Baily Telegraph 1866 to 1953 Advertisement Notice
An old style newspaper masthead and notes on publication rights and circulation. The item lists the Telegraph Printing Co address at 412 Bland Street and mentions Associated Press membership, subscription rates, and advertising representation by the Kain Agency with a West Virginia regional focus.
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Bland Street
Dinetieia
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West Virginia
Mder Audit Bureau of Circulation
Kain Agency, Inc
Evening Reflections Prompt Quiet Saintly Demeanor
Aged women urged to model holiness and temperance as Titus 2:3 instructs. A Joseph Joubert quote adds that a well spent life comes with its own lamps. The items reflect moral guidance and literary epigraphs in a reflective tone.
Amicable settlement eases US Canada wheat tension
Officials from Canada and the United States pledged that the US would avoid routing surplus wheat through regular Canadian channels. Canada’s trade minister Guy C. Smith praised the talkers as a fitting example of resolving economic friction at the bargaining table. He urged more nations to adopt similar arbitration for world peace.
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United States
Canada
U. S
Guy C. Smith
Washington
New Jersey Driver Quits After 600000 Miles of Driving
A 71-year-old New Jersey resident voluntarily surrendered his operator's license after saying his eyesight had deteriorated. He cited safe driving as anticipation of other drivers' intents and purposes, noting it may be impossible to predict others’ actions. The act reflects self-judgment and caution.
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New Jersey
Dehydrating Navy Demonstrates Dehydrated Menu Feats
The U S Navy at the Ba yonne New Jersey Supply Research and Development Facility showcased dehydrated foods in a luncheon menu. Items included chilled tomato juice from powder pre cooked turkey dehydrated sweet potatoes peas and cole slaw tasted like real foods. Dessert used dehydrated apple with whipped cream from powdered milk. Readers ask if dehydrated water could be served next.
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U. S. Navy
Bayonne
N. J
Navy
Khrushchev Mao Pact Shrinks U.S. Far East Hope
Ray Tucker reports Beijing and Moscow strengthening ties in a Moscow convention that signals a closer Sino Soviet front. Mao declares China relies on Russia, warning the West of a potential World War III front spanning Europe Middle East Far East and Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Moscow
Far East
Nikita Khrushchev
Mao Tse-tung
Stalin
Peiping
Free World
Indochina
Khrushchev
West
United States
Europe
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Mao
Russia
Japan
SEATO
Far
Pentagon
South Korea
Formosa
Philippines
New Zealand
Australia
China
Eisenhower
William F. Knowland
California
Senate
Four-winged flies and old days talk in a senator’s tale
Senator Soaper cites California scientists who claim a four winged fly breed and a million years ago all flies had four wings. He notes nostalgia for the good old days but questions the bold claim. The CBC bans the word Yank as offensive to Americans and comments on injuries from insult not recognized.
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California
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Unclear health flare ups span continents and sectors
Fragmented notes describe various global symptoms including middle ear issues, regional pains in Asia and Africa, political tensions in Moscow and Washington, economic fragility on Wall Street, and visual disturbances. The text reads as a metaphorical catalog of crises across regions and institutions.
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Doc
Middle
Eustaches
Asiatic
Africa
Kremlin
Frances
London
Washington
Wall Street
Bluefield State College Faces Debate Over Future Status
Citizens’ committee in Bluefield State College affairs signals opposition to dropping four year liberal arts and teacher training programs. Rumors float about making the school a two year junior college or a branch of West Virginia University, with strong worries about race and leadership succession.
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State Board
Bluefield State
West Virginia University
The
State University
Scott Brown
Kanawha County
Steve Wright
Wright
Dr. Allen
Bill Fugitt
Beckley
Fugitt
Activity Commission of
West Virginia High Schools
State road crews praised as two decades pass on repairs
A visiting dignitary sighted a Mercer County road crew working Edmund Lilly farm site after 20 years and capturing a photo. Letters lauding J A Haws and bluefield attorney Arthur Kingdon praise white side lines on highways for foggy mountain roads and durability compared to the middle line. Citizens express satisfaction with current administration and public services.
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Mercer County
Piney Flat
Dunns
Camp Creek
Edmund Lilly
J. A. Haws
Princeton
Arthur Kingdon
Bluefield
East River Mountain
Ruark on Civil Defense and Shelter Value in War
The author argues that spending about 20 million on nuclear fallout shelters is nonsensical. He questions shelter viability in a ruined city, notes dependence on farmers and transport for daily needs, and cites atomic smog as an undefeatable risk referencing Neville Shute's On the Beach.
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New York City
New York
Neville Shute
Dim View On Building Shelters And War Fallout
The writer argues against building shelters citing cost and practicality. They warn of widespread disruption from infrastructure failures and war fog and fumes, suggesting instead to divert 20 billion toward leisure like wine and race horses rather than shelters.
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Consolidated Edison
New York
Golf on TV transforms sport into show business
A columnist notes H. J. Phillips Pro golf becoming a regular TV feature on Saturdays, funded to boost golf equipment sales. The piece warns that widespread televised golf could turn outdoor play into a production, inviting protests from wives and altering participation as camera coverage expands.
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Penobscot
Maine
Oakland
Calif
Las Vegas
Gloucester
Mass
Cos Cob
Conn
Galveston
America
Video Idea to Popularize Sport on TV
A proposal suggests turning fishing into a weekly telecast and using river or lake scenes for station identifications. It argues fishermen would rush to fishing spots nationwide if a network showed anglers catching fish on screen.
Typhoon Mamie Advances, Prompting Warnings Across Regions
The latest typhoon Mamie nears land as authorities issue warnings and urge preparations. Meteorologists track its path, noting potential heavy rainfall, strong winds, and risks to coastal communities and infrastructure. Local agencies coordinate evacuations and emergency drills.
An Old Princeton Grad Defends Free Speech on Bigotry
Sokolsky argues against the notion of two sides to every question and condemns bigotry. He cites Roosevelt era actions on Browder and Costello, recalls a Notre Dame debate with diverse religious voices, and asserts he knows only the side of freedom.
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Princeton
Cornell
Fr. Halton
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Earl Browder
Roosevelt
Browder
Frank Costello
Costello
Father Halton
Mary
Torquemada
Inquisition
Spain
Notre Dame
Natural Law Institute
Cardinal J. Francis McIntyre
Rabbi Solormor
Freehof
Khalifa Abdul Hakim
Pakistan
M. S. Sundaram
Daisett T. Suzuki
Hu Shih
John Dewey
George E. Sokolsky
Joseph C Hutcheson Jr
Texas
Presbyterian
Felix Morley
Hakim
Timelines of distant events span decades in Roanoke
A Daily Telegraph recap lists fifty years ago Charles E. Fisher visited Roanoke on business while Copenhaver of Johnson City also traveled there. Forty years ago Halifax suffered a deadly muni tions ship explosion amid a blizzard. Thirty, twenty, and ten years ago highlight coal mine sales, a Midwest blizzard, Nanking pressure, wartime radio fame, and Pearl Harbor anniversary.
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Charles E. Fisher
Roanoke
Copenhaver
Johnson City
Halifax
C. A. Archer
Gary
Mrs. Hush
Pearl Harbor
Atomic secrets and missile race dominate Washington talk
Senator Bridges challenges Eisenhower over sharing atomic know how with NATO allies amid fears of a Bevan led British government. Dulles favored missiles in Europe while keeping core explosive knowledge American. House hearing reveals delays in missile programs and Navy Polaris optimism as Defense voices warn of interservice rivalry.
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Bridges
New Hampshire
Eisenhower
NATO
Ike
Senate
Labor Party
Aneurin Bevan
Bevan
Russia
United States
Dulles
Europe
England
Italy
Israel
Atomic Energy
Lewis Strauss
T. W. Dunworth
Britain
America
Strauss
Danworth
Admiral Strauss
Kuhn-Loeb
Robert Oppenheimer
Flood
Clarence Irvine
Air Force
Interservice
Army
Army-Air Force
Thor
Mahon
Irvine
Defense Department
Jupiter
William Raborn
Navy
Raburn
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Capitol Hill
Capital News
Nixon
White House
Budget Bureau
Weather Bureau
South
National Hurricane Research
Uniteds
Sputnik
Paul Rogers
Fla
Joe
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