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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1941
Page
6
Fragmented text outlines subscription pricing by mail across regions, with mention of special notices by churches, clubs, and organizations. It references payments for notices including obituaries, bazaars, fairs, and entertainment. The terse lines imply a dated telegraph service pricing structure and delivery zones across West Virginia and surrounding areas.
A devotional line urges doing good to all, with emphasis on aiding those of the faith community. The quotation highlights Christian charitable duty and echoes Cicero on virtue through action.
Citizens urged to contribute to a national Red Cross war emergency drive seeking fifty million dollars. Local quota set at twelve thousand five hundred dollars with contributions directed to Jim Ed Wagner at the Commercial Bank or F M Archer, treasurer, to support Red Cross services for soldiers and home defense.
The Churchill Roosevelt talks form a high point in efforts to destroy Hitlerism. Allies plan unified action, share resources, and fight side by side, with details kept secret as military priorities dictate. The alliance signals rising American pessimism for Axis fortunes, while Allied resolve strengthens.
Churchill’s congress speech electrified the nation as leaders of the allied nations prepare a unified action strategy in Washington. The comment notes readers grasp the historic moment even from afar.
Congress discusses a general sales tax as a wartime funding option. Proposals weigh taxing all purchases, with lighter rates for essentials like food and fuel, and steeper levies on luxuries. Critics warn on revenue sufficiency and impact on lower incomes. Also notes Russian fronts and Finnish peace prospects.
An editorial contrasts the high labor and cost of modern armament with the transient life of military tech. It notes an 18 to 1 worker to soldier ratio, a 46 billion dollar two year armament spend, and continuous redesigns of weapons. The piece warns many tanks and planes will become obsolete and rot in future war graveyards.
Alleen L Fisher paints a frost-clear night scene of winter town streets, chimneys, and snow-smoothed hills. The poem contrasts summer green with winter whiteness and pine silhouettes against starlit skies.
Washington reports indicate business and labor alike expect government pressure for a closed shop, despite FDR stating it would not be government policy. Observer Steelman warned his arbiter role did not set policy, noting Lewis held 90 percent of captive workers and a closed shop in other mines.
The story states Public Works Administrator Carmody was removed after pushing a government policy favoring closed shop clauses in federal contracts. It notes President Roosevelt's belief Carmody led him into trouble and mentions the mediation board losing credibility as it vacillated on the issue, with Chairman William H. Davis ready to resign.
The article argues Mr. Roosevelt seeks a strong war labor board chairman to set a firm policy. It suggests the president favors forced closed shops only where a dominant union gains near total worker control, while avoiding unions that achieve monopoly by numbers alone.
Business hoarding detected as manufacturers report $14,000,000,000 in stocks, the largest on record. Since June inventories rose 11 percent with production barely up, while raw material buys flood in anticipation of higher prices. Government silent on details, hinting at potential confiscation of non essential industries.
Report notes Italy struggles with rationing as labor shortages worsen supply of milk and potatoes. Citizens face two week limits and caps on clothes and shoes. A fascist official jailed three years for hoarding olive oil and was fined.
The speaker warns the war could extend 12 to 18 months if Japan wins at Singapore and the Philippines and two more years if Hitler survives the Russian winter, outlining the potential length of the global conflict.
Wartime guidance urges citizens to avoid identifying neighbors by race and to report suspected espionage to the police or FBI. The message stresses collective effort and says detection is the job of authorities while civilians should focus on their own duties.
A collage of brief reminiscences mentions the death of M. Rice of Bluefield in Richmond Virginia, visits by GoW and officials in Bedford county, and the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce presidential nomination for E French and W P Ham. Also recalls a Mata banquet, a Graham marriage of Willie Lee Stowers and Vernon, and notable local incidents such as a serious car crash at Glenwood Park and a fatal train strike near Honaker.
The piece contrasts Christmas hope with wartime horror, noting the Babe in the manger remains unseen by the brutalities of bomber and torpedo. It honors acts of humanity across nations and recalls a sailor, a boy with a toy bugle, and an American pilot amid global conflict.
A wartime prose piece blends military ranks with sentimental Christmas imagery. It contrasts soldiers marching under tanks and planes with reverent scenes of shepherds and the infant Jesus, urging fear not and reflecting on hope amid cannonading and chaos.
The piece narrates a person reacting to an inner call, making a plan then discarding it, quitting a front to hire a hall, moving from confidence to doubt. It suggests the inner call as the consistent force behind actions and eventual self-doubt.
Review praises Far the Farther Reach Oregon and Wash a travelogue by Nancy W Ross focusing on Oregon and Washington. It highlights regional history pioneers agencies and ranches with lively anecdotes including a 99 year old Oregon man remarking on the author. The book is praised as one of the year’s best of its kind.
The scene centers on a boss and a lighthearted recruit in a large army cantonment near Boston. The boss reproaches the worker for inefficiency as the confrontation builds toward a climax in a mid 20th century military setting.
A scholarly instruction from Future Journalist urges writers in correspondence school journalism to use only one side of the page, reflecting strict formatting guidance of the era. The note emphasizes neatness and legibility for future editors and students.
Al Green, veteran director of 27 years, recalls early film days, prop rental origins, and watching Hollywood evolve from painted backdrops to real furniture. He notes his work with Bette Davis and Edward G Robinson and his shift after a hint from a producer to star in The Mayor, amid Hollywood Park races drawing the city.
Two billeted soldiers visit a dear old lady in her cottage. She greets them in worn rooms and asks with wary eyes if they came all the gear honestly. Her concern centers on trust and the burden of their recent arrival.
A humorous verse about rising fur costs and heavy taxes, reflecting a worker's frustration with expense and fashion. The narrator laments the inflated prices and impact on personal budgets, expressing a desire for affordable luxury and simple comforts.
Brad Hatton, an actor with no job, lands understudy work for Carlton Young in Front Page Farrell and becomes busy in Washington. He also serves as understudy, assistant stage manager, and the state troupe leader as the show Cuckoos tours and passes its hundredth performance.
Mr and Mrs Andrew R Phair depart for a four day motor trip to Bermuda with local sightings reported by Item Cannon Connecticut and noted by The New Yorker for its novelty.
Fragmentary line reads a taunting remark about breaking in unless a key is obtained. No clear event, person, or place identified.
Secretary Fred Christie of the Business Men's Association said Yale Christmas business was among the best in Bluefield history with trade much better than last year. He credited about 80,000 in back wages paid to 1,600 Norfolk and Western employees earlier in the week. Merchants spent the day in exchanges for gift refunds as inventories will begin soon.
Norfolk and Western carloadings fell to 349 yesterday after weeks of daily output near 4000. Rail workers attributed the drop to Christmas holidays with expectations of a rebound early next year as passenger travel also slowed during the holiday period.
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