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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1956
Page
2
Thought for Today reflects on skepticism toward grand promises, citing Theodore Parker. The brief editorial framing urges readers to question optimistic assurances and consider practical implications.
The Heart Fund marks Heart Sunday after a month of volunteer collections. President Eisenhower's improving health spotlights heart disease dangers and the need for funding. The American Heart Association cites prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and continued research backed by Heart Fund gifts totaling over $130 million in seven years.
Civil rights leaders in California favor Kefauver’s past civil liberties votes over Adlai Stevenson’s stance on FEPC and federal aid. The record shows Kefauver opposed anti lynching bills in 1940, supported poll tax bans, backed stricter cloture in 1949, and favored voluntary FEPC. critics say it fails to meet modern standards.
Sevenfold increase in New York City population since Columbus era referenced. Note states nearly 90 percent of farm products are moved to initial markets by motor vehicle.
The piece honors General George Washington as a founder of national peace and readiness. It notes Beckley’s Monday meeting of the Beckley Rifle and Pistol Club dating to 1936 and links to the NRA founded in 1871, crediting Washington with shaping a citizen army ready for emergency use.
The Beckley Rifle and Pistol Club outlines its history, leaders, and costs as it invites new civilian marksman to join. Ronald Gunter serves as president and Hubert Jackson as secretary. Membership requires an initiation fee and monthly dues plus ammunition. range nights are Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in the McCutcheon Drake Motor Co basement, with .22 caliber rifles dominant.
An analysis of congressional history on lobbying probes notes 102 years and seven prior inquiries. It argues a new bipartisan Senate committee could either illuminate reform or become a political fight. The piece critiques the 1966 Lobbying Act for lacking a police body to enforce reporting and oversight.
Gossip spans rumors of Grace Kelly’s upcoming wedding with Italian decor and music plans by Salvador Dahl and Dr Maurice Sandez, plus Marilyn Monroe humor, a New York court win worth 57000, and Broadway chatter about Living statues and Strip for Action rehearsals at the Amsterdam Roof.
A cluttered, gossipy snippet notes Grace's wedding as her father Jack Kelly rests nearby while her mother shops in Los Angeles. It mentions Rita Gam and Tom Guinzberg promoting Carousel, Averell Harriman, CBS TV projects, and various celebrities in light entertainment chatter with jokes and casual asides.
Ted Bakken, a 28 year old mountaineer, leads Colorado highway snow control using 275mm howitzer rounds to trigger avalanches. Engineers block roads, fire shells, then clear lanes within an hour to keep 21 mountain passes open and safer for motorists.
A Columbus Ohio pastor Emory Hartman of Bexley Methodist Church asks Almighty God to guide the Nation through today’s crisis. He invokes George Washington’s Valley Forge example to seek fortitude and faith for unity freedom and renewal in Jesus name.
Pvt Robert C Thompson son of Mr and Mrs C F Thompson U Scarbro assigned to the 3ord hospital in Fountainbleau France. He last was stationed at Valley view Hospital Phoenix. Entered Army June 194? and trained at Fort Jackson. Pvt SOT a Mount Hope High School graduate. Four area men participate in Alaska Exercise Moose Horn in Big Delta 165 miles from Arctic Circle. During four weeks troops receive training in tactical operations and cross country movement under simulated combat. Winter temperature in
The feature quotes Dr George W Crane as he explains worry as problem solving and motivation. It also lists soldiers and trainees in Alaska and Texas including Sgt 1 C John F Thomas Pvt Franklin A Lee and Specialist 3 B George L Wilcox Jr with units in the 71st Infantry Division and Medical Company Detachment. Additional notes cover Air Force basic training trainees Donald Glenn Elder and Franklin Pankulo at Lackland and Shepherd bases respectively.
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