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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1947
Page
4
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports local notices and AP news dispatches. The article notes newspaper pricing and mailing details, including carrier and mail rates, as well as advertising representation information.
A preserved quotation from Blaise Pascal suggests a paradox about self-praise and reputation. The message challenges speakers to avoid praising themselves to earn others' respect.
The president vetoed the tax reduction bill and the House failed to override by 268 to 137 with 30 absentees. The vote to sustain the veto showed 233 Republicans and 35 Democrats supporting the veto while 134 Democrats, two Republicans and one independent opposed it. The Daily Telegraph argues most federal taxpayers favor tax relief, accusing politics of blocking the measure.
The article critiques President Truman’s 10 percent price cut appeal as failing to shape lasting price trends. It notes mixed storekeeper responses, some profiteering, and rising prices in essentials despite harvest optimism. It flags sugar hoarding after price controls eased and asserts supply and demand govern prices, with broader market factors like harvests and distribution shaping outcomes.
Mercer county residents maintain an eleventh place ranking among fifty five counties in May while the state total lags. By May 31 purchases reached 27.5 million with 20 million in E bonds for individuals, supporting inflation control and debt spreading. The Treasury offers Bond-a-Month and Payroll Deduction plans to simplify regular investments.
A Texas financier Jesse Jones disputes forecasts of a recession, arguing no signs support hard times. The piece critiques politicians who claim impending downturns to gain power, links tax cuts to prosperity, and warns against relying on economic fantasies rather than sound policy. The proverb You cannot lift yourself by your own boot straps closes the analysis.
Editorial argues Truman’s veto of a tax bill reflects a budget stance aligned with the New Deal era. It cites Republican spending cuts as proof a tax reduction is possible and notes Roosevelt as the only other president to veto a tax measure.
Louise Darcy writes in Independent Woman about a future where men abandon past passions and embrace inward strength to build a lasting peace. Fear and despair cloud the vision, yet determination remains, urging loyal hearts to align with a shining plan for captive peoples worldwide.
A Chicago real estate board market letter urges landlords to ignore regulations and push rents higher, arguing that tenant enforcement will rise if OPA successor funding stays low. The note stresses confidential status and cites Republican Congress power to limit agency funding as leverage.
A colorful mix from the area highlights a secretary quitting for East learning, a university club caution, and a notable heat wave flare by Al Seige. Esther Graham school recital heads to Ramb sey auditorium, Dr J Barnes Sanders named Richlands chamber president, and Eleanor Roosevelt's California rally stirs mockery in political chat. The Jewel Box gains national spotlight for a graduate salute series.
A City reporter visiting a Netherland Plaza convention in Cincinnati chatted about the event. He and a fellow scribe encountered a psychiatrist panelist whose measured reply to a provocative question about women’s legs reflected professional boundaries.
The 73 year old retired inventor and radio manufacturer known as Attie or Atwater Kent throws lavish West Coast parties at his Bel Air villa. He lives alone with seventeen servants and seven gardeners, inviting diplomats financiers movie stars and locals to his famed gatherings. He says he has no work to do and enjoys seeing people have a good time.
The text recalls a host famed for civic events and private gatherings alike. Civic affairs drew up to 500 guests and featured a circus costing about 3000 dollars. One camel fell from a truck and a lady writer fell from an elephant. At private parties he welcomes guests individually, values mingling, and prefers about 125 attendees to ensure warmth and familiarity.
The party master Kent describes his quiet approach to entertaining guests at lavish gatherings. He notes balloons ease formality and that entertaining costs about 15 to 20 dollars per head, totaling around 2500 dollars for a party. Kent, a Hollywood figure, loves seeing guests enjoy themselves.
A clipped humorous list awards playful decorations to figures such as Phillips Cropsy Thaddeus Z a statesman and stamp collector, Rippett Carol W a business mogul and drinker, Mizzlewurt Fediik R a conscientious district attorney, Snickersee Wallace D and Woollgrift Chauncey Krant a restaurant owner and former rhymester.
A fragmentary read on 1947 honorary degrees, jokes about inflation, and a private office note after exercises. Mentions Potts Godfrey T economist and gin rummy, a joke on recession guesses, and a brewery price cut of ten cents a bottle.
Westbrook Pegler recounts the downfall of Louis Horch regional director of the Department of Commerce a Roerich promoter and ally of Henry Wallace. The piece satirizes Horch’s investments in the Roerich cult and the backsliding of Wallace and the era’s politics with sharp, caustic color.
In a Daily Telegraph notice Mrs Joseph Surface hosted Mrs W H Ballard and Mrs Rosa Williams of Peterstown as guests. The Apron Bazaar by Baptist church ladies opened with ice cream and cake on sale.
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