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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1942
Page
4
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Poetic biblical reflection urging reliance on divine power. Mentions Isaiah 26 and the virtues of light truth and love as weapons of faith.
The campaign urges giving to the USO to aid welfare work for soldiers and their families. Committees will canvass homes and businesses to raise funds for United Service, Travellers Aid Association, Catholic Community Service, Y M C A, Y W C A, Salvation Army, Jewish Welfare Board, and USA Overseas Bases.
A historical notice urges motorists to drive at moderate speeds amid rising road deaths. It warns worn tires and aging cars can fail at high speeds, risking loss of control and fatal accidents.
Citizens urged to contribute any rubber items no longer in use to aid war production. Rubber heels, old hoses, hot water bottles, mats, and other discarded items from millions of households are sought for the national defense effort.
The article urges collecting scrap rubber such as casings and inner tubes from across the country to supply the government. It notes scrap rubber is inferior to new material and may wear 5,000 to 6,000 miles, but emphasizes assembling, scrapping, and delivering it to the government, with the people responsible for the effort.
The writer argues against fixed forty hour limits claiming workers can handle longer hours in emergencies. They deny widespread labor fatigue and say longer weeks could be used without hurting millions in industry, noting the real aim is to spread work and avoid old six ten hour days.
The piece lauds Bluefield and Southern Virginia residents for patriotic spirit and strong bond sales, noting May quota met and June drive ahead. It cites concern over a Browder pardon claim and argues unity remains intact despite the case.
Nation's Business notes salesmen shrink from 3600 to 506 in four months as war uproots workers and reshapes labor. Pred De Armond warns many will not fit into munitions jobs, with thousands losing income while shops, tours, and small businesses falter.
The two longtime Supreme Court justices have differed in twenty cases since joining the bench, indicating a persistent ideological split between Frankfurter and Black as observers note their contrasting judicial philosophies.
The poem questions the essence of beauty and its paradoxical rise from storm-blown light yet returns as a familiar warmth. It likens beauty to a guiding force that glows within the secret heart, both surprising and comforting in its presence.
Labor learns from wartime government operation of plants like Brewster Aviation and Kearny Shipyard. The piece argues privatized management yields rights and unions, while government control limited strikes and collective bargaining. It cites TVA and Federal Barge Line as open shops and endorses private profits.
A fragmented OCR style note references evening dresses and bathing suits with scattered phrases about time and a playful tone. It mentions looking at the bright side and a casual nod to grooming before cutting it, suggesting a light, informal item.
Uncle Sam forms WPB Food Requirement Committee to study overall wartime food needs and conservation. Warnings about overloading the fork spark calls for reductions in lettuce waste French fries and other items as Elmer Twitchell jokes about lettuce control and vitamin talk amid hunger worries.
A hazy scene shows amateur canoeists and locals at a race course amid air raid warnings. Quotes from Skeptical Pete and Eight-Ball Bennie reveal frustration at photo finishes and crowded chatter in a dim-out resort setting.
The recall lists top advertisers of the Daily Telegraph from forty years ago including E S Pedigo M G Whitlow The Thornton Company M Rosenberg Bluefield Furniture Uewer Shelton and Joran John Lawson bank boss who was electrocuted accidentally at Pan Run Va.
A historical note recalls the 1916 Republican ticket of Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis. In the same era a neighbor killed Thomas Murray of Adria in Tazewell County. A safecracker stole 125 dollars from the Bluefield Bottling Company safe.
The text shows two people exchanging flirtatious lines about walking a beach and sharing light during a night out. It reads as a playful, informal conversational snippet with references to lanterns and a glow.
Hollywood legend Ann Harding revisits film sets after a five year hiatus. She explains the move homeward due to her husband Werner Jansen’s demanding travel and a more practical life at their ranch on the coast, with plans to resume acting.
A reviewer lauds Immortal Sergeant set in the Libyan desert during a North Africa campaign. Corporal Spence, influenced by Sergeant Kelley’s toughness, leads a patrol under dive bomber attack and endures moral tests amid harsh desert warfare.
The passage criticizes a novel centering on Sergeant Kelly and a thwarted corporal. It notes clipped narrative inserts and repeated flashbacks that slow the pace. The author, Mr. Brophy, also stages a literary benefit dinner to discuss contemporaries, diminishing the main story. The overall effect is a lagging reading experience.
George C. Tucker surveys Manhattan gossip and theater buzz as titles and trends mirror anxious times. He notes upcoming works like The Cat Screams, mentions How To Cook A Wolf, and references publicized escapades of figures such as Bankhead and Tarzan actor Don Weismuller, with updates on Woollcott, Stevenson, and stage cabs in a fast paced city portrait.
The Raven in Raven, Va. hosts a June 13 dedication service at the new assembly of God church with Rev H Shaffer from Washington DC as the main speaker.
Mr and Mrs J W Ball and Mrs G W Ball traveled to Marion on Sunday for graduation exercises at the college. Their niece Miss Anne Watts of Roanoke was among the graduates.
The Reverend and Mrs. R A Ireson and Mrs. G W Bell attended the Methodist conference in Narrows during the past week.
In memory of Kelley Bales who departed life a year ago and left us on Father’s Day. We miss you and look to a day when we will reunite. Also remembering Jack Stiltner with enduring love and remembrance.
Sammie White visited his sister Mrs. John F. Ratliff and Mush th Blank-of enship Welch visited her grandmother Mrs. Sophia Stinson last week.
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