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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1961

Page

4

Thought For Today Quote by Spurgeon

A brief inspirational note cites Charles Spurgeon: Hundreds would never have known want if they had not first known waste, reflecting on value and hardship.

Spurgeon

Musts in the time of presidents shaping Congress

The piece contrasts Kennedy and Eisenhower “must” bills, noting how each aimed at domestic and welfare changes, and outlines efforts to ease unemployment, Social Security, and education, plus a focus on executive reorganization and trade policies. It then reviews upcoming aviation safety rules and the expansion of positive control over air traffic, predicting broader collision protection and future radar tech.

Kennedy Eisenhower Ike District of Columbia Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development North America Europe Congress Capitol Hill Ers Times Federal Aviation Agency FAA U.S Rockies Midwest

UN Assembly Test for JFK Aides in Cold War Crossfire

Harlan Cleveland says the reconvened UN General Assembly session will be short and manageable to test Russian attitudes toward Kennedy. Key issues include disarmament and a Congo budget of 135 million for 1961, with Western and Communist blocs split over funding and approach.

Washington NEA Harlan Cleveland International Organization U.N. General Assembly Kennedy Russia Khrushchev Assembly Cuba Laos U.N Congo Andrei Gromyko General Assembly U.S United States Dag Hammarskjold

U.N. Debates Rift Over Africa and Colonialism Policy

In a murky briefing from U.N. deliberations, Adlai Stevenson signals U.S. stance as Russians push to undermine the organization. Topics include Africa, Tibet, Hungary, Korea, apartheid, Indian nationals in Southwest Africa, and colonialism votes. The Kennedy administration seeks a clarified position replacing Eisenhower era abstentions.

Tibet Hungary Korea South Africa Africa Russia China Kennedy U.S Eisenhower U.N

Royal Despot Guides Economy Says Discretionary Spending Reigns

Analyst Murdoch portrays consumers as a ruling class shaping the economy through fragmented demand and growing dual buying power. Separate households, working wives, teens and seniors drive splintered markets, boosting doubles demand and niche choice while housing and mass production lose clout. The royal forecast foresees a gently rising economy for years.

New York Metropolitan Museum of Art Yankees Murdock

Q and A facts from historical quiz column

The text lists quiz questions with concise answers including Boston Latin School founded 1635, hay leading in acreage, Finland as The Land of a Thousand Lakes with 60 000 lakes, Electoral College two nonmajority elections Hayes and Harrison, Shenandoah ending Civil War in 1865, Tyndale Coverdale translation enabling a readable Bible, and Nicaragua as the largest Central American country.

Finland

Raleigh and Register Publication Rates and Delivery Note

Beckley Newspapers announces subscription rates for Raleigh and Register with daily and Sunday options, varying by term and delivery. It lists prices for daily, Sunday, and mail subscriptions, tax details, address change instructions, and notes on independent contractor delivery.

West Virginia Italy Beckley Newspaper C Corporation

Two-Way Prayer In Lent Says Loew

Ralph W. Loew argues prayer must be a two way exchange not a ritual. He uses Jacob's dream to show prayer as opening life to receive power beyond self and to become courageous in choosing which needs to pray for in others including Russians Castro neighbors and Broadway music. He urges contemplation and action under the invitation let us pray.

Heaven Jacob Castro Broadway

Barbs by Hal Cochran lampoons modern family life

A humor column notes a Western town police panel forcing a woman from a phone booth after a long call. It jokes about dresses, TV, and tired parents. It mocks advice to keep a man guessing and kids’ smart remarks to teachers. It ends with a quip about new babies and cigars.

Jet set chatter and stars flash across Earl Wilson column

Earl Wilson riffs on jet age glamour and celebrity sightings from Las Vegas to Miami. Comedian Jack Carter and stars like Sinatra, Groucho Marx, Milton Berle, and Leo Durocher appear in a breezy tour through Sky miles, hotels, and showbiz anecdotes.

Chicago N. Y Miami Nebraska Jack Carter TWA Las Vegas Idlewild Old Dick Rockford Celina Sinatra Jack New York Los Angeles New York-Miami Martin Milton Berle Groucho Marx Joe Pasternak Paula Stewart Eden Roc Ami Miami Beach Sabrina

Loneliness Is a Slow Death Inspired by a City Life

Roy Lee Harmon reflects on loneliness as a quiet killer in Charleston city life. In bustling diners, drivers, and legislators, solitary sorrow wears on the old and the young, the hopeful and the failed. The piece ends with a call for compassion from God.

Prayer for Today by Bishop Ward in Syracuse

A religious prayer by W Ralph Ward Jr of Syracuse New York asking eternal God for calmness amid today’s disappointment and strength to endure loss without regret, seeking serenity in the heart through Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ Ralph Ward, Jr Syracuse N.Y The Methodist Church

Canvass Snares Widow With Brahms Tax Questioning

A county assessor canvassed a widow for personal tax assessments and asked, Madam, what have you got, to which she replied, I’ve got two children and the rheumatism, then she slammed the door. Benjamin Hornbeck aged 105 died at his home near Eatons. He fathered 21 children and was a veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars. Hal M. Scott was chosen by Adj Gen Elliott as one of twenty West Virginia national guard members to represent the state in Texas maneuvers.

Benjamin Hornbeck Wood Counry Eatons Hornbeck Hal M. Scott Adj Elliott West Virginia National Guard

Beckley Sectional Tourney Visitor and Paris-Lebanon Note

25 years back Raleigh Register reports D Pitt O'Brien, chief clerk to Secretary of State W S O'Brien, visited Beckley for the sectional basketball tournament. France signals willingness to press Germany from the Rhineland via League of Nations avenues. Beckley banker Woodson Everette Beane dies in Tampa at 53. he led a popular local orchestra and was well known in business and social circles.

D. Pitt O'Brien W. S. O’brien Beckley O'Brien Mark Twain High School France Germany Rhineland League of Nations Woodson Everette Beane Tampa Fla

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