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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
4
Fragmentary text echoes a biblical verse about Gods power over trees and fate. It then devolves into stray words and a garbled promotional plea mentioning Buy an ane Today and miscellaneous terms. No clear news event or structured report emerges.
The piece argues that the postwar budget will exceed peacetime norms with estimates from 16 to 17 billion as a minimum and 21 to 22 billion as a maximum. It notes current revenues at about 46 billion, warns on debt and the need for strict economy, and calls for balancing the budget to restore sound administration after years of waste.
The piece argues a hard peace is essential after victory over Germany to ensure lasting stability. It warns leniency would invite future aggression, preserve German power, and provoke renewed war, while a strict settlement, with occupation, reparations, and accountability, tees up genuine reconstruction and respect.
State and national editorial comment on Secretary Ickes attacking unity rhetoric from the CIO and Old Guard. The piece argues democracy tolerates minority views but must yield to the majority’s program post election and questions the fate if Ickes led a Democratic ticket.
A fragmentary verse meditation on whether freedom persists if Shakespeare and Milton were censored. It praises fearless truth tellers and the poets who speak defiant lines, urging readers to pray for workers who build liberty stone by stone.
Paul Mallon reports rapid Allied progress into Germany near Aachen and Saar while German defenses under Rundstedt tighten. Patton’s forces storm Metz forts after heavy fighting and air drops aimed at Maastricht fail. German counterattacks offset Allied flanks as war shifts toward spring readiness.
The article describes a bitter, house to house Nazi campaign and urges strong Allied response. It argues for increasing power and manpower, claiming millions already deployed and warning against letting Nazis starve or advance unchecked. It ends with a call to buy more arms and gear.
Weston Conn residents hear Franklin P. Adams rush to trains while recalling his Information Please days. Joan Selby notes Adams has mined past newspaper writings into a new collection titled Nods And Becks, reflecting on his long career and colorful columns.
Forty years ago Harold A. Ritz was elected president A. W. Reynolds vice president and Z W Crockett secretary and treasurer of the Mercer County Bar Association at a Princeton meeting Mrs W R Hancock had just returned from Roanoke A H Snow left for Louisville on a business trip Also noted THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY S N Bangley and W D Estes went to Cascade Virginia for hunting C E Fisher returned from Philadelphia and Wilmington N W Boyle a lineman with the electrification force between Bluefield and Vivian was injured at Maybeury after a 25 foot fall from a ladder
William Fortner traveled to Florida for the winter. Lucy Hill of the Thornton Laird store departed for New York on business. Miss Lucile Mellhany returned from visits to Philadelphia and New York.
Ten year old Willis Short of Fairview junior high suffered a fractured right leg and broken right collarbone after colliding with a moving automobile on North street ten years ago. Elks lodge No. 269 members traveled to Princeton to assist in initiating several candidates. Dr. John McGuire attended a UVA conference on ear, nose and throat in Charlottesville.
The piece lauds F. P. A. as a premier storyteller whose light verse mixes allegory with newspaper culture. It praises his rhythm and Adamsean flavor while noting occasional sharp pokes at female poker players, the media, and daily life. Readers are advised to savor the book in small portions.
The piece surveys Gene Tierney and peers Linda Darnell Hedy Lamarr Ingrid Bergman Maureen O Hara and Jennifer Jones noting selections by a national magazine and contrasting beauty with acting roles. It highlights Tierney's shift to a plainer look for Adano and her evolving Hollywood life alongside remarks from Lamarr and others.
A lively column sketches Princeton avenue tales and small town life mixed with war talk. It mentions soldiers, veterans, and local workers like Cap’n Boy Bond, Captain Burl, and Don Boyd, along with shops, hasherys, and a post about a new assistant president role for Donald Nelson.
A humorous courtroom sketch features the state versus a Hollywood bandmaster as testimonies mix music and mischief. The judge jokes about no music while the trial unfolds with performers and party anecdotes.
In a clipped ad blurb, a speaker notes Gene’s appeal spans Russian, Polish, Italian, Danish, and German. The line argues that collaboration and War Bonds promote faster peace, linking support to a shared hope for victory.
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