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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1948
Page
4
Pluefield Bailey Telegraph announces publication details and mailing rates for the West Virginia edition. Includes post office entry date, Associated Press credit, carrier and mail pricing, and advertising contact line. The item reads like a historical newspaper masthead with publication mechanics.
Reports from Washington say the 80th Congress may adjourn this week to let lawmakers attend the national Republican convention in Philadelphia. Some key bills remain, but leaders hope all pressing measures will pass before adjournment, amid talk of Wallace and the Third Party affecting the New Deal factions.
A reflective note on deceit and hypocrisy contrasts smooth words with harmful intents. It cites biblical and Ecclesiastical sentiments, warning that double dealing harms both speaker and audience and is contemptible before God and man.
A compact 20th century essay arguing free enterprise and a robust legal framework protect American abundance. It claims famine absence stems from individual effort and market competition, urging fair laws to sustain prosperity and prevent industry collapse from any single group.
The article surveys the western farm belt’s reaction to Henry Wallace and his public image. It recalls Wallace’s roles as agriculture and commerce secretary and adviser on farm policy to Roosevelt, arguing any farming industry troubles reflect the New Deal government structure rather than private failings.
A machine touted to record every human organ may not gain medical acceptance yet. Meanwhile the air transport industry adopts a similar diagnostic device to monitor airplane engine parts during flight, promising faster trouble detection and reduced costly delays for owners.
The Roanoke Times notes Governor Dewey called Henry Wallace unpredictable and ill suited for the presidency, arguing his erratic decisions and emotions would guide a Wallace administration, a stance reflecting concern about Wallace's staying power in the race.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch laments Barber shops being opened to men after Attorney General Taylor ruled they may cut men's hair in beauty shops. The piece argues women deserve equal rights and that beauty shops were a sanctuary for women to discuss news, gossip, and empowerment away from men. It frames equal rights as essential and positions beauty shops as inclusive spaces for feminine discourse.
A compact reflection on human meaning and endurance. The speaker ponders if skies stay blue and spring forever near whether people would fear or rue moments. He imagines man as an empty shell without purpose, yet asserts humans are meant to grasp joy and grief to balance belief.
Editor notes Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan is analyzed as a potential Republican presidential figure. The piece traces his isolationist stance, past near-misses for the presidency, and current influence on foreign policy. It questions whether party leaders can steer him on domestic issues and notes his age and health as factors for a 1948 bid.
Sheilah Graham reports Paulette Goddard will not remake a Paramount film and will be paid her usual salary. Orson Welles owns a Por ttrait of Linda Christian, drawn during an Italy trip as their romance fizzles. Jane Russell remains under Hughes, Greg Peck weighs Broadway play against movie money. Griffin Raft Iris Bynum, Lex Barker Tarzan plans, Red Skelton on fatherhood, Elizabeth Taylor mourns pets, Bette Davis June Bride publicity. Jack Paar exits REO contract into Battle Ground cast.
Paulette Goddard lands solid studio terms after completing Weep No More. Walter Florell accuses a big star of owing him for hats while lamenting a sapphire ring gift. Alice Faye plans her first trip abroad and stars join Jack Benny and Phil Harris in anti illness tours. Clark Gable to France this summer after wartime flights. Rhonda Fleming faces a studio demand for yearly pictures, possible lawsuit looms with David Selznick. Janet Leigh tops Metro roster in three films Words and Music Act of Violence Little Women.
Ezra Stone, known as Henry Aldrich since 1938, is a busy actor and director with stage roots in vaudeville and the Broadway hit Me and Molly. He has directed See My Lawyer and This Is The Army, trains young cast members, and plans a University of Virginia production, while balancing family life and farm duties in Bucks County.
Henry Aldrich heads a busy real life program with the Sects committee and summer chores. A big all veteran musical revue is staged and assembled from material by hospitalized veterans in a Camp Shows national contest. The revue will tour veterans hospitals nationwide. Ezra Stone lives on his Washington Crossing farm with family, many chickens, 18 cows, and a 14 month old Scotch Ayreshire bull. Wife Sara Seegar, former stage and screen actress, acts as counselor and critic. They have son Joseph and daughter Francine, both born on the same day of the week. Ezra's schedule includes farming, theater, radio, veteran work, and juvenile delinquency clubs.
Moosejaw honors a parade of unusual recipients for honorary degrees. H J Phillips Bathertop and Oscar W Crummett are praised for restraint and simple generosity while Prentice K Wigglesworth is lauded for civic concern and humor.
Union member recalls a special meeting where a speaker admitted he could be right too. The pamphlet notes a dinner with cigars and chicken sandwiches. The Congress committee asked about Communist Party membership and the witness appeared without a lawyer.
A long rumor-filled reminiscence from a New York coffee house details East Side thief Once-Over-Lightly and dentist Dr Slowly. The pair clash with sharp wit and gas tipped dentistry, leading to a fatal night as crime and psychology mingle in a grim tale.
Daily Telegraph notes from fifty forty thirty twenty and ten years ago. Mentions Prof Eugene Blake Princeton Academy visiting the city Col John G Watts of Tazewell in Bluefield legal visitor E S Barrett Salem in Bluefield funeral services for Mrs Lee Johnson Rev Thomas Priddy conducted services in Giles county Ernest Davis accused of shooting Ed Royster at Imperial hotel Raleigh street arrested in Portsmouth A L Parker Clarksburg AP operator new Associated Press job J J Price Bland street merchant shot in attempted hold up A L Mitchell chosen mayor of Cedar Bluff plans for a $75000 senior high annex to Genes colored school approved Paul C Gumm ex clerk for Turkey Gap Coal drowned with his three children in Potomac river.
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