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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1959
Page
4
A concise thought by Osborn notes that no heart lacks humor or curiosity. A beggar and a prince share equal attentiveness to learning, each seeking knowledge in their station.
President Eisenhower proclaims the upcoming week National Olympic Week to back U S athletes and fund raise for Rome 1960. The piece notes Olympic funding norms, contrasts with Britain and the Soviet Union, and reflects on nationalistic trends in recent Games. It also surveys early U S daily papers tracing Philadelphia titles and presses.
Hal Boyle profiles Helen Dorsey who ran her late husband Dave Dorsey’s Los Angeles baby pants firm after his death. She notes listening to him helped her a saving moment, leading to a $5 million plus business turning 18 million pants a year. She argues a woman can manage home and outside career, balancing duties and leadership.
Padre Elton brings cooperative saving to Vina del Mar textile workers who form a union and save about $1 a month. Their efforts grow into fifty-two self built houses, funded by small loans, with US aid and Chilean government support, creating a federation with nearly $800,000 in assets.
As the new Broadway season opens, buyers report a 20 percent rise in business over 1958-59. Agents sold 180 full houses to 360 groups, up from 150 full houses to 300 groups. The theatre party boosts sales by offering hot tickets and snob appeal. Producers hedge risk with block sales before box office returns.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation announces subscription rates for Raleigh Register with daily and Sunday options, mail and carrier delivery details, and tax notes. The notice lists prices for various terms and reminds readers that carriers and distributors are independent contractors.
West Virginia centennial events prompt Archivist Kyle McCormick to recount Harpers Ferry milestones. Figures include John Lederer first white observer, Peter Stevens earliest settler, George Washington’s survey work, canal and railroad beginnings, and the 1834 Baltimore and Ohio line arrival. Also notes on Storer College and Civil War roles.
New York show plans shift from Hollywood to the Copa era to keep date with the Copa, but guest stars are scarce. Yves Montand is courted at a steep $20,000 price, while French singer Montand earns the nickname the Sinatra of France abroad. Various showbiz anecdotes follow, including Marilyn Monroe praise and celebrity mischief, with industry quips and hotel lounge chatter.
In tropical seas coral polyps create limestone houses and grow into reefs that rise to the surface and form islands. A reader from Alton wins $10 for a coral quiz, with a hands on activity using stones and dirt to imitate reef formation.
The Raleigh Register’s 50 Year Rewind notes fewer than 100 drunk cases in Beckley’s last year with limited enforcement and no arrests in the past month. Governor Glasscock remitted a $25 pistol fine for H. H. Pinckney of Raleigh County, manager of Price Hill Fuel, who took a pistol to kill a crippled mule.
Highlights include T. Stromp of Beckley elected lieutenant governor of West Virginia Kiwanis in Huntington. Fire damage reached 4000 dollars at J. A. Bradford residence in Rock Creek. Justice Department warns of a $5000 blackmail threat against Edsel Ford. West Virginia University students walk out in protest over President Turner’s retirement. Fayette County marriage licenses list E H Wheeler with Melissa Douglas of Mt Hope Teennis Painter Willis Branch and Glenna Dunbar Milburn Earl Nudnall with Margaret Layton Smithers C D Coleman and Dolly Davis Fayetteville.
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