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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1962
Page
4
A brief reflection notes conscience as man s most faithful companion, invoking Crabbe as a literary anchor for moral guidance and thoughtful reflection. The item presents a compact, period voice on virtue and inner duty.
The expiration of government guaranty and insurance rights for World War II veterans runs from July 25 next year to July 25, 1967 for service length, with Korea veterans’ deadlines from January 31, 1965 to January 31, 1975. Since the 1940s the GI Bill home loan program reshaped housing, aiding over 5.7 million mortgages worth $51.6 billion. earlier turmoil gave way to substantial home ownership gains.
The Kennedy administration faces the challenge of restoring business confidence through tax write offs and public outlays. A broad five year program is urged, including regional power projects, expanded education with 500000 classrooms and teachers, higher teacher salaries, and a national investment strategy aimed at stimulating consumer demand and economic growth.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists Mail and Home delivery rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include one year 21.50, six months 12.10, daily 1 year 918.08, daily six months 810.00, and weekly carrier options. Also notes change of address procedures and tax applicability, with disclaimer about carriers and independent contractors.
UPI correspondent Phil Newsom surveys Finland’s mood toward Russia, noting humor about Reguspatoff as a punch line for Western skepticism. The piece discusses independence, recent wars, reparations, extremist votes, language habits, and postwar attitudes in Helsinki.
A UPI analysis discusses class size ideals and grouping methods in schools. It weighs homogeneous versus heterogeneous grouping, noting pros and cons and advising parents to focus on placement, teacher attitude, and student confidence rather than competition.
Nearly 120 million Americans held life insurance with legal reserve companies and many had stock market interests. The 1961 breakdown shows only a small portion of the insurance dollar was in the market, highlighting the limited market exposure of policyholders.
Five decades ago the Knights of Pythias in Raleigh are preparing for a banquet next week, with expectations of an enjoyable event at the Hotel Toy in Lester noted for country-style meals and a notable mineral water supply on the property. The piece also covers Beckley residents benefiting from the hotel’s water and mentions Paul J. Overton’s serious illness, along with a Life Insurance Institute report on life companies’ stock investments in 1961, detailing asset allocations and stock activity.
Twenty five years prior report notes Mickey Cochran fully recovered from a brain concussion suffered in a New York game and preparing for first practice on Detroit field but unlikely to play again this season. Ace Shrewsbury of the Mississippi Salvation Army gave two sermons at Coal City while visiting Raleigh County. A Sunset Memorial Park Catholic addition marker project moves forward with a three week readiness. A motorists group departed Beckley toward Kennebunkport Maine led by Mrs C Bernard Sims and several Andersons.
A slow moving heater planer on Prince Street belches fire and burns kerosene to heat asphalt for resurfacing. Operator Paul Adamy, of Buckhannon, lives with his wife and nine week old child. The dry weather operation runs 27 feet per minute, taking about three hours to cover a mile, and will move to Bluefield next week.
A Washington Notebook column surveys misidentified calls to Treasury official Robert Dillon, a Rotary International president nominee from Asia, and includes glimpses of Eisenhower’s Gettysburg farm banter with Gov. DiSalle. It notes lobbyist chatter on the sugar bill, Mundt on the novel Advise and Consent, and a Temperance League whisky publicity display at Union Station with staged barrels and press interest.
A compilation of brief quotes from Prince Sihanouk Bishop Wicke trucker Arthur Lear Adlai Stevenson and Representative Judd. The remarks touch on communism religion politics and global unrest with varied perspectives.
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