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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1944
Page
4
Fragmentary text contains biblical quotation about the birth of Christ and a holiday aside mentioning a purchase prompt. The lines reference Luke and John Byrom, and end with an unrelated prompt about buying an "£" today from Bend.
The nation debates universal military service for youths and high school graduates. Proponents push a year or more of training as a path to soldiering, college, or skilled trades, while critics warn of delayed college entry and lasting career effects.
West Virginia cities urge January session action to boost municipal finances and beer licensing control. They seek doubled liquor profits allocated to municipalities, local beer licenses, and a clarified home rule act to ease postwar governance and emergency needs.
Editorial marks pride in African American service from the war department figures. It notes 701,678 Black soldiers with 411,368 overseas, 5,804 officers and chaplains, and urges recognition of progress in opportunities and talent. It argues loyalty to democracy and postwar reforms should reflect these wartime contributions.
A verse describing dawn over a prairie scene with a piebald horse Thundering a lark rising from wheat a chimney smoke spiraling to the sky, wind brushing away a smoke plume, cottonwoods reflecting morning light a house waking a boy running to the barn a rooster crowing and Louise in the Christian Science.
A veteran-style Christmas note humorously asks Santa for practical gear and morale boosts for U S troops in a war setting. The writer lampoons wartime reality, mentions Hitler and German opposition, and blends personal requests with wartime satire and public figures.
A quirky column quotes Senator Soaper remarking on evacuees after a quake and notes about Christmas gift enthusiasm. It also offers a satirical definition of a cigarette vending machine as a useless space taker.
Forty years ago today Mrs. Lee Poindexter of Graham returned from Pearisburg Virginia where she visited relatives. Martin Kelley left for Pennsylvania to spend the holidays. Higginbotham and A P Gillepie of Tazewell Virginia were business visitors in the city.
A Windsock issue from Cherry Point North Carolina shows Sgt Tommy Ayers and Pvt Jinger Artege in a lighthearted feature. The piece recalls a Christmas show at a radio station with Shirley Gotlieb and the Three Cuteys, plus Shack Postlethwaite on piano. It notes two servicemen home for holidays Sgt Mitt Gilmore and Sailor Joe Scruggs, and mentions bond drive efforts on Virginia’s side of East River Mountain road.
Thirty years ago Edwin Fox and Joe Sanders along with Paul and Billy Monroe returned from Augusta Military Academy to spend the new days with their parents in this city. Dr. W Udy left for Circlesville Ohio for several days on business. D E Franch and Dr H Steeler traveled to Roanoke on a brief trip.
Twenty years ago today J H Wright was elected president of the Bluefield Shrine at its annual meeting. Haynes Hancock of the University of Virginia Charlottesville Va arrived home to spend the holidays. D B Mastin and Walter Mead or left on a ten day hunting trip in North Carolina.
Ten years ago today Miss Mary Crockett Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Evans arrived from Ward Belmont College Nashville to spend the holidays with her parents. Abe Tomchin of Princeton was made a co manager for the next football season at West Virginia University. Miss Martha Jeter Lazenby arrived home from Westhampton College University of Richmond for the Christmas holidays.
A bustling panorama of holiday New York shows a 6 foot Christmas tree in City Hall Park with children in glow kits, couples heading to the marriage license bureau, Santa presence and street vendors. Shoppers, college youths, and a vintage limousine populate Fifth Avenue and Broadway while subways bustle, panhandlers beg, and vendors sell wreaths and cards.
Vignettes show a rich man and a beggar, a taxi driver gifting his kids, and a bootblack receiving small change. Shoppers carry parcels as ads tout Vermont turkey dinners, while a wooden toy taxi and battleship symbolize holiday generosity on Broadway.
Hollywood recounts a gear crunch on the Salome Where She Danced set as a color camera failed amid delays. Director Charles Lamont and chief cameraman Hal Mohr joke about breaking under strain while Yvonne De Carlo, rising star, showcases dance talent amid the production hurdles and postwar demand for equipment.
The piece follows Yvonne as Salome in a Western set in Vancouver where she endures on set injuries during dance scenes. Stunt pay ranges widely while veteran Monte Blue recalls lower past rates. Allan Jones shifts from Metro to Broadway with new projects as Pat O Malley’s daughter lands a studio contract.
The OWI states Christmas trees will be adequate this year and urges trimming of trees only for display while readers are reminded to buy more War Bonds. The note hints at Allied Big Three talks and wartime news including Japanese casualty figures.
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt did not veto the social security tax hike for workers and management, despite a veto message drafted by the social security board. James Byrnes signaled definite veto, while critics argue Roosevelt may tilt conservative or pursue radical expansion next month. The piece discusses party frictions and the Guifer-Pemper revolt in the State Department.
A concise portrait of Joseph F. Guffey of Pittsburgh as a 69 year old Democrat, noted for remaining unmarried and loyal to CIO aligned stances. The critique argues his political drive centers on service to CTO and reflects PA voting patterns rather than personal future ambitions.
The passage describes Pepper as troubled by Greece Greece Greece and Greece amid a fog of volcanic imagery. It contrasts his stance with sympathy for or against communists in different nations and notes the ambivalent views of state department appointees including Will Clayton and Ickes.
The piece argues critics once praised Roosevelt era liberalism yet despised Hull a League of Nations internationalist who shaped policy. It notes opposition to six internationalists now on the senate agenda while Stettinius previously endorsed them and shares questions about his wealth.
The passage argues about the reliability and aims of a reformist group within CIO unions and their stance toward Roosevelt and wartime policy. It notes mixed loyalties among leaders like Guffey Pepper and G of Rhode Island, and questions the group’s cohesion and chances of success while warning Roosevelt may respond in future actions.
The War Production Board ordered the largest wool clothing makers to halt civilian wool overcoat production and switch to Army coats from January 1 through April 30 1945. Firms with 1750 coats or 7000 coats produced between July 1 and Sept 30 must comply with equal deliveries in February March and April.
The United States spent nearly 65 million dollars on perfumes and toilet waters in 1943, reflecting consumer buying during wartime era and shifting luxury goods demand.
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