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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1958
Page
2
A brief Thought For Today reflecting on pride as not heritage for man and humility contrasting with frailty and error. It emphasizes humility as a stance against ignorance and imperfection.
The article notes stocks often move ahead of economic signals, citing postwar pattern shifts. It compares 1948 49, 1953 54, and 1957 recessions, showing early drops and later recoveries. By mid June 1957 the Dow Jones 65 had fallen about 8 percent, industrials and rails down, utilities up, with Labor Day seen as a barometer of market reflection.
The piece reports higher hospital insurance premiums across regions with Blue Cross and private plans facing double digit increases while doctors push cost cutting. It also highlights Census Bureau findings: college educated households earn more, wife’s education boosts earnings, and racial income gaps are sharpest in the South with White families earning markedly more than Non-White ones.
Temperature affects growth rate of Nair crop with warmer conditions accelerating development. The note mentions a meteorological impact on agricultural yields and contrasts with cooler periods.
Stamford based Frank Enge of American Machine & Foundry and Moscow engineer Leo Shiskin form a pen pal link via ham radio begun August 11 1956. Enge notes Soviet access to Russian journals and music while comparing living costs, highlighting personal exchanges over political tension.
Peggy Kessinger reports on Beckley area service members in Germany and the Far East. Pfc James B Shifflette 19 son of Mrs Thelma Shifflette of 622 Russell is with lth Airborne Division in Germany after basic at Fort Hood. Specialist Paul E Schultz 20 wife Alice of 107 Clyde St serves as section chief in 7th Airborne Mith Infantry in Germany. Other Beckley men include Pvt Donald W Duncan 23 of 1933 Beckley College graduate and Pvt Philip Fondale Jr. 23 and Pvt Donel J Wright 24 with the 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions in Europe under Gyroscope. Lt William A Murphy 1st of Mount Hope completes infantry officer course at Fort Benning. Sgt Jarrett Parker completing field training with Fourth Cavalry in Korea. All are referenced with home addresses or parental details and enlistment years from 1955 to 1957.
A Raleigh style critique alleges the Safe Robbers' Union may protest a new Beckley National Bank on Neville Street. Bank officials partner with architects and a vault maker to install a security system claimed to be uncrackable, including edge-mounted counter-spy locks and 100 million code changes. The piece also includes a Junior Editors Quiz with numerous questions from local youths.
Gossip on Grace Kelly's Monaco life describes strict protocol around her public appearances. The piece notes how guests like Joan Caulfield and Frank Sinatra navigated palace rules, a chaotic premiere with a power outage, and occasional slips of timing amid high society’s glare.
Mrs. James C. Parker of Grand Rapids heads the national PTA and urges prioritizing family life to strengthen homes and schools for 11 million members in 44,000 local associations. She argues home influence shapes ethics and attitude, supports keeping extracurriculars, and favors parental input on curricula.
Junior Editors quiz mentions the dormouse from Alice in Wonderland. It notes its English habitat, dormancy, appearance, and nocturnal habits. A $10 award is offered to Dolores Buzza of Wausau Michigan for the question. send submissions to Funes Editors, Beckley.
In ancient Athens and Rome merchants traded in foreign bills and received deposits, acting as the era's bankers. The mongoose is famed for destroying not only eggs and young of venomous snakes but the snakes themselves.
Twenty five years ago the Black Knight Country Club announced its lady golfers for an upcoming tournament at Binfield later this week. The roster lists Mrs Clifford Mutter and several other club members, with Miss Eleanor Payne among the entrants. Also noted, Harry Mayse leaves for Bastion Virginia to join Virginia Hardwood Lumber Co. and Miss Emma Price of Hinton visits the Long household.
A religious reflection prays to renew joy in children's laughter and rediscover true sonship to God. The anonymous fragment cites Portland Oregon, First Presbyterian Church, and Pant Wright, concluding with an Amen. The piece resembles a personal prayer excerpt rather than a news item.
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