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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1956

Page

6

Coal interests oppose Canadian gas imports and exports

Editorial notes that United Mine Workers of America and allies press the Federal Power Commission to dismiss Canadian gas import and U S to Canada export applications. They question feasibility, permits, and public convenience, arguing the plan would subsidize an all Canadian pipeline and displace U S coal.

United Mine Workers of America National Coal Association Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co Federal Power Commission United States Canada NCA Robert E. L. Hall FPC Midwestern Gas Transmission Co Tennessee Gas Transmission Co Iron Ranges Natural Gas Co Central Wisconsin Gas Tennessee Trans-Canada Trans- Canada Government of Canada Eau Claire Wisconsin

Why Prescriptions Seem Mysterious Yet Helpful

A June Better Homes & Gardens article explains prescriptions use technical terms and symbols to convey exact orders. Pharmacists and doctors share professional duties and confidentiality, refills are limited, and many drugs cost $2 or less while newer medicines remain pricey due to complex production.

Better Homes & Gardens Magazine Boards of Pharmacy

Bug Dust And Richwood Party Echoes Of 80 Plus Attendees

In Beckley veteran local John R. Maynor recalls the “Past 80” party in Richwood, organized by Jim Comstock and Bronson McClung, drawing 181 octogenarians. Maynor, once a lumberjack, recounts old times, editorials, and a wary brush with age listings, while community jazzes about aging and local life.

John R. Maynor Maynor Richwood Jim Comstock Bronson McClung Richwood News Leader Dubuque Richwooders

Raleigh Beckley Newshouse Advertising and Readership Notice

Notice from Beckley Newspapers Corporation detailing post office mailing, Associated Press partnership, national advertising reps, and subscription rates. Includes delivery responsibilities, carrier terms, and address change procedures sourced from Raleigh Beckley region records.

Beckley Newspapers Corporation West Virginia

Soul Searching as US faces Soviet challenge pace

A sobering reassessment of the Cold War clash finds the United States confronting economic, political, and cultural weaknesses while Moscow pledges to overtake Western power. The piece notes America’s strong GDP, consumer scale, and rising corporate profits, but warns of gaps in science, education, and military strategy and calls for broad free world cooperation and targeted talent development.

Moscow Russia United States U.S NATO Washington Europe Eisenhower

Gracie Allen Truman Misunderstanding and Hollywood Buzz

Gracie Allen plays off as Truman in a spoof with Burns and Allen. Celebrities like Harry Belafonte Sonja Henie Marilyn Monroe Mae West and Frank Sinatra dominate the chatter. News from London Madrid and New York covers TV plans fashion and showbiz shifts with playful anecdotes and mischief.

New York George Burns Gracie Allen Washington Saints & Sinners Irving Fisher Harry Truman President Coolidge Gracie Truman Margaret Burns Georgies Jacie Jimmy Byrnes

Case Records of a Psychologist Case R-375

Andrew G. 43, a sales executive, died suddenly of a heart attack. In my office his wife described him as a Northwestern University psychology student who rose to Sales Manager before 35 with a high salary. He smoked heavily despite doctors warnings and a tense temperament. If he had heeded advice, he might have lived to 75. Dutch Uncle advice explains tears from onion irritation. Working hard at unfamiliar tasks causes palm irritation and redness.

Andrew G Andrew

The Worry Clinic Warns On Tobacco Risk And Heart Damage

The Worry Clinic describes arteries thickening from toxins such as tobacco or infections, raising blood pressure and risking strokes and heart attacks. It cites 24,000 lung cancer deaths and urges quitting with a booklet offer for breaking tobacco and liquor habits.

Andrew

Hypnotist Bill McGonigle Captivates Hollywood Crowd

Hollywood buzz centers on Scottish Canadian hypnotist Bill McGonigle who has stunned celebrit ies by hypnotizing Kathryn Grayson into a past life as an English housewife and guiding Phyliss Kirk to quit sweets. He reportedly even quieted Mickey Rooney at a party as he draws acclaim for nightly demonstrations.

Colin McLuckey Dexter Ave Hollywood Bridey Murphy Bill McGonigle Kathryn Grayson Jane Powell Phyliss Kirk Gayelord Hauser McGonigle Mickey Rooney Mick Mickey

Red Purges Revealed To Puzzled Westerns

Washington reports on Khrushchev's February speech detailing Stalin era purges. Old Bolsheviks allegedly confessed under brutal beatings and torture, exposing a bloody chain of coerced accusations, with 98 of 139 Central Committee members arrested and shot.

Washington Stalin Communist Party Arthur Koestler Moscow Koestler Khrushchev Party U.S. State Department Central Committee

What’s The Answer? A True-False Style Quiz

A quiz asks seven questions on politics war and society. It ponders Senator George’s retirement timing, Soviet troop cuts, U S demographic counts, unemployment benefits for auto workers, North African rebels, the American Assembly’s role, and TV ownership in American families. Answers appear on this page.

Worldwide marriage laws vary greatly across nations

A United Nations survey of 24 countries shows vast differences in marriage ages and bans. It notes Queensland Australia voids marriages under age seven, while Sweden sets 18 for women and 21 for men. the United States records as low as 14 for boys and 13 for girls in New Hampshire. The report covers divorce, birth control, sterilization, and penalties for abortion and garbles of consent, with late 1951 enforcement data and Yale professor Fowler Harper guiding U.S. material.

William N. Oatis Hal Boyle United Nations N. Y Pakistan Tennessee U. N U. N. Economic and Social Council Sweden Argentina Honduras Panama Northern Ireland United States New Hampshire Queensland Australia Netherlands India South Dakota Arizona Ontario Canada Florida Rhode Island France Connecticut Alabama Caroline Virginia Denmark England Wales Scotland Minnesota Vermont Finland National Institute of Demographic Studies Fowler V. Harper Yale University

Today's Prayer for those suffering in mind or body

A prayer asking divine grace to help people facing anguish and hardship. The petition asks to meet pain with patience, failure with faith, insult with humility, disappointment with hope, disaster with courage, and betrayal with love through Jesus Christ. Attributed to Mae E. Hunter, Nashville Tenn., staff editor, National Baptist Publishing Board.

Jesus Christ Mae E. Hunter Nashville, Tenn National Baptist Publishing Board

Radio toll and stamps pop up in late 19th notes

An Australian Aboriginal man reports being bewitched and warned by police that he is being sung to death. Meanwhile the first adhesive postage stamps feature portraits of Franklin and Washington in five and ten cent values.

William Gargan London Martin Kane England Ronald Howard Leslie Howard Hollywood Animal Kingdom Gargan Young Howard Young Howard the Midnight Earl Benjamin Franklin George Washington

Not until January 21 1957 men by May 1 1957

Government figures show 21 million men mobilized by May 1 1957 with 1957 as target. Census Bureau data estimates over 15 million affected, and Algeria noted among broader postwar reshaping. A conference on current problems is referenced, noting three of four people linked to the issue per Census Bureau.

S.U.B Algeria

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