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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
5
The phrase credits Collins with a motto about rational thinking guiding decisions. It reflects a quotation-style note rather than a news item or event. No identifiable persons, organizations, or places are substantiated in the readable text.
The Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell urges Russia to match Britain in freeing peoples and granting autonomy. He labels Soviet anti colonial rhetoric hypocritical as he cites Indonesia India Burma and others freed or seeking self rule while Russia and other powers push expansion. He asks which peoples have you freed lately.
The Chinese government promised on Sept 10 to release 29 Americans held in China but by today 14 remain detained. The State Department kept quiet to protect remaining captives as Ambassador Johnson pressed Geneva talks. China also claimed the US blocks Chinese student departures while only a few had been refused permission.
Washington intelligence officials cite a Herald-News piece by Dr. Alexander Balinky on a Moscow drive to lure refugees back to the USSR. The letter claims Western life is harsh and promises amnesty, while officials note Moscow locals abroad face real perks, casting doubt on the appeal.
Hollywood gossip notes Ronnie Knox tests at Warner after holidays with Dorothy Malone. if offered a contract he may quit UCLA football. Greg Peck drives a bargain price station wagon and funds his ex wife Greta’s college endowment. Peggy King set for Mocambo opening. Lew Ayres rediscovers acting with gray temples. Elena Verdugo fronts Meet Millie safety belts. Marisa Pavan and Pete Rugolo dating. Rosemarie Bowe back with Jack Van Zandt. Kirk Douglas to shoot The Viking in Scandinavia. Jennifer Jones resurfaces after winning compo award. Lucille Ball suffers from gung-ho stunts on Lucy Meets Queen. Greg Bautzer and Dana Wynter in Palm Springs spots. Marilyn Monroe leases NYC apartment and plans rapid returns after projects.
Elmer Roessner notes a New York University study by Dr. Willard M. Thompson showing sales success comes from understanding customer needs, not inborn traits. The research lists 12 key practices including greetings, probing questions, presenting facts, handling objections, and building customer relationships for repeat business.
Expert Dr. Thompson reports sales talks favor positive framing and honesty. He notes corrections rarely occur unless asked and that agreement reduces resistance, fostering selling climate. Navy termite repellents tested in field. IRS guides aid farmers and tax filings. Confetti stains warned by rug cleaners. moisture dissolves dyes into fabrics.
Constantine Brown reflects on Christmas as a global fellowship, noting its Christian roots and universal observances in Japan and America. He contrasts sacred calm on Christmas Eve with festive day joy, and laments modern commercialization while recalling simple childhood toys and homemade gifts.
A reflection on Christmas as material wealth grows while spiritual meaning may wane. The piece questions whether costly toys replace simple joys from decades past and whether monetary value reflects inner value as children play around the tree with imagined trains and yardmaster scenes.
In New York a street talk yarn follows Stitch, a clever thief, who falls for a cultured dame and learns about reading, brains, and love. Two head Charlie recalls Stitch’s schemes and a jailhouse romance as the speaker riffs on books and class. The tale ends with Stitch praising reading as free and dame dynamics in a city nightlife.
Stitch brags about being a booster for books and slips into big words. A lone thief who rents time in Jersey breaks into a gas station and evades alarms before returning home to his wife as the cops arrive.
The essay argues the passport and visa system shapes American travel and image. It cites 1955 figures showing 689,674 visas and 473,703 passports issued in 10 months, 401 passport refusals, 13 due to Communism, 6 for political activity, and notes nonquota refugees at 52,072. It compares quotas versus nonquota entrants, discusses reciprocity, and warns of devaluing the passport if misused.
A compact retrospective lists local names and events from five to ten decades ago. It records visitors from J T Kendrick of Tazewell and J D Hewett and H M Bowen of Bramwell, a D E French trip to Richmond, and other residents visiting relatives or advancing local business.
Senator Soaper argues highway statistics show better driving by the average motorist, while noting fewer agricultural drivers. He says winter safety improves if roads have less space for sleds between cars, and critics urge action to match rhetoric regarding GOA and John Foster Dulles.
Senator Kefauver plans to urge appointment of special senate counsel to review the Dixon Yates affair and related conflicts of interest. He cites Brownell's actions and prior cases with Brandeis and Roberts as precedents for bypassing the Justice Department. He also notes Onassis and Talbott cases as exemplars of prosecutorial missteps.
A short poem asks God to guard a young girl's soul and beauty like violets, guiding her away from vanity While the speaker prays for Christ's sake that the child finds joy in prayer before sleep.
Jacksonville readers are warned of rising ulcers among women linked to stress from family duties. Dr. John Cox of Memphis suggests balancing childrearing with husband involvement and questions whether vitamin pills for children might affect mothers health. The note ends with a geopolitical quote from Premier Bulganin on foreign troops in Europe.
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