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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1950
Page
4
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A compact reflection contrasts Nehemiah 9 3 about worship and confession with a Shakespearean quip urging personal repentance. The verse urges a day divided for law and prayer while the quote cautions against sinful behavior and spreading moral decay.
The piece explores presidential use of implied powers as commander in chief during states of national emergency, citing Roosevelt's 1939 limited emergency and 1941 full emergency, congressional reactions, and Lincoln’s precedents. It contrasts U.S. stance toward red China and the Pearl Harbor era with current wartime policy, urging bans on trade with red China and enforcement by San Francisco customs.
In 1941 the U S government allowed scrap iron steel and other metals to be sent to Japanese ports under a treaty trade. Despite protests shipments continued and profits rose while scraps later aided Japanese munitions against the United States. The trade treaty was eventually abrogated per treaty terms.
The speaker argues that aid to readiness is uncontroversial while opposing waste in nonmilitary spending. The message stresses the world’s turmoil and the need to focus funds on defense and preparedness.
The piece argues that replacing Russia in the United Nations would better advance peace, asserting Moscow’s leaders lack sympathy for the UN’s purpose and questioning why they should remain.
The piece argues that staying aloof in past wars drew praise but entering late with high stakes invites blame and caution. It cites George Borrow and contrasts 1941 with current policy, urging decisive self-assertion rather than rash action.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes that extreme winter conditions in northern Korea empower seasoned troops and unfamiliar Mongol style forces. Chinese units ride cavalry with remounts while Mongol camels head supply, challenging jet age tech with primitive cold weather mobility.
A poem warns that every unkind deed or word returns to the doer in time. It urges justice for those who cheat lie or deceive, asserting equal treatment will come back to the perpetrator.
Drew Pearson notes that Gen George Marshall has not convened a formal meeting of Army Navy and Air Force secretaries in three months, relying on the joint chiefs of staff. The piece contrasts civilian oversight with military leadership, cites New York Times v. Shubert, and mentions Hawaii statehood and Acheson Finletter and other officials.
Robert Ruark recalls Joe E Lewis famed for gambling brushes with bad luck and a career marked by hardship. The comic, banned from Capitol theater since 1943, carried theatrical props of whisky while chasing gigs in New Guinea Australia and Brisbane as he kept facing fate with wit.
The text outlines a brash plan to rob a bank with a demand for 75 thousand dollars. It also recounts a Philadelphia court case where Mr. Lewis faces an heckler whose taunts lead to police involvement and charges. The narrator links these events with a desire for New Orleans next, and notes Mr. Lewis's habit of ill fortune.
Sheilah Graham reports Judy Garland set for Paramount film Famous with Bing Crosby and other projects including An American in Paris and The Wizard of Oz on air. Elizabeth Taylor inspires stares in Metro, Trigger the Roy Rogers horse earned 10000, Zsa Zsa Gabor hawks a Strictly Dishonorable test, Gary Cooper dines quietly, and Jane Powell faces pregnancy while Kennan Wynn’s status is unclear.
Notes on film personalities including Janet Leigh Arthur Loew Debbie Reynolds and Roscoe Ates joining a drive to perform for wounded soldiers at Travis Air Force Base Fairfield California on Christmas Eve. Gene Autry signs Jock O Mahony under contract as potential lead for Thunder Over Tibet. Darryl Zanuck hosts Harvard officials lunch as Irving Berlin comments on music. Benny Venouta Fred Clark plan La Jolla production Come Back Little Sheba.
A vivid poem honors Marines in Korea with stark imagery of winter marches and battlefield endurance. It contrasts Valley Forge resolve with modern sacrifice, praising courage, loyalty, and the pledge that no one is left behind despite brutal blizzards and arduous trails.
A collage notes public figures and performers with playful lines about Washingtons three sirens and President Truman writing, plus capsules on Tallulah Bankhead Jimmy Durante and Imogene Coca. It references Bob Stevenson and an old Melo drama Way Down East and a Grand Opera House program in Rome.
A fragmentary reminiscence notes verses praising the Leathernecks and a snowstorm scene. It mentions Jerome D as composer of a piece titled At The Casino, Major General Bill Draper as an amateur magician aiming to revive Long Island, plus commentary on government deficits and adult education about economics. It includes street quotes about a bus, a track gate, and rail fare gripes with sharp asides.
The piece contrasts Christmas as a cultural festival with its religious meaning, quoting Harry Lurie on religion shaping culture. It compares Virginia natural law origins with United Nations rights, arguing for God given rights and the danger of neopaganism shaping modern society.
A capsule of decades back notes the visits of J D Bowling of Wills to the city fifty years ago, a Norton Virginia mine rescue thirty years ago, Walter Camp’s 1920 All American pick George Gipp, Mercer county courts sitting together, Al Capone tax case twenty years ago, and Bluefield firefighters condemning equipment after Wade Junior High blaze ten years ago.
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