Thought For Today Quote on Fame and Hair
A concise aphorism notes that men’s fame resembles hair that grows after death and serves little use, attributed to Villiers.
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Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1960
Page
4
State Candidates Important In Primary
West Virginia voters face a pivotal primary May 10 with contests on both Democratic and Republican tickets for state and county offices. The piece urges focus on state candidates, not just presidential race headlines, and notes tax policy and expense-account scrutiny shaping public concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
West
Hubert Humphrey
John Kennedy
Humphrey
Kennedy
Uniform Examination At Raleigh School Attended By 88 Teachers
Fifty years ago in Raleigh a state education event drew 88 teachers with examiners including Ira M. Lilly and W. S. Rogers. State official E L Whitney attended to assist. The piece also notes births, local business notes, tax commentary, and a Health of executives study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira M. Lilly
S. Epling
W. S. Rogers
B. J. Shumate
T. S. McKinney
McGinnis
E.L. Whitney
W. E. Lewis
Mabscott
Beckley
M. H. White
West Virginia
United States Treasury
The
Dramatic Club
Ethel McDirmaid
Carter Opera House
How To Delay Widowhood Take Better Care Of Hubby
Hal Boyle offers light observations on longevity and gender, noting wives outlive husbands, shifting marriage odds, and social trends. He cites demographic ratios, farm declines, and curious trivia from weather to language, ending with a quip about Eskimo words for snow and antidisestablishmentarianism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russia Still Ahead Incentives Greater For Soviet Students
A National Science Foundation study shows the Soviet Union maintains a lead in space, missiles, and technical education, graduating three times as many engineers in 1959 as the United States and sometimes producing better trained engineers. The NSF warns the US must bolster its science and engineering education to avoid falling further behind, noting greater incentives and motivation in the Soviet system. The report also notes long term efforts are needed to raise US engineering graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russia
National Science Foundation
NSF
Congress
Red
China
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates and Delivery Details
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with annual and semiannual options and tax details. It notes home delivery by carrier, independent contractor status of carriers, and cautions about responsibility for advance payments and address changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
C. J. McQuade
Associated Press
AP News
Jeans Thaired Agereante Emma
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
The Value of Behavior in Great Books Commentary
Anecdotes on conduct from Bacon and Cicero link manners to trust in business and government. The author argues behavior is a garment of the mind, needing proper fashion and balance between openness and reserve to reveal virtue and allow activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Hoffa Faces Civil Trial as Monitors Under Fire
James R. Hoffa, head of the Teamsters, faces a Wednesday civil trial against the monitor board seeking his ouster. The case, tied to a 1958 consent decree, has triggered criticism from Congress and press. Monitor appointments and resignations unfold as Hoffa seeks control amid charges including misuse of union funds in a Florida real estate deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Hoffa
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Board of
Hoffa
F. Dickinson Letts
Monitor
Congress
Union
Mem
Bers
Letts
Lawrence T. Smith
Terrence F. McShane
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Godfrey P. Schmidt
Monitor Board
U.S. Court of Appeals
Martin F. O’donoue
Schmidt
Monitors
The
Wall Street Journal
Journal
Teamsters
Washington Post
Nation
James Roosevelt
D. Calif
House
Judge Letts
O'Donoghue
Florida
A. H. Raskin
N.Y. Times
Law
Junior Editors Quiz on The Census
Governments have counted citizens for thousands of years with Rome and Caesar prompting travel to Bethlehem. The first modern U S census in 1790 counted 3 929 214 residents in nine months. This year 160 000 census takers project over 175 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Caesar
Mary and Joseph
Bethlehem
Jesus
United States
Earl Wilson Laughs and Celebrity Bits From New York
A column of jokes and society notes features Earl Wilson detailing witty lines from celebs and politicians, a high society wedding in the Catskills, and quick jabs at showbiz. References include Marty Allen and Lorraine Trudelle, Katyna Ranieri at the Plaza, and reports on Harry Belafonte, Lana Turner, Sid Caesar, and Truman sightings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marty Allen
Lorraine (Frenchy) Trudelle
Concord Hotel
Monticello
N. Y
Catskills
Rip van Winkle
Marty
Frenchy
Richard Tucker
Allen
Pittsburgh
Tucker
Martha Raye
Jan Murray
Dagmar
Buddy Hackett
Hal March
Jean Carroll
Steve Rossi
Andre Porumbeanu
Mgr
Miami Beach
Deauville
Katyna Ranieri
Hollywood
Plaza
Faye Emerson
Max Loew
Katyna
Riz Ortolani
Sulgrave
Jimmy Durante
Sonny King
Nancy Sinatra Sr
Tommy Sands
Johnnie Ray
Oregon
Bob Evans
Natalie Trundy
Charles Hirshon
Sahl’ll
Ife
al Segal
Eddie Hodges
State Dept
Red Skelton
Harry Truman
Madison Av
Alan Gale
Sid Caesar
Las Vegas
Mapes
Reno
Lana Turner
Jeff Jones
Tex McCrary
Stoco boxing team named high school champions of West Virginia
25 years ago Dr Ward Wylie informed Stoco High School authorities that the Stoco boxing team had been formally recognized as high School champions of West Virginia. George Hanneford the riding clown will appear in Beckley for two Ellison grounds shows on April 30. National Music Week events run May 6 to May 12 in Oak Hill with programs at the high school auditorium by Mrs G A Wal edos pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Wylie
State Athletic Commission
Stoco High School
Lego
Stoco
West Virginia
George Hanneford
Hanneford
Beckley
Ellison Grounds
Oak Hill
G. A. Waledo
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