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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1948
Page
4
Bluefield Daily Telegraph notice shows publishing details and Associated Press credit. Includes mail and carrier rates, posting at Bluefield West Virginia, date lines, and telegraph service notes. Contains routine publication facts and pricing for subscriptions and advertising.
A terse emblematic excerpt invokes Proverbs 26 27 about digging a pit and rolling a stone. The sentiment ties fate to personal actions and echoes Whittier on justice and reaping what is sown.
The piece reflects on partisan delaying tactics by Democrats and Republicans over presidential appointments. It recalls Hoover era delays by a Democratic Senate to favor Roosevelt, and compares to current Truman administration moves, noting shifts in political practice since the nation moved beyond the New Deal and elected a Republican Congress two years ago.
Readers encounter debate on a global government plan framed as the one world concept. A Chicago group issues a prospectus while critics warn it could erode constitutional freedoms and require aligning U.S. moral and legal norms with other nations.
A columnist notes Democrats push for Eisenhower as a candidate and Republicans hint at him as a contender while Eisenhower declines to commit. The piece questions the impact of a military candidate on the race and US politics. It also warns of summer dangers, juvenile crime, and volatile public discourse.
The article critiques late term Congress activity as the president and Democrats press weak bills to appease supporters. It notes unforeseen wasteful spending pushes, urging opposition to back added appropriations, and the old tactic of pressuring a congressional majority into approving more funding near session end.
The administration has tried to trap Congress with political bait. Congress will adjourn to find many Democratic bills before it that should not become law because they do not reflect the people’s best and most substantial needs.
The Columbus Dispatch discusses Senator Byrd's warning that federal employment remains high at about two million, with hiring accelerating this year. It questions whether government work drives the trend and suggests that in an election year the rise could be seen as a political move to win support, calling for explanation.
Verse by Earl Bird recalls Waterloo and Bonaparte. It sketches memories of Paris Notre Dame, the Fleur de lis, Richelieu, and Normandy masses. The Ramblers of Picardy roam the glen as the empire falls and Our Lady of Paris is invoked.
Drew Pearson details how Republican leaders in the House kept the housing bill from moving beyond Wolcott’s banking and currency committee. He notes a discharge petition pushed by California Democrat Helen Gahagan Douglass, and a series of misstatements and hush signals among Arends Halleck and Boggs amid Taft’s Senate support. The piece also covers Truman’s security around the presidential train, labor talks, and waste from nonstandard defense cataloging.
Emory Mitchell the city manager mulls re signing and a post at the Municipal parking building. Newbold and Keesling theater operators take over Manny Shore theaters in War and Holden. Mercer county opens a $200000 outdoor theater near Bramwell road before cold weather. George Stovall considers a large housing project for Negroes in South Bluefield. The city seeks a full-time health officer. Harvey Rexroad rumored to leave as Charleston police chief. Mayor Andrews tames a Democratic crony into the post. Dr O M Harper wins blue ribbons at a Kansas City flower show with four roses, more first prizes than any competitor. Jack Shipman defeated in Wyoming county sheriff bid after quitting state conservation post. United Mine Workers District 50 asks Fairmont to grant city employees a $470 a month raise and pensions of $125 monthly for most staff. firemen and policemen keep their own funds. Public works workers may join UMW bargaining. Publisher Joane Highland backs Tom Dewey for president. Huntington residents say Sheriff Dug Freutel may become State police superintendent. Dug was a rare Republican governor niche four years ago. Digging Up The Dirt Dept notes a Princeton businessman.
A splotchy yarn of romantic intrigues and social gossip unfolds as a flamboyant suitor courts trouble with a working girl, a beautician faces scrutiny, a traveling salesman stirs tensions, and late night encounters fuel rumor. A local couple’s tense finances and a potential adoption spark chatter amid Grassy Branch rumors.
L. L. Stevenson presents a stream of Manhattan glimpses from Broadway to Fifth Avenue. Vignettes show a street cleaner singing Nature Boy, glamorous passersby, vaudeville remnants, a gardenia seller, a bootblack, a newsroom crowd, nuns guiding orphans, and curious pedestrians. The tone captures city life with sharp, playful observations and fleeting scenes.
H J Phillips notes Bernard Baruch, famed for financial prudence, dropped a $2200 roll at a race track. A track attendant found and returned it, prompting relief and mixed chatter about Baruch's luck and the public’s confidence in his money wisdom. The episode stirred reactions across politicians, couples, and the general public.
The column questions Bernard Baruch’s handling of a gambling loss at a race track. It notes he rewarded the finder of his missing money and urges Baruch to publicly reassure the American public, Congress, and federal economic bodies, suggesting the episode may have been an honesty test or a publicity stunt. It ends by pressing Baruch to speak up to end wives’ caustic questions about prudence with money.
A quirky clip describes Bernard Baruch aboard a 42 foot yacht with radio phone radio direction finder and automatic electric steering. The piece adds a wry note about cocktails and Mint Juleps, citing Joe Palmer on their potency.
Stymie Seabiscuit earned around four million dollars combined. The piece contrasts past questions about color and horse brackets with the changing meaning of terms like spavin as an economic influence. It quotes William Z Foster on Soviet peace and non aggression before a Senate committee, then questions how another story circulated.
Hollywood gossip column notes Buster Keaton demanding 50 percent of profits from April Show est while Rita Hayworth lobbies for a Europe berth. Patty pieces include John Wayne’s The Three Godfathers shut down, Paulette Goddard’s Yellow Sky salary shot down, Tyrone Power’s Tampa speech, Mary Pickford in Rome with Buddy Rogers, Greer Garson’s high wire stunt interest, Lucille Ball’s London offer refusal, Kathryn Grayson’s Metro visit and baby due in October, Dee Turnell bitten by a spider, and Judy Garland smashing house records with The Pirate pending.
A retro column recalls FIFTY YEARS AGO with Angel of Tidewater Coal in the city returning from Arkansas. The N and W completed a weed cutting machine for road beds. FORTY YEARS AGO the N and W announced a special round trip $19.20 rate Bluefield to Chicago for the Republican convention. Sterling Mann returns from Staunton Military Academy. THIRTY YEARS AGO the city council scheduled a June 25 special election over an incinerator proposal. Ex Senator J N Harmon joins Washington postal auditors. TWENTY YEARS AGO plans for a merger among Pocahontas Fuel New River and C C B Smokeless Coal. Dr J P Williams 81 of Princeton dies. TEN YEARS AGO a $2,500 city park upgrade began. John W Blakely reelected Welch mayor for eighth term.
The article notes that Truman’s knack for impromptu speech is predictable from his background as a haberdasher with plenty of cuff stories to tell. It suggests an ease with speaking arises from his past.
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