Baily Telegraph Historical Masthead and Rates Snapshot
The fragment shows the Baily Telegraph masthead with Hugh Ike Shott era branding from 1866 to 1953, listing the paper as published by Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Bland Street Icefield. It notes Associated Press membership, subscription rates by carrier and mail, and the Kats Agency advertising rep.
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Low Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Icefield
Associated Press
Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Kats Agency, Inc
Lord Led Israelites Forty Years in Wilderness
Quote from Deuteronomy highlights endurance and obedience. Henry P. Liddon notes belief that sacrifice reveals heart and faithfulness to God's call.
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Henry P. Liddon
Change Is Everywhere Advances in schooling and culture imagined
The piece contrasts old and new schooling, noting the shift from the three Rs to modern subjects and tech driven life. It laments fading handwriting and Latin, while highlighting rapid global change, shrinking rickshas in Tokyo, and a future possibly ending in a blaze of progress without time for tradition.
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Buckingham Palace
Cambridge
Oxford
Spain
Japan
Tokyo
Britain bans rude child actors from TV ads
A new rule bars children who display bad manners from commercial roles on Britain's independent TV network. The edict excludes demanding youths and invites those with civil behavior to cross over, sparking doubt about limiting raw teen personas to ads while rock culture grows.
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Britain
Hat taunting men parade ill manners in public street
Some men who mock women’s hats run around without shirts tucked in and with their shirt tails out, displaying a lack of decorum in public.
Russia's summer climate draws American visitors to steppes
The article notes Americans traveling to Russian steppes amid expectations of favorable summer weather. It highlights climate optimism and ongoing patterns shaping travel interest and regional activity.
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Russia
Steppes
Britain Russia trade accord shocks Washington and Parliament
Britain agreed to export plants and machinery to Russia and to buy machinery and goods in return. The deal provides credits via pounds and raises questions in Washington about further East West competition. Sir David Eccles protests a turbine bid rejection while the U S weighs embargo action on electrical equipment amid broader strategic tensions.
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Mikoyan
Russia
Red China
Sir David Eccles
Board of Trade
Sir David
Congress
London
Moscow
Washington
Macmillan
United States
Peeles
England
U. S
Britain
Eccles
Khrushchev
Wasington
Commerce
Strauss
Senate
Mercer County Board of Review Appointments Reported
The Daily Telegraph notes L L Hearn of Oakvale J C Pack of Bramwell and D G Lilly of Bluefield named to Mercer County board of review and equilization. Bluefield teen George Chauvicourt 18 drowned at Glenwood Park. Slaying case ties to Emory and Henry College student J W Kendrick 17. Beatrice Robey 23 and two missing girls Betty Ann Corner 14 and Margaret Sexton 16 identified after photos publish. Buchanan County officer reunites girls with relatives in Grundy.
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L. L. Hearn
Oakvale
J. C. Pack
Bramwell
D. G. Lilly
Bluefield
Mercer County
George Chauvicourt
Glenwood Park
Daily Telegraph
Betty Ann Corner
Coopers
Margaret Sexton
Richlands
Buchanan County
Grundy
Mr 144 Rep Lee Cuts Foreign Service Allowances
Iowa congressman Rep Gross nicknamed Mr 144 pushes a budget move to trim overseas service funds. He targets the whiskey or representation allowance, proposed at an $825000 cut to reduce government spending abroad.
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Washington
Iowa
Lee
Paten
Foreign Service
Germany
Italy
144
State Department
Gross
Iowa Congressman Targets Foreign Service Spending
The Iowa congressman pressed cuts in Department of State spending, notably $825,000 for liquor and $1,000 for Coca-Cola under the Foreign Service education program. John J. Rooney defended entertaining overseas personnel, arguing Coca-Cola and related hospitality are hosting costs. Amendments to trim the funds failed, leaving about $25 million in savings sought by the critic.
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State ‘Department
John J. Rooney
N. Y
Foreign Service
Iowa
Rooney
South
State Department
Dozen- Dozen
Rudely blunt on relocation camps and wartime guilt
Robert Ruark criticizes public relations for easing forgiveness toward Japanese Americans interned after Pearl Harbor. He recalls the 1941 attack, U S actions, and wartime casualties, arguing for accountability and memory of broader suffering beyond relocation centers.
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William Rogers
Pearl Harbor
United States
Rogers
George C. Doub
Malaya
Singapore
No Reason Seen To Treat Nisei Gently
An excerpt reflects on internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, arguing harsh treatment was warranted in 1942. It recalls Attu, Kiska, and Guadalcanal campaigns and contrasts U S military actions with civilian internment, expressing strong wartime sentiment and defense of security measures.
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Nisei
Europe
Suzie Wong
Flower Drum
Orientae
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Kurusu
Roosevelt
Hong Kong
Malaya
Guam
Philippines
U. S
Attu
Kiska
Guadacanal
Hollywood Gossip Roundup From Sheilah Graham Column
The column covers Jeff Chandler's divorce postpone ment for three months and quips about his romance with Ester Williams, Katharine Hepburn's film role with a cannibal son, Montgomery Clift abroad dining at Mirko's, Jane Mansfield in Las Vegas in a red bikini, and other Hollywood chatter about Robert Montgomery Jr Gig Young Ava Gardner and Maurice Chevalier enjoying meals with family.
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Hollywood
Jeff Chandlers
Ester Williams
Jeff
Katharine Hepburn
Montgomery Clift
England
Mirko
Manhattan
Paula Maurice
Jane Mansfield
Las Vegas
Robert Montgomery Jr
20Th, Century-Fox
Mont
Metro
Adm
Bull” Halsey
Bob
Elizabeth
Gig Young
Gig
California
Alana Ladd
Alan
Sue Carol
Gans
Chris Seitz
George Seitz
David Janssen
Clark Gable
Richard Diamond
Ava Gardner
Gale
Madrid
Ava
David Hanna
Two
Robert J. Levin
Maurice Chevalier
Paris
Luciy Ball
Dezi Arnaz
Chevalier
Stage Notes and Celebrity Quick Takes
A gossip column sketch notes Chandler’s divorce delay and a garden stage scene, contrasts Ginger Rogers and Marilyn Monroe timing in Britain, Julie Newmar heads to Hollywood after Broadway, Buff Cobb Rogers dies in New York with son Steve Brody present, Buff’s mother Irvin Cobb remembered.
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Ginger Rogers
Marilyn Monroe
England
Julie Newmar
Hollywood
Paramount
Li'l Abner
Buff
Irvin Cobb
The Upper Beatniks and the Crisis of Living Standards
The essay criticizes the American obsession with a high standard of living as propaganda that fails to impress peers. It laments inflation creating a new class of ostentatious rich who lack morals, depth, or genuine leadership. It warns that parental fear, broken homes, and hollow wealth threaten future generations and national welfare.
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Hyman Rickover
United States
Senator Soaper Promotes Flower Show Season
The piece critiques modern roles and technology while praising judgment in artful flower arrangements. It mocks reliance on machines and emphasizes the link between success and winning games as Casey Stengel might imply.
King Baudouin’s USA Tour Highlights and Ties to New Realities
King Baudouin of Belgium, 29, toured the United States, meeting diplomats and Americans amid questions of aristocracy and democracy. The visit shown at the Belgian Embassy in Washington contrasted royal ceremony with democratic practice, linking royal symbolism to U.S. values and business ties. In Detroit he toured Ford plants and rode with Henry Ford II, while domestic politics swirled around river cleanup funding and aging political debates. The piece also reflects on generational age questions in American politics and modern image building.
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USA
King Baudouin
King Albert
New York
John Hylan
Baudouin
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Europe
U. S
Ray Baker
Mint
Woodrow Wilson
Delphine Dodge
Edward T. Stotesbury
Drexel, Biddle
Philadelphia
Astrid
Germany
Hitler
Grand Canyon
Belgium
Boy Scouts of America
Robert Singleton
Belgian Congo
Boy Scouts
Garfield Kass
Alaska
Detroit
America
Henry Fords
Henry Ford II
Ford
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Ed Koterba
Robert Ruark
Remegen
Solomons
Hawaii
Pacific Theater
Lake Erie
Pacific
Milton Eisenhower
Sheilah Graham
Chandler
Sokolsky
Soaper
Casey Stengel
Drew Pearson
Rotary Club
John Blatnik
Minnesota
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Potomac
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Shenandoah
Blatnik
Stan Musial
Jack Kennedy
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