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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1959
Page
4
A compact reflection notes Pascal on comparing losses and the power of imagination to magnify them. It frames loss as a mental construct where perception shapes significance, urging focus on present perspective rather than exaggerated harm.
The American Medical Association unveils a reshaped stance on elder care and medical plans amid Atlantic City discussions. A new policy urges faster development of voluntary insurance for seniors over 65, while a key report on medical care plans is postponed for six months.
The narrator recalls Dr George W Crane and banker Flavian Myers in Washington Indiana. Myers is praised for friendliness and leadership, while a storyteller notes life mirrors outlook. The piece contrasts harsh frontier views with William Penn’s benevolence. It argues kindness fosters reciprocal civility.
A survey of West Virginia liquor policy questions highlights ongoing confusion and division. The piece notes that illegal sales persist near churches and homes, mocks diehard prohibitionists, and recalls a Bon Mot about alcohol’s dual nature through historic letters between Robert G. Ingersoll and Dr. Buckley.
A religious reflection expresses gratitude to God for life wisdom and grace and asks for loving neighbors as oneself. The author is M Ray McKay, a Wake Forest professor of preaching at Southeastern Baptist Seminary, delivering gratitude and communal love in Jesus name.
New York gossip notes Miss Lee Remick rejects street wear while filming Anatomy of Murder. She discusses what she likes at home, preferring a long full skirt to go barefoot. The piece toys with playful headlines about fashion and propriety in a city setting.
Public notice shows Raleigh and Register distribution under Beckley Newspapers Corporation with pricing for subscriptions by mail and home delivery. Details include rates for daily and Sunday editions, payments, and carrier responsibilities. Information lists offices in Beckley and other West Virginia towns and notes AP news use.
A reflective AP column urges readers to drop hatred and hurry and embrace simple joy. The writer chastises a passerby and extends a personal sermon on kindness, patience, and smiling at strangers, arguing happiness is a rightful, accessible gift. The piece ends with a self-referential note about the author spotting his own scowl in a window.
Ordinary rice is brown at harvest but white in stores. What process makes brown rice white before sale. Iida M. Fay of Teaneck wins $10 for this question. Send your question to Junior editors Box 1325 Beckley.
A joke line reads If you are not completely satisfied your money will be gloom ily refunded. A phrase about a lady at Wellesley calls her gloves Brigitte because they’re undressed. A seven year haunted industrialist tells his accountant the cost of analysis isn’t the issue but the loose change leaking from his pockets while lying on the couch.
The Herbert subcommittee will probe high paying posts for retired generals and admirals with firms selling to the armed forces. It will examine whether hires are legitimate expertise or payback to old Pentagon contacts, and how makers compete for government contracts amid broader defense needs. President Eisenhower acknowledged nonmilitary factors influence defense purchases.
Oddball news roundup notes Sun photos taken from above Earth by Navy researchers and playful lines about Old Sol beaming. Includes quirky items like a 14 pound trout caught with marshmallows, early fish season, and a Brazil-based bold cat burglar stealing jaguars.
1909 Raleigh Register notes preparations for a new Westwood addition of about 150 lots near Wickham on the former Gordon Lester tract. The report also covers aviation milestones with Wright Brothers influence and Count Zeppelin’s record airship flight lasting 37 years. Major Israel C. Greene, 85, who helped capture John Brown, dies on his Mitchell farm after 36 years there.
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