Thought for Today Good Friday Cancer Crusade Appeal
The piece links Good Friday sacrifice to cancer research and urges support for the 1957 Cancer Crusade. It notes government and private funding, mentions $50 million this year and $30 million sought by the American Cancer Society, and emphasizes ongoing need for funds and broader research avenues. It references the National Cancer Institute and studies on cancer in prisoners and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Hience
Christ
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
Ohio
Columbus
New
York’s Memorial Center
Newcastle
Society
Public Forum Letters Open to Community Feedback
The Register invites signed letters on local or national issues for the Public Forum. Brevity improves publication chances. Names may be deleted upon request, and the paper assumes no responsibility for statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Register
Public Forum
Indian women tend sheep and spin yarn in Peru
In Peru, indigenous women work with flocks and spin wool while tending sheep. Across the United States, over 78 million people hold life insurance. The dove remains a peace symbol but fights fierce battles during breeding season. Marie Antoinette was Austrian.
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Peru
United States
Zenders Dominate in Logging and Semi Pro Baseball
The Zender brothers of the upper Nooksack and Mount Baker region build a famed dual success in logging and baseball. The Deming Loggers, Northwest League champions, reach the National Baseball Congress in Wichita, Kansas, where manager Dick Zender earns All American Catcher honors and the team collects six trophies including sportsmanship and travel awards.
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Nooksack River
Mount Baker National Forest
State of
Washington
Jacob—Zenders
Deming
Wichita
Kansas
Zenders
Middle West
Nationals
Fort Wayne
Dick Zender
United States
Bernie Zender
Lawrence
Red
Pete Zender
John Zender
Local youths in baseball move sparks community interest
Jim Zender a 17 year old Deming High senior and standout player earns Northwest District All Star honors with 240 points in 12 league games while juggling work and studies. His family roots in Deming Loggers and local support fuel a broader belief in youth baseball as a durable path to major league potential and lifelong lessons.
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Dan
Spike) Zender
Jim Zender
Mount Baker High School
Deming
Jim
Jacob Zender
Deming Loggers
Henry Zender
Beckley
Raleigh
Mountain State
Phil K. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley
Praise for Singing and Mission Praise in Religion News
In Nashville a Methodist professor warns that congregational singing fuels spiritual fire while dull singing saps life. In New York Dr. Peale promotes practical religious techniques over theological debate. A Bolivian envoy commends American mission schools for fostering democratic leadership and reform in La Paz.
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Nashville
Tenn
James R. Woughton
Boston University
Charles Wesley
Houghton
New York
Norman Vincent Peale
Marble Collegiate Church
American Institute
la Paz
Bolivia
Easter Hat Madness Has Unusual Victim
New York The Easter hat spectacle harms Blanche Thebom famed Metropolitan Opera mezzo who grows her hair past six feet and plans a bonnet spree to England hoping to avoid royal awkwardness with a vintage orchid in her tresses.
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New York
Blanche Thebom
Metropolitan Opera
Hat Designer Charms Blanche With Wide Brimmed Creations
Miss Blanche Thebom visits Mr John the hat designer who showcases oversized hats with bold names like Windsor after noon and Meeting in Mayfair. She leaves with a dozen large rims, while Mr John delivers witty observations about hat fashion and proportion.
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Mr. John
John
Napoleon
Mayfair
Windsor
Blanche
Palace
Miss Thebom
Levy election fuels Raleigh County clash over roads and duty
Henry B. McKinney of Sophia argues against frequent levy votes and questions Beckley led rural road spending. He recalls a $40 million bond era, claims only about 24 percent funded roads, and accuses local groups of favoring Beckley business interests over farmers and miners. He urges citizens to reject improvised elections set for April 22.
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Bear
Raleigh County
Post Herald
Beckley
Harold Ickes
Wes
Good Roads Committee
Becklex
Tams
Lester Road
Beckiey Chamber of Commerce
Shirley Donnelly
Skin Poplar Gap
Tme
Nicodemus
Henry B. McKinney
Sophia
W.a
Historical claims on coffeehouses and natural phenomena
The text notes King Charles II aimed to suppress coffee houses as political hubs, mentions frequent earthquakes about hourly, and cites Bay of Fundy tides up to 45 feet. It also states Zane Grey practiced dentistry in New York for six years.
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Charles II of England
Zane Grey
New York
Case Records of a Psychologist The Worry Clinic
Maureen O a 23 year old recounts her close bond with her father and a planned June wedding delayed by his imagined heart trouble. The psychologist finds the father’s ailment symbolic and psychosomatic, driven by possessiveness and fear of losing his daughter to marriage.
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Maureen O
Maureen
Hat Tire Congress And Do Nothing Ike
Washington early 1957 sees Congress stalled on Eisenhower’s budget and programs. The House cuts billions from the 72 billion request while the Senate delays money bills. Civil rights and foreign aid face delays with uncertain futures amid intra party splits and Republican dissent led by Goldwater.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Arthur Larson
Larson
Sen
Knowland
California
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Commerce Department
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Youre Telling Me Headlines From A Wry Nation
A quirky composite of current items and jokes spans global quirks from border disputes between Tran and Russia to a spring calendar misread. It cheekily notes a Hastings Nebraska ink chill and a Haifa Israel cinema fine, with trivia on the Minotaur and cemetery meaning.
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Marie Antoinette
Needy’ McQuade
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
W. Va
Hinton
ALU
Beckley CL
C. J. McQuade
Associated Press
al AP Ws Dispatches
National Advertising Representatives
Brooks & Finley, Inc
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
West Virginia
Victor Andrade
Committee On Cooperation In
Latin America
Jesus
Jess
Jews
Simon
Veronica
Jarusalen
Ley Jesus
Sepulcher
Fordan
God
Galilee
Mary Magdalene
Mary
James
Joses
Zebedee
Jerusalem
Israel
Jordan Church OF ST
Gar
Salew
Hlehem
Jordan
Boyle
Prince of
Glory
Scott Brenner
Carnegie, Pa
First United Presbyterian Church
Bay of Fundy
George W. Crane
Tran
Russia
Hastings, Neb
Charles van Doren
Rome
Italy
Haifi
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