on Brookhaven National Laboratory scientists using cobalt-60 gamma rays to treat a 10 acre garden field. Grotesque sizes appear in common plants, while some species show improved varieties including oats beans peanuts and carnations. Seymour Shapiro is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Seymour Shapiro
Brook
Radiation garden sparks debate at hearing
Transcript notes Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee hearing on hot thumb gardening and radiation experiments. Shapiro describes peanuts and a new carnation variety, while lawmakers question costs and public funding. A former strawberry grower disputes the claim of a particularly distasteful strawberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haven
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Shapiro
Melvin Price
D-Ill
Craig Hosmer
R-Calif
Hosmer
Salzano Inside The West Virginia Statehouse
State Motor Vehicles Commission official Jack Nuckols says he has heard many good comments statewide about his work in interviews. The report notes he is a former Raleigh County senator and references ongoing statehouse activity.
Bars by Hal Cochran and running gags on families
A humorous column by Hal Cochran mocks petty family quarrels and social quirks. It notes a banquet speaker who denies talkativeness yet proves it, wonders about chickens wandering into gardens, and jokes about a Missouri mother with her eighth boy, all with a playful critique of gender and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Cochran
Raleigh Realty plans Beckley lots sale in new addition
In Raleigh County reports the Raleigh Realty and Construction Co will market lots in a Beckley expansion within city limits reaching Mabscott and Beckley Junction. County records note a Lanark Coal Co charter with $10 000 stock and Beckley leaders among stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Realty and Construction Co
Beckley
Mabscott
Beckley Junction
Lanark Coal Company
John B. Laing
Lewisburg
Thomas K. Laing
John Burns
C. H. Roy
M. Stafford
Q and A Highlights From History Quiz Card
The text lists quiz Q s and As including the Vice President voting in the Senate only to break ties, Sinclair Lewis as the first American Nobel literature laureate, bay leaves from the Mediterranean laurel, Denmark selling the Virgin Islands for 25 million, inaugural medals since 1901, Magellan killed in the Philippine Islands, coffee trees bearing fruit at three years, and the Euprates as southwest Asia s longest stream at 1700 miles.
Repeated Warning Over Plastic Bag Dangers
The National Safety Council urges ongoing注意 to plastic bag risks after 114 deaths, mostly children, from misuse of thin film used in dry cleaning bags. Parents should keep bags away from kids and destroy them after use by tearing, tying, or destroying the bag completely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Council
Old Age Has A Spokesman In Earl Wilson Column
New York gossip column highlights aging showbiz royalty and the Lambs Club skit with Pat Rooney correcting Horace McMahon about ages. It notes Ed die Weber on piano, Pat Rooney and a parade of sixtyish stars, plus notes on Janice Rule, Danny Thomas, Frank Sinatra, Barbara Stanwyck, and Jack Benny jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
JFK
Pat Rooney
The
Lambs Club
Jack Waldron
Pat
Eddie Weber
M. C. Horace McMahon
Joe Howard
James Barton
Leo Carillo
Bert Wheeler
Harry Hershfield
Mort Sahl
Shelley Berman
Sammy Davis
Newport
Jack Carter
Paula Stewart
Warwick
Maharanee
Baroda
Palm Beach
Larry Blyden
Chicago
Jack Soo
Larry
N. Y
Jackie Kennedy
Mini Rhea
Jackie
Peggy Cass
Paris
Chimps
Danny Thomas
Fresno
Denise Darcel
Erika
Bette Davis
B'way
Tennessee Williams
Bob Newhart
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J. McQuade
Europe
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John C. Winston Publishing Co
Philadelphia
Bruce Bross At
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Raleigh
C. J. McQuade
United Press International
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
American Psychiatric Assn
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Cuba
U. S
Maj
Ernesto Guevara
Carlo J. Salzano
West Virginia Statehouse
Missouri
Ator
Nuckols
Kappa Sigma Kappa Fraternity
Statehouse
Dave Morris
Elkview
Sophomor
Paul Olsen
Fanwood
N. J
State Conservation Commission
Outdoor Writers Association of America Inc
Outdoors Unlimited
Huntington Works of International Nickel Co. Inc
State Tax Department
State Board of Public Works
State Motor Vehicles Department
S. R. Mills
Bureau of Vehicles
Senate
Sinclair Lewis
Virgin Islands
Denmark
Philippine Islands
Ferdinand Magellan
Southwest Asia
Euprates
Earl Wilson
Janice Rule
Ben Gazzara
Archie Robbins
Frank Sinatra
Bobby Darin
Margaret Leighton
London
Laurence Harvey
Garson Kanin
Phil Silvers
Jack Denton
Nixon
Dick Gregory
Jack Paar
Barbara Stanwyck
Moe Popkin
Scranton
Ike
Truman
Patachou
St. Regis Maisonette
Columbus
Miramar
America
Arthur Lesser
Montmartre
Galion
the Midnight Earl
Salome Jens
Pres. Kennedy
Tony Pettito
Jack Benny
Jack
Earl
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