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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1945
Page
4
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A brief community note honors a neighbor and mentions three others aiding hunger relief efforts. The item highlights neighborly generosity and local support for those in need.
An article analyzes individuals and industries evading taxes during wartime, noting widespread public perception of tax dodging. It argues that fair, clear laws are essential, cites enforcement by examiners and auditors, and urges workers to return to productive roles in peace.
The piece argues the state department shapes U S foreign policy and faces doubt about leadership and internal cliques. It names Secretary Byrnes and Undersecretary Acheson, calls for a housecleaning, a possible congressional probe, and White House action to force reform.
Editorial argues wealth antagonism grows and links it to Socialism and New Deal figures. It defends income taxes based on ability to pay but urges incentives for investment to expand industry and maintain private enterprise, warning against eliminating wealth. It cites tax shares, Marxian plank ideas, and Russia’s sales tax as context.
A poetic meditation asks whether the journey is long and difficult and if a resting place will be found for the night. The speaker envisions a welcoming inn offering shelter, comfort, and beds for all travelers who seek solace on their way. Christena Georgia Revesetti is named as the author.
Ex Senator John Danaher outlines GOP plans at a closed 78th 79th club meeting urging Republicans to challenge federal orders and emphasize republic rather than democracy. White House rumors link Chester Davis to reconversion posts. Hurley clashes with diplomats over China reporting and state department cables.
A collage of letters and anecdotes from wartime life includes a torpedoman patient visited by Helen Keller in Philadelphia, a New Jersey car incident, malaria remedies, a Tokyo-bound soldier’s updates, and local views on lumber prices and police pay. The piece also reflects on Princeton tragedy and community sentiment toward law enforcement.
The column recalls former State theater manager Foutsiddick who served in Germany, mentions Granada theater staffer Mediterranean killed in service, and notes neighborhood chatter on a sales tax ordinance delays and fire protection. Real estate purchases exceed 50 thousand with Sears Rock planned. A lucky number winner in Fairfield County did not cash out. Community remarks critique aging experience and local politics.
Hal Boyle reports on General Tu Yu Ming inspecting a Manchurian railroad center retaken from Communists. Nationalist troops endure bitter December winds, with some frozen to death, while Barley and U S observers assess discipline and logistics amid looted factories and cargo air drops.
Report describes Chinese Communists setting fire to a depot a few days before they were expelled. The text notes the eastern cotton mill employing hundreds of children amid a partial reopening with 20 percent of its 5,000 workers. A Japanese manager, Shiremitsen Suzuki, remains as the principal supervisor, while tensions rise between soldiers and locals during the occupation and aftermath.
A clerk and customer discuss postwar shortages in fishing gear, noting bamboo stock for rods is delayed as old estates sell off gear and Japanese bamboo supply slows. They joke about auctions and Supreme Court disputes over rod possessions, reflecting wartime scarcity.
Testimony shows a joint army and navy intelligence panel was approved on October 1 1941 by War and Navy secretaries but did not meet or operate before Pearl Harbor due to internal disputes over seating and which secretaries would chair it General Gherman Miles noted the delay while Eddie Arcaro the jockey invested 30000 dollars in a Broadway show after reading a script that seemed promising
Washington dispatch reports a wave of misinformation about American foreign policy. The piece cites pro communist statements in the District of Columbia and notes Mrs. Roosevelt’s Devens speech critical of Madame Chiang Kai-shek and Russia. It argues Russia uses inconsistent tactics on Iran and China while pressuring domestic politics.
Today 40 years back Mrs J W Easley and son returned from Roanoke after visiting relatives. The state issued a charter to Ford Music Company of Bluefield. Logan was elected worthy peficent of Bluefield lodge Fraternal Order of Eagles. G Pike of Roanoke, formerly of Bluefield, was in town on business.
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