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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
4
Tillotson quotes warn that without God and religion men lack worthy ends. The aphorism stresses life meaning comes from divine guidance and purposeful aims.
Column notes senator Barry Goldwater doubts GOP Senate win in fall and hints Governor Cecil Underwood has a growing chance against incumbent Senator Randolph. The piece recalls West Virginia political history, citing M. M. Neely and William C. Marland as failed returns to the Senate, concluding Goldwater is half-way right.
Gen. Charles de Gaulle begins a third term amid doubts about his grand design and doubts over French democracy. The Algerian war lingers unresolved, NATO role unclear, and domestic reform gains face pressure from a restive peasant class while the aging leader persists on the world stage.
New York AP reports Hal Boyle quips about dogs and Rover the dog who sleeps most of the day. Jokes poke fun at dog behavior, pets as family, and the human view of canines. The column contrasts Rover with Lassie and imagines what a dog might say if it could talk.
In Washington James Marlow reports the 1960 summit conference exit is unclear with experts guessing on Khrushchev’s motives. British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speculates that even Khrushchev may not know why the conference collapsed.
William D. Thurmond, age 90, pioneer of the New River Valley and longtime Minden resident after whom Thurmond was named, died of old age. He owned large coal lands near Thurmond and held interests in bands. his estimated fortune reached at least three quarters of a million dollars. A separate note mentions Nick Marconi planning a first class bakery in Beckley and a hayride party visiting Beckley from Raleigh.
BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS CORPORATION issues Raleigh and Register from Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. The notice lists staff, service areas, and Associated Press rights. It provides subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions by mail and by carrier, plus tax, and notes carrier independence and payment responsibility.
The Jacksonville Journal reflects on Horatio Alger and his rags to riches tales, noting recent awards to eight self-made businessmen. The piece argues that American prosperity and the Algerian spirit persist, with Duval County seen as a microcosm of national success and resilience amid poverty and cynicism.
An educational item discusses the origin of filibusters in politics and the rule of cloture. It notes the term's Dutch roots, its historical uses, and asks readers to define cloture from reference sources. The prompt mentions a $10 prize to a reader in Walnut Creek, California.
A fragmentary column contrasts 19th century thought with modern belief, noting that while Christians profess Christlike values such as humility and charity, they often seek direction from others before acting. The piece moves to New York where Leonard Bernstein, famed conductor of the New York Philharmonic, is highlighted for his Broadway work including West Side Story. It closes with Annapolis political notices about a rally for Judge O Bowie Duckett and an opponent, Paul T Pitcher, invited by the Anne Arundel County Bar Association.
Roylee Harmon urges readers to abandon worry and live in the present. He argues most misery stems from past or future burdens, promotes daily gratitude, and suggests practical steps like action over anxiety, enjoying simple joys, and rising with the dawn to face today.
Eternal Father ruler of the universe send Thy Holy Spirit into our lives so that no discords arise in public or private actions. Give supreme direction so mankind may pursue harmony in Thy will through Christ. Amen. Richard L. James Jacksonville minister Riverside Avenue Christian Church
Genevieve announces plans for a Midwest summer engagement then a wedding in New York this August to producer Ted Mills. she calls it her first and last marriage. Other celebrity tidbits cover Joan Collins, Warren Beatty, Shirley MacLaine, Helen OConnell, Dixie Anne Dikes, and TV gossip from Paris to New York with varied show business notes.
United Mine Workers of America issues instructions to about 450000 soft coal miners to strike on June 16 if wage contracts remain unsigned. Plans reach 5000 to 6000 locals across coal regions after Appalachian wage talks collapse. Memorial Day reunion draws 2500 descendants of Richard Wood at Wood farm near Floyd Virginia. West Virginia delegates attend. J M McCauley announces the 16th annual first aid meet for New River Company at Scarbro baseball park June 22.
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