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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1962
Page
4
A concise aphorism notes that the mines of knowledge are often revealed by chance's hazel-wand, attributed to Tupper, suggesting learning emerges through unexpected trials and discoveries.
Outsider Fred LaBastille urges City Council to enforce zoning laws, noting lax liquor laws and selective permitting culture. Critics say full-time inspector and consistent enforcement are needed, as current practice makes lawfulness feel selective and unfair.
A historical note outlines efforts to preserve the site of the first iron furnace west of the Alleghenies near Harpers Ferry built by Peter Tarr circa 1790. It details early West Virginia iron production, including Decker's Creek and the 1832 Wheeling steel mill, and notes the Weirton Steel era and regional resource factors like coal and water power.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation issues subscription rates for mail and home delivery. It notes prices for daily and Sunday, six months and one year, carriers and distributors are independent contractors, and the company is not responsible for advance payments. References multiple cities and advertising representation.
Hollywood style but limited release home movies show Jacqueline Kennedy with John Jr and Caroline, filmed by friends and aides. USIA travel films of her India Pakistan trip exist overseas but are not shown in the United States. The First Lady shields her children from press yet preserves a personal photo archive for family.
A playful NEA feature reimagines common summer terms as comic dictionary entries. It riffs on Golf Caddie and garden tools, redefining items from picnic to vacuum cleaner with humorous, anachronistic twists reflecting midcentury culture.
The article reports that heredity plays a significant role in blood cholesterol levels, adding to known controls such as age, sex, and diet. It notes that while heredity was suspected, proving genetic influence has been difficult, but recent findings provide clearer evidence of its impact.
George Washington Bair Jr retires July 7 after 39 years in Raleigh County selling his stake in Bair Brothers Inc to brother and painter R T Bair. The firm reportedly did as high as 500000 in a year. The item also notes a University of Illinois shortstop joining Beckley Bengals for a Welch series opener, and other local business moves and assorted quotes on science and public affairs.
West Virginia Press outing notes B and O Railway rep William Pyne and guest Willis Gunnoe, former Beckley residents. Gunnoe, Air Force Systems Command chief, brings Dean David greetings. Also included: a woodpecker antenna curse tale, the Gunnoes’ family links to Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home, Annh Carter, and a Bluefield meterman’s blood souvenir tied to Scott Carpenter. A Neville Street fence near Hillcrest Drive prompts a paint redo due to misaligned posts.
The account describes a leisure day at Killarney Mountain Lodge then a trip to Sudbury, nickel capital of Canada, noting Sudbury’s large nickel output and other metals. It highlights church visit on Trinity Sunday, island centennial celebrations, and travel by bus to North Bay on the Northland train with plans for Timmins.
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