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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1945
Page
4
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Across the nation today tribute will be paid to Old Glory as national fraternal and patriotic groups sponsor ceremonies honoring the flag. The piece stresses the flag as a symbol of freedom and the duty of real Americans to love honor and preserve these inheritances for future generations.
Dr Adams explains a seed coating using clay or adobe with nitrogen phosphorus and potash plus vitamins to add weight and protection. A hammermill speeds husk removal and a machine outputs 30 000 coated seeds per minute enabling low seed costs. The plan could aid arid land replanting by lowering sowing costs on large blocks of land.
In Tuesday's municipal primary Bluefield voters nominated ten candidates, two per district, for five open city board of directors seats to be filled July 3. Voter turnout was under 20 percent and the city may spend about 50 cents per vote. The next twenty days allow study of nominees before the final election.
Congressman John R. Murdock notes Dr. Lytle Adams of San Diego has devised an airplane mounted sowing device that pelletes seed to cover 20 000 acres per hour, promising rapid reforestation, moisture conservation, flood control, and erosion protection in semiarid western public lands.
The Carroll County Independent laments meat shortages and criticizes government controls on imports and class 2 slaughter quotas. The piece argues Canadian beef could be priced for sale locally, but red tape and ration rules block it, leaving residents hungry despite available meat and money.
Mary H. Oliver describes after rainfall a tranquil woods trail with birds singing and ferns and wildflowers sparkling with raindrops. Blue-eyed flowers glisten as the woods transform into a fairy land, leaving the narrator with a lasting, magical impression.
Italian Ambassador Tarchiani proposals push Italy to declare war on Japan with troop support for the Pacific. The State Department and Britain consider but will not commit to shipping or troop participation. Outcome depends on Rome’s decision amid cautious Allied talks.
A reflective travel vignette describes an Allied serviceman imagining a hypothetical Europe hopping route from Brussels to Paris. It evokes wartime imagery of Vimy Ridge memorials, Halle's German camp, Beauvais airfield glider practice, and poppy fields as casualties return home.
A memoir recounts a long journey across wartime Europe using eight vehicles. The narrator details encounters with soldiers and civilians from the United States and Europe, including Northington, Dubut, Crozier, McKinnon, Stickell, Footer, Clark, Wheeler, Pagelow, Chacon, Prochal, and Dubuin, ending with Staff Sgt Taylor who later joined the US Air Force.
A flowing vignette through Park Avenue near Forty-seventh Street depicts pedestrians ships, clocks, and retail fronts. It notes a Navy captain dodging traffic, a Chinese man with an American flag pin, a plumber with a heavy tool box, three British fliers with American girls, melons in a restaurant window, and youths in open collars. The narrator references Times Square charms, veterans, and souvenirs from a distant theater district, closing with a vivid portrait of a uniformed good looking lad.
A vivid street vignette on Broadway with crutches and a brown eyed companion planning a future apartment after discharge and marriage. The piece evokes urban life with scenes of bond buyers, Army nurses in uniform, the Metropolitan Opera House, Boy Scouts salvaging, marbles on Ninth Avenue, windowbox gardens, and Red Cross blood banks.
President Truman selects Harry Hopkins and Joseph Davies to travel to Moscow and London ahead of the next Big Three summit. The roster includes Stettinius and Byrnes, signaling focus on postwar Europe and the proposed world peace organization. Ratification of the charter may be pursued before the meeting.
The president plans to take along Admiral Leahy and other joint chiefs representatives. High level deliberations by the Big Three cover military and political questions, with allied and occupational deployments in Europe likely to be discussed. A Berlin meeting by Russian and allied commanders guides the Berlin declaration and postwar arrangements.
Mounted bulletins of film world chatter cover Donna Reed, Jean Pierre Aumont, Lauren Bacall, Bogart, Eddie and Artie Shaw, and others with anecdotes on marriages plans, hospital stays, and career moves. Broadway, TV and film figures like Mary Pickford, Paulette Goddard, Charles Coburn, Walter Huston, Gail Russell, George Raft, Lana Turner, Cornel Wilde, Dorothy McGuire and Harold Clurman appear in a rapid gossip round about contracts, pregnancies, endorsements, and projects.
Daily Telegraph notes anniversaries and brief obituaries from Bluefield and region. Lists figures such as W F Fowler president of the American National Bank of Graham, J W O'Dell contractor, Col L E Tierney, Jairus Collins, and others visiting or dying in nearby towns, with events spanning ten to forty years ago.
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