Beckley urged to adopt city management and annex growth
The Register argues for Beckley to adopt city management with a City Board, plus a comprehensive master plan and phased annexation of adjacent areas. It cites Staunton 1908 as precedent, stresses efficient governance, regional planning, and economic diversification to spur development and job creation.
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Beckley
Fox Ey
Amon Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
Register
Staunton
Pevenne
Dr Crane on lyrics and hooks in hit songs
In a music psychology column Dr George W Crane explains how lyrics set mood and how calendar hooks like Christmas and patriotic themes boost a song’s longevity. He cites White Christmas and Carry Me Back to Old Virginia, noting nostalgia and emotional context shape lasting appeal.
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Ellen M
Chicago
Dr. Crane
Mugic
Bing Crosby
Old Virginia
Rudolph, the
Rudolph
Sandy
Horatio Alger
Alogo
Christ
Bethlehem
Texas
Wabash
Ohio
Virginia
America
Crane
Attendance Officer Writes About Youth By Hart sor
Attendance Director Raleigh County Schools argues home life shapes a child’s future and links family disruption to delinquency. He cites divorce illness poverty and mental illness as major risks, contrasts high family problems with low youth crime, and urges teachers and neighbors to provide guidance and support to at risky children. He recounts Judge Edwards story about a 15 year old who says no one ever told her what to do.
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E. R. Hartsog
Raleigh County Schools
America
George Edwards
Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing
Mich
International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers
Detroit
Prayer for pardon by Joseph R Sizoo in Washington DC
A compact prayer request or dedication attributed to Joseph R Sizoo of Washington DC a professor at George Washington University. The text asks for merciful pardon and simple faith to live before God this day through Christ.
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Christ
Lord
Joseph R. Sizoo
Washington, D. C
George Washington University
Military Men In News At Home And Overseas
At Norfolk Naval Station awaiting orders are Roma L Spears airman apprentice son of Mr and Mrs Howard T Spears Hatcher R LSpears N PRICE SELECTED Airman of the Month for Air and Airways Communication Service based at Bakalar AFB Indiana Airman C Nye Price Jr son of Mrs Myrtle Price Dry Creek Teletype maintenance repairman came to Bakalar in 1957 from Wright Patterson AFB Ohio Entering service in 1954 he had one overseas tour in Okinawa from 1955 to 1956 He attended teletype maintenance schools at Francis E Warren AFB Wyoming and Tinker AFB Oklahoma Won a western music talent contest at Francis E Warren in 1955 Originally from Dry Creek he worked as a machinist in Cleveland Ohio and toured with two western musical groups before service His wife Geraldine and their infant son Jerry Allen live with Price at Edinburg Indiana Completing eight weeks basic training with the Second Infantry Division at Fort Benning Ga Pvt Jack L Wyatt 17 Mabscott Attended Shadyring High School and is son of Mrs Nova Wyatt Selected for technical training in radio and radar maintenance at Keesler AFB Miss Airman 3 C Alfred F Lively grandson of Mr and Mrs Dock Lively Beckley 303 Parkway St Beckley He is son of Mrs Ellen P Lively Columbus Ohio a 1958 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate Lively resided with family at Calloway Heights and with his grandparents Two area men aboard USS Essex off Formosa since early September are Cornelius M Pugh boatswain s mate first class son of Mr and Mrs C W Pugh Beckley and Paul E Campbell airman son of Mr and Mrs James Roach Route 3 Glen Daniel
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Air and Airways Communication Service
Bakalar Air Force Base
C. Nye Price Jr
Myrtle Price
Dry Creek
Bakalar
Wright-Patterson Air Face Base
Ohio
Okinawa
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base
Wyo
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklo
Air Force
Francis E. Warren Base
Lry Creek
Cleveland
Geraldine
Jerry Allen
Price
Edinburg
Ind
Second Infantry Division
Fort Benning
Pvt
Jack L. Wyatt
Mabscott
Shadyring High School
Nova Wyatt
Keesler Air Force Base
Miss
Alfred F. Lively
Dock Lively
Parkway St
Raleigh Heights
Beckley
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Airman Lively
Ellen P. Lively
Columbus
Woodrow Wilson High School
Calloway Heights
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Far East
Cornelius M. Pugh
C. W. Pugh
Paul E. Campbell
James Roach
Glen Daniel
Subscription Rates and Delivery Notice
West Virginia residents are reminded of subscription prices for mail and home delivery. The notice lists daily and Sunday rates, six months and one year terms, plus a two percent sales tax. It notes carriers, dealers, and distributors are independent contractors and the Beckley Newspapers Corporation cannot guarantee advance payments.
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West Virginia
Beckley News-papers Corporation
Retirement tricks from Hal Boyle borrow loafing plan
Hal Boyle offers playful retirement tips from age 25 to 65 suggesting borrowing from relatives, loafing on the job, and easing into old age with humor. He jokes about martinis at 40 and criticising at 65, advising early prep and light hobbies like tree watching to avoid overstimulation.
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New York
Does the Flag Code bar flying after sunset
The Flag Code codified in 1942 states the flag should be displayed only from sunrise to sunset on open buildings and flagpoles, but exceptions exist such as Fort McHenry and other sites where the flag flies 24 hours. Genevieve Ladson of Charleston wins $10 for this question. send inquiries to Junior Editors Box 1325 Beckley.
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United States
Congress
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Francis Scott Key
Key
Frederick
War Memorial
Worcester
Mass
National Capitol
Genevieve Ladson
Charleston
S. C
Beckley
Manhattan Island
Earl Wilson German Bardot Breaks Record in New York
A gossip column chronicles Laya Raki known as the German Brigitte Bardot, and husband Ben Randell, describing her lengthy dressing rituals, social rounds, and overlaps with other celebrities. It notes Monroe, Gleason, Callas, and others in nightlife chatter, parties, and showbiz moves.
Beloved Beckley Doctor M F French Dies at Home
Dr M F French died at his Beckley home after several weeks illness. He moved to Beckley on August 6, built a large practice and was famed as a popular physician and business man. Also notes unofficial state election results with party breakdown and Cranberry Fuel Co fire loss at Skelton mines, $25,000 with $19,750 insured.
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M. F. French
Beckley
Senate
Cranberry Fuel Co
Skelton
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Gleason
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Arthur Murray
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