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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1941
Page
4
An unclear line appears to request addressing AD Communications and directing all remittances to Dalyne Printing Company, likely a misread OCR note. No verifiable names, places, or dates are clearly identified.
The excerpt presents a worldly teaching on charity and virtue. It contrasts giving to the needy with practical counsel from Luke and Cato on keeping good acts fresh in memory. The lines reflect universal moral guidance rather than a specific event or person.
West Virginia's six congressional representatives faced a clash between Roosevelt policy and labor influence as CIO leader John L. Lewis pressed for support. On roll call the delegation split two in favor and four against the labor bill, underscoring political caution amid pressure from the CIO.
The Axis advance toward the Caucasus oil fields is checked as German gains stall and Soviet forces recapture Rostov. In Libya British encirclement of Nazi and Italian troops tightens while vast Russian units shift to the Crimean front. American planes and British tanks reinforce Moscow defenses.
Wartime dispatch notes fighting in Libya with American air support for British forces. For the first time in the conflict, initiative shifts, showing Germans can be defeated when facing well armed opponents. The tone disputes Nazi invincibility and asserts the German foe is mortal.
A satirical piece portrays the average American taxpayer as diligent and loyal yet manipulated by politicians and bankers. It criticizes inflation politics, defense spending, and regulatory powers while defending the citizen’s hard work and family duties. The piece ends noting state and federal governments take what belongs to his children.
The column condemns a Consumers Division request for 4.1 million dollars in expense money and mocks government efforts to teach sewing and dollhouse building. It argues the wasteful spending harms defense progress and calls for a Republican Congress, while noting the World Herald’s jab at government power and labor leader John L. Lewis.
A Christian Science Monitor editorial notes Pikeville Kentucky bank employees begin their day with scripture readings and hymns. It highlights John Marvin Yost of Pikeville First National encouraging miners to replant hillsides with hardwood timber as coal fields wane. Hymns are praised for fostering trust and discernment beyond church walls.
The verse notes Earth’s changing seasons from Spring to Winter with imagery of bluebird and molding leaves. It speaks of autumn’s decadence fading into bleak November and a specter at every heart, conveying a somber meditation on nature and mortality.
President Roosevelt’s secret negotiations avoided a walk out but unions demanded wage hikes costing up to 800 million dollars annually. The final settlement totals about 325 million, with higher freight rates likely passed on to the public. Eastman of the ICC remained noncommittal on rate changes.
Congressional leaders faced a surprise after the house passed a strong anti strike measure with little room for compromise. President Roosevelt seemed astonished as 129 Democrats voted yes, 100 from southern states, while Speaker Rayburn expected the bill to be sent back to committee or toned down by the Senate.
Weather has hindered German tanks with alternating freezes and thaws turning ground muddy. The Soviet defense relies on a dense mine network and fortified lines including tank traps, pill boxes, trenches, barbed wire, and dirt mounds in flat zones to impede the offensive.
The article notes obsolete metal mines detectable by magnets and reports that war authorities are developing new types. It also describes Japanese vessel Tatuta Maru docking in San Francisco on December 15, seen as a sign Japan did not anticipate war before year’s end.
A humorous exchange where Barber questions how Porter never wears clean shirts. Porter explains his wife is busy and takes in washing. The bit highlights domestic duties and miscommunication in a playful tone.
Forty years ago a Narrows businessman F Burgess visited, Rev E H Brosius returned to Bluefield with his bride, and a five year old daughter of James Carper died. Thirty years ago the Hales tunnel reopening and Wenonah Coal first No 2 mine shipments were noted. Twenty years ago a Mercer Health Springs hotel fire, a Wilcox killing and three wounded at Matoaka, and a Philadelphia and Reading railroad crash killed twenty two.
The report recalls the 72nd Congress opening ten years ago. Robert B. Younce, 24, of Bishop, was fatally wounded while trying to evade arrest on a liquor possession charge. Local Rotarians held an intercity meeting.
A wartime diary piece describes mechanization sweeping U.S. forces in New York camps and trains, noting trucks tanks and jeeps, the danger of being run over, and the shift toward mechanics for promotion. It ends with a birthday greeting and a playful aside about a Japanese fan.
A national open event at Perry's Oyster and Clam Grill on the Indian River Milford Conn July 4 1929 featured a champion who claimed a record of 146 bluepoints in two minutes 32 seconds. He boasted about beating rivals with shells on adding a wave of bravado.
Richard Armour offers a witty quip about behavior and language in a compact verse. Released by Associated Newspapers, the piece uses playful imagery to critique misused terms and sly rhetoric.
A critic muses on the pie throwing gag as a timeless comic device rooted in vaudeville and cinema. He cites Mack Sennett Laurel and Hardy Eddie Cantor Ed Wynn and Danny Kaye in Let’s Face It noting the custard clash defines scenes and recalls the imperial film sequence where a pie blindfolds a captain and the girl laughs at pie proof of indulgence in sweets.
A Newport mansion valued at over a million dollars was sold at public auction for about 23 thousand dollars. The sale highlights the era's inflated real estate dreams and economic contrasts as readers note drastic price drops.
The story follows Jim Craig, born Jim Meador of Nashville Tennessee, as he pursues acting during a vacation. Recruited by Oliver Hinsdell and Paramount after an initial, decisive interview, Craig transitions from car repossession duties to film work. He endures westerns and quickies, underprojects with Dean Jagger, before breakthrough roles in Kitty Foyle and later titles.
Book reviews celebrate new Christmas volumes. Jake Falstaff’s The Big Snow recalls Ohio farm holiday life with nostalgic detail while Paul Hoffman’s Country Christmas offers another seasonal mood piece for readers seeking traditional Yuletide scenes.
Thirty one Mercer draft board draftees will travel to Beckley on December 19 for physical examinations by an army examining board. The group includes 21 Black and 10 White men. Those passing will be sent to the induction center later. Names and addresses of the draftees are listed.
Charleston December 5 Mrs Ne 7 Jackson of Logan state president announced appointments of two committee chairmen and three district organizers for the State Federation of Republican Women's clubs. Legislative chairman is Mrs Uriah Barnes of Charleston finance chairman Mrs Andrew Northcott of Lesage and district organizers are Mrs E F Clark Graf ton northern district Mrs Blair Stone Bluefield southern district and Mrs Leroy Rockwell Berkeley Springs eastern district.
The catalog highlights The Well of the Star from Coward McCann and boxed editions of 10 gift books from American Artists Group. It lists authors Manuel Roroff Henrik Willen van Loon Jane Miller Rockwell Kent and others, with Charles Edward Crane's Winter in Vermont from Knopf at 3.50. The notes praise pictures and reading value for winter indoors.
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