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Bluefield Daily Telegraph publisher details entry as second class matter since 1893. Subscription rates listed: 30 cents weekly by carrier and 12.00 per year by mail in West Virginia zones. other zones priced on application. Associated Press note and advertising rep agency named.
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Foreign To Appreciation Of True Americanism
Two young Americans renounce U S citizenship and move to Germany to labor, citing similar motives of atonement for wartime actions as ex fighter pilots. The piece questions public figures positions on the presidential race and party loyalties while urging clear statements from Eisenhower and Vandenberg amid looming conventions.
Old English blessing echoes in quiet night vigil
A reflective note frames the verse from Psalms 90 4, contrasting fleeting human time with steadfast divine presence across epochs. The speaker invokes a morning greeting as a serene spiritual musing unfolds in timeless imagery.
Failure To Prepare For Natural Perils
A flood disaster in Oregon highlights destruction from failed dikes and public protective works. The piece argues mislocated towns and inadequate flood barriers caused loss of life and property, blaming insufficient public works and engineering cost-cutting. It calls for stronger, better funded infrastructure nationwide.
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Oregon
Mentioned Candidates Do Not Explain Their Position
Two presidential possibilities, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, fail to specify their stance. Eisenhower warned against drafting him for the Democratic ticket, while Vandenberg told Yale seniors he has no desire for the presidency and urged them to drop their draft movement. Both have not ruled out nomination if drafted, but emphasize remaining in their current roles.
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Columbia University
Senate
Senator Vandenberg
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Truman
Yale University Law School
Vandenberg
Yale Law
Michigan
Sherman
Gen. Eisenhower
Washington
Wisconsin
General MacArthur
MacArthur
Joe Keenan
Japan
White House
Keenan
Tokyo
National Airport
United States
Perr Andeeriraphies
John L. Lewis
Ray Edmundson
United Mine Workers’ District 12
Tinois
Kansas City
District 50
John L
Illinois
Edmundson
Lewis
UMW
A. F
L. Islesman
Helicopter Taxis Are Predicted For Near Future
The article notes a pilot program for mail transport via helicopter between Chicago airport downtown and 43 suburban stations. It discusses a potential passenger clause, predicting air taxi service within five years, while Civil Aeronautics Board objections are mentioned and comparisons are drawn to historic mail and transport systems.
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Helicopter Air Service, Inc
Chicago
Ben Reidy
Civil Aeronautics Board
Iron Horse
Editorial Comment RACIALISM IN AFRICA
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch analyzes racial politics in Africa with focus on South Africa. It notes white domination as key in Smuts and Nationalists stance, the role of English and Dutch white groups, and the Indian community's political awakening alongside Gandhi lineage in Africa. Smuts, aged 78, is portrayed as a Boer War veteran and Versailles signatory amid debate over British Commonwealth membership versus full independence for South Africa.
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United States
Union of South Africa
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Nationalist
South Africa
Eost
India
Mahandas
K. Gandhi
Marshal Smuts
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Queen of My Garden A Red Rose Araminta Walk
Poem praising a red rose as the garden queen. Mentions long buds unfolding into large fragrant flowers and dark green leaves. The verse credits Araminta Walk and centers on the rose as supreme in the garden.
MacArthur and Truman clash over return and Illinois power plays
Before the Wisconsin primary Democratic leaders hesitated about a MacArthur return. After Wisconsin, Truman weighed summoning him. A separate probe follows Lonnie Franklin’s firing and a key labor lobby led by Leonard Reed targets Europe recovery. John L. Lewis plots with ex-allies, hinting at a political deal involving Ray Edmundson and Governor Dwight Green.
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Green
Centralia
Til
Republican Camnaion Fund
John L. Lewis
Secretary of the Interior
Kruc
Ray Edmundson
Lewis
Edmundson
West Virginia farm debt rises 6.8 percent in 1947
The 1947 farm mortgage debt in West Virginia reached 21 601 000 dollars, up 6 8 percent from 1946, while U S farm mortgages rose 2 2 percent nationwide. Also noted are achievements of area residents including Miss Ernestine Sparks earning a master of arts and mentions of local hotel leadership changes and city planning discussions in Fairmont.
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Phil Bohnert
Charleston
Washington
West Virginia
U.S.A
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Ernestine Sparks
Bluestone
Teachers College
Columbia University
Columbia
Louisville Courier Journal
Bluefield
James J. Spurrier
Junior
Fort Knox
Bits Of Info From Here And Yonder
A gathered jumble notes local cases officials conventions and carnival woes. The Young Republican state convention will draw many visitors and strain hotel capacity. Rain worsened carnival grounds muddy and organizers fear disappointing crowds. A sharp warning to avoid carnival joint scams and expect little easy money.
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Jor Town
Katz and Katz
Bro
Jerome
GOP
Central Park scene of pigeons and street life in New York
L. L. Stevenson Littleman observes pigeons in Central Park as passersby comment on sun and rain. A gaffer recalls violets from Indiana while a child asks for peanuts. Shoppers, actors, musicians, and street vendors populate a bustling city panorama with humorous and poignant vignettes.
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Littleman
Central Park
Rubic
Gaffer
Indiana
Some Observations Around Manhattan
A snapshot of Manhattan street scenes with vendors on Baxter Street, peddlers with pretzels, a seafood restaurant window, a matron dropping a bag in a subway area, and a semi nude statue at Broadway and Forty Ninth. Also thanks to several readers for notes and well wishes as Miss Lois Winston plans a return to work.
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Paramount Theater
Broadway
Gabetereas
Broadway Tabernacle
Fiftysixth
Ninth Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Tommy Dugan
Mary Smith
Forty-ninth Street
Baxter Street
City
Rusty
Ned
Eighth Avenue
Forty-secon Street
Broadway and
Fortyninth
Internal Revenue
Giles Kavanagh
L. W. Haynes
Joe Saupp
Emelia Schaub
A. J. Wallace
Harriet Shhoenholtz
Dorothy Shay
St. Louis
Public mood and local happenings mix in 1920s era musings
A reflective poem praises cautious, fact driven thinking with Uncle Sam respect and arbitration support. Then a string of short notes reports traffic, culinary news, a regional restaurant change of control, Yale University’s influence on New Haven, elm blight, shad run, stripers at Niantic, and a historic mansion site near Whalley Avenue.
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Jones Beach
Lighthouse Point
George Gould
Wilcox
Savin Rock
Yale College
New Haven Center
Malley
Enfeld Dame
Vanishing American Housing Query and Dredging News
A fragmented note references a housing development query amid harbor dredging. It mentions the Moriarity brothers swapping a chestnut trotting colt for a fringe-on-top buggy and a horse named Next owned by the Vanderbilts winning at 40 to 1. It also notes the steamer Mete or formerly the Chester W Chapin to be sold at public auction.
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Moriarity Brothers
Vanderbilts
Shadda Haddim
Long Island Sound
Chester W. Chapin
Hollywood Gossip Highlights From Sheila Graham
Hollywood’s stars and studios dominate this round up with Montgomery Clift set to co star with Olivia de Havilland in The Heiress before leading roles in Look Homeward Angel The American Tragedy and The Dark Wood Richard Greene moves from Fox to Universal-International for The O Flynn while awaiting a lead opposite Jeanne Crain in The Fan Ava Gardner weighs matrimony amid career talk Tom Drake and Rita Bayworth comments mix with Bingo Crosby’s fame bite on The Emperor Waltz Eddie Bracken returns with Jones Beach Cornel Wilde jokes about finances Betty Grable plots a Nashville racehorse themed Blonde From Nashville Bend Gene Tierney contemplates a year away from Hollywood and a pause in studio pay Jean Peters recovers after jaw operation Howard Hughes connection Henry Fonda’s long term Connecticut home plan Deborah Kerr heads to London for Edward My Son and business tax concerns Gregory Peck travels with Greta for Yellow Sky Beverly Tyler seeks a fresh start after initial Metro test hopes in Hollywood.
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Sheila Graham Holywood
Montgomery Cliff
Hollywood
Olivia de Havilland
Willie Wyler
Angel
Jennifer Jones
Dark Wood
Montgomery Clift
Gary Cooper
Keneration
Red River
Richard Greene
20Th Century-Fox
Douglas Fairbanks
Universal - International
O'Flynn
20th-Fox
Jeanne Crain
Ava Gardener
Metro
Lana Turner
Studio
Tom Drake
Ava
Rita Bayworth
Bingo Crosby
Ronald Reagan
Virginia Mayo
Jones Beach
Eddie
Cornel Wilde
England
Pat
Cornel
Betty Grable
Mbashville Bend
Betty
Gene Tierney
Jean Peters
Sac Maritan
Jean
Howard Hughes
Henry Fonda
Frances
Connecticut
Deborah Kerr
London
Spencer Tracy
Edward
Debbie
Young Lees
Gregory Peck
Greta
Beverly Tyler
Senator Scaner Links Jet Propulsion to Roaring Twenties
In a remark recalling early jet propulsion awareness, Senator Scaner notes the idea existed by the 1920s. The piece mentions a Paterson New Jersey steam plant reporting twelve million pounds of steam missing, described as part of a steam racket.
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Paterson
N. J
Bluefield Past Chiefs and Local Events Reflected
Daily Telegraph review highlights past leaders like A M Jones as Bluefield police chief fifty years ago and Mayor Peters initiating the city council forty years back. It recalls local milestones from graduates returning home to 96 year old Civil War veteran Milton Harris in Pounding Mill and other scattered notices.
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A. M. Jones
Bluefield
New City
Higginbotham Homestead
Blanuw Street Methodist
Peters
Ola Burton
Virginia Institute At
County Board of Education
Princeton
Milton Harris
Pounding Mill
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