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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1944
Page
4
An OCR fragment shows a newspaper billing notice listing subscription rates by year and region and a carrier delivery note. It references West Virginia rates and credits Carnegie-related terms, with a partial line naming Rogers and a price of 6.00.
A Christmas reflection notes that Magi visit Mary and Jesus and present gold frankincense and myrrh. The piece recalls giving precious gifts to children worldwide and ends with a playful prompt to buy an "E" today.
The piece argues Americans unite to win the war despite differing views and occasional government blunders. It urges small daily sacrifices like a penny a day to aid the war effort, noting that united effort brings victory and homecoming for soldiers.
Agitation for a change in national election laws to abolish or reform the electoral college grows. Two bills sit in Congress as supporters urge a system that apportions electoral votes by state popular vote, arguing the framers did not foresee today’s electoral process.
The article notes three times in U S history where winners of the popular vote lost the presidency: 1824 Adams won the House after Jackson led the polls. 1876 Hayes won by one electoral vote despite trailing Tilden. 1892 Cleveland led Harrison in votes but Harrison attained office. It argues amending the constitution is difficult and unlikely due to southern resistance and the current practice of counting enslaved people in representation.
Kenneth Merrill an 18 year old ex marine argues for faster paced and vocational education for returning servicemen. He urges schools to offer short courses in farming store management police work and similar fields with learning by doing and calls for more dedicated teachers free from local restrictions. He notes federal support for veterans and warns colleges must adapt or fail in their responsibility.
The article notes November gross sales tax receipts of 2 613 688, up from 1 846 901 the prior month and above 1943 levels. It covers five month FY totals over ten million dollars, explains the tax as a levy on business activity separate from the consumer sales tax, and records criticism that it taxes all business operations regardless of profit.
Poem threatens Japan in wartime rhetoric praising Allied firepower and ironclads. Mentions Tojo and a memorable December as a reminder of deceived friendship and looming retribution. Author Daniel B Straley.
Washington reports debate on whether Russia delayed conquest to seize the Baltic, with evidence showing about 30 divisions in the Warsaw clash. Analysts note Warsaw’s western bank vantage and eastern defense, while recent moves favor a southern push through Romania and Hungary.
Reports describe Hitler era fortifications near the East Prussian border and Soviet resistance on the Western front as autumn turns to winter. The Red Army faced a rear wall in September and now fights in freezing ground conditions while rumors of a new Polish front drive circulate amid uncertainties of action.
The Nazis used delaying tactics on the Baltic fronts similar to those in France, with units holding ports and pockets of resistance around the Riga estuary. German forces still control the Riga area, impacting port capture efforts while allied offensives push elsewhere through Rumania and Yugoslavia. Poland remains politically tense as Stalin consolidates influence and the conflict shifts toward Berlin.
The piece argues that European news is shaped by yes and no propaganda with both British pressure and communist accusations used to sway opinion. It urges relying on military judgment over politicians, noting mixed expert views on Soviet Russia and unresolved facts in Poland and the Balkans.
In a quip filled piece the author satirizes political stances and democracy notions. A playful note recalls trolley songs as a metaphor for unity while referencing Greece and democracy. The text hints at a hunt for a secretive state oversecretary.
Fragmentary wartime column references German and Japanese rulers in danger and critiques such as hot shots. It notes New York butchers near closing, and mocks Hitler for poor wording while prefiguring consequences of moral and military pressure.
A humorous Christmas vignette features Saint Nicholas delivering cheer to a weary salesgirl in a cluttered home setting. The reader follows a nocturnal scene with a noisy airshaft clatter, a droll reindeer sleigh arrival, and the store worker’s resigned, witty reaction as St Nick fills stockings and departs.
News notes recall five men killed and three others in a dying condition near Cassville on the US river from ingested wood alcohol. Business and travel mentions include B F Lindsey leaving for Cincinnati and Judge Sanders and Frank Maynard heading to Honaker Virginia for hunting. Thirty years ago today Bluefield schools closed for Christmas holidays as principals and families traveled. the chamber of commerce invited local ministers to join.
Twenty years ago today Robert A. Sheffey was installed post commander of Bluefield post No. 9 American Legion at ceremonies led by J. H. McGinnis state commander. Mr and Mrs M L Smith travelled to South Carolina and Maryland. Arthur Manger of Beaver high school faculty departed for Baltimore.
Herbert Markle chairman of the chamber of commerce industrial committee traveled from New York to interview heads of two large manufacturing concerns considering Bluefield as a textile plant site. E S Austin a Bluefield truck driver was injured when his vehicle plunged from a Peel Chestnut Road embankment near Phétahontas. Miss Bertie Rodgin returned home for Christmas from Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland.
A garbled collection references witty remarks and a laundry wrapper quote about a shirt, a National Republican Club menu offering cold roast buffalo for $1.25, and a bemused critique of the GOP. The jumble mixes literary snippets with political commentary in a single, uneven item.
A New York literary figure and former naval reserve lieutenant presents Many a Watchful Night as a meditation on war. The work avoids battlefield chronicle, focusing on a sensitive mind reacting to invasion and conflict in France with literary and dramatic allusions, rather than direct reporting.
The pianist conductor Jose Iturbi described as among the first to traverse the English Channel by plane in an early Farnum aircraft. He flies for concert tours across the United States and abroad, totaling about 50,000 miles annually, and serves as a major in Civil Air Patrol. He performs with the Rochester Philharmonic and on radio and film.
Washington dispatch reports the postwar rivers and harbors bill is expected to die with the current congress. A Senate committee chairmen Bailey opposes a house amendment that would block reclamation limits for Central Valley California. The measure would authorize nearly 500 million dollars in navigation reclamation and hydroelectric projects, though no funds are appropriated. Bailey says a new bill will be offered in the next congress.
An interview with Bernard Shaw accompanies a feature on the invasion themed work Many a Watchful Night. The piece notes Shaw’s engaging style inviting quiet readers back for a second, pleasurable reading and praises the well chosen illustrations.
A glowing M G M review lauds National Velvet as a charming racing drama set in 1929. Elizabeth Taylor leads as the young girl who loves horses and, with Mickey Rooney and Donald Crisp, trains a magnificent gelding to win the Grand National. The cast earns praise for warmth and the director Clarence Brown for deft handling of a daydreaming fairy tale.
Martinsburg West Virginia December 18 Friends of Capt Thomas E VanMetre veteran destroyer commander now stationed in Washington said today he had been nominated by President Roosevelt for the rank of commodore The naval officer is a son of Mrs E W VanMetre of Martinsburg
Chicago December 18 Mrs Maryland Mathison will marry Col Robert R McCormick editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune in the publisher Chauncey McCormicks apartment The ceremony will be small with only close relatives and friends present The group includes Col McCormicks cousins Mrs Eleanor Patterson and Cane Joseph M Patterson and Mrs Patterson of New York Mrs Eleanor Patterson is publisher of the Washington Times Herald and Capt Patterson is with the New York Daily News
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