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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1946
Page
2
Newsroom rates and service details for Bluefield West Virginia edition. Includes information on mailing for first and second class mail from Virginia areas and annual subscription price of 41900 per year. Advertising representation and agency contact provided.
A noisy OCR snippet blends biblical verse Job 9 1 with a Browning line about persistence and delinquency. The readable parts reference wisdom, strength, justice, and perseverance, yet the fragmentary source lacks a cohesive report or event to summarize.
The Bluefield Christmas Tree association has run a yearly gift program for twenty seven years, delivering joy to thousands of needy children with volunteer effort from local men and women and continued support from newer generations through war and peace. This piece lauds civic generosity, reflects on national blessings and calls for forgiveness, while noting political tensions and comments on federal succession and public policy.
The piece discusses a unique constitutional dilemma in Georgia after Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge, noting that neither he nor the lieutenant governor has begun tenure. It draws a parallel to the federal line of succession where a vice president would be followed by the secretary of state, a scenario not yet realized, and questions the legitimacy of a successor chosen by fate rather than the electorate.
Editorial cites the 1946 Fact Book showing life insurers hold about 46 percent of assets in government securities, with total assets near 46 billion and 166 million policies in force. Premium income drives earnings, but lower interest rates and more federal securities reduced net yields, prompting some rate adjustments while death claims remained manageable. Cincinnati Enquirer.
A short poem by Betty Jo Hammond reflects a lone observer hearing children play in snow and questions Christmas meaning. The piece contrasts frivolity with sincerity and explores hopes for renewed faith as bells, churches, and midnight peace frame the moment.
A satirical roll call items many prominent figures hope for this season including President Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt with humor about political figures. The piece teases desires from government leaders, party chairs, and notable editors, ending with a note on Franco's possible successor.
Hal Boyle notes Susie, a famed Cincinnati gorilla, defies glamor for a private life. She subsists on a vegetarian diet, avoids smoking, and drinks bourbon only to fight colds. At twenty-one next August she remains the world’s oldest and largest female gorilla, praised by trainer Bill Dressman as the greatest.
The article profiles Susie the famed Cincinnati Zoo gorilla, longtime star of Ringling and zoo life. Trainer Dressman, in charge since her transatlantic voyage aboard a German dirigible, describes her health, appetite, and quirks. Susie endures as a public favorite despite boisterous crowds and camera flashes.
A veteran trainer recounts Susie the gorilla and her handler Dressman. He asserts Susie remains unpredictable despite years together, noting she bites when excited and that loneliness and lack of mates shape her outlook. Susie sleeps in a canvas hammock and has not had a boyfriend, per Dressman.
A vivid collage of stage names and social figures in Manhattan theatre life. Notables include Lou, Bromfield, Sullivan, Gilbert, Parker, Dillingham, Melville Cooper, Duke Ellington, Joan Crawford, Keenan Wynn, Paula Lawrence, Vic Damone, Evelyn Knight, Penelope Ward, Beauteous Star, and journalist Paul Denis. The piece blends gossip, fashion, and industry chatter with light notes on awards and social scenes.
Burman highlighted as a leader in Free French Africa coverage while Tyrone Power Ginger Rogers and Hoagy Carmichael appear in social spots. Virginia Mayo Georgia and Haven enjoy Monts park dining as Lily Fong signs calendars for French Relief. Rise Stevens plans Christmas outing with her young son at the town’s largest department store.
A letter suggests relocating the United Nations site to the Riverside Drive area near the Schawl mansion, offering 8 5 million dollars and noting better sunsets benches and traffic. The writer argues the Schawl place should be used and envisions a preferred four to five block north extension.
Fragmented, surreal note discussing power plays around Times Square and 116th Street area. Mentions control of zones, offers of purchases, and references to Rockefeller, Columbus Center, and drugstores. Contains incoherent imagery and shifting targets without clear event or date.
Paul Mallon argues the 1947 outlook holds a short slump followed by prosperity as economists warn about inflation and production. He notes political shifts with a new Republican Congress and labor tensions risking delayed wage increases, stressing a transition from war to peace and improving basic conditions.
Senator Soaper reprimands students in Ann Arbor asking co-eds to refrain from knitting during lectures. He calls it discourteous to instructors and warns a dropped stitch could disrupt class.
Daily Telegraph fifty years past notes City Councilman Thomas of Harriman left for Philadelphia. M Butler candidate for city recorder left for Harrigonburg Va for a half year. Pearl Brammer left for Roanoke for the holiday. H McCormick left for Chata arena Roanoke for relatives. A later column recalls J Mack Hummonby visiting, and trips to New Jersey and Richmond.
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