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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1955
Page
10
A fragment suggests a debate on whether Princess Margaret will abandon royal life for love or stay for duty. It references Townsend, a divorced RAF hero, and compares to King Edward VIII’s romance with a divorced woman. Townsend is described as 40 amid unclear details.
New York based report by Sam Dawson notes a rising tide of prosperity as four sectors gain momentum. It highlights improving markets, rising investment, and notable gains across key industries. The piece emphasizes optimism for upcoming quarters and continued growth prospects.
Three Republican senators rejected charges that Hoover stacked his commission task forces saying Democrats are running against Hoover again not Eisenhower. The Democratic National Committee accused Hoover’s picks of aiming to reverse policy, while Republicans argued Democrats lack issues and have long attacked Hoover, contending the commission did good work.
Britain’s royal family celebrated Princess Margaret’s 25th birthday with a Balmoral lawn barbecue, prayers at Crathie Church, and a quiet family tea. Queen Elizabeth II postponed public celebration to honor Sabbath traditions as speculation swirled about Margaret’s marriage prospects to Group Captain Peter Townsend.
The Associated Press reports multiple fatalities over the weekend in West Virginia. Drownings claimed at least two lives in Summers and Mason counties, while two Nicholas County autos plunged 60 foot embankments. A Mason County motorcyclist died from a gravel accident. In Huntington a man died from shotgun wounds amid a family dispute. An electric drill accident in Nitro killed Charles Boggess, and a Virginia death near Roanoke was attributed to drowning. Authorities investigated two Nicholas County crashes and local sheriff offices pursued further charges.
Livestock market data shows cattle classes with weights and price ranges for slaughter steers heifers and cows, calves hogs and sheep. Notable figures include good to prime vealers 20.00-26.00, hogs 180-600 lb ranges up to 18.50 per hundredweight, and spring lambs at 17.00-20.00.
Apples show modest gains across varieties with Summer Rambos, Early McIntosh, and Red Gravensteins rising by about 2.5 to 3.0 cents per unit. Potatoes mostly steady to weak with Cobblers and Chippewas quoted around 75 cents to 1.00 per unit, regional differentials noted for New Jersey and Long Island markets.
A Jacksonville man contacted the Florida Times-Union claiming an ad for a day and night nursery listed only a phone number. He called the number, the nursery supposedly collected his child, and he asks the paper to locate the ad’s address and retrieve the number to recover his child.
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