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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1944
Page
6
An opinion piece argues Rome survived past destruction, then extols republic governance. It condemns divine right monarchy, urges people as sovereigns, and notes history of rebuilt cities and rulers being replaced. The writer warns against using war to justify kingship.
The piece predicts tighter UN unity against Nazi Europe and a rush to join the victors from Balkan satellites and neutral states. It discusses Finland potential peace with Russia, Turkey’s alignment with the Allies, Spain’s fascist regime, and warns of postwar settlements. It notes a government bulletin on Farm Fences and calls 1944 a decisive year for American government direction.
Thousands debate post war plans as wartime alliances shift and new obstacles arise. The piece notes hopes for American ideals of freedom while warning against imperialism and the changing stances of allies and rivals as a universal peace framework struggles to emerge.
Postwar peace aims remain unsettled as talks continue and new theories emerge. The piece cautions that lasting peace is harder than victory and warns against repeating past short lived settlements shaped by compromised rulers.
The Althing era is cited as Iceland’s long democratic tradition as it considers ending the Danish union. Since 1918 Iceland has been sovereign with a personal union under the Danish king. After wartime events, Iceland votes to abolish the union and proclaim a republic with U S friendship.
A narrator recalls a tall young man and bride in a white bungalow with lace curtains and a cozy chimney. They shovel snow, replace storm doors, plant seeds, and erect a small white fence. The speaker notes spring warmth is a joke and jokes about needing heat and zinnia planting in May. The reflection ends with McLean Willison in the Chicago.
A satirical column blends political ideology with consumer advice on beds and furnishings. It mocks wartime rationing and prewar comforts while invoking Roosevelt and Democratic themes, pairing domestic decor with national politics and wartime sentiment.
A fragmentary column rails at wartime Russia Britain and Germany with jumbled quips. It mocks pacifist conclusions and notes postwar debts and domestic prices while mentioning Einstein and Roosevelt in a stream of satirical blasts.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a Senate bill reducing cabaret tax to 20 percent and a line about a honeymoon couple at sea. Includes garbled phrases about Germany defense, US growth, and a watch theme.
A profile of actress Arleen Whelan covers her Salt Lake City origins, Broadway start, Hollywood film debut and return to theater. It notes her marriage to Hugh Owen of Selznick, residence at the Pierre in New York, and interests in swimming tennis and horseback riding with her Skye terrier Pick.
The Navy uses a no bid drawing system to select publishers for men’s literary works. After the Navy Office of Public Relations forwards a manuscript, publishers are sounded out and entered into a hat draw. Lt. Miller’s Daybreak for Our Carrier became a publisher by this method with Lt. Charles E. Kerlee’s photographs.
The town welcomed a carnival arriving to support the local fire department. Mrs. George H. Hill of Bluefield loaned carved lichens for display in the West Virginian building at the St. Louis World’s Fair. The Bluefield Brewery opened as the carnival began in town.
The contract for installing new equipment at Welch playground has been awarded. East River High School held closing exercises with a literary program. Miss Lucy Squires returned to Bluefield from Jacksonville Florida to spend the summer.
Samuel B. Crowell of Philadelphia headed the roster of officers renamed at the National Retail Merchants association convention held here. A Wilson was renamed president of the Welch chamber of commerce, and the Princeton city engineer and council awaited a successor as discussions continued with the board of directors.
Tazewell drumcoins under Major Thompson observed its first anniversary with a semi annual conference of Catholic clergy in Bluefield district held at Sacred Heart church rectory on Wyoming street.
The excerpt describes Lt Miller’s casual behind the scenes view of a carrier, detailing the crew and daily routines. The prose hints at lively but imperfect observations, noting deck actions, the island, and gun crews amid a backdrop of long shifts and routine duties.
Harry Warren writes for Robbin Coons noting he co won an Academy Award for best song You ll Never Know from Hello Frisco Hello The piece marks the 11th in a series by award winners and outlines his 22 years as a popular music composer with early years less successful.
Songwriter explains that words and music are intertwined and often inseparable. He cites Mack Gordon and discuss how mood inspires music and how a song becomes tied to its emotional direction through both lyric and tune.
A wartime field observation describes ferrying past Staten Island and Brooklyn piers, noting Liberty ships, cargo holds, and coastal defenses. It recalls how ships and crews are identified, the guard waterline, and the massive wartime logistics behind food, arms, and ammunition movement.
The overcast sky and drizzle accompany a fast launch from a Battery pier as shipping executives depart offices to tour New York Harbor. The group, examining dock activity and ships at anchor, surveys the wartime shipping center.
Matt Doorly developed a rash after admitting to eating twelve tomatoes in one day. Doc Hollister notes the excessive tomato consumption caused the reaction. Matt then bans tomatoes from his household and forbids his family to eat them, claiming tomatoes are anti social and should be prohibited by law.
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