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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1944
Page
6
A cryptic note from a West Virginia seer hints at forthcoming events, with details available on request. The message mentions offerings and guidance through the telegraph, inviting inquiries for fuller reading.
A brief, stylized clipping notes a holiday message echoing Longfellow lines about peace on earth and goodwill to men. The fragmentary text presents a festive mood and promotional line urging to buy an "E" today for unspecified goods.
A wartime editorial urges Americans to stay optimistic and work harder for victory. It praises U S arms, warns against defeatism, and calls for continued effort, saving wages, and active participation in the home front to ensure a just peace. Buy an & Today.
Wartime planning emphasizes modernizing education from primary grades to universities. The Mercer County Board of Education should secure land now for new North Side Negro high school and South Bluefield white senior high as population shifts grow, to avoid higher costs and delays after the war. Beaver High should stay as a senior high. Bluefield could support two white high schools and additional colored schools as needed.
Memphis editor Edward J. Meeman urges readers and government intellectuals to study Hayek’s warning against planning and control. The piece argues socialistic planning leads to unfreedom, contrasts it with individual freedom, and urges turning back toward a government of laws and economic liberty.
A poem from Esther Lloyd Hagg in the Chicago Tribune urges wise men to seek the light beyond common knowledge. It speaks of visiting the manger and offering gifts, then returning by a new, humble path. The verses praise worship of the Christ child and a transformed life.
Paul Mallon notes that Nazi and German forces used a break through tactic in Russia aided by weather which hindered air power. He cautions the front’s outcome depends on how the blow unfolds and on German reserves already spent.
The article warns that the Dumbarton Oaks agreement linking a new world organization risks rejection by the Senate and Russia. It argues the plan would lock in the wartime status quo and poses dangers if borders or balances of power in Greece and Poland are permanently guaranteed by U S arms.
A regional political snapshot shows Congress split into camps over the Atlantic Charter and war aims. Republican senate leaders meet with Governor Dewey signaling leadership doubts and a push toward compromise with the new deal. Vice President Wallace distancing from the abortive putsch while Truman aids in war investigations.
A Pacific island report describes a strong wind carrying large airborne objects, possibly steel guitars, sparking questions about sources. A caller asks about cigarettes and a cryptic note hints at naval architecture flaws and top-heavy admiral positions on a bridge.
Fragmentary notes describe holiday costs and traffic law changes. Mentions wild and tame turkeys, early Christmas bills, and public transit delays amid unclear context.
Capt John W. Smith 75 a prominent Mercer county merchant died at his Princeton home. Dr H A Palmer departed for Staunton Virginia to visit relatives. F McCary a lawyer from Columbia University arrived to spend the weekend.
Hugo 8. Benjamin left for Newburg New York to spend Christmas holidays with his parents. Frank Fox and William Lee students at West Virginia University returned home for the holidays. John B. Lambanca attended the Elks Christmas tree in Pocahontas.
A. A. Grant departed for New York City and then sailed on Christmas Day for Scotland, his homeland. N. Jackson arrived from Columbus, Ohio to visit his son C. Jackson, principal of Beaver Inter School. Mr and Mrs Russell Ritz made visits to Wheeling and Clarksburg.
Funeral services for Cyrus B. Neal, a prominent Bluestone valley farmer and stock dealer, were conducted at Ebenezer church with interment in the family cemetery. An organizational meeting for the Pocahontas Tug River Mechanica and Electrical Institute took place at the West Virginian Hotel.
Claude Rains rose to fame through voice alone in The Invisible Man (1933) while audiences never saw his face. He later earned a record 1.28 million dollars for six months of work as Caesar in Caesar and Cleopatra, with Vivien Leigh under contract to David O Selznick and lent to Rank for the production.
Jefferson Street resident Wade H. Bailey of Bluefield area mourns as Col. Bailey, a WWI hero from Mercer County, is reported dead from wounds received fighting in France. The note on Liberty magazine recounts his daring assault at Cherbourg and storming of a German fort, leading to Allied entry into the city.
Light hearted column describes scenes around Manhattan with figures such as Dr Emmerich Kalman Billy Rose Jane Pickens Paul White man Helena Bliss Morton Downey and others at notable venues. Notes light gossip about Murtah Sisters aspirin cure and the Penguin Country Club in Glen Cove and changes in hotel management.
A jumble of show business notes mentions Evelyn Knight with her D C fiancé in Athens, Romeo Vincent amid Broadway revues, Peter Donald dining at the Henry Hudson Hotel, Eddie Davis’s Broadway attire after a break in collar, and Andy Russell fans tracking lines from a five and dime across Paramount. A Kennel visit and a retriever purchase color the theatre world with light local flavor.
A survey for the American Fat Salvage Committee shows a two member family saves the most fat with limited red ration units each month. The younger housewife under 25 saves about half as much as the 50 year old senior.
Officials of the Sixth War Bond drive for Bluefield Virginia express gratitude for newspaper support that aided bond sales. Signed by county co chairmen and volunteers including Huffard Weeks Metcalf Gillespie Cecil Bates Sh— secretary Longworth and Painter treasurer, with June Shirley Oblinger.
Critics laud Miller for vivid vignettes of camp life and enlisted men. The reviewer notes strong portrayals of officers and daily routines such as night maneuvers, pay gaps, and the mix of civilian and soldier life. Miller offers thoughtful conclusions on soldiers and war.
St Petersburg veteran Warren G Clement husband of Mrs Ruth C Clement residing 3016 Bluefield Ave Bluefield has been sent to Miami for reassignment to an army position He was discharged recently from RAF Convalescent Hospital Don Ce Sar Place St Petersburg Col Richard B Elvins announced Entering the army in March 1944 as gunner assistant engineer on a B 24 Liberator his first mission over Ploesti Romania he was shot down and became a prisoner of war later evacuated from Romania by Flying Fortresses landing on Romanian soil last summer He has been awarded the Medal and the Purple Heart and is convalescing from operational cotta at the army air forces hospital here
Herman McClanahan, 38, of Pocahontas, Virginia, was taken to Tazewell County jail for a hearing regarding the four-house arson in Pocahontas Tuesday morning. He was escorted to awaiting proceedings by local authorities.
West Virginia reports 114000 acres sown to winter wheat in the past fall for next year, up from 113000 a year ago but below the 149000 average since 1933. Ample rains boosted growth. December 1 conditions near 88 percent of normal. Rye plantings rose to 14000 acres from 11000, with December 1 conditions at about 95 percent of normal.
Firestone Tire and Rubber today announced net income after taxes for the year ended October 31, 1944 of 16,310,846, a company high. Earnings per common share were 87.84, vs 6.90 last year, and net sales reached 410,411,000, also a new record, compared with 545,389,601 the prior year.
Description of American hospital ships highlights their complete wards with surgical rooms diet pantries and utility spaces. It notes recreation rooms libraries sun decks dining saloons elevators for bedfast patients modern laboratories X-ray gear and abundant medical equipment to care for veterans.
A fragmented line invokes Jimmy Durante to sum up Greece’s political dilemma and desires to get into the act. The quirky aside suggests public impatience and a call for involvement in national affairs.
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