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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1950
Page
4
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established rights and mailing details. Publication schedule and address listed with rates, press association affiliation, and advertising contact. Copyright and service terms outlined for readers and advertisers in Bluefield West Virginia.
A devotional snippet quotes 1 Peter 2 11 urging abstinence from fleshly lusts and a Colton reflection on lust as contrary to God. The message frames temptation as a spiritual struggle and calls believers to devotion.
The piece argues Truman’s fair deal neglects coal miners while favoring foreign welfare. It cites John Kee’s foreign policy stance, tariff constraints, and the tension between private versus public ownership in Europe. It notes British and French industry contrasts and urges wait‑and‑see for the Schuman plan.
Britain questions the proposed European coal and steel pool as details begin June 15. The plan aims to modernize production and raise living conditions, but risks include pricing, governance, investment, plant closures, and wage equalization across France Germany and other signatories.
World pepper supply tight due to war effects and Dutch East Indies disruption. Replanting began in 1949 with production not before 1952, while prices rise and buyers seek Malabar pepper. Delhi imposes export duty to curb outflow as merchants reap windfall profits.
Editorial notes rising trend as 667 cities with populations over 100000 establish official planning agencies. Many use three to fifty member commissions with 433 reporting five to nine members. Full-time planning directors exist in 302 cities. engineers are common choices.
James W. Bird expresses joy about spring in Green Valley with Marie. The verses describe sunshine, April showers, May flowers, and a heavenly life together in a valley paradise.
In Washington Rev. Frederic Brown Harris and Vice President Barkley discussed personal plans in the senate cloak room. Italy awarded medals to three U.S. figures, with critics citing dubious acts by General Renfrew, General Graham, and General Vaughan as basis for the honors amid postwar aid and diplomacy concerns.
The narrator recalls advice from Vogue via Mrs Edna Woolfman Chase on summer plans. The piece riffs on mixing household tasks with light self improvement like learning French verbs and knitting, then shifts to humorous substitutions such as cold soup and a playful, risqué twist with warm gin in a bathtub.
The excerpt mocks Vogue summer routines urging hair care, air baths, and exotic drinks. A narrator resists the regimen, complaining of silly tasks, reading Jane Austen, and beach hammock lounging, preferring to avoid salons and fashion dictums for a busy summer. The voice praises Vogue copywriters over following trends.
Hollywood gossip notes Jack Carson is set as Betty Hutton’s boyfriend in The Keystone Kid directed by George Marshall. Lex Barker pursues Arlene Dahl for a Jungle Jane in his Tarzan project, while Ida Lupino plans a Honolulu trip and directs upon return.
The former W K Vanderbilt residence Idle Hour at Oakdale Long Island once symbolizing wealth now hosts National Dairy Products as a research facility. The shift from luxury to a dairy laboratory sees guinea pigs in the halls and vitamins replacing the old prestige in the historic house.
A nostalgic portrait recalls a grand palace turned into a dairy showcase where milk cheeses and ice cream dominate. A ghostly voice laments a shift from luxury to a better sandwich spread as biologists study cows digestion and a ballroom nostalgia fades.
The article recounts long running speculation about Chinese fortunes tied to the Kung and Soong families. It cites letters from 1945 to 1950 involving Alfred Kohlberg and officials on whether U S. data on Chinese holdings should be made public. It notes private deposits and official funds, with changes since 1945 and current positions.
Fifty years ago a pastors association met to plan a famine relief drive for India with canvassing in Bluefield. The drive aimed to end by June 18. Fund board members were P. C. Clar A. B. Hunter and W. H. Greeve. Also noted are local appointments salaries fires and sports results from around Bluefield and Princeton.
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