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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1959
Page
4
Editorial urges swift progress on the Trap Hill District lake project after voters approved a tax to fund it. It warns against delays from engineering bids and seasonal weather, stresses competent planning and possible federal aid, and calls on officials to act now rather than squabble.
The piece discusses critique of federal taxation and local funding, citing Reader's Digest figures. It notes an average man aged 29 pays daily taxes totaling 5.05 and over 36 years up to 65, with a breakdown of federal, real estate, Social Security, sales or state income, and gasoline taxes. The summary mentions an annual income around 5,183.71 with a family and mortgage.
Hal Boyle reflects on middle age sobriety, stating life improves on the water wagon. He recounts Prohibition days, tavern camaraderie, and social drinking shifts, noting calmer mornings, more time for books and plays, and a sense of renewal without moral crusades. He wonders why he didn’t quit earlier.
A columnist vents against relentless cheerfulness while life brings hard times and debts. He argues people deserve to feel gloom and to openly face troubles rather than mask them with forced smiles. He recalls school days and contrasts past hardships with present improvements, noting kids miss the grit of earlier eras.
James C. Hagerty, Eisenhower's press secretary, is praised at home but mocked in London. British papers lampoon his conferences, with the London Observer calling him a powerful yet Machiavellian figure. A troubled visit follows amid sparse, opaque disclosures from Eisenhower and Macmillan.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation advertises home delivery and mail rates for Raleigh and Register. Includes daily and Sunday pricing, West Virginia tax, and address change instructions. Mentions independent contractor carriers and payment responsibility.
A religious notice presents a personal prayer seeking deliverance from evil thoughts and worldly bondage. It emphasizes humility and submission to divine will through Jesus Christ. Brevt: Scott Brenner, minister at First United Presbyterian Church, Carnegie, Pennsylvania.
Facts note a Chinese tong organized circa 1870 in the United States. Achilles, mythic son of Peleus and Thetis, appears as a hero of the Iliad. Prenatal deaths are attributed to axonia the lack of oxygen to the infant. Cormorants must surface with a captured fish before swallowing it.
An old style style guide warns that two kinds of men dress badly. The focus is on tasteful accessories like handkerchiefs and boutonnieres. It advises white linen for formal wear, limited monograms, and flowers chosen to suit the occasion.
Kathleen Reilly of 5 Norwalk Conn wins $10 for this question. Read about glass in a new encyclopedia. In pictures Jane and John learn how sand becomes glass through melting and impurity removal. Glass is a solid liquid and can be blown moulded bent or spun into cloth.
A reader asks if it is proper to wear an arm band while in mourning. The response: proper? yes. Done? almost never. The vast majority of men reject the mourning band because it makes others uncomfortable.
New York columnist Earl Wilson Griffith notes public weariness of crude humor on radio and TV. He cites Andy Griffith and other showbiz items, including Elvis tours, Anna Kashfi classes, and Gypsy Rose Lee’s Rolls Royce as reflective of Hollywood chatter and cultural shifts.
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