Thought For Today Insight on Rising and Falling
A compact reflection cites Coleridge on moral ascent. It warns that if one does not rise toward goodness, they descend toward malevolence, never settling as merely beastly.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1959
Page
6
Retail sales rise 21.4 percent in Raleigh County 1954 to 1958
New Census figures show Raleigh County retail purchases reached 61.8 million in 1958 up 21.4 percent from 1954, outpacing national 14 percent growth. Store payrolls climbed 19.8 percent to 6.29 million as 758 shops stayed open amid improving consumer confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Washington
Bureau of the Census
Raleigh
United States
West Virginia
Fighting Time and Glasses Change a Man's View
Hal Boyle writes about reaching middle age and the push to wear glasses. A misfit with blurred vision discovers clarity after trying another man's spectacles in a railway terminal. The encounter convinces him to schedule an eye doctor visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Gable
Marshal Dillon
Sonny
West Virginia faced economic crisis spurs urged action
Monday hearing before the U S Senate committee on unemployment problems heard grim notes from Raleigh and Wyoming counties sections hit by coal layoffs. Leaders like Okey A Patteson and George J Titler urged new industries road building and federal support to keep residents from migrating. Local educators and business figures offered reforms while the mood shifted toward tourism and diversified economy as a hopeful path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Senate Committee
King Coal
Patteson
West Virginia
George J. Titler
United Mine Workers of America
Titler
Carl Bunch
West
Boy asks bank for loan and wins respect
A New York City eleven year old named William Sicari visits Manufacturers Trust Co to secure a five dollar loan for a football jersey. He offers his bike and electric train as security and signs a note to repay 1.02 dollars a month for five months. The story applauds the bank vice president for personal banking and inspiring youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sicari
New York City
Bill
Manufacturers Trust Co
The
Houston Chronicle
Raleigh and Register publication notice details and rates
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists home delivery and mail subscription rates for Raleigh and Register. The notice covers daily and Sunday pricing, carrier terms, and tax requirements, plus disclaimers about payments and independent contractor status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Railroad line to extend from Logan to Gilbert mouth
Fifty years ago in the 1909 files the Guyan Valley branch of the C and O railroad is planned to extend 34 miles from Logan to the mouth of Gilbert. Logan field has risen to sixth in output. Norfolk and Western owns a right of way along the river's one side while Virginian plans the opposite bank and may run down from Mullins to Gilbert head, then along Main Island Creek to the Guyandotte at Logan and onward to Huntington.
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Guyan Valley
Logan
Gilbert
Logan Field
Norfolk and Western
Mullins
Horsepen
Main Island Creek
Guyandotte River
Huntington
Budget Looms As Top Political Issue
Budget balancing will dominate Congress in 1960 and the presidential race. President Eisenhower seeks economy, faces deficit doubts, and may propose a 77 billion dollar budget for fiscal 1960 with the military seeking more funds amid ongoing Cold War pressures.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington (Ap
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Democraticerun
White House
Army
Navy
Air Force
Ross Fined Fifteen Dollars for Blocking Missouri River Bridge
Theodore R. Ross paid a $15 fine after delaying traffic on the Missouri River Bridge by lying in the roadway. He told officers I’m glad you found me these crazy drivers are liable to run you down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar City
Theodore R. Ross
Missouri River Bridge
Balboa Sails Pacific Ocean First European View
Vasco Nunez de Balboa, a Spanish navigator, became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean in 1513 after crossing the mountains from Darien. He claimed lands by the ocean for Spain before later being overthrown and executed. The ocean was named Pacific by Ferdinand Magellan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Balboa
America
Darien
Republic of
Panama
Peru
Spain
Ferdinand Magellan
Portugal
Pacific
Liz Taylor and Eddie Fisher Celebrate Six Month Anniversary
New York Liz Taylor and Eddie Fisher mark six months of marriage in a Waldorf Suite scene. Liz shows off a mink sweater and cufflinks as gifts arrive. Eddie plots film and TV projects while jokes about Christmas plans and home life abound. The couple teases plans for an upcoming movie and TV spec.
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Liz Taylor
Waldorf Suite
Eddie Fisher
Eddie
Liz
Dodo
Liza
Elizabeth
Mrs. Fisher
Miami
the Waldorf
Lou Chesler
Dior
Beverly Radland
el Morocco
Frrol Flynn
Linda Tartar
Nino Maimone
Judy Garland
Sid Luft
CBS
Judy
Mary Small
Milton Berle
Switzerland
Dtr
Vice
Weld
Harwyn
Mort Sahire
Bene Hur
Ben
Hur
Monroe
Tom Poston
Jerry Wald
Golden Fleecing
King's
Britain
Joe Anthony
Ginger Rogers
Leslie Stevens
Stevenson
Barbara Hutton
Cary Grant
Jack Kerouac
Jayne Meadows
L. A
Audrey
Sidney Lumet
Harry Belafonte
Fmolls
Ingemar Johansson
Dickering
Sweden
U. S
State Dept
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