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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1960
Page
4
A Theodore Parker quotation about the peril of politicians serving only one interest and sacrificing selfhood to the pressure of excessive business. The line comments on integrity and public duty in leadership.
A regional column questions Senator Robert Byrd's backing of Lyndon Johnson in the West Virginia primary. It argues Byrd should focus on his Senate duties, noting Kennedy and Humphrey are preferred by many in the state and urging voters to express their own choice in the primary. The piece condemns attempts to “butter up” Johnson for favors and calls for respecting voters’ preferences.
Hal Boyle notes the weariness of waitresses facing endless, crass, humorous, and imprudent customer lines in a New York scene. He mocks the persistent, brash banter directed at servers and highlights the strain of polite service under comic but testing remarks.
A columnist argues for a bona fide Pat-On-The-Back society honoring those who do good work. The piece contrasts sincere praise with hype, recalls old-time doctors, and recounts a Welch John Henry hanging rumor tied to a diary claim and family memories.
A brief devotional prayer by Hoover Rupert of Ann Arbor Michigan asking for a renewed life during a spiritual pilgrimage to Faster. He seeks inner discipline sincere humility heartfelt devotion and gratitude for life eternal through Christ at First Methodist Church.
A survey of Shrove Tuesday customs in Catholic countries, New Orleans carnival roots from 1827 Paris returnees, English confessional pre Lent rites, and pancake flipping races in Olney and Liberal. It notes British football links and a famed Ashbourne clash with long goals and pre collected funds.
In a critique of U S and Soviet preparations for nuclear war the author argues there is no safe refuge in a thermonuclear conflict and notes the Soviet Union is building shelters and running survival courses while U S efforts lag. The piece questions overall deterrence if survival dictates the outcome.
BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS CORPORATION publishes Raleigh and Register with home delivery options and Associated Press news. The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, carrier deliveries, and tax notes, noting carrier independence and no responsibility for advance payments.
Today's Health magazine warns woolen blankets can harbor disease germs causing flu sore throats and similar illnesses. It recommends soaking blankets briefly in a water and disinfectant solution before laundering and laundering them regularly to reduce danger.
American families are spending what they can despite stock market swings. They save about 7 percent of income and spend mainly on higher priced goods, services, recreation, and vacations.Consumers remain selective and price conscious, with services taking a larger share of income while manufactured goods rise more slowly.
The article explains maple syrup production from sugar maple and other maples, noting early settlers learned sugaring from Indigenous people. It describes tapping trees in late winter, collecting sap, boiling in a sugar house, and forming maple sugar in molds. It invites readers to visit a sugar camp or try maple sugar at stores.
A passage muses on Plotinus and the Source of all abundance. Fred Clark scores a Broadway role in Viva Madison Avenue a stage version based on a George Panetta novel. Benny Venuta stars with Clark and other past credits are noted. The Mackenzie suburb revises ordinances to simplify streetcar regulation, citing copied rules and extraneous matter.
Earl Wilson notes Bob Hope entertains at the Copacabana with Ken Murray and Marie Wilson after filming for Arthur Murray. Hope jokes about Fred Astaire and Ed Sullivan, while Bing Crosby misses town. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller discuss wanting a family as MM’s talent is praised over statistics.
25 years ago Raymond Taylor and Alfred Martin from Mark Twain High School posed as Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn in a Beckley sectional basketball celebration. The issue also notes January fire losses in West Virginia totaling 114273 dollars, down 12 percent from last year. A crime treatment plea comes from Dr. C F McClintic before local clubs.
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