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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1942
Page
4
The notice outlines newspaper subscription rates by paid ahead terms for different regions, including West Virginia and others. It lists annual and second-year pricing, carrier delivery charges, and weekly rates, indicating payment in advance and applicability across areas.
A compact collection of faith and literature lines including a Bible verse from Mark and a Schiller quotation about noble nature. The text presents contrasts between blessing and action and between external praise and intrinsic character.
The piece discusses a proposed deduction for insurance premiums in federal income tax filings urged by Roswell Magill. It argues the idea would aid lower income citizens while protecting policyholders from premium sacrifices as taxes rise, and suggests reforms could offer relief without large revenue loss.
The piece discusses the New York communist party state ticket, and the U S decision deeming Harry Bridges a communist. It notes Bridges as an alien who fomented strikes, his deportation delays, and criticism of Secretary Perkins and Labor Department actions. It casts doubt on deportation timing amid war.
The National Safety Council reports an 14 percent drop in April traffic deaths from 1941, and a 7 percent reduction for the first four months of the year, totaling 730 fewer deaths. Officials caution it is unclear how much results from reduced travel versus other factors.
The article notes widespread reduction in highway speeds to forty to forty five miles per hour as officials push a forty mile limit amid gasoline rationing. It predicts a sharp drop in traffic deaths especially in rationed regions, with total fatalities possibly under 30000 if nationwide rationing and public compliance continue.
Editorial warns against freezing social experiments and expanding socialized medicine through higher social security taxes. It argues hospitals cannot operate on three dollars a day and fears government encroachment into medicine, potentially leading to socialized care. The piece cites war headlines shaping public opinion and skepticism about universal hospitalization benefits.
The piece discusses Shangri La from James Hilton the Lost Horizon novel and its film, noting how maps satirize the concept as a mystical safe haven. It suggests a real Shangri La might exist as a transitional state ruled by a King Doolittle, misfit of freedom and peace.
A short poetic fragment praising the eternal and natural world. It invokes the sun stars wind ocean dawn night mountain river and rain and mentions a bee in a flower. The piece is attributed to Daniel B. Straley.
The dispatches say Russia seeks a postwar understanding on gaining territory including the Karelian Isthmus and Baltic states Lithua nia Latvia and Estonia plus parts of Poland Romania and Moldova. Washington and London reportedly reject such secret promises as dangerous to the war coalition and constitutional processes.
Analysis argues gas would not affect major cities like Washington London Tokyo or Berlin due to vast air power and wind. It notes gas could delay retreats in narrow terrains as a terror tactic but would mainly harm civilians, with limited battlefield uses observed in China and Japan.
The article notes that despite war pressures, nations show little progress in gas warfare since World War I. Chlorine and mustard gases remain dominant, with sporadic claims about nerve gas and limited advances in other weapons. It argues preparedness and easy production of gas shells.
A compact item notes community humor and resilience during hard times. It mentions Wes Hatenho and neighbors tackling mosquito season with practical jokes and lighthearted remarks about rationing while coping as temperatures shift. The tone is casual and reflective.
A column laments the end of girl drum majors as New York bans frivolities in wartime parades. It notes past majorettes and civic stunts, then proclaims the shift away from female drum majors while listing nostalgic figures and aging entertainment names.
Forty years ago today Fred Belcher, a Bluefield railway brakeman, was seriously injured when thrown from a railway car at Indian Ridge. C Brisetine of Giles county opened a meat market here. Mrs B M Alexander of Port Springs was visiting at the home of a daughter, Mrs W C Polock.
Mr and Mrs oe P. Johnson depart for Detroit to establish a new home as the local coal company marks its first anniversary.
A college graduate and construction engineer named Jerry products a thriving business earning about 25000 yearly. He loses his wife and health declines. A close friend helps him regain confidence before the war effort tests him and he proves his abilities in military selection.
Dr. 3. D. Hatfield, longtime Saeger resident, died in Kokomo. A new Elks lodge was installed at Beckley, marking a notable civic event in the community.
Charles J. Schuck of Wheeling named chairman of the Re panes state executive committee. H. Steele, father of George and Aubrey Steele of Bluefield, dies at Richlands. The Rev. B.E. Hughes, Episcopal minister in Southwest Virginia for years, retires.
A nostalgic note laments Jimmy Foxx's departure from the league, recalling his peak as a 20 year old star with the Athletics and noting the drastic change to a 35 year old veteran deemed over the hill.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls government efforts and family ties during hardship. The text mentions a ship named Drottningholm and a difficult challenge faced by the good vendema, illustrating a historic struggle and perseverance across past trials.
A fragmented New York piece reflects on the difficulty of quickly judging people. It recalls a man named Jerry described as overweight and aging, illustrating how snap judgments can be wrong and how appearances mislead expectations.
Biography is studied in several books as spring piles up biographies along with fiction. A notable example is a combined Sacajawea biography tied to the Lewis and Clark expedition, with Donald Culross Peattie authoring Forward the Nation, adding fresh narrative energy to this historically resonant topic.
A reflective notice reviews Seak Peattie’s portrait of Miss Carr Canada’s leading painter and her humor. It summarizes Don Gonzalo de Quesada’s founding of Bogota and Arciniegas view linking Cervantes to Don Quixote. It notes Verdi letters collection edited by Werfel and Downes translation, with editions and prices.
Elizabeth Lampe, a blond Hollywood waitress at RKO’s half block commissary, works three hours daily six days a week. She clears 50 cents an hour plus lunch and tips, about $9 a week, with total weekly income around $16 to $18 including tips. Her yearly net was $449, after a $201 start-up cost. She supports family, pays for lodgings, and sends money home, while tipping varies from a dollar from Damon Runyon to mere fractions.
Millions of sufferers over 30 years found relief from itching and smarting of piles using the lightful cooling soothing and a sting formula Peterson's Ointment. No burning needle sufferer.
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