Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its publication details and rates. It notes second class matter status, Associated Press membership, and subscription pricing of 12 dollars per year with West Virginia and other regions offered on request. It provides advertising contact and postal information.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Prebs
Gies
Carlier
Mall
First
Weecend Sonex and al
West Virginia
Erseverance and Strategy in Ancient Mottos
A compact excerpt presents two old maxims on perseverance and gradual change. The first quotes a biblical verse urging steadfast direction of one’s face, while the second echoes Plutarch on endurance overcoming violence. Both offer timeworn guidance on resolve and gradual progress.
Fight Over Democratic Nomination Extraordinary Fight
The piece surveys mounting friction in the Democratic Party as conventions approach. It notes western leaders cautious toward Truman, mixed southern support, and possible challenges despite broad delegate favor. It contrasts political fervor with career-public pay trends and quotes Henry Watterson on politics.
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Truman
South
Tax Fare on Public Funds Drives Political Promise
The piece argues taxes remain the dominant factor in political affiliations and voter support, noting candidates promise tax cuts even at public cost. It references ancient taxation fables about Ananias and Safira, critiquing modern finance myths and the persistence of taxation as a public burden.
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Annenias
Safira
Holding Office Not Akin To Anything Heavenly
Politicians often fall into varying faults as one reader notes that serving in national or state legislatures or holding high public rank can blur judgment. The piece observes politics can irritate or drain resolve, prompting society to guide or support officials through their duties and responsibilities.
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West Virginia State House Gang
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Courier-Journal
Congress
Watterson
Sideline Campaign Seeks Liquor Amendment Change in Kansas
A heated sideline campaign in Kansas aims to repeal or revise the 60 year old dry amendment permitting statewide liquor sales. Democrats push a wet platform, Republicans resist, division grows as newspapers from neighboring states draw interest, fueling voter anger in a nationwide election context.
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Kansas
Toward French Unity in a Narrow Vote
The French National Assembly backed the Schuman government 402 to 183 in a vote whose strength lies in opposition from communists. Non communist parties united to support a plan cutting 150000 public sector jobs, signaling a move toward national unity and stronger recovery aided by Marshall Plan confidence and anti Soviet sentiment. Columbus Evening Post.
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Europe
Schuman
French National Assembly
MRP
de Gaullists
France
Russia
Columbus
Seagulls and the god-near wing in a sunlit flight
Ingeborg Kayko reflects on seagulls as a symbol of divine likeness and the lure of a golden land. The meditation ties Homeric imagery to modern eyes watching sea and sky, noting how wings and light reveal a pathway to the sacred in everyday flight. Washington
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Hermes
Ingeborg Kayko
Washington
Rumely the German Agent in Tideland Oil Lobby
Drew Pearson profiles Dr. Edward A. Rumely, head of the Committee for Constitutional Government, as a prolific and controversial lobbyist for tidelands oil. The piece details his German-agent past, pardon history, ties to powerful figures, and alleged influence in Washington despite contempt rulings.
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Washington
Pauley Pals
Truman
Tidelands
Harry Truman
Edward A. Rumely
Rumely
Committee For
Treasury
Germany
United States
Gaston B. Means
Kaiser
New York Mail
Frank Gannett
New York
Lamar Fleming, Jr
Texas
Anderson-Clayton Cotton
Ben Clayton
Will Clayton
Harvey Fruehauf
Henry Doorly
Omaha World Herald
Ed Moore
Oklahoma
Tidelands Oil
Senate
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
Coolidge
Atlanta
White Plains
Congress
Nhe
Hollywood
D. C. Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Michigan City
Ind
Stephenson
Hollywood gossip mix fuels showbiz thunder and doubts
Sheilah Graham reports on Jack Benny threatening a London Palladium stand to protest Britain’s Israel policy while Bing Crosby eyes TV visibility. Joan Crawford fights Warner Brothers over Flaming Road, Garbo flaunts chic style, Mae West dines with a Briton, Tyrone Power sets junket date, and rumors swirl about Colman’s knighthood and Goddard’s divorce chatter amid Hollywood buzz.
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Hollywood
Jack Benny
London
Judy Canova
Red Skelton
Joan Crawford
Warner Brothers
Joan
Garbo
Tyrone Power
Linda Christian
Ronald Colman
Marilyn Maxwell
Mickey Rooney
Rouben Mamoulian
Tinseltown Trysts and Talk of the Town
A quick tour through Hollywood gossip mentions Benny May canceling a London trip over policy while Rita Hayworth dates. Glenn Ford being courted by Viviane Romance. Sonja Henie’s infected hand and penicillin treatment. Hedy Lamarr hiring Joe Steele to steer her career and possible Delilah role. Deanna Durbin dates director Fred De Cordova with plans for Washington Girl and The Western Story. Flicka and Thunderhead welcomed a 35 pound baby who will debut in film.
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Rita
Miss Hayworth
Bernard Shaw
Glenn Ford
Viviane Romance
Glenn
Columbia
Sonja Henie
Hedy Lamarr
Ingrid Bergman
Joe Steele
Hedy
Delilah
C. B. DeMille
Samson and Delilah
Deanna Durbin
Fred de Cordova
Fred
Deanna
Washington
Flicka
Thunderhead
Hollywood
Veteran actor Coburn takes up harness racing at Lancaster track
IL L Stevenson reports Charles Coburn, 70, discovers harness racing while filming Green Grass of Wyoming. He drives Sundown in two heats 2:13 and 2:10, buys Sundown, Tipsy Girl, and four yearlings, and contemplates chasing $40,000 purses as harness racing surges in the Midwest. Coburn’s Santa Anita entries sent wins and placings. Roosevelt Raceway finale noted.
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Charles Coburn
Wyoming
Twentieth Century-Fox
Sundown
Paul MacPherson
Coburn
Santa Anita
Midwest
Thunderhead
Burl Ives
Roosevelt Raceway
Role Inflames Coburn With Race Horse Fever
Westbury New York chronicle notes a film roast beef dinner and harness racing bet proceeds, plus a lunch honoring Lawton Mackall and his Knife and Fork in New York. It details the Mayfair Theater premiere of The Time of Your Life benefiting Wiltwyck School, with Eleanor Roosevelt present, and ends with Elliot Lawrence’s Hotel Pennsylvania Cafe Rouge engagement and jazz offerings.
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Robert M. McBride
Lawton Mackall
New York
McBride
Mackall
Wiltwyck School For Boys
Eleanor Roosevelt
Cagney
Jimmy
Jeanne
William Bendix
James Barton
Wayne Morris
Joe
Paul Draper
Reginald Beane
Pennsylvania
Cafe Rouge
Elliot Lawrence
The
Lawrence
St. Louis
Rosalind Patton
Soviet Democracy Jumble Sounds of Propaganda Parody
A clipped satirical verse mocks Soviet claims of universal democracy while depicting a paradoxical scene of propaganda and coercion. The piece contrasts slogans about liberty with hints of arrests, surveillance, and forced allegiance, implying cynical state control disguised as freedom.
Freedom of press and speech in a punkish critique
A poem-style critique mocks dictatorship, praising press freedom and critic responses. It references a South American decree requiring a boss to supply shoes every six months, and jokes about censorship, propaganda, and light political gags. It treats broadcast facts and figures with sarcasm.
Moscow Stoutheartedly Champions Democracy
A satirical column mocks public discourse and media trends while noting a string of cultural jabs. It references a theater piece by Nancy Hamilton and Helen Hamlin, mentions American pride via radio, and observes a Maine potato claim as light food. The piece ends noting an Asbury Park driver using an airstrip to promote popcorn consumption.
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Helen Hakinson
Nancy Hamilton
Voice of America
America
Helen Hamlin
Aroostook
Maine
Helen
Asbury Park
Battle of the Century with Crows and Cattle?
Billy Rose recounts his comic battles at Mt. Kisco with crows, a shotgun misfire, and a stuffed owl gimmick. He chronicles fishing mishaps with bass, mosquito bites, and a disastrous riding lesson at Morrissey Stables ending with a fox hunt misadventure.
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Abercrombie and Fitch
Eleanor
Jodhpur
Quicks
White Plains
Teddy Roosevelt
Morrissey
Hordens
Fifty Years Ago in Daily Telegraph Busy Bramwell City
A roundup from the Daily Telegraph lists events across the years. Fifty years ago Mayor A I Godfrey of Bramwell visited the city, while J C Herndon of McDowell County prosecuted legal matters. Forty years ago Williamson suffered a fourth major fire within a year, destroying two buildings. Samuel H Pedizo, a long time Bluefield resident and Civil War veteran, died at home in South Bluefield. Thirteen lines of short notes cover historical incidents, not current news.
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A. I. Godfrey
Bramwell
J. C. Herndon
McDowell Counts
Williamson
Samuel H. Pedizo
Bluefield
South Bluefield
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