Thanksgiving Reflections On Beckley and American Blessings
A lengthy meditation on Thanksgiving, Beckley and the United States as a land of liberty and opportunity. The piece extols faith, democracy, and national pride while acknowledging hardships from automation and unemployment, urging daily gratitude and responsible citizenship. It frames America as a cherished, exceptional nation built by ancestors and sustained by faith, work, and freedom.
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Beckley
United States
Beckley Plateau
Freedom
U.S.A
King Coal
West Vir
The Carver Real Hero Of Thanksgiving Feasts
Hal Boyle reflects on the inescapable challenge of carving the Thanksgiving turkey at home. He lists six archetypes from the Poor Workman to the Showman, each blamed or praised as the host navigates family scrutiny while the carving ritual crowns the true host or hero of the feast.
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Hoyle
Gagester
United Nations
Cyrano de Bergerac
Journalists urged to learn fighting in tough new era
In a vigorous column, editor Needy McQuade laments a weekend attack by a local cone tractor and argues for physical training in journalism schools. The piece defends press freedom while mocking violent responses and imagines boxing taught by famous boxers to ready reporters for dangerous newsroom environments.
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C. J
Needy" McQuade
Needy McQuade
Prayer for Today in a Day of National Thanksgiving
A short prayer from George U. Martin of Steubenville Ohio asks God to move upon the nation on a day of thanksgiving. It seeks thankful living beyond impulse and demands a lifelong purpose of praise through Jesus Christ.
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Jesus
George U. Martin
Steubenville
Ohio
First United Presbyterian Church
Soviets Devalue Ruble Against Gold Content
AP Business News analyzes the Soviet move to a heavy ruble issued as devaluation by gold content. The shift, framed as a bookkeeping change, aims to boost perceived value versus the dollar while maintaining barter era constraints. The piece notes the USSR cannot convert rubles to gold or freely exchange them, and compares the impact to France trimming zeroes off the franc.
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Sam Dawson
New York
U.S.S.R
Africa
Asia
Europe
United States
Soviet Union
Sian
France
Raleigh Register advertising and subscription rates notice
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes the Raleigh Register with Associated Press news. Subscription rates by mail are listed. home delivery by carrier or distributor with weekly and monthly charges. The notice explains tax, change of address, and contractor independence for carriers and distributors.
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Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
West Virginia
Los
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Bright Young Men and Machines Inspire Scientific Curiosity
The Associated Press reports on aging and intelligence, a British robot project with 100 photoelectric eyes and 4000 brain cells, and luminous crystals from kinme modoki fish. It notes how delays in visual feedback affect handwriting, luminous organs from sea life, and how pool chlorine salts harm garden plants with splash protection advice.
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Associated Press
William A. Owen
Pure Due University
U. S. Army
Owen
University of London
U. S
University of California
Great Books Home Describes Ancient Ceremonial Feast
A scene from Homer's Triad depicts ancient ceremonial eating predating the Pilgrim Fathers Thanksgiving. After prayers and barley meal, the participants slaughtered the victim, burned thigh-bones, cooked inward meats, spitted pieces, roasted until done, and shared a full feast.
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Homer
Thanksgiving History Timeline and Celebrations
A compact history notes Thanksgiving dates from Washington proclaiming November 26 as a national day to Lincoln's last Thursday rule and FDR moving to the third Thursday, then Congress restoring the fourth Thursday in 1941. It also recalls the Pilgrims feasting December 13, 1621, lasting three days.
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George Washington
Washington
Lincoln
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Congress
William Bradford
Gable final days and Kay’s coming baby noted
Earl Wilson recalls Clark Gable on the Paramount lot finishing The Misfits with Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift. Kay’s pregnancy is highlighted as a joyous, bittersweet note, while friends share memories of Gable’s humor, charm, and plans after the film.
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New York
Clark Gable
E.W
Kay
B.W
Paramount
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn
Montgomery Clift
Gable
Dave Chasen
The
Gables
Reno
Chick
Maude Chasen
Hollywood
Rhett Butler
Palm Springs
America
Shirley Temple
John Huston
Beckley Banks Closed For Holiday And Senator Elkins Opera tion
Thursday November 24 national holiday prompts Beckley banks to close and readers advised to govern themselves. Senator S B Elkins is moved to Washington by Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road in Willard’s private car for an operation hoped to aid his health. movement kept secret to avoid curiosity seekers. Locals note Dr C L Van Zandt and family moving to E W Compton property on East Kanawha street and Compton family taking Methodist parsonage, recently bought by County Clerk Meadows. Hereford McGinnis, son of Hon W H McGinnis, promoted to first lieutenant at Georgia Military Academy in Atlanta. Dr B B Richmond, formerly of Kilsyth, sets up practice at Cranberry.
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Beckley
S. B. Elkins
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Willard
C. L. van Zandt
E. W. Compton
East Kanawha Street
Competon
Meadows
Hereford McGinnis
W. H. McGinnis
Georgia Military Academy
Atlanta
B. B. Richmond
Kilsyth
Cranberry
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