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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1963
Page
4
A brief reflection urges listeners to follow guidance for each person. Emphasizes the value of lowly listening to hear the right word, echoing Ralph Waldo Emerson's philosophy.
A magazine tone column muses on Defense Secretary McNamara weeping over his son’s concern at a senate hearing and whether such emotion harms or humanizes a powerful official. It contrasts political image with toughness in public life and notes boxing tragedy as a troubling sport comment.
United Press International notes the 1960s political climate may see moves to add a Negro to the Cabinet and to use balanced tickets to appease religious and racial groups. The piece warns against promises of jobs for race and urges public rally against such tactics. It cites New York City examples and quotes Ralph Bunche on future Negro Cabinet and Supreme Court roles.
Washington presses Nasser to withdraw troops from Yemen while backing Saudi and Jordanian sovereignty. The U.S. recognizes pro Nasser regimes in Yemen, Iraq, and Syria and weighs risks of a broader pan Arab union as Iraq and Syria adopt new revolutionary regimes. Israel watches closely as Middle East power dynamics shift.
Roy Lee Harmon argues the West Virginia Issue distorts facts about liquor advertising and editorial independence. He recalls prohibition era excesses and a deadly backfire on officers, urging individual choice and liberty over fanaticism and moral legislation.
Joseph E Bernstein argues shopping for pay is a real, demanding job. He notes the allure of shopping as a mood booster but warns the act requires discipline, familiarity with stores, and effort to perform like a compensated task. The piece frames consumer spending as labor.
The Raleigh Register notes West Virginia will reach fifty on June 20 with a statewide celebration centered in Wheeling featuring a state exposition and a golden jubilee. A Beckley realty deal sees George W Barr Jr. buy land opposite Ashton Fire House on North Kanawha Street from Tolliver and Meade. Bernstein leads Willmark Service System Inc, a 50 year old retail shopper tester with a proven screening, inventory loss control, and sales ability grading program.
25 Years Ago From the 1938 Files notes Mrs. Frederick Hurt selected as chairman of a state souvenir committee supporting the campaign for Mrs. Vera Andrew Harvey as second vice president of the National Organization, under the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs. Rotary Club to sponsor fourth annual Boys and Girls week May 1 to 7 with Junior Woman's Club led by Miss Anne Jane Clay directing girls' activities. Ross Irle and Paul W. Feigley to supervise boys' athletic events at Beckley Junior High.
Roy Lee Harmon riffs on editorial integrity and a mock sell-out market in a humorous column. The piece jokes about paying editors for favorable coverage with a staged price scale, cites a past misprint about a council member with stinky feet, and ends with a call for cash for a $35.92 “super deluxe” job.
Dennis H. Cooke of High Point College calls for courage to hold beliefs and live by them. He urges believers to stand for convictions through Christ rather than conforming to the crowd.
President Kennedy backs a federal public defender system to ensure competent counsel for poor defendants. The plan, long urged by the Justice Department and bar groups, would employ salaried staff to handle indigent defense, with private volunteers optional.
Senator Hubert Humphrey declared Castro’s days numbered amid a loss of face after a tour of Latin America, noting his diminished influence and lingering beard as a symbol of remaining status.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists address Prince Street Beckley West Virginia and Hinton West Virginia with telephone numbers and national advertising reps Ward Griffith Company. It outlines subscription rates by mail including daily and Sunday options for one year and six months and daily options for one year and six months.
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