Bluefield Daily Telegraph publication details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces establishment in 1895, daily morning paper printed at 412 Brand Street, Bluefield Virginia, in business as a second class matter with Associated Press news. Subscription rates begin 35 cents weekly and 15.00 yearly for West Virginia. Advertising by Kate Agency Inc.
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Notable Biblical Reflection and Farmer’s Moral Verse
A devotional excerpt emphasizes faith hope and love as fruitful seeds. It cites Hebrews 6 10 to 12 and Cecil on sowing with tears yielding a joyful harvest, linking service to saints with spiritual returns.
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Cecil
Hot Political Fights Shaping Up For November
Early primary results signal heated political battles ahead with major party nominees set to campaign hard. The piece notes Hickenlooper's challenge in Iowa over the Brannan farm plan, Roosevelt potential governorship in California, and steel industry price trends impacting 1950-51.
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Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
Brannan
California
James Roosevelt
Commonwealth
Earl Warren
Roosevelt
Sacramento
Gov. Warren
Jimmy” Roosevelt
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Flag Day recalls the designer of Old Glory
The piece revisits Francis Hopkinson as a possible originator of the U S flag design and notes Betsy Ross myths, outlining history of flag stripes and stars from 13 to 48 and speculating on 50 star layout if Alaska and Hawaii join.
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Francis Hopkinson
United States
Hopkinson
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George Washington
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Congress
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Steel price rise signals continuing inflation pressure
Independent Sharon Steel raised sheet and strip prices by 6 to 7 dollars per ton amid tight capacity. Industry operate at about 101.5 percent of capacity with January 1950 rated capacity at 99.4 million ingot tons, surpassing wartime peaks by 3.9 million tons.
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Cellar House Judiciary
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Farmers Bill Pushes Billions to Buy Surplus Food
Editorial from Richmond News Leader argues the Senate approved $2 billion more for CCC purchases, lifting total farm subsidy investment to $6.75 billion. The piece urges a serious investigation of farm policy and questions ongoing subsidies in 1952 as wartime stocks threaten taxpayer funds.
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Congress
Richmond
News-Leader
Hallelujah Psalms Praise to the Lord
Psalm 113 exalts the Lord from sunrise to sunset. It describes God elevating the poor and placing them with princes, comforting the solitary and blessing His name. Attributed to Ethel Riner Sublette.
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Howey: Georgia congressman and pay roll abuse exposed
Drew Pearson reports Congressman John S. Wood of Georgia charged a $1000 fee from crippled Ralph Stanfield to push a $10000 government compensation bill. Wood also employed his law partner on the government payroll at $7022 while Fowler, a long-time Wood servant, was paid $191.86 monthly as a janitor on the un American Activities Committee. The piece notes Howser’s California defeat amid linked gambling connections and recounts 106 Jewish refugees deported to Ellis Island after seeking asylum, traveling by a sealed train guarded at the border.
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John S. Wood
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unAmerican Activities Committee
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Sam
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Parnell Thomas
Carl Tallant
McMahon
Connecticut
Ralph Stanfield
California
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Howser
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Ellis Island
Truman
Manny Celler
New York
Shanghai
Red Army
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San Francisco
Germany
Rockies
Iowa
Mississippi
Great Championship Fight Between Movies And TV
Michael Curtiz predicts a near future amalgamation of motion pictures and television as the fight for audience continues. He notes economic shifts drive demand for novel, engaging entertainment and discusses talent scouting in New York while researching Broadway possibilities. He recalls his path from Budapest to America, citizenship, and Warner Brothers to independent production. Curtiz envisions Will Rogers Jr. starring in his next project.
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Michael Curtz
Sardi’s
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Motion Pictures
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New York
Pus Rex
Jack Warner
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Paris
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Will Rogers, Jr
Arlene Dahl
Lex Barker
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Lady Mead
Versailles
Arlene
Jan Sterling
Paul
Douglas
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Jimmy Stewart set for Harvey stage return in New York
Sheilah Graham reports Jimmy Stewart will star again in Harvey on the New York stage with the original cast for two weeks at the Civic Center theatre in September. He discusses Gloria, delays, and the movie version while detailing other Hollywood moves and personal notes from Ava Gardner to Spencer Tracy donations.
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Jimmy Stewart
Harvey
New York
Civic Center Theatre
Jimmy
Gloria
Vice Damone
Chuse
Metro
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Damone
Real McCoy
Ava Gardner
Artie Shaw
London
Frank Sinatra
Nancy
Alec Buchman
Orson Welles
Paris
Spencer Tracy
United Jewish Appeal
Janet Leigh
Paramount
Arthur Lowe Jr
Richard Stapely
Bus Flight Case Sees Driver-Turned Informant
Elmer Twitchell, eager to uncover Operation Bus Flight, joined a New York bus crew yesterday. Within two hours he was picked up 200 miles from NYC and confessed that everything is clear now, though he questions why many big city bus drivers work alone.
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Budapest
New York
Elmer Twitchell
Twitchell
Bub
Twitchell Solves Case Of Operation Bus Flight
Elmer Twitchell recounts life as a bus operator amid noisy passengers and constant demands. He jokes about the toll of coin boxes, non stop rides, and the challenge of keeping order while navigating a hinterland route. His aim was Labrador before arrest.
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E. Twitchell
Elmer
Labrador
European unity blocked by centuries of local kingdoms
The essay traces Europe's fragmentation from Charlemagne to modern times, noting how tribes and later nations formed distinct linguistic and cultural identities. It argues Christianity and Roman legacy failed to bind Europe, with language becoming a political fault line and Balkans tensions centered on linguistic rights.
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Europe
Chariemagne
Mediterranean
Asia
Hungary
Holy Roman Empire
Walloon
Balkans
Fifty Years Ago In Washington Surplus Forecast At Treasury
A Daily Telegraph item recalls a 1950 report claiming the U S Treasury held a 64 755 269 surplus with an estimate of 75 000 900 by end of the fiscal year June 30. The note ties to a broader retrospective of past events and people.
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U. S. Treasury
F. H. Watkins
James Watkins
Bluefield
W. T. Watkins
Howard College
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