Telegraph Press Notes From Bluefield 1866 to 1953
The Baily Telegraph promotion lists establish ment dates and printing address at 413 Bland Street Bluefield. It notes Associated Press affiliation and subscription rates by carrier and mail, with delivery terms and West Virginia coverage and advertising representation details.
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Hugh Ike Shott
The
Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
Ely
All
West Virgin
Audit Bureau of
Ton
Kaw
Ime
Quotations from Acts and Prayer for Humble Will
A religious snippet presents Acts 20 19 and a prayer by J E Botthold asking for humility before God. The text emphasizes service, tears, temptations, and reliance on divine will over wealth or poverty.
Seeking Common Ground in U.S.-Canada Wheat Markets
A congressional committee sent two men to Canada to study joint U. S.-Canadian wheat marketing. They report a cooperative joint marketing corporation could profitably be explored with representation by production volume. Both countries currently act unilaterally with tariff and tax actions harming trade.
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Congressional
Canada
Congress
United States
The 1958 Graduate Faces A Postwar World
The piece reflects on 1958 graduates entering a world shaped by past wars and a fear of future conflict. It notes that military training is common for graduates and contrasts their cautious optimism with earlier generations. It urges graduates to use their opportunities wisely.
Population projections for year 2000 questioned
A University of Chicago expert warned that U S population projections assume ongoing trends. He said 300 million by 2000 could be unlikely if marriages and births slow in a deepening recession. Police expect shifts due to higher Chicago crime at night. districts aim to return to day shifts.
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University of Chicago Savant
American Society of Planning
United States
Chicago
Powell Face Displacement by De Sapio Splits Harlem Vote
Ray Tucker notes Powell is targeted as a pawn in the presidential game as De Sapio disciplines him after Powell’s income tax indictment. Powell’s Harlem leadership, church ties, and college ties to Colgate and Columbia anchor his base, while Harriman fears the 1960 impact on Black voters. Powell plans renomination as Democrat then Republican in a GOP district.
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Eisenhower
de Sapio
Powell
House
Democratic
House Education and Labor Committee
Graham A. Barden
North Carolina
GOP
New York
Upper East Side
Harriman
Tammy
Earl Brown
Harlem
Colgate
Columbia
Shaw
Hazel Scott
Browner
Harnman
Marshall
Long House
New Canaan
Conn
Washington
Senator Sparkman cites popcorn woes at Brussels fair
Washington notes Senator Sparkman faults the Brussels World's Fair food display for lacking labeled popcorn. He notes a single can labeled Pops Rite and argues copyright issues prevent Belgium from using the term popcorn. He thanks Jim Blevins of Nashville for pushing the exhibit and predicts broader interest in American popcorn.
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Washington
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Popcorn Display Sparks Belgian Debate at World's Fair
An American exhibitor attempts to display a gold can of Pops-Rite popcorn at the World's Fair in Belgium. Officials insist popcorn must come from Congo, delaying the exhibit. The can is believed to contain firecrackers or garters, though labeled as popcorn.
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Belgium
Congo
Blevins
Africa
Dr. Kross
Allen Beach
Commerce Department
Daily Telegraph Historical Snippets Report
Summary of notes including Graham municipal election tally, confiscated moonshine stills in Tazewell county, Dr C T St Clair attending A M A convention in Chicago, Otis L Gilmore elected West Virginia Lions district governor, Roy Thompson dies from burns in Falls Mills, Benjamin F Fairless visiting U S Steel mines, Arab Israeli ceasefire terms, and Pacific Northwest flood toll.
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Tazewell County
C. T. St. Clair
Chicago
American Medical Association
Otis L. Gilmore
Huntington
West Virginia Lions
Roy Thompson
Falls Mills
De Gaulle Revolution and Global Revolutions Explored
An analysis tracing revolutions from the French and Russian uprisings to Meiji Japan and the American Revolution. It argues revolutions are led by ruling-class elements or intellectuals, reviews De Gaulle in Algeria, and outlines five internal and external pressures shaping France’s fate over six months.
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Kemal
Japan
Germany
Hitler
Third Reich
de Gaulle
Algeria
France
Charles de Gaulle
Kuomintang
China
Russia
Franco
Spain
United States
NATO
Soviet
Louis Philippe
General Boulanger
Soustelle
Duclos
Mendes-France
Unemployment, Recession Debate Across Nations
The June note from First National City Bank of New York contrasts American unemployment benefits and freedoms with Soviet and Polish shortages. It cites Mikoyan on workers rights, Alaska benefits, and home improvements, while noting Pravda and Khrushchev’s plans and a Yugoslav critique of communist economies. A separate point links consumer psychology to Father’s Day marketing involving razors and fishing lures.
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First National City Bank of New York
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
First National
Anastas Mikoyan
Alaska
U.S.S.R
Russia
Pravda
Poland
Communist Party
Milovan Dulas
Nikita
Khrushchev
Hollywood Sights and Sounds from Sheilah Graham
The column notes Kim Novak selling furniture from General Trujillo’s gift for a Bel Air house, Zsa Zsa Gabor listing her Mercedes, Jean Arthur living in Carmel clipping coupons, and Vivien Leigh preparing Macbeth in Scotland. It covers Sophia Loren, Princess Margaret, Bette Davis mobbed in Italy, Laurence Harvey theater plans, John Neville Old Vic Hamlet tour, and Dan O’Herlihy’s canceled project due to a lost Irish accent.
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Hollywood
Kim Novak
General Trujillo
Bel Air
Columbia Studios
Harry Cohn
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Jean Arthur
Carmel
Jean
Kathy Nolan
Inga
Macbeth
Vivien Leigh
Scotland
Jayne Mansfield
Sheriff of
Fractured Jaw
Spain
Jayne
Kate Smith
Bette Davis
Italy
Bette
John Paul Jones
Laurence Harvey
Henry
Old Vic Company
U.S
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
Hamlet
Old Vic
John Neville
Larry
Jim Backus
Mr. Magoo
Dan O'Herlihy
Mike
Disney
Darby O'Gill
Dan
Senator Soaper Reports Transcontinental Skywave Plans
The Civil Aeronautics Board plans three new transcontinental skywave routes ready by June 15. The proposal faces possible delays if a debate over billboard bans affects driver safety rules and vacation timing amid rising costs after August.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Biddle and de Gaulle Link Highlighted in Wartime Letters
Drew Pearson outlines Anthony Drexel Biddle as the best American to sway General de Gaulle toward U S cooperation, recounting his London posting as ambassador to exile governments and his role with Eisenhower. The piece also notes lobbying loopholes, a anonymous book distribution, and expanding right to work struggles across several states with Knowland’s defeat shaping the scene.
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Washington
de Gaulle
USA
Anthony Drexel Biddle
Pennsylvania
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Biddle
London
Poland
Netherlands
Belgium
Norway
France
North
Africa
Eisenhower
Ike
Paris
Caifornia
Ohio
Montana
Idaho
Chamber of Commerce
Knowland
Poems Whistling Boy Whose Joy Lights a Trail
A poem depicts a nine year old boy whose life seems driven by whistle like joy. The speaker, John Robert Quinn, notes untamed impulse and a mongrel tune that fits the boy as he blazes a path of living joy.
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Ray Tucker
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Frederick Othman
U. S
Brussels
Jim Blevins
Nashville
Tenn
Belgium Congo
Sparkman
Jim
Daily Telegraph
Graham
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Corporation
Holy Land
Pacific Northwest
Sokolsky
Elmer Roessner
Sheilah Graham
Kate
Eddie Fisher
Kari
Dean Martin
Frank Sinatra
Keely Smith
Sophia Loren
the Key
Princess Margaret
Sophia
Florida
Ireland
Reisner
Gossoon
Abbey Players
Sammy Davis Junior
Soaper
Drew Pearson
Tony Biddle
Gen. de Gaulle
Franz Szuzina
Nations
Joey Giardello
Big Brothers
Szuzina
Gwen Cafritz
Pentagon
Justice Department
Pat Brown
California
John Robert Quinn
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