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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1948
Page
4
Bluefield Daily Telegraph details pricing for home delivery and mail subscriptions in West Virginia. It lists carrier and mail rates, zones, and contact methods while noting AP News access and staff representation.
The article notes President Truman spoke at a Kansas City luncheon about potential Russian settlement and a possible easing of the cold war. It questions the speech's Washington-centric impact and mentions Stalin’s council split as a factor in future peace prospects. It also retells early Christmas card history and the vast scale of modern holiday mailings.
A compact meditation on wisdom citing Ecclesiastes and Socrates. The piece contrasts striving for wisdom with the belief that practice and morality shape character, noting Socrates as the exemplar of turning knowledge into virtue.
Christmas was marked by a surge of accidental deaths and fires across many communities with over 400 fatalities reported and 55 children among the dead. The piece blames parental carelessness and urges safer, peaceful holidays in the future.
The article notes an estimated 1.5 billion Christmas cards mailed worldwide with the heaviest volume in the United States. It discusses postage rates and the question who created the Christmas card concept, mentioning both the United States and England as claimants. It recalls the 1840s rise of postage stamps enabling prepaid mailing.
A dated critique argues that competition among groups fuels bias and injustice in Congress and society. It urges universal fair laws and honesty as the path to reduce tension, noting human selfishness as a root cause and calling for balanced rights for all classes.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes easing living costs for a second month with an 8 percent drop in overall costs led by lower food prices. Inflation pressures remain in fuel and rent, wages may reverse with deflation if trends persist, and GM/UAW wage clauses could ease as prices and wages converge to steadier levels.
Poem reflects on the difficulty of loving enemies and granting forgiveness while malice lingers. The speaker rejects dwelling on hurtful acts and notes how seeds of malice sprout into painful troubles. The voice signs as Araminta Walk.
Washington column notes a bungled intelligence report last spring led to war jitters. General Lucius Clay warned of possible Russian actions in Berlin, later shown as a misread Berlin blockade. The piece also covers Secretary of State Marshall's resignation, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek’s warnings, Jacqueline Cochran’s WASP Commission return, and GOP fund appeal by Jim Kemper amid party deficits.
A nostalgic column recalls Bluefield's Highland avenue once the town’s exclusive area. It notes prominent Kaufman family members andegoes on to describe changes over the years including former businesses like Husbands Ice Cream and the Commercial hotel. Shirley Cohen’s visit stirs memories of the Kaufman household and the neighborhood’s evolution.
The writer recalls early 20th century Bluefield, noting a now vanished landscape along Bluefield avenue. He mentions Bailey Lumber, Georgia Lumber, Husbands Ice Cream, Bluefield Bottling, Feuchtenberger’s bakery, the Easley Bridge, and the N and W freight station built 1923 to 1925. He notes Beaver high school fire and changes to Wadefield and Bowen field, with St. Luke’s hospital and the sanitarium.
Hollywood gossip item reports Veronica Lake portraying a dope fiend in Lottery's Hurricane with scenes depicting drug use. She questions if the idea is wise while detailing other star happenings and industry plans, including Greer Garson, Scotty Beckett, and Joe Pasternak projects.
A reflective piece celebrates a Christmas tree's magic from festive bright dawn to fading glow. It recalls children’s wonder and kinship, the warm light easing hardship, and how the season brings together families and neighbors in shared joy.
A sentimental ode urges the family Christmas tree to linger another week despite waning daily magic. It celebrates the tree as a symbol of childhood faith and Bethlehem’s story, praising generosity and kindness while noting rising production and consumption in the nation. The piece ends with reflections on changing times and fading opportunities for wonder.
The piece argues against the Tokyo tribunal verdict on Mamoru Shigemitsu, labeling it a miscarriage of justice. It contrasts Western and Russian attitudes, cites letters from British figures urging clemency, and recalls Shigemitsu’s peacemaking efforts and alleged pro allied stance.
A 50 year old item mentions engineers Maine and Wister heading to Giles county to hunt Mrs. J. R. Limeback of Salem North Carolina, while her daughter moved to Bluefield to join her husband. A 40 year old note records Walter Caldwell marrying Virginia Sarver at the bride’s Bland county home near Bishop's chapel. Chief of Police Robert Newkirk hosted a police department banquet at the Stag hotel.
Thirty years ago Guy Rosenbaum, a World War veteran wounded in France, returned home to Graham as the town marked his arrival. The influenza epidemic ban was lifted at Graham, signaling a return to normalcy.
Twenty years ago Roger C. Huffs a Bluefield College student and resident of Bluefield died. John L. Barton a former merchant at Pocahontas Virginia died at Lynchburg.
Ten years ago William R. Harman aged 69 who ran the Glenwood Dairy died suddenly at his residence on Glenwood Park. Merchandise valued at 70459 dollars was stolen from Estee's laces wearing apparel store on Princes Avenue.
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