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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1960
Page
4
A brief quotation reflects on friendship and the value of books as treasures. The line notes that beside finding true friends, acquiring good books stands as a worthy gain.
Detroit faces tax anxieties as compact cars surge in production and sales. Federal and state fuel taxes, license fees, and accessories revenues could drop if lighter vehicles reduce gasoline use and overall spending. Analysts note rising two car households and modest mileage gains, while officials weigh revenue impacts and highway funding.
Hal Boyle presents a whimsical exchange column with readers asking etiquette, romance, and life choices. Titled as Pavement Plate’s Prattle, the piece collects quirky questions about romance, fashion, handwriting, ambitions, and travel insurance with satirical, lighthearted replies.
A columnist criticizes Jack Paar's televised comeback after leaving the stage over censoring a joke. The piece mocks Paar as ego driven and complains the national mood shifts toward his return amid global threats and a fragile press. It laments the public focus on entertainment over life and death issues.
Prayer asks God to lift the reader above life’s strains and restore quiet strength. The author seeks grace for clear sight through haze and a return to the spiritual kingdom through Christ in a hush of silence.
The author condemns Caryl Chessman’s 12 year stay of execution and urges California and other states to repeal capital punishment. It argues leniency breeds crime, cites Chessman’s crimes and a rape victim’s mother, and calls for enforcing the death penalty to restore law and order.
Beckley News outlines subscription rates by mail and home delivery options. It lists daily and Sunday plans, costs for weekly and monthly terms, and notes a 2 percent West Virginia sales tax. The notice also states carriers and distributors operate as independent contractors and that the publisher bears no responsibility for carrier payments.
In Beverly Massachusetts the Times quotes critics of a potential four billion dollar surplus. Socialistic legislators form the opposing line arguing against new mass spending. The remark ties the surplus to political aims and warns of wasteful programs.
Air safety voices clash over in flight drinking as FAA tightens rules. Rules bar serving intoxicated passengers and require self bottle surrender with penalties up to $1000. Pilots and stewardesses defend prohibition while some crews favor liquor service to boost morale. Debtors study notes geographic clustering in Chicago with 11 percent in three square miles.
The prize ring champ Rocky Marciano makes an acting debut in a Universal Pictures project as a deputy sheriff in Smogville. Nicknamed One-Take Rocky for his quick on set performances, he jokes about boxing rivals and shares anecdotes from the set.
The article traces boat development from hollowed logs to dugouts and skin framed canoes, noting the shift from poles and paddles to ocean going craft. It cites primitive peoples in Africa and South America still making dugouts and invites readers to whittle a tiny dugout canoe as a craft challenge. Robert George Shondel of Clinton Ohio wins $10 for a related quiz answer.
In the Beckley district, 20,263 unemployed were registered in the first 18 months of the National Reemployment Service. Of them 11,652 were placed in private industry or public works, per Hereford McGinnis, director. Rev. F L Shannon resigns as associate pastor of Beckley Presbyterian Church to work full time in Sprague Skelton and Cranberry areas.
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