Thought For Today Quote From Philip Bailey
A reflection on blessings and curses noting that blessings endure while a curse is fleeting like a passing cloud, attributed to Philip Bailey.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1962
Page
4
A reflection on blessings and curses noting that blessings endure while a curse is fleeting like a passing cloud, attributed to Philip Bailey.
The piece argues restaurateurs and clubs clash over legality and taxes. It questions whether clubs gain immunity from liquor and tax laws, prompting unfair competition that burdens law-abiding businesses and tradespeople. It notes restaurants and hot dog stands would protest such illegal advantages.
Berlin remains a divided city facing a top world problem despite a temporary easing of Cuban crisis. West Berlin, a key industrial hub, recovers from the wall’s early impact as 15,000 new workers arrive to offset 60,000 lost, but residents report a shortage of single rooms and fear linked to the barrier. West and East leaders hint at policy shifts under Moscow pressure, with Adenauer open to limited guarantees of access and Schroeder signaling possible change. American officials worry about division in West Germany inviting Soviet pressure on Berlin.
A columnist blends reflections on writing and thought with light dispatches from Innsbruck about Europe’s highest bridge pay premiums and a joke at workers’ expense. A secret operative notes lovers lanes in cold weather and warns of carbon monoxide risk. The Musk Ox Club critique and a British naval pilot eject story follow, ending with a Thanksgiving prayer from Hoover Rupert of Ann Arbor.
In Brooklyn, police raided a suspected bookie joint as three Doberman pinschers guarded the back room. ASPCA officers collarled the dogs and took them away while officers arrested the bookies. The ASPCA later collected nine dollars in license fees from the men.
Washington columnist argues President Kennedy’s press conference reveals not a real advance for press freedom but the ongoing use of public information as a weapon. The piece traces misstatements on Soviet troops in Cuba, the misinformed public and discrepancies in administration spokesmen's claims.
In a Raleigh Reg. report, surgeons Ringenberg and Fornatto report ear lobe fat as an effective graft material to seal perforations in the tympanic membrane. They describe its small fat globules and thick connective tissue, noting high success in restoring sound transmission with minimal nutrition needs.
Thirty four years back Republicans warned of a solid Democratic legislature with only four Republican senators. The piece notes 1896 Democrats faced division with two national tickets, and compares it to this year’s Republican ticket. It also mentions Europe’s critical week, Bulgaria’s army near Constantinople, and risks of regional conflict. Raleigh Coal store official Luther Teel visited Raleigh No. 5, John Shrank, Roosevelt’s would be killer, deemed insane and confined near Oshkosh. Miss Bessie Harvey, stenographer, visiting Charleston and Huntington.
Leon Dennen reports on Karoly Kerenyi a Hungarian refugee now in the United States who describes Cuban reception of Soviet personnel as arrogant and intrusive. He recalls incidents in cafes and a broader pattern of anti-Communist sentiment among locals and East European workers. He notes boot industry troubles linked to a Czech chemist Vima and Cuba’s shoe program.
Local newspaper credit page details Beckley Newspapers Corporation address 341 Prince Street Beckley West Virginia and Hinton West Virginia with managing editor John Hodei and national sales through Ward Griffith Company. Subscription rates listed for daily and Sunday editions by year half year and by delivery option with carrier costs in dollars.
DAVID NYDICE advises selecting gifts by knowing the child, balancing usefulness and enjoyment. He notes activity level, age appropriateness, and home setting guide choices from toys and books to tools, with emphasis on encouraging exercise, hands on learning, and personal libraries.
The excerpt asks what happened to the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. It notes Moses broke them after finding idol worship upon descending Mount Sinai. It adds that the nation's first commandos were the Andrews Raiders, 22 men from three Ohio regiments who on April 12 1862 seized a railroad train, damaged 58 miles of track, and were later captured.
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