Thought For Today By J P Senn
The wisest man may always learn something from the humblest peasant attributed to J P Senn offering a brief moral reflection for readers.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1962
Page
4
The wisest man may always learn something from the humblest peasant attributed to J P Senn offering a brief moral reflection for readers.
A columnist ridicules Senator Barry Goldwater for his book Conscience of a Conservative and for remarks at a Wing Club meeting in New York. The piece notes his military rank and suggests his tirade against Arthur Schlesinger, Adlai Stevenson, and Chester Bowles lacked impact or offense.
The 10 percent federal travel tax on bus and railroad tickets expires on the 15th dropping to 5 percent for airlines, prompting Eastern railroads to raise fares 10 percent to offset costs. Nationwide, travel savings total about 30 million annually with air travelers saving 100 million and bus riders 44 million, while many carriers resist price hikes due to weak finances and fierce competition. The piece also notes policy debates over government control of news flow during the Cuba crisis and the Kennedy administration's handling of press access.
The Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail and home delivery subscription rates for West Virginia residents, with daily and Sunday options, six and twelve month terms, and per month carrier delivery. It notes a 3 percent West Virginia sales tax and that carriers and distributors are independent contractors not liable for advance payments.
The piece argues profits drive job creation and economic health, detailing how profits keep employers solvent, fund new ventures, and determine unemployment levels. It explains that when profits lag, layoffs rise, and government spending cannot substitute private profit, stressing the link between profitability and national growth.
In a UPI note from Pittsburgh Yale pathologist Dr. Harry Greene used a burlesque crowd joke to argue the smoking cancer link may be only an apparent association. He said front-row bald patrons and tights drew no causal link, stressing evidence to question a true relation between smoking and lung cancer. The exchange reflected courtroom humor amid a $1,125,000 Liggett & Myers suit.
A UPI report explains a rapid cytology technique by Dr. S Fedoroff of the University of Saskatchewan that uses human serum to kill mouse cells while leaving human cells alive. The method speeds identification of species in cell cultures, reducing months of work to minutes. The article also notes variability in cytotoxic antibody levels among individuals and urges fresh human blood for testing.
Hollywood (NEA) Ingrid Bergman mentored actor Joe E. Ross by teaching him to listen and react. Ross recalls how Phil Silvers urged him to become an actor rather than a standup, and credits Bergman with shaping his performance as Gunther Toody on Car 54. Where Are You. He traces acting breakthrough from Bergman to his television fame and future status among classic American comedy icons.
US beer drinking patterns in 1961 reveal 57.6 million drinkers, with 97 percent consuming at home or off premises. Men account for 83 percent of consumption while early evening is peak drinking time. 82 percent of beer sold was packaged. The American Can Company based findings on 7,591 home interviews conducted in July and August 1961.
235 Years Ago Five Beckley people left to attend the centennial program of the St John's Episcopal church in Charleston. The program celebrates the 100th anniversary of the church. Me W W. F. Tams, Mrs. T. W. Ogleby, Mrs. James Woodward, Mrs. N. W. Reece and the Rev. C. W. Sydnor Jr. will attend the luncheon and afternoon sessions. From Bug Dust by Harold Riffe on Armistice Day: Flags are flying in Beckley too. Last week, the courthouse dedication day, Mr. Frank Albanese, the Heber street merchant, displayed a flag, which was conspicuous for its being almost the only one, if not the only one, on the street. He is a great flag raiser. Puts up one every time there is a local celebration of any kind.
For the first time in eighteen years the Democratic party controls the executive and legislative branches as Woodrow Wilson secures 430 electoral votes, Taft 8, Roosevelt 90. Wilson’s popular vote may trail the last such winner since 1892. The piece also notes a Woman’s Club meeting hosted by Mrs. Geo. W. Warren with two new members, and lists attendees.
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