Thought For Today Motto on Idleness and Evil
A reflective aphorism cites idleness as the root of beggary and the source of all evil. The line, attributed to Spurgeon, frames moral worth around diligence and restraint from laziness in daily conduct.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1961
Page
2
Names Carry The Torch In 1962 Party Races
The piece notes 1962 contests driven by famous political families. Robert A. Taft Jr seeks the Ohio GOP nomination for congressman at large while George C. Lodge runs for U S Senate in Massachusetts. Edward Kennedy is hinted as a potential Kennedy challenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Taft
Robert
Ohio
U. S. Senate
Massachusetts
George C. Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Pandora’s Money Box Warns on Mass Transit Aid
Bruce Bioss discusses the push to fund city mass transit with 2.5 billion over ten years and a 75 million loan program this year. He warns federal aid could escalate, urges strict controls, cautious expansion, and restraint before expanding U S Treasury commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Washington
Confusion Reigns Over Air Fare Plans As CAB Reviews Options
Airlines push mixed fare ideas amid anti trust limits while CAB weighs industry wide guidance. Passenger traffic on domestic trunk lines dipped 0.5 percent from 1960 and revenues fell with more travelers in cheaper coach. First seven months of 1961 showed a $15.3 million loss after a $1.2 million profit last year and 3.9 percent net return versus a fair 10.5 percent target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cision
C. A.B
Hollywood and Broadway Buzz From Dionysian Nightly
Brief items note Earl Wilson Young asking 10 000 per TV appearance and Dick Gregory’s recent windfall. Paul Newman, Jo Anne Woodward and Jerry Colonna appear in TV-bred chatter. Georgie Tapps travels to Africa for the State Department, Soraya praised in Paris papers, Sabrina and Scott Brady linked, Rita Moreno revealed as Rosita Dolores Alverio, Albie Pearson sings in a cafe act, Roger Price opening a Manhattan gallery, June Havoc’s Latin America tour and car taxes, Peggy King Broadway bids, Sammy Cahn’s split and move to New York, Jerry Lewis recording, Wagon Train star Horton set for Prisoner of Zenda Broadway, Paris salons foresee film-star wardrobe loss boosts business, Sammy Kaye writing Tin Pan Alley show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breck
Jerry Colonna
Georgie Tapps
Africa
State Dept
Paris
Soraya
H’'wood
Sabrina
Scott Brady
Rita Moreno
Lahai
Rosita Dolores Alverio
Albie Pearson
Roger (Droggles
N.Y
Jerry Lewis
Robert
Horton
L. Aa
Sammy Kaye
Tin Pan Alley
Raleigh and Register Subscription Rates and Delivery Info
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription options for Raleigh and Register with West Virginia delivery. Details include daily and Sunday rates, mail and carrier options, tax note, address change instructions, and contractor liability statements for Beckley delivery personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Metroi
Atlania
Boston
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Piter
Sereee
SIB
OW Daly
West Virginia
Dealeets
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Who to write for relief on falling dollar says Aliquippa mother
Mrs. Sara Marjanovich of Aliquippa Pa asks where to direct letters about the shrinking purchasing power of the dollar. She lists Kennedy Meany and Reuther AFL CIO and her local officials as recipients after reading a Beaver County Times piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Sara Marjanovich
Aliquippa
U.S
Jack Malone
the Beaver
County Times
Marjanovich
Kennedy
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio
House
Washington Window Pride Key to Reducing Spending
A column urges citizens to pressure President Kennedy and Congress to curb federal expenditures. It argues Kennedy faces a strong big-spender lobby led by labor and political groups, and that his pride may push him toward prudent money management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Marjanovich
Caroline
Johnny
Viewer Rant on TV Trends and Calls for Quality Programming
A Harrisburg reader voices frustration with TV shows relying on sensational violence and supernatural plots. He contrasts One Step Beyond with Twilight Zone and denounces Get a grip on Target The Corrupters while urging fresher, more meaningful drama and editor-suggestions for new writers. The plea ends with a prayer for guidance.
Red China Faces UN Entry Fight With Tight Margin
Foreign News Commentator notes Red China has been denied UN membership for 11 of 12 years. This year the margin narrows as the United States shifts strategy to debate and parliamentary procedure, risking a simple majority loss or a blocked admission if deemed important.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Newsom
UPI
Red China
United Nations
United States
U.N
World Organization
U.S
Kennedy
East
Brazil
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Outer Mongolia
Mauritania
Ching
Super Col d Is Big Business in Cold Tech
Industry uses a laboratory created cold that affects manufacturing and markets. The piece notes how engineered cold influences metals, coatings, and industrial processes, signaling rising thermal and refrigeration demand and new business implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Bogue
UPI Financial
New York
UPD
Montana
Phipps Mill owner resigns bookkeeper post at Bank of Raleigh
The Raleigh article notes Howard Phipps resigns as bookkeeper at the Bank of Raleigh due to rising Phipps Milling Co. business. It also mentions a fire on Temple Street at a Carter house, and a Beckley high school building resolution by the Town District teachers institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Phipps Milling Co
Howard Phipps
Phipps
Bank of Raleigh
Termple Street
B. E B. Carter
Richard Frazier
Teachers’ Institute
Beckley
Court votes for parking lanes at new courthouse site
Raleigh county court approves parking lanes costing about 2000 dollars per side of the courthouse while G C Hedrick proposes 5700 dollars in jail atop the courthouse. King Edward defeats Britain’s government in a pivotal power struggle as Wallis Warfield Simpson remains a focal point. Oak Hill to push winter recreation park and swimming hole at Meadow Fork hollow behind Pea Ridge per promoter Robert Willis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
G. C. Hedrick
King Edward of
England
Britains
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Oak Hill
Meadow Fork Hollow
Pea Ridge
Robert Willis
New Labor Office Aims to Aid Cities in Industrial Talks
Washington plans a new Office of Labor Management Services under Arthur Goldberg to coordinate Labor Department bureaus and help communities set up local labor management committees. Spokane and Bridgeport cases illustrate cooperation needed for better industrial relations and economic growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Labor Management Services
Arthur Goldberg
Department of Labor
Goldberg
Wheeling
W. VA
Upper Michigan
U. S
Labor Bureau
James P. Mitchell
Office of Labor Management Services
Kennedy
National Committee
Toledo
Ohio
Los Angeles County
Brideport
Conn
Bridgeport
Office of
Harry Weiss
Labor Management Committee
Public trial bid over bikini incident in Sydney
Joan Mary Barry, 25, seeks a public trial after her arrest for wearing a bikini on a Sydney beach amid clashes over Communist menace rhetoric from U S activist groups. Robert B. DePugh and his Minutemen are mentioned as anti Communist guerrilla organizers shaping U S debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. DePugh
Minutemen
U.S
Joan Mary Barry
Sydney
Australia
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