Noted Motto on Honest Living Echoes in Morning
A brief morning reflection quotes a maxim that life is measured by honesty rather than length, urging a balanced, truthful approach to daily conduct. The fragment evokes a pithy adage about integrity.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
4
Strikes Rise Amid War Effort and Federal Disputes
The nation faces a wave of strikes despite adjusted wage talks and wartime demands. Lumber, Detroit plants, and Montgomery Ward confront government action, while workers’ votes and patriotism are weighed against national unity and looming Europe invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward & Co
Detroit
Pacific Northwest
Great Lumber Region
War Labor Board
Sewell Avery
Chrysler Corporation
Saginaw
Mich
Chevrolet
Providence
Washington
Europe
United States
Revival of Court Access in Price Regulation Debated
Opinion column argues to restore federal court jurisdiction over price regulation disputes, criticizing OPA under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 for delaying justice and limiting appeals. It cites political figures and quotes from Lewis Haney to illustrate concerns about centralized power and debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Emergency Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Washington, D. C
OPA
Congress
Robert Hannegan
St. Louis
Roosevelt
United States
Hague
Kelly Crump
No title provided in readable text Buy a Bond
The passage condemns socialistic ideas and dreamers as unworkable and warns that nations crumble when relying on idle systems. It ends with an imperative to purchase a bond.
Homeward bound flier finds meaning in reunion with wife
An American flier returning from England spoke of his 18 months away flying patrols to neutralize submarine threats. On a bus ride he described Milton, Scott, Wordworth, and Thoreau, English hospitality, and England’s scenery before recognizing the moment he would see his wife waiting in Council Bluffs. The quiet reunion in the depot underscored his purpose and sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Navy
Milton
Scott
Wordworth
Thoreau
Council Bluffs
How Many New Angels Poem by Minnie Hite Moody
A New York Times poem contemplates fallen soldiers as new angels in heaven. It envisions youthful cadets tilting their crowns, sharing light banter, and bearing silent tears amid war. The speaker foresees seasons changing and peace returning, hoping hearts will break when life resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Hite Moody
The
New York Times
Last Ditch Nazi Line Before Rome Overrated
Washington reports that the final Nazi defenses before Rome were promoted as formidable but proved to be modest strongpoints at Valmontone and Villetri. German fortifications relied on mines and barbed wire, while Allied air superiority and flank movements reduced the threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rome
Valmontone
Casilina
Villetri
Mans
Liri
German Maquinal Defenses Fail In Italian Front
Insufficient manpower forces German defenses to abandon holding positions at any cost. The Liri valley shows weak readiness as the Herman Goering division relocates to Rome defense and returns to combat, reflecting broader manpower shortages plaguing German and Soviet fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liri
Herman Goering
Rome
Nazi Tactics and German Resource Strain in Russian Front
The report describes German manpower shortages on the Russian front with reliance on Polish Estonian and Latvian divisions to fill gaps. It notes heavy artillery and tanks and restrictive offensive plans aimed at Russian losses while minimizing German sacrifices. It mentions General Hans Kvbe moving multiple divisions in March and April to counter Soviet forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Kvbe
Sicily
German general hides forces in valleys to avoid air observation
The report notes a German commander relocating by night, living off the country, and drawing partial air support. He fought many battles, shifted positions rapidly, and escaped with 22 divisions, gaining seven since the start by seizing relief garrisons. Russia’s losses and German manpower strain are cited, with armistice terms hinted through Ambassador Winant’s return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hube
Unsian
Hitler
Europe
Winant
Mixed World War II Era Ad Fragments Swap Plans and For Sale
A fragmented classified-style notice lists barter ideas from H J Phillips to exchange guns swords maps planes and talks for circ us gear and Houdini book copies. Address Togo Japan appears with a reward notice by A Schickelguber from Munich. Also items for sale include medals uniforms boots spurs belts and a stiletto with voice throwing gear and tennis equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Phillips
Harry Houdini
Togo
Japan
Cryptic wartime notes on retreats and animal oddities
A fragmented wartime message stream mentions secure retreats with moats and walls, old armor, and a curious plea about locating a composite wolfhound and big cats with missing hide. It includes cryptic references to Goebbels, DeGaulle, Nippon, and Wilhelm with disjointed pleas and taunting tones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gang's
Whiskey dividends and broadside rhetoric in wartime note
A jumble of lines mocks whiskey dividends for stockholders and features a controversial mock quotation attributed to Joseph Goebbels urging sensational anti German rhetoric. The piece references Ruth Page and June weddings, a corkscrew attached stock case, and Allied air attacks framed as murder.
Ramblings on Gotham Park Avenue and Broadway After the War
Vivid sketches of daily life in New York City as a stocky man strolls Park Avenue in a gray coat and green trousers. A contrast of two stout gentlemen, a woman helped from a taxi by a Waldorf doorman, and elegant residents leaving their towers for sunlit strolls. A flower seller, sandwich men on Sixth Avenue, and a taxi driver’s caution amid traffic. Deprecated signs, job ads, and memories of crowds in front of them evoke postwar city life and future Broadway signage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Avenue
Malacca
Waldorf
Sixth Avenue
Stanning
Yankees
Dodgers
Fifty-ninth Street
Central Park
Times Square
Broadway
Downtown hash joint brawl sparks school board chatter and local gossip
A lively downtown brawl between two young women over a suitor draws attention to local social scenes. The piece also notes Tazewell County school board moves including potential principal shifts at Graham and Clear Fork high naming talk, Mercer County board races, and election recount chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oan
Gal No
Dame No
Hung & Haymeker
Broad
Tasewell County School Board
T. Marcus Gillespie
Graham High
Tazewell High
Conley Snidow
Uncle Sam
Boys In Blue
Educ Vy
Graham
Clear Fork High School
Clear Fork
Se Board
Mercer County
Gels
Cana
Se Archer
Florida
Great White Way Transforms Into Daytime Carnival Scene
A writer describes daytime Broadway as a mammoth carnival with crowds and bright activity. A side street room, once a shop, now open to the street, hosts a young man selling face cream to a group of middle aged women more interested in the product than the sales pitch. The narrator notes not looking like a typical New Yorker in a white cap offering sightseeing outs.
Small Voice, Big Valor From a War Bomber’s Leave
A young bomber lieutenant on leave from England recounts 25 missions flown in Liberators over the Continent. He describes decorations including the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal, the British rescue, a ditching in the Channel, and a Baltic mission ended by fuel exhaustion amid heavy weather and cloud cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army Air Force
England
States
Baltic
Forty Years Ago Today Prominent Local Uplifts and Resignations
A retrospective list notes E. L. Long failing to succeed A. Daniels after resignation. H. 4 Nash sold Walnut Grove cemetery to a local agent. Bane Higgin appointed general manager. Dr Jalbert Wallace of Bristol elected to succeed Rev G D Booth as president of King College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Long
A. Daniels
Nash
Walnut Grove
Higgin
Jalbert Wallace
Bristol
G. D. Booth
King College
Mc Dowell official resigns to seek office amid railroad sale
Thirty years ago today B Hampton Gray of Welt resigned as deputy clerk of criminal and circuit courts in Mc Dowell county to run for an office. Reports mention the Kanawha Michigan railroad sale to the Virginian railroad company and a new bank and Mutual Savings and a company planning to bear business by about July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Hampton Gray
Welt
McDowell County
Prince
Kanawha Michigan
Virginian Railroad Company
Mutual Savings and A
New Bank
Welch Dab Organized by McDowell Automobile
J W Blakeley named president and Rev J A Bays pastor led the Welch event. The Bland Street Methodist church to receive honorary doctor of divinity at University of Chattanooga commencement. Closing exercises began at a field college with the baccalaureate sermon at College Avenue Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell Automobile
Welch
J W. Blakeley
J. A. Bays
Bland Street
Meti T
University of Chattanooga
College Avenue Baptist Church
Virginians Win Annual Literary Contest at Bluefield College
The Virginians won the annual literary contest with the John Marshall Society at Bluefield College. Eighty five percent of Virginian Railroad mechanical employees signed with the crafts union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, and the company was to be asked to recognize the union. The regional conference of Virginia Asher Business Women council met here with Miss Preis Schuler, Chicago national officer, as principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall Society
Bluefield College
Virginian Railroad
American Federation of Labor
Virginia Asher Business Womany Council
Preis Schuler
Chicago
Ditching Flight Crew Recalls Bitter Bomber Mission
A veteran air crew describes a tense raid facing bad weather and fuel drain. They target a channel crossing, hit a formation, and manage a crash landing offshore, with others joining in the attack before the crew evades capture. The squadron notes Berlin and Paris raids as common milestones of their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parlin
Throwing The Harpoon
The father of twins is proud and plans to celebrate with heirs and a grand pie for the folks back home. Traffic mishaps in big cities seem to grow, and even neighbors grow suspicious of the married man who brings home a bouquet.
Courage and Skill Save Lives Awarded Silver Star
Capt Harold B. Ashworth, Moundsville physician and U S Army captain serving in Italy, awarded the Silver Star for courage under enemy fire. He crawled to a wounded battery through shelling, gave first aid, and evacuated injured soldiers while wounded himself. Col L P Dewey praises his resolve and saves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold 3B
Ashworth Moundsville
U. S
Italy
L. P. Dewey
First Armored Division
Ashworth
West Virginia
Cap Ashworth
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Berlin
B. Mussollini
Winnie
Franco
Nurles DeGaulle
North Africa
Nippon
Adolf
Wilhelm
Ruth Page
Park and Tiford
Joseph Gorbbels
Poland
Holland
France
Russia
Greece
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Layao Ela
Arthur Briley
GOP
Bailey
Bro
Rudolph Valent
Arthur
Norway
Custa
Phil Johnson
Ration Board
America
Nation Board
Commerce
Scott Streets
Janice Hansen
New Jersey
Marlene Dietrich
Bluefield
Mussybany
Mahama Gandhi
WAC
By John Kieran
Fish Channel
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