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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1963

Page

4

Thought For Today Quotation on Growth

A brief devotional line cites Mark 4 28 noting the earth’s natural cycle from blade to ear to full grain and reflection on patient cultivation.

Mark

Instant Exercise And The Hiking Fad

The piece criticizes 50 mile hikes as impractical for most and urges gradual conditioning from 5 miles up. It notes weather, publicity value, and suggests better routes away from roads for scenery and safety while preferring hiking for its own sake over extreme first attempts.

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Chicago Ends Double Shifts as City Schools Run Full Time

Chicago announced the second semester for nearly 400 000 grade school pupils begins with all students in class full time. This milestone comes despite an 11-year enrollment rise of 172 000 and 232 new or enlarged schools built or occupied in the last decade financed by 200 million dollars in bonds.

Chicago

Taft criticizes lack of public trust in Kennedy administration

Taft warned in Montgomery County that the public doubts officials truthfulness in Cuba and elsewhere. He contrasted President Kennedy's statements on Soviet troops with CIA figures, arguing such disputes erode confidence in government.

Taft Cuba John McCone Central Intelligence Agency McNamara

Beckley Newspapers catalog subscription rates and policies

The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions by mail and home delivery, including yearly and half year amounts, carrier and distributor terms, and the requirement to add 3 percent West Virginia sales tax. It notes address change procedures and the corporation’s non liability for advance payments to independent agents.

West Virginia Beckley Newspapers Corporation

Rockefeller's Spending Record Darkens Campaign Path

Washington report outlines how Nelson Rockefeller face scrutiny over a 40 percent increase in vehicle fees and new levies. The piece argues his budget, nearly 3 billion dollars, marks 61 percent higher spending than Averell Harriman and tests Republican support ahead of 1964.

Lyle C. Wilson Washington UPI New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Poe Rockefeller Rocky Richard M. Nixon California New Yorker Averell Harriman Kennedy Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower

Polio Shot Law Backed by West Virginia House

West Virginia House endorses a bill mandating polio vaccinations for all schoolchildren. Sponsor Mrs. W W Withrow says the measure is constitutional, noting prior court upholds on vaccines though objections may arise from groups like Christian Scientists.

House W. W. Withrow D-Raleigh

Portfolio management seen as full time job for investors

Observers note institutional buyers shape markets while individuals retreat. A Wall Street counselor explains that managing a portfolio valued at 100000 or more is a two business venture requiring professional oversight through fixed annual fees, with firms typically not handling under 100000.

New York UPI Business Week

Flu Visit Dons Humble Tone as Author Recounts Illness

A columnist reflects on catching the flu and the varying misery it brings. He thanks Dr. A. Allen Bliss for effective pills, notes Beckley Junior High cases, and quotes public health counsel. He muses on daylight saving time and offers a prayerful benediction from Pastor Paul S. Wright of Portland.

Dr. Bliss Beckley Junior Ross Daniel George C. Porter Beckley George Charleston Porter

Early Settlers Lived In A Tree Fort At Fort Pitt

Two Pringle brothers Samuel and John deserted the British army and lived four years in a sycamore tree hollow beside the Buckhannon River during 1764. They survived on game, kept powder, and later guided settlers to the western lands after peace ended the French and Indian War. They built log cabins and cleared fields for a permanent settlement despite buffalo damage.

Phil Conley Education Foundation, Inc Samuel John Pringle Ft. Pitt Buckhannon River Pringle Brothers South Branch Sam Pringle

Prologue by a Shakespeare actor on As You Like It

The speaker explains stage norms of his era and asks both women and men to enjoy the play. He jokes about epilogues and wine while offering a playful invitation to women to embrace the performance and to men to appreciate female audiences.

Shakspeare

Fisher Brothers store at Sophia destroyed by large fire

Twenty years ago a major fire in the Sophia district leveled Fisher Brothers department store. The blaze devastated a leading local business run by Max Fisher, brother of S N Fisher former Hotel Hull proprietor in Raleigh county.

Raleigh Register Raleigh County Fisher Brothers Department Sophia Max Fisher S. N. Fisher Hotel Hull

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