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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1960
Page
4
A quoted maxim from Junius urges directing life toward solid independence, modest yet steady, as the only path to happiness and integrity. The message emphasizes personal self sufficiency as a safeguard for virtue and truth in daily living.
The Beckley business community touts Bargain Days as a success, drawing thousands, boosting sales, and reviving local spirit after coal downturns. Merchants offered unusual bargains and street dancing capped a three day event, signaling plans for future growth in West Virginia’s finest city.
Local junior readers sent in questions on science history and daily life for the Junior Editors Quiz. A forthcoming winner will be announced Thursday with a feature titled How does a thistle help make men's suits look good. The piece also recalls a mossy behind the scenes newspaper anecdote about a minister delivering a church sermon as a baseball editor covers the event.
A prayer requests compassion for displaced people and refugees, urging believers to act with understanding and practical deeds to restore rights and remove reproach. It emphasizes unity as brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ with a global churchinspired plea for mercy and action.
The piece condemns a Georgia judge for suppressing press presence and warns against erosion of freedom by high court actions. It also surveys Nikita Khrushchev's Austria visit, Austria's neutrality, and pressures from the Soviet bloc, noting Hungary refugees and the need to balance trade with East and West.
The Beckley City Council tabled John F. Davis electric light franchise application for the next regular meeting. Raleigh County Democrats, in a large convention, nominated G. W. Williams for House of Delegates A. W. Griffith for county commissioner and C. L. Harvey for superintendent of free schools. Grafton proclaims itself first to produce an airship with James W. Hartley as inventor builder. flights to follow after a 25 horsepower motor arrives. Marriage permits list several couples. Don Ameche begins Broadway singing career but is deemed stiff after being fired by Texas Guinan over a neck boil. later stars in Silk Stockings.
Hal Boyle compiles a volley of witty, pointed jabs and voter-floor questions aimed at presidential hopefuls. The remarks touch on age and youth, regional stereotypes, veterans issues, and political image building as aspirants navigate diverse constituencies during campaign stops.
AP analysis notes England tightens money to lift exports while the United States loosens credit to spur growth. Both face unfavorable balance of payments as UK curbs purchases and US expands financing. Rates rise in Britain and Germany, while US rates ease. Investment may flow to London, influencing gold reserves and trade competition. A separate note mentions attorney Walt Christensen returning to town after two days away as a firm faces internal changes.
Earl Wilson suggests Ingemar Johansson and Birgit Lundgren should marry soon. He cites past bets on marriages by celebrities and notes Birgit as a possible stabilizing influence amid Hollywood glamor. The column blends chatter on entertainers, politics, and upcoming projects with light quotes and social gossip.
In ancient Egypt Tutankhamen ruled as a young king influenced by priests of Amon of Thebes. His reign ended young, but the 1922 unplundered tomb discovery by Lord Carnarvon revealed a rich cache of gold artifacts and the mummy now in Cairo Museum. King Tut’s tomb expanded knowledge of ancient Egypt. Darryl Potter wins 10 dollars for the question.
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