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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1955
Page
4
A concise editorial note cites an aphorism attributed to Steele stating that fire and sword are slow compared to the damage caused by a babbler. The piece frames careful speech as a moral caution and reflects on the dangers of careless gossip.
Bethlehem to be opened to Christian visitors from Israel for three days in a week. Jordan will admit Orthodox and Armenian rite Christians on specific feast days, with the wider postwar Palestine partition context noted. Israel controls most of Jerusalem and about 40,000 Christians reside within Israel, many Arabs.
The Ford Foundation will offer 60 percent of the voting stock of Ford Motor Company in an early January sale to comply with SEC rules, reducing Ford family influence to a minority stake. The move comes as Ford files a registration with the SEC detailing the company’s earnings, assets, and sales. The history of Ford’s rise, including Henry Ford I’s creation of the Model T and assembly line, along with later leadership transitions, is recounted with biographical notes and industry context.
The Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital hosted a Christmas visit by carolers from First Methodist Church led by Rev. C A Hillman. Santa distributed gifts to bed patients as volunteers organized refreshments and arrangements. The piece praises such humane acts as healing therapy beyond dollars, stressing community bonds, Raleigh’s citizens, and the call to emulate William Penn’s ethic of timely kindness.
Publication notice from Beckley Newspapers Corporation stating Beckley and Hinton West Virginia post office entry as second class mail matter. Telephone numbers provided for all departments.
Eddy Gilmore recalls Armentieres in France where locals know little of the famed World War I figure Mademoiselle from Armentieres. A shopkeeper and a guide named Guy Grandjean dismiss rumors, noting no monument or local memory, and suggesting distant origins for the legendary singer.
The daily prayer asks for God’s grace to meet demands with strength and wisdom. It asks for kindness to show Thy Spirit and readiness to handle whatever the day brings, as spoken by M Ray McKay, Wake Forest, a preaching professor at Southeastern Baptist Seminary.
Villagers on the Island of Orlean near Quebec plan Midnight Mass in a renovated church now a museum. horse drawn sleighs will share spaces with modern cars. Christmas Day meals blend English and French traditions with a modest buffet and familiar dishes.
Havana Cuba December season blends two Christmas gift traditions Santa Claus on December 25 and the Three Wise Men on January 6. Cuban families keep Noche Buena feasts before midnight mass at churches then follow a culture shifting from wartime scarcity to broader holiday customs with early decorations and imported evergreens for sale.
A quiz page asks seven true or false style items about science, housing, elections, auto deaths, Civil War loyalties, horse racing bets and nautical load lines. It notes readers can find the answers on sidewalk stands. The Cuban government plans food packs and a dollar for a Christmas feast, plus toys distributed on January 6 to needy children.
A year of tragedy for Hollywood saw James Dean die in a road crash at 24 after three breakout films and a top rated East of Eden performance. Suicide? No, cancer felled Suzan Ball at 21 after battles with illness, and Robert Francis died at 25 in a plane crash. Carmen Miranda and John Hodiak also died from heart issues at 41, while Dean’s fame lingered as best picture contenders East of Eden Marty Mister Roberts.
AP News features reflect on shepherds at Bethlehem as the ordinary people who receive the first message of great joy. The essay contrasts ancient shepherd life with Christian calls to courage and reverence, noting the shift from awe to compassionate faith.
Case notes psychologist Dr Crane in Jacksonville Florida: editor Robert N Dow, editor of a journal, receives hostile letters from readers urging removal of his weekly sex education column. Dow uses public pulse to publish a threatening letter, defending ongoing coverage. The piece cites pressure on editors and references reader mail, parental backlash, and a marriage clinic visit conducted during a Presbyterian Methodist week in Jacksonville.
The column lampoons a Versailles stage show starring Marion Marlowe and Larry Puck with a risqué gag about a wife’s heavy makeup and a slippery bed. It notes other bits from Pan Mail about party plans, politics, and entertainment gossip including Betty Benee, Judy Tyler, Neile Adams, and Isadora Duncan film talks.
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