Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertises Rates and Office
The image shows the Bluefield Daily Telegraph style masthead with publication details, address at 412 Bland Street, and news agency associations. It lists subscription prices for carrier service and mail both in-state and west Virginia zones, plus advertising representation and circulation bureau notes.
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Egraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
Mali
West Virginia
Andjit Bureau of Circulation
Katz Agency, Inc
Proverbial Meditations on Life and Death
A reflective musing contrasts wisdom and folly as time erases both. It notes that the wise and the fool share the same fate, and that worldly ranks vanish after death. The quote includes references to Evwel and Miguel Cervantes as attributions.
Ten Years of Foreign Aid and the Marshall Plan
The 1947 Harvard speech by Gen. George C. Marshall sparked the postwar aid program that became the Marshall Plan. British figures Bevan and Churchill hailed the plan as historic, with Schoenbrun noting its global impact on Europe and its contrast to wartime events.
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Harvard University
U.S
George C. Marshall
Ernest Bevan
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Europe
David Schoenbrun
Russia
Hitler
Marshall Plan and European Recovery After World War II
The text recalls Marshall’s role and the evolving U S aid strategy after 1947. It notes a Cleveland speech by Marshall’s deputy outlining aid aimed at stabilizing world politics, expanding freedom, and supporting the UN. It mentions Europe forming EOEC and the 1947 emergency aid act followed by the 1948 Economic Cooperation Act.
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Acheson
Cleveland
Miss
U.S
United Nations
Harvard
Russia
Vyacheslav M
Paris
Czecheoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
Europe
Congress
Marshall Plan Phase Drives European Recovery and Aid Spending
The Marshall Plan phase from 1948 to 1950 boosted European industrial output by 35 percent over 1938, lifted agricultural yields, and curbed inflation while international trade rose 86 percent. Military aid grew after fears of Communist threats, starting with the 1949 Mutual Defense Assistance Act, with U.S. foreign aid totaling $78 billion by end of the fiscal year.
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U.S
Cyclone cellars make a spring comeback on plains
A Texas editor predicts cyclone cellars will regain popularity after a string of tornadoes on the southern plains. The piece notes tornado activity in 1957 and comments on risk, homestead life, and changing needs since horse and buggy days.
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Plains States
Frontier Times
Texas
U S Weighs Quiet Talks With Mao Regime Over China
Washington views Formosa riots as boosting push for recognizing Communist China. Eisenhower editors note that Chiang Kai-shek could become a pawn, while China’s growth and rivalry with Moscow push toward possible ties. Magnusen bids study trade with China amid embargo debates. Knowland contemplates resigning to oppose Red China at UN.
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Washington
Formosa
China
Mao Tse-tung
Chiang Kai-shek
Eisenhower
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Japan
Ike
Dulles
Uth
Korea
Khrushchev
Mao
Gomulka
Poland
Budapest
Kremlin
Russia
Central Asia
Peiping
Outer Mongolia
Sinkiang
Afghanistan
Khrushchev-Bulgarin
Stalin
William F. Knowland
Senate
Red China
United Nations
U.N
Forty Years of Local Governance and Regional Notes
Daily Telegraph recaps past local events with mentions of W S Fouts and J Tracy Walker on Board of Supervisors, J Taylor Stinson resignations at Bluefield College, O H Ballard as Princeton mayor, and a diplomatic note on Italian ships halting Russian vessels bound for Spain. includes a West Virginia bankers meeting reference and a stray signature line.
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W. 8S. Fouts
J. Tracy Walker
Mora
J. Taylor Stinson
Bluefield College Hundred
Ee High
O. H. Ballard
Princeton
TH Duce
Spain
Fairmont Hardware to Open Bluefield Branch in Former N W Buildings
Officials of Pitt Cansal subsidiary viewed Bluefield territory last week as Fairmont Hardware plans a branch likely at Eckman in former N W structures. Negotiations to buy Bluefield Hardware failed over price. The move adds a fourth large wholesale hardware company to the Bluefield area.
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Fairmont Hardware
Pitt Cansal
Bluefield
Eckman
Irmont
Bluefield Hardware
Fairmont
Superior Sterling Company
Superior Sterling
Sormont
Fairmont Company
Bluefield Supply Company
Bluefield State College Enrollments and President Wright Controversy
Rumors swirl that Bluefield State College has not released a college catalog since Dr. Stephen Wright became president, possibly contributing to declining enrollment at the Northside school. Wright notified seven year faculty member Mills C Russell he would not be retained, then recommended Russell in a later letter while hiring a younger graduate for a qualified position raising questions about favoritism and leadership.
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Bluefield State College
Stephen Wright
Northside
Wright
Mills C. Russell
Medbers
BSC
Russell
Russsell
Washington traffic makes warlike ghosts of the streets
Robert Ruark laments Washington traffic chaos likening it to an insane asylum of two ton cars. He recalls perilous travel through headers and arrows and compares the city to a battlefield as motorists dodge murder while reading fine print. He recalls college days with Indians drunk and fighting in the streets.
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Washington
D. C
North Carolina
Spain
New Guinea
Daily News
Virginia
Baltimore
Chapel Hill
N. C
Orange County
Washington Traffic Proves Impossible
A fragmented reminiscence critiques Washington traffic as maddening and chaotic. The narrator evokes historic figures and cities to illustrate urban gridlock, noting crowded streets, dangerous pedestrian conditions, and the urge to retreat from the capital’s congestion.
Silk suits and a market plan from a Nashville mogul
In Washington F C Othman recalls Jim Blevin the Nashville popcorn magnate sharing tales of an Orient produced silk suit venture. Hing Cheong of Queen's Road made $40 suits and Othman imagines a Stein Othman International Tailoring Co selling imported Italian silk at $75. He notes duties impair profit and wonders about a market corner.
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Washington
Jim Blevin
Nashville, Tenn
Hong Kong
Hing Cheong
Queen's Road
Jim
Cheong
Italy
Stein W Fix
Bob
Stein- Othman International Tailoring Company
Stein
Genis
Giving Up Business Plans In Humorous Trade Talk
In the dialogue, Stein weighs risks of starting a venture without heavy freight costs and airmail, noting possible delays and pricing. The conversation pivots to alterations and a problematic relation with Hing Cheong over pants length, ending with a quirky question about a suitable necktie and a playful, self-deprecating tone.
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Stein
Hong Kong
Hing Cheong
Bob
Will Brown
Popcorn King
Far East policy clash over Japan and Communist China
Washington frets as officials warn that Japan's push to resume large scale trade with Communist China threatens U S efforts to contain communism in the Far East. Tokyo seeks heavy industry gear and barter trade while resisting complete ideological alignment with Beijing and Seoul.
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Washington
Taipei
Japan
South Korea
Free China
Philippines
South Viet Nam
Thailand
Tokyo
Formosa
Republic of Korea
China
Peiping
Britain
France
Germany
Hollywood gossip and theatre notes from 1950s pages
Hollywood news covers Michael Wilding and Marie McDonald planning a July wedding in Europe, Diana Dors and past RKO projects, Ginger Rogers offered The Wednesday Problem on Broadway, Jennifer Jones eyeing a comedy, Fred Brisson supposedly courting The Loving Les Boyer, Rosalind Russell extending Auntie Miame to January 1958 for a potential film, plus Arthur O Connell tied to The Genius And The Goddess and other gossip about Tallulah Bankhead in London and a Frenchman divorcing after plastic surgery rumors.
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Michael Wilding
Marie McDonald
Europe
Mike
Marie
Diana Dors
RKO
Ginger Rogers
Broadway
Ginger
Paris
Jennifer Jones
Fred Brisson
Les Boyer
Brisson
Richard Widmark
Paul Gregory
Arthur O'Connell
Aldous Huxley
Courtney Burr
Genius
Goddess
Orson Welles
Rita Hayworth
Jerry Wald
Orconnell
Peyton Place
Tallulah Bankhead
London
Dahlings
Rom
Brigitte Bardot
Sarre
Marilyn
Kennedy Johnson reunion eases Democratic tensions in 1960
Lyndon Johnson and John Kennedy mend a public rift during US Information Agency budget debates with help from Sen. George Smathers. Johnson apologizes for heated remarks while Kennedy accepts and votes for the cuts. The reconciliation follows a series of political missteps linked to USIA and foreign speeches by Arthur Larson and Abe Multer.
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Lyndon Johnson
Tex
Jack Kennedy
Mass
Mason-Dixon Line
George Smathers
Pla
Cupid
Lyndon
Kennedy
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Johnson
Senate
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Smathers
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Multer
Hawaii
Larson
Hawaiian Village
Honolulu
Hilo
Metshim
Brooklyn
Kauai Island
Kauai
National Press Club
House
United States Information Agency
Congress
Yard work proves aging senses renewed strength
A Sioux Falls reader notes that a day of hard yard work reminds you that you’re not as young as before yet persistence helps muscles adjust. Don’t be discouraged by initial aches. Continuous effort leads to better fitness and gradual improvement.
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