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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1941
Page
5
The fragment cites Ecclesiastes insisting that human work is judged and that God directs events. A secondary line credits Aleuin with a view that maxims rationalize divine guidance. The text reads as a brief meditative pairing on duty and providence.
The piece notes military experts doubt holding the Philippines in a future war while praising U S support since the Spanish-American War. It traces American policing, schooling, defenses, and gradual independence steps leading to a 1946 full self government target, with concerns about Japan and European Nazi threats shaping global strategy.
The article argues Franco’s regime remains beholden to Berlin and Rome for millions, with Axis requisitions driving hunger in Spain. It warns that if Germany invades Gibraltar, Spaniards could resist privately while the nation suffers from deprivation and emaciation caused by Nazi plunder. It also critiques U S unemployment relief and calls for tax reform and price controls.
The Huntington Advertiser notes official unemployment around 1.6 million, down from 1929 levels near 3.3 million, but warns a growing Army and Navy expansion risks a national labor shortage. It suggests mobilizing women and older workers to sustain industry and war effort.
A patriotic poem praising the American flag and its symbols. The speaker calls for God to preserve the nation and expresses pride, sacrifice, and hope for a brave and glorious America led by devotion to liberty and country.
Washington reports Japan has a long range 8000 mile submarine fleet likely numbering about 30 boats. These subs threaten Pacific coast shipping but are not from Mexican bases. Adm Leahy is due back from Vichy to lead new Allied commands as debates over air bases and strategy unfold.
Nonsensical OCR reads like a wartime house memo with scattered terms. References to ammonia use in military activity, debt from social pressures, and a mention of a fireless space measure of about 18 by 18 by 4 inches appear amid garbled phrases and stray letters.
A literary piece on air battles cites the O'Donnells and the Kellys as the fliers who met Nippon forces in the air. It adds later lines about a chorus of names and a light critique of film and theatre, with humorous asides on Christmas gifts and New Year resolutions.
A four volume Macmillan edition collects F D Roosevelt papers and speeches from 1937 to 1900 with introductions and verbatim conference records. Notable items include the 1937 quarantine speech and the 1940 stab in the back address.
The Maspero guide notes scarabs linked to New Year celebrations in ancient Egypt. Scarabs symbolize the soul and were used as jewelry motifs and amulets. Worn as rings, seats, or pendants, they carried wishes for life and divine blessings from May or Isis, Bastet, or Ra for the coming year.
A journalist recalls the Normandie arrival in New York and a chilling tale about rats gnawing a chapel image of Jesus aboard the ship. The tale resurfaced after the vessel lay derelict, with officials denying it yet lingering as urban legend.
Federal Judge Ben Moore in Charleston West Virginia set aside a 1485 50 verdict for Dr Boyd E P Dickerson of Abingdon Virginia in an insurance suit to recover a loss under an iron safe clause. The case involved a 5000 policy issued by Franklin National Insurance Company of New York. Five other suits are pending in federal and state courts, with total policies amounting to 30.
Mountain Fork Lumber company moves from McDowell to a new Pineville area camp on Pinnacle Creek Wyoming county and starts sowing virgin timber. The Rye field headquartered firm built a mill boarding house commissary and 14 employee homes with more planned. President H. Belcher notes 12 000 acre Wyoming tract mirrors the former McDowell area and foresees strong domestic demand driven by defense projects.
West Virginia defense councils must be formed quickly to handle rationing starting January 5. Each county will have a three member board to administer rationing and must be appointed by local defense councils. Home guards and Civilian Defense groups await council creation as about half the counties have none. Bachmann stressed urgency and outlined the program after a radio address.
Dr. C A Johnston returns from business travel to Baltimore as four smallpox cases are reported locally. Thirty years ago, A E Kelly took over as secretary of the Sine Sino Taeenee and Gur C Dunn wed. Charlie Garrettt loses the relief eye in an accident with a horse. Catherine Pruner of Welch dies at Marina. The Graham Hunt club stages a big chase. Joe Sanders elected president of the county bar association. Kathryn Hatcher and Stuart Mills wed. Minnie Slifkin passes New York state bar exams.
An advertisement promotes Jimmy's Restaurant in Bluefield West Virginia praising excellent steaks and sea dinners with a promise of choice food and service for diners seeking hearty meals.
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