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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
4
A compact reflection cites Romans 12 18 urging peaceful coexistence and quotes Shakespeare on modesty and humility. The note blends biblical injunction with literary wisdom for daily conduct.
Senator Elbert D. Thomas urged re electing Franklin D. Roosevelt as an indispensable wartime leader in a keynote at Utah Democratic state convention in Salt Lake City. He warned a Republican victory would leave unclear how the war ends and argued Americans possess leaders capable of guiding the nation beyond a four term Roosevelt.
The Fortune Farm Column notes higher livestock counts than ten year averages with 82 200 000 cattle and 83 800 000 hogs as of January 1 while livestock and products revenues exceed crop gains. It warns feed demand of 145 794 000 tons with a 12 percent shortfall and argues ceilings on feeds hide rising costs and risk livestock production as war ends loom.
Lloyds of London exposes a bold wager on the Allied invasion risk calling it a 33 to 1 survival gamble for a million men involved. The firm will back its appraisal with real money as it dismisses Hitler’s expected slaughter and frames the invasion as survivable for most soldiers.
After Pearl Harbor the government requisitioned most domestic airliners to support wartime needs, leaving under 200 planes for private use. The piece argues for restoring equipment to commercial airlines to speed troop and cargo movement without hurting the war effort, citing Senator O Danial on rising national debt and calling for sane constitutional governance.
West Virginia bonds attract buyers as the State Road Commissioner Ernest L. Bailey sells 400000 dollars of bridge revenue refunding bonds for the Point Pleasant bridge. The new bonds average 1.7 percent, about half the prior 3 percent, saving 73355 dollars in interest and shortening debt life by five years, signaling strong investor confidence in the state's fiscal health.
A poem depicts a shepherd whose flock wanders as a rebel is executed in Judea. The羊 find their way to Golgotha and graze beneath a rising cross, while a shepherd new or old contends with the rabble. The final lines mention crosses and a bond purchase in Washington Street.
A cautious Hull statement outlines a postwar timetable tied to military progress and planned United Nations talks abroad after July. Senators McCarran and Missouri officials express anger, suspecting Berle reached broader air settlement with Lord Beaverbrook in London without disclosure.
The passage notes that McCarran cut his postwar air bill into two parts to protect the domestic component if the international portion fails. It suggests fears of a fait accompli leaving the public and viewers without viable options and cites harsh criticism of Montgomery Ward seizure as evidence of power limits.
Report details Governor Bricker leading an unpledged bloc in Harrisburg with over 200 delegates, aiming to influence the GOP nomination. Roy D. Moore runs Bricker campaign HQs after Dewey’s Wisconsin primary win, while official party lines remain unsettled and no clear anti-Dewey movement appears.
A humor piece lampoons Henry Kaiser era heroics by showing a husband overwhelmed by domestic tasks. A dissatisfied wife contrasts his failings with Kaiser’s prowess as a do‑it‑all problem solver, while the dog pill scene and a salesman jibe close the sketch. The mock rally ends noting the new bill’s simplicity for lawyers to read.
The Rev. C. H. Paulson, assistant secretary of the Railroad Y M C A in town for about a year, has resigned to take a similar role with the Co. and O. railroad in Russell Kentucky. Word also notes a Tidewater railroad plan to extend toward Norfolk with a surgeon opening in the city.
The old frame structure beside Graham Pharmacy is torn down to clear space for the Graham Hardware plant. Norfolk and Western yard engineer Hugh Douthat suffered injuries after leaping from his engine to avoid collision with a line engine moving east. Graham passes an anti public assemblage ordinance to curb smallpox cases.
In a Hollywood style profile, Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse are celebrated as the Oscar winning cartoon duo created by Hanna and Barbera. The piece notes their unglamorous origins, rapid rise from 1937 staff to directors, and their landmark Academy Award the first in its category against Walt Disney.
The wartime issue drives fashion and norms as bikinis shrink and teens work on farms. civilians gain 800000 telephone sets a year yet talk time is limited. Navy bans beer on war vessels while doctors warn stale air harms health and youths keep practicing it daily.
A garbled column riffs on politics and lighter curiosities. Mentions the Du Ponts offering a chemical for mud, a Marine recovering from illness, Hitler shaving himself, Morgenthau remarks, Kate Smith, and a cloth treatment that could double suit life alongside a tangential note on marriage.
A vintage page ad notes Mrs. Roosevelt endorsing a bed as perfectly constructed and indestructible. The First Lady's written praise claims the bed never squeaks or chips and withstands temperature changes. The reader also references stock market chatter and railroad advertisements.
A brief wartime pun hints at a zoo or racing scene with a character nicknamed Addict making a quip about an invasion. The text is a terse joke style release by Associated Newspapers.
John Selby writes that A Book a Day criticizes Perelman calling One Like a Fox the funniest book in months. The reviewer jokes about the author possibly being behind much of One Touch of Venus.
Voters in Graham plan a June 10 election for municipal officers and to decide the proposed name change to Bluefield. Dr. John W. Withers of New York University will deliver the commencement address at Concord State College. A cyclone hit Now, Virginia, causing widespread destruction and damage.
J Sublette of mece Flour and Feed was elected president of the Bluefield Credit Men's association at its annual meeting. J Hudson Huffard of the Chicago House Furnishing company was named president of the Bluefield Business Men's association. Billups and Williman of Huntington won the contract for surface treatment between Princeton and Glen.
A 1929 onward collection of Perelman satire uses literal reversal to spark nonsense. The pieces, many reprinted from magazines, include a favorite “Hold That Christmas Tiger” and a comic trolley of misreadings, urban oddities, and public embarrassments.
History notes the first fatal air crash in 1100 as a Saracen of Constantinople using fan-like wings leapt from the aerodrome tower gliding a short distance before dying in the fall.
Society notes detail meetings and sightings around New York including Henry Morgenthau Jr. and Barry Wood in a St. Regis elevator, Eddie Cantor and Marion Hutton at Fifth Avenue, and stars like Irene Dunne and Mae West. Kathleen Cotter Gross’s song rises toward hit status with Frank Mann and Bing Crosby attached. Mark Warnow signs a Carnegie Hall contract for a Victory Jubilee concert. Vido Musso joins Herman’s band after a brief Marine deferment lapse.
A garbled parade of celebrities and socialites appears in a hazy New York scene. Vague references to Herman, Irvin H Ja rom, Lisette Versa, Edd Wynn, Milland, Patricia Morison, Marshall Dalley and Goering-era airfield tales paint a portrait of social life and wartime reminiscence amid luxury venues and Park Avenue gossip.
John Kieran reviews comments on Rudolf Diesel and the diesel engine origin, potential aircraft use, and naval adoption. He cites Captain Eddie Rickenbacker’s interest, then shifts to poetry quotes and a metric system debate, listing weapons produced for World War II and urging peaceful postwar production.
The fifteenth convention of the Mine Inspectors Institute of America meets in Charleston West Virginia June 5 6. Patrick A Grady of Allock Kentucky presides. The event includesRegistration and a reception followed by a dinner Monday evening honoring Neely. West Virginia hosts this sixth time. Fifteen states attended last year's Columbus Ohio meeting. New officers will be elected.
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