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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
4
Editorial urges improving officer security and benefits after police officer Dale Buckland was killed in the line of duty. Calls for life insurance, broader coverage, and stronger city support beyond memorial funds to prevent future tragedies.
The piece celebrates late August as a time of plenty in West Virginia with gardens thriving despite rain. It notes katydids signaling approaching frost, football practice starting, and scenic autumn in New River Canyon with visitors from Texas. It urges enjoying Indian Summer and the land God has given.
State Police warn Labor Day traffic will peak Friday night through Tuesday morning as a holiday weekend draws millions to the roads. Tips urge no speeding, proper vehicle condition, sleep, and courteous driving to prevent deaths and injuries on this busy period.
Bug Dust is the third article in a five part series from The Register 1890. The text lists cabinetmakers and undertakers at Raleigh Courthouse with names including Wm H Bailey Joseph Hanna John H Mellon Lewis Vines Jacob A Walker Egeria Alex Watts and others and cattle dealers such as Hugh Davis J S Lewis John 5 Francis Prosperity Lawson Jarrell William Jarrell and W J Jarrel. Also mentions Jarrold s Valley John Jones Coal River Marshes Shady Spring J Bartley Pack Table Rock.
A dated directory fragment lists numerous local businesses and trades across Raleigh Courthouse and surrounding areas including coal dealers, dentists, distillers, druggists, furniture dealers, general merchants, harness and saddlers, hide and leather dealers, hotels, lumber dealers, and machinists with associated names and hamlets such as Shady Spring Prosperity Clear Creek Quinnimont and Egeria. The entries reflect a municipal commerce snapshot with multiple firms and proprietors.
An AP report warns that Labor Day weekend will unleash massive highway traffic with millions on the roads and a high death toll. It notes 65 million travelers, up to 25 million cars at peak, and hospital strain as police monitor dangerous crossings.
Hollywood chatter says Harry Truman may host a regular TV narration on a new NBC forum show in Chicago with producer Ted Granik. A Republican sponsor is rumored, and a show title proposed as Meet the Prez. Frances Faye headlines on Sunset Strip while Republican delegates relocate from San Francisco to Las Vegas amid presidential race talk.
Feature on moths as fabric pests with expert Don Ott detailing mothproofing methods and the dangers to clothing. Ott explains moth behavior, life cycle, and remedies including DDT and nonlethal fibers, while quips about fashion and public notices blend with lighter items and trivia.
George Stevens denounces fast buck promoters and morbid articles about Jimmy Dean as sensational scams. He says Dean lived for the future and did not foresee death and notes photos used with coffins and ghoulish hype were staged for gag value, not truth.
A church prayer attributed to W. Ralph Ward Jr of Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church asks God for strength to take the next step, overcome discouragement, and resist temptation. The petition emphasizes reliance on divine grace and asks for God’s presence to banish fear as believers proceed.
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