Bluefield Daily Telegraph Establishes 1893 Publication
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph, established in 1893, is published each morning by the Daly Telegraph Printing Co. from 12 Bland Street, Bluefield, Virginia. It notes AP membership, post office registration, and subscription rates including 36 cents weekly by carrier and 15 dollars per year by mail within West Virginia.
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Daly Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Lander Vice Causes Double Harm Says Saurin
Read in a local column the quotation on vice by Saurin noting that wrongdoing wounds both the perpetrator and the victim. The passage from Ephesians echoes a call for edifying talk to minister grace to listeners.
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Lander
Saurin
What Will Other Nations Do Toward Helping Selves?
Congress debates how much other nations will contribute to defense as the United States mobilizes for war. Senators warn that Western European states must show plans and willingness to defend themselves before further American troop commitments. Opposition sentiments grow amid Korea's outcome and calls to pull back aid and arms abroad.
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Congress
United States
White House
George
Georgia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
Smith
New Jersey
Truman
Europe
North Atlantic Alliance
Russia
Ireland and Britain union marked by 150 years of change
The article traces the 1801 Act of Union creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and notes the evolution to the modern United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It highlights Ireland’s Catholic oppression prior to reform and shifts in representation, including Northern Ireland’s 12 MPs and the rise of nationalist parties.
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Ireland
Great Britain
United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Pitt
House of Lords
House of Commons
Great Britain and Ireland
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
Southern Ireland
Eire
London
Irish Nationalist Party
Union of Northeen
GOP To Be Heard From In 82nd Congress
The Republican party will have its largest Senate minority in 16 years and its second largest House minority as the 82nd Congress convenes January 3. Robert A Taft, called Mister Republican, rises as the GOP Senate leader amid debates over isolationism and foreign policy, including votes against conscription lend lease and UN participation.
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Europe
Taft
Roosevelt
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Enery Commission
Sen
Lodge
Mass
Ives
N. Y
Bob
Korea
Vandenberg
GOP
Ohio
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Hanna
Republican Party
Senate
House
White House
Robert Alphonso Taft
Grant
Congress
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Great Britain
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Tait
U.S
Editorial Comment Urges Unity Over Acheson in State Post
The Hayti Herald Enterprise criticizes President Truman for not opposing Acheson retention, arguing national welfare should override loyalty to officials. It contrasts with Stalin’s three arms doctrine cited by the Milwaukee Journal as the path to fighting and peace.
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Truman
Acheson
Hayti
Herald-Enterprise
Stalin
Soviet Russia
Milwaukee Journal
Death Of The Leaves In Autumn’s Quiet Passage
A reflective poem depicts trees shedding leaves as autumn winds move through. Children wade among fallen red and gold foliage while a hunter and hound tread the frost-tinged ground. The tale hints at cycles of decay nourishing soil and spring’s renewal, with leaves turning to rich earth.
Debates Split GOP over Acheson and Europe Policy
Washington briefs report tensions within the Republican Party sparked by Herbert Hoover's Europe speech. Taft and Dewey lead isolationist and nonisolations, while internal clashes over Acheson loom ahead of Brussels talks. Curtain talks and caucus arguments show a party divided on foreign policy and leadership.
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Washington
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Taft
Dewey
Ives
New York
U.S. Senate
Vandenberg
State Acheson
Senate
Capital
George Marshall
FBI
Defense
Anna Rosenberg
Truman
Gerald L. K. Smith
Joe McCarthy
Fulton Lewis
Senate Armed Services Committee
George Cain
Dick Russell
Georgia
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Western
Russia
Ruhr
Rhineland
Hoov
Brussels
Eisenhower
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Bevin
West Germany
Acheson
Germany
Hamburg
Bremen
England
Lipstick for men and other reflections on living
A column mixing medical curiosity about lipstick as lip cancer protection with social witticisms and anecdotes. It quotes Dr. Herbert Rattner on lipstick benefiting men and notes wives spotting lipstick at a distance. The piece weaves tales of romance missteps and a Harry Lauder anecdote about fishing and advice on living well.
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Herbert R. Rattner
Northwestern University Medical School
Faye Emerson
Christmas mood shifts in Washington amid postwar unease
Robert Ruark notes a frenzied Christmas calm in Washington as people seek simple joys amid fear for the future. He observes more decorations and family gatherings as a respite from Korea, McCarthy era tensions, and economic worries, with a push to reconnect amid uncertain times.
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Washington
Korea
Senator McCarthy
Public mood shifts toward isolation amid global tension
In Washington and nationwide, anxiety over international events dominates conversations from bars to front pages. The author notes a rising urge to withdraw from international involvement as leadership is debated and people discuss foreign policy in earnest, reflecting a new public preoccupation with isolation.
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Washington
Sonny Wisecarver
America
Truman
Public mood shifts from grand war focus to simple pleasures
In a reflection on wartime life and national concern, readers note a drift from serious topics to everyday joys. The piece mentions Miss Truman, Santa Claus, and a desire for a quiet holiday amid fears of long-term global tension. It contrasts past wartime gravity with current public sentiment.
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Lean Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
State Department
Acheson
Taft
Arthur Watkins
Utah
George Malone
Nevada
Saltonstall
Morse
Gurney
Tobey
New Hampshire
Smith
New Jersey
Maine
Aiken
Vermont
Cordon
Oregon
Lodge
Hendrickson
Thye
Minnesota
Ives
New York
Santa Claus
Malik
Speculation on Emergency Powers and Public Figures
The piece imagines potential duties under a state of emergency, suggesting Peg Pegs for Peiping and a host of others. It muses on Margaret Truman as a famed singer, Bernard Baruch guiding treasury funds, and Drew Pearson polishing General Vaughan's sword, all in a satirical tone.
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Westbrook Pegler
Truman
Peiping
Peg
Mao Tsetune
Roosevelt
Margaret Truman
Metropolitan Opera House
Enrico Caruso
Geraldine Farrar
Independence
Bernard Baruch
Democratic Party
Drew Pearson
Vaughan
President urges austerity and productivity in wartime tone
The writer argues for stiff austerity to pull the country from crisis, proposing ending professional baseball, mobilizing sports and entertainment figures, and directing actors and crew to war industries or service. He laments lax postwar living and calls for longer workdays and a stronger national effort.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Satirical musings on inflation and politics
A clipped essay tone criticizes inflation and corruption, mocks gadgets deemed patented or useless, and mocks political discourse. The narrator likens media and politics to morning sun with a hangover and calls criticism an art that stops short of offering real alternatives.
Disheartened Miss Sees Life Spare Her Despite Drowning Thoughts
A fragmented note hints a worried Western reader, a girl unable to end her life because she is too good a swimmer. The passage then shifts to a cynical remark about the United Nations making another roundabout effort, described as “around the bush.”
Moral Belt Tightening in Christmas Office Parties
The piece urges restraint at office parties as Christmas approaches, condemns excess and liquor, and calls for charity toward orphans and the sick. It argues that moral laxity threatens the nation, honors soldiers in Korea, and stresses the need for austerity and civic duty.
Senator Soaper Warns About Drug Claims
A writer on the pageant appears skeptical of new drug ingredients and questions their touted benefits, noting public curiosity and doubt about recent medical claims.
Fifty Years Ago F P S Easley Roanoke Trip Report
Daily Telegraph notes Easley returned from a business trip to Roanoke and George Harris died at his Bluefield home. Pocahontas waged a wet and dry fight while Miss Bessie Farley of Athens married R C Spangler of Bramwell.
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FP. S. Easley
Roanoke
George Harris
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Bessie Farley
Athens
R. C. Spangler
Bramwell
Charlies Woolworth
Inez Clifton
Graham
B. B. Hunt
Mercer County
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