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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1958
Page
3
Dr. Crane discusses a patient Fred L. a 65 year old banker who believed he needed morphine after a leg amputation but was given a salt tablet instead. The tale illustrates that addiction can be driven by belief and psychological factors not just chemistry. It also explores nicotine and other urges as possible nonchemical motivators for habit formation.
E L Laughorn of the West Virginia Safety Council urged motorists to plan Labor Day trips safely. He cited 9 WV deaths and 445 highway fatalities nationwide last year and offered six rules: limit miles, expect heavy traffic, start early with rest breaks, keep a moderate speed, never drink and drive, and be courteous on the road.
Mrs. Joe Sheppe of Huntington argues no tax is fair if it taxes chocolate drinks and food. She urges repeal of the home drinks tax and appeals for help. West Virginia Grocery Trades Taxpayers Association invites readers to write.
Roger Shattuck’s study surveys four figures Henri Rousseau Erik Satie Alfred Jarry and Guillaume Apollinaire from 1885 to 1918. It explains the Banquet Years framing a modernist art movement centered in Paris with ideas on cubism juxtaposition and simultaneity.
The Post Office Department in Washington, D. C. released a 4 cent stamp marking the Lincoln birth sesquicentennial on the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Douglas Debates. The sepia stamp measures .84 by 1.44 inches, printed by rotary, with an old print showing Lincoln addressing a crowd and Douglas behind him. Initial run set at 120 million, issued in sheets of 50 with United States Postage on the border.
Construction will begin within days on a two story split level addition to the Raleigh County Library at the Memorial Building. The project costing about 30000 dollars will more than double the library's space and is financed equally by Beckley city Raleigh County Court and Raleigh County Board of Education.
The Raleigh County Young Democratic Club meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the County Courtroom. President Cotton White says a full report on the Beckley state convention held Friday and Saturday will be presented.
Robert Acord was remanded to Raleigh County Jail in leu of a $30 fine after appearing before City Police Court Judge Edo ward P. Stansbury on improper vehicle registration. He faced charges of driving while drunk and driving without a license. Everet Willard Webb, 17, Bolt, testified he drove the car during the South Fayette Street crash, leading to Webb being charged with reckless driving and license violations. Several others were fined or bonded for related traffic offenses, including William Wright $15, Willie B. Elliott $40, Frank C. Wills $5, Alfred Rosenbaum $35, Lloyd Fitzgerald $5, Eugene Franklin Stewart $35, and Carl D. Atkinson $20. Two drunks forfeited a total of $4.
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