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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1956
Page
2
A concise editorial note presents Spurslowe's thought that good intention alone cannot create truth nor ensure accuracy, likening it to a shooter whose aim remains poor despite a good mark, urging careful judgment and accuracy in discourse.
Beckley polls open Tuesday for a 144000 three year levy to fund recreation. The plan dedicates 70 percent to New River Park, 10 percent to City Park and Lewin Baseball Field, and 20 percent to other facilities. Supporters urge public choice, while critics warn of apathy if defeated.
Democratic leaders seek a civil rights plank echoing the 1952 moderate line while avoiding a convention split. Key figures like Rep. Dawson and Rep. McCormack signal cautious unity as Timmerman doubts a universally acceptable North-South measure, and Meany prepares labor input for platform groups amid ongoing school integration tensions.
The piece presents a city editor Audrey Wood led column praising the good and skilled qualities of today’s youth. It notes juvenile delinquency gains attention but emphasizes many fine young people grow through sports and recreation programs. Beckley plans a recreation levy to fund youth leagues and activities across the tri county area.
In a hometown editorial on juvenile behavior, the piece cites Texas curfew debates, supports youth voice through Eugene Gilbert polls, and defends youth as idealistic yet inexperienced. It argues adults should reengage with younger generations to improve living standards and civic conduct.
The celebrated Ingrid Bergman, filming in Elstree on Anastasia with Yul Brynner and Helen Hayes, says she may return to Hollywood for retakes if needed. Studio bosses expect a comeback, perhaps in October or December, with plans to visit New York for Ed Sullivan amid rumors and public interest. Bergman defends her private life, jokes with the press, and explains she prefers Europe while remaining open to a US return.
An Atlantic swirl of entertainment blurbs noting Ingrid Bergman heading to Hollywood and a mix of industry chatter. Mentions Anatole Litvak directing Bergman with Yul Brynner, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Audrey Meadows, Rita Hayworth, Anita Ekberg, and Ed Sullivan era showbiz rumors. Includes fashion notes, product launches, and party pivots from 1950s press cronicle.
Dr. Howard advises on handling requests for his booklet Sex Problems in Marriage from smaller towns. Readers may mail requests in plain envelopes to maintain privacy, with a stamped return envelope. The piece notes non profit booklet distribution and time savings for doctors and clergy.
A historical look recalls how front porch campaigns helped McKinley Harding and Harrison. It weighs today’s mass media against porch style, noting Democrats’ porch assets like Truman’s and the White House porch’s irony for a potential second Eisenhower term.
A devotional prayer requests shelter and deliverance from life’s evils, confesses weakness, and seeks strength beyond self. The speaker, John Sutherland Bonnell, minister at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York, calls for emancipation from appetites and passions through God’s sheltering love and forgiveness.
A news column compares the 84th Congress to the 83rd, noting similar overall paths in policy. It argues differences between parties are mostly in degree, not kind, with cross-party support on issues like social security expansion, minimum wage increases, and highway funding while civil rights and education initiatives faced partisan hurdles.
The questions ask about the U S fiscal 1935-56, royal family tensions, F D Roosevelt’s second term VP, buttooses uses, federal employees who are war veterans, Mohair origin, and the Republican national chairman. Answers await early.
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