Thought for Today Proverb Refutes Prayer Tests
A compact reflection quotes a Russian proverb about prayer and arithmetic, noting the paradox of asking God to keep five and five from making four. The line invites contemplation of faith and paradox.
Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1957
Page
2
Evangelism In America Billy Graham's New York Crusade Extended
The Billy Graham revival in New York City is extended to July 21, running nine weeks. Attendance at Madison Square Garden averaged 17 650 with about $7 000 collected nightly, and conversions per meeting exceed 600. Sponsors note progress despite no full city zeal, comparing it to Billy Sunday’s 1917 revival and outlining revival history and modern mass outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Graham
New York City
New York
Madison Square Garden
Billy Sunday
Graham
Theodore Frelinghuysen
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
Charles Finney
Dwight L. Moody
Billy
Sunday
Moody
Billy Graham Evangelistic ‘Association
Hisollowers
Hell
Christ
Park Board Ignores Ice Cream Bid Contract
Raleigh County Park Board advertised bids for ice cream at the Little Beaver Lake concession stand. Two firms tied for high or mid bids, a third offered the low price, and the board sent the matter to court to decide. The court found no issue and returned it to the board, which has not met or acted since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Park Board
Little Beaver Lake
Park Board
Raleigh County Court
M.V
First Panama Canal Bid By De Lesseps Fails
The initial attempt to build a canal in Panama by Ferdinand de Lesseps ran from 1879 to 1889 and ended in failure. Ancient dinosaurs reached up to 80 feet in length and weighed over 400 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Build-A-Ecanal
Panama
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Lesson From A Name Ski Slogan Seen At Vacation Bible School
An anonymous writer shares a humorous cautionary tale about two reckless drivers ending in a light election joke. The piece features a poem “Thomas Jefferski” recited at the Methodist Temple Vacation Bible School. It ends with a reflection on how names can hint at origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Ellison
Highland Ave
Thomas Jefferski
Methodist Temple
How To Kill a Town Rules Recalled In Raleigh Note
Fifty years ago Raleigh Register editor Joe L. Smith published rules aimed at stunting a town. The piece cites mistrust of public spirit and opposition to improvements as tactics. Two local helpers, George W. Bright and Orpha Sydenstricker, are reported improving after medical treatment and surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Joe L. Smith
Register
Beckley
George W. Bright
Orpha Sydenstricker
Bright
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Davis -2
Orpha
BNC Commercial Printing Department
Mount
Raleigh General Hospital
Raleigh B Register
Beckley Newspapers Corpora
Hinton
Associated Press
AP News
Broocs & Finley
ENC
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Case Tentarsere
West Virginia
Daly
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Cracks About Your Wife's Undress In A Mess
A long, fragmented Hollywood gossip column notes jokes about wives and mothers in law, film stars such as Joan Crawford and Janet Gaynor, and industry chatter. It mentions Joan Crawford’s new film and other celebrity antics, with quips on reviews, fashion, and showbiz personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
B.W
New
611
Sth
Joan Crawford
Esther Costello
Joan
Rozzana Brazzi
Johnnie Ray
Ireland
Boston
Steele
Pepsi Board
Tallulah Bankhead
Edmund Goulding
Coleman Jacoby
Arnold Rosen
Rosen
Mitch Miller backs panel on modern music for parents and teens
The piece notes Mitch Miller directing a CBS Radio panel with Lee Liberace, Andy Griffith, Tommy Sands and Dr. George W. Crane to discuss parent teen viewpoints on rock n roll and calypso. Miller urges mutual musical exposure to foster balanced tastes and reduce delinquency. A new Society for Musical Enjoyment by Parents and Children is proposed with free family enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitch Miller
Columbia Records
Dr. Crane
CBS
Lee Liberace
Andy Griffith
Tommy Sands
Mitch Jeller
New York City
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare
Andrea
Margaret
Mike
New Society
CBS Radio
Madison Avenue
New York
N.Y
FBI Court Rulings Tighten Limits on Operations
The Supreme Court and Congress have affected FBI powers by ruling that suspects can access witness files and that cross examination is needed for casual informants. The changes complicate evidence gathering against Communists while maintaining protections for individuals. Directors and lawmakers debate racier loyalty measures and legal access to informant material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
FBI
PBI
Congress
Commission
Vna
Truman
Eisenhower
J. Edgard Hoover
Communist Party
Hoover
EBL
Justice Department
Former Lawyer Turns to Resort Life at Dune Deck
Hal Boyle profiles Hylan Chesler of Westhampton New York who left a legal career nine years ago to run the Dune Deck resort. He explains why switching midlife is risky, the challenge of weather and staff, and how kindness to others boosts guest happiness. Chesler spends winters in the Bahamas running another resort with his wife Serena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAACP
Laurence Harvey
Margaret Leighton
Pentagon
Tony Canzoneri
Rita
David Chandler
Nbc-Tv
Nat (King) Cole
Errol Flynn
Pat Wymore
Senate
Committee On
H’wood
Gene Kelly
Doris
Lily
Earl
Torday
John J. Plump
Detroit
Henry Youngman
Westhampton
N.Y
Hylan Chesler
Dune Deck
Chesler
Serena
Andros Island
Bahamas
Army and Navy eye man made moon amid satellite race
A campus psychologist links spring weather to student riots at the University, while the Army and Navy push plans for a man made moon and rival space efforts intensify. The weather man is blamed for shifts in college student unrest and related spin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
University of Ilinois
Didoes
Letter on county line survey and saloon licenses
A Raleigh County reader asks why the Hotchkiss county line court order remains unresolved. He contends Wyoming benefits from a saloon license while Raleigh residents face dryness and urge licensing in their own county. The writer signs as J F Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotchkiss
Raleigh
Wyoming
J. F. Brooks
Pineville Welch highway funds eyed. WV session planned
The state road commission assured mayor Hedrick the Pineville Welch highway will be built when bonds fund it. Governor Conley calls a July 12 special legislative session to consider indirect tax measures to raise 1.7 million for the budget and 300 thousand for unemployment relief. Beckley reports thefts and a lab accident injures Merril Evans at Virginia Tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Lancaster
Tony Curtis
Barbara Nichols
Jack Benny
Las Vegas
Flamingo
Los Angeles
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Europe
Florence
Italy
Gladys’ Swarthout
Frank Chap- Mian
Jarma Lewis
Chicago
Ted Bensinger
Jack Paar
Canton
Cleveland
Indianapolis
NBC
Harbor Island Spa
Miami Beach
Alfred Hitchcock
Red Skelton
Richard
White House
Liberty Bell
Terry Moore
Batty Kean
Lew Parker
Janis Paige
London
Martha Raye
The
Sahara
Joyce Gladmond
Edith Adams
Warner Bros
Joe Louis
G. C. Hedrick
State Road Commission
Pineville - Welch
West Virginia
Conley
Beckley
Merril Evans
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
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Jefferwitz
Jefferoff
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C.J. ‘Needy
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Hokes
Jaci Johnson
Las‘ Vegas
Jan Murray
New Jersey
Earl Wilson
George W. Crane
Jesus
Hoover Rupert
Jackson, Mich
First Methodist Church
Hal Boyle
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