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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1960
Page
4
A succinct adage urges young men to base all successful enterprises on morality. The author H. W. Beecher frames ethics as the foundational principle underpinning business achievement. The remark appears as a reflective daily line suitable for a newspaper round.
Negro demonstrators pressure Congress while the Chicago League of Negro Voters plans to mobilize eight midwestern states for civil rights lobbying. In Cuba, Catholic youth split over Castro, with two factions opposing Communist influence and a looming conference test of church resistance. The Army weighs scrapping $1 million in WWII motorcycle parts left useless by obsolescence.
In a column by James C. Kinard of Newberry South Carolina the writer riffs on teeth from infancy to old age. He notes teething pain denture changes and the cost of dental care while musing on maturity and the bite of modern life. He ends with a humorous aside about a vacation toothache and a civic benediction.
James Marlow analyzes how Nixon positions himself versus Kennedy and Eisenhower. He avoids direct criticism, yet shifts stance on civil rights, defense, foreign policy, and farm policy to project a distinct leadership image while keeping Republican unity intact. Nixon signals greater personal control in foreign affairs if elected, without rebuking the Eisenhower administration.
Fifty years ago in Prosperity unknowns dynamited Kidd and Eldrige’s safe to steal 89 dollars after rolling it into the road. They scattered pepper to mask scent while fleeing. A Springton crap game ended in a fatal shooting, with the killer escaping custody.
AP analysis notes rising popularity of compact cars as Americans tighten on big-ticket purchases. Shifting spending shows more for quick, affordable goods and home entertainment while saving grows for some incomes. Demand for cameras and compact cars rises with lower prices and operating costs.
A reflection on ghost writing in sermons and politics citing St Augustine and Jeremiah. The piece argues theft of words harms the author and notes Jon Hendricks performing in New York as the son of an Ohio miner.
A quiz note discusses Stonehenge as an ancient relic on Salisbury Plain England called the Riddle of Salisbury Plain. It notes restoration started in 1922 and describes the layout of the 30 upright stones and the rings and horseshoe shapes. It mentions possible builders sun worshippers dates 1800 B C to 500 B C and invites readers to research Mound Builders in America with a prize for Janice Carter of Clifton New Jersey who won $10.
Earl Wilson reports on Horace Stoneham a Giants owner known for generosity as a cab story unfolds. A driver recalls Stoneham tipping 20 but offering only 10 and paying a doorman with another 10, while a drunk passenger bellows and leaves a stray 10. The column also teases TV hosts and stage stars with playful quotes.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Raleigh Register at 341 Prince Street Beckley and Hinton West Virginia with mail privileges and AP news access. Rates show daily and Sunday subscriptions by mail and home delivery with weekly and monthly options, plus sales tax and address change instructions.
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