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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1950
Page
5
Bluefield Daily Telegraph details its establishment in 1893 and service as a local newspaper in Bluefield West Virginia. It lists postal details, Associated Press affiliation, and subscription rates for carriers and mail within West Virginia.
The excerpt contrasts Exodus command on Sabbath with a Fenelon reflection on divine operation. It juxtaposes harsh biblical punishment for Sabbath violation with a meditation on grace operating unseen in nature and history. The tone remains devotional and didactic.
The President hinted the United States weighs dropping the atomic bomb in Korea, sparking global debate. Critics say morality is not the issue, but military expediency and potential geopolitical consequences. The piece argues the choice rests with tacticians and battlefield needs, not morals.
Observances set for Sunday December 10 mark the second anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. The document outlines 30 articles on individual rights including education, fair pay, property, and equal treatment, adopted unanimously with some abstentions.
The article notes rising public belief in an infinity of universes beyond our galaxy. It compares laymen and scientists, saying the vast Hale telescope still cannot reveal outer space limits, introducing Bertrand’s statement as a focal point.
The Staunton Va News Leader argues that public pessimism is warranted as Allied forces retreat toward Pyongyang and 10th Corps bears heavy losses. It urges seaworthy retreat from northeast Korea and questions political timing for using air power or atomic bombs.
A vivid描描 rich poem opening with dawn and snow transforming a dark night into a pristine day. Grace Schilling Thompson frames a quiet scene where snow blankets roads and lanes, untouched by thought, lace like frost adorns the world, suggesting fresh beginnings.
Delegates including Omar Bradley and Sir William Slim reported on Korea's collapse, a beachhead plan, and the need for a unified Western stance. Attlee pushed Eisenhower as supreme commander for Europe while France and Britain pledged forces. a joint control board for Far East resources was urged.
The column recalls Charlie Knowles and a Roaring Twenties poker raid with mistaken identities. It then compares Virginia and West Virginia highway maintenance, noting Virginia’s larger budget and better roads versus West Virginia’s underfunded system and alleged loyalty payments to a symbolic “flower fund.”
Mark Stevens aims to retire from films before 1953 and build a Denver home. Chill Wills prices his Francis voice for reuse and plans a Korea trip. Piper Laurie excites on location at Santa Anita and John Huston to retake Down to Earth. Nancy Guild talks marriage timing as Ernie Martin tours Boston and Broadway. Ruth Roman hints at marriage timing with Bill Walsh stockings clock gift. Shelley Winters mobilizes 75 local fans for Thunder Rock. Anthony Quinn and Robert Rossen plot Jelly Morton jazz project.
Center theater New York opening January 10. Jimmy Stewart nearly won an Oscar for Stratton Story and may vie again with Harvey. Lawrence Tierney joins Alcoholics Anonymous and vows alcohol cannot defeat him. Henry Hull plays the screenwriter in The Hollywood Story with Jim Backus as agent. Alan Ladd teases son with a cowboy outfit gift. Charlotte Greenwood shines in Cole Porter's Out of This World. Bob Hope films Christmas special then visits family. Rhubarb stars Ray Milland and Jane Sterling missing title cat. Arthur Lubin directs at Paramount.
The piece paints a stark contrast between wakeful patriotic resolve and noise from entertainment media. It portrays H. J. Phillips urging citizens to answer a higher call over trivial pleasures, with dawn marking duty and courage rather than commercials and distractions.
The piece contrasts consumer culture with a rising surge of national sacrifice. It invokes historical figures from Lexington to Lincoln and calls Americans to action with phrases like Come out fighting. The tone shifts from headlines and satire to a solemn call for unity and patriotic effort.
A 1920s Moscow correspondent recalls Lenin’s view that real communism could succeed only in the Occident, then traces Asian anti colonial fervor, British decline, and how the Third International used hatred of Britain and later the West to unite Asiatic peoples against imperial powers.
Fifty years ago Martin Goldstein of Keystone was in Bluefield on business a charter was granted the Stonewall Coal and Coke company Forty years ago Mrs Sarah A Morrison died at her home on Third street The city board of affairs was asked to widen Bowyer street now Oakhurst avenue Thirty years ago The Bluefield fair grounds was purchased from Mrs Hoge Mason by the Bluefield fair association Several hundred Mingo coun tiands surrendered their arms to federal authorities Twenty years ago A volunteer fire company was organized in North Tazewell Bluefield Elks held their annual memorial meeting Ten years ago Embattled Greece was promised immediate aid from the United States in her war against the racist hordes of Italy
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