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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1950
Page
5
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 lists office at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia. Published daily with Associated Press affiliation and subscription rates and contact details.
The piece contrasts Truman with FDR and analyzes the president's handling of McCarthy charges and calls for a nonpartisan review board. It outlines upcoming 1950 legislative goals, noting omnibus appropriations, selective service extension, foreign aid, FEPC, excise tax cuts, and peril points in reciprocal trade.
The article argues that the United States should stress cooperation in international peace efforts rather than stressing its pacifist aims. It notes officials fear Moscow portrays America as a warmonger, while Washington insists defense programs aim to prevent war and safeguard global interests.
The administration awaits its must enact legislation before adjournment of the 81st Congress. The Republican minority has declared in opposition as the session nears sine die.
An editorial notes reports that Russians have been selling gold and diamonds in Europe since the war, mainly on the black market for gold and Antwerp for diamonds. It suggests the proceeds fund imports, likely electrical equipment in Belgium, while diamonds may include older cuts from confiscated royal-era stock.
A short verse by Delphia Cline Freeman to a newborn son on Father's Day praises a real live father. It contrasts many children lacking fathers with the blessing of a dad who prays with them, shares joys and tears, and provides loving protection.
The testimony details alleged GOP pressure on Emmanuel Larsen by Senators Wherry Ferguson and McCarthy ally Dondero and others. Larsen recalls Wherry’s remarks about McCarthy and describes interviews in McCarthy’s and Ferguson’s offices, plus Surine’s high pressure tactics and a late attempt to record his statements.
A playful political scene features a housewife in an ad promoting a no rinse powder, contrasted with bold claims about a no-wash alternative. The wording hints at satire of consumer pitches amid campaign messaging.
Howard Perry Rothberg, 25, formerly in oil and gas, now runs interior design studios in Detroit and New York. He created Faye Emerson’s set garden, opened a new brownstone studio February 6, and works with James Amster in New York. He married Lois Wagner, has an 18 month old daughter, and spends most of the year in New York.
Hollywood gossip notes Ava Gardner is Willie Wyler’s top choice to co star with Sir Laurence Olivier in Sister Carrie. Filming would happen in Hollywood late summer as Vivien Leigh shoots A Streetcar Named Desire.
In a wartime exchange a PFC denies possessing 1700 top secret papers found in a foxhole. He cites constitutional rights and requests attorney consults while claiming casual nature of documents including a general’s laundry list.
A transcript-like exchange questions the absurdity of a political stunt and defends democracy. The dialogue cites evidence of rights violations and hints at a Senate committee hearing to explain the matter. A soldier faces potential execution, and the speaker emphasizes integrity in academic attire.
In this era, echoes of past cautions about the stock market fade as children ask veterans about wartime service and experiences. The piece contrasts old fears with new generations seeking personal history through conversation.
The piece critiques the Buchanan committee's drive to catalog political ad spend and questions the intrusion on free speech. It cites A&P, International Latex, and Willkie as examples, noting institutional ads reveal public policy themes from 1776 to 1933 and warning against selective outreach to deter private enterprise interests.
A chronicle from the Daily Telegraph recaps events from fifty, forty, thirty, twenty and ten years ago. It notes travels to Newport News, Fairfax street visits, school leadership in Charleston, births in Monroe, osteopathy meetings in Huntington, overseas travel to Glasgow, and a local construction project along Federal street and Princeton avenue with an on-field injury to Ducky Medwick.
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