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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1963
Page
4
A reflective maxim cites Jesus words about recognizing people by their actions. The verse compares fruit to character, asking whether grapes come from thorny plants or figs from thistles. It emphasizes discernment through observable deeds.
A reader rails against a federal push to “be kind to the mailman” and a new 5 cent stamp package warning not to send harmful objects. The writer questions the need for extra help and dismisses the idea as bureaucratic red tape while praising mail carriers’ efforts.
A pilot in Washington DC will add basic education to retraining under the 1962 Manpower Act. About 12 500 DC residents are unemployed and functionally illiterate. Initially 50 job seekers will learn reading writing and simple arithmetic to qualify for service and maintenance jobs.
The piece analyzes Charles de Gaulle's move against Britain and the European Common Market as part of a wider shift in Cold War alliances. It notes France and Germany's pact shaping Europe, German cabinet splits, and Adenauer’s concern over losing U.S. ties while Paris asserts European unity without Britain and the United States.
West Virginia's early settlers were mainly immigrants from Ireland, Scotland, Germany, England and Switzerland. German and Scotch Irish groups led migrations via New York and Pennsylvania to Shenandoah Valley and Draper's Meadows, with treaties after 1763 spurring frontier settlements. The pioneers were educated leaders, mostly Lutheran and Presbyterian, not criminals.
A reader guide lists state lawmakers by county with addresses for the House of Delegates in Charleston and mail for the Senate in Washington. It names Raleigh and Wyoming delegates and Fayette and Greenbrier senators plus district pairings and care of the House Office Building.
A UPI report explains that cold exposure does not cause colds. viruses do. Research from University of Illinois and Britain's Harvard Hospital show no increase in colds from drafts or wet feet, while about 120 virus strains and the Eaton Agent cause most colds.
West Virginia debates Joe Moss’s Moon painting at the centennial show with praise from Clarkson and Washburn and sharp rebuke from Hodell and Conley. Moss says the piece aims to stimulate thought through symbolism including a doorway and old boards, hinting at unemployment and West Virginia’s potential.
Old friends write from exile about life, including Jerry Mason now a Highland Park Michigan police officer. He recalls stopping a car and reconnecting with a past customer from Resaco West Virginia. Mason shares details of a man named Theodore Flowers, his family, and memory of Beckley. He notes police tenure since 1960 and mentions Raleigh Register readership.
A Birmingham Alabama minister Dotson M Nelson Jr of Mountain Brook Baptist Church offers a prayer asking forgiveness for living as if only the passing world matters and asking perspective to serve the eternal God in the midst of time.
A Baltimore News summary notes that despite large education spending the public shows apathy toward local schools. A US Office of Education report finds few citizens attend board meetings, while board members are generally diligent. experts urge greater public participation to drive reforms.
Twenty years ago Lester held a hotly contested town election on January 2. Squire F P Daniel won the mayoralty by six votes. Daniel ticket also carried, shaping the next two years of office with H G Huffman as recorder and J Levi Cook, W E Byrd, Floyd McKinney, C L Bowling, and W E Osborn as councilmembers.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation. Subscription rates listed for daily and Sunday editions by mail and carrier delivery. Mentions executive editor John Hodel and national advertising reps Ward Griffith Company. Includes policy on subscription payments and location coverage in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia.
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