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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1946
Page
6
Public notice from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph publishing details for mail rates and subscriptions. Includes terms for carrier delivery and advertising representation with rates for West Virginia and other areas.
Reports say the CIO maritime union seeks a world wide strike by appealing to foreign seamen to hinder American shipping. The piece questions the move and notes the US may respond with economic measures. It also urges a vote for airport bonds in Bluefield, discusses population estimates and housing shortages, and describes Akron basements as temporary housing.
Editorial notes Senator Glass of Virginia as a specialist in national financial affairs and father of the Federal Reserve System. It criticizes modern legislators for chasing re election and lacking expertise, cites Washington confusion over labor bills, and urges support for airport bonds amid national political tensions.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes a Massachusetts Medical Society debate over high blood pressure and worry, with one expert linking inheritance and worry as causes and another arguing worry triggers the condition. The piece also touches on ulcers and the evolving, uncertain nature of medical science.
A tranquil scene unfolds in an orchard with morning light on white blossom laden trees. A doe named Ian nibbles branches and shakes them causing petals to drift down like snow.
The piece traces shifting U S politics with references to Drew Pearson and potential nominees. It highlights Dean Achesons disillusionment with the Soviet Union, CIO clashes over labor policy led by Phil Murray, and Sumner Welles' U N diplomacy suggesting a broader peace plan. It notes Truman’s struggle to finalize policy amid internal pressure and foreign policy debates.
The column recalls Vernon E Stafford once visiting Bluefield College and Richmond University, now a Miles Laboratories manager in St Louis. It notes radio announcer Bob Kent quitting WHIS, street scenes, flirtatious chatter, and a humorous tale of a man bathes in a creek after losing his clothes in a cloudburst yielding a comic surprise.
T G Clark a linotyper hero left his job last Saturday after about a year at the shop. The departure note centers on the odd copy book coincidence linking his first and last pieces, with a restaurant meal amid the telltale newsroom humor.
Stockholm reports show Sweden has the quietest traffic with horns banned and brakes used instead. Cyclist lanes are common on main roads and even grandma rides for dignity as daylight extends long into spring. American soldiers on leave watch Swedes and a mink coat resale nets profit over seven thousand dollars.
An unsigned travel tone piece notes Sweden as the region with the quietest traffic and remarks on American soldiers in Scandinavia. It portrays social customs, courtship, prostitution as rare, and gender norms, with humorous lines about language and perceptions across Norway Denmark Sweden and comments on hospitality and behavior.
A humorous look at divorces and remarriage among the elite, noting quick separations for mental cruelty and swift rewed vows. The piece contrasts public scorn with private marriages, depicting couples who endure years of conflict while others abandon ship after brief unions.
A fragmented column juxtaposes changing marital patience with spendthrift and workaday woes. Vignettes mention unhappy marriages, long-suffering wives, and a few grumbling husbands, followed by a capsule theater note on Meester and a lingering inflation joke. The piece blends social observation with entertainment blurbs and local tidbits.
An analyst warns Russian state media and covert groups are mounting a fan based campaign to sway American public opinion on foreign policy. He notes Izvestia and Pravda attack Byrnes and Vandenberg while praising Russian aligned voices and timing key events with the Paris peace talks.
Daily Telegraph Reprint notes past events in Bluefield and Pulaski including a baseball score of 17 to unknown and mentions of local residents Miss Bessie Baker and Mrs. TB. Drinkard. References Flora Thompson, Mrs. Sarah Jane Woolwine, C C Hall, James King, Harry Gott, and a post office contract.
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