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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1960
Page
4
A reflective aphorism notes that sincere aid to others is a reciprocal gain, a beautiful life compensation. It emphasizes selfless effort strengthens the helper as well as the helped, inviting contemplation on generosity and personal growth.
The piece recalls the famed 100 days era of F D Roosevelt and outlines hopes for a swift Kennedy push through education housing minimum wage and care for the aged. It notes Senate filibuster debates led by Anderson Humphrey Clark and Douglas and politics in the House under Halleck and Dirksen.
UPI foreign analyst recalls the 1948-49 airlift that kept West Berlin alive during the Soviet blockade. He notes the Potsdam dispute, Four Power control limits, and East German demands that raised tensions toward recognition of East Germany and removal of Allied forces.
W Ralph Ward Jr a Syracuse N Y Methodist bishop reflects on the song O Holy Night and urges humility amid national abundance. He contrasts a remembered past with present prosperity, calling Americans to kneel before a higher king and seek true spirituality in daily life and faith.
A Westmont letter from Washington recalls a shattered family car after eight years of debt and a Christmas vow, a Kiwanis briefing on Beckley finances shows a gap between revenue and fixed costs, Raleigh County sees varying snowfalls, Chaminade Club to hold December meeting at Dr and Mrs Martin’s home, and Stoco High to start 1936 boxing schedule January 18 at Staunton VA against Staunton Military Academy.
The narrator recalls teaching his wife to drive in a 1952 Nash, a car they valued for its durability. After over 93,000 miles with little upkeep, a few months without oil checks and missteps by the wife led to costly issues. He sold the car for $25 trade value to a junk dealer, turning it into a blue Christmas memory.
The Raleigh Register published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription options and delivery terms. It notes addresses in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia, advertising representation, and that a 2 percent sales tax applies to West Virginia subscriptions.
The Lackawanna Coal and Lumber Company, holding a West Virginia charter with 12 million dollars in authorized stock and bonds to 15 million, has taken over Paint Creek Collieries Company holdings. The Paint Creek area spans about 22 000 acres of coal and timber land with twelve collieries and an annual output near one million tons. Meanwhile mine foreman and fire boss examinations proceed in the Raleigh courthouse grand jury room under Deputy Inspectors L B Holliday James Martin Earl Henry Charles Conner and R Y Muir with results promised in a later issue.
A Sunday missive to Santa Claus asks for industry, tax measures, and political favors for Coal City. The poet seeks a city hall, banking favors, updates to schools, higher police pay, and relief from unemployment while invoking Miltonic hymn lines and a soapbox plea for peace and prosperity.
The piece traces Christmas carol origins from Latin beginnings in Europe to Italy Spain and France. It notes German 14th century writings and English popularity plus timeless tunes like Adeste Fideles Hark the Herald Angels Sing Oh Little Town of Bethlehem and Silent Night. It ends by asking if readers will sing this week.
New York gossip column notes Tony Perkins arriving from Paris and denying Bergman feud claims. He recalls dinners with Ingrid Bergman and Anatole Litvak, plans Broadway work after singing in Greenwillow, and predicts music ahead. Mentions Julie Wilson's marriage plans, Fran Warren's Alabama divorce, Tito Carini, Sammy Davis, May Britt, and JFK cabinet trips.
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