Thought For Today Quote on Friendship and Talent
A concise reflection noting that lacking both friends and enemies marks one as vulgar and dull, devoid of talents energy or powers, attributed to La vater.
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Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1959
Page
4
A Time For Statesmen In West Virginia Tax Debate
The piece argues the 54th Legislature must approve new taxes to fund schools roads and mental health. It praises statesmen who support tax measures despite unpopularity and urges legislators to move beyond the status quo before reelection concerns. The author cites reassessment laws and calls for bold action to avoid backwardness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
West Virginia
Senate
Ralph Bean
Cities not dying but reshaping as suburbs grow faster
A Committee for Economic Development study argues central cities endure while decay appears in the corridors between core and rim. Big establishments move outward. small businesses stay in the city, with significant suburban population growth and shifting employment patterns across eight metro areas. The Washington metro area mirrors this trend with 60 percent living outside D.C. in Maryland or Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Committee For Economic Development
New York
Census Bureau
C.E.D
Congress
District of Columbia
Washington
Frederick Gutheim
Washington Area
Houston
Texas
Maryland
Virginia
Rugged remedy for dangerous infatuation leads to engagement
Dr George W Crane prescribes six months of dating another man for Donna D 23 to cure her attachment to Romeo. Donna moves from Chicago to California meets Larry a sales engineer through a Los Angeles clergyman date by date. By six months she accepts marriage to Larry, proving a woman can change her mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
California
Los Angeles
Larry
Donna
Joe
Rememy
Bug Dust by C. J. McQuade West Virginians Seek Water Find Gas Well
West Virginians Walker and June Hall, living near Goodman Missouri, drilled for water and hit natural gas on their land. The first gas well in McDonald County drew 58 pounds pressure but failed due to water seepage, prompting a third drill aimed at separating gas from water and possibly supplying Goodman with local gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Raleigh
Wyoming
Goodman
June Brunk Hall
Walker Hall
West Virginia
Missouri
Virginian Railroad
Rt. No. 1
Goodman, Mo
Joplin
McDonald County
Hall
Highway B
Arkansas
June
Carl Jackson
Neosho
Jackson
Military Men In The News At Home And Overseas
Five area men have completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. They include Recruit Jackie W Chadwell 17 son of Floyd and Pauline Chadwell Wolf Pen who attended Pinevale High School Recruit Gerald E Coleman 17 son of Madge Coleman Ghent a former student at Shady Spring High School Recruit Kenneth G Sizemore son of James R Sizemore Scarbro Recruit Homer A Steagall son of George Steagall Mount Hope a 1955 graduate of Mount Hope High School His wife Patricia lives in Columbus Ohio Recruit Elliot O Meadows Jr 18 whose parents live at Fireco Also special mention of Specialist 4 Herbert E Bowyer 24 re-enlisting with the 22nd Artillery in Zirndorf Germany wife Zetta lives in Oak Hill He completed basic training at Fort Hood Texas arrived in Europe January 1958 He is a 1957 Collins High School graduate and son of Mr and Mrs Jesse H Bowyer Oak Hill. Also John A Thompson Jr lithographer third class son of Viva M Thompson Coal City serving at Atlantic Fleet headquarters Norfolk Naval Base He reported to Norfolk Oct 23 from the USS Fulton prior to Navy enlistment in April 1948 He attended Stoco High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
22Nd Artillery
Zirndorf
Germany
Herbert EF. Bowyer
Zetta
Oak Hill
Army
Fort Hood
Tex
Europe
Jesse H. Bowyer
Virginia St
Collins High School
Fort Jackson
Jackie W. Chadwell
Floyd Chadwell
Wolf Pen
Pinevale High School
Gerald E. Coleman
Madge FE. Coleman
Ghent
Shady Spring High School
Kenneth G. Sizemore
James R. Sizemore
Scarbro
Homer A. Steagall
George Steagall
Mount Hope
Mount Hope High School
Patricia
Columbus
Ohio
Elliot O. Meadows Jr
Fireco
Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk, Va
Naval Base
John A. Thompson Jr
Viva M. Thompson
Coal City
Norfolk
Fulton
Navy
Stoco High School
Terrell Re-Enlists in Air Force for Six Years
Robert Terrell husband of Mrs. Fredella Terrell of 214 Antonio Ave Beckley is assigned to the 783rd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Guthrie Air Force Station Charleston He has served three years eleven months and plans to remain until retirement He attended Stratton High School and the couple has an infant daughter Deborah Sue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Robert Terrell
Fredella Terrell
Antonio Ave
Beckley
783Rd Aircraft Control and Warning
Guthrie Air Force
Charleston
Terrell
Stratton High School
Deborah Sue
Man and prosperity breeds misery says Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle argues that humans alone manufacture unhappiness and fret over troubles. He notes prosperity breeds fear and petulance, erodes courage, and reveals money is not everything even as wealth grows. He contends Americans misread comfort as strength while longing for more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Proserity
A Hill Side Orchard to Find Life’s Missing Meaning
A reflective musing on modern abundance and hollow comforts. The speaker laments excess from food to entertainment and questions how to regain meaning. The proposed escape is a solitary day under an apple tree to thoughtfully reconsider life.
Try And Stop Me Try And Stop Me
Robert Q Lewis boasts of a Dallas friend who flies his own plane to impress. a Los Angeles counterpart retorts that many in California also own planes. The exchange hints at ego and wealth in a light banter between entertainers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Q
Lewis
Dallas
Los
Flintlock to percussion cap a brief history review
A short educational note traces the flintlock musket from its snaphaunce origins to its 17th century prominence and 19th century replacement by percussion cap rifles. It mentions a rabbit hunter, character Marrell Hill, and a drawing task, ending with an invitation to submit questions.
Prayer For Today At First Methodist Church
Prayer seeks daily Christian living during this holy season. The verse recalls Jesus sacrifice and asks for deeper dedication and stronger purpose through Christ. Hoover Rupert of Jackson Michigan, minister at First Methodist Church, signs the prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Christ
Hoover Rupert
Jackson, Mich
First Methodist Church
Horace McMahon talks real life guns and fame
New York gossip piece interviews Horace McMahon known as Detective Lieut. Mike Parker on Naked City about real life gun nerves, past arrests, and showbiz plans. It notes his stage career, coffee habit, and a cheeky joke section with humor about alimony and perfume for newlywed wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Horace McMahon
Horace
Lieut
Mike Parker
ABC
Hollywood
Jay
Martin Kane
Private Eye
Detroit
Connecticut
Lanka
Cape Canaveral
Legislature Passes Record General Appropriations Bill
The 1909 legislative session adjourned after approving a first year appropriation of about 1.8 million dollars and 1.7 million for the second year. The largest item, 338,700 dollars, funds Weston first asylum for the insane. President elect Taft plans a busy inauguration day schedule with a stop at the Georgia Military Academy banquet at the Arlington hotel to address cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Taft
Georgia Military Academy
Arlington Hotel
Dillinger Escapes From Lake County Jail In Escape Plan
Twenty five years ago John Dillinger, labeled a cop killer, escaped from the notorious Lake County jail using a wooden pistol he carved in his cell. Raleigh County roads flooded and blocked by slides after heavy rain. Spanishburg, Arnett, Dingess, Glen Daniel, Beckley and Mt. Hope areas reported water and slides disrupting travel. Indiana jail guards were cowed as Dillinger walked free, while state employees numbered five thousand five hundred one amid a Republican holdover period.
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John Dillinger
Lake County
Indiana
Raleigh
Spanishburg
Arnett
Dingess Branch
Glen Daniel
Batoff Mountain
Beckley
McCreery
Mt. Hope
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