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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1963
Page
4
A devotional line reflects on prayers seeking grace to work diligently. The saying urges relying on divine aid to sustain effort in virtuous labor and daily duties.
The New York World's Fair 1964 65 will feature a Hall of Free Enterprise showcasing the Ten Pillars of Economic Wisdom. The exhibit promotes private competitive capitalism as the route to economic freedom for the greatest good, backed by the American Economic Foundation and the National Small Business Association with support from many groups.
A study using an electronic biological monitor worn by drivers in heavy rush hour traffic found motorists endure greater physical and emotional strain than Mercury astronauts. The device, similar to pilots’ and astronauts’ biosensors, measured stress responses on the road.
White House officials discuss moving the press room from the west wing front to basement space to free offices for Salinger staff. The plan includes a new press room studios and a large briefing room with a pool table, aiming to improve space but risking reporter access and budget costs.
The piece notes near total turnout in spring elections 99.95 percent versus lower rates in recent voting 99.7 percent in Moscow and 99.6 in Leningrad. It suggests bourgeois apathy may affect the Soviet people and calls for an investigation by the party central committee.
Roy Lee Harmon profiles Esther Rowsey known as Grandma, age 84, who gardens annually and makes rag rugs in winter. She helps Piney Dale Baptist Church and may count her rug as partial payment. she remains active, sorting seed beans and planning another garden this year.
The Q A prompts identify Romany as the gypsy language with roots in ancient Sanskrit or Prakrit. They note Smith as the common US surname and describe Chamorros as Guam's native population. The most southerly Canadian city is Windsor, Ontario.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation outlines subscription costs by mail and home delivery. Rates include daily and Sunday plans, six month options, and state sales tax. carriers and distributors operate independently with no responsibility for advance payments to them.
Norman Thomas argues Kennedy has not created a liberal movement but absorbed left wingers via FDR's New Deal. He cites historical Socialist votes in New York and notes ADA's criticism of Kennedy Johnson alignment, calling Johnson conservative and anti labor.
Senator Robert C. Byrd notes West Virginia could become a fishermans paradise as spring draws crowds of ex residents and locals to popular waters. Lures are examined reels oiled and flyrods snapped in preparation for the season.
The eight weeks of labor unrest ended March 17 with CIO officials pulling pickets after a contract was signed. The pact grants a 48 hour week a dollar wage increase six holidays with pay and union recognition as the exclusive bargaining agency for all store employees except supervisory or executive staff.
Twenty years ago Sheriff George W. Thompson moved his family from Odd to Beckley after leasing the old Beckley property on Neville Street. The Odd farm was rented to Azel Cooper and the family will reside in Beckley for four years. News reached the local Presbyterian church that a pipe organ bought from Estey Organ Company in Boston would arrive in about two weeks.
The piece argues Lyndon Johnson remains influential despite criticism of his reduced public profile. It highlights his space program gains for Texas, his stance on civil rights filibuster, and the risk of a liberal versus conservative clash within the Democratic Party affecting his viability as Kennedy’s running mate in 1964.
In Charleston a hitchhiker displayed a suitcase labeled WVU on one side and VPI on the other, provoking questions about truth and pride in education. The writer ponders whether such devices are innocent poetic license or deliberate fraud, and reflects on standards of marks, merit, and immortality through memory.
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