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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1944
Page
4
A compact quotation roundup presents Proverbs 3 12 about the Lord’s discipline and Pomfret’s line Raven is not always angry when he strikes but chastises those he likes.
War time plea urging readers to support the war effort by buying bonds. Emphasizes prayer, sacrifice, and home front duties including savings and obeying regulations. Highlights the role of small personal contributions as meaningful as the Widow’s Mite in aiding soldiers crossing the English Channel.
Opinion argues Roosevelt failed to add value with a four point postwar plan. The piece contends peace goals shifted since Versailles, warns against repeating past failures, notes US leaders sacrificed for peace while others gained, and calls for democratic action by the American public and leadership.
The article critiques a president’s peace plan based on a league style skeleton, proposing peace loving nations, a world council and an international court while each nation maintains armed strength. It warns past plans failed and urges focus on a more righteous foundation, yet urges continued effort as a bond purchase note.
An editorial warns that the Murray Wagner bill to socialize medicine could dominate the coming campaign. It argues the proposal would harm medical progress, cites low physician voting participation, and criticizes New Deal spending while noting ongoing investigations yield cost savings. It also suggests many workers would not strike if left alone.
A Thunderbolt pilot recalls American infantry advancing on a Norman beach under German mortar fire, likening their march to going to a ball game. The piece blends reflections on historic martial spirit from 1066 to Longfellow, Karl Knossos and Troy, celebrating youthful bravery and immortality of courage amid war.
A vivid scene from the Chicago Tribune describes a ruby-throated humming bird hovering over pink blossoms near a door. The tiny creature buzzes with rapid wings, feeding from multiple blooms as the air stirs softly, a quiet miracle praised as a gift of God.
In a reflective piece by John Kieran the nuisance of inch worms or loopers is described. The author explains their seasonal, patchy damage to elm oak maples and other trees and notes the female moth’s role in next year’s cycle. He suggests a sticky band around trunks to block wingless females and highlights signs of constructive recovery and local bird nests after the infestation.
A correspondent notes thousands of Fascist party badges dropped in the Tiber as Rome is entered by the Fifth Army. Questions arise about membership rules and longevity of political figures amid campaign chatter and unclear legal rulings on wives accompanying political tours.
A humorous sampler notes opposition to disarmament by a park policeman and a Kentucky preacher supplying cough drops for his flock. The piece riffs on war bonds and home life with wry lines from an Ohio judge and a playful optimist about files escaping.
In a humorous exchange a barber named Raviola complains about proposed OPA ceilings on barber shop prices. He vows to quit the biz, joking about government controls while mentioning Roosevelt Eisenhower and the Beadle as potential threats to morale and wages.
A fragmentary verse questions where a man should put his pencils pen and watch in hot season attire. The playful line hints at care for his vest and belongings during summer.
Saratoga New York observers note the cancellation of the season as a move to conserve gas and rubber and transportation. The piece criticizes the wasteful state of parking and rail service and comments on blackout era restrictions and a Supreme Court Sherman Act ruling affecting insurance companies.
Forty years ago today the Norton business section suffered a fire started by a man who then disclaimed responsibility. The Merchants association adopted a resolution disfavoring the use of trading stamps. Jack was named postmaster at McComas after W. W. Thomas resigned. About one hundred men labored on the Bluefield Graham fair crowds project. Bluefield resident Santily Bluefield returned to her Marshalls College studies. Welch Boy Scouts planned an all day sport program. Princeton Power company tracks on Bluefield avenue were rebuilt. Appalachian Power erecting steel poles on land street for electric lines. J P Gillespie of Tazewell bought Cash Grocery in Graham.
Waitman C. Given of his city resigned as state banking commissioner to become active vice president of Central Union National Bank in Cleveland Ohio. Concord college at Athens opened the summer session with 850 enrollment. Mrs Maude Strongfort of New Rochelle NY offered to buy the Mercer Healing Springs site near Athens from A Lynch and Harvey Shumate.
A House Senate conference committee voted to cut the nightclub and cabaret tax to 20 percent. The measure allows patrons to pay their bills with minimal cash, while supporters claim victory.
A Book a Day lauds The Gobi Desert by Mildred Cable Francesca French and Eva Cable. The reviewers praise vivid desert travel details Buddhist shrines and nomad life and note how the book captures the land’s changing textures and people more deeply than prior works.
A tide of religious themed pictures may shift roles for ingénues lifting virtuous heroines toward stardom. Icons such as Barbara Britton and Rosa Stadner appear in saintly parts while projects like The Miracle and The Robe promise star making nun and virtuous leads, altering past glory of sin and spectacle.
Fragment describes travelers returning by rugged carts, mule back, or camel back and hints at readers unfamiliar with the Gobi desert. The tone recalls distant journeys and enduring landscapes without specifics.
Notions about Hal Wallis and Louise Fazenda reveal a romance that began with a car ride and led to marriage. Wallis, once a modest press agent, later earned the Irving Thalberg Award twice and an Academy Award for Casablanca while farming at Van Nuys California.
At the St Regis Roof opening, G Ray Terrell known as Hollywood top executive producer and former Warner Bros publicity head, entertained guests after a five month tour entertaining service men in 22 states with D'Angelo and Vanya and Theodore Brooks and her Rhumba band providing music.
British initial reaction notes the Nazi cross-channel robot bombs may have limited effect on the Europe war, comparing their uncertain reach to the WWI Paris gun. Analysis suggests few flying bombs could alter Normandy, while diverting Allied air power from invasion targets.
Mrs Cornice Meadows of Montcalm was hospitalized at Bluefield sanitarium with burns to her left leg after a container of varnish ignited in the smokehouse on her home premises. She entered the smoke house to search for paint and lit a match. Attendants described her condition as good last night.
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