Daily Telegraph masthead and publication details
The Daily Telegraph editorship is Hugh Ike Shott. Established 1893. Morning paper printed at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia. Members of the Associated Press with local dispatches and news. Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail, West Virginia rates, advertising by Kats Agency.
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Hugh Ike Shott
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
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Associated Press Hich
Psalm Reflection on Human Frailty and Mercy
A devotional snippet contrasts Psalm 28 verse about answered prayers with a meditation on human weakness and blindness. The writer cites mercy in withholding desires to prevent ruin and cites M. More as the source or inspiration.
Speed Strain Rises as Jets Dominate Combat
Capt James Jabara notes added tension in jet flight as speeds surpass sound and combat tightens. Fighters face swift reactions, shorter decisive moments, and days of jet-related unease. U S recruiting expands jet training, aiming for razor sharp pilots amid advancing speeds and future rockets.
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James Jabara
Jabara
Korea
Theu. S
Ritz Carlton Demolished for Economic Reasons
Patrons of the Ritz Carlton in New York watch as the famed hotel is torn down to make way for an office building. Furnishings sell for about 30000 dollars while bar fixtures and even elevator cars go to private buyers. Owner Mr. Godet left the site to Harvard, which sold it to realtors eager for profit rather than sentiment.
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Ritz-Carlton
New York City
Ritz
Godet
Ritz- Carlton
Harvard
Savoy
London
Shepheard’'s
Cairo
Raffles
Singapore
New York
Paris
Washington
Mr. Vishinsky
Mr. Acheson
Jessup
Bohlen
Palais Rose
Gromoko
M. Parodi
Davies
Vishinsky
Morrison
Schuman
Acheson
Messrs. Bevin
United States
Germany
Ant
WTSSR
Ussr
Eame
June garden musings on peas and roses
The author praises June for roses and garden peas. They note peas require space and careful timing to harvest before warm weather ends the crop. They describe Little Marvels as productive and recommend late afternoon picking and quick cooking. The piece also celebrates green fields birds and the start of strawberry season with shortcake.
Lippmann Analyzes Paris Talks With Soviet Union
Walter Lippmann argues the Paris meetings over German rearmament are a hollow game. He says the agenda shifted from real security issues to armaments, making a serious settlement unlikely and risked exposing Western positions on the Atlantic Treaty and bases.
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Palais
Germany
Soviet Union
Europe
Austria
Editorial Comment Men Need An Objective
Editorial argues it is fundamentally wrong to ask men to fight and die without a clear objective. It asserts that a defined aim is essential for focused effort and justified sacrifice.
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Eease
Washington
Businessmen tied to underworld shielded from headlines
Senate investigators grilled Sam Rothberg of Pekin Illinois and heard his account of funding Bugsie Siegel’s Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas Nevada. Rothberg admitted investing 860000 dollars after a week of meetings and denied prior knowledge of Siegel’s racketeering. Acheson praised the hearings and impressed lawmakers.
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Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Chicago
George S. May
May
Fd Vogel
Tom O'Shanter Club
Sam Rothberg
American Distillery Company of
Pekin
Old Colony
Senate
Rothberg
Bugsie Siegel
Las Vegas
Nevada
Siegel
Underworld
Virginia Hill
Rudolph Halley
Crime Committee
Siecel
Harry
Bunsie
California
Flamingo
Los Angeles
Bunsie Siege
la Rue
Billy Wilkersen
Wilkersen
Wilkerson
Nevada Projects Corporation
Flamingo Hotel
Matrimonial Bureau Idea Sparks Controversy In WV
A Beeson West Virginia woman writes as a 16 year old seeking marriage to a man aged 18 to 25, sparking debate over a matrimonial bureau. Eight Gary students graduated from WVU and VPT, including Beach, Sohaney, Bilair Jr, Thompson, Bacho, O Brian, Blair, Dudas, Vilseck, and Pack with honors in physical education. Civil defense radiological leaders from across the state, including A A Lawrence of Bluefield State College, completed a WVU training course to train monitors in their communities.
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Beeson
W. Va
Gary
WVU
James Gordon Beach Jr
Alfred George Sohaney
James Joseph Bilair Jr
Betty Jean Thompson
Alexander Anthony Bacho
Michael Melville O'Brian
Kathleen Johnston Blair
Elizabeth Dudas
Jimmy Vilseck
Multiple Graduations and Local Leaders Highlight Rim of Virginia News
E Keys of Jenkin Jones graduated from Randolph Macon College last week. Two Tazewell cadets among 175 VMI seniors Harry Elwood Atkinson and Thomas Jackson Brown Jr both receive AB and BS degrees respectively. Brown to enter the army stationed at Fort Sill. James M Johns son of Rev and Mrs B W Johns senior at Berea College. Frank Romano to receive master of music from Northwestern next Monday. Thirteen West Virginia Citizen Soldiers train in anti aircraft artillery at Yokohama including Johnnie Bearzi and Tra Wellman. Kaecer town re elects Dr Car Lee Dove as mayor amid unopposed confidence.
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Tazewell
V.M.I
Harry Elwood Atkinson
North Tazewell
Thomas Jackson Brown Jr
Atkinson
Brown
Fort Sill
Okla
James M. Johns
B. W. Johns
Princeton
Berea
Prank Romano
Jackson Street
Northwestern University
Evanston
West Virginia
Yokohama
Japan
Johnnie Bearzi
Tra Wellman
Welch
Municipal Manager Race Heats Up In Cincinnati Area
News note outlines the upcoming city manager selection after the death of E P Mitchell with Elmer Barton declining the post. T Courtney Tanner is listed as top choice, with Arnold B Porterfield as the backup if Tanner declines.
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E. P. Mitchell
Elmer Barton
T. Courtney Tanner
Courtney
Arnold B
Nub) Porterfield
RFC
Hollywood A listers eye summer moves and January plans
Sheilah Graham reports Charles Black and Shirley Temple expect to be in January with a family of four. Errol Flynn aims to join Jack Benny in Korea at June's end to entertain G I s, while Rex Harrison plays a navy man with two wives in Paradise. Orson Welles seeks France gigs for Henry IV and Mario Lanza secures new contracts with raises. Gabor sisters Eva and Zsa Zsa look ahead to summer stock and Europe, Evelyn Keyes heads to Acapulco, and Crosby news is quiet as Bob hopes.
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Hollywood
Shirley Temple
Charles Black
Hope
Irley
Errol Flynn
Jack Benny
Korea
G.I
Washington
Erro
Rex Harrison
Lilli Palmer
Europe
Orson Welles
Chamgne
Caesar
Incent
Gabor
Zsa Zsa
Eva
Easthampton
Long Island
George ‘Sanders
Evelyn Keyes
Acapulco
Dennis O'Keefe
Diary of Movie Gadabout Highlights Stage Gossip
Hope’s diary notes Mrs. Clark Gable’s return for a final talk with Clark. Billy Wilder dispels rumors about replacing Maurice Chevalier in A New Kind of Love. June Havoc in New York for Affairs of State with Celeste Holm, plus a $4,000 wardrobe by Charles James. Joseph Cotten jokes about staying home this year.
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Hope
Binz
Bank of America
Clark Gable
Clark
Sylvia
Billy Wilder
Maurice Chevalier
Chevalier
June Havoc
New York
Celeste Holm
June
Charles James
Joseph Cotten
Dear Mary Martin Aboard a six week cruise hinted
A letter jokes about Mary Martin leaving for a six week yachting cruise after 900 South Pacific performances. It playfully notes the pleasures and drawbacks of sea life, recalling her on stage success and a nautical hitting note while imagining life aboard a lugger with humid bunks and rough seas.
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Mary Martin
South Pacific
Mary
Letter to Mary Martin on life aboard ship and stage life
A playful letter to Mary Martin from Nellie Forbush of Little Rock Arkansas blends theater allusions with yacht life. It critiques stage life versus sea life, jokes about naval adventures, and ends with a buoyant note about enduring show business while enjoying the sea.
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Nellie Forbush
Little Rock
Arkansas
Ambrose Light
Senator Soaper Sums Up Surrender and Speeches
A reflective column mocks politicians and media as it notes senator style phrases and public ritual. It parodies TV announcers and Congress while hinting at national anthem familiarity and political theater.
Price of peace in Korea shifts with Moscow aims
The piece argues Moscow seeks an overall settlement in Korea with Western concessions on NATO, European rearmament, and bases abroad. It notes UN limits, U S policy toward a long war, and the risk of Russia and China widening the conflict while public opinion remains largely unaware.
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Korea
Washington
Moscow
Europe
Asia
Paris
United States
Great Britain
France
Department of State
Acheson
Congress
America
China
John Foster Dulles
Russia
Senate
Chronology of past events from city snapshots
A retrospective roundup lists notable items from 50 to 10 years ago. It mentions visits by M. C. Martin and others, deaths of Carrie Nation, a prize for Bluefield uniform, WG Horton impeachment, Vatican notes, Rome fascist sentiment, and a $10 billion Army bill approval.
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Carrie Nation
Kansas
Bluestone Council No 110 of
Bluefield
United Commercial Travelers
Kentucky
West Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Huntington
Henry
Horton
Tennessee
State House of Representatives
Pius XII
Vatican
Rome
Syria
House of Representatives
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Jenkin Jones
Randolph Macon College
Willard Hess
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Harry Haggart
Sheilah Graham ' E
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Bing Crosby
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H. J. Phillips
Luther Billis
Emile the Planter
Bloody Mary
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Shadda Haddim
D.P.S
Soaper
Kaltenborn
D. Lawrence
M. C. Martin
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American Legion
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Roanoke
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