Thought for Today Quote by Arnot Recited
A civic bulletin prints a reflected saying from Arnot noting that men are born to trouble and tested through life with a cry at birth and a going at its end, framing a reflective line for daily readers.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1957
Page
2
Infamy over Girard case tests jurisdiction and duty
The Court ruling that Army Specialist 3 C. Wiliam S. Girard be turned over to Japanese courts sparks debate on status of force agreements, military jurisdiction, and the duty of American troops. The piece warns of wartime responsibility and consequences for U S soldiers and Congress while weighing who should face trial for on duty offenses abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Wiliam S. Girard
United States
Yalu
United States Senate
United States Supreme Court
Girard
Supreme Court
NATO
Japan
U.S. Senate
William Girard
America
United States Congress
Strangest Sights Are Here At Home Editorial
An anthropologist professor from the University of Colorado, Gordon W. Hewes, notes the thousand postures the human frame can assume. He cites Africans standing on one foot while eating and resting. The piece jokes about teenage life and American households as a study of human contortions seen at home in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon W. Hewes
University of Colorado
Africa
America
Hewes
Australia
Louisville Courier - Journal
Beckley couple's Florida winter move noted in Crosswinds Park
Bug Dust profiles Mr. and Mrs. Len Seaman of Beckley who winter in St. Petersburg at Crosswinds Park Florida. The piece chronicles their trailer living community, hobby show efforts, and Eunice Seaman’s craft skills while celebrating regional climate contrasts and the Seamen family’s persistent mobility between West Virginia and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Seaman
U. S
Beckley
West Virginia
Florida
Seamans
Crosswinds Park
St. Petersburg
Crosswinds
Eunice Seaman
Crosswinds Trailer Court
Leonard Seaman
Seaman
W. Va
First Baptist Church
Trailer City
Herb Shriner Pilots Seaplane And Plays Supermarket Circuit
New York gossip column notes Herb Shriner is learning to fly a seaplane after soloing for a license and plans to TV work from Maine to New York. He and Pixie explore buried treasure, hunt a Spanish galleon off the Bahamas, and perform in Minneapolis and theater circuits. The piece recaps various showbiz quips and mentions other celebrities and media personalities in a lively, period tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indiana
Herb Shriner
Herb
Pixie
Bahamas
Radio City i
Minneapolis
Tulsa
Denver
Dean Martin
Worry Clinic case shows teen gains from social tactics
Edith L., 16, once shy and friendless, learns and applies psychological strategies. With rehearsed social techniques she gains dozens of friends, dating prospects, and restored self confidence. The column urges positive thinking and practical methods to win friends, including smiling and initiating conversations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith L
Thomas A. Edison
Edith
Tennessee Brothers Restore Vintage Ford Collection in Tennessee
Hal Boyle profiles Charles and Kenneth Coulter of Maryville who, as a florist business, have driven over 10 000 miles to assemble a large South U S antique Ford collection including seven Model T Fords, three Model A Fords, a 104 year old funeral coach, and a 1948 Lincoln tied to Eisenhower. A 1922 Ford in a farmer’s barn becomes a tale of loss and memory as restoration aims to honor a daughter who died in an accident. The brothers buy junkers, invest up to 2000 more for restoration, and emphasize antiques as a steady, non deteriorating store of value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryville
Tenn. U
Charles
Kenneth Coulter
Charlie
Coulter
Pacific
Kenneth
Eisenhower
Henry Ford
Ford
Qa Ridge Atomic Scientists
Laweyers
Coulter Yard
Lid
Prayer hymn links nature to sacrifice in brief devotion
In a devotional verse Roy H. Stetler of Harrisburg Pa envisions summer nature as a tribute to Jesus. The prayer connects grass fields trees and flowers to the Son of Jesse with symbols of lineage fragrance works life crown and Calvary blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garien
Jesus
Jesse
Calvary
Roy H. Stetler
Harrisburg
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Ike Adds Civil Rights To Confusion String
Washington reports that President Eisenhower’s public stance on civil rights created confusion amid broader budget and disarmament debates. Rep. Emanuel Celler criticized the administration for wavering on civil rights while Senate leaders pressed for action and Southern opposition persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Emanuel Celler
D-Ny
Congress
White House
Justice Department
Alty
Brownell
Senate
House
Judiciary Committees
Celler
Hower
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
House Judiciary Committee
Truman
Roosevelt
Teddy
Fox
You're Telling Me! Youre Telling Me! Molotov misfire
A playful news column sketches a Russian word for hammer, notes Molotov’s fall from grace, and jokes about a white haired grandma catching a gray haired burglar in Chicago. It predicts fewer broken legs on Alpine slopes next winter and a tire wrecks an Austrian woodworking rectory destroying 10,000 pairs of skis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
30 Years Ago From 1907 Raleigh Register
Advertised letters list ladies and gentlemen names. Postmaster T. K. Scott noted. Construction work on the Coal River Railroad, a C&O branch, to be continued. Marriage licenses include Thomas Farley and Annie Cole, HoH Gregg, Mary A. Milem, L. W. Cunningham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Cook
LW. Cook
Joanna Elaine Clark
Brook Oneal
C. R. Spangler
Birtie Sparks
Ethel Snuffer
Lassie Toney
Jasper Bolt
Levi
Bird
Wirt Cook
W. J. Lawson
David Lang
W. L. Lynch
Olie McNair
J. H. Teays
G. M. Willias
J. A. Wilson
George Worrel
Samuel Wagoner
T. K. Scott
Coal River Railroad
Thomas Farley
Annie Cole
Hoh
Gregg
Mary A. Milem
L. W. Cunningham
Bossie P
Shrewskxiry
Ten Thousand War Veterans Marched on Capital in 1932
A Raleigh News summary notes that 23 years ago 1932 saw ten thousand war veterans begin a march from an Anacostia camp toward Washington with no planned police interference unless needed. Amelia Earhart Putnam landed in Newark to set a new women’s trans continental flight record beating Ruth Nichols by hours. In Springfield, the Ironis miners’ union, split by factional strife, adopted a resolution urging local unions to ignore the referendum on the day basic wage accepted by their scale committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anacostia
District of Columbia
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Newark
N. J
Putnam
Ruth Nichols
Springfield
Hironis Miners’ Union
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