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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1955
Page
4
Fragmentary note from 1866 1953 publication shows editorial boilerplate for The Daily Telegraph Co. listing address 413 Bland Street Bluetieis and Associated Press affiliation. Rates and circulation details are obscured by garbled OCR.
The excerpt cites I Peter 1 19 and notes two aims in Christ's purchasing redemption his satisfaction and his merit. It reflects a doctrinal summary from Edwards.
Army considers olive drab alternatives while stockpiles dwindle. Frank Higgins cites embarrassment of seeing laborers in cast-off olive drab, but Navy favors bell bottoms over new looks. Sailors resist changes, while working uniforms in khaki faded out and green carried on. The final choice may hinge on the influence of women voters.
Travel agencies report a surge in trips nationwide with steamships nearly booked solid this season. Reservations are difficult to obtain and travelers are urged to plan well in advance as hotels and resorts fill up across East and West Coasts, national parks, and southern destinations.
The piece notes how custom combining has grown in breadth as Kansas crews cut wheat in Texas and travel northward through Oklahoma toward Kansas and Canada. It contrasts long harvests and the labor intensity of farm work with the freedom of moving with the crops and avoiding heavy machinery costs. It ends with a cultural aside referencing the song Don't Fence Me In and Russia.
Ray Tucker surveys a wary Republican mood as Eisenhower weighs a 1956 bid. Dissenters fear a one term approach while supporters hail his independence, pledging honesty and economy if he runs. Controversies touch tax, farm payments, wages, immigration, and civil rights.
Washington notes describe John J. Scheppe of Trenton NJ patenting electric lawnmower self steering via touch buttons and solenoids. Government hiring for patent examiners at modest salaries amid a backlog and ongoing inventor delays. Mentioned are Harold Meyers of North Branch NJ necktie dimpler patent and Frank D. Adamy of Bellwood NJ pipe drier patent with other inventors waiting on grants in 1952.
The column lists inventors from several states including Jack N. Powell of Warsaw Indiana who developed a self opening cap for beer and soda bottles with a built in lever. Theodore L. Foley and John W. Davis of Red Bluff California produced an electric toothbrush adjustable to any comfortable speed.
Dick Powell June Allyson reveal Pamrie productions bought two Oscar scripts. Maureen Connolly to marry teased. Molly Berns from New York’s 21 notes Adilers’ party arrival. Sinatra attends solo while Nancy discusses their son. Jacques Bergerac open to Ginger Rogers project. Gary Cooper chatty amid studio chatter.
Elmer Roessner surveys shifts in U S government: federal restraint on expansion grows slower. state and local governments gain roles with funding strains. county power wanes. cities seek more control. new special authorities manage transit, highways, and ports with limited voter oversight and bidding requirements.
The piece discusses a shift toward powerful government entities like the New York Port Authority and the potential impact on cities counties and states with future trends uncertain. It notes silver prices near 90 cents and forecasts on coffee and agricultural exports with agencies predicting 3.2 billion dollars in exports by year end.
Raymond Moley notes the Conservative Party holds a sizable vote of confidence while Labour remains a strong opposition. Both main parties back welfare state programs, medical care, subsidized housing, low income tax relief, and expanded schools and hospitals, with differences mainly in emphasis and organizational strength.
Conservatives and Labor diverge on the nation’s path with pedience and theory shaping direction while agreeing on state control of resources. Labor relies on intellectuals but lacks seasoned administrators. Conservatives benefit from political machinery and skilled leadership, suggesting voter forgiveness of the past.
A Washington man declares defiance and pride when confronted about service, stating he will not be pushed around by communists and indicating expectations about his own sons' military duties. The remark reflects postwar tensions and local sentiment on service.
In London discussions, Geo Sokolsky argues the United States has been poorly served on China policy. He warns that a U S Britain split would threaten Western civilization and stresses that the U S has a treaty to defend Quemoy and Matsu, while criticizing British misunderstandings and the need to inform allies of American positions.
Daily Telegraph notes from fifty years ago recall funeral services in Charleston for former Governor E Willis Wilson. H G Thorn of Princeton visited Bluefield while J A French of Matoaka, school superintendent, was in town. A bitter fight to save Leo Frank from the gallows drew attention.
A Kansas note ponders whether a former FBI ten most wanted member can reclaim a spot or must wait, while musing on a European neutral buffer zone amid a guided missile threat. The column muses on spring poetry, strawberry shortcake, and the woes of soggy desserts.
Rep James Roosevelt plans to push legislation splitting major oil companies from gasoline retailing after witnesses testified to coercive stocking practices by Shell and Standard Oil of Kentucky. The measure aims to restore independent dealers' freedom, though passage this session seems unlikely.
Poem fragment describes sea gulls perched and their flight as more lovely than beauty. Words in a dictionary drift through thought, each becoming an Argonaut of word and gull on quest. Flight transforms the word into a golden, beautiful thing.
A brief note expresses sympathy for the Washington Evening Journal and reflects on the strain the president faces amid minor department squabbles he may not have heard about.
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