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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1959
Page
4
The message urges selecting reading with care, likening it to an ancient Egyptian king’s note that books are medicine for the soul. It links literature to spiritual nourishment and reflection.
Fidel Castro arrives in Washington for a 10 day visit and plans to address the American Newspaper Editors Association. The Cuban premier, seen as an enigmatic reformer, faces scrutiny over his direction, potential repression in Cuba, and the reception awaiting him in the United States amid charges from anti-Communist groups.
David C. Gardner accuses labor unions of privileges akin to royal immunity while criticizing Dean Roscoe Pound for arguing unions threaten public welfare. The piece lambasts politicians McClellan Kennedy Dawson and earlier committees, suggesting leaders sell influence for electoral gain amid historic labor racketeering cases.
Dr George W Crane notes sleep needs drop with a 1600 calorie daily intake and light alcohol or heavy meals. He advises a cool bedroom, an alarm clock, a notepad for ideas, and light evening snacks like milk or cottage cheese. He also suggests sincere nightly prayers to ease drift into sleep.
Hal M. Scott urges a state backed program to replace unemployment with small farms in Raleigh County West Virginia. He envisions turning uncleared land into productive plots with low interest loans for homes and stores to buy surplus farm products, keeping workers employed while stabilizing the economy. He argues automation hurts industry but a community of small farms could provide dignity and work.
Beclley Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists office at 341 Prince St and BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS CORPORATION as publisher. Subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, monthly and yearly, with tax and delivery terms, are provided along with carrier and distributor arrangements and disclaimer of payment responsibility.
A prayer asks for wisdom for educators guiding youth to place God at life’s center and choose a truthful path amid change. John W. Shackford of Waynesville NC signs as a retired Methodist minister. Also notes compare shipboard elevators in carriers and a Chapel Hill planetarium as large historic facts.
New York column notes a shift in aging trends as American grandmothers appear younger with the average woman having her last child at 26 and becoming a grandmother by 44. The piece also contrasts Soviet student funding and professor pay.
A collage of educational bits traces early North American colonists Virginia Dare and John White, Norse Vinland legends, quiz questions, science and urban notes. It mentions Bettina Wagner’s prize, cost of prescriptions, space speculation, air quality contrasts, and a Rex Harrison pun from My Fair Lady opening.
Mae West aside, Las Vegas nightlife includes a new Burl Ives show spoof with false fronts worn by chorus girls at the Flamingo. Designer Barry Ashton created thin mesh fronts revealing molded figures beneath, then removed them to reveal modest bodies. Mae comments on plastic surgery with a warning about a nameless party. The column also notes TV talk of Mae on Martin and Hope and other odds and ends from New York and Vegas.
Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Beckley filed a circuit court petition to allow sale of part of the parsonage property and to correct Ellen L. French deed. Signed by John Beckley, Walter Cook, B. H. White, A. B. Maxwell and F. M. Bardin. A large fire struck Flattop destroying the A. C. Bowling store and stock. the Flattop Lodge of Odd Fellows occupied the upper floor and had met the night before.
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