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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1944
Page
4
An old newspaper fragment promotes bond buying with religious ad rhetoric and brief financial prompts. It mentions faith and steadiness alongside a market lure to purchase government or municipal securities.
The Bluefield riot prompts calls for a special grand jury to probe leaders of the mob and the alleged brutality by Officer Kerns. The Telegraph urges accountability, discipline for bad officers, and a juried verdict to deter future mob rule and protect the community.
Government appeals urge conservation of fuel tires and other essentials for the war. Citizens ignoring rules hinder the home front effort and traffic compliance on roads from Bluefield to Princeton reflects lax observance of city and state laws.
A wartime public appeal urges Americans to avoid nonessential rail travel to ease passenger and freight pressures. Officials warn of heavy European casualties requiring repatriation and hospital space, with field hospitals and North African care facilities in use. Lawrence Dennis, fascist leader, calls the sedition trial a corn y farce and may reconsider if imprisoned.
In a speech Captain Eddie Rickenbacker lists the qualifications for the next U S president. He calls for a strong leader who upholds states rights curbs bureaucracy and champions free enterprise. Delegates at the Republican convention in Chicago the week of June 26 will present a nominee for 1945 to 1949 who embodies these traits.
The excerpt foresees a lone figure driven by hunger and gear to conquer desert and frontier. He sets toward a roiling city with the hammer and fire of a new empire. The verse links exploration, nation building, and the clash of modern conquest with solitary resolve.
A fragmented 1940s dialogue between Hannegan and Roosevelt, spoofing campaign talk. They discuss whether the candidate will run and how long in office, noting a possible deadlock and the expectation that Roosevelt might be the nominee again.
A fragmented column mocks political and social topics from Turkey’s modernization to postwar airline hiring, a stolen Benedictine statue in Goering's collection, sun exposure risks, and odd musings on eggs and the master of Paris. The piece uses satirical, rapid-fire phrasing and literary allusions.
An upbeat wartime message urges readers to keep growing resilience, buy war bonds, and support troops overseas. It notes a circus selling two lions as a quirky aside while highlighting the B 29s in the Pacific as part of the war effort.
A local producer arranged delivery of a case of Scotch. twelve bottles revealed a brick, later replaced at no loss. The firm will compensate for the substitute. Separate notes show wartime shifts in band lineups as many players join the armed services, with figures on leaders losing dozens of musicians.
Willis Lamott argues in Nippon that Japan’s 19th century opening set it on a perilous path toward Westernized models, producing a paranoiac stance that contributed to war. He majorly critiques both Japan and the West and urges a postwar reckoning.
News items recount Dr. W Yancy elected noble grand of Pocahontas Lodge No 118 LOOF D H Rife visiting William son Shirey re named street commissioner by Mayor Caster and other local notes.
Ten years ago today the city board's plan to raise fees for fire service was dropped. P. Sims was renamed president of Bluefield State Teachers' College. Bluefield Blue-Gray baseball lost 7 to 0 to Marion at Marion.
The speaker urges creating a world organization where a Far Eastern congress truly represents the region, not a western power department. He warns against mirroring Western democracy and cautions that defeating Japan should not unleash hostility against whites.
Hollywood writer must know high math and astronomical figures in price battles. The piece tracks record script prices from 5 000 a week stages to 300 000 for Junior Miss and beyond, noting shifts in industry norms and notable bidders like Mary Pickford and major studios.
John Kieran records a reminiscence about Persia now Iran through a lunch conversation with an old wartime acquaintance. A master sergeant recalls building Persian Gulf docks and US rail spurs, moving Liberty ships and lend lease cargo for Russia, and the grueling heat before returning home seeking discharge.
Advertises Lavoptik for rapid relief of inflamed eyes and granulated eyelids. Claims soothe tired sore itching burning and irritated eyes. Mentions money back guarantee and drugstore availability.
The narrator recounts being sent home after four days on a Liberty ship, losing the ship at Port Sudan, hitching rides on other vessels, and meeting an American consul who drove him to Port Said. He arrived six hours before his next ship, rejoined the crew, and was discharged. He ends by wishing for heavy rain after memories of Iran.
Allied advances in Normandy and Saipan pressure German and Japanese leaders to choose whether to commit heavy reserves or risk losing key positions. Dispatches indicate Hitler may allow Cherbourg to fall while German command weighs last minute reinforcements and potential countermeasures amid strained supply lines.
London reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared Allied victories this summer could secure freedom, while warning the longer the war lasts the more terrible the foe’s defeat will be. He noted 1,000,000 engaged in France and stressed resolve with Britain and the United States to the end.
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