Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead and Copyright Notice
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, established 1593, published every morning except Monday by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia. Entered as second class matter December 15 1893 at the Bluefield post office. Associated Press member with exclusive rights to published news dispatches and local news echoed in this issue.
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Associated Press
Humility and Magnanimity Across Rich and Poor
A reflective pairing notes Psalmist humility and Saadi’s contrast of worth. It contrasts the wealthy with humility to the humble and the poor with generosity of spirit, urging restraint in grasping greatness and elevating virtue over status.
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Saadi
Foundation for Truman Presidency Depends on National Unity
The article argues Truman will need broad nationwide support for foreign policy and cooperation from opposition leaders to enact a constructive domestic program. It praises his return to the presidency with goodwill, confident appointees, and noncontroversial measures to preserve support and progress.
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Increase in Bluefield postal facilities hoped for
The piece urges Congress to fund new postal building and equipment in Bluefield as mail volume grows. It notes the post office faces strain and calls for expanded mailing and receiving opportunities to improve service. It also carries rates and a subscription note. It then discusses global threats from Nazi Germany and the Soviet bloc, stressing democracy and a world democratic alliance for security.
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National Postoffice Department
Postoffice Department
Bluefield
Congress
West Virginia Faces Large Gross and Consumers Sales Taxes
The piece notes a five month rise of 2.262 million in gross sales tax over last year and emphasizes that consumers sales tax adds to the burden. It argues state, county, and city taxes combine with these levies, totaling millions paid by West Virginians annually.
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Fighting Communism as a Global Safety Argument
In a New York speech, Chinese ambassador Wellington Koo argued that nationalist forces under Chiang Kai-shek fight the battles of noncommunist nations including the United States, a point echoed by Allied leaders in World Wars I and II as justification for American aid and involvement. The logic is scrutinized but presented as valid when examined carefully.
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New York
China
Wellington Koo
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
America
Germany
Careless Driving Fatalities Rival War Deaths
The piece notes 26,000 motor fatalities on highways in ten months and thousands more injured, arguing driving dangers merit as much public fear as war. It critiques attitudes toward big business and politicians who oppose it, suggesting peace or war is not the sole feared cost.
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Acadia
McCarthy
Fraser
Marine Corps
Arthur Straeter
Germany
America
India Advances Despite Challenges in Independence Era
Editorial notes steady progress in postcolonial India, with a strong coalition government and reduced fear of left or right dictatorship. It highlights abolition of caste-based untouchability by the New Delhi assembly as a landmark reform, signaling cautious optimism for democratic development and social equality.
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Free India
Price Day
Baltimore Sun
India
Asia
New Delhi
Columbus (O
Evening Dispatch
Party Line Telephone Quarrel Inspires Neighborly Advice
A brief verse recalls a quarrel overheard on a party line telephone. One neighbor vents loud accusations while another responds with a call to mind one’s own business and faults. The speaker Araminta Walk emphasizes restraint and courtesy among neighbors.
American Legion chief meets Truman as Texas cap missing
Perry Brown of Beaumont Texas new national commander of the American Legion visits the White House with Louis Johnson. President Truman digs out his Missouri cap prompting an awkward pause as Brown discovers he forgot his Texas cap. The piece also notes talk of a American foreign legion proposed by Secretary Royall and a row over G I pay in dollars.
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Washington
Perry Brown
Beaumont
Texas
American Legion
White House
Louis Johnson
Truman
Brown
Legion
Europe
Kenneth Royall
United States
Royall
U. S
American Foreign Legion
G. I
School Candy Concessions Should Be School Clubs
A Princeton reader urges the new board of education to require school sales of candy and similar items to be run by student organizations with proceeds staying in the school. The note comes amid town chatter about school finances and local governance.
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Board of Education
West Virginia University
le Circle Francais
Eli Bassett
Welch
William C. Green
Les Robinson
Colonial Jewelers
Mullens
Juanita Higgins
Bluefield
Runnel
Max Matz
Walter Winchell
W. W
W. Va
Will Rogers
West Va
Bluefield Plans Night Parking, Parade Boosts and Local Prospects
Bluefield organizers discuss charging for night parking at local facilities while supporting a city Christmas parade. The chamber of commerce and recreation department could coordinate, citing a Wheeling parade with 200000 attendees as inspiration. A local hotel will stay open in winter, and residents are urged to shop early to beat the rush.
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Paul Driscoll
Paul
State Liquor Control Commission
Mingo County
Williamson
Arnold Phillips
Beckley
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Bluefield
Chamber of Commerce
Wheeling
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
Hollywood Gossip Roundup of Deals and Casting News
Sheilah Graham notes Jane Wyatt replaces Dorothy Malone in a Gary Cooper project while Clark Gable shifts to tough romantic roles. John Forsyte gets a break with Burnie Foy in Secret Service U S A. Ingrid Bergman seeks a light film, John Garfield gains more violent scenes, and Greta Garbo traces George Sand in New York.
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Dorothy Malone
Gary Cooper
Dotty
Jane Wyatt
Jane
Dorothy
Clark Gable
Metro
Clark
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Arlene Dahl
Tom Johnson
Benny Bonifay
Johnson
Manna
Greta Garbo
New York
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Robert Cummings
Gail Russell
Dan Patch
Gail
Guy Madison
George Sanders
Zara Hilton
China
India
Za Za
Jane Wyatt to Replace Dotty Malone in New Film
Column notes Jane Wyatt will replace Dotty Malone in a movie with George listening to his family. Bud Abbott forms Abbott Productions to produce and direct 12 minute TV films using burlesque comics from his circle. Danny Kaye will star in a Sir Harry Lauder biography set in England next year.
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Bud Abbott
Abbott and Costello
Abbott
20Th Century- Fox
Warners
Jerry
Montgomery Clift
Europe
Bob Hope
Paramount
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Letters From H J Phillips On Auto Industry Shortage
The letter argues about Washington inquiries into auto agency practices amid shortages and blames both dealers and customers for aggressive tactics. It recalls how dealers built goodwill and friendly relations, then war induced scarcity froze relationships and angered the public at every level of the retail auto trade.
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Joe Doakes
Detroit Motor
Special Delivery Letter Highlights Auto Industry Troubles
A reader named Elmer urges American auto manufacturers and Otis P. Karbayer to improve dealer relations and restore goodwill with customers. He recalls better past service and calls for a campaign to re educate dealers and revive phone accessibility. General Eisenhower's war book is noted as a popular GI veteran read.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Leadership Illusions and Mass Opinion in Postwar Thought
The author critiques leadership worship and herd mentality, noting how public figures gain power through appearances and media, while audiences drift with the current. He contrasts this with Stalin and Madame Chiang Kai Shek publicity, arguing decisive action on China by the Soviet threat mattered more than smear campaigns.
Fifty Years Ago Daily Telegraph Items From Tazewell
Mrs. John T. Cody of Tazewell and her daughter visited in the city en route from Northfork. Scholarship names at Bluefield graded schools include Graf Francisco Ethel Deering Grace Lilly Emma Rader Gussie Aaron. Ennis men William James and William McQueil Jr reported 4 500 000 tons coal produced in Turkey Gap mines.
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Tazewell
Mrs. Johnson
Northfork
Bluefield
Graf Francisco
Ethel Deering
Grace Lilly
Emma Rader
Gussie Aaron
William James
William McQueil, Jr
Ennis
Turkey Gap
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C. E. Douthat
Mercer Street
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