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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
4
Bluefield Daily Telegraph presents its traditional masthead announcing publication details and ownership. The notice lists address, founding year, Associated Press affiliation, and subscription rates with carrier and mail options.
The McCarthy committee released a photo claiming Owen Lattimore with Philip Jaffe at Communist headquarters in Yenan in 1937. Lattimore denies affiliations while public trust grows distrust of Washington, as questions linger about his 1930s trip and associations.
Despite drought year and lower crop volumes, farmers may share the national prosperity about as much in 1950 as in 1949 though not as high as 1948 peak. Prices rise for crops and meat while farm income remains above normal, with fewer farmers to share a larger pie.
The article notes only about one patent in a hundred becomes a profitable product. It cites prototypes like portable shoe shining strips, candied popcorn flavors, collapsible food tubes, a pastel powder for car body repairs, and a curb mark cleaner for tires. It discusses market interest and packaging innovations across regions, highlighting the uncertain commercial payoff.
The text notes that as progress continues, new needs and desires will arise nearly as quickly as existing ones are satisfied, a condition expected to persist for the foreseeable future.
Editorial reflects on the robin's traits, praising its garden usefulness and cheerful presence. It compares the robin to the English sparrow, notes its thrush family kinship, and highlights its role in pest control and family viewing as bird watchers anticipate warbler migration.
A weather themed note from Clarence E. Long in Herndon West Virginia describes a dark sky, warm wind, and a sudden drizzle at dusk. The rain grows through the night, tapping steadily as delicate heads rise with the morning light.
Drew Pearson reports the Navy seeks declassification of guided missiles as a potential game changer threatening bomber dominance. The piece notes the Lark missile, Air Force cooperation, and a rash of related defense and political developments including basing-point lobbying and postwar political maneuvers.
John Huston, fresh off Academy wins for Treasure of the Sierra Madre, tells MGM party guests that artists must see the world to faithfully reproduce sights and thoughts. He discusses The Red Badge of Courage and his Hollywood ascent from boxer to writer and director, noting his close bond with his father Walter Huston.
Rosalind Russell accepts Golden Scissors on crutches after a foot fracture. Franchot Tone will star with Jean Dalrymple in Sam Behrman’s The Second. Guy Madison and Andy Devine to star in 52 TV Westerns with Wild Bill Hickok. Gloria Swanson and daughter Michele Farmer tour the country while Esther Williams previews a silver swimming suit for Pagan Loveong.
Olivia de Havilland and Brad Crawford figure in a chat about award jinx. John Wayne travels to Mexico City with Esperanza to supervise Torero for Herbert Yates while growing a beard for Rio Bravo. Dorothy McGuire and Mel Ferrer discuss a dream man as Deborah Kerr plans a Rome stay with Tony Bartley for Quo Vadis.
A historical note outlines H. J. Phillips Bell enacting rules to curb horse racing. It bans unsound horses, sets a two year victory average, punishes track whispering, limits tip sheets, and forbids certain predictive phrases by chart makers, aiming to reduce eligible entrants across the nation.
A proposed set of drastic rules targets gambling at horse tracks. The measures ban officials from commenting, outlaw entry workouts, require owners ride entries, seize bandages, forbid hiding racing forms, rush Derby dates, rename racing as soft, and reverse paddock viewing to deter betting.
In a 1945 Amerasia espionage context analyst Geo Sokolsky condemns J Edgar Hoover and the FBI for mishandling the case. He contrasts actions by Francis Biddle and Tom Clark and questions Navy handling of lieutenant Roth tied to documents from New Delhi and the Atlantic Charter era.
Senator Soaper recalls a miner about 35 years old killed near Graham station when a train struck him as he slept beside the tracks. The piece also notes visits by Miss Helen Hutchinson and Senator Nathan Ray Scott, plus local political announcements and a 20 year ago recall of city ordinance opposition and Boy Scouts events.
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