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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1956

Page

2

Editorial Review of Desegregation in Churches

The February Reader’s Digest article by Lee Nichols and Louis Cassels notes churches face a tougher task than schools in desegregation yet many congregations admit sin and take steps to end segregation. It cites Catholic leadership, Protestant lay governance, and Detroit’s St Andrew’s as signs of slow progress and rising giving with integration efforts advancing though far from complete.

America Lee Nichols Louis Cassels Harper’s Federal Council of Churches South Olic Vincent S. Waters North Carolina Louisiana St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Detroit Christian Fellowship

Avoid Retirement Blues and Find New Purpose After Work

Retirement can mark a chance for growth not rest. Stay in work you enjoy, or pursue buried talents after leaving a traditional job. Rest and self-care become paths to health and renewed energy, while improving body, education, and spirit keeps retirement blues at bay.

Journal of Lifetime Living

New Suit Hopes for West Virginia University Expansion

West Virginia University faces crowded facilities as enrollment climbs from 3300 prewar to over 5900 this fall. Officials seek new colleges in Agriculture Forestry Home Economics and Engineering, plus bigger space, staff, and up-to-date equipment. Mechanical Hall and other buildings are aging and fire hazards. Enrollment in Engineering and related fields is rising, with projections exceeding 2000 by 1970.

Stewart West Virginia University College of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics Oglebay Hall College of Engineering Engineering Pierce B. Lantz West Virginia w_V.U. Daily Athenaeum

Here Comes Uncle Sam Part II by Lotus L. Lacy in Warren

In the second installment of Here Comes Uncle Sam Lotus L Lacy reflects as a local letter carrier in Warren Pa on delivering letters from Earth and the varied reactions of townsfolk to joys disappointments and missing news She notes growing from girl pushing a doll cart to woman wheeling a carriage and a boy to a pipe smoking man while recalling cemetery neighbors and the endless demand for more correspondence.

Uncle Sam Warren

Beckley Beckley News Rates and Postal Details

Becktley newspaper shows mailing and subscription rates with daily and Sunday options, two percent tax note, and addresses for distribution partners. It explains post office handling, advertising representation, and the Associated Press rights. The piece lists subscription prices by period and notes regional tax and address requirements for address changes. Local distribution partners and responsibilities are named, with Beckley Newspapers Corporation highlighted.

Beckley Newspapers Corporan Beckley W .Ya Hinton J. McQuade Ealtor Associated Fress Asociated Press AP News Brooks & Finley Inc New York Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Boston Cleveland Atlanta Los Angeles San Francisco West Virginia Cartier Cerriete Deslers Tidepender Attactors Beckfeypers Corporation

Letter Writing as a Path to Friendship and Civic Hope

C J Needy Meade reflects on letter writing as a civic habit that nourishes humanity. He recalls mail delays, the boy at the Children's Home seeking letters, and urges readers to overcome procrastination and fear. He advocates writing to officials and neighbors to improve the world and personal outlook.

Pearl Harbor Sam

Dinah Shore Promises Duet On NBC Show Amid Barroom Quip

New York gossip notes Dinah Shore brightens a 57th Street rehearsal room between hamburger bites and 35 mm photos while awaiting a TV duet with Perry Como against Phil Silvers on NBC Tuesday. Her Hollywood troupe of about 20 arrives, each at 1500 in expenses. Dinah jokingly questions if the money comes from her.

Dinah Shore 57Th St Perry Como NBC Phil Silvers Hollywood Dinah

Dinah Shore Troupe Here Expenses Alone Thirty Thousand

Entertainment gossip column items note Dinah Shore plans to send a relative to a semi progressive school and jokes about expenses. Manabout-town mentions Sonja Henie rope mishap at the Roxy, Jayne Mansfield in talks with 20th Century Fox for The Wayward Bus, and other showbiz tidbits with various stars and upcoming events.

Dinah Missy Sonja Henie Roxy EM Morocco Dallas Jayne Mansfield Marilyn Monroe 20Th Century-Fox Jayne Rock Hunter John Steinbeck George Axelrod

Case Records of a Psychologist The Worry Clinic Case

A psychologist discusses money, class, and love in dating, arguing that style and personality trump wealth. A $15 frock can outshine luxury fashion, while true love comes from self­reliance and unselfishness, not dollars. Readers are urged to write to Dr Crane and flagged with unrelated quiz snippets.

Daniel David Annette America Pene Crane

Alec Guinness Reflects On Career And Craft

New York interview with Alec Guinness explores his chameleon range from the third murderer in Macbeth to Hamlet and eight roles in Kind Hearts and Coronets. He discusses not wanting a formula in art, fame’s brevity, personal frugality, and a lifelong love of acting despite early doubts and hardship.

New York 1 Alec Guinness Guinness Lon Chaney Alec Rom Old Vic

Prayer lines on presence of Christ in daily life

A devotional prayer from George A. Little of Toronto asking Eternal God to help believers realize they belong to Christ and find life, pardon, peace, power, and eternal life through him. It reflects United Church of Canada Sunday School Publications heritage.

Christ George A. Little Toronto Ont United Church of Canada

Water use to rise sharply by 1975 in U S

Central Press Association reports Americans will consume 350 billion gallons daily by 1973, up from 185 billion in 1950. USDA yearbook Water warns cities must expand facilities to meet peak demand and growth, stressing conservation and efficient use across industry, homes, and irrigation.

Central Press Association Washington Department of Agriculture United States

Hollywood By Bob Thomas TV reshapes film industry says Dozier

Hollywood leaders embrace television as a talent incubator and profit engine. Dozier, ex CBS drama chief, calls TV the country’s greatest training ground for actors writers and directors. He notes top stars like Audrey Hepburn Eva Marie Saint Grace Kelly Paul Newman and Ernest Borgnine demanded bigger pay when moving to film after TV work.

Bob Thomas Hollywood RKO T TV Audrey Hepburn Eva Marie Saint MGM Grace Kelly Paul Newman Rod Seviger Ernest Borgnine

Fragmented historical notes on leaders and states

Vague, garbled text references Napoleon control of multiple nations and a Confederate era pairing of Lee and Grant against Mexico. Mentions Michigan growing trees with varieties, August Yugoslavia, a quoted mph rate, and a Senator Mrs Margaret Chase Smith of Maine. Overall incoherent and partially unreadable.

Yugoslavia Tong Margaret Chase Maine

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