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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1950
Page
3
A textile worker quit after two weeks, moved to Brooklyn, then built a finance career on college study and analysis. He rose to presidency ten years after graduation, crediting hard work and timing. He warns today’s graduates to value seriousness and applied study to survive competitive decades ahead.
The South faces a billion dollar burden to merge Negro and white schools to equal standards as urged by the Supreme Court. Since 1938, progress has lagged, with white schools often under national norms. The piece urges regional models like West Virginia to show segregation can yield equal advantages and calls for swift, better funding and personnel to achieve unified education.
Richard L. Rosenthal, a New Yorker who directs two public utilities with properties in several states, stands out as a notable business figure. He graduated from New York University in 1936, and his career traces a path beyond Horatio Alger stereotypes, illustrating why some men excel in the business world.
The piece argues communists fail to gain converts as 11 members of their high command are convicted, alongside Alger Hiss Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev. It notes CIO expelling eight unions and FBI findings of Reds among top scientists, urging ongoing alert and readiness to defend democracy.
Thomas F. Stafford argues that Navy wartime integration disproves the idea that Jim Crow persisted across services. He details mixed quarters, shared messes, and equal duties aboard minesweepers and salvage ships, noting a late career incident yet highlighting overall progress and a broader civil rights trend.
HAL Boyle reflects on the private secrets people share with strangers and the power of capturing memories with a notebook. He recalls interviews where honesty emerges through writing, while recounting a shocking tale of a widow who killed her husband for insurance and remains unpunished. The piece ends with a wry moral about secrets and trust.
James Marlow profiles Charles L. Watkins the 70 year old Senate parliamentarian. Watkins guides interpretations of 40 rules and precedents since 1883, maintaining 10 volumes of notes and aiming to modernize the record for future senates.
Literary Guidepost introduces Adrian Dormant a versatile sculptor in a sprawling novel. On the Spain France frontier he travels with Jose the smuggler and Cassell a multi‑faced figure. Dormant faces danger, hidden pasts, and a web of withheld truths as the plot moves toward Nice and a volatile, changing landscape.
In Philadelphia and Baltimore amid a British threat, Joshua Barney rekindles romance with Ann Bedford while Kenny Boyle’s fate remains uncertain. Joshua secures an exchange, aids evacuation, and presses Captain Nicholson for Virginia sail. Through danger and duty, alliances form as the war pushes toward renewal.
John Jennings recounts a discussion about moving Navy Board personnel from Philadelphia upriver to Bordentown. Morris hints at using officers already disgruntled aboard the Virginia, offering a commission as first lieutenant. The piece notes the dialogue continues on Sunday.
Federal Reserve supervised privately owned capital banks would lend long term to small business owners unable to borrow, with government insurance on loans up to 25000 repayable in five years. The plan, part of the proposed Small Business Act of 1950, contrasts with traditional banks by not requiring liquidity on deposits.
A review praises The Men for its moving portrayal of paraplegic war veterans with blunt dialogue and strong performances by Brando, Erdman, Webb, and a real paraplegic actor. Bright Leaf is described as dull though Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal provide some interest amid a weak plot and third-rate romance.
Oak Hill Milton Herndon visits for several days with his father W. R. Herndon on Kelly Avenue. Herndon is a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Mrs. John Farrish, noted as undergoing no treatment, is admitted to Oak Hill Hospital per Register Staff Writer 2 AK Hill.
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