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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1946
Page
4
The snippet presents the Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead describing publication frequency and ownership. It notes Associated Press affiliation and delivery terms, with pricing and mailing details for West Virginia and other regions.
A column reviews labor relations bills and price fixing, arguing for and against OPA policies and a Senate plan. It notes a push for Yes on airport bonds and discusses potential price increases and broader economic tensions amid wartime or postwar policy.
The Civilian Production Administration rejects the City of Bluefield’s request to build a municipal parking facility citing material shortages. City officials plan immediate appeal while noting the project funds and bonds remain in place and the venture is needed to ease traffic.
Albert Coote writes that true beauty lies beyond earthly loveliness and is a phantom of the mind. He urges readers to seek beauty with unencumbered eyes amid wind, trees, bees, and birds, as beauty is a perpetual song.
The Senate Bank and Currency Committee blocked the price control bill, with Wagner refusing to sign and Taft proposing his own measure. The panel also kept John Snyder’s influence under scrutiny while opposing Vinson’s push to the Supreme Court. The House American committee voted against a Klan investigation, as Rankin argued the Klan is an American institution and not a focus for inquiry.
Hal Boyle recalls Geneva’s League of Nations site as a deserted hall of symbols, once a hub for world peace talks now turned to a UN use. Only one peacock remains amid empty, marble corridors as a somber reminder of past hopes. Charles Bechtold, a 26 year league employee, guides the tour.
Bechtold recalls the League of Nations home built from 1929 to 1936, used briefly before 1939. In the vast assembly hall two sparrows quarrel as delegates’ memories linger, while the lone caretaker contemplates the vanished peacemakers and the locked room where Woodrow Wilson’s peace is kept.
L L Stevenson describes a Lambs luncheon with Harry Hershfield Senator Ford and Joe Laurie Jr likened to a three ring circus of radio gags. The group trades lines improvises and riffs on jokes while Donald reads and classifies material for their weekly programs.
A luncheon discussion turns to illiteracy and counterfeiters. Stories flow in a polite crowd with jokes about fake money and six months of plate work, while the on air hosts note that mixed company alters what can be said. The talk also touches on the railroad strike and Jesse James.
A hushed crowd watches as Casey is finally sent to the plate after mediators place a man on second and a sub on third. The scene shifts from despair to a chorus of exaltation as Casey advances, reviving hopes of a Mudville comeback.
A satirical take on Casey as a union man steps into the plate with a watch and union shirt. The crowd roars as lines about conspiracies, a power strike, and political figures unfold, culminating in Casey walking out and no joy in Mudville as the mighty Casey has walked out.
The article outlines Truman handling a court leadership change by moving Vinson to justice and Snyder to treasury, amid Senate resistance and Treasury policy tensions. Morgenthau opposition and inflation pressures frame the political fallout and need for experienced stewardship.
Fifty years ago flat top coal operators were entertained at the Graham hotel by New River coal operators. Joliffe and Hearn Bright Light Vaudeville opened for the Bluefield baseball club. Forty years ago F M Peters retired as city council treasurer. Cc Hancock left for Hot Springs for a Southern Hardware Jobbers convention. Thirty years ago Mr and Mrs Albert Francisco vacationed in Norfolk. Mrs C W Ware returned from Blue Ridge Springs VA. Twenty years ago Mrs J I Phillips returned from Baltimore. St Lukes hospital graduated six nurses. Ten years ago state troopers began a car check up campaign. Harry Gott Bob Yost Bob Ian and Bob Agee left for Dallas.
A reader quotes Senator Soaper about Washington and crossing Delaware. The piece mentions John and Eliza from Uncle Tom's Cabin, a Nebraska couple Mrs and Mrs Claude H Canday giving $2000 for famine relief, and a note about Forever Amber. The tone parodies political and literary references with charitable themes.
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