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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
4
Publication information for Bluefield Daily Telegraph including postal receipt, association status, editorial rights, carrier, delivery, rates, and advertising contact details. Notes indicate second class mailing, Virginia circulation, and general subscription terms.
Observers note that a three vote swing in the House could have defeated the Case bill veto. Vote totals show 255 for overriding and 135 to sustain the veto, with coal mining districts influencing lawmakers. The piece discusses court views, world war fears, Eisenhower’s stance, and public opinion on Russia and peace.
The piece discusses perceived Roosevelt era shifts in the Supreme Court, citing Justice Jackson and Washington observers. It notes public scrutiny of court disagreements centered on the Jewel Ridge Coal and Coke company and a portal to portal pay dispute, amid broader debates about Roosevelt appointees and the so called nine old men.
A meditation on idleness and the failure to live fully until a friend brings a gift of a slender book. The narrator recalls summer blossoms and stored life but tastes no honey until the breeze delivers a prompt to grow. The day shifts from morning to twilight and sleep, with the realization that life was forgotten.
Drew Pearson reports internal tensions at the U S Supreme Court as Justice Robert Jackson confronts Justice Hugo Black amid private disputes over past ambitions and disqualification norms. The piece traces Jackson’s frustrations from wartime duties in Nuremberg to perceived slights involving governors and cabinet appointments, with Prankfurter and Frank Murphy named as rivals.
A reflective piece recalls past weather warmth, cherry season, graduation days, and a beloved teacher Mrs Hammill in Elkins Randolph County. It laments bread shortages, praise Shawnee Lake, notes Bert Sonny Merkle’s airline link, and observes postwar civilian life including travel, theater etiquette, and returning GIs seeking college.
A local column pokes fun at enrollment figures for Bluefield and Princeton schools noting Princeton high school edged Beaver high with 634 versus 611 students. It comments on town population around 30 000 and hints Bluefield school enrollment lagging. The writer also riffs on sausages hamburgers nylons clocks and smoky cigarettes with a playful closing line.
Hal Boyle reports Campione a tiny gambling hub on Lake Lugano, a 1,000 resident enclave run by a Rome casino syndicate that nets a million annually. Citizens seek full administrative freedom while staying under Italian shelter, likening theirstandard of living to Switzerland and resisting Italian taxes. The move follows a 1944 revolt against a German puppet regime and continues to pose a clash with Italian and Swiss authorities over sovereignty and neutrality concerns.
Campione hosts a casino drawing tourists from Lugano and beyond. Swiss authorities complain over tax losses while the Campione establishment claims large table limits and ample liquidity. The casino, opened 1918 as an espionage hub, later faced closures and fluctuating patronage.
H I Phillips Elmer Twitchell, missing ten days, was located in an open rowboat while fishing. He refused to come ashore insisting he would stay out to fish. When asked about reconversion he cited escaping ultimatums and confusion for rest and peace of mind. He reported no fish were caught.
The speaker notes no protest banners in 10 days and jokes about fishing while praising a peaceful mood. A sense of looming trouble is hinted as someone says a storm looks likely, contrasting calm with underlying tension. Local chatter paints a fragile peace.
A reminiscence of Twitchell embracing fishing as a path to calm amid life ashore. He asserts freedom and determination to fish daily, ignoring headlines or opposition, and imagines the simple act of worm digging as part of his resolve.
Paul Mallon Washington reports on the Paris talks where Mr. Byrnes signals a global stakes mindset while Bevin enjoys strong labor parliamentary backing. The piece contrasts Anglo American unity versus Russian bloc tensions and questions if cooperation will endure.
The item recalls events labeled fifty years ago today in Honaker and surrounding areas. Mentions Miss Maynard in Honaker and friends, and notes a convention. Also refers to Luther Lybrook Chambers death at Kessler hospital in Hunt.
Senator Soaper muses about an army colonel and a WAC with the House of Jesse jewels. The piece hints at costume jewelry obsession and a possible army order misread as operation Sheba. It contrasts delays with actions not bringing peace or happiness, noting Kentucky pride in the derby and mint julep alongside a supreme court chief justice appointment.
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