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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1941
Page
4
A compact reflection notes that devout obedience to divine commands guides actions for the house of God in heaven. It contrasts reverent fear with steadfast commitment to fulfill sacred duties and moral governance.
A historical column argues Americans will accept higher taxes and sacrifices to defend liberties. It discusses potential wartime controls on steel and energy, limits on Sunday travel and lights, and possible meatless days, stressing national unity and conformity without need for enforcement.
A navy serviceman on leave speaks highly of his two years in the service. He notes good discipline, attainable privileges, and regular hours, describing officers as fair and tasks as reasonable. He emphasizes enthusiasm, fitness, and happiness with naval life.
The account portrays enlisted sailors kept to strict sleep schedules with lights out and early rising. Meals are ample and well prepared, encouraging appetite through outdoor work. It emphasizes a balance of work, recreation, reading, and treatment, arguing this structure rarely lets sailors serve honorably or happily.
The piece laments endless federal appropriations for nondefense aims. It argues Americans must accept higher taxes for economy and criticizes both parties for failing to lead. It cites a sense of a nationwide spending spree worse than 1917 and urges decisive leadership.
The federal government may use a wartime price fixing approach but must extend control to wages taxes and other cost factors to prevent collapse of industry. Dictatorship in government is seen as necessary for war but a broader freeze on industry overhead is urged to avoid disastrous price impacts.
A Nation's Business editorial argues that rising government expenditures harm both high and low earners and stall the progress of 70 million Americans not drawing public funds. It asserts per capita taxation has risen since 1930 while real wealth creation slows, leaving workers with limited opportunity for advancement.
A brief comment notes inflation hit as production rises, prices climb, taxes increase, and the public braces for higher living costs amid unclear policy shifts. The piece cites the Christian Science Monitor tone on economic strain and consumer worries.
The piece recalls Rider Haggard’s warning that a future world conflict would see Britain defend itself against united powers with great sacrifice. It notes a probable ship loss and land shrinkage for Britain and America before Armageddon arrives. The author suggests the empire and United States would dictate terms of the ensuing peace.
Washington June 5 A congressman proposes a Western style civil service college and hints Willkie may chair a modern admin school board. The plan points to a Maryland preparatory school and shifts attention to potential presidencies at Leland Stanford University and Columbia with Butler or Butler’s fate as uncertain.
Reports argue whether German U boats are based near Dakar with consul doubts and heat effects. Some say subs prey on British shipping along West Africa while base location remains uncertain. Proposals suggest French territory southeast of Dakar or Spanish Rio de Oro as possible bases.
Reports from the War Department describe a new German tank catcher with a removable front armor shield to adjust speed, a 75 mm anti tank gun, and a gyro stabilized anti air gun with auto lead calculations. German military magazines claim the design makes one tank destroyer about ten percent faster than any it faces.
The War Department plans a wave of contracts in the coming weeks with nearly 4 billion dollars yet to be awarded. The Office of Production Management has 36 regional offices ready with hundreds of sub contractors waiting, and the rush to finalize deals is imminent.
Steel makers protest in Washington that railroads are pushing to order many freight cars now, saying they should have acted two years ago. Railroads cite cash shortages, while lumber scarcity from the West to the East worsens the railroad outlook and may trigger government priority rules for car loadings.
A brief fashion humor item from the Omaha World-Herald notes skirts are often too short too long or too tight, reflecting lighthearted social fashion commentary.
A Los Gatos California mail item cites a plan described as Nazishell bought to divide and rule communities after warding. The note frames a strategy of fragmentation to maintain control.
A lyrical fragment describes a winding field-path at sunset with passing lovers and flowers. Youth and Love move slowly as dusk draws near. The tone is nostalgic and gently romantic, emphasizing fleeting beauty and quiet rural imagery.
G N Petty of Front Royal Virginia was a visitor in the city. T W Elswick of Richlands was visiting. C Peery of Tazewell was a Bluefield visitor.
Thirty years ago the Norfolk and Western Railroad placed in operation two extra passenger trains running between Bluefield and Gary. D R Wood was dismissed as cashier of the Union, a leading Tazewell citizen, noted for prominence in Berwind.
The American Coal company planned 100 houses at Wideneahh 0 and Crane Creek. Five hundred people were killed when an ace through Pueblo, Captain E Daley, arrived to oversee erection of a large office building on Bland.
Fred C. Francis returned home from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. William, along with friends and relatives, were in the city.
A wartime style piece details distant threats and calls for action across multiple regions. It references John T. Flynn and the America First Committee while noting presidential proclamations and labor issues. The fragment ends noting vitamins claim cures for various ailments.
The readable lines describe odd items and opinions about work chairs, a shipwreck find from 1937, views on marriage and divorce, and political bodies with loudspeakers. The text is fragmented with nonsensical insertions.
A collage of New York scenes notes Broadway shop windows on Sixth Avenue filled with gag gadgets and cheap trinkets, their foreign owners, limited crowds, and little sales. Also mentions war songs by Lorenzo Camiliere and a zoo director interrupted by a note about a chimpanzee.
The passage compares LaGuardia to a modern Minute Man and contrasts yesterday's urgency with today's pace. It presents Roosevelt’s implied message that swift action is required, urging rapid civic response and reform.
A concise reflection on virtue as a religious and patriotic ideal, noting the strong link between love of country and moral conduct as described in Dickens.
A review of The Admirable Trumpeter a biography of General James Wilkinson, a Revolutionary era figure whose career mixed praise and charges of treachery. The piece notes Wilkinson’s pension from a foreign power and his role in Washington’s era, plus a portrait of his ambitions and intrigues.
A fragment reflecting on kinship and friendship as honors arrive for loved ones, praising mutual joy and support in times of success. Henry Wrath inertia.
A voice asks who is there and identifies as American. The sentry orders to advance and recite the second verse, but the voice says it does not know the verse and the sentry insists on proceeding.
Incomplete text mentions glass making and cables and tensile strength comparisons to etael, suggesting a note on material properties. The fragment lacks clear entities, dates, or locations to form a solid news item.
A gossiping look at how inexperienced stars handle cowboy roles and western nostalgia in Prescott Arizona. The piece surveys real cowboy origins of actors like Gene Autry Ken Maynard Tex Ritter Roy Rogers and others while noting shifts toward action and scenery rich shoots. It also mentions Sonia Henie and the Swan dance finally hitting Sun Valley Serenade with Joan Davis in burlesque.
Mrs Brown recounts a near miss when a wall clock fell, risking hitting her mother. John quips about the clock being slow after the incident, reflecting domestic humor and concern in a simple household moment.
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