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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1963
Page
4
A compact reflection notes that one hour of thoughtful solitude can nerve the heart for days of conflict, attributed to James G. Percival. The line frames quiet time as fuel for resilience amid struggle.
The piece urges Raleigh County voters to support the Stephen's Lake levy arguing a failure harms citizens, while opposition is framed as self harming. It emphasizes local benefits, calls tax and town improvement as positives, and warns against excuses to reject the plan. The message targets individual voters and promotes turnout for the levy.
An annual Travelers' booklet cites a roadside roulette of high risk, blaming driver choices like speeding after drinking and ignoring warnings. Columbia Teachers College researchers studied 2,000 safe drivers, finding career stability, family life, and calm temperaments correlate with consistency, focus, and respect on the road. This suggests habit and mindset matter as much as road conditions, offering guidance amid risky behavior.
Roy Lee Harmon urges Raleigh County citizens to report writers and distributors of misleading leaflets opposing the Stephen’s Lake levy. Beckley Newspapers offers 50 and Harmon adds 25 dollars, seeking arrests or convictions. Prominent locals including State Senator G C Porter and Senator Robert C Byrd support the levy, urging turnout Saturday to decide its fate.
A 1933 mass burning in Berlin mirrors similar actions across Nazi Germany. Students chant, torchbooks pile, and Goebbels hails the flames as the old era ends and a new one begins. World figures like Mann, Einstein, and Wells are named among the items tossed onto the pyre.
Virginia State College at Norfolk launched a combined research and retraining effort to address unemployment. One hundred unemployed students enrolled, but illiteracy hindered progress, prompting a special grant from HEW. The Norfolk experiment tests if the illiterate can be trained for useful work as Federal programs expand.
In Washington, Rep. Bob Wilson slips on a Kennedy quip at a Republican Women’s Conference, interior officials juggle workouts at Camp David, Sen. Norris Cotton recalls a gunman payroll heist, Gen. Maxwell Taylor cycles into Lincoln Center talk, and the State Department hosts a cocktail reception miscalled as a coffee break. Other notes poke at Rockefeller, Washington tours, and the Moscow talk line brief.
Fifty years ago West Virginia was born on June 20, 1863 near Point Pleasant. The state’s birthday will be celebrated statewide with Wheeling as the center, while locals recall travels, prior residents, and general regional impressions. Notables include Lucy Gardner of Parkersburg, born the same day as statehood, and updates on local trades and mobility.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation announces publication for Nalcigh Y Register with rates for mail subscriptions including daily and Sunday options for one year six months and daily only. Home delivery by carrier rates and half-month options are listed with requests for old addresses and new. Three percent West Virginia sales tax applies to all subscriptions. Carriers and distributors operate as independent contractors.
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