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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1959
Page
4
A brief reflection notes that all seen experiences teach trust in the Creator for unseen realities, attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. The saying emphasizes faith over visible proof.
The piece notes a proposed $84 million for a new House office building with each Representative needing about three rooms at $192,000 per room. It contrasts costs with other large projects and questions fiscal restraint on Capitol Hill. It cites Survey Research Corp showing 65 percent of Americans want tighter labor laws and 67 percent of union members agree, urging lawmakers to heed constituents to avoid being labeled anti-labor.
A 24 year old wife describes constant strain from fearing bad breath and the impact on her marriage. The piece notes odor fears in adolescence and pubescence, with many becoming hypersensitive to odors and developing tic-like sniffing in social situations.
Dr George W Crane offers practical tips to curb bad breath. Advice covers constipation, odorous foods, tongue cleaning, hydration, tonsil crypts, dental checks, and carrying mints. Readers are invited to request Crane’s booklet by sending a stamped envelope and payment.
Military men return and deploy as families host and honor loved ones. Pfc Damon J Jones returns to Fort Jackson after leave and attends his stepfather Zack Hancock’s funeral, while Wanda Mae Lilly completes basic training and reports to Charleston SC for duty. Airmen Edgar J Smith and Tennis J Hash are selected for specialized training at Amarillo and Lowry, respectively. Donald E Gray transfers to USS Norfolk, Tom H Wills serves aboard USS Pollux in the Western Pacific.
Pic Brubaker son of Mr and Mrs James M Brubaker serves as gunner in Headquarters Company 503rd Infantry at Fort Bragg. He entered the Army last August and completed basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. The 19 year old soldier is a 1958 graduate of the local high school.
The Beckley Newspapers Corporation announces subscription rates by mail and home delivery options. Rates cover daily and Sunday, daily only, and six month plans with 2 percent West Virginia sales tax. Delivery by carrier or distributor is through independent contractors and the company disclaims responsibility for advance payments.
ED CREAGH offers a humorous brief on cooling the body by mental imagery. Visualize shrinking into an ice cube or mint julep, imagine cold North Atlantic spray, or picture yourself in a refrigerator to induce relief. Warns against cucumber cooling and notes Stanislavsky popularized acting techniques for adopting unlikely personas.
Sylvia Porter cites historical investments from 1950 showing real returns from housing bonds farmland and stocks. A Chrysler executive argues for growth across sectors rather than austerity to meet the Russian challenge and sustain national strength.
The sun is a vast sphere about 865000 miles across, radiating light in all directions. Planets including Mercury receive heat and light based on distance from the sun. Mercury averages 36 million miles away and about 750 degrees. An electric bulb mimics a small sun, spreading light evenly. Winnie Gladfelter of Baltimore wins $10 for this question.
Virginia Owen notes West Virginia claim to pioneering transport and industrial feats. Summers recounts first railways, telegraph, steamboat, electric railway, salt and gas discoveries, with figures like Colonel Alexander Quarrier and Dr. Israel T. Nicklin shaping the state's legacy. Crislip praises these achievements in the Centennial context.
Earl Wilson gathers gossip from New York's show scene featuring Jack Douglas at Den in the Duane, Toots Shor’s restaurant closing and reopening plans, tributes to figures like Mark Hellinger and Babe Ruth, and tidbits about Paris Lido nudies, Radio City Splash, and stars including Frank Sinatra, Nixon, and Brigitte Bardot.
Fifty years ago the Citizens Band prepared a concert at the Carter Opera House. Marriage licenses were issued to E. L. Burleson and Lula Shumate and to H. M. Daniels and Nannie Wade. Mrs. E. B. Thompson of Raleigh offered Hartz Mountain canaries for sale.
Raleigh county schools will begin the 1934-35 session on September 10 after a called school board meeting considered several matters. At Cranberry mine, New River Company officials and United Mine Workers address a walkout by the mine force. A lawn party at the Deck home in Daniels honored guests Oma Neely and Hereford Gabriel.
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