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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1962
Page
4
A compact reflection urges not to borrow trouble. If misfortune does not arise it wastes energy, and if it does come one should marshal all strength to face it. The saying attributed to Tryon Edwards offers stoic counsel on worry and resilience.
The AFL sues the NFL for monopolistic practices in a potential football World Series scenario. A Feb 26 hearing seeks triple damages totaling 10 080 000, with possibilities of settlements or cross-league cooperation. History of cartel-like rivalries in baseball echoes in a possible AFL NFL championship game.
Washington dispatch notes that veteran Republicans criticize Michigan Governor George Romney, likening him to Wendell Willkie. They doubt Romney’s rise to the presidency but see a path to Michigan governorship potentially propelling a 1964 GOP nomination bid.
The column argues Romney seeks a citizens party separate from major parties and warns the old Republican establishment faces a choice between Romney or Rockefeller. Nixon is sidelined, leaving a likely split path that could push the GOP left toward the New Frontier if either man secures the nomination.
A reader from Vero Beach Florida writes to recall Richard Vecellio as a beloved assistant recreational director who touched many children and teens in one year. She notes the large turnout at his funeral and praises his kindness and civic impact. The letter also includes blessings from Stuart LeRoy Anderson of Berkeley California and the closing prayer.
Kennedy's Alliance for Progress nears one year with $6 million from the U S to guide planning across 20 Latin American republics. Dr Jorge Sol of El Salvador leads the effort, forming task forces on housing education health and reform to craft country plans and secure needed financing. Colombia and Bolivia have submitted long range plans with aims to double GNP and raise per capita income, while private and outside aid will support the drive through 1968-70.
An editorial in Bulletin praises the Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association for appointing Odessa C. Lewis as executive director over six years. It argues professional staff are essential, highlighting Lewis’s work in patient welfare, legislative battles, and safeguarding Pinecrest and Hopemont patients, while urging continued support for qualified public health staff.
UPI reports heightened federal interest in securities trading as IRS agents review underwriters profits and taxes on stock options. In New York, SEC questions to NYSE specialists probe earnings from commissions and personal trading as part of ensuring orderly markets.
A nostalgic editorial notes cornbread’s revival in Orlando restaurants. It contrasts modern cornbread’s tendency to break apart with traditional dense cakes, recalling days before mixes. The piece also mentions Raleigh County jail work and a local court contract, plus a brief theater moment with a Legion Auxiliary play.
The text asks if meteorites have caused human deaths, answers no. It explains Yugoslavia's name from Yug meaning south in Slavic, then shows a cooking instruction about handling cornmeal and corn bread safely with butter or sorghum, ending with a sensory caution about breaking safety glass in cars.
Canadian Justice Minister D. Davie Fulton warns crime is becoming more organized and international in scope. In Las Vegas Nevada recording studio owner Charles L. Williams trains 54 teenage "troopers" in atomic war survival, claiming resilience against conventional forces.
A comic column notes Aviators face nerve tests before flights while landlords avoid such trials. It jokes that a wife has a valued asset in her husband and he often has a lie ability. It mentions forgotten gloves after a quarrel and questions faithfulness before marriage.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation issues a classified notice listing contact details and pricing for daily and Sunday subscriptions, home delivery charges by carrier, and tax and contract terms. It notes independent contractor status of carriers and dealers and states the company is not responsible for advance payments.
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