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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1954
Page
4
A P Herbert critiques the idea that twenty five years of cohabitation without dispute signals virtue, labeling it as a lack of spirit to be admired only in sheep. The remark frames a society view on marriage and friction in partnerships with irony.
A Beckley opinion attacks the West Virginia Department of Public Assistance amid a case where a 44 year old man on the rolls allegedly dodged work while abusing his family. The writer urges drastic reform including castration to curb the system.
A dry winter raises fears of a new dust bowl across Texas to the Canadian border. Farmers in Amarillo and the wheat belt prepare emergency planting and soil protection efforts, needing Washington help for fuel, machinery, and supplies as spring rains alone may avert disaster.
Sam Goldwyn predicts a new era for the motion picture industry as it marks 50 years since its real start. He argues that audiences reject inferior films and double bills, television diverted viewers, and only quality stories will drive future profits for producers.
The Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom denounces armed guards on British merchant ships and naval cutters shadowing them between U.S. ports. It calls the move unbelievable for peacetime and notes past British shipments of war goods to Communist ports aided the Reds in the Korean War.
Rumors swirl in Beckley that Frank Ellison may join the state attorney general’s office in the tax division after moving to Charleston. Ex-governor Okey L. Patteson denies motel plans near Mt. Hope amid a state bypass project. Ed Brannon proposes spelling out West Virginia fully to distinguish the state from Virginia and urges widespread newspaper and institutional adoption.
Earl Wilson interviews Red Skelton and wife Georgia about their kids Valentina and Richard. Red jokes on school trouble with guards, Valentina’s first grade expulsion, and family antics while sharing biographical bits about his father, education, and other entertainment news from New York.
Raleigh Register lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including three months for 3.50 six months for 6.00 and one year for 10.00. It notes address changes require old and new addresses and adds two percent state tax. It also mentions Beckley and Hinton post office routing and advertising representation.
Washington reports the bitterest legislative fight this session centers on the George tax exemption proposal. President Eisenhower backs the plan, with Nixon rallying GOP defense, while Senate defections loom and House leaders strive to whip party vote.
A humorous collection notes a rocket sled reaching 750 mph could ease commuting as coffers allow. Egypt’s President Naguib regains power amid questions while lighthearted bits joke about bow ties of fur and Grandpappy Jenkins’s Abe Lincoln beard. A California motorist admits to 15 stop signs, then is halted by police.
Hal Boyle profiles Eddie Condon born Albert Edward Condon a banjo innovator turned guitarist. A candid articulate jazz master with no bragging who values precise articulation over solos. The piece highlights Condon's crisp speech and stance against a harsh French critic.
A profile of jazz guitarist Eddie Condon in New York's Greenwich Village notes a seven room apartment with no guitar or phonograph, 500 records, free pours at clubs, and an odd hangover cure of milk and buttermilk. The piece contrasts his public persona with private habits and a playful digression on Southern accents.
Washington outlines the GOP’s looming dilemmas from messaging on economic recovery to the Senate clash between Sen. McCarthy and the Eisenhower White House. It weighs three theories of McCarthy’s aims while noting his pattern of crises followed by brief cooling periods and renewed tension.
Wartime notes profile soldiers and airmen connected to West Virginia origins. Pvt. Fredrick G. Woods and Airman Jimmie L. Crews serve at Camp Irwin and Amarillo AFB, with others promoted or assigned stateside. Cecil W. Crawford, Donald L. Hamm, George W. James, Archie Harsbury, and James L. Elkins are listed with ranks, units, and prior schooling or hometowns.
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