Dodd Defends Foreign Policy Stand Against Purge Rumors
The piece argues Senator Thomas Dodd of Connecticut stands firm on independent judgment in foreign policy, despite Left and Right critiques. It notes Dodd opposed Khrushchev’s U S visit, opposed Geneva concessions, and urged strong posture vs Cuba, with support from conservatives and old fashioned liberals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Thomas Dodd
Connecticut
Dodd
Abe Ribicoff
John Bailey
U. S
Frank Lausche
Ohio
White House
Gallup
Democratic Party
Tom Dodd
Senate
Russia
Republican Party
Khrushchev
United States
Camp David
Geneva
Katanga
Cuba
Poland
Hungary
Iron Curtain
Humphrey
Faith and Conscience Quote by Webster and Timothy Verse
The message reflects on holding faith and a good conscience as essential to spiritual integrity. It contrasts rejecting conscience with the danger of shipwrecking faith and notes scripture from I Timothy and a Daniel Webster quotation on conscience as an eternal inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Daniel Webster
Birthday Visit Highlights West Virginia Centennial
A presidential visit at a 100th anniversary event in West Virginia drew praise for diplomacy while critics note shifts in wealth, oil and coal jobs, and party control. The piece argues the celebration favored Democrats and ignored Republican origins and policies shaping the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
West Virginia
West
Nepotism in Congress Draws Heat Over Relatives as Aides
Critics condemn lawmakers hiring relatives as staff, citing Rep Hale Boggs and Rep Adam Clayton Powell cases. They argue such pay raises suspicion and wasteful spending, while Rep Thomas Kyl’s bid to ban relatives stalled amid broader public distrust of nepotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Congressional
Hale Boggs
D-La
Young Boggs
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
House
Powell
Puerto Rico
Thomas Kyl
Iowa
House of Representatives
Kyl
Bluefield Chamber Endorses $540,000 Bond Proposal
The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce endorsed a $540,000 bond proposal. A wary member warned that the endorsement should be kept secret, arguing it would be the wisest course to withhold public knowledge of the backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Backroom parcel post clash stirs Congress and race
In a behind the scenes House Post Office Committee showdown, Ed Day pressed for Congress to assume parcel post rate setting. Nix, a Philadelphia Democrat and integrationist, deserted the party line siding with opponents of the Railway Express lobby, forcing a 12 to 12 tie before a three year grace period was adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Railway Express Company
Capitol Hill
House Post Office Committee
Ed Day
Express Lobby
Parcel Post
Robert Nix
Philadelphia
Robert Ellsworth
Lawrence, Kans
George Wallhauser
Maplewood
N. J
Congressman Nix
House
Railway Express
Lindley Beckworth
Joel Broyhill
Arlington
Glenn Cuningham
Omaha
Neb
Philadelphia Negro Democrat
Drew Pearson
Albert Watson
Columbia
S. C
Pearson
Johansen
Watson
South Carolina
Nix
Daily Telegraph Chronicle Snippets From Nearby Past
The item recalls S. D. Rice of Princeton visiting Bluefield forty to fifty years ago. It notes President Harding's 1912 national tour with a first Martinsburg speech and Jimmy Mattern reported lost in the Arctic during a globe spanning flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Rice of
Princeton
Bluefield
Harding
Martinsburg
W. Va
Jimmy Mattern
Arctic
Bombers Hit Rabaul in World War II Action
Twenty years ago Allied bombers dropped 33 tons of bombs on Rabaul New Britain. Twenty years ago the event marked a major air raid with significant strategic impact in the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabaul
New Britain
Mary Revell Advocates Vaseline for Channel Swimming
A cinema historian notes the first film to show water-skiing in clothes, while Mary Revell favors using heavy-grade Vaseline over axle grease for Channel or Bosporus swims, citing lighter weight and better water repellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Channel
Bosporus
Mary
Revell
Ihas
Supreme Court Inconsistency On Restrooms Sparks Debate
Analysis of a 1959 U S Supreme Court decision on Norfolk Virginia courthouse restrooms reveals uneven federal restraint of state actions on racial segregation. The piece contrasts federal authority with state autonomy and notes ongoing confusion over equal protection and public facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Norfolk
Virginia
Supreme Court
United States District Court
U. S. District
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Alabama
Department of Justice
Voice of My House Poem by Katherine Saunders
A poem in which a house and its rooms summon the speaker to stay through personified spaces. The house clings like a child, promising safety as floors refuse dirt and a dining room throws a tantrum. The speaker leaves, the house sobbing around their legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Saunders
Senator Soaper Hails Stronger Glues in Development
The senator notes new and more powerful glues are under development. They will become so strong that removing the cap may become difficult once perfected.
Black boxes eyed for Cold War missile tests
The columnist critiques reliance on seismic "black boxes" to detect Soviet underground explosions. He notes Khrushchev's 1961 ban breach, debates in Geneva, and practical limits of seismographs, arguing the approach risks national security and may fail to prove violations. He cites Willard Libby and Soviet scientists while detailing challenges of interpreting seismic data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Geneva
Switzerland
Washington
America
Russia
Willard F. Libby
Atomic Energy Commission
United State
Ussr
Texas
Tashkent
Aral Sea
State Department
The Kids Wouldn't Stand For A Curfew
Andrew Tully reflects on the national push for teen curfews. He recalls his own childhood in Massachusetts with 8:45 p.m. curfews, parental authority, and the fear of cops. He recounts summer freedoms, late nights, and a girl named Lucille who sparked his rulebreaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eskimos
New England
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Tully
Pat Donnelly
Lucille
Seeds Of War Sprout Worldwide Amid Peace Rhetoric
The piece argues that peace talks fail to stop global conflict as Cold War tensions mount. It cites U N forces, neutralist concessions, Cuba's arms buildup, and threats in Italy France and the United States, warning of ongoing internecine and regional fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Truman
Geneva
India
Indonesia
Russia
Cuba
Hungary
Berlin Wall
Soviet Russia
Osophers
United Nations Organization
Free World
Plaine Des Jarres
Laos
Viet Nam
Italy
Palmiro Togliatti
France
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Hugh Ike Shott
Hugh Shott
John Chamberlain
Railway Express Co
Sen. Dodd
August E. Johansen
Michigan
Sep Nix
Dixiecrat Watson
Daily Telegraph
Ted Dalton
David Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Federal Courts of Equity
Soaper
Ehiczes
H. J. Taylor
Andrew Tully
Massachusetts
Aaa
Constantine Brown
Rome
John XXIII
South Korea
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!