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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1941
Page
4
Notices list private club meetings and entertainments with admission fees. It notes church and organ notices, memorials, and remittance instructions for communications and printing in West Virginia.
A devotional quotation reiterates the might and sovereignty of God describing His deeds and presence in heaven and on earth. It contrasts the mighty’s destruction with the humble spared by divine acts, citing Deuteronomy 3 24 and Charlotte Cushman.
A radio and newspaper style address declares the United States at war with Japan after the attack on Pacific bases. It calls for national unity and total effort to defeat the Axis powers, condemns Japanese diplomacy, and urges Americans to endure sacrifice for victory.
The American Bankers Association calls for liberal defense loans while urging households to reduce debt as taxes rise and living costs surge. Labor unions face choices amid the national emergency, with political consequences if clashes persist. In Abyssinia Haile Selassie sits secure. Gondar falls to the British. Victor Emmanuel loses his empire status.
The German press shows a cautious shift as propaganda chief Goebbels hints at doubt over Germany’s chances. The piece notes belief in blitz tactics used successfully against France and the Low Countries but questions success against England, suggesting a drift toward war uncertainty.
The piece notes Hitler aims to mobilize Germany into a vast wartime production system while the democracies strive to outproduce him. Churchill asserts the British air force now matches Germany, a claim supported by those with access to facts, though democracies still have far to go. The German land forces remain the best equipped and trained.
South Bend Indiana moved from brutal industrial strife to peace by direct public representation. A 1800 citizen committee backed by a neutral secretary mediated management and labor, reducing payroll losses from strikes to 25000 in 18 months. The Reader's Digest notes the town’s example proves public opinion can resolve labor conflicts without outside intermediaries.
Wayne, a Iowa editor, argues elders should act as ballast for the young and offer direction rather than oppose progress. They should not be barnacles or negative forces but wheelhorses aiding the spirited generation under the light of experience.
Mason City Globe-Gazette notes Russia resists Hitler's tide and credits Stalin for rallying courage and sacrifice. It praises defences and morale during a critical crisis while urging open-minded thinking aligned with shared views.
Poetic prose extols a harbor of beauty and honest toil as a place of beginnings and destined ends. It emphasizes duty, trust, and enduring effort to earn reward, and frames Hara as a seat of sincerity and challenge. The hopeful verse contrasts happiness with steadfast labor.
A column by George Tucker critiques popular American tales and art, arguing Washington Crossing the Delaware did not feature the flag or pose as depicted and denying Betsy Ross and Balboa as commonly portrayed. It recalls other anecdotes about John Brown, Barbara Frietchie, and Einstein’s orchid salad tale.
A historical item notes that salaries of fourth class post masters in the state were raised to 124.96 dollars per year. The entry mentions Annie Wilson, age seven, at her Roanoke Street home as part of the past daily telegrephs.
A dense daily station rundown lists programs from 8:00 Joe Church to 12:00 Sign-off, with many acts, news slots, and sponsor references. Notable names include Lee Moore, Juanita, Arthur Smith, NBC News, The Carter Party, and Barney Nash backed by regional stores and companies.
Nine Concord State Teachers College students Robert Stewart Paul Fourney Boris Podgorski Earle Howery Dana White Princess Pendleton Fern McGraw Ann Meador and Mary Elizabeth Lowe will travel to Salem West Virginia for the West Virginia Inter-Collegiate Press conference Thursday and Friday. Their instructor Mrs E P Bengert will accompany them. Dr P I Reed head of the WVU school of journalism will speak at the Waldo hotel banquet Thursday night.
The Concord AAUW branch hosts its annual Christmas party Monday night at Mrs. E. B. McNeer’s Faculty Row home with informal social gathering and no business. Gavel club guests also hold a Christmas party December 15 in the social room with gift exchange around a tree. committee members include Warren Cales and others. entertainment by Buren Hill and others. refreshments by listed volunteers. Mae R. Hunter Carroll spoke on American Poetry According to Parody to Junior Woman's clubs in Bluefield Princeton Welch on November 27 at the Memorial building in Prince. Reference desk added at the college library to assist patrons with information through the attendant and reference staff.
Miss Laura Ann Sarvay head of the art department spoke to the senior group of the McDowell Woman's club on Color Prints by Contemporary American Artists in Welch. She attended a dinner hosted by the Keystone-Northfork Federated Women's clubs at Northfork.
Nine Concordians and towns people traveled to Philadelphia for the Army Navy game on November 29. The group included Coach Jim Callaghan and Stan Smith with Clinton Reed Bus LaRue Fred Cooper Buddy Bradley Bub all Baxter McNeer Champ Clark and David Gatherum a Richmond Medical School student working on toxicology at the Dupont plant in Wilmington Delaware.
Seven boys are to be initiated into Blue Key on Monday night in the social room. Named initiates are Mike Durbin Magee Garten Chriss Gore Bill Mc Neish John Perry Jack Rutherford and Arthur Wheeler. A banquet with Cardinal Bluefield is being planned for Monday December 15. Alpha Sigma Tau sorority was entertained at a spaghetti dinner by Mrs Meade McNeill in Athens with a Christmas theme and 23 members attended. Ribbon pledging for new girls occurred Saturday in the lounge of the new girls hall followed by a reception at Mrs Horace A McNeer’s home.
Plans for Delta Sigma Epsilon formal rush party were discussed at the sorority meeting last Wednesday. Alumnae Inez Mc Graw and Virginia Hatcher attended. Tri Delta Tau fraternity planned a "Goat" format event after Christmas holidays and discussed increasing spring formal attendance.
A Wednesday meeting read a letter from Coach Bo Baxter on intramurals. Jake Maynard was elected volleyball coach, Bill McNeish basketball coach, and Lewis Chapman assistant. A program featured songs and readings by group members.
Reports from Europe claim the German army plans an assault to capture Moscow and Leningrad and retake Rostov within two weeks, linking the move to the Pacific war. Hungarian press hints Japan may enter the war once Moscow falls or seems near.
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