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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1956
Page
5
A brief notice reports on a circulation audit for an agency identified as oralive the Kats Agency. It notes a figure of 616.20 and references arrangements via telephone and an application process.
A verse from 1 Samuel 26 21 frames repentance as Saul admitting sin and asking for David’s return with a vow not to harm him The text reflects a personal moral reckoning and the idea that the heart must be broken for sin.
Nine prominent Russian physicians warn that heavy school schedules harm children from ages 10 to 16. They cite long hours in academics and arts, leading to headaches weak memory poor vision and infectious diseases. Increased pupil loads may prompt their public warning.
The piece questions Labour and Conservative moves to end third class on British railways, arguing today’s rail travel is affordable for many while the aristocracy grows poorer. It notes earlier third class discomfort and cites Gladstone’s roofed cars as a milestone toward abolition. The author ends with a moral reflection on progress and class.
The passage urges 1956 graduates to seek further study and intellectual growth beyond mass education. It argues America's hope rests on individuals with superior abilities answering critical times and replacing leaders vital to the nation's future, while noting a general decline in academic rigor among the average college student.
Debates in Washington split into two camps on Khrushchev’s critique of Stalin. One side sees him exposing terror but harming Western relations, the other defends Stalin’s era as complex and argues for cautious engagement.
Hollywood gossip notes multiple stars and projects. Frank Sinatra headlines a Paramount stage appearance amid plans for new roles in films including Johnboy Far Hollywood likely ventures feature Brando Kashfi and Clooney relatives plan TV appearances while Tab Hunter eyeing Hans Brinker role and Ava Gardner divorce sparks reactions.
Investigators cite prior alleged thefts from 1991 and 1952 linked to a Navy base. They note a 12 pound ham and a 6 year run of hamburgers with a bottle per pound amid bureaucratic bungling and human error.
A veteran speaker rails at faulty foreign aid and procurement blunders. He cites water shipments to the Philippines, dog food for Okinawa, and a stalled electric plant project. He criticizes muffed Iran dam plans and a costly road relocation, urging accountability in federal programs.
Optimistic chemists at the Plastics Exposition in New York claim plastic films can boost farming yields, conserve water, and extend irrigation. urethane foams promise high strength and versatile applications from cushions to packaging. Also noted are broader claims of customizable plastics and a look at corporate pay and management authority trends.
A Senate backed Carter administration plan envisions 135,000 housing units yearly for four years toward an 810,000 target, with 315,500 contracted through July 31, 1956 leaving 494,500 to build. The president may taper to 50,000 or raise to 200,000 yearly, amid surplus signals and debates over displacement of 123,000 low income families yearly for three years.
The piece debates housing as a guaranteed right within government while warning that expanding rights risks eroding core freedoms. It cites Bauer Wurster, the 1949 Housing Act, UNESCO, and the A D A, arguing cautious progress and noting potential dangers of a tyrannical state.
Geo. Sokolsky and colleagues argue mass education does not guarantee superior manpower. They caution that counting engineers and scientists ignores the need for imaginative thinking, broad learning, and leadership across all sectors, noting shortages in clear unafraid thinking.
Daily Telegraph items recall C B Hancock leaving for Hot Springs for a hardware jobbers convention. Judge J H Stuart of Tazewell arrived on city business. Forty years prior Gov H C Stuart spent days at his Elkarden home. E L Bailey expanded his Bluefield avenue garage. Thirty years ago Pierian Society won high points, N W picnic at Pisgah, A M Landon named Republican presidential candidate. Area faced heat storm and flour shortage. Civilian Production Corps denied remodeling permit to Bland Street Methodist church.
Senator Soaper introduces a savory home recipe for chicken gravy using undiluted Cream of Chicken soup and optional sherry. The piece veers into remarks about helmet law adoption in baseball and a stray line about politicians, a student invention for presidents, and marriage trends among men.
Drew Pearson reports that amid President Eisenhower’s health episodes the Republican high command considers changing tactics. Some fear dropping Nixon as VP candidate while Ike pledges health reassessment. The piece covers doctors' views on heart patient life expectancy, White House messaging slips, and a hectic political day including foreign aid shifts and Bob Hope quips at a White House event.
The speaker recalls a back road woods childhood with dew on a skirt and mossy scents. She describes being grown yet worn, with a crease of labor on her forehead, and notes wild cherry blossoms and fiery leaves in memory. Millen Brand is cited from Ladies' Home Journal.
An Ohio congressman refused to back a proposed power transmission line from Fort Randall to Nebraska citing a lack of similar approvals from Nebraska lawmakers. The piece notes the stance as a human reaction and questions the logic of denying consideration for future votes.
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