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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1954
Page
4
A brief reflection asserts home is a place you can go to without deserving it, attributed to Anon. The line offers a concise, timeless musing on belonging and welcome, framed as daily editorial contemplation.
A dated chronology reviews March events on nuclear weapons from hydrogen tests at Bikini to fears of a third world war. It notes radiation exposure, diplomatic exchanges, FBI alerts, evacuation plans, and spiraling costs while urging an international accord to outlaw atom bombs as civilization preservation.
Bluefield seeks to raise 100000 for an industrial fund to attract new businesses and expand payrolls. Four hundred residents are asked to contribute 250 each, reflecting on a wartime Beckley effort where 20 corporations could have funded a similar goal, but most showed little interest.
New York report describes an all night beauty parlor at the Hotel Great Northern run by Larry Mathews where showgirls and dancers receive services at 11 p.m. Insomnia cases include Clare Luce and Julia Darvas. The piece notes party guests, late hours, and quirky anecdotes about backstage life and nightlife.
The article urges farmers to enter poultry culture as a long term venture. It notes national specialization, Beckley area growth to two million broilers and four million eggs annually, with demand far higher than production. It warns against short term profiteering and highlights price fluctuations.
A letter from A Harold Lilly of Prosperity argues against private parking on Raleigh County Courthouse Square. He cites growing private use by police fire department and officials and questions whether authorities should grant special favors, urging retention of public green space and parking on public streets.
Becl ey Newspapers Corporation publishes Raleigh Register evenings and Sunday morning from Beckley and Hinton WV. Editorial contact Beckley 3321. The Associated Press holds exclusive local news rights. Subscription rates: daily and Sunday three months 3.50, six months 4.00, one year 10.00. West Virginia mail rates apply. change of address requires old and new. Carriers and distributors are independent contractors. Beckley Newspapers not responsible for advance payments.
A Beaver reader argues that elected officials failed to deliver for West Virginia voters. He compares the state to a neglected property, warns of ruin if repairs and growth are not pursued, cites hunger abroad as mirrored at home, and calls for work, factories, and united efforts to prevent further discontent and loss of office. Charles R Ward expresses concern for children in a land of plenty.
Patricia Medina argues dating is better with homely men who listen and appreciate, citing humor and old fashioned wooing. She lists admired actors including Humphrey Bogart, Jack Palance, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Alec Guinness, Danny Kaye, Kirk Douglas, George Raft, James Cagney, and Bob Hope as examples of attractive nonhandsome men.
The piece blends whimsy on star counts seen by eye and on TV during the Academy Awards. It notes astronomers cite 6000 stars but TV shows imply more. It likens a whale surfacing hourly to a radio announcer, with spouts replacing commercials.
Brooklyn lumber dealer Julius Stulman, a self-made multi millionaire, argues hard work alone fails to create wealth. He credits long range thinking, future oriented values, and living as if in 2000, to guide decisions. He urges executives to step outside routine thought and treat thinking itself as the tool of success.
A letter from Richard W. Graves of Pittsburgh asks for divine oversight of Congress. The prayer requests winnowing of petty motives and urges moral courage and high vision among elected representatives through Christ.
Washington reports say Republicans press Democrats over soft on communism charges as Dulles plans a April 26 Geneva meeting with Britain France Russia and China to discuss Korea and Indochina peace. A New York speech ahead of Geneva warns the United States will not recognize Red China or seat it in the United Nations. Analysts fear the Chinese could extract concessions by offering verifiable commitments and a peace path in Korea and Indochina that split allied resolve.
W G Rogers reviews The City and the Wave by Jon Godden. Len Chase, an Anglo Indian office worker in a crowded river city, withdraws into a monk like life until a 16 year old girl enters his world and a powerful pull toward life tests his restraint and faith.
Charley Grimm famed as baseball manager and left handed banjoist once steadied a Cubs clubhouse with banjo in hand while a scout urged signing a dominant pitcher. Grimm urged signing the batter who struck out batters, prioritizing hitting over pitching in Chicago. George Jean Nathan returned from a theater tryout praising a new playwright, while Dick Watts quipped about crime writing versus drawing room comedies.
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