Pray Thee O God That I May Be Beauty Within
A short aphorism attributed to Socrates urging inner beauty and virtue over outer appearance.
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Socrates
Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1944
Page
4
History making events of war unfold across three fronts
The article discusses Rome's fall and Allied landings across the English Channel, with Allied forces advancing in Italy and the Soviet push on the eastern front. It argues Germany faces multi front pressure, growing disorder in retreat, and the potential for a rapid collapse as three armies drive toward the Reich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
English Channel
Europe
Italy
Tiber
Reich
Soner
Beaverton native Middleswart among 62 colonels nominated for brigadier general
Washington announces Brig. Gen. William Hershel Middleswart among 62 colonels nominated by Roosevelt for temporary promotion. Friends recall his Beaver high days when he was known as Red Middleswart and a valued member of the graduating class, reflecting on the young era of the school's early athletic programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
William Hershel Middleswart
Roosevelt
United States Army
Beaver High
Red” Middleswart
Beaver
Remembering Red and His War Era Service
The notice honors Red for his school journalistic work and his military career from World War I onward. It highlights his role writing sports accounts for the Daily Telegraph and his ascent from colonel to brigadier general, with a salute from Brigadier General Middleswart and a Bond appeal.
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Daily Telegraph
Middleswart
Buck Wins NY Elec from Democratic Stronghold in 11th District
Ellsworth Buck, Republican, defeats Democratic candidate in Staten Island and Manhattan district, ending 25 years of Democratic control. Buck campaigns against the New Deal amid strong American Labor party backing for the opponent. GOP victory viewed as a sign of Republican momentum in New York.
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New York
Staten Island
Manhattan
New York City
Empire State
Ellsworth B. Buck
Buck
Board of Education
American Labor Party
New York County
Thomas J. Curran
Mr. Buck
Indictment of Schenley Distilleries Highlights Black Market Link
The Newark grand jury charges Schenley with conspiring to sell whisky to the black market and with price ceiling violations and falsifying records. The piece argues distilleries are the key target to curb the illegal traffic and urges broader public scrutiny of industry duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Schenley’s
Newark
N. J
Justice Department
Mr Hull’s Torch Echoes Churchill For Liberty’s Cause
The piece lauds Mr Hull’s fervent wartime rhetoric likening his speech to a relay of the torch of freedom. It argues his plea to pursue liberty worldwide is the only peace policy that matters and will rally millions.
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Washington Post
Churchill
Mr. Hull
Greece
Hull
Street Lamp Poem Echoes a Childhood Night by Edna L Barker
A nostalgic poem reflects on a city street lamp and the lamp lighter guiding evenings. The speaker recalls rain soaked nights, the glow from the yellow globe, and urban life from block to block. The memory includes children, letters in a mailbox, and a flame on an iron stem.
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Penney
Edna L
Barker
Washinton
Senate Detects Confused Status Of Atlantic Charter
Washington reports growing public interest in the Atlantic Charter as questions about its status and Roosevelt initiative arise. Bridges' Senate speech spurred 80 000 plus requests for copies, with Protestant groups among the main inquirers. The piece notes confusion and varied interpretations amid wartime Europe debates.
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Washington
Europe
New Hampshire
Senate
Mr. Roosevelt
Russia
Churchill
Pacific
Roosevelt
Italy
Boston
Umberto
Communist influence in Europe and Vatican role noted
The writer argues Communists control European underground movements and critique Western leaders. They warn of possible power grabs in Italy and Poland, cite Roosevelt's Bridges speech, and highlight the Vatican as a potential moral and political influence alongside the Church of England and Protestant denominations. Further discussion promised tomorrow.
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Messrsvelt
Churchill
Stalin
Italy
France
Poland
Europe
Russia
Hitler
Britain
Umberto
Roosevelt
Bridges
Vatican
Roosevelt Democrats
Church of England
War era phrases and slogans in wartime publicity
A compact excerpt showing World War II era rhetoric with lines about harpoons, tomato plants, and the refrain lights go on again all over the world. It contrasts wartime discipline with historical events and mentions wrapping paper as a form of supporting the war effort.
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Hitler
Tojo
The Once Over Another March On Rome By Yanks
A satirical piece riffs on Mussolini and fascism with a chorus of American voices and mock proclamations. It references Rome, Broadway, and various American locales, ending noting release by The Associated Newspapers.
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Rome
Yanks
Dali’s Hidden Faces Delivers Mystery and Multiform Art
Salvador Dali foresees a year of painting followed by two years of music study and then hopes to write and stage an opera. The foreword portrays his self view as a hard working artist whose novel is as enigmatic as a painting, with broader claims about authenticity and mystification surrounding his life and work.
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John Selby
Salvador Dali
Leonardo
Dali
Garcia Lorca
World’s Pair attendees return home from St Louis event
Ed McCulloch George Mann and Rucker Jenkins cadets at WPI arrived home after attending the World’s Pair in St Louis. A balloon ascension occurred at the Fireman’s carnival. Mr and Mrs George W Jones of Pittsylvania county Virginia visited their daughter Mrs C A Eassey in the city. Thirty years ago today mayor R B Williamson was elected in Bluefield. Property damages from Crane Creek flood ran into millions and a landslide caused fatalities between here and Welch. The Bluefield Oakland and Chandler company moved to Bluefield Avenue. Mrs N J Wertz of Edinburg Scotland visited Princeton resident Mrs G Crumpecker.
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Ed McCulloch
George Mann
Rucker Jenkins
WPI
St. Louis
George W. Jones
Pittsylvania County
C. A Eassey
Crane Creek
Here
Welch
Bluefield - Oakland and Chandler Company
Bluefield Avenue
N. J. Wertz
Edinburg
Scotland
G. Crumpecker
Princeton
Local lawyers form firm and rail official takes new post
Arthur F Kingdon and Bernard J Wagner formed a law group to practice in the area. George B Daniels, former chief dispatcher on the New River division of the Virginian Railway in Princeton, left for Victoria, Virginia to become trainmaster. Frank Holroyd of Princeton was elected president of the Concord College Alumni Association.
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Arthur F Kingdon
Bernard J. Wagner
George B. Daniels
New River
Raiway
Princeton
Victoria
Th. Frank Holroyd
Concord College Alumni Association
Dali's Mind Shapes a Proustian Mosaic
The critique argues the work sketches not a France in turmoil but a Dali influenced vision. It emphasizes the sensual atmosphere and calculated plotting, noting vivid scenes like Betha smoking opium with Cecil Goudreau and Solange de Celda’s bizarre death. The piece questions authenticity while praising the dreamlike intensity.
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France
Dali
Betha
Cecil Goudreau
Solange de Celda
Proust
Salvador Dali
Scoring Task In Film-making Told By Winner
Ray Heindorf describes the growing importance of film scoring in Hollywood. He outlines the common process from timing dialogue to building themes, then scoring reel by reel and recording. He notes the patience required and the precision needed in the final orchestration.
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Ray Heindorf
Robbin Coons
Baton Room Sound Technicians and Conductor Show Precision
In a dim room sound technicians coordinate the performance as a glass-enclosed mixer sits nearby. A conductor's white baton guides musicians who only see the screen’s image, while scores begin and the team strives for perfection amid the complex demands of the stage.
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Tne
Lights of New York Meanderings and Postwar Gotham Vignettes
A reflective column by H. L. Stevenson at Penn Station describes soldiers saying goodbye to mothers, urban bustle in the mid thirties, delivery boys with wagons, MPs at Forty Second Street, and coffee stands near Times Square. Observations include parade of indents, defense worker car requests, and lingering city rituals in a sunlit June scene.
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H. L. Stevenson
Pennsylvania Station
Mom
Papa
Times Square Ranch
Times Square
Forty-second Street
Broadway
Manhattan Tabernacle
Odo Ana Son Andment
Upper Broadway
Police Graduation for 22 Officers at Northwestern Traffic Institute
Graduation exercises for 22 police officers completing a four month traffic administration course at Northwestern University Traffic Institute will be held Wednesday June 14 as part of the university's 86th annual commencement. Sgt. Claude L. Walker of the West Virginia State Police detachment and Lt. Charles W. Carr of the Virgin Islands Police will return to duty immediately after.
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Northwestern University Traffic Institute
Claude L. Walker
West Virginia State Police
Charles W. Carr
The
Virgin's State Police
Health Report Lists May Activities by City Health Dept
Dr. David B. Lepper releases a May activity report from the city health department detailing programs and efforts across the month. The document outlines initiatives, personnel, and community health outreach.
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Health Report
David B. Lepper
Field City Health Department
Local Catholic School Student Wins Essay Award
Jean Marie Long of Sacred Heart School won $5 merchandise in Division I of the national Song of Bernadette essay contest. Prizes totaled $4,200 for 369 students from grades four to twelve. essays judged first by teachers then by contest managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Marie Long
Wyoming Street
Sacred Heart School
St. Paul
Catechetical
Topix
United States
Saint Bernadette
Bernadette of
Lourdesne
Paul Bussard
Bass Season Opening Date Unenforceable This Year
Virginia's June 20 bass season opening cannot be enforced this year due to lack of an emergency clause in the new act. Game wardens are told not to arrest anglers fishing on or after June 15 east of the Blue Ridge. West of the Blue Ridge the season opens June 24 this year. full enforcement resumes next year on June 20.
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T. E. Clark
Commission of Game Inland Fisheries
Virginia
General Assembly of
Starg
General Assembly
Blue Ridge
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