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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1957
Page
2
A short reflective note urges choosing service over personal happiness, urging readers to focus on acts that benefit others and align with a guiding life philosophy. It emphasizes daily conduct and spirit over grand gestures, encouraging practical kindness and duty.
A conservationist report highlights coal cleaning operations on the Bluestone River watershed near Winding Gulf and Bluestone Lake. Buckeye Coal and Coke Co. at Winding Gulf recovers 65 tons daily from filtered wash water while producing 1,100 tons of coal, a model for preventing pollution of the Bluestone dam reservoir and upper watershed.
A year in Beckley shows food and automotive sectors leading local spending. Food purchases claimed 30 percent of household budgets with meat and produce boosting grocers to 541,283,000 in sales. Auto dealers moved 7,692,000, representing 20 percent of retail dollars, while general merchandise and other outlets posted solid gains amid rising incomes and buyer confidence.
A Charleston letter-writer laments June license plate crowds at state offices and proposes county seat sales to ease waits. It cites Virginia examples and notes Kearney driving tips to prevent highway hypnosis. Ben Kartman of Family Weekly is named president of the Society of Midland Authors and honors Bruce Catton with a $50 award.
New York gossip notes spotlight Sue Carson a Hollywood Las Vegas comic rising at the Copacabana as the next Martha Raye or Bea Lillie. The column covers Ed Sullivan Steve Allen Jack Paar previews and a roundup of showbiz anecdotes with multiple actors and studios.
90 Years Ago report notes many dogs bitten by mad dogs roaming Beckley for days. Reprint from Clay Messenger mentions Sarah Ann Legg, convicted of murder in Raleigh two years earlier, sentenced to hang, retried at Weston and acquitted, accompanied by a tall muscular gentleman.
Two fires within an hour broke out at the Yellow Building on South Kanawha Street owned by the Royal Craft Grand Lodge and used by a colored undertaker firm. Chief J L Guthrie led a prolonged search for Eugene Waller, funeral director, after a coal-tit can with inflammable fluid was found in the lower building. Waller was later located but surrendered later after bonding issues.
Washington report traces the evolving U S and Soviet positions on disarmament and nuclear test bans. It notes progress but warns negotiations may still collapse when details are tackled, with inspection plans tied to any halt in production and later weapon reductions.
A prayer text from Charles M. Crowe of Wilmette Illinois asks for a moment of divine presence to heal troubled spirits. It asks for mercy forgiveness and the strength to fight a good fight in Jesus name.
New Yorker Hal Boyle profiles N. R. Field who builds retirement living homes near Palm Beach. The 2000 acre Bowtown Beach development features 2000 homes from 13500 dollars with safety aids like trouble bells and no stair thresholds. Field expects 1,300,000 yearly housing units for elderly in the future.
The letters express concern about government aid and taxpayer burden. Readers in Liberal Kansas Sac City Iowa Port Huron Michigan Santa Paula California critique federal grants and wasteful mail. They warn of rising government control and socialization of the economy.
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