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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1956
Page
2
A reflective note quotes a traveler as a bird without wings, suggesting reflection is key to understanding journeys. It presents a cautious, contemplative stance on observation and awareness in travel and daily life.
The 1941 Congress fixed Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November, boosting the Christmas shopping window. President Roosevelt had earlier shifted to the fourth Thursday in 1939, provoking national backlash especially in New England. By 1942 the change remained, aiding merchants while lawmakers explained it clarified business planning.
The last day of last month saw an American plane land at the South Pole to conduct advance surveys for a base station at the pole. The Antarctic program will involve 11 countries and 19 scientists, running January 1957 to February 1959, linking hundreds of posts in a global geophysical network.
Bug Dust by Lewis T. Welcis reports U.S. Census Bureau figures showing West Virginia's population down 1.1 percent as other regions grow. The piece blames mechanization in coal mines and WWII-era emigration, noting many young residents left for better prospects on the West Coast and in Florida and the aircraft industry.
Col Needy McQuade argues WV workers earn far less than national average with 1935 per capita income about 30 percent below. He notes cross-border Ohio prosperity, warns of landlord dominance, limited native business growth, and calls for consolidating colleges to save taxes and improve facilities. He urges decisive action now.
News notes Bing Crosby's outing with Mary Ellen Terry, 23, a red haired dancer in Shoestring 57, including a dinner party and a Stork Club gathering with Oleg Cassini. Parents' reactions, hotel calls, and a social whirl around midtown Manhattan are sketched with others in nightlife and entertainment mentions.
In this case from a psychology column a Chicago dog named Duke reacts to a former friend Bill who later dies of leukemia. The author discusses dogs scenting humans and disease, proposing conditioning dogs to detect cancer, diabetes, or epileptics as a research topic for PhD theses.
The item presents seven trivia prompts on U S Army testing race results, state nicknames, college teams, Freemasonry presidency counts, Soviet recognition timing, high school attainment, and Tularemia nicknames with no clear answers.
The note item references Florida and Ohio State with broader context spanning more than a decade. It mentions a period of more than 15 years and notes that a majority share is described as more than half. The fragment also suggests a topic involving rabbit fever.
In a retrospective on the 1956 presidential race, Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver are portrayed as exhausting themselves with mass handshakes and frequent Small group meetings. The piece argues that Ike’s minimal handshakes and broader speeches aided his victory, while the Democrats overemphasized personal contact and generalities. Stevenson and Kefauver both faded publicly despite aggressive campaigns.
A New York column argues that modern knowledge evolves faster than beliefs, challenging trust in science, history, and authority. It contrasts old certainties like Nelson signals and cold remedies with new views, noting educators, doctors, and experts give conflicting claims. The piece suggests faith provides forward hope amid doubt.
Hollywood veteran Orson Welles reappears after seven years in Pay the Devil with Jeff Chandler as a cattle baron and sheriff. He calls it a modern story not a Western and notes jeep travel across a countryside set. He also reflects on Around the World in 80 Days and TV's decline in quality and merchandising impact on entertainment.
Reporters outnumbered invited guests at a Swiss wedding of a German millionaire. The item notes attention on the event and its unusual guest list in a concise, period style.
The text asserts a rule about murder trials based on a year and a day rule, mentions a Vatican City in Rome and claims it is the size of a golf course as the smallest state.
A prayer by Claude U. Broach of St. John’s Baptist Church Charlotte NC asks for divine aid for missionary apostles. He wishes courage and spiritual fullness for those establishing brotherhood and peace amid tense times.
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