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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1961
Page
9
A compact puzzle card lists across and down clues including subjects like writing material Ireland pleasant clays and wheat beard with entries for nautical and geographic terms. Answers cover regions cities rivers and common words forming a traditional word search style grid.
In a France versus United States team match from 1956 an odd sequence unfolds. East West hold the American pair. Trezel overcalls Hazen with four spades, Goren bids four notrump, Hazen shifts to five clubs, Trezel raises to six spades, Jais doubles then six spades are played and doubled for down two. At the other table a spade slam is reached with Stayman and weak two bids. The American team gains 300 points after Stayman misreads six spades.
Planetary influences favor many life aspects today urging deep inquiry over shallow study. A library visit may yield practical cash gains and knowledge. A historical aside notes Thomas Paine's Common Sense published January 10, 1776 altering minds toward independence. Future tech hints at electric cars reducing urban smog with streamlined models.
The horoscope lists each sign with brief guidance. Aries through Pisces receive cautions, prompts to act, and notes on influences for personal and professional matters. Piekl Enterprises, Inc. 1961.
New York traders hear that many former industrial leaders have lost appeal, prompting focus on special situations. B K Thurlow of Winslow Cohn Stetson foresees small-cap stocks performing brightly while the market drifts. Thurlow sees merit in liquidation blocks and tax selling to boost prices briefly. Recommendations include International Telephone, Fruehaus Trailer, Puget Sound Power, and Standard Rollsman with U S Rubber.
Gersen of Wall Street recommends Norfolk and Western Railroad for growth after six years of near doubling per share earnings. A potential merger with the Nickel Plate Railway could lift earnings further, as Shearson Hammill highlights moderate priced bets for 1961 including Cudahy Packing General Drive-In Lytton Financial Eldon Industries Onyx Chemical and more.
West Virginia tax receipts for the first half of the fiscal year ran about 2.5 million below estimates. Liquor receipts were the major shortfall with deposits at 2.2 million versus 4.2 million expected. Full-period liquor deposits not yet made could lift totals toward estimates. December tax collections beat forecasts by about 400 thousand, at 4.75 million against 4.30 million expected.
On this day in history major moments include Connecticut joining the Union in 1788 and Mississippi seceding in 1861. The first successful balloon flight in the United States occurred in 1793 by Jean Pillement of New Jersey. Carrie Chapman Catt birthday in 1859 and American invasion of Luzon in 1945 are noted. Washington Irving quote closes.
Advertisement notes that readers can finish high school at home through St oad American School of Chicago W. Va. Dist. Office Dept BP1-2, 1217 Park Ave, Nitro, West Virginia. It lists name, address, city, state and implies postal education services.
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