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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1955
Page
4
The first four months of 1955 show a record 1,287,000 births, up 1 percent from 1954, with 306,000 births in April. The boom strains schools, housing, and public aid, as population growth pressures persist alongside rising marriage rates and regional food security concerns.
A collage of local snake sightings and warnings follows. Peggy Kessinger at the Glade Creek dam reports a rattler near her home, while Earl Johnson near Kanawha State Forest describes a four foot rattler with 15 rattles and a deadly bite threat. The Richwood News Leader recounts a joke turned deathly when a toadstool encounter sparks a rattlesnake attack. The page also notes WV educators weighing in on Rudolph Flesch's reading method with Clarence Peregoy of Woodrow Wilson High School contributing three-part commentary and an AP piece due Sunday.
Public notice details Beckley Newspapers Corporation pricing for subscriptions in West Virginia and delivery terms. Lists daily and Sunday rates, six month options, home delivery by carrier or distributor, and tax note. Includes address and contact directions for subscribers and change of address requests.
In Hiroshima on August 6 1955 residents prepare for the 10th anniversary remembrance. Mayor Watanabe will release peace doves as bells and whistles sound around the Cenotaph. Memorial projects include the Peace Memorial Hall and Atomic Bomb Museum. Estimates of death toll range from 78150 to 260000 with Hiroshima’s population fluctuating around 360000.
Eleven years after a typical Japanese neighborhood was ruined, the city is being transformed into a landscaped park. Three of five major factories are partly back, employing about 12,000 people, down from wartime payrolls of 50,000. Mitsubishi shipyard, Toyo Industries, and Japan Steelworks are returning to production with guns replaced by ships, trucks, sewing machines, and mining equipment. City planning officials see progress but note that the big reconstruction task remains.
Hollywood promoter Eric Morley chased Tallulah Bankhead to Las Vegas to gain her Paris engagement with a plan to reunite dog and star in Paris while she visits England. Bankhead balked at quarantine and Morley joked about flying her to Paris nightly. Sequel notes on Dean Martin Jerry Lewis split hint and Patti Lewis awaiting baby as the pair’s bond frays with talks of a new partner. Swifty Morgan and others visited Vera Shea and Alan Gordon, amid talks of a potential new backer.
Swifty claims Taboo will skip London cafe while Vera, once seen as Marilyn, asks about Sammy Davis Jr. The tale continues with Arnold Rothstein named amid three Cadillacs bearing Sammy Davis Jr. and his father and uncle as protective partners.
Hollywood progresses report on George Gobel filming a remake of The Lady Eve at Paramount with Mitzi Gaynor. Norman Taurog directs. Paul Ones oversees. Gobel delivers natty scenes while colleagues contend with his on set humor and shy charm.
A set of trivia questions asks about Columbine Eisenhower’s farm, teeth cavities in new inductees, Texas voting trends in 1952, a studio sale, a Bearcat model car, a communist country in Western Europe, and Vladimir Lenin or related figure. The page promises the answers here.
Jose de Areilza born August 3, 1909 in Bilbao Spain. The Count of Montrico is Spain’s ambassador to the United States since November 1954 urging closer Spain participation in the United Nations. He was ambassador to Argentina in 1947 but resigned after a dispute with Eva Peron. He supports Gibraltar’s return to Spain and promotes U S Spanish friendship.
Howard B. St. Clair, promoted to colonel, is a United States Military Academy graduate and Army War College veteran who served in Europe in World War II and Korea. Two AREA men serve aboard USS Salem in the Mediterranean, Lloyd F. Rice and William H. Higgins, with the ship returning to the U S in the fall.
A prayer urging gratitude and support as workers bear daily burdens in the heat of the day. It prays for unity with those who pray and for those who perform tasks, asking to fulfill the law of Christ through bearing one another's burdens.
The text notes that pencils and diamonds share material, ships use the International Code of Signals with forty flags visible up to five miles, and the first large suspension bridge in the United States crossed the Ohio River at Covington Kentucky, completed in 1818.
New York. Leonard Warren a leading dramatic baritone, claims a 52 inch chest, six feet tall and about 200 pounds. The Bronx born star, accepted by La Scala and Metropolitan Opera, discusses voice over ego, discipline, and the sacred responsibility of his gift. He recalls humble beginnings, a simple life, and the aim to stay tranquil with himself and God.
Democratic General Tire Stutz San Marion Lenin are noted with terse references across the fragmentary OCR. The brief items suggest a mixed list of names and brands linked to a marginal story or caption. The exact context is unclear but preserves the named entities.
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