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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1947
Page
4
The item provides masthead details for the Daily Telegraph Printing Co and Associated Press affiliation. It includes publication frequency, dates of entry, pricing notes, and contact info along with a religious quotation and editorial motto. No discrete news event is reported.
A veteran observer warns that Europe’s return to normalcy will take decades, hindered by postwar wreckage and morale collapse. He cautions that another large conflict within 15 to 20 years could erase gains, urging Americans to oppose totalitarian threats and defend broad freedom.
House Republicans held a closed door caucus on Europe aid to vent frustrations and sharpen strategy. Speakers urged independence from the White House, pressed anti profiteering in relief, and supported direct aid methods while warning against inflation and misdirected funds.
The writer argues that American communists Nazis and fascists misuse constitutional rights to defend ideologies aimed at destroying liberty. They warn that totalitarianism shares goals of state supremacy over individuals and accuse fringe groups of deception while urging vigilance against subversive influence from within.
The piece argues wage hikes must align with productivity to protect purchasing power. It notes WWII era relief to Greece totals 14,443,998 and questions the use of DDT versus food. It warns highway deaths rise with slippery roads and urges careful driving.
Editorial notes Paris designers lift skirts and platforms. Buyers in Manhattan say the American woman picks styles that fit her, defying past obedience. If spring confirms rising hems, fashion history may change as Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue react.
A reflective poem questions how the moon can be new as years fade. The speaker contemplates aging, memory, and the unchanged night sky while recalling a child's storybook memory and addresses Annette Victoria in the Chicago Tribune.
News item notes Frank Sinatra skipped a Capitol Theatre engagement after two days due to a sore throat and heavy workload of performances, with broader context on his recent busy schedule and persistence in recording. Garbo reportedly refused a Broadway role while Ruth Mayo frequents Second Avenue antique shops, observing market prices and avoiding crowds.
Ruth recalls Petrillo’s impact on Sinatra causing temporary business disruptions. Eddie Egan, ex boxing champ now NYS boxing chief, is teased as a collector. Mrs Mayo remains in touch with vaudeville networks while playing gin rummy with Belle Baker and Milton Berle’s elderly mother. Congressman Fred Hartley holds a sterling life membership in the American Guild of Variety Artists amid Taft Hartley fallout.
In Rochester Kitty Kallen closed a late show and, despite travel delays to New York, made a brief rehearsal before performing on the Harem stage. Myron Cohen leads a clean, dialectic program with Jack Cole Dancers and Elissa Jacene. Regan and Spivak group also feature on a bustling show business night.
In a comic exchange, Mrs. Twitchell and Elmer debate clues about Miss Hush and a mystery woman tied to verse and a $25,000 jackpot. They discuss dancers, an auto cue, and names like Kate Smith as part of a playful crossword style exchange.
In a chaotic dialogue the Twitchells chase clues from autos to books and dancers. A running riff touches on Kelly pool, Highball, and Seltzer while Elmer and Mrs. Twitchell hint at Portland and romance. A sharp aside notes travel from Newark to Miami in under three hours.
Hollywood gossip notes Laraine Day and Leo Durocher will wed January 22 at Day's Santa Monica home in a very quiet ceremony with close friends. The column also previews film projects, cast moves, and personal notes on stars including Red Skelton, Donna Reed, June Haver, Tyrone Power, Lana Turner, Rosalind Russell, Yvonne De Carlo, Ava Gardner, Bing Crosby, Angela Lansbury, Peter Shaw, Margaret O'Brien, Dana Andrews, Bob Hope, Greta Garbo, and Sid Miller and Ray Gilbert authors.
A compiled column lists notable moments from 50 to 10 years ago including visits by Dr A B Ballard and Judge McClaugherty, a 1937 Monongah mine disaster, the 1927 Notre Dame season finale, Halifax munitions ship explosion, and Shanghai border activity with an eight year old finding a slain man.
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