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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1961
Page
4
A compact reflection notes that one earns the respect they demand. It frames social exchange as a principle of reciprocal regard. The hedging aphorism links personal dignity to the tenor of responses one accepts.
A Kennedy era shift adds three members to the House Rules Committee breaking a Republican Southern Democrat blockade. The change is seen as a moral victory that may not flood legislation with spending but could curb minority dominance. It aims to allow important measures to reach the floor for public debate before votes. The piece notes past tactics and predicts voters will weigh the administration's program in 1962.
President Kennedy's first State of the Union address is portrayed as tough and realistic, signaling clear intent to use presidential power boldly. Public reaction is mixed but notes bipartisan respect for candor. the real test will come in a year when he reports to Congress and the nation.
New York society column discusses El Morocco glamour including star sightings at the stairs to the Champagne Room with celebrities such as Laurence Olivier Joan Plowright and Zsa Zsa Gabor. It mentions Marilyn Monroe Lauren Bacall Dion DiMucci and several Broadway figures, plus routines about marriages and show business chatter.
The 80th United States Lawn Tennis Association meeting opens in New Orleans amid poor prospects and a $65,000 Challenge Round revenue shortfall from Davis Cup defeat in Perth. USTA President George E. Barnes seeks a five percent sanction fee from promoter Jack Kramer and his professional players to aid the amateur game who appear willing to consider the request.
The old rede brick courthouse will cease as a government building on February 8 and the Memorial building will house Raleigh county government. Sheriff C C Lewis posted notices announcing the move. Complete vacation of the old courthouse is to take about two weeks, with about 13 months until the new courthouse is ready for occupancy.
Delegates from seven Southern states met in Montgomery Alabama on February 4 1861 to organize the Confederate States of America. They drafted a provisional constitution declared themselves a provisional legislature and launched a government while opposition remained strong among cooperationists. The secession move escalated into war when Confederate batteries fired on Fort Sumter on April 12 1861 and Major Robert Anderson surrendered the next day. Lincoln called for volunteers and by mid 1861 the permanent constitution and government was established as the Confederacy formed a new nation in the bloodied conflict to follow.
A collection of brief opinions from notable figures critique liberal education, call for workers unionism, predict Kennedy’s global influence, and imagine postwar survival. It includes Dr J N Douglas Bush Harvard English professor, Rev Lewis Roberts, Evangelist Billy Graham, Lord Boyd Orr, and scientist Dandridge M Cole.
A nostalgic column recalls past vanity in women’s attire from corsets to long gowns and evolving styles. It notes shifts from restrictive wear to more comfortable clothing, then to riding breeches and hostess pants, contrasting sanitary concerns with fashion trends across eras. The piece closes by listing Beckley Public School honor rolls across several grades.
A church minster offers a prayer for forgiveness and faith strengthened by trials. The piece shifts to a satirical critique of fashion high heels, attacks on uncomfortable shoes, and a call for women to demand beauty and comfort from designers, ending with a tongue in cheek jab about kicking a husband under the table.
Faye Henle outlines how to organize and retain vital financial documents. She prescribes keeping canceled checks and bank statements for two years, then indefinitely for major proofs of payment and tax deductions. Also covers receipts, guarantees, medical and charitable deduction records, loan contracts, and safekeeping in a bank safety deposit box.
Raleigh Register announces subscription rates for West Virginia and surrounding areas with pricing for daily and Sunday editions, yearly and shorter terms, plus monthly and weekly carrier rates. It notes taxes, address change guidance, and that carriers and distributors are independent contractors not responsible for advance payments.
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