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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1946
Page
4
Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its established date and daily publication schedule with postal entry in Bluefield West Virginia. The notice lists pricing for home delivery and mail subscriptions, frequency exceptions, and advertising representation details.
Editorial urges bold confrontation of the interbranch dispute over the nation's highest court. It argues administration should address the conflict openly and dispose of it constitutionally to prevent harmful conclusions before upcoming elections. The piece closes by urging readers to vote for airport bonds.
The piece attacks a proposed salary hike for Congress, accuses leaders of shirking work, and warns of growing discontent in southwestern Virginia. It argues for accountability in the armed forces and criticizes the new deal era politics, urging a shift toward stronger southern representation and price controls linked to wage changes.
The piece notes Virginia’s unusual multi candidacy landscape for the upcoming fall senate races. It highlights Democratic renomination of Senator Byrd and the vacancy created by Senator Glass death, with Republican candidates already in the field and independents and CIO-PAC factions seeking influence in the Old Dominion. It stresses the western and southwestern Virginia record of no senator in 75 years.
Editorial argues Truman lacks Roosevelt's prestige and a robust labor machinery. With no adequate legal framework, labor and management are driven to direct presidential intervention. The piece cites Moley on government role and urges equitable laws to empower parties to settle disputes themselves.
A poetic vignette celebrates gardeners of all kinds and their toil from sowing to harvest. It portrays resilience, humor, and steady work as they manage weeds, weather, and soil while finding joy in their craft. Leona H. C. notes the piece in the Chicago Tribune.
Drew Pearson reports a 1944 Roosevelt letter to War Secretary Stimson warns Germany should be treated as defeated and not restored, opposing postwar German Wagnerian plans. It also cites Nazi involvement in administration and a secret currency reform plan. critics claim policy conflicts with roosevelt aims.
A jumble of sampling remarks and town gossip unfolds with Pop Newland recalling Kansas wind lore, a Bristol Herald Courier note on Alcoholics Anonymous, a barber shop merger making the West Virginian Hotel Barber Shop the state’s largest, Betty Gilbert and a union meeting, a Plaza versus Plasma miscue, and locals chatting about Bluefield and a Powhatan train memory.
In a hall debate Ed Blake from Greenbrier boasts of a famed 2700 pound Ludington bull said to hail from Greenbrier. Local Mercer County citizen Mr. Bailey counters with records showing the bull originated in Mercer County and was exhibited in Greenbrier, sparking a comparison of regional cattle lore.
In Geneva a generation gap burdens the Patek Philippe factory as veteran craftsmen like Paul Gilly and Georges Chappatte labor eight hours daily fitting tiny ruby jewels and adjusting movement. They earn about francs 150 monthly, while owners lament the dwindling appeal of hand craftsmanship amid mass production. The firm employs about 150 workers and now produces 500 to 600 watches monthly.
The article notes watchmaking appeals mainly to snob buyers with patrons such as King Farouk of Egypt and Leopold of Belgium. Gen George S Patton Jr bought four pieces. Ambassador Murphy and General McNarney are cited among American customers. Prices range from 175 to 3750 dollars with special orders possible. Soldiers favor machine made Russky watches costing about ten dollars with features like a big second hand and radium dial.
The fragment describes Harriet Sue Phillips Yoicks as a private secretary to Artemus G. Bilge, a businessman and baseball enthusiast. It mentions a telephone inquiry scene and hints at a World War era training camp assignment with James B. Clabby noted as a sports writer.
A satirical piece mocks honorary degrees and public figures by parodying statements about juvenile delinquency committees and theater training. It references Wottaman Sooks Herman G and Chester D Conklin with ironic captions and a stray note to turn to Page Eight.
Paul Mallon reports from Chicago in June noting rural tastes and fears over draft, food supply and reform. He observes midwest conservatives centering on farmers and small towns while Chicago and Milwaukee show supply lines, transport and taxi shortages as the nation recovers from war and faces prices, strikes, and OPA shifts.
A string of assorted notes recalls Miss May Maynard returning from Honaker visits and a Bristol baseball game from forty years ago. Other items mention C A Bane selling property, a telegraph from Adjutant General John C. Bond, Mrs Ellen Geevee and Miss Laur Victor traveling through Nebraska, Clarence L. Musgrave becoming registrar general of the Sons of the Revolution, the death of Greeley H. Gillis on Princeton Avenue, Doris Ruthim visiting Castlewood Virginia, and Cadet L H Meem returning from summer duties.
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