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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1956
Page
2
The piece presents a brief reflective thought credited to Zintmerman about self-promotion. It examines how talking about oneself may reveal vanity and influence readers to consider humility versus self-focus. The formal tone mirrors a daily editorial feature.
A West Virginia legislative opinion foresees a across the board teachers pay raise, likely smaller than asked, amid plans for a 23 million program. Lawmakers discuss tax package links and avoid turnpike funding guarantees while considering a constitutional amendment to let voters weigh toll road futures.
The Better Vision Institute says headaches often signal eye strain from near work and visual issues such as myopia hyperopia and astigmatism. Dizziness coordination loss and brain tumors are warned possibilities requiring prompt eye examinations. television viewing from close angles can trigger headaches in children.
The Eisenhower administration distinguishes between the executive budget based on appropriations and authorizations and the cash budget reflecting actual spending and borrowing. It notes surpluses, holdovers, and long term commitments in defense and foreign aid, with debate over annual versus multi year funding and effects on prices. The piece also mentions Jericho in Jordan as the world's lowest lying town at 40 feet below sea level.
A nostalgic sketch by Lotus L. Lacy from Warren Pennsylvania reflects on a town letter carrier in a gray uniform and felt helmet. The piece, distributed by the U S Post Office Department, recalls a childlike curiosity about Uncle Sam and the humble mail delivery scene.
A first person reminiscence by a longtime letter carrier recounts his uncanny town influence. He describes town life from the days of handwritten letters to modern sidewalks, noting the curtains that part ahead of him and the emotional moments his work has carried, from births to deaths.
Secretary of State Dulles answered reporters with guarded language over Life Magazine's pivotal quotes about brinkmanship. He said the verbatim phrasing differed from his intended meaning and refused to release the interview transcript to resolve the dispute.
Dudley Strain of Lubbock Texas asks believers to awaken faith from ancestors and rise with courage in Christ. He prays for unworthy attitudes to fade and urges living victoriously through Jesus Christ in a daily commitment.
Steve Terzano, Ritz maitre d hotel, recalls 61 years in luxury service. He describes strict code: no waiter would drop food, meals should last an hour with fine French wine. He lists favorite dishes once served to stars and politicians, ending with a nudge to avoid price concerns and order a hamburger.
A Las Vegas gossip column describes a gambler paying $500 for a mausoleum crypt while a Texan quips about a Cadillac burial. TV talks and staged bits at the New Frontier involve Marie Wilson and Ken Murray. Lena Horne performs at the Sands as Betty Grable and Harry James eye El Rancho Vegas for a show.
A collage of society hints and entertainment briefs including Joan Benny’s March 17 marriage to Buddy Rudolph, Jack Benny’s family ties, and Alan Gordon as best man. Also mentions Steve Allen on a Chicago boyhood poem, Nixon era politics talk, and other light gossip about Gloria Vanderbilt, Sidney Jaonet, Richard Burton tours, and more.
Reported here are several service members with links to West Virginia and Texas. Sgt Kelly Holt of Mount Hope is hospitalized in Texas for surgery after a right side paralysis and wartime injuries including a Rhine crossing purple heart. Col Robert E Jones, Beckley native, arrived from Germany after his father Ermin W Jones died. the family plans services as he returns to base in Germany within 30 days. Airman 2C Andrew Bowden of Ghent, son of Mr and Mrs Pat Bowden, serving at Selfridge Air Force Base, moves from Thule Greenland to Midwest training with 7th Air Force Headquarters.
A psychologist’s case hints at love advice for Annette a young stenographer seeking marriage. The analysis cautions against idolizing a wedding band, urges unmarried women to widen goals beyond romance, and compares obsession to the biblical Golden Calf and Sir Galahad’s quest.
The text discusses marriage happiness, dating tactics, and a “mousetrap” strategy for women to engage men. It cites Anette’s pressures, flirtation, and polite rejections, urging vivacity, conversation, and keeping men guessing as a tactic in romance.
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