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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1959
Page
4
Better Foster Homes Move Seeks Higher Standards for Wards
Child Welfare Department assigns a worker to improve foster homes across a four county area including Raleigh County. Psychologists say foster care suits traumatized children, but critics note current homes are often subpar and state funding falls short. A local minister urges a welfare home with state cooperation until adoption, but guarantees are unavailable. The drive aims to raise foster home quality and better serve homeless children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
West Virginia beer and ale sales fall in 1958
West Virginia consumed 571501 barrels of beer and ale in 1958, down from 623985 in 1957, lowering state and federal tax yields. 1958 federal, state, and local levies totaled 8870509, vs 9458000 in 1957, with beer taxes split between veterans bonds and general revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
West Virginia
United States
U. S
Belgium
Luxembourg
Big Heart Of New York As City Goes Quiet
Hal Boyle notes that New York, famed for hospitality, becomes a town of neighbors in need during outages. A recent massive blackout left 500,000 in upper Manhattan without power, sparking shared meals, conversations, and a surprising call for monthly citywide electricity shutdowns to foster neighborly ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Upper Manhattan
FBI Honor to J Edgar Hoover Highlighted in Beckley Column
The piece extols FBI Director J Edgar Hoover as pivotal to national strength and integrity. It notes Thomas C Allen's 12 year Beckley tenure as senior resident agent ending in Orlando Florida and praises Allen and family as community pillars. It emphasizes citizen support for strong local law enforcement and cites crime cost data from 1958 and calls for public cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Beckley
West Virginia
Thomas C. Allen
Orlando
Fla
Phillips Street
McLean
Allen
Hoover
The
United
America
Real Estate Value Jump in Raleigh County Slab Fork District
Assessor Milam and assistants finish the statement of values for Raleigh County's personal and real property. Real estate in Slab Fork District shows the sharpest rise, more than doubling, attributed to new railroad grading. Overall county valuations rise 37 percent, totaling 4.731 million dollars, as railroads extend through the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam
Raleigh
Slab Fork
The
Virginian
Lilly clan to hold fifth annual reunion on Flat Top
West Virginia family gathers at Flat Top Mountain for the Lilly reunion with Mrs. Geraldine Witt directing. Trap Hill High School cans food for county school children hot lunches this winter. Richard Rost protests as Police Chief McFreely notes Rost claims his wife was sold for $700 after a stamp dispute involving $175 in stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Lilly Clan
Flat Top Mountain
Geraldine Witt
Trap Hill High School
Richard Rost
Edward J. McFreely
Hoboken
N. J
Rost
Paul Herman
Sex of Unborn Still Puzzles Science Through Ages
Science Service reports expectant mothers face ancient debates on fetal sex. From amniotic fluid tests to a 4000 year old Egyptian method using seeds, the piece traces beliefs from Hippocrates to modern ideas, noting no proven reliable prediction yet and enduring gender bias in signs and superstitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science Service
New Haven
Conn
Thomas R. Forbes
Yale University School of Medicine
Proceedings
American Philosophical Society
Hippocrates
Why strawberries got their name and how to grow them
The piece explains the origin of the strawberry name from strewberries, notes that cultivated varieties come from northern Europe, and mentions growing them in straw or even in barrel holes. It invites readers to ask a local gardener about planting time and to try planting strawberry plants at home with a prize note for a submission from Richard Rogers of Nicktown, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
The American Way and the Weekly Newspaper Voice
Grassroots opinions from multiple papers reflect on the American way, noting highways, races, crime, and social changes while contrasting with praise for the weekly newspaper as a uniquely American institution. Also mentions Shetland Islands and habitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
peGea
Somerset
Journal
Susie
Prayer For Today By Dennis H. Cooke At High Point College
A prayer praising the outdoor beauty and creatures during summer months expresses gratitude for nature. Dennis H. Cooke of High Point College in North Carolina signs as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Christ
Dennis H. Cooke
High Point
N.C
High Point College
Steve McQueen Mystery Sparks Hollywood Rumors
Hollywood buzz swirled as Steve McQueen was reportedly missing then located in Hartford after a Cadillac accident. The star, aboard a publicity stir with Sinatra, hinted at slower highway speeds since a Porsche run, while his wife Neile Adams doubted his claims. Meanwhile Oklahoma’s wet controversy and other entertainment tidbits filled the gossip column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steve McQueen
B’way
Hollywood
Steve
Hartford
Neile Adams
Mel
Earl's Pearls and Quick Laugh Lines in Alaska's Boom
A quirky collage highlights Alaska's growing edible industry and pop culture jabs. Khrushchev tours the U S should be treated like any tourist, a playful sentiment. A new car model for women drivers features inside fenders. Steve Rockefeller and Floyd Patterson are cited as examples of American appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl
Alaska
Khrushchev
U. S
Steve Rockefeller
Floyd Patterson
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