22 Nov 1961
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1961
Page
1
A short devotional verse urging daily reverence to God and gratitude for freedoms, attributed to JM Berry. It frames freedom as a debt to divine guidance and calls readers to heed God’s words in everyday life.
Louis Cassels reports on President Kennedy’s Thanksgiving proclamation urging Americans to observe the day as a time of contemplation not just a holiday. He recalls Pilgrim hardship, warns of global hunger and lack of liberty, and urges extending blessings worldwide.
In Richmond, UPI reports turkey producers face financial strain as retail prices fall about 25 percent from last year. Overproduction, aided by new farming tech, boosts 1961 turkey output to 106.9 million birds while per-person consumption remains around six pounds. The National Turkey Federation seeks a solution at public hearings, with more to follow in Des Moines, Las Vegas, and Oklahoma City.
A West Virginia forecast shows fair to cloudy skies with highs in the 40s and lows from 26 to 34, rain possible Thursday. The five day outlook expects 2 to 8 degrees above normal highs, more than half an inch rainfall, and a warming trend early next week. River gauges at Greenbrier are normal and clear. Lake Bluestone is normal and clear with gate status.
In Washington UPI reports NSA security director S. Wesley Reynolds has resigned after an investigation prompted by a tip from the House Un-American Activities Committee. Reynolds, 47, is the second top NSA official to resign within two weeks amid allegations of gratuities.
A student letters column in 1961 requests information about Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrn-drobwllllantysiliogogogoch Wales. HF Ferguson confirms correct Welsh pronunciation lann fare, gives basic town facts on Anglesey Isle, population about 600, and notes a longer-name claim from Japan.
An earthquake within a ten mile radius of Anaheim California near Disneyland rattled the region today, according to sheriff s deputies. No injuries or damages were immediately reported as crews assessed the scene. Police urged residents to stay calm and follow official guidance while aftershocks were monitored.
West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner John T. Johnson condemned federal officials for using the state as a dumping ground to clean up Washington’s mess. He will protest at a December 1 hearing on proposed Army Engineers dams in Hampshire and Grant counties aimed at flood control water supply and quality in the Potomac Basin. Johnson warned the dams would ruin scenery and farm land, hinder trout fishing, and be built near Romney and Petersburg. He advised the State Board of Public Works to support his protest and gather facts before proceeding.
The Raleigh Register will not publish Thursday as Beckley Newspapers Corp. observes Thanksgiving. Subscribers will receive copies of the Beckley Post-Herald Thursday morning and publication will resume Friday.
Gov Nelson Rockefeller and his twin sister Mary Strawbridge arrived in Biak and flew to Merauke to join the hunt for Michael Rockefeller. Dutch officials warned the search had so far yielded no results as the family reviewed maps with local authorities. Mary wept in a waiting room, while the governor, pale and exhausted, stood by.
Washington UPI reports Caroline Kennedy and her baby brother John Jr hosted a White House gathering for about 15 young guests. The children rode tricycles, watched cartoons in the private theater, and Caroline blew out five candles on her pink cake while John Jr. prepared a white cake with two blue candles for his upcoming first birthday. The party, a pre birthday celebration, lasted about two hours.
President Kennedy plans a four day holiday weekend at Hyannis Port with wife Jacqueline and children Caroline and John Jr. He will travel from the White House to Andrews Air Force Base then Otis Air Force Base on a jet, with final leg by helicopter or car depending on weather. The trip includes Thanksgiving dinner and a birthday party for the children.
A playful note suggests combating insomnia by pretending it is wake up time. The quip frames waking routine as a remedy, appealing to those who struggle to sleep by adopting a morning mindset.
Two West German tourists Walter Naumann and Peter Sonntag pleaded guilty in Moscow to spying for the United States. They faced possible execution or 7 to 15 years in prison after being accused of photographing military targets. The men, recruited last June by three American agents, said they were trained in Heidelberg for espionage inside the Soviet Union. Sonntag testified about meetings with the agents and signing a secrecy paper.
The Register marks a milestone as Beckley’s oldest institution. It recalls moving from Main Street to Prince Street 25 years ago today and the 16 year occupancy at 27 Main St. The paper’s growth includes a next‑door building for printing and circulation, and a 1936 expansion for a new press and larger offices for The Register and its morning paper.
President Kennedy and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer pursue a Berlin strategy communique after their three day talks. Adenauer, 85, canceled a National Press Club speech due to a cold.
Norman Runnion profiles Sam Rayburn noting his breakfast honey habit and favorite foods. The 100 percent Texas American leader is described as an influential, independent figure who disliked flattery and valued dedication to work and country. He rarely traveled abroad, once touring the Panama Canal as a young congressman.
FBI says it is following up on the sinking of the ketch Bluebelle to probe the possibility that a criminal co conspirator not aboard the doomed boat was involved. Harold S. Pegg of Hollywood Florida said he received a registered letter from Julian Harvey written from Bimini. Harvey died the prior Friday after Terry Jo Duperrault survived in a life raft. authorities believe a mass murder occurred aboard the 60 foot vessel.
Washington columnist notes U S Army band members receive full field gear including belts packs mess kits steel helmets and gas masks. He muses on sabre rattling fears but says no plans to intensify training beyond an annual rifle range trip and uses humor to suggest the gear is a precaution for worst cases.
Frank Eugene Alltop, 28, a shotgun wielding robber and stamp collector, was added to the FBI’s ten most wanted list. Fugitive since 1959 after a Wayne West Virginia jail breakout, he faces a holdup charge near Kenova and has a record including slashing a prisoner. Nicknamed Stub and Top, he is described as very dangerous.
Cooper Benedict of Maxwelton Greenbrier County filed his candidacy today for the Republican nomination to Congress from West Virginia's 2nd District. A Civil Aeronautics Board panel was told the Imperial Airlines Constellation pilot was warned the day before the Nov. 8 crash not to fly higher than 3,500 feet due to a mechanical defect that contributed to the fatal accident that killed 77 people.
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