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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1943
Page
7
The notice outlines subscription and rate options for West Virginia residents. It details one year, six months, and three months plans with prices and zone-based pricing. It attributes distribution to The Associated Press and local newspapers.
A fragmentary excerpt cites Isaiah and 1 Esdras praising the steadfastness of God’s people and the savior’s might, emphasizing resilience and divine protection. The text blends biblical phrasing with a note of communal identity and hope in divine guidance.
The piece mocks postwar dreamers proposing milk for all, shorter workdays, higher wages, vacations, and taxpayer funded perks. It argues such schemes are ridiculous while urging focus on winning the war and keeping critics from exploiting the situation.
The piece criticizes zoot suit gangs who attacked service members, urging firm action by local authorities. Army and Navy officials intervened to quell disturbances, and the author argues public respect for the city diminishes when such gangsterism goes unchecked.
German author Emil Ludwig warns in the New York Herald Tribune that after Axis collapse the high command may form a de facto government, seek peace, repeal anti Jewish laws, evacuate occupied territories, and threaten a prolonged war if not fully penalized. He cautions against underestimating German character and a future repeat of conflict.
A former German subject cautions over a future peace plan for Germany. He argues that to prevent another war the entire German nation including military and industrial classes must be punished and guarded by a powerful occupation force. He warns against leniency that could allow Germany to rejoin the world and trap allies later.
A writer mocks Ickes for urging travel conservation while the Interior Department keeps a 1940 travel bureau. The piece argues the bureau supports many New Deal office workers who would lose pay if it closed, calling the position on the issue "Horrid."
The column muses on who qualifies as an oldster noting Henry Ford at 79 and an octogenarian bank owner. It questions definitions while reflecting on aging, pensions, and the OPA's impact. It warns of price rollbacks harming producers and consumers as the government frequently alters business conditions.
The Baltimore Sun praises Mrs Roosevelt for defending press openness after criticizing the UN food conference secrecy. It argues transparency strengthens democracy and trust in the people, and that free reporting of international matters builds solid public opinion for U S participation.
A NYC apartment district poll shows a majority favor government ownership of public power. Six teachers on the list support it, yet most respondents recall only Boulder Dam among major New Deal projects. Despite gaps in knowledge, they agree that government operated electric power has been a success somewhere.
A desolate winter morning turns to crystal beauty as sleet and rain yield to sun. Frosted briars and weeds glisten like opals while trees sparkle with argent stars, creating a Pellucid wonder in a lonely, frostbit town.
Washington reports reveal a peril on the home front as government agencies release overlapping statements. Labor Secretary Perkins cites a survey showing thousands of war workers underfed and urges plant lunch programs while Donald Nelson says civilian and worker rations will fall 20 percent by year’s end. The War Department also announces 45 percent of beef culled after June 14 for soldiers. The series of conflicting conclusions suggests the government cannot reconcile supply and distribution.
Senator Soaper argues for a central over all control to redistribute resources between military, lend lease, and civilian needs. He warns without strong action there will be a collapse on the home front as food, fuel, and manpower tighten.
A rambling wartime column notes Italy’s changed view of the war since 1941 and jests at the “salesman” Hitler. It recalls zoot suit humor, labor disputes, and wartime humor from New York’s mayor to Potsdam and astronomical quips, all delivered in a satirical tone.
The column recalls a coalfield tale of a dog used for fox hunting and mischief, a Bluefield couple, and a note about local figures like R L Longworth and Lem Boykin. It blends humor with small town gossip, regional humor, and references to wartime era concerns and local civic notes.
The headmaster Uncle Sam oversees the largest school by wartime loaning and boarding. He borrows buildings and places students at colleges across the continent, from Atlantic to Pacific, Canada to the Rio Grande, to support soldiers during war.
Forty years ago Matt Harrison was indicted at Tazewell for the murder of Mrs. Ollie Wingo at Pounding Mill. The Rev John C Repass a noted southwest Virginia minister died at his Wytheville home. Waters at Big Stone Gap proposed issuing funds to build water works.
Edwin Mann is named general chairman in charge of raising 100000 dollars for Blue Field College. Plans advance for a new department store to be called Thornton McCulloch Company led by J T Thorn ton George McCulloch E M McCulloch and J R Laird. Miss Agnes Stephens wed Donald Sanderson Dunsmore at Bland Street Methodist Church. Alfred G Fox elected district governor of West Virginia Lions clubs. Miss Lois Lazenby wed McIntyre Louthan at the bride's parents home. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Manly B Luck of College avenue.
The text explains how wartime needs forced the draft to drop many specialists from colleges. It describes the shift of students back to university funding, the reduction of summer breaks, and medical students being reassigned from reserve second lieutenants to privates to ensure a steady supply of doctors and other professionals for army work.
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