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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1945
Page
5
Advertising notice from Blurfield Daily Telegraph lists Kate Agency as the advertising representative with telephone 617. The fragment notes an agency contact point for ads.
The piece argues Poland will annex German East Prussia and Silesia as Russia extends its frontier to the Curzon line. It frames land reclamation as just restitution, cites reparations, and urges Polish acceptance of the Soviet-backed borders to avoid conflict. It also notes brake-check programs reducing fatalities and injuries, counting 13,000 cars checked with about 9 percent failing.
Government urges mills to break flour output records as 1945 harvests pile on ground in the Midwest. Kansas Turkey Red hard winter wheat boosts flour prospects but a loss could derail targets. June 1 crop estimates remain strong, yet meat sugar and butter shortages loom with limited freight cars and storage.
A Wheeling Intelligencer editorial argues the five permanent members will not readily use their veto to discipline each other but warns this preserves their dominance. It notes the veto could block sanctions or troop action against aggressors and urges real progress toward international law and peaceful dispute resolution.
Harold Vinal writes in the New York Times about returning soldiers after war, urging gentle remembrance of those wounded and the brave to reclaim their homeland. The poem envisions the land welcoming veterans who bore trial, fire, and desolation and calls Time to restore their country and spirit.
A Washington commentary contrasts Harry Truman and Franklin D. Roosevelt on management style and diplomacy. It notes Truman’s clocked minutes with visitors, decisive firings, reliance on trusted aides, and concern over foreign affairs while Roosevelt spoke more and left decisions to others.
The piece describes opening-night excitement at a new venue with J L Stevenson seen among many notables including Calloway, Pearl Bailey and Bill Bailey. It highlights Mooney’s reorganized band of 22 with six vocalists, the circus-themed floor show, and acts like Max and His Gang.
The article profiles Marcel a handsome Manhattan restaurateur who recalls acting in early French cinema with Pearl White and serving as one of France’s first World War I aviators. He notes a career downturn due to scarce meat supplies and eye sensitivity to bright light from his movie days.
Sheilah Graham reports on Charles Boyer’s stomach troubles and staging conflicts in Confidential Agent amid Olivia De Havilland weight loss and résumés of leading players. Susanna Foster vents nerves while Joan Leslie rest and hospital plans unfold. Dennis Morgan signs a long Warner contract as Stork Club party stalls for Buddy De Sylva. Celeste Holm arrives for a Metro lead as production timelines tighten.
Here and There column notes 20th Century Fox film The Band Wagon stars and Dick Haymes as the male lead opposite a top actress. John Harvey recalls a Hollywood life episode from Kiss and Tell and Pin-Up Girl, detailing public reaction to a plot twist and his shift toward Broadway.
Ike arrives at LaGuardia as reception plans unfold with demands for full combat gear. Mayor’s speech delays a surrender pledge while Grover Whalen governs a 24 hour stay. Parades slow through traffic as fans head to Belmont and Eisenhower jokes about the supreme court freeing Nazi bandits.
Readable fragments describe General Ike’s reception in New York with parades and speeches at City Hall park. References note a mayoral battle with bingo players, wartime distortions, and mixed reception cues from crowds and media.
The document argues De Gaulle faces electoral fears in France while Churchill risks appeasement of communism if defeated. It notes strained Anglo French ties, suggests rapprochement, and highlights Italy and Belgium as battlegrounds for anti communist influence amid Soviet dominance in Eastern Europe. It cites Eisenhower policy shifts and widespread Soviet control shaping postwar Europe.
Forty years ago today Mrs. W B F White wife of a former hotel proprietor at Tazewell died of a heart attack at her home H B Dailey of Welch was home in Tazewell on business C G Day left for Indianapolis to visit relatives Thirty years ago Tomas C C Hale of Keystone and A J Dalton of Logan were in the city on business Frank Fox Jack Easley and William Lee returned from Morgantown where they had been of West Virginia University M S McCorkle of Big Stone Gap Va was in Bluefield on business Twenty years ago today Robert M LaFollette Wisconsin senator died of a heart attack at his home in Washington J William Lindsey freight conductor for the Norfolk and Western and a well known Bluefielder died at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore A play The Whole Towns Talking presented at the municipal auditorium to raise money for the baseball team was directed by Mrs George Barger Jr Ten years ago today J M Smith Jr was installed as high priest of Bluefield chapter No 20 Royal Arch Masons H A Goodykoontz of Blue was elected as a vice president the West Virginia Pharmaceutical association at a convention at Parkersburg The Rev H A Willis pastor of Memorial Baptist Bluefield Va addressed the Bluefield Ministerial association
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