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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1946
Page
4
In a Bluefield West Virginia issue the Bluefield Daily Telegraph urges a vote for airport bonds. The editorial critiques wartime shortages and blames Washington bureaucracy while noting local bread flour butter and meat scarcities and urging conservative buying to share scarce goods.
A New York Yankee stadium exhibition between Louis and Conn is denounced as a degenerate fake event. The lifelong heavyweight champ Louis and challenger Conn display mock hostility, acting as cordial gentlemen while spectators cheer a two million dollar spectacle.
The article argues Russia obstructs postwar peace talks by opposing any universal rules and preferring its own advantage. It claims Soviet demands prevent genuine consensus, with American delegates seeking to placate while Russia Presses a self serving program. It concludes no single nation can dominate global policy and world powers plus minorities must cooperate for peace.
The Roanoke World News reports Z T Kyle former Graham High School principal is appointed to lead the Virginia Education Association filling the unexpired term of G Tyler Miller. Kyle, Salem Andrew Lewis High School principal, hails from Carroll County and has held posts in Wise and Tazewell counties. The editorial praises his qualifications and predicts a successful tenure advancing education statewide.
A reflective verse describing a sunlit hillside landscape where light travels like gold and shadows deepen along the rolling contours. Clouds drift overhead as a tranquil, sunlit scene evokes quiet contemplation of nature.
Drew Pearson reports on alleged conflicts of interest among Supreme Court Justices. Case studies include Justice Roberts's ties to Bell Telephone and Pennsylvania Railroad, Justice Butler's Great Northern connection, and Chief Justice Stone's handling of cases involving firms linked to his former colleagues. The column argues these ties shaped landmark decisions and tax outcomes.
Z T Kyle former Graham high school principal now leads Andrew Lewis high in Salem Virginia and succeeds G Tyler Miller who resigned to oversee Virginia public instruction. A Bluefield photos service Murgrove Photo Finishing offers 24 hour Kodak enlargements and prints. Rhododendron blooms across West Virginia as state flower vote history noted. Police debate Tavern bowling alley break in estimated at 300 dollars with patrol car staffing reforms discussed by Mayor West and City Manager Mitchell.
A narrator recalls a hot day outing to a neighborhood bar where beer was unavailable. The scene shows a transformed casual drinking spot with empty taps and sparse crowds, noting the odd sight of a bartender with no beer to sell and the disappointing change from earlier days.
In postwar Germany youths support families by collecting discarded cigarette ends. Known as kippensammiers, they buy or trade for butts to roll new cigarettes, often earning up to ten marks daily. The street market thrives as soldiers discard half smoked fags at theaters and mess halls, prompting fist fights over the prize.
The article describes Germans, including GIs in allied clubs, collecting cigarette butts from sidewalks. A boy trails them as they discard ashes, while some workers supplement wages by harvesting ashtray leftovers. An aristocrat uses a cane to lift his tobacco menu without bending, drawing St ar s and Stripes coverage.
The Treasury lists Leo McCarey Hollywood writer and director as the top money maker in the U S for one year with earnings of 1 113 035. He faces heavy taxes and debt despite his high income as the nation’s best paid.
Charles Wilson of General Motors and one Skouras brother of Hollywood led high earners, with Ray Milland at $243,332 and Seton Porter of National Distillers at $200,000. The piece notes high pay across sectors like perfume, radio, and electrical supply, suggesting big money in nonessential trades.
The piece notes Carmen Miranda leading earnings at $201,458 in a photo finish with Walter Gifford and others, while big names like Mayer and Crouse are missing. It cites Lloyd Mangrum as new golf champion and mentions wartime service and his effortless putting after war holes.
Paul Mallon argues at Marquette University for fighting global confusion with facts not bullets. He warns stateism uses propaganda to sow doubt, urges free press to expose concealment and censorship and to broaden open debate across journalism, politics, and culture.
Fifty years ago J. B. Davis and family returned from Radford. Bluefield defeated Bristol 11 to 3 in baseball. Forty years ago Mr and Mrs O W Waggoner moved to Huntington. Funeral services were held for Ts John Craig. Thirty years ago 104 militiamen left Bluefield for Kanawha City camp. Forty Americans were killed in a clash with Mexicans. Plans were made to organize a retail merchants and Bluefield consumers association. Dr E C Wade addressed Genoa high graduation. 1,500 Norfolk and Western railway veterans held fifth Roanoke convention. Mrs Robert L McGinnis, formerly of Bluefield, graduated from the University of Minnesota.
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