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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1958

Page

2

Dag Hammarskjold Abroad and Billboard Rules Tangle

The piece profiles Dag Hammarskjold as UN secretary general candidate for a ninth Middle East mission, notes his background and philosophy, and explains U.S. Weeks billboard standards under the 1958 highway act. It discusses the economic emphasis of Hammarskjold and contrasts him with predecessors while outlining proposed signs rules near interstate roads.

Dag Slammskjold United Nations Middle East Sfammarskjold Stockholm University USN General Assembly Dag Njalmar Agne Hammarskjold Iis Trammearskjold Sweden Ele Hammarskjold International Timmarskjald Trvave Lie League of Nations Eric Drummond Lie Hammerskjold Ile Labor Party U.S.S.R Soviet Union South Korea Hammarskjald Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks Weeks Senate Roads Subcommittee

Observers Praise 85th Congress For Accomplishments

Washington observers report the 85th Congress achieved a solid record of responsibility and accomplishment. Leaders from both parties praise rank and file work while President Eisenhower remains guarded yet pleased with key actions. Major bills include Defense department reorganization, foreign aid funding, and a four year extension of reciprocal trade.

Washington 85Th Congress Capitol Hill Eisenhower Defense Department Congress

Seeing Double At Capitol Honor For Edmondson

Oklahoma senatoral delegation hosted Democrat James H. Edmondson at a Capitol luncheon. A presidential double, mistaken for Eisenhower, surprised attendees as he greeted Edmondson and garnered laughter.

Oklahoma James H. Edmondson Capitol Senate Capitol Hill Edmondson President Eisenhower Washington White House

Missile program gains speed in modernizing arsenal

Grassroot Opinion cites a timeline of U S missile development from an Atlas program begun 11 years ago and canceled in 1919 to current Thor Jupiter and Polaris projects. It notes production starts and the shift to a practical phase, highlighting rapid progress in recent years.

Buffalo Times - Herald

Flattery Is Banana Oil The Fuel Of Progress

Hal Boyle argues flattery is a necessary social lubricant in modern life. He claims self-criticism has replaced self-praise, leading to guilt from panhandlers to millionaires. The piece urges a return to self-respect and encouragement, noting flattery beats self-hate and can boost morale.

Wheels of Progress New York Pal

Military Men In News At Home And Abroad

Peggy Kessinger reports on service members earning training at Aberdeen Proving Ground Fort McClellan Fort Gordon and Great Lakes Plus Marines aboard USS Travese County and Sixth Fleet movements Names include Pvt Richard Gravely Sgt Bernard McKinney Jr Seaman Claude Lynch and Roy Powers with high school ties and family connections noted.

Army Ordnance School Aberdeen Proving Ground Pvt Richard D. Gravely Robert B. Gravely Mabscott Army Fort Knox Woodrow Wilson High School

Earl Wilson reports on buffalo hunt bet and TV talk

Earl Wilson details Guy Madison's $5,000 wager with Wilbur Clark that he can kill a rogue buffalo from horseback, plus Madison's TV career notes and a roundup of entertainment gossip from New York and beyond.

New York Guy Madison Wild Bill Hickok Guy Wilbur Clark Las Vegas Desert Inn New Orleans Texas Ohio Clark N. Y Syracuse Sacramento Will Bill Hickok Toots Shor's Oasis Wyoming NIS Helen Ainsworth Doug Fairbanks Sr Corral Idaho Philadelphia Los Angeles Humpty’s Jack D' Aris Helen Blanco Rapid City S. D Las Vegas Bronx Midnight Earl Elsa Maxwell Jack Paar A &K NBC Jackie Gleason Slenderella FCC Karen Hanson Minnesota Marty Allen Allen de Wood Emory Geisz Hollywood CBS Margaret O'Brien Monroe Steve Allen Europe Benny Venuta Eve Arden Xavier Cugal Naples Alan Dale Guy Mitchell Mineola Mark Kroll Betty Kean Helen Hayes James MacArthur Joyce Bulafant Peter Townsend Earl Broadway

Registrars named for November election in county

The county court named registrars for towns Marsh Fork Trap Hill Stab Fork Shady Springs and Richmond with listed individuals. A Beckley Ice and Feed truck caught fire on West Neville Street prompting an injunction request by Beckley Water Co. A Beckley board of education session awarded D. E. Johnson a $500 partition wall contract for Montreal school.

G. W. Williams Albert Williams B. P. McKinney Ira Hurt B. F. Tolbert W. A. Garrell John Evans W. B. Wade Festus Scott W. D. Crickmer Os Tench Luther Teel Harvey Cook Marsh Fork Covey Sarrett Scarbrough Edward Jarrell Clear Fork G. H. Williams A. L. Stover Lewis Farley Trap Hill A. J. Manning H. F. Brooks H. A. Halstead Elbert Farley Henry Phipps Shady Springs Ed Richardson C. W. Reed T. E. Moye Luther Beckley Ice and Feed Company Jim Basham West Neville St J. Q. Hutchinson Beckley Water Co C. M. Ward G. C. Trail Board of Education D. EB. Johnson Beckley Montreal

Supreme Court faces test over speed and mob violence

The court's special session weighs the phrase all deliberate speed in the Little Rock Central High case amid mob violence and federal orders. Past rulings show conflicting timelines, with judges splitting over how quickly integration must proceed and whether mobs can delay court orders. The NAACP seeks to overturn delay rulings as the board appeals to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Faces Stay on Little Rock School Integration

The NAACP asks the Supreme Court to lift the Circuit Court stay and let integration continue at Central High. The decision could allow the school board further appeals or a full merits ruling, affecting whether December 1957 delays persist and whether the Little Rock mob influenced federal courts.

Supreme Court Central High NAACP Circuit Court School Board Lemley High Court Circuit Little Rock Mob

Ancient Amazons in Myth and Legend

The passage discusses the mythical Amazon warriors of Asia Minor along the Thermodon River. It notes beliefs about their customs and a Hercules tale regarding Queen Hippolyta, then cites historians who say the Amazons were mythical.

Asia Minor Amazon Kingdom Hercules Hippolyta

Prayer for healing and renewal from Augustana College

A prayer seeking forgiveness for life’s injuries and a renewed spirit. Conrad Bergendorf of Rock Island and Lili nois, president of Augustana College, request divine mercy and a return to a healthy mind and unity with God through Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ Conrad Bergendorf Rock Island Lilinois Augustana College

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