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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1944
Page
4
Fragmentary text detailing description of rates in advance for various regions and payment methods. Mentions Associated Press republication rights and distribution terms. Content is garbled with incomplete phrases and missing dates or figures.
A fragmented quotation attributes eternal life to belief and passage from death to life. Included is a biblical style line about returning to God and avoiding condemnation. The text also contains an unrelated promotional line about buying an E today and an attribution to George MacDonald and Bona.
Allied advances expose food shortages cut communications and disrupted economies in Belgium Italy and Greece as Germans leave. In Lorraine and Alsace many displaced residents return only to face scarce food a collapsed water supply and a devalued currency. Rebuilding local government will require firm policy and careful handling of abuses.
The nation’s press and public have long mocked lame ducks elected to Congress who later receive government jobs after defeats. Roosevelt’s era sees former lawmakers placed in sinecures as Bureaus and judgeships fill with defeated officials. Examples include Leon Henderson and several governors and senators from Mississippi Arkansas Iowa. Some fear pensions might have saved them from such posts.
The piece argues that officials like Ickes remain active and influential despite pressures against third terms. It notes the use of new commissions to circumvent term limits and cites West Virginia as having few lame ducks. It warns ambitious youths to seek office on the New Deal ticket and wait for favorable presidential opportunities.
A reflection on letter writers disputing editors and the need to sign names. Editors welcome informed criticism and 200 word contributions, especially from small town readers, noting leaders emerge from these towns and citizens stay connected to early roots.
Congressman Mononey warned that Congress must overhaul its own organization. He argued the representative system needs strengthening as over 95 percent of the current machinery hasn’t changed since 1893 while congressional duties have grown dramatically.
Lewis A. Dibble chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers government spending committee argues for a pay as you go plan amid a proposed 17 billion dollar national budget. He notes a typical married worker with two dependents pays about 200 dollars a year in taxes and calls for sweeping government economy until spending policy is defined. Dibble is president of the Eastern Malleable Iron Co in Naugatuck Connecticut.
Poetic fragment describing Grand Canyon windless sunlit scene with circling eagles and muted canyon contours. Observes snail like silence moving across the floor and a hand pressed to a still, solid quiet. Mentions Gertrude and Washington in fragmented closing.
A narrator observes wartime Manhattan scenes from Broadway to Fifth Avenue. Crowds, shop windows, a pinched boy saluting, a blind accordionist, a housewife critiquing cards, a bootblack, and a drunk with roses mingle with bond drive imagery. Santa, soldiers, and shoppers frame a restless holiday rush.
John Selby reviews a large gift book showcasing 85 paintings selected by Huntington Cairns and John Walker. He notes its weighty format and display value, the gallery’s private funding, and mixed public reaction to a nation’s sole gallery memorial. The commentary blends art critique with cultural observation.
A reflective remark contrasts German stereotypes with ideas of liberation and social changes. The piece recalls old habits such as hiding rouge by women, noting a shift toward open self presentation. The tone suggests commentary on liberty and gender roles as they evolve.
A childhood favorite author Clement Clarke Moore is cited as the source of a Christmas poem. His great grandson William Moore Jr. was killed in France during World War II, with lines from The Night Before Christmas recited to remember him. The piece mixes wartime news and poem fragments with later public notices and editorials.
A fragmented column mixes wartime satire and political riffs. It references a discharged Navy liaison golfer Sam Sneed and a $16000 open meet in Portland. The piece juggles perplexing questions about reconversion and odd cultural references amid war talk.
Forty years ago today James Tabor a miner at Simons was injured when struck by a train near Bluestone Junction. B W Harman a local policeman returned from Hopkins hospital Baltimore. Kyle Lee and Charlie Asbury about 14 were injured near Bramwell returning from a hunting trip when a dropped shot discharged.
Electric motors built by Baldwin Westinghouse in Pittsburgh arrived on time in freight No 86 for the Norfolk and Western railway. J Eliott Hale, manager of the Appalachian Coal Land company, departed for Roanoke in his firm’s interest.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Thompson left for Huntington to establish their residence. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Bonham of Frederick Street returned from trips to Richmond Lynchburg and locations in North and South Carolina. Miss Sallie Littlefeld Va arrived home from studies in voice at another location.
A large fire destroyed Haysi Virginia's business area in Dickenson County leaving more than 60 residents homeless and property damage estimated at 350000 dollars. J Vincent Lewis of Cleveland entered business with Breckenridge studios in Bluefield. Mrs J L Worrell returned to Bluefield after two weeks visiting relatives in Winston Salem and Mt Airy North Carolina.
War department reports 32 more West Virginians killed in action in Europe. Names include Pfc George G. Billings Jr and Pfc David D. Lawson Jr, with statuses of killed in France Belgium and missing in France. Notices advise families of deaths and dates from September June and July.
Officials in Kentucky brought families into court over wartime bond drives as the nation urges buying War Bonds totaling millions. The public framing pushes support amid a heated dispute and national finance efforts.
Hollywood reports on RKO production of The Invisible Army about Filipino and American guerrilla resistance after the Japanese invasion. John Wayne stars with Edward Dmytryk directing. production shifts include on location shoots in the South and a possible March of Death sequence.
Five 17 year old youths from this section left yesterday morning for Huntington for final physical examinations for enlistment in the U S Navy. They are William Frank Alexander of Bluefield Frank Ellis Belcher of Princeton Randelson Levi Lyles of Princeton Doyt Lee Hall of Princeton and James Ralph Vencil of Tazewell Va.
A vintage advertisement touts Thox sine as fast throat relief that soothes during swallowing and travels through the system. It promotes prescription ingredients, family suitability, and a money back guarantee with prices 35c 60c and 1.90. Stay on the job by taking Thoxiné.
The page lists a dense slate of radio programming across 5:00 PM to 1:15 AM with multiple stations and shows. Acts include Hillbilly Roundup, Tennessee Hoedown, Mountain Music Time, and NBC News, along with soap operas, dramas, and variety acts.
Postal Life and Casualty offers an accident policy for ages 65 to 85 with up to 500 for death and up to 100 monthly for disability or hospital care. Costing 1 cent a day to 3.65 a year, it requires no medical exam and can be tried free for 10 days. No agents call, request name address age and relations for policy.
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