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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1957
Page
2
Low Negro Voter Registration in the South Despite Growth
The Southern Regional Council reports only twenty five percent of eligible Negroes in the Confederacy are registered to vote, with large city registration higher and rural counties far lower. Figures show gradual growth from 1944 to 1956, but critics note many registered do not actually vote and juries often require voting eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederacy
Southern Regional Council
Fund For the Republic
South
John N. Popham
New York Times
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ii
Senate
Mississippi
Alabama
Joseph S. Clark
Sen
Douglas
J. P. Coleman
Arkansas
South Carolina
Texas
Sammy Davis Jr
Las Vegas Sands
Marie McDonald
Harry Earle
Derva Korwin
Lola
Sanita Pelkey
New York
CBS
Wood
Bess Melton
Reno
Benjamin Franklin
Willey Ley
Manhattan
Earl
Tito's Old Comrade To Print Truth
Djilas, once Tito's ally and Yugoslav vice president, writes The New Class denouncing Soviet style rule. Smuggled manuscript, jailed in Serbia, affects East Bloc views as Radio Free Europe broadcasts excerpts. Djilas previously urged democracy and was jailed after Hungary uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
Yugoslavia
Milovan Djilas
Radio Free Europe
Europe
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Djilas
Hamilton Fish Armstrong
Stalin
Sramska Mitrovica
Belgrade
Hungary
U. S
Raleigh County Church Records Trace 19th Century Roots
The Raleigh County Church of Christ Liberty Church records trace the first organized Faith group to Bayley’s Schoolhouse in 1817 led by Claiborne Curtis with seven members. Early ministers include Claiborne Curtis and J A Cowgill with later builders of a larger Liberty church structure. 19th century member names such as Jane Bailey Charles Brown Jane Beckley and Josiah Teel appear in the register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Curtis
Johnson St
Beckley
Curtis
Raleigh County
Prosperity
Roy Teel
Jonben
Luther Teel
Church of Christ
Danick Williams
William H. Johnson
Milton Curtis
Liberty Church
Raleigh Co
W. Va
Bayley
Jane Bailey
Charles C. Brown
Jane Beckley
Martha Greer
Archibald
William Godby
Ja Hart
Jane Rogers
Mary Ann Stover
Josiah W. Teel
Susan _Teel
Frances Tench
Susan J. Williams
Daniel Wiliams
John Warden
Emily Williams
Joseph F. Wright
Raleigh Register
J. F. Wright
Clifford Inmann
Prosperity Church of Christ
Joe Wright
Joe F. Wright
Joseph F
Joe F. Weight
William C. Hollandsworth
Elisabeth Hollandsworth
Fdgnn
Record of Deaths and church finances in Prosperity era notes
The piece lists death records for Maggie V. Williams and Archie Godby, and details Prosperity Church of Christ finances from 1895 to 1923. It cites balance in treasure of 1002 dollars, contributions totaling 31.95 with 18.65 expenses, and several trustee and secretary appointments including J. F. Wright. It also references Joe Wright misidentification and local pioneer signatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie V. Williams
Moundsville
Archie Godby
Church of Christ At Prosperity
Johnnie Hollandsworth
Sexton
S. T. Showalter
Darrell Williams
Church of Christ
Anne F. Wright
Charles Bennett
J. F. Wright
Modernizing Superstitions with Counting Tricks
A humorous roundup notes Hollywood stars Betty White Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz and others proposing new quick fixes for old superstitions such as counting to 127 to undo an inside out stocking and counting to 5 to replace a left shoe removal. It blends celebrity quips with light gossip and mentions several TV and film figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Betty White
Miss White
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz
Hollywood
Betty
Toots Shor's
Joe DiMaggio
Victor Borge
Charlie Chaplain
the King
London
Arthur Tracys
Case Records of a Psychologist The Worry Clinic Case V-358
Hilda K. aged 29 described as a drunken wife seeks pregnancy as cure for drinking. The psychologist outlines ovulation timing 28 day cycle and uses baking soda douche to aid conception. After guidance the couple conceives a baby boy within a year and joins a church to curb drinking. Similar sexual inferiority issues affect husbands and drive drinking behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda K
Hilda
Republican state convention opens in Wheeling with large turnout
The 1932 Raleigh Register notes 4000 to 5000 Republican leaders gather in Wheeling to plan the campaign. Roosevelt attacks the Hoover Administration on watered stocks and foreign loans in a national publication. A Rahal Candy Company theft reports cigarettes cigars and candy valued at about 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Rahal Candy Company
North
Kanawha St
Real Civil Rights Fight Lies Ahead
The article previews a pivotal civil rights struggle as Congress hovers between House and Senate versions. It notes a two year commission with subpoena power and a new Justice Department civil rights division, plus tensions over school desegregation and the potential presidential veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Federal
Justice Department
Negroogs
Commission
Congressional battle over jury trials in voting rights cases
The House and Senate clash over whether federal judges may try and jail for criminal contempt without a jury in voting rights cases. Eisenhower opposes extending jury trials to all criminal contempt. a compromise risks broad agency power and potential gains for Negroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
National Labor Relations Board
Federal Communications Commission
Peter Palmer Slims Down After Li'l Abner Fame
A tale of Peter Palmer losing weight from 260 to 245 pounds after starring as Li'l Abner. The 25 year old recalls football days at University of Illinois and Rose Bowl, marriage to Jackie Gleason secretary, Army service, and rising Broadway life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peter Palmer
Pete
University of Wilneis
Ray Eliot
Dogpatch
Chicago
California
Jackie Gleason
Mark Stevens
Uncle Sam
Closter
N. J
Jackie
Palmer
Local capitalists plan Beckley skating rink and opera house
The Raleigh Register notes a stock company forms to finance a skating rink in Beckley and to establish an opera house. A Glade and Guyandotte Railroad line from Glade to Mullens faces slow stock subscriptions and possible postponement. A. D. Preston of Beckley leads the new corporation as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Entereed
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
W Va
Lbeckley
C.J. McQuade
Associated Press
Wre
Ces
AP News
National Advertising Representatives
Brooks & Finley, Inc
iNew York
Philadelpnna
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Howba & 7
West Virginia
Visi
Elis Air
Glade and Guyandotte
A. D. Preston
Howard Phipps
Bank of Raleigh
E. J. Bibb
Fitzpatrick
Registerffice
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C. J. ‘Needy
McQuade
Raleigh
Earl Wilson
Hes
Bureau of Public Roads
Jomen Marlow
Amon
Dotson M. Nelson Jr
Greenville
D. C
First Baptist Church
Mal Boyle
Melissa
the Anny
Fredonia
Cemser
Mao Tse-tung
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