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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1940
Page
5
A Bible verse from Proverbs 22 6 emphasizes guiding youth toward proper paths while a second quotation contrasts critique with need for guidance. The pair links moral instruction to a fictional reference about Ganon highlighting didactic tones.
The piece extols the Christmas spirit in the United States as a symbol of freedom and blessings. It contrasts liberty, independence, and security with dangers abroad, celebrating peaceful life, absence of foreign missiles, and the hope that America’s world role remains stable and harmonious.
Edwin Hubble at Mount Wilson explains nova and supernova as stellar firecrackers. He notes these events flash brilliant light then fade, the cause remains an internal stellar dance. Ordinary readers are captivated by the sudden, blinding brilliance before fading back to obscurity.
The article explains that most new stars are ancient and distant, with a hypothetical nova or supernova from the nearest star posing a catastrophic threat to life on Earth. Dr. Hubble notes such a flare could wipe out life within minutes and reset evolution, urging caution at the sun’s ordinary brilliance.
The article praises the Community Christmas Tree distribution benefiting about two thousand neglected and poor children in Bluefields and Princeton. It notes the event's twenty five year origin, steady growth, broad support from many citizens, and the significant but often small annual gifts that sustain it.
The writer argues that citizens form committees to push war positions but urges creation of a group to pressure properly constituted authorities to fix domestic problems and accelerate defense. He warns the nation is crowded with crackpot ideas hindering sensible plans.
Strange as it may seem the simultaneous jump in motor car and shoe sales is readily explained. With more cars, the parking space is that much farther from the office, the beauty shop, and the pool room.
The article questions why Harry Bridges, described as alien labor leader and alleged communist, has numerous defenders among powerful officials, suggesting covert influence or unusual alliances in the political landscape.
From Argyrokastron Albania comes a touching scene of an old Greek woman binding wounds and repeating a refrain about youths too young to die. The piece condemns the war deaths of English French German Italian Greek and others, noting power-hungry leaders fuel the tragedy.
A festive poem celebrating Christmas with imagery of snow brightened by stars and bells. It notes children singing and sleigh bells, ending with the nativity proclamation Christ is born as the morning breaks.
A humorous paste of a radio broadcast spoof shows Saint Nick and a playful mix of ads and features. It riffs on holiday sounds including sleigh bells, comedy bits, and mock product plugs, ending with a community classified exchange. The piece blends nostalgia with light satire and period voice.
A terse note argues destiny of success or failure is fixed. It asserts the seed of success is not in you and declares that you will fail despite any thinking otherwise.
A brief, reflective tour of Kip's Bay on Manhattan’s East River foot near Murray Hill. The author recalls its Revolutionary War role as Howe’s entry point and notes the current waterfront with piers and idle steamers, linking the past to a later era of showgirls and social curiosities.
President Woodrow Wilson, speaking over the bodies of United States sailors and Marines killed at Vera Cruz, argues that sneering can wound the heart as surely as gunfire wounds the body. He notes the difficulty of performing duty under contempt as under attack.
The report recalls a missing sea captain case where a wealthy manufacturer’s daughter faced intense publicity. Her career suffered after the ordeal, even as she moved to selling cigarettes in a club and wearing expensive jewelry. It cites Prank Tinney’s downfall from Broadway stardom to poverty amid a court scandal and sensational coverage.
Robbin Coons reviews a Hollywood fable about a calculating swain courting a distant market. He gathers a bouquet in the lady’s colors, only to trigger a nettled reaction and a failed wooing as Hollywood bets on the South American box office despite mixed signals from Argentina over the film “Down Argentine Way.”
A Christmas meditation on Jesus as the universal king who offers the Great Charter of Love. The speech contrasts Charlemagne and William the Conqueror with the everlasting charter of Christ, promising unity, brotherhood, and a meaning-filled life through love.
The article discusses social cinematic blunders in Argentine representation for They Met in Argentina and Road to Rio with Brazilian input on accents and culture. Producers cite prior success Flying Down to Rio and note Brazil-Argentina sensitivities in script and dialogue choices.
A book review highlights five engaging science titles. Roy Chapman Andrews’s This Amazing Planet and Frank Thone’s Microscopic World offer broad, readable surveys. H Spencer Jones probes life on other worlds while Edwin Way Teale portrays bees, and Joseph Lynch explains earthquakes in Our Trembling Earth.
A Washington observer offers a counterview to wartime gloom noting peace begins within. He argues humanity’s struggle for survival and belligerency persist, but true happiness comes from within one’s own heart and mind, making a sincere Merry Xmas possible even in hard times.
The text questions the likelihood of peace in Europe and the Far East during World War II. It notes limited official optimism, mentions German ventriloquist rumors, and assesses Germany's spring offensive against Britain, Mussolini's unreliability, and Italy's potential losses. It concludes commitments prevent a peace accord if the offensive succeeds.
The text notes Balkan resistance to Hitler, Turkey's readiness to fight, Stalin blamed for the war, and a pessimistic view of France. It suggests holiday spirit is muted and recommends turning to the New Testament for peace and personal reflection during troubling times.
A country newspaper editor retires after 30 years with a six figure bank balance. He credits duties to honesty economic discipline and his uncle's death yielding $98,500 as the source of his fortune.
A Rays of Sunshine line compares life to Christmas noting that people often get what they expect rather than what they want. It favors the positive impulse to say yes over the negative impulse to say no and reflects on lead times in life.
A Greenville News column jokes about Hitler's worries comparing him to a bear and a turkey, while the Greensboro Herald Journal asks if watch crystals could be made from a new rubbery glass.
Forty years ago today W H Spangler wed Odell Hall in Clem Ohio. Joseph Mowles married Janie Irving at the church by Rev J F Btone. William Motley of Bluefield tied with a Bannervane Virginia ceremony.
Thirty years ago today a Norfolk and Western wreck at Naugatuck killed four mail clerks and several train crew members. The duPont Powder Co. planned to enlarge its Nemours plant. Mrs. S. N. Meem learned her two brothers drowned at Kanawha Falls. Miss Bessie Honaker and Tom Overstreet wed in Pocahontas, Virginia.
Twenty years ago today Ward Whitlow a Kellyville merchant was shot to death. Daniel Thomas and Walter Weeks two brothers were held in connection with the crime. Also announced were retirements of Norfolk and Western officials L E Johnson chairman T S Devant vice president in charge of traffic and E J Burnett general purchasing agent effective December 31 1920.
A 100 member panel was selected to draft the new Bluefield chapter. Joe Jackett Joe Grady and Steve Rebur were held on murder charges in the Henry McClou case of Oran. Jesse Niedifer also held for the murders of A. W. Jackson and T. A. Bryant at Coalwood.
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