Humble Thanks Echo a Bold Pushing Forward
A brief quotation notes gratitude as it frames progress through modest thanks to a man who overcomes obstacles, reflecting on courage and advancement in a concise civic voice.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1959
Page
4
Origins and dates of Thanksgiving through history
A survey of how Thanksgiving dates evolved from early colonial times to modern practice. It traces 1619 Virginia observances, 1620s Plymouth and Massachusetts dedications, Washington and Madison proclamations, Lincoln's Civil War revival, Roosevelt altered calendars, and the 1941 Congress resolution fixing the fourth Thursday as Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
James River
New World
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Harrison’s Landing
Berkeley Plantation
John Woodleefe
New York Public Library
King James
Boston
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
Things To Be Thankful For This Holiday Season
Hal Boyle reflects on universal gratitude and holiday observations. The column notes Thanksgiving timing, political quirks, consumer trends, entertainment, and general social quirks, with light humor about money, sports, space, and behavior as the year nears Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita Khrushchev
Moon
Mars
Thanksgiving reflections from Beckley writer on blessings
Roy Lee Harmon shares a personal Thanksgiving column counting blessings in hard times. He praises faith, community, work, nature, and gratitude for family friends and simple joys while noting the shadow of war and poverty but remaining hopeful that good will endure and God's presence remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Free
Beckley
Raleigh County
U.S.A
Mark
Mar God
Colleges Withdraw From Federal Loan Program Over Loyalty Oath
Yale and Harvard join Bryn Mawr Hav erford Princeton and Swarthmore in boycotting the National Defense Education Act loan program over the loyalty oath. Other colleges have protested and Senate defeat leaves Kennedy’s proposal to remove the oath likely to stall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Harvard
Bryn Mawr
Haverford
Princeton
Swarthmore
Amherst
Antioch
Goucher
Reed
Wilmington
Bates
Tom Bowdoin
Colby
Grinnell
St. Johns
Sarah Lawrence
Congress
Achete
Mary Mason French Wed in Catlettsburg Ky
Mason M. French son of Dr. M. F. French married Jennie M. Gregory of Beckley in Catlettsburg Kentucky. The bride is noted as popular among Beckley’s younger set and the groom studied at the Ohio College of Dental Surgery in Cincinnati. John L. McDonald buys stock farm near Goshen Virginia for 10 000 and moves family. John E F Miller dies at Prosperity. born 1836, twice a justice of the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason M. French
M. F. French
Catlettsburg
Jennie M. Gregory
Beckley
French
Ohio College of Dental Surgery
Cincinnati
John L. McDonald
Goshen
John. E. F. Miller
Town
Prosperity
Beckley Newspapers advertising and delivery rates notice
Raleigh Register Bay aORine am published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation outlines subscription prices for West Virginia readers and carrier delivery terms. It lists daily and Sunday rates, half year and yearly options, tax rules, address change instructions, and carrier responsibility disclaimers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Roosevelt backs federal aid for low cost housing push
Washington officials tentatively approve Pinecrest Sanitarium building plans while President Roosevelt orders federal responsibility to aid affordable housing. A Thanksgiving service is planned at Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dr. J. L. Lineweaver presiding. Local prayer asks for guidance and gratitude amid optimism. Dennis H. Cooke of High Point College speaks.
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Pinecrest Sanitarium
Public Works
Washington
Roosevelt
Presbyterian Church
J. L. Lineweaver
Christ
Dennis H. Cooke
High Point
High Point College
Buy American challenge looms as Khrushchev warns of economic race
The piece argues the United States must ready for long term competition with the Communist world beyond armament cuts. It notes policy shifts under Eisenhower, urging Europe to finance overseas aid, while warning of future price competition and potential subsidies in a state-run economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soviet Union
Nickita Khrushchev
United States
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
America
Free World
Puritans and Pilgrims linked to early Thanksgiving
The article explains Puritans origins in England around 1566 and their quest for religious reform. It notes Puritans fled to Holland then to Massachusetts, landing at Cape Cod Bay in 1620, with William Bradford calling them Pilgrims. It invites readers to research the first Thanksgiving at a public library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Church of England
Holland
New World
Cape Cod Bay
Massachusetts
William Bradford
Plymouth Colony
School of Public Library
Biased Witness Names Greatest Woman Singer Debate
In New York Earl Wilson surveys top female vocalists Mary Martin Ethel Merman Judy Garland Sophie Tucker Kate Smith. Roger Edens endorses Merman while noting her long career and high standards. Edens recalls Merman’s Broadway debut and praises her stage presence. The piece weaves in pop culture notes and hints of industry tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Martin
Ethel Merman
Judy Garland
Sophie Tucker
Kate Smith
Roger Edens
Merman
Judy
Ethel
Berlin
Cole Porter
Dorothy Fields
Arthur Schwartz
Julie Styne
Edens
Broadway
al Siegel
London
TVA criticism echoes across states in early Texas press
In a collection of quotes from Tupelo Mississippi and Muskogee Oklahoma the TVA is faulted for slow South growth and high taxes while critics from Texas Oklahoma and other states question reliance on federal welfare and security programs. The tone is skeptical of government led aid and wary of long term stability.
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Alice
Texas
Tupelo
Mississippi
TVA
Tupelo Journal
South
America
Muskogee
Oklahoma
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