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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
4
The note presents a pair of quotes about friendship. The first claims obedience makes friends, referencing John 15 14. The second extols friendship as health and value only recognized when lost, attributed to C Colton, a 19th century English clergyman.
An editorial urges Bluefield to amend the city charter to require partisan elections for the Board of Directors. It argues partisanship would assign political accountability, improve blame and praise attribution, and counter nonpartisan ambiguity. The piece calls on the Board and voters to debate and support a transition to partisan primaries and elections.
City and state authorities plan to eliminate junkyard eyesores by enforcing existing ordinances on location and operation. The initiative targets nuisance properties and aims to standardize zoning, safety, and environmental compliance for affected sites.
The U.S. Communist leadership unveils a revitalization program aimed at attracting Negro members and expanding influence across Illinois Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania and the South. It seeks to blend party work with mass organizations, mobilize students and youth, and create front groups to broaden support while avoiding full affiliation.
At least four bases open liquor outlets to supply tax free booze for Christmas. Home stead Florida and Annapolis Maryland have stores, with Mc Connell Kansas and Griffis Georgia set to follow. Fort Belvoir Virginia trucks in cheaper beer, a violation of state law, while Rebel Maddox expands operations in Atlanta amid continued civil rights clashes and FBI scrutiny.
In a Washington column David Lawrence argues voters want practical gains over elaborate platforms. He warns party strategists that negative framing, personal charisma, or Ivy League rhetoric rarely determine outcomes. Voters seek higher wages, stronger communities, and safer streets, not ornate proposals.
A meditation on roofs describing their varied forms and colors from blue summer rain to snow, with tin mirrored surfaces and slate dark tones. It notes thatchers, beams, and thatched coverings warm homes and invite children to climb while vines, birds, and lizards inhabit the ridges and eaves.
Buckley questions the push to secularize Christmas in public schools and warns that toleration risks erasing Christian heritage. He cites ecumenism, religious minorities, and the need to acknowledge Christmas as a distinct Christian holiday amid diverse student religions.
In Kerioth a cold December night brings Simon home to a worried wife and a sickly infant. A mysterious bright star lights the sky and unsettles the couple as their son in Kennoth Iscariot whimpers in his cradle, prompting questions about fate and danger.
The John Birch Society pressures Monterey stores and banks over UNICEF Christmas cards. Picketing threats boost sales and draw criticism from fund-raisers who argue Birchs target a single charity rather than broad child welfare groups.
Fifty years ago the Daily Telegraph reported mail volume at the holiday peak broke all previous records. Forty years ago Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ritter were injured in an automobile accident in an incident noted by the paper.
Thirty years ago Charles Akers a Virginian Railway official died in Bluefield. The obituary notes his long service and role within the company's operations. Akers was a respected figure tied to regional rail lines and transportation history.
Russian authorities 20 years ago asserted that Nazi concentration camps held about 700000 victims. The statement framed the scale of atrocities and symbolized postwar memory debates.
The Daily Telegraph reports a community Christmas tree party scheduled at Ramsey Auditorium with plans for local residents and families to attend.
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