Bluefield Daily Telegraph Local History Note
This snippet shows masthead details of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph from its 19th and 20th century presentation. It lists establishment year, publication days, classified matter status, Associated Press affiliation, and subscription rates for carriers and mail service across West Virginia and other zones.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
West Virginia
Quote fragments from a sermon or religious reflection
A dated religious fragment presents moral guidance praising mildness and self-control. The line cautions against wickedness and hidden intents, urging restraint of the tongue and spiritual discipline. No identifiable people or events are named.
Time Arrives For A Great Political Decision
Citizens face three national conventions in Philadelphia as Republicans Democrats and a third party debate future leadership. The piece urges careful study of platform promises and stresses the stakes for peace and prosperity amid wartime legacies and postwar challenges. It also warns of rising highway dangers during the Decoration Day period and calls for stricter traffic laws and penalties.
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Philadelphia
America
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Truman
Death Toll On The Holiday Highway Surges
The piece laments high highway death tolls as brain muddled drivers and reckless behavior push accident totals beyond prior safety council estimates, reflecting national anxiety during holiday travel and a spike in fatalities.
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United States
National Safety Council
Official Weakness Behind Disturbing VOA Broadcasts
The piece blames government mishandling for ridiculed and libelous Voice of America content. It cites prior congressional findings on weak programs and reduced funding, noting careless supervision and inappropriate material. It ends with a practical note that dogs in others' gardens invite trouble, linking responsibility to disciplined oversight.
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Voice of America
Department of Government
Russia
Congress
Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt Memoirs Critique Highlights Subterfuge
A commentator laments that current Roosevelt administration memoirs reveal more subterfuge and double-dealing than critics alleged, promising relief once these writings are published.
Taxpayer Holds All The Cards In Defense Cost Debate
Editorial argues May 24 figures show defense, veterans and foreign aid costs for 1949 exceed prior budgets. It urges taxpayers to scrutinize peace costs and resist political manipulation, noting the November election as pivotal.
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United States News and
Word Report
Richmond
Times-Dispatch
Dem
Garden Gift Brightens a Grieving Heart
A speaker recalls seeking rest in the shade of a tree planted in happier days and asks for relief from heartache. The reply arrives as a garden full of bright blooming flowers, offering solace to the lonely hours. Nellie Braggel is cited with a mention of “Pasque Petals.”
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Nellie Braggel
Pearson letter to Stalin urges people to people peace effort
Drew Pearson recounts how US Russia talks have faltered and proposes a new Friendship Train to the Soviet Union. The letter to Premier Stalin appeals for lifting the iron curtain and delivering nonpolitical aid to Russian children to prove Americans seek friendship not war.
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Washington
Europe
Russia
Moscow Radio
State Department
Canada
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Washington, D. C
California
New York
Brotherhood of Man
France
Italy
Germany
Austria
America
United States
Soviet Union
Drew Pearson
Home bleachers and the TV era reshape the family fireside
The article envisions the living room becoming a global stage as TV brings a nonstop parade of conventions, sports, ads, and entertainment into homes. It contrasts tranquil past firesides with today’s bustling, public-facing domestic space and notes the pervasive reach of media into daily life.
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Grand Central Terminal
Ebbett’s
Out where the West begins in a fragmentary dispatch
The item presents a garbled, era voice piece mentioning voting urgency and satirical lines about politics and public figures. It references Caleb Peck in infirmary, John L. Lewis, and President Truman with a mix of quips about world peace and media contests.
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Zeke Clay
Caleb Peck
First appearance of Johnny Reed amid Walnut Theatre lore
An aged former press agent recalls Johnny Reed a long time theatre worker at Philadelphia’s Walnut Theatre from 1845 to 1889. Reed lit gas footlights with a wax taper, cued actors from the wings, watched every show, and preferred classic drama especially Hamlet with Richard Mansfield.
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Johnny Reed
Richard Mansfield
Reed
America
Walnut Theatre
Philadelphia
Johnny
Police Gazette
Skull of Yorick in Mansfield Hamlet Staging Story
The will stipulated Johnny Reed the gaslighter be macerated for Yorick’s skull to appear on stage in Richard Mansfield's Hamlet. Reed’s skull was used by Mansfield until his death, but Mansfield forbade publicity tied to the skull and the soliloquy notes.
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Desdemona
Johnny Reed
Yorick
Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
Ham
Week Away From New York Inspires Reflections and Reunions
The writer recalls a brief trip away from New York, detailing encounters with May in the hospital, family visits in Algonac, a trip to Michigan, and a reunion with Detroit News editor Fred Gaertner Jr. He describes river conditions, fishing hopes, and a hospital stay while recounting friendships with Annie May’s relatives and local figures.
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New York
Hudson River
May
Broadway
Michigan
Katherine Wagner
Ray Smith
Mrs. Reynolds
Algofiac Courier
Detroit News
Fred Gaertner Jr
Return To New York Thrilling After Thp Return To New York
A reminiscence recounts a New York return with details of an evening gown, dinners including two inch steaks, and a dessert. The tale mentions Frank and his band performing Nature Boy, a gracious gesture at a mother’s birth day party, and a meeting with Skipper Schwimmer in the Indian Room. Schwimmer, a Detroit resident aged 68 with 13 grandchildren, is described as a camera dealer, dancer, and composer. He sang and danced at a party, then the author notes travel details and a chat with brake man Basil H. Sloan.
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Frank
Skipper Schwimmer
Skipper
Detroit
Teonita
Rhumba Orchestra
Skip
Sonia Henie
Sonny
Charlie Chaplin
Monsieur Verdoux
England
Glenn Ford
Eleanor Powell
Eleanor
John Payne
Manan
Gloria de Haven
Glorie
John
Joan Caulfield
Hollywood
Edward Small
June Allyson
Dick Powell
Ace
Phil Berg
June
Helen Hayes
Mervyn
le Roy
Marmee
Binnie Barnes
Don Lee Mutual Broadcasting
Centennial
California
Toni Doyle
Mal Boyd
Dennis Morgan
Warner
Gordon McCrea
Gordon
Morgan
Jack Carson
Dennis
Doris Day
Chili Williams
Pat Neal
Deanna Durbin
Howard Duff
Howe
Sam Spade
Deanena
Joan Fontaine
Victor Mature
LaGuna Beach
Benedict
Hollywood gossip swirls around Rex Harrison and stars
Hollywood columnist SHEILOR GRAHAM reports Rex Harrison refusing The Gay Pur suit as a woman’s picture and toggles amid star pairings with Gene Tierney, Bing Crosby’s withdrawal from Harvey boosts Jimmy Stewart, plus updates on Hughes RKO plans, Chaplin’s Verdoux, and other industry twists.
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Hollywood
Rex Harrison
Gene Tierney
Rex
Jimmy Stewart
Bing Crosby
Harvey
John) Beck
Jimmy
Crosby
Bing
Stewart
Howard Hughes
RKO
Jane Rusell
Jack Beutel
Ray Milland
Clive
de Havilland
Powers-That-Be
Fifty Years Ago in Bluefield News Highlights
Items from fifty years ago note Dr T B Peery's health clinic return to Bluefield a new city council assumes office and the West Virginia militia leaves Bluefield for Port Benjamin Harrison Indiana for the state encampment.
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T. B. Peery
Bluefield
Tazewell
Bluefield Company
West Virginia
Port
Benjamin Harrison
Ind
van Cleve
New Bluefield
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