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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
4
The Baily Telegraph announces Hugh Ike Shott as editor with Associated Press affiliation. Subscriptions listed at 36 cents weekly by carrier and 15 dollars annually by mail, covering West Virginia and other areas with local Berlin news supplied.
A historical analysis argues the Soviet Union has expanded its territory more rapidly since World War II than any nation, citing annexations and puppet states across Europe and Asia, contrasting early Lenin era restraint with later aggressive expansion.
A commercial pilot completes the first solo flight over the North Pole in a single engine plane. He travels 2,300 miles from Norway to Alaska in nine hours and 31 minutes, then 3,450 miles to New York to report for work. Capt. Charles F. Blair portrays the feat as routine, noting it could be duplicated by airlines and rival Russians.
The Home Owners Loan Corporation shuts down after 18 years of operation reporting a profit. It repaid $200 million in capital and returned nearly $14 million in surplus to the U S Treasury while having helped refinance over a million mortgages and preserve owner occupied homes nationwide.
Key points from the joint Senate hearings include a plan to halt fighting at the 38th parallel while pursuing a peace and possible unified Korea, criticism of wartime air readiness and military leadership, concerns over supply routes via non Communist nations, admission of propaganda distortions by the United States, and questions about cease fire discussions and interagency coordination.
The Chicago Tribune notes editorials speculate H. S. Truman may launch a back platform tour to gauge support. If a shadow is seen he could seek another four years, contrasting with MacArthur who drew crowds. Truman reportedly invites himself to visit cities.
The narrator walks a sunlit field and spots tall slender cranes on a hill. Vermillion heads and silver wings hint at distant voyaging as cranes glide above a snow white clay path. The moment leaves the speaker awed, feeling winged joy across the continent.
A staged Texas visit by General MacArthur tests his political viability as backers gauge if a 1948 promise to draft him remains viable. The trip follows disappointing Chicago and Murfreesboro shows and involves figures like Congressman Al Miller who pushed him for president.
Robert Ruark describes receiving a heavy velvetmedaled honor from Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, with George Washington engraved. He doubts the purpose and ideology behind the award, fears guilt by association, and recalls wartime actions. He refuses to endorse the foundation's views while acknowledging the prize remains.
The American Broadcasting Company merges with United Paramount Theaters signaling a new era of large scale TV broadcasts. The union promises live theater style programs on full size screens in hundreds of theaters and a slate of entertainment from Derby coverage to quiz shows and crime inquiries. The deal suggests video as a lasting format with new talent and bigger shows.
A chaotic tour through the rise of video and mass media, predicting shocks to show business. The piece notes militant ushers, star power, mergers, and a new era where two Fort Knoxes in every garage loom with potential contracts. It cites Leo Durocher, Paul Whiteman, and shifting audience hunger as video reshapes American life.
Mrs Sonny Tufts returns to work as an interior decorator and sells their Beverly Hills showplace as she pursues a TV career. Ezio Pinza nets 250000 for two films plus bonus, Carl production lands The Merry Widow with Henreid, and Lias Ferraday stars opposite Cornel Wilde in California Conquest after eight months seven pictures. Jan Sterling contemplates leaving acting to stay with Paul Douglas during Launa Europe trip for When In Rome. Buddy Bear dyes hair for Flame of Araby role.
Geo Sokolsky discusses the Korean War as a costly misjudgment and questions why the United Nations failed to handle Korea like Iran Indonesia or Israel. He cites General Vandenberg testimony and Mundt on presidential war powers and UN reluctance toward Soviet aggression. The piece traces the 38th parallel origins and United Nations retreat as US troops fought from June 25 to 27.
A compact recap notes visits by W. M. Ritter in Columbus and S. 8. Cofer from Roanoke, Cardinal Gibbons urging faithful citizens, and W. A. Jamison in Bluefield. It also references Harding's Pueblo flood aid appeal, Billy Sunday events, and archival notes on Germany, Borah, Kellogg expedition, and ship seizure laws.
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