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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1960
Page
4
A discussion in Trenton targets a dental service plan modeled on Blue Cross as a response to demand for pay-now care. The New Jersey State Dental Society backs the proposal, while unions worry it could affect existing welfare programs and private practice standards.
Hal Boyle collects quirky notes from readers highlighting surprising facts about bootlegging coffee cats and dogs in homes mental retardation odds of a retarded child and U.S. life insurance options. The column mentions public figures Ingrid Bergman Martin Van Buren and Sherman Billingsley, plus trivia on whales, radios, and priests’ marriage history.
Trading stamps increasingly fund charitable efforts as retailers expand redemptions for cash or benefits. National and local groups urge donations from supporters, women in parishes and communities plan stamp contributions to fund buses, organs, trees, fire trucks, and college aid. Households widely collect stamps with many stores participating.
Associated Press analysis by James Marlow examines how Premier Khrushchev’s unpredictable behavior could sway American voters in the forthcoming presidential contest. The piece considers whether insults to Eisenhower Nixon or Kennedy might boost or hinder the Republican ticket, and notes Khrushchev’s planned appearance at the United Nations General Assembly in New York as he probes American leadership.
Fifty years ago the Citizens Concert Band chose Prof J M Brereton from Staunton Virginia to succeed Prof L J Urwin who will move away. Miss Lillian Roberts arrived to teach Latin and mathematics at Beckley Institute. Edna Lanier named to fill the Mahoney Stevens vacancy. Annie Aitker expected soon from Chicago. Frank Tully survived a belt strike at Blue Jay planing mill, rendered unconscious for three days.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation announces subscription rates by mail and home delivery options. Includes daily and Sunday plans, six month and annual terms, with WV sales tax and address change guidance. Mentions carrier independence and limited responsibility for payments.
25 years ago the Raleigh Register lists W. C. Mullins as mayoral candidate, J. T. Hollandsworth Jr. for city recorder treasurer, and J. E. McCreery J. O. Freeman John Gatherum H. FE McMillan and Luca Thompson for councilmen at a courthouse convention. Howard A. Thompson, Beckley High School alumnus, died in DeLand Florida. General MacArthur said he would retire December 15 to help form the Philippines new government under President Quezon.
S. B. Hager, 96, seeks help after two beagles raised by him vanished. The plea urges readers to contact Hager if they spot the dogs or have information. The column also muses on hunting ethics and distant aches from a cold, urging decency and community aid.
A devotional prayer asks God to guard truth and integrity in daily life. It seeks gracious manners and charitable judgment while maintaining forthright action, choosing the hard right over the easy wrong, in Jesus name. The author is W Ralph Ward Jr a bishop in the Methodist Church.
UN membership expands as Cyprus and 14 African states join, boosting total to 82. Nigeria and Mauritania loom, Sierra Leone eyed for 100th member in 1961. Dag Hammarskjold notes shift from Security Council to General Assembly as Africa rises to power. In Sparta NJ, John E. Jones, ammo tech, built a backyard helicopter.
Hollywood gossip, showbiz scoops, and quips from Earl Wilson with items on Patty Duke, Nick Adams, James Thurber, Bill Holden, Erica Beer, Betty Hutton, Peggy Cass, Rita Gam, Sammy Davis Jr, Gwen Verdon, Marion Marlowe, Eddie Fisher, Carol Lawrence, Vito Pisa, Brendan Behan, Cantinflas, Ricky Nelson, Gloria Swanson, George Jessel, Bill O'Dwyer, Barbara Winterholm, Tish O'Shea, Boris Manetuvitch, and Earl's Pearls. Includes jokes and quotes from Red Blanchard.
The llama, a South American camelid from Peru and Bolivia, stands four to five feet tall at the shoulder and four to five feet long, with no hump. It carries loads over the Andes but refuses if over 100 pounds. Hardy, living on shrubs and lichens, it comes in brown gray white or black. temperamental yet tireless. Janet Drummond of Akron wins $10. mail your question to Junior Editors Box 1325 Beckley.
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