Thought For Today Adversity Yields Hidden Value
A reflective aphorism quoting Shakespeare on adversity. It likens adversity to a toad that, despite ugliness and venom, carries a precious jewel in its head, implying hidden worth within hardship.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1962
Page
4
Clean Up Campaign and the Centennial in West Virginia
Governor Barros calls for a serious clean up across West Virginia to curb roadside garbage and abandoned cars as the state prepares for Centennial celebrations. The piece urges residents to respect the landscape, recalling Mountaineers are always free and the trail motto to leave areas better than found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron
West Virginia
West
Ray George
Keep West Virginia Clean Inc
Mateates
Bouquet for Ferdinand Pecora by Lyle C. Wilson
A tribute to Ferdinand Pecora an 80 year old New Yorker lauded for guiding landmark reforms. The piece recalls his 1933 34 Senate Banking and Currency Committee work exposing Wall Street abuses naming major banks and firms and crediting Pecora with pivotal laws including the Banking Act of 1933 Truth in Securities 1933 and the 1934 Exchange Act and 1935 Public Utility Holding Company Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle C. Wilson Washington
UPI
Ferdinand Pecora
New York City
Ed Howe
Atchison, Kan
Pecora
United States
U.S
U.S. Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
Duncan A. Fletcher
D-Fla
Manhattan
Giants
Public Utilities
Samuel Insull
The
National City Bank
Chase National Bank
J. P. Morgan & Co
Dillon, Read & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
New York Stock Exchange
National City
Chase National Banks
Wall Street
Senate
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
Senate Committee
Preakness Racing and Nerves of the Track Spectators
Aged column on horse racing culture cites bettors experts and the Preakness at Pimlico. It notes heat at 94 degrees and the revelry and risk of mutuel windows, with anecdotes from a New York Herald Tribune writer and social figures. The piece closes with a prayer from Dudley Strain of Lubbock Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
New York Herald-Tribune
Smith
Pimlico
New York
Bobby ‘Jssery
Queen Elizabeth
Joan Crawford
Blaze Starr
E. Baltimore Street
Dollar Value Of A Sheepskin
The U S Department of Labor says new college graduates in 1962 face strong job prospects with average starting salaries around 480 dollars a month. Engineers and those with advanced degrees can command higher pay, up to 8340 yearly with a master’s and 8955 with a PhD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Labor
Wall Street Journal
Pennsylvania State University
Penn State
West Virginia Praised for Resources and Beauty by Dodge
In a 1665 publication, J R Dodge of the USDA extols West Virginia's vast natural resources oil gas timber water power silica sand iron ore clay stone and a people famed for self reliance and independence He lauds scenery climate flora fauna and varied terrain noting mountains valleys rivers and valleys as proof of the state's enduring vitality and potential The piece highlights the value of both resources and character in shaping West Virginia's heritage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Dodge
Union
Greenbrier
Nuckols Seeks Views On Driver Point System
West Virginia officials including State Finance Commissioner Truman Gore attend Boys State encampment at Jackson's Mill June 3 to 9 to discuss duties and youth perspectives. Commissioner Jack Nuckols seeks grass roots views on a proposed driver point system with public input and a pamphlet outline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuckols
Donald F. Fannin
United Press International
W. Va
UPI
Truman E. Gore
the Woods
Gore
Jackson’s Mill
West Virginia
25 Years Ago From the Raleigh Register 1937 Notes
Obit notes John D Rockefeller Jr’s death in 1937 to the age near 100 while West Virginia’s Mountaineer Boys State prepares with Judge Harley Kilgore leading legal experts at Jackson’s Mill June 6. Gov Ronal Barron’s chauffeur Walter Ferguson returns to duty after rest, age 58, lighter and spryer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormond Beach
Fla
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Dollar Dynasty
Harley M. Kilgore
Criminal Court
Raleigh County
Jackson's Mill
West Virginia
Walter Ferguson
Protecting Yourself Against Forgery Told By Bank Expert
UPI reports Albert F. Texido of Chase Manhattan describes red lanterns that signal bad checks and outlines rules to avoid being bilked. He notes banks review up to 100000 checks daily and urges Christians to verify signatures, watch endorsers, and confirm identity to prevent forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Bogue
Up! Financial Editor
New York
UPI
Albert F. Texido
Texido
Chase Manhattan
Discrimination in Beckley Little League Sparks Elks Letter
Antoinette Olff of 31 Mankin Avenue chides Beckley editors over Little League discrimination while praising Elks ideals of brotherhood. She questions absence of a city Y M C A and municipal pool and asks why schools over enroll when colored children seek admission, linking to liquor law immunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little League
The
Elks
Beckley Elks
Beckley
Press Club
Antoinette Olff
Mankin Avenue
Hitchcock Birds Faces The World War Of Birds
Hollywood legend Alfred Hitchcock talks on The Birds with Roy Taylor of NEA. Real and mechanical birds fill scenes as Hitchcock crafts a suspenseful attack on humans with Hedren and Pleshette leading a cast that includes Jessica Tandy. The director notes most birds are trained for specific shots and explains the challenging filming process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
NEA
Alfred Hitchcock
Hitch
Hitchcock
Roy Taylor
Tippi
Hedren
Suzanne Pleshette
Jessica Tandy
Tippi Hedren
1912 File Notes Show Curtis Family Visit And Local Officials
From the 1912 Files Of Miss Elsie Curtis, a visit to her parents Mr and Mrs Milton Curtis ends as she leaves for Baltimore to resume duties as a trained nurse. Ben D Keller arrives from Bellepoint to serve as official stenographer of the circuit court. J M Bailey, a leading county farmer and longtime businessman, seeks the Republican nomination for county commissioner and is expected to gain strong party support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Curtis
Milton Curtis
Baltimore
Ben D. Keller
Bellepoint
J. M. Bailey
Beckley Newspapers subscription rates and policies
Beckley Newspapers Corp details home delivery roles and rates for Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Includes editor contact, national advertising rep, mail price lists by period and plan, and note on address changes and sales tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Deal
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Also Mentioned on This Page
John C. Hodel
Jesus
Dudley Strain
Lubbock
Texas
First Christian Church
USDA
By Phil Conley
Education Foundation, Inc
J. R. Dodge
United States Department of Agriculture
Motor Vehicles Department
Jack Nuckols
W. W. Barron
Raleigh Register
Capitol
Gary Stevens
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dea
Birds of the World
Naleigh
Prince St
Hinton
John Hodel
Managing
Ress Cereer
International
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