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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1955
Page
4
A concise editorial note urges readers to plan their affairs to avoid contested inheritances. The columnist advises that what you leave behind should be clear to prevent legal disputes, warning that unresolved estates invite lawyers as heirs.
Sidney Box and United Construction Workers officials are praised for backing bakery manager Ray DePaulo at Purity Baking Co. in Beckley to uphold a good faith wage contract. Four workers were fired after attempting to trigger a strike over wages as union and management prepare for Sept. 15 discussions following required 30 day notice.
Governor Abraham A. Ribicoff announced his intention to veto a bill shifting Memorial Day to Monday. He cited protests from patriotic societies and warned against abandoning long standing tradition. He stressed that the value lies in the spirit of commemoration, not the habit.
The article argues many Americans receive government checks through social security, tax refunds, crop insurance, and life policies while noting only a few truly rely on doles. It highlights rising counterfeit and fraud cases handled by the Secret Service, including a two-handed culprit forging checks with mechanical fingers.
A British memo reports a drug turning timid men into bold pugilists, with sensational claims of courage boosts and even a shy suitor proposing. The piece mocks the idea, cites other dubious experiments, and notes U S labor breaks and a coffee break entitlement for working girls, framing it as hype and policy posturing.
The notice lists subscription prices for Beckley W Va and Hinton W Va with daily and Sunday plans, monthly and yearly totals, plus a two percent West Virginia sales tax. It notes home delivery by carrier or distributor and limits responsibility for advance payments to carriers and agents. It also credits the Associated Press and national advertising representatives Story Brooks and Finley Inc.
The Big Four meeting in Geneva July 18 with Eisenhower and the leaders of Britain France and Russia offers the best hope for peace in a decade, but it bypasses the United Nations which marks its 10th birthday. The U N played no part in arranging this private talks, a sign of its limited success on major global issues.
A Wilmette Methodist minister recalls a decade since charter of Wilmette Parish and the 1945 San Francisco birth of the United Nations. He weighs U.N. limitations, big-power diplomacy, and the enduring hope that open, parliamentary global dialogue remains essential amid East West tensions and disarmament debates.
A Sunday on a New Jersey dairy farm ends in tragedy and learning as a young girl watches a calf die during birth. Cow No. 219 aids the newborn from Cow No. 140, a scene shadowed by mourning and stunned silence as the girl drives away, changed forever by the cycle of life and death she witnessed.
A fragmented quiz page asks seven questions across topics from addiction rates to unions and televised fights. It asks who led domestic service demographics, compares national unions, and identifies a prize fight and a famous cookbook author.
Dick Haymes launches a three week engagement at the Dunes in Las Vegas earning 15000 dollars a week as he edges back to work after a two year lull. He plans to sing a limited few spots yearly with most time for film work and producing. He and Rita Hayworth have formed a company with United Artists to release films.
Factographs describe diverse items from Spanish West Africa and the Canary Islands to Thailand and Texas. Notable notes include population and birth rate figures, a remark about the mullet fish, snake locomotion, dove symbolism and peacemaking, Zane Grey’s early dentistry career, and old superstitions about horseshoes.
A humorous column contrasts language pride with travel etiquette, noting how American arrogance clashes with foreign tongues. It also mocks airline and travel quirks, from pilots to costs of companions, and breezy Hollywood and nightlife gossip sections with brief notes on celebrities and media events.
In Singapore, 17,000 whites fear for safety as Communist inspired Chinese high school students defy police. Labor unrest, student sit ins, and strikes ripple through the port city under David Marshall's Labor Front government. Police have arrested 127 protesters as unions warn of further action.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, born June 22, 1907 in New York City, resides in Darien Connecticut with five children. Wife of a famed aviator, she served as navigator on several flights and became a best selling author with works including North to the Orient Listen the Wind and Gift from the Sea.
A satirical collection notes Grandpappy Jenkins pushing a Four-S campaign as summer insects surge. A French veteran is finally awarded a Franco-Prussian War medal, with witty mock praise. A Canadian cat reportedly raises two rabbits a pigeon and a squirrel in a noted menagerie.
Answers 1 One in every 3000 says Anslinger. 2 Larger than France. 8 Baer v Nova 1989. 4 More than half. 5 Farm Bureau Federation has many more. 6 Eire Ireland. 7 Boston School Cook Books.
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