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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1941
Page
8
Instructions direct that all remittances be made to Daly Telegraph Printing Company in Bluefield Virginia and addressed to AD Communications.
A compact note reflects on moral mercy and human frailty, citing poetic language to underline the enduring call for forgiveness. It frames mercy as a universal virtue echoed across time and faith.
The piece criticizes Congress for delaying essential wartime legislation citing price controls and anti strike measures as half hearted and ineffective. It laments lawmakers choosing political safety over bold action for the nation's interests, urging stronger timely policy.
Washington discusses moving from a priorities based system to an allocations framework aimed at delivering strategic materials more efficiently. The change seeks to reduce bottlenecks from overused preference orders and to centralize handling of raw materials for better production.
Observers see the emergency allocations method as potentially opening a back door to a planned economy. While many praise its effectiveness, officials and lawmakers warn of major economic shifts and the influence of New Deal ideas on industry councils.
The piece views the Axis predicament as the central challenge, noting Soviet resistance stalling German advances toward Moscow, Allied supply lines through the Mediterranean, and British and American movements in Asia. It explains Japanese concerns over Europe’s outcome and hints at a coordinated Allied strategy in the Pacific and Asia.
The English speaking peoples are heirs to a long heritage of self government. Politics is our history. We must cope with adjusting the industrial machine to human needs or lose the political tradition. Politics is the art of guiding groups with minimal force and bloodshed, rooted in tribal law.
A New Jersey plant director threatened to close his factory during a strike but was persuaded by humanitarian conscienadians to keep it running. The move would have left pickets unemployed and raised concerns about workers' livelihoods and community stability.
A dawn forest scene follows a shadowy road and mist as an antlered buck enters the clearing. The moment flashes with light and motion. the buck pauses then leaps away as amber eyes gleam and the springy haunches propel him. The scene ends with quiet sun fading.
Washington December 7 Mr Stimson attacked a newspaper for printing an authentic U S military report proposing a 5 000 000 man AEF to invade Europe in summer 1943 He called the piece unpatriotic and harmful to allies. Secretary Donovan dismissed the attack saying the story was translated and distributed via official channels.
The article notes Mr Stimson's anger while others see the public reaction as a trial balloon to Britain and Hitler. It suggests Roosevelt's aides expect a request for American forces, with diplomacy leaning toward pressuring internal collapse expectations.
The Roosevelt Kurusu discussions yielded a view that Japan would not press an invasion into Thai land. Roosevelt’s military advisers saw the plan as hazardous from Tokyo’s side and unlikely to succeed if attempted. Any invasion would need a supply line past British control and near American bombers in Luzon with potential British and American submarine opposition.
The piece argues the invasion’s aim is to pressure the Burma road by threatening Indo China, noting Japan’s gasoline shortage and the strategic value of Thailand and Singapore routes. It discusses Chiang Kai-shek’s defenses, potential losses of the road, and broader Allied-Asian theater plans amid U S Senate lobbying and AFL CIO actions on defense legislation.
Capt. C Heck returned from a hunting trip in Monroe county bagging 116 quail and nine rabbits. The Red Jacket Coat and Coke company was chartered with capital stock of 2 400 000. THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY Rev. B P Pennington led a revival at Calvary church and headed to Baton to bid on a new build. E Prench bought a lot at Federal and Raleigh. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY Rev Donald W Richardson missionary to China spoke here. Bailey Lumber building nearing completion. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY President Hoover suggested a 8 ee e. McCloud arrested in Maullen Grocery robbery. Tin sley Jewelry window smashed in an attempt
Reed Lawton of American Civic Opera Co. brings action packed matinees to children, staging Rigoletto to captivate a new generation. He explains operas are chosen for energy and drama while serious works are saved for adults. The piece notes Bob Sherwood, Pulitzer winner, and his link to government service under Wild Bill Donovan.
A stream of aphorisms and scattered questions drift through the page. It references parody, ambition, self praise, and a missed end of the world, interwoven with vague images of parachuting to a flat-topped mountain and driving lessons.
James F. Helbert notes two major new novels this week Mary Ellen Chase Window and Louis Bromfield Wild is the River Chase an English teacher at Smith College presents a stately brisk tale spanning 60 years of the Marston family Bromfield sets a Civil War era romance around New Jeans during Union occupation The reviews praise Window for vigor and scope and Wild is the River for color and drama with strong settings and engaging plot developments
Fragmentary OCR text notes a student named Jackie addressing a morning incident at school. The readable words imply confusion or over washing but no clear event or outcome is established.
The piece traces the origins of cold shoulder from a shabby hospitality practice for strangers, noting the bone with little meat. It then explains vaudeville as a corruption of Vaux de Vire, originally songs from Normandy tied to Basselin.
The passage notes how a boat transporting combatants was termed a Man of War Ship and that language rules evolved, with areas designated as feminine and changes in usage reflecting shifting linguistic patterns.
Hollywood gossip notes Lon Chaney Jr. in Destiny as a subdued wolf man, with director George Wagener stressing psychology over horror. Quotes from Hedy Lamarr, Miriam Hopkins, and Eddie Foy Jr. mix with on set antics and a cold studio morning affecting Michele M as she warms at a steaming pan.
Two travelers talk on a railway misposting scheme. They describe labeling bags with phrases like With re China to prevent escape but admit uncertainty about effectiveness. They claim the entire lot was shipped to Hong Kong.
The speaker pleads for more portions after asking Mrs. eeeeceves if she could share, noting she offered two additional pieces from her own supply. The fragment hints at a family scene centered on sharing food.
Meg accuses Timmy of scandal after learning a draftee was involved and Timmy admits she was the one caught with a sailor man. The scene centers on jealousy and rumors among lovers.
Fragmented OCR reads like a jumble of war era phrases and misheard lines about Roosevelt, Mussolini plots, Italy, and police directions. It contains stray quotes and dubious references, making the main point unclear but signaling period tensions and sensational phrasing.
An advertisement touts Bi Tone Laxative Pills as a remedy for constipation and sluggish winter mood. It claims to “take the poison from your system” and restore energy so you can be at peak performance.
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