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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1964

Page

4

Harder With Two Wives Thought For Today Adversity

A quotation attributed to Johnson notes that adversity is the state in which a man most easily understands himself, especially when free from flatterers.

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Demand for Honest Law Enforcement Across West Virginia

An editorial urges nonpartisan support for strict enforcement of all laws in West Virginia, Raleigh County, and Beckley. It criticizes decades of lax policing and selective enforcement, calls for candor from candidates for governor, Senate, and local offices, and stresses unanimous backing for equal law enforcement. It also notes Beckley’s cultural offerings, praising Bits And Pieces and suggesting more robust local arts support.

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President Johnson Renominated On His Birthday

President Johnson, turning 56, is slated to accept the Democratic nomination in Atlantic City on his birthday. The piece traces his political rise, key roles, and close friendships, noting a elegiac Atlantic City mood with tributes to Eleanor Roosevelt, Sam Rayburn, and Kennedy.

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Realistic gunplay in westerns sparks eye opening critique

A reader mocks westerns for unreal shooting, hero survival, and sunset endings. He notes villains often die theatrically while heroes survive chest hits, get bullets removed by improvised tools, and ride away with love interests left unresolved, questioning genre conventions.

Prayer For Today and Pop Culture Riffs

A devotional blessing reflects gratitude for past night care and asks for daily guidance and industrious cheer. The column then shifts to a critical humorous mix of pop culture notes about heroism in old Westerns and TV wrestling, politics, and a battered TV set, with light satire on entertainment and convention ego.

Works of Gassed Jewish Children Published

A collection of 15,000 Jewish children under 15 passed through the Rezsistadt camp toward death camps. their poems and drawings remain, to be published by McGraw Hill in October as I never Saw Another Butterfly edited by Hana Volavkova. The originals reside at Prague’s state Jewish Museum.

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Raleigh 4-H camp road work advances amid action on projects

1939 Raleigh Register notes WPA area engineer John NeSmith says highway work toward a Raleigh County 4-H camp proceeds while several project applications await action. Also reports on international tensions, Legion auxiliary officers, Fleming novels, and the Molly Maguires book release.

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Prescott Pal Turner in Arizona Tales of War and Travel

John Hodell recalls a two day visit to Prescott Arizona to see his college friend John Turner an accountant with a wife and two children. Turner’s dry climate and liberal arts path shaped his life while frequent long distance calls connect him to friends worldwide from his home near Goldwater country.

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Johnson’s role questioned as northern allies contend for mastery

Atlantic City coverage notes that President Johnson struggles to win full influence over the Northern wing of the Democratic Party. Analysts say his Texas aides limit cross‑bloc reach, leaving him dependent on Kennedy veterans like O’Brien and O’Donnell. Critics warn courting tactics may reveal a Johnson weakness.

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