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Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1956
Page
2
Generosity Is Twice Blessed during Salvation Army Christmas Drive
The Salvation Army Christmas workers and volunteers brighten streets with kettles and booths as generosity blesses both giver and receiver. The writer urges support for the Christmas appeal, praises angelic carols, and recalls the gift of Jesus as the true spirit of Christmas guiding mercy and sharing with others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Tax reform urged as labor and industry unite on tax fairness
The National Tax Association hears critics from both organized labor and manufacturing defend the income tax while condemning its burden on middle incomes. They urge a broader overhaul to reduce hidden taxes and curb government spending, noting total government outlays run about 110 billion dollars yearly, equaling a third of national earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tax Association
National Association of Manufacturers
Afl-Cio
Wall Street Journal
U. S. News & World Report
United States
Abdication and romance shake a royal year 1936
Edward VIII announced he could not discharge duties without Wallis Warfield Simpson. The monarch abdicated on December 11 1936 as Parliament learned of the affair. Wallis Simpson gained a divorce in October and the couple wed on June 3 1937 after a period apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor
Edward VII
Bessie
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Ernest Simpson
Stanley Baldwin
Bradford
Edward
Simpson
U.S
Duke of Windsor
Baron Eugene Rothschild
France
Nordic Christmas Customs Stir Coffee Laughter Across Two Nations
The Coffee Newsletter notes Nordic Yuletide traditions in Sweden and Denmark. Swedes practice Juleboking by raiders entering homes at night and serving hot coffee, a custom echoed in Winthrop Minnesota where groups wake friends for a coffee fueled revel. Danes also retain a long standing habit centered on coffee and festive gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Denmark
Winthrop
Minnesota
Beams of memory mark a Beckley editor’s long service
A Beckley publisher Charles Hodel marks 44 years since becoming editor and manager of The Raleigh Register in 1912. The issue also recalls Beckley’s railway progress when the Virginian pulled into the local station, with officials and citizens celebrating the new schedule and plans for continued maintenance and a trip by a business committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hodel
Beckley Newspapers
Raleigh Register
The
Register
Raleigh Herald
New Mexico
Hodel
Democratic Party
M. L. Painter
Mullens
L. R. Taylor
Princeton
John W. McCreery
J. A. Campbell
W. M. Taylor
J. M. Anderson
T. Emile
Wesley Wilkes
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Gang Peee
Associated Press
Ent Reeres
Nations
Brooks & Finley
ENC
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
West Virginia
Rome
Cartier
C.e
Heckles Newspapers Corporation
SaNnok
No Substitute for Spot Observation
Betty Skelton, former stunt flyer and Indianapolis auto race aspirant, laments sexism in motorsports. She recalls driving a Corvette at Daytona but faces pits restrictions at Indianapolis where male drivers object to women in racing. She recounts past near-misses and deaths of male colleagues and notes ongoing barriers to entering the main event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Betty Skelton
Shell
Betty Hankers
Indianapolis
Betty
Detroit
Daytona Beach
Indianapolis Speedway
Jack al- Grath
Bill Vukovich
Bill
Jack
Phoenix
Cleveland
One Woman Driver Rumor In Racing Headlines Earl Wilson
This column notes Betty from Winter Haven Fla weighing 98 pounds and standing 3 feet to discuss a potential big race entry. It also blends gossip items about Rita Hayworth, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hilton hotels, studio moves, and other Hollywood chatter in a rapid-fire column mixed with jokes and industry news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Winter Haven
Fla
Gina Lolobrigida
U.S
Howard Hughes
RKO
Allied Artists
Conrad Hilton
Cairo
Acapulco
Montreal
Havana
Tokyo
Perry Comte
Goodman Ace
Miami Beach
Hal March
Candy
Francis Salvatore
Rita Hayworth
el Morocco
Harry Cohn
Debra Paget
Omar Khayyam
Hollywood
Eli Bass
Case Records of a Psychologist The Worry Clinic Case 7 351
The article discusses Marsha M a married woman who adopted two children and later conceived twin sons, suggesting adoption may influence pregnancy. It links psychosomatic health to fertility, notes religion as medicine, and presents Marsha’s case as evidence that normal functioning can arise from reduced tension and anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsha M
Marsha
Frovle
Marsilms
Britain's Good Will Man Grew Up in the U. S.
Washington mourns Charles Henry Campbell a longtime head of the British information office who died at 52. Born in England he grew up in the United States and worked as a newspaperman on the New Orleans Hem-Tribune before serving Britain in Washington since 1942. He built British goodwill through friendly, reliable exchanges with American reporters and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charlie Campbdell
Iris
Britain
England
New Orleans
Hem-Tribune
Limet
MacDougal
Charlie
Charles Henry Campbell
Argyle
Will
Argyle Patrick Stuart Hall
Howard Campbell
Ian Phillip Nelegan
Hilaire Viollette Campbell
Star
Brian
Campbell
Tre
Prayer meditation of salvation and purifying hope
A devotional prayer praising the plan of salvation through Jesus Christ. It asks for union with God, shared humanity, and future glory, urging believers to purify themselves as Christ is pure. Attributed to George C. Pidgeon of Toronto, past moderator of the United Church of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Pidgeon
Toronto
Ont
United Church of Canada
Money Talks On Miami Beach Glitz And Gilded Lifestyles
In Miami Beach the platinum playground of Florida’s Gold Coast, wealth flaunts itself from luxury hotels to pricey suites. Rich visitors rival each other at charitable events, while portraits of Salmon P Chase draw attention as a social currency. Even tours guide visitors through opulent hotel lobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miame Beach
Fla. d
America
Florida
Gold Coast
Salmon P. Chase
Salmon P. Chace
Abe Lincoln
The
Treasy
Miami Beach
Questionable Trivia on Elections and Geography
A garbled quiz item asks about voting machine usage on a date in November, typical U.S. town quiz style. It mixes multiple choice prompts on voting, prices, and historical figures, then shifts to scattered fragments about Lincoln, a Florida beach visit, and a European post wartime figure.
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Cardinal Wyszynski
Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Russia
New Hampshire
Delaware
Maryland
Carolina
Oregon
Lincoln
Wile
Gettysburg
Charles Keightley
All India
Miami Beach
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