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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1947
Page
4
Bluefield Daily Telegraph published each morning except Monday. Associated Press member. Carrier and mail rates listed. Advertising and contact details provided.
The passage cites a triune divine witness and declares a singular ruler of law. It asserts that the Father the Word and the Holy Ghost are one and that humanity acts as the sole interpreter of divine law.
The Wheeling Intelligencer argues a special West Virginia legislative session could address municipal revenue, levy division, and tax reform. It urges defined taxation fields, state local relations, and fair assessment, while noting current fiscal pressures across cities and the need for cautious, targeted action.
The piece analyzes how pressure campaigns shape public reaction to the president's possible veto of tax and labor bills. It notes letters and telegrams flood the executive office, urging both veto and passage while warning that organized lobbying can misrepresent true public opinion.
A broad essay links rising crime to war aftermath and media influence. It argues crime, juvenile delinquency, and societal weakness stem from modern life, entertainment, and adulterated literature. It praises Alcoholics Anonymous for aiding those overcoming drink.
Poem excerpt notes white petals from rambler rose, tulips, stock, fleur-de-lis in nacred foam on a garden wall. It paints a dawn lit, color rich scene with bees, apple trees, and lawn ripples as summer stages its preview.
House Republicans mapped a plan after a Truman veto to avoid an override vote and push a identical tax bill in a fall special session. They aim to dramatize Truman rejection of a tax cut twice for elections.
The piece outlines expected 1948 GOP and Democratic governor bids with Mercer county figures Walter Burton and Johnston as leading possibilities. Names floated include H S Boreman Melvin Snyder Hardin Harmer Doug Freutel Dan Chambers John Amos Kay Thomas Carl Andrews Bob Bailey Mansfield Neely and ex congressman Jennings Randolph though current posts and chances vary.
The piece portrays a four hour political session with a Davis and Elkins college figure and hints at a potential shift in Democratic power with Governor Meadows possibly opposing Harley Kilgore for the U S Senate nomination. It notes jail feeding fee removal cooling sheriff ambitions and lists several Democratic and Republican candidates, including Virgil Ross and Arthur Bailey, with questions over who actually runs.
Roy Beebe in Long Beach Calif claims his mysterious black box emits a health giving cosmic ray. Thousands seek relief weekly while Beebe says the device is a static breaker he invented and he denies curing anyone. Neighbors protest as Beebe opens a new establishment.
A 63 year old Beebe runs a plaster building hub at a 25 acre site outside town he promotes as a $100 000 soil science center. He touts mineralized soil and a “static breaker” device claimed to purify air and aid healing amid reports of cured gallstones cancer and other ailments from visitors and residents.
A series of humorous reader questions yields offbeat replies. Cos Cob asks about copper nails for a 300 by 4 foot fence. answer notes no copper nails and suggests 400 rein wire nails. A Cheyenne reader queries worm lifespans. expert says life depends on predators. A Wappingers Falls fireman asks about the first American to drop rear collar buttons. response cites Leap ing Adams Apple. Additional items cover ants’ diligence, boned shad tricks, and a Maine reader’s query with Mount McKinley as answer. a Minneapolis seven year old asks about left handed pitchers’ sleep.
Readers send in odd questions from Terre Haute Hoboken and beyond. Answers mix humorous misdirections about mucilage soup cheese sandwiches Niagara Falls bicycles and umbrellas. The item teases more curious queries to come on page eight.
Westbrook Pegler argues that some unions led by figures like David Dubinsky uphold paternalistic programs that erode individual responsibility. He cites immigrant influences from Europe and German ideas on state pensions, claiming unemployment pay and social services weaken self reliance and threaten the American proposition. He notes that laws from 1942 allow confinement of individuals in designated military areas if they oppose military orders.
Pop notes recall past events from five to ten decades ago. The item lists social visits and local happenings, mentioning Annie and Virgie Johnstone with Nellie Apperson of Marion Virginia and Mary Adair of Alderson plus J Floyd Brown in charge of a YMCA gospel meeting.
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