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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1960
Page
4
A concise moral reflection states that those who have tasted sin fear repeating it, while those who have felt mercy’s sweetness will fear to offend again. The note emphasizes restraint and gratitude as guiding principles.
Huntington writer urges the press and state bar to inform voters about judicial candidates for the Supreme Court of Appeals. He argues publicity should illuminate qualifications and ethics, noting four candidates on November 8 and praising a recent set of candidate statements from Raleigh and Wyoming counties.
Sen. John F. Kennedy accused Richard Nixon of one‑sided statements and dodging direct TV confrontations as the two traded a barrage of claims and counterclaims over debates, civil rights, defense budgets, health reform, and farm prices amid the 1960 campaign.
In a literary reflection on Sophocles, the Greeks’ self awareness is praised as man masters beasts, crafts tools, makes speech, and governs state. Yet death remains unconquered, while disease prompts human ingenuity, and cunning shapes both evil and good. A separate AP item reports in Lawrenceburg Indiana a father misreads his son’s claim of a teacher’s threat, learning it referred to dropping him from the academic register.
Roy Lee Harmon recounts a brief interview with Eleanor Roosevelt during a West Virginia trip. He notes her warmth, steadiness under public scrutiny, and commitment to civil rights and world stability as she travels to Beckley and beyond.
A concise prayer seeks to expand life through interest in others and mercy. It asks for freedom from selfishness and a life of compassion, friendship, and good will, serving as an ambassador of divine love for Jesus.
The article notes a shift toward younger leaders as veterans like Truman and Sam Rayburn lose influence. It contrasts this with Nixon and Kennedy, showing Kennedy’s bid advancing despite the presence of aging figures. The piece uses Casey Stengel’s firing to mirror broader declines of seasoned figures.
Clarence W Meadows and Clyde McDowell led a dinner meeting at Glade Creek camp with county officials and friends to start a drive against Beckley Presbyterian Church debt. They raised 4350 dollars, 43.5 percent of the year goal. Raleigh County Relief board reported relief rolls declined by 324 in three months, while political strategists and Kennedy and Nixon campaigns drew contrasts in leadership and methods.
Beclley Newspapers Corporation lists publication details, rates, and distribution policy. The notice covers Associated Press ownership, regional ad reps, subscription prices by mail and carrier, WV tax, address change instructions, and carrier payment liability.
Beckley Baptist church members prepare to install a pipe organ in the near future with an estimated cost of 1500 dollars. In national sports, the Athletics of Philadelphia clinched the 1910 pennant by beating Chicago 7 to 2 in game five of the series, drawing 125,210 attendees and total receipts of 173,980 dollars. prize distribution showed 2062 dollars to the winning team and 1375 dollars to the losers.
The U S Weather Bureau uses rain gauges placed away from sheltering objects. A gauge uses a funnel and tube, with measurement read on a ruler. The funnel is ten times the tube, so the reading is divided by ten to yield inches of rain. Readers can make their own gauge at home.
A jumble of Hollywood gossip notes recount Jill St John Barrett von Reventlow and Denise Darcel amid remarks about fame and money. Includes Bob Hope, Perry Como, Steve Lawrence, and others with quick anecdotes and quips reflecting the era’s showbiz milieu.
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