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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1954
Page
4
A reflective note quotes I Timothy urging vigilance in self and doctrine. It links steadfast teaching to salvation and guidance for listeners. The text adds a motto about meditation as the soul’s language from Jeremy Taylor.
Describes Hanoi as a combat zone with supplies moved to Haiphong, notes refugee-driven population near 300,000, Saigon and Cholon populations, and Hanoi’s historical role from Annam to Viet Nam. Includes details on Hanoi’s industry, river delta geography, and long foreign influence shaping the city.
The Russian chess team faces the U S in New York four matches in a high profile contest. Botvinnik is absent due to visa issues, Smyslov steps in to face Foard, and Bronstein once led Botvinnik in a close race. Rashevsky leads the American squad as underdogs but with rising youth.
At a Mt. Kisco gathering Deems Taylor and vaudeville peers shared risqué and humorous anecdotes about aging and misunderstandings. One tale has Taylor failing to spot Lana Turner without glasses and a prank with a pin in a tree ending in a pratfall. A second story recalls a vaudeville comedian learning of his daughter’s marriage from a talent agent after a breakfast mishap.
A satirical column notes the president seeks attention for his legislative program amid McCarthy Army news. It riffs on fashion satire, racing heckles, and consumer culture with quips about tuxedos, back yard toys, and a plea for clearer definitions between seminars and conferences. It also dismisses overreliance on specialists and praises tailored guidance from professionals.
In this broad critique, the author denounces the medical field for alleged misconduct including fee splitting, tax dodging, and lax accountability. He cites Treasury sleuth Elmer Ivey and a New Jersey court ruling as evidence that doctors dodge responsibility while violating ethics and laws.
A caustic critique questions doctors' accountability after a malpractice suit note delays and a medical expert declines to testify against a fellow practitioner. The piece argues physicians face few penalties, compares them to other vendors, and urges greater liability and honest testimony in court.
Sheilah Graham notes Sheree North eyeing a role at 20th Fox, hair dyed shades from blonde to black. Jeff Chandler plans Sign of the Pagan and other stars face dialogue tweaks while plans unfold for Jim Arness, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and more as rumors swirl around film projects and personal lives.
Seen and Heard Around Hollywood notes Carlton in Cannes hangouts with ex King Farouk and Bing Crosby memorabilia. Mentions Vittorio Gassman Ophelia and Anna Maria Ferrero offered in Italy, Jeff and Shelley Winters ties, Maurice Chevalier visa talk, Shirley Booth, Licia Albanese Madame Butterfly plans, and James Kirkwood Lila Lee offspring rising in night club scenes.
In McLean Virginia the author describes a record dry spell in Fairfax County with water restrictions and water-works private solutions. He details parched grass, wilting trees and failed rainfall forecasts while his wife irrigates a row of Canadian hemlocks.
A reader-writer discusses Senator Jackson’s TV performance and the term Deminform. The piece argues against infiltrating religious groups and promotes Marxist critique of religion as a tool of civilization attack. It cites Feuerbach and Marx to claim Marxism targets Christianity Judaism and Islam as hostile to materialist doctrine.
A Daily Telegraph note recalls D. L. Talbert of Abingdon visiting the city and Sheriff W W. Hamilton of Princeton in Bluefield for the month of May with permits issued. It mentions Ruhr evacuation tied to Dawes report and other age references including Wagner and labor bills and old Soviet equipment photos.
Tribune notes that the Louisiana state penitentiary discourages pole vaulting as a prison sport while some athletes pursue fame for other reasons.
The piece traces Eisenhower's shift from Dewey's pressure to confront McCarthy and the White House resistance to a Flanders resolution. It notes Knowland's leverage, private program focus, and aides shaping strategy amid California primary tests of McCarthy tactics fading in influence.
The piece cites Bonnie Elizabeth Parker poetry about desire and self-discovery, paired with a political note from Council Bluffs Nonpareil urging individual effort to improve governance. It argues freedom grows when people do more for themselves and warns that more government leads to more regulation.
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