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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1956
Page
2
Editorial note presents a Thought for Today attributed to J. S. Nowles. It reflects on mind as the brightness of the body and the fading of strength, framing a concise moral or reflection within the newspaper’s opinion section.
A Lew is County prosecutor plans to seek indictments at the November circuit term concerning Weston State Hospital staff contributions to political slush funds. The piece questions whether the campaign year drives the action and argues forced donations risk corrupting the electorate, while noting the pattern has reappeared at election times for decades.
Bell Telephone and laboratories test a picture phone enabling live video over the telephone. Scientists report weeks of work and ongoing bug fixes before a bug free version could appear. When ready, users may choose to switch out the sight.
A 13th century Arabic trader and poet describes true riches as earned by the intrepid who cross deserts endure sun fatigue and sandstorms. He extols braving hardship over soft comforts and warns wealth comes from hard work rather than ease.
A scanned 1580s county record lists numerous principal farmers by district in Greenbrier County. Names appear for Asbury Alvon Big Clear Creek Blue Sulphur Springs Clintonville Columbia Sulphur Springs and Falling Spring, reflecting local landholders and community leaders of the era.
A long list of individuals grouped by town and location including Fort Spring Depot Frankford Greenbrier Bridge Lewisburg Grass Meadow Greenbrier Bridge Grassy Meadow Little Sewenl Mountain Lowrey's Mill Meadow Bluff Monroe Draft Palestine Renick's Valley Front Valley View Wirte Sulphur Springs Williamsburg and others. The fragment presents names tied to multiple locales, suggesting a local roster or community roll call rather than a narrative event.
Washington economists warn of a long inflationary trend as price markups spread across goods from televisions to cars. Wage increases and escalator clauses push up labor costs, prompting expectations of higher consumer prices through next year. The NSE survey shows most executives foresee price rises, with 78 percent expecting wage hikes tied to living costs.
New York profile of 86 year old Joseph E. Sharkey retired AP diplomat and war correspondent who spent four decades roaming the world to seek and tell truth. He recalls early Emerson phrase truth is beautiful and recounts perilous postings from Siberia to Geneva, meeting leaders like Lloyd George and Mussolini. He honors his late wife Berice and preserves her Knight’s Cross of the Holy Sepulchre.
Col Franklin M Kreml is famous for traffic safety work and taught at Northwestern University Traffic Institute for police officers. The piece argues police are smart and capable, explores psychology of driving behavior, including inferiority complexes, ego boosts from horsepower, and the impact of family and emotions on driving. It proposes careful drivers show empathy toward their cars and suggests a youth project to create a personality test based on automobile treatment.
A vivid chat at Sardi's features director Joshua Logan praising Gena Rowlands from Cambria Wis and comparing her to Marilyn Monroe and Kim Novak. The piece names Audrey Hepburn Grace Kelly Mary Martin and others while noting Logan's belief in Gena's rising star and Hollywood interest.
Alfred W. Sasres of Lancaster PA, professor of practical theology, Evangelical and Reformed Church, offers a prayer praising God's riches and asking deliverance from selfish indulgence. It urges sharing abundance with neighbors in need to form a holy brotherhood. Amen.
Adlai Stevenson faced boos from a partisan crowd at a Washington barbecue style rally aimed at Virginia's 10th District. The suburban constituency, dominated by government workers and old line families, showed unrest over downstate rural politicians. The episode hints at changing urban vote power and the fragile appeal of grassroots campaigning.
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