Man admits past error as wisdom grows
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1958
Page
2
Forest Fires Threaten West Virginia Forest Industry
West Virginia forest fires threaten 13,000 workers and more than 100 million dollars in annual output. Officials urge smokers to crush cigarettes, extinguish campfires, and protect forests as the Forestry Commission advances long term preservation and reforestation efforts. The Beckley area Rural Development Council promotes Christmas tree production with 350,000 trees planted across six counties and market discussions between growers and producers. A community forest project and brochures on reappraisal surveys aim to attract wood using industries to the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
James H. Iarless
Gilbert Jumberman
West
Starless
West Virginia Forest Industries Committee
Cil
Commission
Beckley Farmer's Market
U.S. Forest Service
State Conservation Commission
Ethics Talker Javitz Proposes Federal Ethics Code
Senator Jacob Javits of New York advocates a uniform code of ethics for federal officials following the Sherman Adams affair. He cites the Dewey Code once used in New York and notes Capitol Hill interest in ethics may fade, echoing Mark Twain on the lack of action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Javitz
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Javitz
Capitol Hill
Mark Twain
Mr. Eisenhower On Ethics If anyone ever comes to any part of this government and
A fragment notes President Dwight D. Eisenhower addressing ethics in government. The brief text hints at vigilance against corruption and calls for integrity in public service, without detailing specific events or dates. The wording implies a general admonition rather than a report of actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Eisenhower
Parents Blamed Most For Juvenile Crime In Trendex Poll
Factographs A Trendex News Poll found a heavy majority blaming parents for juvenile crime. As of mid 1957 industry capital investment per production worker averaged about $16 000, up $1 200 yearly. Also quotes President Eisenhower on handling indiscretions in government staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trendex
Frozen Custard Takes Brussels Exposition Spotlight
Hal Boyle reports American custard wins over Europeans at the Brussels International Exposition. David Berge says 7,800 cones sold last Sunday as critics clash with appetites for hamburgers and hot dogs. Americans offer chowders chosen with New England clam chowder on the menu to please visitors. The U. S. pavilion serves about 20,000 daily diners, with custard pleasing the French and Italians while German visitors favor coffee and cheesecake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
David Berge
Brass’ Rail
Berge
Manhattan
Connecticut
Maine
New England
Vineyard Gazette
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
U. S
Subscription Terms for Beckley News Papers
Daily and Sunday home delivered by carrier or distributor per week costs 40. Daily and Sunday per month costs $1.75. All carriers, dealers and distributors are independent contractors. The Beckley News papers cannot assume responsibility for advance subscription payments made to them or their representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley News
Prayer Hymn for Day's Blessing From Scott Brenner
A Carnegie Pa minister offers a morning prayer praising the day and seasons. He asks for divine guidance and grace through Christ Jesus in a concise devotional note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Earth
Christ Jesus
Scott Brenner
Carnegie
First United Presbyterian Church
Military Men In News At Home And Abroad
Three servicemen and two county men appear in a roundup of U.S. military assignments and travels. Campbell, a 20 year old specialist 3, attended Lookout High School and served with the 11th Airborne Division in Germany. Jones, a private first class, worked as an ammunition bearer with Fifth Infantry near Mainz and arrived in Europe last January. Murdock, an Airman 3rd Class, stationed with the 478th Fighter Bomber Squadron at Cannon AFB New Mexico, enlisted in 1957 after graduating Mount Hope High School. Two county men, Cecil Williams of Prosperity and Charles Thompson of Princewick, were assigned to Fort Jackson for basic infantry training. Wiley Graham, a metalsmith second class, sails June 6 from Norfolk aboard USS Northampton for a two month midshipman training cruise to northern Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
11Th Airborne Division
403Rd Infantry
Germany
Europe
Campbell
A Lookout High School
Fifth Infantry
Mainz
Fort Riley
Kaw
Air Force
Murdock
Mount Hope High School
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Clovis
Fort Jackson
D.C
Pvt
Cecil C. Williams
Cecil Williams
Prosperity
Charles C. Thompson
Grover Thompson
Princewick
Williams
Thompson
Norfolk
Northampton
Wiley D. Graham
Effie M. Grahiam
Midway
Memories of Trundle Beds and Dried Foods from the Old Days
Dusty reminiscences recall trundle beds hand mills and feather beds from a mother’s era. The piece describes family routines for grinding coffee beans, drying apples and pumpkins by open fire, and a cherished old time molasses stack cake. It closes with a verse about living in the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Wills
Bob
Bugging Deflects Scrutiny in Goldfine Case
In Washington, Bernard Goldfine taps publicity to frame a martyr role amid a hotel room bugging and a fired investigator. The probe center shifts to alleged dirty dealings around presidential aide Sherman Adams, with Republicans and Democrats trading blame as November politics loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernard Goldfine
Goldfine
Russia
Baron T. Shacklette
House Subcommittee On Legislative Oversight
Goldfoe
Boston
Sherman Adams
House
Adams
Shacklette
Early English and American Jury History
For centuries juries have protected liberty by allowing trials by impartial peers in the proper district. The piece traces origins from inquisitions in France and England to the modern jury system, noting transitions from king’s representatives to a formal legal jury by 1400. It mentions the Norman invasion and earlier 12-knight trials evolving into today’s jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
France
England
Earl Wilson Levant Pest Stars on Steve Allen Show
New York report describes Oscar Levant as Steve Allen’s pest star after announcing a breakup with his wife. The piece portrays Levant’s chaotic energy and backstage antics, including costly maneuvers, strict rehearsal boundaries, and comic quips about peers and fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levant ‘Pest
Steve Allen
Flames destroy milling plant in St Marys Ohio
Thirty years ago a fire leveled the milling plant at St Marys owned by J C Curtis and Milton Curtis of Beckley. J W Maxwell was granted a license to practice law. Dr A S Abshire was named jail and infirmary physician for the county at a salary of 57.50 annually. The Beckley circuit cour t session drew many horse swappers after rumors of its Monday start. Fayetteville council granted a 25 year franchise to the Fayetteville and Beckley Telephone Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Marys
Ohio
J. C. Curtis
Milton Curtis
Beckley
J. W. Maxwell
A. S. Abshire
Fayetteville
Rockerfeller at 94 Attends Services in Pocantico Hills
John D. Rockefeller Sr. joyful and in good health attends chapel services at Pocantico Hills Union. He greets neighbors and marks his 94th birthday. Sunday school classes later share an all day outing to a Blue Jay swimming pool with Mrs. Farley and Miss Beaver. Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks face a featured romance on screen and in life as reports hint at a possible split after a famous marriage begun March 28, 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockerfeller Sr
Pocantico Hills Union Chapel
B. P. Farley
Edith Beaver
Blue Jay
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Mollywood
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Chicago
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Cleveland
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Buck Rogers
Centry
NUS
Peggy Kessinger
Army
Gannisch
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George A. Campbell
T. E. Campbell
15Th St
Beck
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Wiesbaden
Pfc
Lewis E. Jones
William W. Jones
Beaver
The
Sherwin-Williams Paint Co
Cannon Air Force Base
N.M
Airman
Larry K. Murdock
Carl Murdock
Pansye Whittaker
Trundle
Jack Bell
Law Quiz
Judy Nale
Homer
Earl Wilson
Oscar Levant
Oscar
Beverly Hills
Allen
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Judy Holliday
Steve
Zsa Gabor
Gary Crosby
Bob Crosby
Simon McQueen
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Cafe de Paris
Bob Evans
Kathryn Grayson
Eddie Davis
St. Luke's
Mickey Rooney
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Harry Hershfield
Max
Asnas
Israel
Bill O'Dwyer
el Morocco
June Wilkinson
Hal Wallis
Burt Lancaster
U.S
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Jack Silverman
AGVA
Inger’ Stevens
Sweden
Gale Fagan
Saga Magazine
Lou Spencer
Tninhills
Gene Nelson
Acapulco
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Elvis Presley
Victor
Hank Bloomgarden
Putnam'll Publish
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