Thoughtful pledge shows West Virginia’s economic vision
A Kanawha City speech by Wally Barron promises to provide adequate income for every citizen while critics call it a political machine ploy. The column argues Barron offers “more of the same” and contrasts his plan with Hulett C. Smith’s experience to run the state as a big business. It also urges focus on science and tech education to grow local industry and keep engineers in West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wally Barron
West Virginia
Barron
Humphrey
Kennedy
West
Department of Public Assistance
Hulett C. Smith
Bosses tire of hearing office jokes and home life complaints
Hal Boyle presents a string of office humor illustrating the clash between executive pretensions and personal responsibilities. The bits feature anonymous notes, wife calls, nap breaks, and the absurdities of corporate life and household reality.
Peculiar race colors 1960 Democratic field
The World Today outlines a tangled Democratic field with no clear frontrunner. Nixon appears close to securing the Republican nomination but avoids new issue positions. Kennedy faces religion as a campaign test ahead of the May 10 West Virginia primary, while Humphrey lags despite strong labor ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Johnson
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Len Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Organized Labor
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
West Virginia
Humphrey
West
Raleigh Register Publication and subscription notice details
The Raleigh Register, published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia, lists editorial staff, AP affiliation, and national advertising reps. It details subscription rates by mail and home delivery prices, plus tax, address-change instructions, and carrier contract disclaimers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
AP News
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
District High School Planned in Beckley
The Raleigh community reports excitement over mad dog killings including Dr MaRae Banks valuable bird dog among the victims. The Town District board of education plans a District High School in Beckley a brick or stone building with 10 to 12 rooms and a large assembly hall equipped with modern conveniences and supplies.
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Raleigh Register
Raleigh
MaRae Banks
Board of Education of
Town District
Beckley
Campus Feels Business Confidence By SAM DAWSON AP
College campuses report stronger business confidence with more job offers and higher starting pay for 1960 graduates. Firms focus on long term research roles, engineering and physical science advanced degrees, and liberal arts rising in demand. Starting salaries for engineers and scientists range from 7500 to 12000 yearly, with most hires expected by graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co
Minneapolis
Aes
Lacement Bureaus
The Octopus Quiz Question and Answer
Junior Editors offer a quiz about the octopus detailing its sea life, eight arms, Greek origin for eight feet, and its nickname devilfish. The piece notes its size range from fist to twenty feet and suggests visiting an aquarium this summer. A $10 prize is announced for Waylan Ballard of Gainsville, Texas.
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Mediterranean
China Seas
West Indies
Hawaiian Islands
North America
Waylan Ballard
Gainsville
Tex
Beckley
Perfect balance of action and pleasure in Gibbon’s view
ST LOUIS AP Each year for the past decade a birthday party is held for four children born to mothers who shared a hospital room at St Anthony's In Dellwood Cahokia Lemay and St Louis The event brings together the four families with eleven other children for ice cream and cake marking the kids turning ten
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
St. Anthony's Hospital
Norman Obermoeller
Dellwood
Glennon Bopp
Cahokia
Norbert McGahan
Lemay
Julian Sonnenschein
Work as medicine for heart patients urged by doctors
Three medical authorities writing in Circulation argue that rest after a heart attack harms recovery and that work is essential for physical and emotional well being. They warn against overprotective attitudes, note the economic burden of heart disease, and call for community resources and public education to help cardiacs return to work.
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Coronary Club
Cardiacs
American Heart Association
Marvin C. Becker
Beth Israel Hospital
Newark
N.J
Wayne Vasey
Graduate School of Social Work
Rutgers University
Jerome G. Kaufman
United States
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Heart Association
Prayer for Today by Anthony Junior High Principal
Omnipotent God we thank Thee for saving us from ourselves and our flaws. Help us see we are our own worst enemies when we lose faith in ourselves, for in losing faith in us we lose faith in Thee. Amen. Roland R. DeLapp, Minneapolis Minn.
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Jesus
Roland R. DeLapp
Minneapolis, Minn
Anthony Junior High School
Party Troopers and Perle Mesta Party Diary in NYC
Earl Wilson reports on a glitzy New York scene of society parties tied to Perle Mesta’s book event at the St. Regis Roof. Celebrities Aly Khan Celeste Holm Elsa Maxwell Walter Pidgeon Carol Burnett and others mingle with a seven piece band as guests at various venues from Trader Vic’s to Essex House, Drake Hotel, and the Forum of 12 Caesars.
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New York
Aly Khan
Ethel Merman
Celeste Holm
Perle Mesta
Perle
St. Regis
Elsa Maxwell
Mrs. George
Durgom
Scandia
Piccadilly
Walter Pidgeon
Carol Burnett
Trader Vic
Carol
Filmways
Photog
Milton Greene
Drake
Mme, Claude Bessy
Jean-Perre Aumont
Elsa
Essex House
Fred Sessler
Amphicar
Alys
Sabrina
Roxanne Arlen
Green Dog
Hatcheckers
Forum of 12 Caesars
Mary Ann
Mobley
Chuck Reeves
King & I
City Center
Barbara Cook
L.A
Morton DaCosta
Lucille Ball
Manhattan
Janis Paige
Paige
Elliot Arnold
George DeWitt
Lake Tahoe
Dennis Day
Harrah
Jane Kean
Golden Steer
MGM
Peter Lawford
Andre Porumbeanu
Pat Boone
Roy Rogers
Josh Logans
London
Oliver Messel
Princess Margaret
Erich Maria Remarque
H'wood
Burt Reynolds
Tony Bennett
Roberta Sherwood
Harry Adler
Alan King
Eduardo Lausse
Jilly
Bill O’dwyer
Mexico City
Rafaela van Ess
Desi Arnaz
Chateau
Madrid
Prince Rainier
Grace
Evelyn Sharp
Stanhope Hotel
Monaco
Connie Mack Faces Struggles With 1935 Athletics
The veteran manager admits limited expectations as the 1935 Philadelphia Athletics battle injuries and a weak hitting attack. Meanwhile National Boys Week observances are urged by merchants and Rotary leaders to display boy-centered items. A Seattle waterfront sighting describes a creature resembling a blinking monkey reported by a fishing crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Mack
W. T. Blakely
Rotary Club
Seattle
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J. McQuade
the Octopus
Gibbon
Edward Gibbon
Earl Wilson
Lee Tracy
Ray Middleton
Walter Slezak
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