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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1956
Page
2
The Republican platform committee chaired by Sen. Prescott Bush will submit its report next Wednesday. Democrats in Chicago argue GOP records show giveaways, big business favoritism, farm failures and other issues, while noting party control in Congress affects both sides.
In Rome the Pope framed the distributor's objective as lowering prices, ensuring quality, expanding customer choice, and enabling access to goods. He noted U S progress in mass distribution and praised competition for driving service, display, sanitation, and efficiency while profits follow from improved real service.
Navy Information Office notes high demand for details on the Navy Hymn and Eternal Father O God our Father. The hymn’s words have varied since Rev William Whiting wrote it in 1860 amid storms off the English coast.
Betty Furness, not running for president, bought 30 new dresses for conventions but discarded four. She notes changes in TV style, uses a monitor to trim her figure to a size eight, and jokes about her blond hair. She travels between conventions and films between campaigns.
A psychology column discusses Dr Crane aiding the Merico Young Adults from the First Christian Church of Santa Ana California. It notes target audiences like a 30 year old married adult with two children and defends frankness in addressing modern dilemmas from divorce to teen pressures. It also mentions the column as an educational piece in a newspaper and how readers can request a desk script.
Henry Smythe, America's first professional sloganeer, shaped GOP and Democratic conventions for decades. He coined World War I and II battle cries, rallied for Liberty Bonds, and influenced Franklin and Roosevelt imagery. He died alone in Bellevue Hospital, remembered as an eccentric promoter of patriotism and slogans.
A wartime style blessing from Charles M. Crowe of Wilmette Parish Methodist Church prays to widen sympathy for those in need and to judge gently. It asks for forgiveness, humane dealings, and active service in brotherhood, peace, and freedom through Christ.
At Chicago the Democratic Party avoided a split as Southern leaders secured a watered down civil rights plank. A Northern dissent offered a stronger option but leaders led by Truman steered the convention to accept the compromise. The move preserved unity and was praised by Battle and others.
Pic Jack H Pack completes four weeks of individual combat training at Camp Pendleton California. The course covers infantry tactics first aid demolitions field fortifications and advanced weapons schooling for Marines slated for overseas duty. Pvt Robert D McCray sees simulated combat with 45th Anti Aircraft Artillery in Grafenwohr Germany. He is the son of Catherine McCray and lives in Beckley. Cadet Billy B Bates returns from six weeks at Fort Meade Maryland after Reserve Officer Training Corps summer camp. He is Marshall College student and son of Woodrow Bates and Mrs. Bates of Beckley.
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