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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1946
Page
4
The snippet lists editorial staff and publication facts for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph with history notes, Associated Press affiliation, and subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery including a Virginia and West Virginia reach and a Kats Agency advertising rep contact.
A column discusses the Baruch plan for global control of the atom bomb, its feasibility, and the risk of sharing secrets. It notes distrust in nations under stress, urges keeping American secrets, and hints at a renewed debate over airport bond issues and related international tensions.
The Associated Press establishes a Bluefield bureau to cover southwestern Virginia and southern West Virginia extending to Kentucky and Tennessee. Cor respondents in major towns will report local happenings daily for AP newspapers nationwide.
A young army officer and his WAC wife are in custody after allegedly arranging and taking part in locating and stealing the one and a half million dollar crown jewels of the Hesse Darmstadt estate in Germany. They reportedly found the jewels buried beneath the cellar of a castle.
Editorial from the Bridgeport Post argues Congress should act from deep moral principle, not fear of polls or party expediency. James A. Warley and Monsignor Sheen urge leaders to represent all Americans and place the public good above class or party, warning without courage the nation will fail.
Poet Kenneth Slade Alling contemplates a vast edifice of silence as crickets supposedly sing all night yet strike futile blows against the walls of quiet. The verses capture a fragile soundscape where sound leaks, then fades, in a nocturnal meditation.
General Eisenhower pushes standardized arms for Latin America amid a debate with the state department over signing an inter American defense pact. Peron of Argentina presses for rapid US arms to remain competitive with Brazil, while Braden and Byrnes clash with military officials over control and timing.
R Bunson reports that half the world’s diamond trade has returned to Antwerp after World War II. In 1945 Antwerp exported about 20 million dollars in diamonds despite wartime disruption. Belgium’s 500 year old craft persists with skilled cutters earning 40 to 80 dollars weekly and a cooperative system resolving disputes with a national commission.
Rudelsheim details shifts in diamond production with the Belgian Congo as top rough diamond supplier. He notes postwar recovery targets, declines in prewar employment, and a shift in export shares from Antwerp. He recounts his wartime capture by the Gestapo, two death sentences, and American release, expressing confidence in a rapid industry rebound.
L L Stevenson notes Peter Lind Hayes, famed radio voice, captivates at the Cara Cabana with a clean, versatile act including Cavalcade of Song imitations from Ethel Waters to Bing Crosby. He is a Bronze Star recipient and veteran of Winged Victory, praised for timing and variety. Desi Arnez with his orchestra performs at Copacabana as part of the same night scene.
Gadabout recaps a chat with Miss Bel Geddes and a tour of Adrian Mich birthplace query. Coq Rouge marks its Sweet 16 with Maestros Wilson and Rutgers reviving 1930s hits. Wilson’s band celebrates fourth anniversary with songs performed for about 300000 patrons. Cafe Society Uptown debuts a new show headlined by Beatric Kraft and Pat Flowers.
The writer mocks Justice Jackson and Supreme Court rituals by imagining judges as boxers in a ring. He jokes about attire and gear, cites Buzz Bomb’s flight, and muses on a hypothetical Blatz v. National Hook and Eye Corp case with playful, satirical tone.
Hollywood headlines reveal Joan Leslie negotiating $80,000 for co starring with Robert Blake at RKO while Dana Andrews awaits a bid to star in Texas The Great. Catalina storms delay Dana’s yacht trip and tabloids note Lucille Ball rescued by police as Perry Como and Danny Kaye plot futures amid Eviction notices and pregnancies.
The Daily Telegraph notes the new militia for the first time in the area as Dr. William L. Miller returns from an outing in Monroe County. A large number of coal laborers travel to Roanoke to change the basis of car distribution in coal fields. James Scott and family move from Princeton to Bluefield while Dr. J. Toy Nelson, commander of Bluefield Post 9, says about a quarter million dollars will be paid to ex service men of Bluefield.
A concise quip from the Washington Star in Washington D C notes one familiar office character pair. It contrasts the fellow who asks to borrow a dollar before payday with the coworker who cannot lend after being paid yesterday.
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