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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1951

Page

4

Daily Telegraph masthead and imprint notice

The snippet provides the Daily Telegraph masthead, editor Hugh Ike Shott, 1893 publication note, Associated Press membership, and subscription rates for carriers and mail in West Virginia with contact details for advertising. It functions as a front-page imprint and service information block. The text lacks a distinct news event or narrative.

Hugh Ike Shott Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bland Street Bluefield Associated Press Sones West Virginia

Hezekiah’s Illness and Divine Sign Recited

A biblical verse from II Chronicles 32 24 notes Hezekiah’s illness and prayer to the Lord who answered with a sign. A Lowell line asserts ultimate possession of God as unrelinquishable and unique to heaven.

Hezekiah

Golden wedding anniversary celebrates 41 couples in New York

In New York, 41 elderly couples marked their collective golden anniversaries with 2,250 years of marriage and 288 descendants. They report few marital difficulties beyond ordinary disputes, highlighting constructive, stable lives often overlooked by media focused on the eccentric or sensational.

New York

Educational experiments seek new paths for youth

The Ford funded program at Columbia Yale Chicago and Wisconsin will admit 400 male scholars under 16 in a broader test including a girls college and smaller institutions. It aims to give two years of liberal arts study before draft age to unusually young students while noting two thirds lack high school graduation and questioning loss of secondary schooling years.

Omar Columbia Yale Chicago Wisconsin Ford Foundation Fund For the Advancement of Learning

Investigation Opened Into Government's WOC Men

Hearings before the House monopoly subcommittee chaired by Representative Celler examine the practice of working for the government while drawing private pay. Critics say WOC men favored their firms in contracts and materials, with legal bans on dual pay suspended during wartime and by the 1950 Defense Production Act. Senator Truman shifts from condemnation to endorsement of using top businessmen to supervise private industry for the government.

WOC Washington Treasury House Representative Celler Sen Harry 8. Truman Senate War Investigating Committee Truman

Truman’s Korea Remarks Draw Fire Over Casualty Compare

The article critiques President Truman for likening Korea battle casualties to highway deaths. It notes 140 000 total American casualties in Korea and argues the comparison downplays families’ grief while stressing that political blame and morale concerns shape congressionally debated casualty figures.

Washington Truman Korea Congress General Bradley Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees

Editorial Comment NEW ATOM DEVELOPMENTS

The Wheeling Intelligencer notes no abatement in debate after a joint Defense Department and Atomic Energy Commission release on new Eniwetok Atoll fusion tests. William L. Laurence calls the Pacific experiments a milestone, likening them to the 1942 Chicago squash court test that birthed the atomic age. He argues the tests mark first small scale hydrogen bomb experiments, with a trigger temperature now achieved and theory yielding to practice.

Defense Department Atomic Energy Commission Eniwetok Atoll Pacific U. S New York Times William L. Laurence Eniwetok University of Chicago Laurence Pacific Proving Grounds Tosk Alamogordo N. M Hiroshima AEC Wheeling W. Va

Cardinal Reigns in Apple Tree in Riner Poem

Poem portrays birds in fruit trees with vivid colors and contrasts. The speaker names Starlings Robins Sparrows and a dominant cardinal in the apple tree. The author is Ethel Riner Sublette.

China lobby funds and power centers exposed in 1940s links

Drew Pearson outlines a broad China lobby network led by Dr H H Kung and T V Soong at the Bank of China in New York with ties to U S Senators and the Truman era government. He cites campaign cash and lobbying by figures such as Alfred Wohlberg and Myron Cowen, plus former officials shifting posts to aid Chiang Kai-shek.

Washington China Lobby Chicago Tribune Democratic Party China Bank of China New York City Chiang Kai-shek H. H. Kung Riverdale N. Y Generalissimo T. V. Soong Long Island Dr. Kung Central Bank Ees Truman Kung Louis Johnson Johnson Defense Formosa State Department Johnson Law Firm Myron Cowen Australia Philippines Styles Bridges New Hampshire Bridges Alfred Wohlberg New York Dr. King Wohlberg Sen Worth Clark Idaho Senate Appropriations Committee Appropriations Committee U.S Clark Chiang Kaishek U. S. Senate Chiang Senator Bridges al Wedemeyer William J. Goodwin Christian Front Goodwin Inc Tom Connally Texas Hitler America Germany

Bend over Bud and the Remedy Rush

Robert Ruark riffs on overreliance on quick cures in medicine. He mocks diagnostic shortcuts where doctors label any ailment with a single “cure all” and warns the ease of treatment may dull clinical scrutiny. The piece critiques media and medical arrogance in seeking fast fixes.

New York Bud John

Discourse on These New Miracle Treatments

A physician questions the overuse of panacea antibiotics and miracle drugs. He warns such cures may obscure symptoms and that the body can develop resistance, preferring rest and cautious use to preserve effective treatment for serious illness.

Hollywood Bids and Bets On Stars For Upcoming Films

Sheilah Graham reports Mrs George Sanders may debut in Thy Neighbor's Wife for Hugo Haas amid Europe plans with George for Ivanhoe. Audie Murphy rides high as Haas eyes Gabors. The Riding Kid follows Cimarron Kid with Ted Richmond. Katharine Hepburn lands Scalpel for Hal Wallis post African Queen. Sally Forrest and Milo Prank discuss long engagement. Tyrone Power rumors at studio. Jackie Cooper to star in Remains To Be Seen on Broadway. Boris Karloff and Jean Arthur chat on The Door set.

Hollywood George Sanders Hugo Haas Europe George Haas Gabors Audrie Murphy Riding Kid Ace Ted Richmond Audie Texas Ted Pamela Katharine Hepburn Africa Hal Wallis Burt Lancaster Sally Forrest Milo Sally Richard Stapley Tyrone Power Bill Goetz Tony Curtis Lydia Bailey Jackie Cooper Lindsay and Crouse Opus 9 Jackie Jesse White Harvey New York Jesse Boris Karloff Jean Arthur Peter Boris

Sights And Sounds Around Film Studios

A column notes rising stars and aging stars in Hollywood. Rocky Hudson shines in The Iron Man while Frank Sinatra previews Meet Danny Wilson. Garbo draws attention at a private Streetcar Named Desire showing as she arrives hatless and dressed casually.

Rocky Hudson Frank Sinatra Danny Wilson Rita Hayworth Cornel Wilde Cornel Garbo

H J Phillips CBS to color telecast June 25 with Arthur Godfrey

H J Phillips CBS begins color video on June 25 with Arthur Godfrey as first performer, placing him among epoch makers alongside Barnum's elephant and other historic firsts. Program from 4 30 to 5 30 features Godfrey in full color, with Berle, Jerry Lewis, Ed Wynn, Jimmy Durante, and Fred Allen noted for color readiness.

CBS Arthur Godfrey Godfrey Barnum Shannon Edison Jolson Berle Jerry Lewis Ed Wynn Jimmy Durante Fred Allen

Color Video Adapters Bring Godfrey to TV Test

Report notes Sid Caesar fuss over color test and Godfrey in color plans. Dialog blurs identity rumors about Godfrey and the Teaball, while engineers warn of test risks. A lighthearted preview hints at telecast impact on living rooms and national figures.

Debate on Diplomacy and a One World Vision

George Sokolsky argues the UN stance and a globalist foreign policy weaken U S diplomacy. He contrasts American leadership with Soviet aims, warning that universalism benefits the Kremlin and harms national interests.

Albert Wedemeyer MacArthur State Department Trousseau Acheson Wedemeyer Soviet Russia Washington United Nations Kremlin Russia Stalin Soviet Union United States

West Virginia officials named for federal posts and local business notes

B F Keller of Bramwell appointed judge for the southern district of West Virginia with Ex-Gov George W Atkinson named district attorney and John K Thompson marshal for the new district. An ad urges Bluefield Mercantile warm weather suits at 3 dollars.

B. F. Keller Bramwell Federal Southern District West Virginia George W. Atkinson John K. Thompson Bluefield Mercantile Company

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