Thought For Today, a Focus on Calm Conduct
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Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1959
Page
3
Forward Step in Trap Hill Levy Sparks Civic Hope
Raleigh County residents approved a three year levy to build a lake in Trap Hill District, a narrow vote driven by civic spirit. The plan promises benefits for homeowners and farmers, while drawing thousands of visitors and boosting progress in a coal town diversifying its economy. Michigan faces a $50 million highway bond sale amid tax reform clashes. Governor Williams backs an income tax, Republicans push sales tax, with a House Senate split hindering a solution. The crisis fuels political blame and a protracted stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Trap Hill
Dence
Williams
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
Senate
Michigan
Reublicans
Fathers and Presidents: Childless Tyler to Freemasons
A late 1940s style fact list tracing presidential birth months and family histories. It notes John Tyler had 14 children by two wives, Washington as father of his country, Grant born Hiram Ulysses, and Roosevelt among Freemasons. It recalls shortest and longest presidencies and state birth patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
New York
White House
George Washington
Chameion White House
John Tyler
James Buchanan
James
U. S. Grant
Hiram
Hiram Ulysses
Ulysses Simpson Grant
West Point
Calvin Cooleidge
John
Grover Cleveland
Stephen
Woodrow Wileson
Thomas
James A. Garfield
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
U. S
Ohio
Mississippi River
Herbert Hoover
Harry
Tribute to Dr Mitchell the people man of West Virginia
Roy Lee Harmon recalls Dr Mitchell a beloved West Virginia physician who treated the poor regardless of money and shared wit and wisdom. The 81 year old Quaker doctor lived in Sophia Braxton County from 1914 and died peacefully at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Cadwallader Mitchell
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Dr. Mitchell
West Virginia
Christian Fellowship
Doc
Toughie
Mitchell
Pittsburgh
Braxton County
Rickover Wins Access in Moscow After Soviet Pushback
James Marlow reports that Admiral Hyman Rickover, visiting Moscow with Nixon, challenged Soviet limits on embassy autonomy. He toured apartment blocks to meet locals, pressed for reactor access aboard the Lenin, and spurred the Soviets to grant more access after diplomatic urging. Rickover praised the Lenin’s design but said it did not advance reactor art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Soviet Union
U. S
Hyman G. Rickover
Nyet
Nix
Rickover
Moscow
Nixon Party
Emeploye
Mosccow
Leningrad
Nixon
Lenin
Frol Kozlov
United States
Savannah
A&a
Funeral trip ends in brawl after Wright death
Citizens from Wright attend a child’s funeral in Quinnimont. On return four to five miles to Wright some drink white key and cause a drunken melee. C&O detective W A Burwell makes several arrests though outnumbered, with some suspects escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Quinnimont
Fayette
W. A. Burwell
Raleigh Register Publisher Details and Subscription Rates
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Raleigh Register from Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. The notice lists Associated Press rights and nation advertising reps. It includes subscription rates by mail and home delivery costs, with tax notes and carrier responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Telephone — Co
Beckley CL
West Virginia
Grassroot Opinion Urges Efficient Spending in Port Huron
Grassroot Opinion from Port Huron, Michigan, argues that big government cannot be run by small efficiency, urging taxpayers to demand prudent use of funds and to keep unnecessary dollars in taxpayers’ pockets. The piece compares scale to productivity and calls for accountability in public spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
Times - Hereald
Maccine Motor
Life of the Party and Wet Blanket in Polish Party Paradox
A humorous column contrasts the Life of the Party who overwhelms hosts with antics from grand piano bits to broken vases, with the Wet Blanket who laments taxes and golf scores and sours gatherings. It ends with social etiquette tips on responding to dinner invitations and thanking hosts.
Water in a swinging bucket confirms centrifugal force
A Junior Editors science quiz explains that swinging a bucket of water in a circle causes water to stay in the bucket due to centrifugal force. When motion slows, some water may slosh out. Readers are urged to try the experiment outdoors and wear a swimsuit for a first trial. Catherine Dutton of Clearfield, Pa., wins $10 for the question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Dutton
Clearfield
Beckley
Aletsch Glacier Seen Between Majestic Alpine Peaks
The largest glacier in Switzerland, the Aletsch Glacier, lies between the Finsteraarhorn peak in the Bernese Oberland and the Jungfrau and Aletschhorn groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzereland
Finsteraarhorn
Bernese Oberland
Prayer For Today by W. Ralph Ward Jr in Pittsburgh
A brief religious invocation asks God to help the bereaved hold fast to the divine during a time of loss. It asks for renewed trust in the everlasting arms and lean strength through prayer in Jesus name, signed by minister W Ralph Ward Jr of Mt Lebanon Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
W. Ralph Ward, Jr
Pittsburgh
Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church
Earl Wilson Sees Horseshoe Pitching Rise in Utah
In Murray Utah the world horseshoe championship unfolds as top players break ringers records. Fern ado Isias leads with strong punch while Ted Allen and Curtis Day duel in a historic 1957 match. The writer notes advances from clay pits to night courts and questions the sport’s future and even what happens to discarded horseshoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Murray
Utah
Salt Lake City
Rockford
Ohio
Granny Tester
Fernando Isias
Los Angeles
Ted Allen
Boulder
Colo
Curtis Day
Frankfort
Ind
Midwest
Frankefort
Allen
Day
Guy Zimmerman
Danville
Cal
Patt Mossman
Eldorado
Robert G. Pence
Ass'n
Amereica
Gary
Midnight Earl May Be Expecting Second Child
The Midnight Earl and The Hal Marches anticipate their second child. Rita Hayworth and Jim Hill return from London where friends say they acted like honeymooners. Paddy Chayefsky seeks to show Middle of the Night in Moscow. Ex-Mayor Bill O'Dwyer will spend August in New York. Frank Sinatra and Sidney Kingsley will meet August 3 to discuss a movie. Martha Raye plans a white die records album. Nora Hayden flew in to audition for Bert Lahr show The Boys Against the Girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Hayworth
Jim Hill
London
Paddy Chayefsky
Moscow
Bill O’dwyer
N,y
Frank Sinatra
Sidney Kingsley
Martha Reye
Nora Hayden
Bert Lahr
Earl's Pearls and Punchlines From a 1940s Column
A lighthearted column quotes J. B. Clark of Charlotte on a bridegroom’s purchase and a rival pep talk about a boyfriend described as dull. It also notes jokes about golf and a memory-loving drinker, with Herb Shriner’s anecdote about a man trying to forget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl’s
J. B. Clark
Charlotte
N.C
Taffy Tutetle
Tony Pettito
Herb Shriner
Earl
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