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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1959
Page
4
A compact muse on appearance and truth notes that beauty in show often masks deceit and questions who among us reflects true fairness, invoking Shakespeare to underline the tension between surface and sincerity.
Patterson defends against Ingemar Johansson in a bout billed as a million dollar event with a built in gate fueled by real estate backed guarantees and TelePrompter ancillary rights. The promoter cites radio and movie revenue as key factors, with Patterson set for a $300,000 purse and Johansson $100,000 plus potential European box office boosts. TelePrompter plans 200 venues for closed circuit viewing, while interest in home TV remains limited.
A man boasts of teaching 12 year old Alice to fish and shoot squirrels. The dialogue muses on gender roles, noting men prefer women who are gentle and motherly, wary of mannish traits and harsh masculinity.
Dr George W Crane argues that sympathy for women non tenderness in ads and society creates a feeling tone. He notes men dislike feminine boldness in small game and prefer refined language while accepting masculine habits in themselves.
Governor voices peevish defense of abolishing proclamations and suggests new weeks including fill up the salt cellar and mind your own business. He laments hurry culture, ads urging quick bargains, and the endless modern rush, urging slower living and personal focus.
The year ends as 28 JA companies liquidate after a year of practical business education. The Junior Achievement notes that the students now face real tax forms, with 30 percent on net profits and 22 percent surtax on amounts over $25, a blunt lesson in occupational hazard.
Peggy Kessinger surveys servicemen featured at home and abroad, highlighting postings, duties, and public profiles. The column traces Army Navy Marine Air Force Flame of service across bases and capitals, noting promotions, commendations, and community ties.
Pfc Willard R Cordle Jr 19 of Mount Hope participated with the 101st Airborne Division 327th Infantry in a mass parachute drop and mock attack at Fort Campbell Ky Also Sgt 1 C Arlie E Elkins 30 with wife Thelma lives at Lynco a squad leader in Company B entered the Army in 1948 Their parents Winter G Elkins live at Hatcher He attended Oceana High School September 1958 and was last stationed at Fort Hood Tex transferred to USS R E Kraus DD 894 was Joseph M Meadows storekeeper third class wife Linda Mae Meadows Sprague awaiting transfer aboard ship Airman of the Month George L Brown Jr at Wright Patterson AFB Ohio parents reside at Bradley
Pvt Glendon E Thompson 17 son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Thompson Sprague arrives in Germany to serve with the Fourth Armored Division. He is a truck driver in Company A Fourth Quartermaster Battalion in Goppingen, entered the Army in Raleigh North Carolina. The piece appears in Beckley News Bulletin listings from Deckley Newspapers Corp. with standard subscription and delivery details.
Specialist 5 Dudley R Murphy of the 24th Infantry Division in Germany qualified as expert with the M 1 rifle. A combat construction specialist in Company E Third Engineer Battalion based in Munich, he entered the Army in April 1955 and arrived in Europe in February 1956 after attending Oceana High School.
A species of small mosquito breeds in standing water that collects in hollow bamboo stems. Penguins, behaving much like people, are a very primitive form of bird.
New York AP reports travelers abroad often ruin trips by tipping poorly. Many say they fear slighting locals yet aim to return solvent. The piece jokes that those focused on money should stay home and hire a Boy Scout to count funds.
A mixed feature explains how the term southpaw arose in baseball and notes famous southpaws. It then shifts to a travel tipping guide with country by country practices, offering humorous examples and advice on how much to tip and whom to tip, ending with practical admonitions for travelers.
The text presents a prayer noting the sameness of daily life yet finding value in the ordinary. It emphasizes consistent routines, familiar faces, and reliable rhythms, while acknowledging divine grace that reveals glory in the commonplace through Christ. Author: Paul S. Wright, Portland, Ore., minister.
New York gossip and music notes center on Kathy Manzi the Accordion Queen laments on accordions as a symphonic instrument. discussion covers World Accordion Competition at the Prince George Hotel, accordion history, and industry figures.
The Raleigh county welfare office announced plans to draw 53 preliminary workers for reforestation. Mrs J D Bailey and Mrs W Le Green visited Mrs J B Deck, while 29 men filed candidacy notices with the circuit clerk for county and state offices.
Fifty years ago Postmaster General Hitchcock ended the green special delivery stamp and switched back to the blue stamp featuring the special delivery messenger on a bicycle. In Beckley Catholics anticipate a church dedication by Right Rev. T. J. Donahue of Wheeling Diocese next Sunday at the new West Beckley church under St. Francis de Sales patronage.
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