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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1959
Page
4
A survey of industrial purchasing executives reports most deny use of sex to win deals. About 75 percent have no knowledge of such cases, while 25 percent recall some instances but few secure business from sex flavored kits. Many say a supplier using sex would be dropped immediately.
The Alabama Sheriffs Association proposes $10 honorary memberships to fund scholarships and youth programs. The editorial questions propriety, suggests bias or special privilege, and urges sheriffs to stick to law enforcement rather than charity work. Appears in the Dothan Eagle.
Dr George W Crane endorses hypnosis as a quick effective medical tool for phobias as Flora G a 28 year old secretary seeks relief from claustrophobia Elevators and small spaces trigger fear She narrates a history of climbing ten flights daily as a solution explored through psychiatry and therapy showing staged exposure and patient cooperation
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles shows signs of fatigue amid ongoing illness raising concern that Communist blocs may press harder during the Cold War. Christian Herter acts in the department in Dulles absence, with potential full leadership if needed, while adoption guidance from HEW outlines steps, questions, and enduring commitments for would‑be families.
Wil liam McVey Tate serving aboard the destroyer USS Ammen after a six month Western Pacific tour with the Seventh Fleet. Also featured are Glen White TAKing part in a Fort Bragg field exercise with the 10th Marine Regiment. Cpl Robert L GraveLy and Cpl Freddie W Wilson noted as visiting servicemen connected to Mabscott and Pax. Frank D Wood highlighted for musical talent and Red Cross coffee event.
Published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation the notice lists advertising and subscription rates for Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It notes daily and Sunday options, carrier delivery, and tax details with statements about independent contractors and payment responsibility.
John R. Rinehart promoted to private first class in Germany as a member of the 24th Infantry Division. He entered service in 1958, trained at Fort Dix, arrived in Europe in August, and is a Stratton High School 1953 graduate formerly with Standard Oil of New Jersey. Dennis E. McKinney and Jarrett L. Waller also participated in combat efficiency training in Germany. McKinney, 19, serves in Company A, 35th Armor, Erlangen. Waller, 24, in Company D, 50th Infantry, both entering service in 1957 with prior high school and job histories.
Pie William C Brown 18 son of Mr and Mrs Sam G Brown Route 3 Beckley completed the four week generator installation maintenance and repair course at the Army European Engineer Ordnance School in Murnau Germany He entered the Army in February 1958 and arrived in Germany last August He attended Woodrow Wilson High School and was employed by Poley Construction Co TWO area men completed eight weeks of basic combat training at Fort Benning Ga Pvt Thomas L Garland 17 son of Evelyn Coles Stanford and Pvt Paul Chernutan 23 husband of June lives at Daniels son of Pamfield Chernutan Camp Creek a 1953 Spanishburg High School graduate attended Western Reserve University and formerly worked for the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland Obie
Hal Boyle reports that America's best-dressed men are business executives rather than movie stars. Tailor Pat Caruso notes executives are style aware and many even sketch their preferred looks. Jockeys are the best-dressed athletes, while politicians vary. Rockefeller and Eisenhower are exceptions.
Student quiz item discusses umbrella history from ancient Egypt and Assyria to modern times. Mentions parasol and beach umbrella, shifts in gender perceptions, sun protection, and a coloring activity with a colonial American scene. Includes a $10 prize credit to Carol Gillem of Archer City Texas and a postcard submission prompt.
Factographs Spain is about twice the size of Oregon. Each year the seas extract 400 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the air and sunlight converts it into marine organisms.
A devotional prayer by Alfred N Sayres of Lancaster Pennsylvania praising creation. He thanks God for earth sky sea winds snow sun rain and soil and asks for wise use of nature’s gifts in Jesus name. Includes Sayres title as professor of practical theology at Theological Seminary Evangelical and Reformed arch.
NEW YORK Extra! The Nile Hilton in Cairo hosts a Hollywood crowd for openings as American baths arrive amid camels and pyramids after shipments of cracked tubs and insurance woes. Celebrities like Jane Russell and Tony Bennett surface in a flurry of show business chatter and feuds, with Earl Wilson's column mixing gossip, jokes, and industry notes from New York to Cairo.
Fifty years ago AS Way predicted the prohibition amendment would fail. The Senate rejected the measure to submit the prohibition amendment to the people by 16 to 14, needing 20 affirmative votes to adopt. Prohibition forces were stunned, confident of a two thirds majority. Lawmakers split on local option bills with disagreements over county versus city options.
Dr. K M Jarrell of Pinecrest Sanitarium says a farm will be completed at the institution funded by surplus collections approved by the legislature. Lucrezia Bori the opera star is the subject of X ray studies by Dr G Oscar Russell guiding new singing teaching ideas. Bori’s vocal cords stay unstressed at high notes and tongue position does not affect tone.
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