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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1948
Page
4
Bluefield Daily Telegraph published daily except Monday from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia with Associated Press affiliation and historical notices. The paper notes its second class mailing status from 1893 and includes religious verses and quotes in its front matter.
The piece urges major highway improvements across southern West Virginia outlining four lane routes from Bluefield to Bramwell and between Bluefield and Princeton. It emphasizes removing dangerous road bends on Flat Top mountain and calls for extensive regrading and expanded lanes to handle heavy traffic and improve motorist safety. It also supports Gov elect Patteson’s pledge to lead an ambitious road building program.
Democratic 81st Congress members push broad social reform plans including medical policy changes. The Murray-Wagner act on socializing medicine faces opposition as the American Medical Association raises 3.5 million dollars to oppose measures. Mercer Medical Society backs AMA efforts against socialized medicine amid pointed public criticism.
The piece notes Associate Justice William O. Douglas and Harold A. Stassen as likely 1956 or 1952 era candidates, though neither has declared. It cites Douglas’s Portland CIO speech and Stassen’s supporters pushing his bid, with many Republicans and Democrats already preparing for future leadership.
The New York Grand Jury probes fraud in divorces where witnesses say lawyers encouraged fake adultery to obtain suits. The piece recalls 1945 Supreme Court questions on full faith and credit and notes varying state rules including South Carolina's ban on divorces. It cites Roosevelt's 1906 federal divorce amendment idea and ongoing congressional attempts.
In Macon and Atlanta the Ku Klux Klan's Grand Dragon warned of action against Drew Pearson’s spy as Klavern meetings feature mock bravado and robe checks. Other items note Senator Brewster’s free CAB flight, McKellar’s bid for Senate pro tempore, and political jabs from Rankin and Slaughter amid wartime spoof and press slurs.
The narrator recalls a 1930s Europe journey and a reunion with Dennis Monahan, a New York subway engineer who once helped him as a boy. Dennis reminds him of a past favor when he let Billy ride in a caboose and blow the whistle as Times Square approached.
A narrator recalls sending an empty bottle with his friend Dennis Monahan’s name into the Atlantic as a boyish joke. Years later Dennis receives a letter from Cornwall claiming the bottle was answered, and his widow later reveals Dennis mistook the note for a real message hidden in his vest pocket.
Sheilah Graham reports Aly Khan vows return to Rita Hayworth by mid January with news of a divorce to his British wife and a wedding soon after. Other tabloid notes cover Jimmy Stewart and Gloria McLean dating, Wanda Hendrix’s film delays, Alan Ladd’s search for a co star, Ingrid Bergman’s Rome budget split, William Holden’s move to New York, Joan Fontaine’s Honolulu trip, and Katharine Hepburn’s Hollywood hiatus amid Metro talks.
A poem and sketches reflect on a sixty foot plus Christmas tree in city plazas and parks. The speaker praises smaller, home decorations and the warmth of a mother’s embrace over grand public displays.
The note states a question on wide distribution and reports final tabulations showing about 51 percent. It implies a discussion of reach and impact with a focus on dissemination strategy and the resulting figure.
Geo Sokolsky argues for bipartisan foreign policy and cautious use of congressional inquiry. He contends unity aids national defense and cautions against partisan manipulation of Un American activities hearings in the Truman era. The piece defends the Dies and Un American activities committees and warns against letting politics derail national security.
Daily Telegraph reports J E Alvin, employee of M G Whitlow, seriously injured after a ladder fall during home repairs in West End. Bluefield sees visits by Judge R C McClaugherty and notes T J Phelps returning from Washington for a United Commercial Travelers meeting. Federal agents arrest four alleged post office robbers at North Tazewell. R D Payne learns of his brother’s death in France. Pat W Clifford, Norfolk and Western conductor, dies in Bluefield. National Armature Company to expand. A new Bluefield radio club organized. Ten years ago, William Bert Hanna, 58, coal inspector, died at Elkhorn. Carl A Hurt reelected consul commander of Bluefield Camp No 793, Woodmen of the World.
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