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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1960
Page
4
A reflective adage asserts that controlling the household literature could safeguard the church and state, attributing the view to Bacon. It frames cultural influence as a means to stability and order within society through moral guardianship.
The Junior Department of the Beckley Woman's Club sponsored a Memorial Building show by Mitchells Boys Choir, five talented boys aged 10 to 13. An audience of about half the seats enjoyed their verve, and organizers urged more such community entertainment.
In a Louisiana 8th District runoff to decide the Democratic nominee for Congress, incumbent Rep. Harold McSween faces former Gov. Earl Kemp Long. McSween led after the primary but the race remains intensely personal with attacks over governance, Eisenhower veto votes, and Long’s controversial past. Polls expect a close result with political peers largely avoiding public endorsement.
James Marlow reports that anti Catholic sentiment is rising in campaign rhetoric against Senator John F Kennedy. Southern clergy and church publications condemn Kennedy for his Catholic faith while the Fair Campaign Practices Committee warns of more virulent material.
Fifty years ago Beckley socialites attended a W M Ritter Lume bar Company dance at Maben. Officials sent guests from Beckley by special Raleigh to Pemberton and Virginian branch lines to reach the rugged winding Gulf route. A sumptuous supper awaited before a drenched return trip, the party arriving pleased despite the rain.
Beckley Newspapers details subscription prices for daily and Sunday delivery by mail and carrier. It includes West Virginia sales tax, address change instructions, and the vendor note that carriers are independent contractors with no responsibility for advance payments.
Steel industry delays in the expected upturn cast a shadow over fall economic outlook. Auto demand, rising car inventory, and a shift to compact models dull steel orders while capacity expands and substitutes like plastics and aluminum gain ground.
Soviet oil leverage grows as Moscow targets Western markets and Arab revenues. Exports to the West soar to 300,000 barrels daily, about 12 percent of Soviet bloc output, while U.S. capacity sits idle. The piece notes price shifts, Western reaction, and Arab state concerns amid broader geopolitics. It ends with a New York City Opera season note and Henry James background.
New York gossip and cultural notes sketch a playful column on snags and what ifs in daily life. It references Hemingways Life piece, film and theater figures, and entertainment industry updates with brisk, era-tinged commentary.
A fragment from Boswell notes a 9th July nuptial journey with Dr John Johnson and his bride. The tale recounts romance fiction influencing a bold meeting on the road, the wife seeking pace then crying as the narrator asserts command, described as a singular start to married life.
Buttons are older than history and were made from bone long before writing. Ancient Egyptians used brass buttons over 4000 years ago, but buttons gained use only after fashion changed to close fitted clothes. The US button trade centered along the Mississippi from mussel shells, but zipper popularity reduced button making.
A column argues that excessive permissiveness and overindulgence erode respect and authority in parenting. It advocates establishing clear parental authority rooted in love and responsibility to guide children like Sammy and Susie, rather than relying on punitive measures or material rewards.
A prayer from Roy H. Stelter of Harrisburg Pennsylvania asking for God’s spirit to deepen love for others and endow believers with enduring devotion and eloquence in the mind of the Master Jesus Christ.
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