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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1956
Page
2
Feltham notes that humor should soften the face not crease it and invite all to join the amusement. A jest must entertain without targeting one person, for a harsh jab disrupts harmony like a string snapping in music.
With the NYSE closing for Christmas and New Year, taxpayers race to sell stock in the regular way to realize profits for 1956 taxes. Loss sales run through Dec 31, while gains are matched with losses for net tax results. Net long term gains face up to 25 percent, losses can offset income and be carried forward five years. Congress already cut rates for 1954.
The Puritan Parliament in 1644 banned Christmas ceremonies to curb excesses. Shops stayed open and markets operated on December 25 with fasting ordained. After repeal, Puritans still labeled Yule as foolish and New England, led by Massachusetts Bay, enforced penalties in 1659 for observing Christmas.
A letter from Robert E. Dwight cites coupon book ops by Beckley promoters invading home privacy with prize claims. A Memphis Commercial Appeal excerpt describes how out of town promoters target small firms, push dubious discounted services, set up boiler rooms, and often leave merchants with unsatisfied customers and lost money.
Secretary of State Dulles shifts stance on liberating Soviet satellites. After years of talk about independence, he now supports gradual change through peaceful evolution rather than military aid. He avoided a direct answer on whether the Russia satellite relationship is Russia's affair alone.
A church official in Columbus offers prayers for young Americans serving abroad. The piece discusses U S Secretary of State Dulles shifting from a hard line on liberating satellites to a peaceful evolution toward independence, amid fears of a sudden Russian war. Dulles warns the satellites will seek their own paths while the United States avoids renewed cold war tensions.
Sunburned notebook notes Florida enjoys a wide boom as tourists flock and more families settle, driving land flips and rising prices. Riches tempt retirees and memory millionaires while many flip farmland into housing projects amid warnings of risk in small ventures.
An ex-miner from West Virginia writes The Register lamenting that disabled coal miners lack a dedicated relief fund. He argues pensioners receive only 1.25 monthly, calls for public support, cites high living costs, and criticizes Congress and union leaders for inaction. He urges miners and the public to rally for aid. Janes FY Moxley, 107 Hawthorne St.
The Wainganga reservoir in India is the largest of its kind in the world. Lake Mead at Hoover Dam is the second largest. James I’s second parliament failed to pass a statute. Sea water weighs about 112 pounds per cubic foot more than fresh water at the same temperature. Arabia is the world’s largest peninsula. The U.S. national gun salute is 21 guns.
Miami Beach gossip centers on sports and entertainment figures. Slugger’s father learns to swim as Esther Williams passes on teaching an Ohio landlubber. Alan Gordon coaches, while Kitty Kallen and Budd Granoff appear in Chicago media circles. Jackie Gleason, Perry Como, Gina Lollobrigida, and Groucho Marx are referenced in backstage chatter about NBC anniversary events and TV variety dreams.
Earl Wilson reports on a string of showbiz notes from late January including Groucho joking with hair and chest, Laraine Day sipping Cokes, Roy Sedley quips from Mur ray Franklin's, and various stars like Johnnie Ray Jane Kean Eddie Cantor and Jimmy Durante rumored for gigs. The column also mentions TV plans, film projects and backstage Hollywood chatter.
Helen D 29 a third grade teacher reports many unhappy children at school not just from poor families but from seemingly elite homes Their mothers are society leaders and fathers successful but lack personal attention Parents wake up to such critical matters Dr Crane notes many shy lonely children suffer from neglect and rushed parenting
A collection of quiz prompts on politics transportation and economics contrasts public opinion with real values. A Chicago business fable highlights that children value time with parents over money or future college funds, urging present parental involvement.
An unsigned Roseburg Oregon opinion column argues good government arises from a balance between major schools of political thought. It asserts governance improves when opinion divisions are nearly equal and differences in policy fuel constructive debate.
The notes summarize a conservative stance as generally considered. A roughly forty percent figure is cited. The respondent aligns with the right. About one hundred dollars is cited as a rough amount. The current language indicates Russian. The fragment mentions many more new births and some deaths, with the surname DuPont appearing.
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