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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1956
Page
4
Man is an animal that makes bargains, no other animal does one dog does not change a bone with another. Adam Smith offers a concise aphorism on human bargaining behavior.
State Water Commission representatives in Beckley meet coal operators to push a sweeping clean-up campaign for the Guyandotte watershed. The plan targets coal washeries with inadequate waste disposal as key to broader pollution abatement, while domestic sewage control remains urgent for public health.
The June Democratic Digest argues that under President Eisenhower the Republican Party lost ground and elections more than any prior Republican president. It cites Democratic gains in 1954 and 1956, weak voter appeal for Ike, costly campaigns, and a Democratic financial edge that endangers free elections. The digest warns that unless Democrats resolve their funding gap, money may decide the 1956 vote.
C J Needy McQuade notes a Raleigh County voting machines clash with a Crab Orchard ballot confusion. The primary May 8 1956 ballot clearly asked Shall Voting Machines be adopted and favored voting machines. Tyler Countians backed the issue. Underwood led GOP votes. Newport Tennessee industrial ties emerge with Wall Wire Products Co moving to Newport.
Beclley News Papers Corp enters Raleigh and Register as second class mail matter in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Managing Editor C J McQuard e oversees operations at Beckley.
New York readers are reminded National Tavern Month runs from late April to early June. The piece playfully links taverns to history from Roman times to Jefferson, urging a visit to celebrate the tradition and its social role.
A columnist muses on National Tavern Month and the role of bartenders in Colonial taverns and modern bars. He cites conversations with bartenders about how readers could show appreciation, suggesting simple gestures like ordering a martini and listening to their troubles, while noting bartenders’ desire for respect.
Several servicemen are noted for overseas service and commendations. Squire Bolton, first corps field director in Korea, receives a merit citation and is assigned to Misawa Japan after duties in Uijongvu Korea. Others include Lewis Worley aboard USS Hollis, Kelsey Ruble reporting to Seattle for Far East duty, and Capt Eugene Berry a Benning graduate with UN ribbon. Exercise Lodestar Baker at Fort Carson lists Robert Slavey, George White, and C Kozma. Samuel Walton serves in Germany with heavy mortar unit and holds multiple medals.
A playful note asserts Bach’s fame centered on his organist life rather than his composing. It mentions China Russia and India as the globe’s most populous nations and notes diverse facts about cocona fruit, Antarctica elevation, and eucalyptus leaf orientation.
Pfe Tommy R Mulcay of Beckley son of Mr and Mrs J W Mulcay resides 2229 S Kanawha St married to Carol T Mulcay Haga 312 Mankin Ave. A Woodrow Wilson HS graduate he joined the Marines in June 1954.
New York report describes Jeanne Moody once seen as plain on screen, detailing her choice to shed glamor for Hollywood. She explains adopting a plain look to break into TV, later becoming a figure in NBC Frontie r series and Miss Alabama 1952.
Case records of a psychologist discuss a married woman seeking Dr Crane. The piece promotes newspaper supplied educational booklets on sex and marriage as a non profit service, supported by readers, physicians, clergymen, and wives sending 20 cents and stamped envelopes to obtain materials.
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