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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1950
Page
4
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph details its masthead and telecommunication rates including placement of news dispatches by the Associated Press. The notice lists delivery options and annual rate information for West Virginia subscribers and general inquiries.
The article surveys ongoing Formosa tensions between the United States and China alongside Christmas shortages in Britain. It notes U.S. vows to defend Formosa, Chiang Kai-shek’s restoration, and potential implications for global security. It reports British rationing, duty on imports, and planned bonus rations while Australian and Dutch imports fill holiday markets. It hints Marshall Plan funds aiding Europe, with unease about fund misallocation.
The Corn Belt Live stock Feeders association warns new 1940s style U S good grading, effective December 29, could reduce slaughter of grass fed cattle and tighten meat supplies. President C B Watson predicts calves will be slaughtered early, risking a return to 1940s shortages amid war demand concerns.
Despite wartime austerity, British Christmas fare is reported to be the best since 1940 with unrationed foods in abundance. Prices run about three times those of the 1940 era as shop windows overflow with luxury imports. Turkeys cost around 1.40 dollars per pound, a premium few housewives will absorb.
The Holy Doors at St Peter's and three other basilicas will be sealed on Christmas Eve ending Holy Year 1950. Faithful who earned plenary indulgence were to recite prayers at each basilica. Holy Years trace back to 1300 with 25 year cycles and are sealed to mark endings.
A brief children tale recounts the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem in a manger with Mary and Joseph. Angels sing, shepherds visit, and gifts are offered as the Christ Child is honored on the first Christmas day.
Price Administrator Michael DiSalle, arriving in Washington from Toledo, faces no authority to set grain or grain-based food prices. He has no staff or telephone and only angry letters from housewives as leverage. The article discusses broader Soviet strategy and mentions a presidential-era context with varied war-time and domestic concerns.
A reminiscence on political campaigning from a past era. John Wheeler recalls how candidates wrote and delivered speeches in Roosevelt's time, noting ghostwriters like Charlie Michelson and Robert Sherwood, and contrasts with later practice. He mentions Hopkins, Willkie, and the shift in campaign oratory patterns.
A narrator recalls a speech at Empire City Race Track and venting on a columnist. He notes overheated talk, a fork in political loyalties, and the idea that ghost writing needs umbrellas along with ideas. Bill McNutt handles exporting for the Argentine boxer Firpo, navigating language gaps and fast wires.
Colleen Townsend and Lou Evans Jr wed here today and plan a 10 day snowy honeymoon possibly in Sun Valley. Fairbanks discusses TV rights while Audie Murphy tours army camps in uniform as a Texas National Guard captain. Ingrid Bergman will not come to Hollywood without Roberto Rossellini, delaying their projects. Robert Mitchum may take a permanent role in The Harder They Fall with Pat Neal. Actors in discussion include Lothian To land and Gregg Tenenas with Clarence Brown testing for Angels In the Outfield. John Lund dyes hair for films as Harold Peary signed to play a feller for Louis King.
Ray Milland bets Direc tor Fletcher Markle one to one he will win an academy award nomination next year for People Loves. Romer Grey plans 30,000 On the Hoof thriller with Columbia. Eddie Cantor drops dancers from shows. Bogart Toren love scenes grow in Sirocco. Bob Hope buys land for privacy. Ingrid Bergman’s daughter Pia may stay in Beverly Hills through Christmas.
A humorous or satirical letter questions Santa Claus about gear and disguise for a dangerous mission. It cites armored sleighs, extra reindeer, helmets, and even asserts Santa is a secret agent of powers plotting against democracy. The text lampoons Cold War era paranoia and manipulation of holiday myths.
A quirky letter parodies Santa requests and race betting woes. The narrator notes aid for morale and suggests gifts, while a narrator, Sob Won, and Shadda Haddim are referenced amid humorous raceday grifts and a tale of a man swept up by sob stories at the track.
Geo Sokolsky argues the United States misused its postwar period, wasted resources abroad, and must mobilize manpower and industry. He calls for Dean Acheson’s removal, a shift in foreign policy, and a bold, trusted leadership figure to restore national strength and allies.
Daily Telegraph Said Harold Ritz and W H Cuffman of Bluefield were in Charleston for business. Mr and Mrs Carl Forsourg were visitors here. FP Cook of Welch declined a third term nomination for mayor. The Bluestone Traction Company was replacing the old arc lamp in Bluefield with tungsten.
Alex B. Mahood chosen to draft plans for Bluefield college. Dr EF H Thompson fatally injured when his auto was struck by a street car at Dearborn and College. Max Schmeling offered 500000 for bout with William Stribling. Mrs Malinda Helton dies at Richlands. Elkhorn beat Beavers 39 to 34. Pierre Laval restored to active but unofficial role in French cabinet.
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