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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1958

Page

4

Brazil Faces Soviet Trade Offer Amid Communist Influence

The article notes a strong Communist presence in Brazil with an estimated 40,000 card-carrying members and 150,000 fellow travelers, along with a large treasury. It reports Moscow's oil for coffee barter proposal and Brazil's cautious stance due to possible entanglement and anti-American sentiment.

Washington Eisenhower Panama Nicaragua Honduras el Salvador Costa Rica Guatemala Dulles Brazil Argentina Moscow Rio de Janeiro Khrushchevy Poland Rumania Russia Rio U. S Latin America South America Mexico Harding- Coolidge Mexico City Caribbean Central Roosevelt-Truman Buenos Aires Iron Curtain PCA

Telegraph Monthly Archive Entry for Hugh Ike Shott 1866 1953

The item appears as a historical newspaper masthead and advertising text from the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. It lists publication details including date range 1866 1953 and notices about subscription rates and circulation representative. No event or news content is present.

Hugh Ike Shott Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluetitla Associated Press West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation Kats Agency, Inc

Morning Echoes of Faith and Eternity

Poetic reflection on the soul and eternity cites a biblical verse and a theist meditation. The lines invoke mortality and divine preservation, framing morning as a spiritual bud between life and the hereafter.

Nathaniel Culverwell

Suitcase bomb threat and diplomatic immunity debate

An article discusses risk of a suitcase atomic bomb entering the United States via clandestine means and the challenge of diplomatic immunity. It notes rewards for information on nuclear material, cites embassy immunity, and suggests negotiating immunities with ally capitals to deter such attacks.

Civil Defense Administration Congress C.D.A U.S.S.R United States London Paris Moscow

Tents Grow as Summer Music Scene Expands in 1958

The musical tent business enters its tenth summer with St John Terell's Lambertville operation launching The Most Happy Fella. About 22 to 25 tents will tour, mostly on the East Coast, drawing an estimated 34.5 million attendees and a gross around seven million dollars for the season. Major festivals like Tanglewood at Lenox and Berkshire Music Barn in nearby Berkshire open in late June.

Musical Tent St. John Sinjin) Terell Old Stand Lambertville N. J Terell Variety N.Y Lenox Mass Berkshire Music Barn

Beef prices rise but consumer cheer from long view noted

Radford Hall of the National Cattlemen's Association says a long range view shows consumer relief amid inflation. In 1948 Americans spent 2.9 percent of income for 63.1 pounds of beef, taking 33 minutes of work, while last year 2.7 percent bought 81 pounds in 20 minutes. Pastures are lush and feed is promising, keeping cattle producers confident.

Radford Hall National Cattlesmen’s Association

Williamson Fire Destroys Two Buildings in Fourth Major Blaze

Fifty years ago the Daily Telegraph reported Williamson suffered a fourth major fire in two years that leveled two buildings. Samuel H. Pedigo, a long time Bluefield resident and Civil War veteran, died at his home in South Bluefield.

Williamson Samuel H. Pedigo Bluefield South Bluefield

Miner Clifton Jennings Killed in Pocahontas Mine

Thirty years ago Clifton Jennings, 25, of Pocahontas, died in a state fall at a Pocahontas mine. The item notes other historical incidents including a 20 year old liquor store robbery and a large wartime maritime disaster near Kattegat.

Clifton Jennings Pocahontas T. H. S. Curd Circuit Court McDowell County Kattegat

Senators Push Monument For Wisest Pig War Truce

Washington column notes Senators Magnuson and Jackson seek to honor the pig war incident on San Juan Island by designating a national monument. The piece recalls the 1846 treaty dispute and the 1859 hog killing that sparked tense troop movements before peace, led by a turning point under Emperor Wilhelm I.

Washington United States Great Britain Wilhelm I Germany Warren G. Magnuson Henry M. Jackson San Juan Island Washington State

The Pig Boundary Pact of 1871 Monuments Proposal

A cartoonish recounting of how a pig sparked a long diplomatic saga between Britain Canada and the United States ending in the 1871 Treaty of Washington. It notes a proposed national monument marking a “victory for peace” and questions the officials who mishandled the boundary.

Britain United States Canada Senate House Porker Washington Great Britain Padre Island

Weirdsville Machines and a Dreary Poppy Market Scene

A satiric sketch opens in the overmortgaged house of Rafe Rackstraw where underpaid genius Rafe returns from a dreary day. The piece notes a market scramble for narcotic poppy supplies, the presence of switchblades, and a tension between technology and human control.

Interists Rafe Rackstraw Rafe

Machine Has Him Clutching The Ropes

In a dated dialogue between RAFE and UNIVAC a tense home scene unfolds. The father complains of a bad day in the heroin market while the machine scolds him for neglecting duties and chasing other devices. The exchange hints at evolving technology and a strained relationship.

Rafe PTA Univac Thomas Edison Watson

Hollywood chatter links Rock Hudson to Time Of Our Life role

Sheilah Graham reports Rock Hudson being considered for Tom in The Time Of Our Life at the American theatre in the Brussels fair, with Henry Willson to inform if available. Other Hollywood names swirl around Langley and Europe, including Eva Gabor and Paul Newman drawing Europe’s attention.

Hollywood Rock Hudson Jean Dalrymple U.S Rock Henry Willson Jean Tom Mr. Willson Sydney Chaplin New York Switzerland Wyn Club Ed Hands Gussie Moran Janie Taps Columbia Cecil Beaton Eva Gabor Bob Evans Big City Manhattan Nicky Hilton Bob Neal Paramount Tybee Afra Paul Newman Europe Brando Humphrey Bogart Paul Warners Willie Syler Sheim

Hollywood Flashes From Rome and Israel Scenes

Hollywood news notes tension with Wyler over Israel trip and delays on a John Paul Jones film. Fred Zinnemann and Renee grow their family in Rome while Pat Farrow joins Bonhomme Richard voyage. John Farrow scripts and directs. Bette Davis enjoys Rome with her daughter and sister.

Wyler Israel Jane Dorsey Tommy London Willie Rome Fred Zinnemann Renee Tim Pat Farrow Italy John Paul Jones Spain Alan Villiers America Pat John Farrow Bette Davis Bee Bee Barbara

Cornell episode prompts debate on university role and morals

The piece argues U S universities face a conflict between student life and moral education. It cites Cornell unrest over sex driven student protests, trustees power, tenure, and the need for universities to impart moral traditions while handling modern campus freedoms.

United States Cornell de Gaulle Europe Theresa Humphreyville

Senator Soaper Stirs Talk On Humane Weapon Plan

Silly Senate chatter and campus mischief mix in a North Carolina carnival scene. A gorilla incident mirrors chaotic headlines while NCAA rules scrutiny lingers over a college player. The piece closes with a light roast of French fashion pronouncements and government choices.

North Carolina Prissy New N.C.A.A

Eisenhower Backed Into Kennedy Aid Amendment Row

The article depicts a fierce clash over a Kennedy amendment to allow the president to aid Soviet satellites behind the Iron Curtain. It details Knowland pressuring the State Department, Dulles away, Herter retreating, and Kennedys late appeals to senators amid partisan maneuvering. It ends with Kennedy questioning who runs foreign policy.

Washington Eisenhower Bill Knowland USA Ike Knowland California State Department Russia South America Moscow Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary Rumania Massachusetts Jack Kennedy Kennedy Toto Senate Committee Executive Branch William Macomber Dulles Ontario Christian Herter Herter Stassen Doug Dillon Congress Green Rhode Island Macomber White House Gen Tadeusz Kosciuszko Lafayette Park George Washington Yorktown Kosciuszko America Capitol Hill Vermont George Aiken Iowa Bourke Hickenlooper Foreign Relations Committee New Mexico Dennis Chavez Senate Denny Chavez Nevada Alan Bible Bible Lyndon Johnson Clint Anderson

Poems Annual Garden A Plow's Broad Swipe

A short verse notes how a plow may erase last year's middling garden results and reveal fresh loam with pink blue or chrome blooms, suggesting the current entry could be a rarity by Esther Leibrand.

Esther Leibrand

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