Thought For Today Quote From Ellen Glasgow
A reflective quote notes there would be less fun in the world without children and men and asserts no difference between them beneath their skins.
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Ellen Glasgow
Raleigh Register in Beckley, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1960
Page
4
Crime Commission Hears Pressure from Underworld Bosses
West Virginia anger flares as Senate press ban and star chamber rules curb open hearings. Editor laments Ned Chilton compromise and calls for full public access to crime commission proceedings and named gangland influence. Bean opposed scheming governors race candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crime Commission
Charleston
Senate
Ralph J. Bean
Tommy Stafford
Charleston Gazette
Bean
Gazette
Stafford
The
Ned Chilton
House of Delegates Conference Committee
House of Delegates
Star Chamber
House
West
West Virginia
James Hoffa
State Senate
Underworld
Commission
Indians and winter life on West Virginia plateau
The piece explains why Indigenous groups avoided permanent villages on the plateau, noting summer hunts in the mountains and salt gathering near Malden. It recalls a Wyoming County clash after intruding on the Bluestone area, and reflects on how Indians coped with cold versus modern comforts. It ends with reflections on John Hardy and a Lent prayer by John Marvin Rast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountains
West Virginia
Malden
Neck of the Woods
Red Men
Wyoming County
Bluestone
Ohio
Cook
Insurance Abuses Inflate Costs and Drain Hospital Care
The piece argues that insurance protections intended to shield patients from huge bills are driving up premiums and prices. It cites abuse by insured patients seeking inpatient care for outpatient problems and profit from longer stays, aided by doctors and hospitals who know fees are guaranteed.
Science rewards and Bacon’s view on scientific progress
Francis Bacon argued that cultivation of science benefits the many rather than the individual and that progress often goes unrecognized by the public. In a Boston address Dr Conrad Bergendorfer warned Christianity might be a minority by 2010 amid rising Africa Asia religious influence. The Rev Dr H Conrad Hoyer resigns from the National Lutheran council to join the National Council of Churches home missions division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future For the Faith
Boston
Mass
Africa
Asia
Conrad Bergendorf
Augustana College
Rock Island
Ill
Hoyer
New York
H. Conrad Hoyer
Chicago
American Missions Division
National Lutheran Council
Home Missions Division
National Council of Churches
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates and Policy Notice
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Raleigh Register with pricing for home delivery and mail subscriptions. The notice lists daily and Sunday rates, tax details, address change guidance, and distributor responsibilities in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Newspapers ' Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
National Advertising
Ward Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Clean desks hide rubble from bosses in office lore
Hal Boyle argues the obsession with spotless desks is a sign of conformity and hidden chaos. He notes clean desks often mask ongoing work and distrust, while cluttered desks reflect genuine diligence and humane character in the workplace.
Negro Vote and Southern Politicians in Transition
James Marlow argues that as Negro voting expands in the South, Southern politicians will seek the Negro vote just as Northern leaders do. He notes filibusters may fade as civil rights protections grow, with white Southerners recalibrating to shifting national and global pressures and the Supreme Court driving reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
South
Congress
Pussy Willow Description and Nature Quiz
The pussy willow is a shrub or small tree in the willow family. It grows to about 20 feet tall and thrives in moist or dry ground with long straight twigs and no side branches. Early spring blooms appear before leaves, the catkins are silky gray and resemble kittens climbing the twig.
Earl and Groucho chat about hair and humor in radio era
A quirky dialogue excerpt showcases Earl Wilson and Groucho Marx trading gags about hairdos mustaches and fashion with zingers about youth and wigs. The snippet also notes a New England disk jockey before the Senate and Barbara Lawson at Paramount with light backstage humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
B. W
Groucho Marx
Earl
Groucho
Dareling
Harry Ruby
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Yul Brynner
Paris
George Teenel
Darling
Farl
New England
Senate
Paramount
Barbara Lawson
Jimmy Rodgers
Jan Murray
Vice
Nixon
Mamie
White House
Spring Readiness Urged for Farmers in 1910
The Raleigh Register urges farmers to prepare in early spring by ordering tools and repairing gear as blacksmiths are busy. Delays in having implements ready could cost days in planting. The 1909 WV agricultural output totaled 18.36 million dollars in field products with fruit near 3 million and livestock over 44 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
West Virginia
Crossroads Store PTA Play Ends Meade Herbert Show
25 Years Ago From the 1935 Files of Miss Alma Keatley Mead and Mrs. Willis Gilmore and Harless Hylton furnished musical entertainment at the Parent-Teacher Association play The Crossroads Store at East Gulf. Marriage licenses list J eonar Garges and Earl Harry Biggs Skelton Ratha Rice and Jesse W Durham Barbara Evans and Harry Lee Pugh Mount Hope. Nicholas F Cody Beckley on West Virginia Wesleyan debating team winner in three day Speech Festival. Births A son to Frank Pitzer Glen Hedrick and a son Billy Ray to O R Vaughan Sophia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Keatley
Mead
Willis Gilmore
Harless Hylton
Parent-Teacher Association
Crossroads
East Gulf
J.eonar Garges
John Garges
Skelton
Earl Harry Biggs
Herbert Biggs
Ratha Rice
John Rice
Crab Orchard
Jesse W. Durham
Barbara Evans
Harry Lee Pugh
Mount Hope
Nicholas F. Cody
Beckley
West Virginia Wesleyan
Frank Pitzer
Glen Hedrick
Billy Ray
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Birmingham
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Calvary
Christ
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Methodist Board of Education
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