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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1963
Page
4
A reflective line from Edwin Markham elevates brotherhood as life’s final star and crest of all good. The quotation emphasizes unity and shared humanity as guiding ideals.
The piece critiques a national magazine's "shocking truth" on civil defense. It argues the article is partial, urges more information before shelter building, and questions public readiness and government messaging about nuclear threats and preparation for a transformed postwar world. It asks how to imagine a future where 34 million Americans could die and who would handle the aftermath.
UPI commentary tracks conservative prospects in 1964. It argues Goldwater faces past GOP failures since 1924 and warns conservatives must win the big urban states and bloc voters or lose. It notes a northern conservative bid may falter without northern electoral appeal.
John Hodell reviews Curtain Callers last performance of Separate Rooms noting light entertainment with sex themes. He contrasts it with Twelve Angry Men and The Beauty Part, praising moments of insight, but warns jokes can heighten tension rather than relieve it. The piece ends noting Bert Lahr’s The Beauty Part and a brief run cut by a newspaper strike.
A prayer asking for God’s presence in daily life and for God’s love to be shown to others. It seeks awareness, guidance, and compassionate ministry to the lonely and destitute in the name of Christ.
A veteran voice compares old and new moonshiners. Modern operators are young, fast, and wary, often fleeing authorities after raids. Officers report daily raids uncover multiple stills with arrests, while the old guard feared risk and death.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes subscription rates for mail and home delivery. Rates list daily and Sunday options, yearly and half-year terms, plus weekly carrier rates and tax note. The notice explains address changes and limits of responsibility for payments to independent carriers.
West Virginia faces a coal versus residual oil issue as a 9.6 percent rise in residual oil imports boosts daily quotas by 50 200 barrels. Kennedy weighs consumer demand and foreign policy ties to Venezuela while lawmakers push for protective or relaxed controls amid pressures from both coal states and oil interests.
The United Nations plans a staged drawdown in the Congo with 13 000 troops by April, following Katanga’s end and Tshombe’s return. Thant launches a multi million dollar civilian reconstruction program led by Lt Gen Wheeler to repair roads and bridges, build schools, hospitals, and train administrators for a unified Congo.
Actor Sterling Hayden describes his four year pause from film, writing his autobiography Wanderer, and plans for a comeback in Dr. Strangelove. He cites the lure of Hollywood wealth and asks to avoid becoming trapped again while seeking writing projects and a new home for his family.
The 1913 Raleigh Register notes Glen White school ends a highly praised term with a mayoral lecture titled West Virginia's Greatest Soldier. Mrs. George C. Sturgiss is authorized to urge Governor Hatfield to add woman’s suffrage to the upcoming special legislative session call. The suffrage amendment passed the House previously but failed in the Senate.
The record notes an agreement between Paris and Moscow to jointly defend Czechoslovakia if attacked. It also lists the First Baptist church orchestra organized by Ivan Bowling with members such as Eileen Holiday and Rebecca Warden. A Lions Club Style Show features a harmony quartet led by M V McCollum and others. Norris Guthrie announces candidacy for Democratic clerk of circuit and criminal courts.
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