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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1947
Page
4
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces subscription rates and mailing terms. It notes publication by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co and lists carrier and mail pricing for West Virginia. It is a standard early 20th century newspaper notice.
The passage notes rising public engagement in the 1948 presidential race with both parties preparing platforms. It highlights Republican and Democratic efforts to shape issues, congressional committees guiding pledges, and broad voter alignment. It also praises the Republican record and foreign policy unity, asserting a solid national mood and optimism for progress.
The piece recalls President Roosevelt’s 1944 veto of a tax bill and its political fallout, noting Senator Barkley’s resignation and Truman’s 1944 opposition as a senator. It warns that a Truman veto could haunt his 1948 campaign by challenging his past stance on taxes and majority rule.
Washington discussion centers on the impact of a pending labor measure awaiting presidential action. Analysts fear the June mine control ending and potential work stoppages in coal fields unless a new contract is agreed. Public opinion leans toward the law aiding a fair resolution for workers, owners, and the public.
The text notes an unusually early start to the national campaign with congressional developments and party leadership activity signaling the beginning. Prospective nominees are already gathering and preparing for the quadrennial event.
The American Museum of Natural History announced a New Mexico expedition to seek 200 million year old reptile fossils. The piece reflects on vast time scales and the enduring nature of time, contrasting human lifespan with geologic eras and noting the dandelion as a spring aristocrat.
President Truman called for the case to run to its logical conclusion after thieves looted a Jackson County courthouse vault and stole primary records. The Kansas City Star and others tied the crime to the Pendergast machine, urging further investigations and a political backlash in 1948.
Morton Bodfish of the U S Savings and Loan League is pictured as a key lobbyist seeking to block the Taft Wagner Ellender housing act. Senator Bricker is named for personal ties to a savings and loan institution. A separate scene shows Taft and Pepper trading blunt charges during a Senate Labor Committee debate on public health and labor provisions.
A reader notices debates over naming a new Brooklyn bound tunnel after Hercules Mulligan and notes civic nostalgia for Pearl Street. The piece comments on political posturing, ongoing economic shifts, and nostalgia as price controls end amid rising costs and speculation about national recovery.
The Bramwell community boasts a $35,000 filtration plant entering operation by August to improve water taste and supply. A 470 by 200 foot public playground project, possibly named Collins Field, costs about 12 000 with bleachers built by volunteer labor across from the school. Roanoke and Bluefield links appear, noting a hospital nursing class triplets and twins graduation, along with civic figures like Ray Barnett of the Optical Center and Bluefield Lions. Public sales tax concerns threaten up to 150000 in annual city revenue.
A column recounts small town scenes in Bramwell and nearby areas with witty anecdotes about a wedding spectator who parks illegally and retrieves the car after a fine. It also mentions Raymond J Funkhouser musing about starting a Charleston newspaper and Shepherdstown influence.
Hal Boyle portrays Southern California as a crowded paradise where newcomers flood in seeking warmth and work. Residents bemoan rising prices and housing shortages while predicting a ten million Los Angeles area population within ten years, fueling unease rather than pride. The piece notes outlanders crowding orange groves and parking woes as the state’s postwar growth accelerates.
A Southern California resident laments rising living costs and growth pains as new development and sidewalks threaten his desire to escape urban life. He recalls lettuce prices, notes higher expenses, and recalls a chaotic roadside scene with a rattling jalopy fleeing the state with a family and belongings, bearing a defiant goodbye to California.
Herbert Hoover reenters prominent relief work as an elder statesman. He urges careful funding and fiscal discipline for Uncle Sam while supporting aid to other nations within limits. The piece portrays Hoover as a seasoned problem solver who values accuracy over popularity and recalls his tumultuous rise and fall.
A column portrays Herbert Hoover amid public support and renewed calls for a 725 million dollar world relief appropriation. It argues Hoover remains trustworthy on finance and governance while urging Russia cooperation for peace and hints at a separate German accord if needed. The piece ends noting Hoover’s return to the American scene and invites readers to page twenty.
A column attacks President Truman as beholden to the Pendergast machine in Kansas City. It accuses him of obstructing investigations and pardoning old allies, arguing his loyalty endangers reform and calls for resisting a dishonest presidency.
A historical column recalls Miss Jennie Douthat’s return to Pearisburg after visiting her sister Mrs. W. H. Couling. It notes funeral services for Col. Frank Huger, a N. & W. official, who died in Roanoke.
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