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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1957

Page

4

Baily Telegraph Publishing Details and Rates

The Baily Telegraph announces Hugh Ike Shott 1953 and founding 1893. It lists publication by the Bluefield printing firm and Associated Press news use rights. Subscription rates are 400 per week by carrier and 16.20 per year by mail plus West Virginia zones. other zones on request.

Lished Eemereye Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield Associated Press Hil West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation Kata Agency, Inc

Calvary and Olivet Reflections from Henry Giles

A devotional note contrasts crucifixion and ascension scenes with an exhortation to spiritual hope. The passage cites scripture and references Henry Giles to frame faith through troubled conscience and the promise of heavenly opening.

Henry Giles

Debate Heats Up Over Presidential Disability Laws

The Eisenhower disability issue prompts renewed congressional debate on how to transfer powers if a president is incapacitated. Senate backed a joint committee study, but House committees balked to avoid election-year strife. Proposals would allow the Vice President to act with cabinet approval and presidential revocation in writing.

Eisenhower Congress Senate House Judiciary Committee Emanuel Celler D N. Y Celler House Judiciary Committee

House Speaker Rayburn Reflects on Presidential Proposal

May 29 reports quote Speaker Rayburn expressing limited support for the President's constitutional amendment idea. He cites 168 years of governance and suggests few significant dangers in the plan. President Eisenhower had described the amendment path as a partisan issue requiring cabinet assent and a body appointed by the President.

HOUSE Sam Rayburnd Congress Rayle Eisenhower Keans

Presidential debate on constitutional line of succession

President Eisenhower notes the Vice President would decide when a disabled President cannot discharge duties under the Constitution. He cites Article I, Section 5, and warns against speculations that he might resign following a March proposal. The April 3 press conference labels such rumors as the worst he has heard since taking office.

Eisenhower Jim Hagerty Khrushchev Hagerty

Khrushchev Flops Plan to Shift Soviet Economic Control

American production experts say Khrushchev’s proposal to hand control to regional economic councils will not fix the cour tely state planned economy. They warn decentralization brings confusion, loyalty shifts, and strained hierarchy, risking political fallout.

Nikita Khrushchev Soviet Union Moscow Khrushchevs Khrushchev

Mississippi Man Finds Snake Behind TV Tubes

A Mississippi resident discovered a live snake concealed within the TV area rather than on the screen. The intruder was found among the output tubes and did not appear to have caused damage. Local wildlife officials advised caution and safe removal procedures.

Mississippi

Bureau blunders over Missouri River project face Senate floor

Ray Tucker’s abandonment and the Oahe project waste are highlighted as the Bureau of Reclamation plans a shift to federal control. The Missouri River Basin costs, including 22 percent wasted on the Oahe unit and rising annual waste, would burden electricity and water users nationwide. A Senate Committee review and Interior Department explanations are cited as justification for the ongoing reforms.

Bureau Hell’s Canyon Wayne L. Morse Oregon Federal Power Commission Idaho Power Company Reclamation Senate Dahe Montana Minnesota Dakotas Kansas Nebraska Ben Jensen W. A. Dexheimer Jensen Missouri Valley Dexheimer Interior

Hollywood gossip and star casting hints in cinema circles

British actress Joan Collins tests for the Jean Harlow role in a Fox biopic while Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe figure in whispers. Victor Mature amid Hollywood talk while Mike Todd heads to Spain for Don Quixote chatter. Gary Cooper and Berlin film festival plans recur with Sinatra and Janet Leigh tied to ongoing celebrity cycles.

Hollywood Jayne Mansfield Joan Collins Jean Harlow 20Th Fox Jayne Marilyn Monroe New York Harlow Miss Collins Victor Mature Ann McCrea Dorothy Todd al Rackin Roy Rogers Roy Del Hugh O'Brian Denver Omaha P. A Gary Coopers Berlin Gary Missus Sinatra Cary Grant Janet Leigh Tony Curtis Tony Janet London Kelly Norway Gloria Savoy Wall Alecess Daphne du Maurier Shan Pos Eces van Johnson Martine Carol Martine Van

Soviets Guilty Of Constantine Brown Soviet Thievery

Washington denounces Soviet theft of Spanish gold worth about 722 million dollars from the Loyalist government of Spain. The article cites a 1936 transfer, a Negrin receipt, and Kremlin admission, arguing that coexistence proposals mask long-standing looting and parallel to gangsters.

Constantine Brown Washington Kremlin Nikita Khrushchev Free Nations Spain Madrid Juan Negrin Paris Centor Romologen Tocisco Franco Caan France Hitler Germany Amsterdam National Bank of Spain Banque de Prance United States Ussr Moses Rosenberg Moscow Odessa Negrin

Economic optimism and rising U S living standards

A. W. Zelemek argues Americans can raise living standards by buying more goods. He notes postwar production growth, growing home construction, more radios per home, and expanding consumer ownership. He cites marketing as a fault and suggests stronger retail and industrial buying guidance.

Higher Standard Of Living Waiting

A speaker argues that development lags behind production and pricing knowledge. He cites a booklet showing women hosiery price drops since 1946 with flat unit sales since 1950. Merchants need to understand prices better and consumer buying relies on rising purchases and savings, while firms cut transport costs via in-house fleets.

Dun Stiehe Cote Cael Ee

Derby sweepstakes winner among $140000 haul

The piece notes H. J. Phillips as an elevator man among Derby sweepstakes winners totaling $140,000. It also riffs on TV news, Ogden Nash, Khrushchev on American TV, and the changing landscape of baseball franchises and public awareness of Soviet leaders.

Chet Huntley Ogden Nash Kremlin Khrushchev

Local Youth Teams Relocate and Notable Names Mentioned

In our town's Junior Baseball League the Specials aged 10 and 14 moved from Mulligan's to Gar gens Quarries. Skinny omes captains the Blue Dragons of Room Six in Hickory Heights Grambleberry Hollow. Porfirio Rubirosa noted in hotel orders. A Mike Wallace program link mentions stock promotions tied to a hair tonic with a free treatment on $5 shares.

Mulligan's Gargens Quarries Omes Blue Dragons Hickory Heights Grameberry Hollow Porfirio Rubirosa Ord Rubirosa Mike Wallace

Ventures Limited and interlocking ties loom in new treasury role

The new Treasury secretary Robert B. Anderson will take office after leaving Ventures Limited, a major Canadian mining and holding company chaired by T. Lindsley. Ventures and its subsidiaries control Geoil Limited and Frobisher Limited with extensive links to oil interests in the United States and Canada.

Treasury Robert B. Anderson Ventures Limited United States T. Lindsley Canada Sidiary of Frobisher Limited Geoil Limited R. B. Anderson Geoil Trans Border Limited Williston Oil and Gas Limited Arte George Humphrey Mark Hanna London New York Toronto Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange

Legacy Notes Mark Time In Local History Snippets

The Daily Telegraph revisits past decades with brief mentions of T. T. Turnelle’s Richmond trip, C. H. Nelson heading to Ingleside, Prince Alexander A Lilly’s former attorney role, and Methodist church ties. Ten years ago reports cover Rockies weather shift and a life underwriters meeting in West Virginia.

T. T.turnelle Richmond C. H. Nelson Tug River Ingleside Prince Alexander A. A. Lilly Attorney Methodist Church Frank P. Jones Jones Jenkin Jones Mary Sue Tynes W. P. Amaed. Pemer Bund Sees Methods Church Rockies West Virginia Association of Life Underwriters

Pioneer woman jokes and drought relief humor in American life

A columnist riffs on frontier stereotypes and rural hardships noting that pioneer women faced toughness while jokes about a southwest farmer missing a flood mail call reflect broader American conditions. The quip hints at humor shaping views of resilience and infrastructure.

Southwest American

State Dept blocks fluency in cultural exchange with Russia

Drew Pearson reports on the U S push for people to people cultural exchange with the Soviet bloc, noting fingerprinting blocks by Congress and State Department delays. He cites Khrushchev and Western attempts, including failed Russian ballet visits and limited Romanian farm exchange, while U S figures show growing student and tourist exchanges with the USSR.

Washington Lyndon Johnson Khrushchev Communist Party CBS United States America State Department Eisenhower Congress Ike Hutchinson Kans Russia Rumania Middle West Matskevich Voice of America William Lacey Korea Lacey Poland USA Francis Walter FBI U. S Moscce Ballet Moyseey Eddie Dowling Moscow Moscow Ballet Sol Hurok Billy Rose Europe Asia Porgy and Beas

I Met a Giant in a Wayward Poem

A fragmented verse recounts meeting a giant and trading lines with him. The speaker recalls ornate imagery, pride, and vows of love, then leaves a pygmy behind. The poem hints at shifts in decor and family life, ending with a vague May timeframe.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Baily Telegraph Hugh Ike Shott Ray Tucker Oahe Sheilah Graham Ira Kino Neva Panama Siberian Jose Gonzales Alvarez Montevideo Senor Alvarez Hhrushchev Elmer Roessner A. W. Zelemek University of Virginia Graduate Business Pp. A. Oe.cies Tele Betlion Ers Zelemek Mar H. J. Phillips Geo. Sokolsky Quit Ventures, Ltd Daily Telegraph Soaper Drew Pearson Washington Pipeline David Rutstein Harvard Medical School Department of Preventive Medicine Samuel Gaines Polyclinic Hospital Mayo Clinic New England Medical Journal Ward van Patter Mayo Rutstein Bill Knowland Oakland Calif Knowland The Oakland Tribune Robert Osborne Osborne Democrats Labor Gram Giant Lori Petri
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