Bluefield Daily Telegraph Practical Printing Details
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 193. Published each morning except Monday by Unly Telegraph Printing Co. Entered second class matter December 15, 1803 at Bluefield West Virginia. Member of Associated Press. Carrier 20 cents weekly. mail to West Virginia 13.00 per year. other zones on request. Advertising representative: The Kats Agency.
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Unly Telegraph Printing Co
Bluefield
W. Ve
Associated Prebs
Peer News
Bervin
West Virginia
Seed Sower’s Proverb Echoes In The Year’s Gold
A reflection on sowing and reaping blends biblical allusion with a poetic cadence. The author notes that the year grows rich as time passes, likening life’s end to sands of gold and uplifting diligent hope.
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Julia C. R. Dorr
American Sovereignty and the 1940s Election Focus
The article argues American citizens hold sovereignty through active participation in national elections, urging engagement to shape policy. It contrasts U.S. democracy with postwar geopolitics, noting Western Germany's provisional government and the Marshall Plan as crucial to Europe's recovery and a barrier to communism, while Russians fear strategic implications.
Nature's Dual Face and Man's Endless Battle
Nature is man’s best friend and worst enemy. The floods in the northwest reveal nature’s terror and the fragile balance between toil and profit. Humans till, build, and drain, yet floods undo labor, forcing repeated struggles to control nature.
Uniting War Zones Industry Could Benefit All Europe
A strategic debate unfolds as US Britain and France prepare to merge their three German zones into a central government despite Russian opposition. Western zones include the Saar Ruhr and Rhineland with rich industrial potential while the Soviet zone remains agrarian. Russia resents the Western plan, fearing loss of leverage in postwar Germany.
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Soviet Union
Germany
Russia
Western
Europe
Western Germany
West
United States
Britain
France
Moscow
Old Reich
Saar
Ruhr
Rhineland
Indus
Certainly Not Room For All On The Inside
Discussion of political voices on Truman and the White House race. Notes multiple candidates from north and south and Republicans. Warns against communists gaining power and advocates limited protections for enemies. Ends with a religious comparison about the Holy Land.
Bloomin Time West Virginia Rhododendron Pageant Near
West Virginians planning weekend trips are reminded that the annual rhododendron maximum bloom season is near. State plant experts predict first blooms in lower areas around June 25, with higher elevations into July. The white to pink flowers color mountain highways, often viewable from car windows.
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West
West Virginia
Fairmont
Song At Twilight and a Window of Home
A Chicago Tribune note quotes Sister Alwood praising a lighted window three flights up as a beacon that dispels gloom. The poem frames home’s warm glow overcoming cold rain and loneliness, lifting the speaker’s heart to sing despite hardship.
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Sister Alwood
The
Chicago Tribune
Taft Seen by Senate as Honest but Shifting Politically
Drew Pearson surveys Senator Robert Taft as the likely Republican nominee, noting esteem for his honesty and a record of evolving policies. The piece contrasts Taft’s early isolationist and anti‑New Deal stances with a later liberal tilt in taxation and social programs, and questions whether the nation can wait for him to adjust again before the 1948 election.
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Washington
U. S. Senate
Robert Alphonse Taft
Taft
Senate
Bobner
Bob
Russia
CPA
Harry Truman
Bob Taft
Congress
Commonwealth Club of
San Francisco
Grant
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
House
Pearl Harbor
Vandenberg
Czechoslovakia
Truman
Nation
White House
G.O.P
Philadelphia
Consia
Notable West Virginian figures in national social work and education
The Rev Virgil Lowder of Bluefield was reelected president of the national Church Conference Social Work at Atlantic City. WVU and Concord College staff lead a summer biology tour across the state with about fifteen graduate students. Shirley Gottlieb of Bluefield earned a USC BA. Nearly 200 WVU students join Columbia's summer session starting July 6. The Bluefield library adds Six Bells Off Java and praises Witt Hancock in Pacific theater reports. Coal mine haulage accidents cause about one in five deaths. three safety steps urged.
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Virgil] Lowder
Bluefield
Department of Social Service
Church Federation of Chicago
National Church Conference
Atlantic City
West Virginia University
Nicholas County
Leland H. Taylor
WVU
E. Meade McNeill
Concord College
Shirley Gottlieb
Bill Gottlieb
University of Southern California
West Virginia
Columbia University
Java
William McDougall, Jr
Pacific
McDougall
Witt Hancock
Coal mine safety, wages, and political talks mingle in a reading digest
A report by federal coal mine inspector H. E. Sanford warns that only when management removes hazards and officials stop tolerating safety violations can haulage accidents decline. He cites poor equipment and faulty tracks, brakemen injured for lack of safe riding spots, and unblocked standing cars as major causes. The Southern Coal Producers Association notes payrolls among 209 miners with many earning over 300 to 700 dollars monthly. Senator William F. Knowland discusses Gov. Earl Warren as a possible GOP nominee and praises West Virginia scenery while GOP delegates shift toward Warren. Max Matz heads to Boston for his in‑laws Golden Wedding, then to Philadelphia for the Republican convention. locals plan to attend. Ralph Shupe works for coal man Do. A. Clyborne and studies quickly. A new city parking building prompts questions about night watchman coverage and security.
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H. E. Sanford
Federal
Sanford
Southern Coal Producers’ Associations
Earl Warren
GOP
Knowland
California
West Virginia
Bluefield
Warren
Max Matz
Boston
Max
Philadelphia
Ralph Shupe
A. Clyborne
Bro Clyborne
Forty second Street and Broadway Ramblings of L L Stevenson
L L Stevenson muses on Times Square history and New York landmarks from the Knickerbocker era to modern kiosks. He recalls Caruso at the old Knickerbocker Hotel, the Armis tice Day balcony, and the King Cole photo once in the basement. The piece notes Vincent Astor as landlord, Times Square station work, coin jingling fundraisers, and prices in 10, 15 cent hot dogs and 20 cent hamburgers.
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Forty-second Street
Broadway
Knickerbocker
Knickerbocker Hotel
Great Caruso
King Cole
St. Regis
Vincent Astor
Times Square
New York
Counter Man
Crossroads Of World Sees Disappointment In Sales And City Life
A fragmented panorama of midtown life contrasts scarce goods with lively street scenes. Pedestrians, panhandlers, pitchmen, and outlandish fashion mingle with aging tenement blocks, taxis, and crowded sidewalks as commerce falters and neighborhoods endure turbulence.
Popper and son argue over pinball and gambling ethics
H J Phillips clarifies to his son that pinball machines are seen as an evil influence by police and adults. The dialogue touches on cash prizes, store incentives, and gambling implications, with a hint of family tension about restraint and honesty. Mommer’s late nights chasing a Walking Man adds domestic context.
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Popper
Junior
Mommer
Father Son Dialogues on Pinball and Games of Chance
Dialogues feature a father and son debating pinball machines and promotions for winnings. They reference a box top contest, songs like America I Love You and Old Black Joe, and a plan to encourage outdoor time. The exchange touches on gambling, community impact, and signs reading Bingo Tonight.
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America
Williams Boy
Laski rails at America in affection fueled critique
A fragment from a 20th century column mentions Harold Laski criticizing America with affection, a Belmont race won by Vaudeville, Ed Hill praising a Naugatuck Valley chocolate bar as lyrical radio, and a GI recalling Dr. Eisenhower as a Bastogne professor.
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Harold Laski
America
Harold
Belmont
Ed Hill
Morningside Heights
Dr. Eisenhower
Bastogne
Hollywood gossip and star marriages in intersecting timelines
Hollywood reports Ingrid Bergman will be managed by husband Peter Lindstrom, Claudette Colbert delays retirement, Nira Foch rises with Glenn Ford and William Holden projects, Dinah Shore and George Montgomery plan family, Rogers and Dale Evans take Trigger to Europe, Tom Mix with horse Tony in Hyde Park memory, Rank and Calvert dispute, Beatrice Pearson leaves Selznick after failed option, Dana Andrews May Change Title No Minor Vices, Greer Garson added scenes for Julia Misbehaves, Ricardo Montalban seeks Mexico film amid Neptune’s Daughter delay, Tiana Massey postpones marriage to Jay Kurtz, Myrna Loy helicopter incident at Blandings estate.
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Hollywood
Ingrid
Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Claudette Colbert
Claudette
Nira Foch
Ew York
John Lovesary
Glenn Ford
William Bolden
Dinah Shore
George Montgomery
England
Dinah
Rogers
Dale Evans
Trigger
Europe
London
Tom Mix
Tony
Mix
Hyde Park
Tom
Calvert
J. Arthur Rank
Phyllis
Miss Calvert
Rank
Hollyword
Paramount
Tran Lestie
Eagle-Lion
Cate Warners
Joan
Domares
Marie Windsor
Jean Garfield
Lanse
Beatrice
David
John Garfield
Tucker
Dana Andrews
Charlie Binfield
Greer Garson
Pebble Beach
Julia
Ricardo
Montalban
Neptune
Mexico
Metro
Tiana Massey
Jay Kurtz
Tlona
Monte Carlo
Turhan Bey
Charles Trenet
Myrna Loy
Blandings Dream House
Bel Air
Myra
Forty Years Ago Bluefield High School Contract Awarded
A historical note recounts that forty years ago a contract for the construction of the new Bluefield high school was awarded to Rossi Construction company. Also mentioned is Isaac T. Mann of Bramwell elected to West Virginia's resolutions committee at the national Republican convention.
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Bluefield High School
Rossi Construction Company
Isaac T. Mann
Bramwell
West Virginia
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