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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1961
Page
12
In a parents view a boy named John faces a dog and is praised as brave by peers while his mother notes the myth of courage without fear. The essay argues fear defines courage and that heroic image is a societal sell, urging parents to teach sustaining fear instead of bravado.
Mount Hope Baptist Temple circles met Tuesday and planned two cleanup days past weekend. Members urged to attend School of Missions Feb 19 and 26. Bible study from Acts. missions report titled Heritage and Horizons in Home Missions by William H. Rhoades. Letters read from India missionary Dorothy Johnson. poem I Make an Offer featured. Several circles detail meetings, officers, and Love Gift Quotas. Next gatherings set for March 7 and 14 at various homes.
In Graham North Carolina farmer E F Nicks reports cantaloupe crops with standout fruit sizes including a 34.5 pound melon a 29 pound specimen and a 21.5 pound melon highlighting remarkable yields and scale from a single field observed by a local AP correspondent.
Mrs. Dave Lucas chairs the Mullens Woman’s Civic Club brochure project, a first for the state, published by the West Virginia Federation of Woman’s Clubs. The club prints its second order to showcase state parks and forests, with Mrs. Elbert Cook handling sales promotion.
Kopperston mine of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates is operating on schedule despite 350 miners not reporting for the Friday evening shift. R. E. Wilson cited a grievance but said no official notice was given. United Mine Workers District 17 president Raymond C. Lewis said union reps are working to resolve the dispute. no picketing or violence reported. The mine employs about 800 workers.
Police lured a black bear back to its cage on a highway with two bottles of soda and a quart of milk. The bear had escaped from its cage in front of a motel, entered a chicken house, and was feasting on a hen when officers arrived. The beverage bait was accepted and the bear was recaptured.
Naoma Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service met Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Satterfield's home. Mrs. Kermit Combs led the program on The Lord's Prayer. Mrs. Carl Jarrell received the past president pin from Mrs. Otto Vickers. Refreshments followed. Attendees included Mrs. Satterfield, Mrs. Ramsey, Mrs. Combs, Mrs. Buffarine, Cathy Combs and Regina Demaggio. Next meeting set for March 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Combs' home.
TV critics discuss The College Panic and the need for a new image of college success. NBC NBC News and CBS programs are reviewed for insights into arts funding, education choices, and cultural trends with brief notes on Zsa Zsa Gabor and The Rag Time Era series.
Long Branch resident learns his son in the Air Force is hospitalized in Belton Missouri after a heart attack. Sgt Ashby Weaver served nine years in the Navy and joined the Air Force in 1956. His father Edgar Weaver and sister Mrs Corbett Bailey reside in Long Branch.
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