Daily Telegraph Front Matter and Masthead
The Daily Telegraph of Bluefield presents its masthead with editor Hugh Ike Shott and printing by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. The paper notes Associated Press membership and subscription details including 35 cents weekly by carrier and 15.00 per year by mail in West Virginia, with regional rates on request.
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Hugh Ike Shott
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Sones
West Virginia
Spa
Gospel A Scene Of Mockery And Forsakenness
A biblical verse from Luke 23 35 quotes rulers scoffing at Jesus claiming he saved others yet cannot save himself The passage is paired with a devotional reflection by J H Vincent noting Christ endured forsakenness to spare his followers loneliness
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Christ
God
J. H. Vincent
History Vindicates General Mitchell Claim on Air Power
The article recalls General Billy Mitchell’s push for stronger air power, his court martial, and posthumous vindication. It notes Mitchell commanded the American Air Force in Europe in World War I, predicted air power’s impact on naval threats, and earned postwar recognition. It assesses today’s Navy, Army, and doubling of the Air Force, praising Mitchell’s foresight.
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Vandenberg
Billy” Mitchell
Army
Mitchell
Europe
Act of Congress
Russia
Who Designed Old Glory The Most
The article traces debate over the flag’s designer, noting Betsy Ross is discredited and Francis Hopkinson once claimed credit. It discusses historians’ views on heraldic symbols and flags, and highlights the flag’s 48 stars since 1912 with no rush to add more for Alaska or Hawaii.
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Betsy Ross
Betsy
Grandma
George Washington
Washington
Francis Hopkinson
Hopkinnson
Continental Congress
New Jersey
New Mexico
Arizona
Missouri
Arkansas
Congress
Alaska
Hawaii
New York Public Library marks 40 years in Fifth Avenue building
The New York Public Library’s central Fifth Avenue structure commemorates four decades since dedication. The vast collection grew from 373,000 to 3.5 million volumes, with 9 million home distributions in 1949 and private reference work amid a city supported circulation network across 85 branches.
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New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue
42Nd Street
United States
Library of Congress
Harvard University
Astor Library
Lenox Library
Samuel J. Tilden Trust
Central Library
City of
New York
Humble Wisdom Denied in Senate China Debate
Walter Lippmann critiques Senator Smith for overconfidence in knowing the China question and demanding a future script of U.S. policy. He argues archives remain incomplete and cautions against dogmatic certainty about past and future events in China Korea Japan and the UN. He mocks a televised future diary of U S conduct and a disc recorded future.
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Sen. Smith
Sen
Smith
United States
China
Korea
Japan
Len Smith
Mao
Yalta
Gen. Marshall
Santayana
God
Secretary of State
Formosa
United Nations
Senate
F.B.I
Acheson
Far East
PBI
White House memento sale offers varied kits for souvenirs
Editorial notes Souvenirs Fort Myer distributes White House fragments in kits from pine gavel pieces to brick book ends. Orders run until June 30 with prices from 25 cents to 100 dollars, no profit, self-sustaining, aiming to place pieces of the Executive Mansion in each of 500 homes as 45,000 orders already received.
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White House
Fort Myer
Executive Mansion
Staunton Va
Sunday Is Different Bells in Sunday Morning
Poetic reflection on Sunday alchemy as bells bless the air and light pours over streets. The piece notes how sight, sound, and inner emotion witness a wide rangeness of grace shaping mind and heart, quoted from David Morton in Ladies' Home Journal.
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David Morton
Ladies’ Home Journal
Washington sipper Louey Johnson quits defense post with grace
Drew Pearson reports Louey Johnson resigns as secretary of defense and maintains cordial ties with Truman. Renfrow warns Johnson to avoid criticizing MacArthur, prompting Johnson to call Pearson and confirm, then brief the president. Missouri ICC nomination sparks regional stance protests, Karst’s ties to Truman cited. Lobbying luncheon in Rayburn’s room shifts to Joe Martin, featuring paper executives lobbying against controlled materials regulation amid Boykin’s love life toast and stock ties.
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Washington
Louey Johnson
Johnson
Harry S. Truman
MacArthur
Tokyo
Louis Renfrow
Defense Department
Drew Pearson
Louey
Renfrow
Renfrew
Dean Acheson
Drew
Missouri
ICC
COC
Robert R. Hendon
Maryland
Truman
Ray Karst
St. Louis
Karst
Senate
Congress
Mary Jane
Ronnie
FBI
Harry
Interstate Commerce Commission
White House
Hendon
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma
McFarland
University of Oklahoma
Defense Transportation Administration
Harry Truman
Capitol Dome
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Frank Boykin
Mobile
Ala Boykin
Fisheries and Wildlife Committee
Boykin
Howard Smith
Virginia
Sam Rayburn
St. Regis
Kraft
Union Bay
CMR
Office of Price Stabilization
House of Representatives
Alabama
Mobile Paper Company
RFC
Television Is Murdering Outside Entertainment
Robert Ruark argues that television erodes paid admissions for sports and films. He predicts theaters must adapt by partnering with TV to attract advertisers and audiences, noting shifts from box office to sponsor-driven viewing and the rise of in-home entertainment over outdoor crowds.
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New York
Garroway
Kukla
Fran
Ollie
Rosalind Russell
Hollywood stars reveal Paris reunion and film moves
Ingrid Bergman and her daughter will reunite in Paris within three weeks while Bergman stars in Europe 1951. Shirley Temple and Charles Black make Washington home as Navy recalls him, and filming plans shift for Peck Hayward, Paul Douglas, Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, and others. The Crosby clan plans a June 9 gathering.
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Hollywood
Ingrid Bergman
Paris
Jenny
France
Ingrid
Europe
Shirley Temple
Charles Black
Washington, D. C
Charles
Shirley
Gregory Peck
Susan Hayward
Kilimanjaro
Hemingway
20Th Century-Fox
Susan
David
Bathsheba
Paul Douglas
Rome
Jan Sterling
New York
Paul
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Metro
Tyrone Power
Hollywoodites roundup of stars and rehearsals
Gary from Bellarmine prep graduates and heads to Stanford. Fred Astaires mark 18 years married. Byron Palmer stars in Where's Charley in Dallas and in Girl Crazy in St Louis and Pittsburgh. Kathryn Grayson aims to shed pounds for Adrian gowns in Lovely to Look At. Steve Cochran and Pat Hitchcock exchange romance by mail after Pat worked on Strangers On A Train. Franka Foni in Rome writes to Steve. Orson Welles heads to New York to film Fair Warning and visits Rebecca and Rita Hayworth in Nevada. Ethel Barrymore shines at The Big Country preview alongside Gary Cooper William Powell and Van Johnson in cast.
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Gary
Bellarmine Prep
Stanford University
Fred Astaires
Byron Palmer
Hollywood
Dallas
Charley
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Byron
Kathryn Grayson
Honolulu
Adrian
Steve Cochran
Pat Hitchcock
Warners
Pat
Rome
Steve
Orson Welles
Franka Falcini
New York
Orson
Nevada
Rebecca
Rita Hayworth
Ethel Barrymore
William Powell
Gary Cooper
van Johnson
Adonis inquiry drags on with lenient rulings for many
H J Phillips reports on New Jersey handling of the Joe Adonis case. The Kefauver inquiry sees Tobey probation Estes Kefauver reprimand and loss of video license Rudolph Halley ordered to four concurrent apologies O Conor restrained from questions. Senate Crime Committee members released on good behavior after talks and conferences amid framing and legal maneuvering.
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New Jersey
Joe Adonis
Rover Boys
Tobey
Estes Kefauver
Rudolph Halley
Underworld
O'Conor
Senate Crime Committee
Justice and media spar in a satirical column
A humor piece mocks court decisions and political theatrics with sharp jabs at Kefauver hearings, Senator Tobey, and Rudy Halley. It riffs on celebrity gossip, aging witnesses, inflation headlines, and a faux newsreel voice, ending with a quip about Professor Einstein and policy explanations.
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Joel
Kefauver Committee
Rudy Halley
Senator Tobey
Liz Taylor
Fort Knox
Hollywood
Shadda Haddim
Tech
Dionnes
Sweet Seventeen
Senate Crime Committee
America
Professor Einstein
Mike DiSalle
Roosevelt MacArthur Honolulu Conference Aims at Pacific Endgame
The 1944 Honolulu meeting included President Roosevelt General MacArthur and admirals Nimitz and Halsey. They debated wartime strategy to starve Japan into surrender, the role of Soviet entry, and implications for China Manchuria and Korea, noting Tokyo trials and Yalta compromises.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Honolulu
Chester W. Nimitz
William F. Halsey, Jr
William D. Leahy
Elmer Davis
Mhe Pte
General MacArthur
Philippines
Soviet Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Teheran
MacArthur
United States
Russia
China
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Dean Acheson
Yalta
Manchuria
Korea
Nimitz
Pacific
1St Cavalry
Manila
Germany
Stalin
Acheson
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
T. V. Soong
Moscow
Soviet
Timeworn notes mark world events across decades
A collage of past anniversary snippets recalls fifty to ten years ago figures and scenes. It mentions C A Howard at Pocahontas house, Harold Dunn in Bluefield, and A B Higginbotham in Taze well, plus Rear Admiral Sims and Denby in London. It also touches Constantinople’s clash for Asia Minor, Lindbergh’s Japan route hint, Doumer’s rise, De Gaulle’s battles near Damascus, and Nazi RAF raids on England with Calais and Boulogne bombings.
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Sims
London
Denby
Sinn Fein
United States
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Col
Charles. A. Lindbergh
Japan
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Orient
M. Paul Doumer
Aristide Briand
France
Damascus
Middle East
England
Royal Air Force
Calais
Boulogne
Cap Gris Nez
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