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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1962
Page
4
A brief reflective note urges self care through eating for personal satisfaction while stressing outward appearance should serve others. The adage links Franklin style wit to social conduct, suggesting balance between individual appetite and public impression.
The article argues that successful democratic governance requires leaders to court both sides of the electorate, not just their base. It notes that presidents and governors seek broad appeal, even across partisan lines, to gain legitimacy, win national consensus, and ensure peaceful operation of the political system.
Washington views the Mississippi clashes as a catalyst for a new self reliance among Black Mississippians. Faced with economic boycotts and threats, they remain rooted in home soil, choosing to fight for equal rights rather than flee. The piece notes political shifts, including Georgia voters ousting a staunch segregationist, and argues lasting progress comes from Black people standing on their own and citizens aiding without surrendering citizenship rights.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Naleiah Register with mailing options and rates. The note lists editor John Hodel and advertising reps Ward Griffith, plus multi city offices and carrier delivery terms. It warns Beckley not responsible for advance payments to carriers.
The article explains Yugoslav leader Tito's dual stance of aligning with the Soviet Union in a war and pursuing an independent Yugoslav path to communism. It traces Tito's reception of U S aid, the Cominform expulsion, brief rapprochements, and Brezhnev's Belgrade visit, noting limited gains and Tito's aim to maintain West ties amid Cold War tensions.
New comic strip THE STRANGE WORLD of MR MUM by Irving Phillips arrives in the Sunday Register and Post-Herald October 14. The silent characters wander through odd vignettes like a gallery scene with miniature people and a bearded portrait shown in underwear, while Phillips later built a career in magazines and theater.
U S Senator Robert C Byrd extols West Virginia forests as the state’s wealthiest natural resource noting ten million acres of hardwoods cover two thirds of the state. He cites over 100 million dollars in products and 13 000 jobs from last year’s harvest, with growth outpacing harvest and calls for stricter fire control to protect this asset.
UPI reports that charity fund-raising drives may set an all time high this year as giving rises despite a midyear stock market decline. The article notes philanthropic giving as the nation’s fourth largest industry and cites a study by Lowell H. Brammer.
A 23 year old report notes Hitler and Mussolini forging friendship with England as a cornerstone of European policy. They reportedly spoke at a private luncheon at General Goering’s summer home before a worldwide broadcast advocating peaceful collaboration.
Twenty years ago Mrs. S J Worley of Bolt visited Raleigh with her daughter Grace and son John D W Scott a former Beckley resident was named dean of the Christian Church Bible Institute in Louisville Ky A historic stage coach from Oak Hill once used to carry Uncle Sam mail drew crowds Mr George M Jones owns the coach There will be no Western Union office in Beckley instead Mabscott will handle Beckley messages
Leonard Berkowitz, 17, a high school senior, was sentenced to license revocation for a year, a $20 fine, and two nights in the Perth Amboy General Hospital emergency room as an observer. The piece follows his reflections after a turnpike crash caused by driving at 110 mph, with multiple injured passengers and bystanders in the ER.
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