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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1962
Page
4
A preacher discusses prayer’s reach from simple supplication to deep desires, noting belief in God’s ongoing guidance. He contrasts formal prayers with personal wishes, then mentions the Supreme Court’s stance against official prayer, suggesting caution in religious practice and constitutional bounds.
UPI reports a new book by Rev. Dr. Randolph Crump Miller stresses that religious training begins at home through loving relationships. Parents should model faith, avoid rigid answers, and allow children to develop belief, while Sunday School is important for community, though teen rebellion varies.
George Osman, Sunday Register culinary arts columnist, recalls a May 16 1936 White House party hosted by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt. He details rooms from the East Room to the State Dining Room, hordes of guests, beer and sandwiches, food tables, and vaudeville entertainment, praising the Roosevelts as gracious hosts.
George W. Hodell recounts a northern Ontario trek along Georgian Bay visiting Penetanguishene Midland and Killarney. He describes the Penetang docked ex-minesweeper Penetang 88 the Huronia House Huron shrine and a Huron village replica with the vanished tribe. The trip includes the Thirty Thousand Islands legend the Kitchikewana god and a 90 to 97 mile drives with lodge stays and birthday banter.
UPI Foreign News Analyst Phil Newsom compares views on freedom in Algeria across the Casbah and European districts, noting how celebrations and diverse populations reflect differing hopes and concerns for political reform and social change.
Miss Margaret M. Reilly is appointed superintendent of nurses at Pinecrest Sanitarium by Dr. K. M. Jarrell. Miss Reilly succeeds Miss Hazel Maxwell who moves to Mountain State Hospital in Charleston. Boxing icons Braddock and Louis to clash at White Sox field amid recall of Braddock's rise. Larry Steinbeck returns to Beckley Bengals as catcher leads win over Logan 9 to 2. Golf at Black Knight course ends with Mrs. C. L. Hall and Mrs. W. M. Duncan triumph 7 to 4 over Mrs. N. J. Pugh and Mrs. H. P. Meadows. Potatoes donated for Raleigh County relief. H. C. Houchins notes eligibility for aid. Also features on Algeria independence politics between Ben Bella and Ben Khedda with Nasser in Cairo and broader implications.
Twenty years ago in the Raleigh Register from the 1912 files Mrs Lora Bowles of Huntington and Miss Essie Hollandsworth of St Albans visit Dr S O Blair's family at White Cross Pharmacy. Dr McRae C Banks of Raleigh buys B C Sundow’s Wickham Avenue house as an investment and does not plan to move. Grover Trail, University of two year course, is spending vacation at home.
Washington reports Ceylon nationalizes about a third of local oil assets, removing 180 top filling stations plus 60 kerosene depots from Shell International Petroleum Cal-Tex and Esso Standard Eastern. The move follows a 40-year presence, with compensation rules unclear and talks of payment in dollars pounds rupees or bonds.
Beckley newspapers publish subscription prices for daily and Sunday service by mail and by carrier. Rates include annual and semiannual options, with state sales tax added for West Virginia subscribers. The notice warns that distributors are independent contractors and the company is not responsible for advance payments.
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