Bluefield Daily Telegraph Editorial Masthead
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces publication details with editor Hugh Ike Shott. It notes establishment in 1893, address at 412 Bland street, Bluefield West Virginia, and Associated Press membership. Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Hugh Ike Shott
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Containment policy critique and China Korea views
The author condemns the containment strategy after World War II linking it to Truman Byrnes Marshall and Acheson decisions. It argues containment ignored Marxism, abandoned Chiang Kai-shek, and failed with Iran Greece Turkey Germany China Korea and the Korean War proving containment flawed and dangerous.
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Soviet Russia
Russia
Iran
Greece
Turkey
Germany
Chiang Kai-shek
China
United States
State Department
Students Movement
Dean Acheson
Irkutsk
Leningrad
Moscow
Sun Yat-Sen
Europe
Lenin
East Asia
Korea
India
America
Proverbs and Socratic Warnings Against Tale-Bearing
A short collected reflection citing Proverbs 26 20 about fire and tale-bearers and Socrates warning against slander. It emphasizes avoiding gossip and not trusting those who disclose others secrets.
World Leaders Face Korea Crisis and UN Role
The piece urges Truman and Attlee to clarify aims on Korea and warns that if free nations fail to stand with the United States they will face withdrawal and severe penalties. It argues for united action, possible use of atomic weapons as last resort, and stronger Western resolve against Communism.
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Europe
China
Dean Acheson
Wedemeyer
Korea
Acheson
White House
State Department
Kremlin
Truman
Clement Attlee
Great Britain
London
Attlee
House of Commons
Red China
Mr. Attlee
Washington
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
North Pole
America
Uncle Sam
Egypt as Africa's TVA rival with Aswan dam plan
The Aswan dam's completion could position Egypt as Africa's TVA, but irrigation benefits favor large landowners while smallholders face rising costs and dwindling fertilizer returns. Critics warn of impending lean years for peasants unless reforms occur. The piece also notes shifting U.S. politics with a likely 1952 Republican resurgence.
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Aswan
Nile
Egypt
TVA
Joseph
Reflection on safety priorities and Korea War casualties
The author argues that greater focus on national safety over adopting European ideologies might have prevented the Korean War and its large American death toll. The commentary condemns shifts in American life toward imported ideas as a factor in the conflict.
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Europe
India’s peacemaker role praised by Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cincinnati Enquirer acknowledges India under Prime Minister Nehru as a pivotal middle course in Cold War tensions. It notes Sir Benegal Rau at the UN as the sole negotiator able to engage China’s Reds, and argues that compromise offers more hope than bloc rivalry in averting global war.
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India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Russia
United Nations
China
Sir Benegal N. Rau
Sir Benegal
Nehru
Cincinnati
Enquirer
Retribution Across Time and Dire Warnings
Araminta Walk warns that every unkind word and deed returns as measure for measure. The verse emphasizes justice delayed is justice found, and that mistreatment of others brings inevitable consequences.
Attlee and MacArthur near clash over Korea politics
The article recalls Clement Attlee washing dishes in San Francisco in 1945 and outlines British efforts to restrain General MacArthur during Korea. It notes Bradley’s view that MacArthur acted largely on his own, with Acheson avoiding public criticism and Parliament debating war decisions.
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Washington
Clement Attlee
Britain
Emnanan
San Francisco
Attlee
Joseph Collier
Ndon
Collier
State Department
General MacArthur
United Nations
China
Korea
Poe
Chin
MacArthur
Manchurian
Wake Island
Sooae
Manchuria
Bradley
Generalrthur
Gen
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Roosevelt
White House
Sen
Tom Connally
Texas
Congressional
Connally
Korean
Alexander Wiley
GOP
Dewey Short
Missouri
Dean Acheson
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Senate Armed Services Committee
Acheson
Congress
Senator Soaper Seeks Focus On Land Row
The article notes debate over land once in the East Asia co prosperity sphere and hints at political candidates and a 1952 TV possibility. It mentions a Penn halfback nicknamed Bagwell and contrasts Red versus Reds in a colorful political context.
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Greater East Asia
Penn
Bagwell
Casa
Promiser
Bob Yost a Bluefield foreman in print shop makes national headlines
Night foreman Bob Yost of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph rose to national attention after a Cincinnati Enquirer profile. The piece recounts his shift from law to printing, military service, and family ties in Bluefield while noting his influential local presence and his father R. E. Yost a longtime peace officer.
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Bob Yost
Johnny Morris
Bob
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hollywood
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Yost
Washington Post
Army
Air
Austria
Bluefield
R. E. Yost
Baldwin Feltz
Hitches
Welch
Bill Hatfield
McDowell County
Matz
Alice Carter
O. J. Carter
Highland Avenue
O. J. Carters
Augusta Street
Ceme
Carter
Highlan
Midweek Washing Sparks NYC Train Crash Folklore
After a major New York train wreck a Daily News feature told of a father and son who died in the crash and of a son Stephen Brown visiting home for Thanksgiving. Local Bluefield colleges denied any Stephen Brown enrollment. no match to Bluefield State or Bluefield College students emerged.
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New York
New York Daily News
Stephen Brown
West Virginia
Bluefield Junior College
Bluefield College
Bluefield State College
Brown
New
Advertising blackmail and social ostracism in TV campaigns
Robert Ruark critiques a national TV advertising drive that pressured parents without TV sets and shamed nonowners. He notes ads portraying innocent children as witnesses to purchase, likening it to enduring hucksterism and social coercion across brands, morals, and consumer goods.
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New York
Papa
Scrooge
Milton Berle
Pressuring Parents and Marketing Tricks Across Generations
The piece critiques shopper manipulation and parental pressure in ads from kids begging for products like ice cream or toys. It suggests advertising relies on threat and suggestion to appeal to desires and fear, noting how sales tactics shape living standards and family dynamics.
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Peter
Calvert's
Papa
Johnny Jones
Johnny
Educators and Fun Masks in Educational Video Debates
H J Phillips and William J Wallin urge entertaining and commercial elements in school and college video channels at FCC hearings. They warn against pure classroom focus and joke about charm, faculty roles, and a master of ceremonies influencing educational telecasts.
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William J. Wallin
Board of Regents
New York State University
FCC
Wallin
Educational Telecasts Problems Possibilities
A nostalgic critique of early educational TV notes fears of cliché lessons and cluttered formats while praising innovation. It mentions using puppets and variety acts, sponsor buzz, and diverse hosts amid playful asides about programs, jokes, and broadcast quirks.
Another Blow Darkens a Gentleman's Day at the Automat
An elderly patron laments a bleak world and a depleted coffee fund as he keeps nickels from past visits. The fragment hints at nostalgia and hardship tied to old routines and the Automat.
Short Story Woo Pew Boo Autoposture in Cars
A playful column riffs on new auto tech dubbed automatic posture control. The piece jokes about posture slipping and the car’s system prompting riders to straighten up, blending humor with gadget hype.
Fifty Years Ago In Roanoke Pearl Found At Lunch
Daily Telegraph recalls past items including W. E. Brumble as business visitor in Roanoke and a pearl valued at 50 dollars found in an oyster at a local lunch counter. Also notes deaths and events from earlier decades. Bobby Bowman’s sale to the New York Giants ends incomplete.
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W. E. Brumble
Roanoke
Public Service Commission
Appalachian Electric Power Company
West Virginia
Bobby Bowman
Daily Telegraph
New York Giants
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