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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1943
Page
4
The verse speaks of faith and assurance as Caith constructs a bridge over mortality. It envisions a smooth landing on the farther shore by thought, contrasting blind nature with spiritual trust. The lines invoke Psalm 25:2 and popular poetic homage to faith guiding through fear.
The piece denounces stalled coal mines and idle railroads slowing war production. It blames government appeasement, labor strikes, and ignored wage rules for weakening state and national resolve during wartime. It calls for a back to the mines movement to support troops and industrial output.
The Senate voted 71 to 8 Democrats in favor of a bill to require Senate confirmation for about 27 000 federal employees earning over 4500 a year limiting executive power. The measure, if enacted, would curb centralization and restore congressional prerogatives while preserving constitutional government in a democracy.
The piece questions potential use of food aid by the United Nations if Italy surrenders. It notes rumors that relief may be offered to a famine-stricken population to push acceptance of a new status amid looming defeat. The discussion frames hunger as leverage in political surrender dynamics.
The piece weighs the UN’s food needs for allied territories including Greece and Italy after Italy’s surrender. It questions if the United States can supply 40 million Italians amid rationing, frontline needs, and Allied food demands, noting Greece’s wartime suffering and the complexity of prioritizing aid.
Nation's Business cites Jimmie Byrnes criticizing OPA as burdensome and chaotic. It recalls cattle shipments from Albuquerque to Omaha for slaughter to fit rules and back to Albuquerque, illustrating policy fallout. The piece questions administrative wriggling and calls out proposed tax increases and political maneuvering ahead of a potential fourth term.
The piece argues for preserving and returning military assets after the war to sustain a strong Army Navy Air Force and munitions capacity. It cites historical lessons from the War of Independence through World War II and warns against letting forces dip below needed levels. It urges Congress to factor defense into postwar planning.
Motivational verse by Douglas Malloch encourages doing your best in any role. It compares roles from pine to scrub to grass and bass to crew to trail or star. The message: strive to be the best at your station with steady effort and purpose.
A columnist argues for adopting a twenty four hour clock in civilian life to match military practice. He notes confusion with am pm and suggests theaters sports and public time signaling adopt official schedules like 15 15 22 00. He jokes about Eskimos and urges rapid adoption of the system.
A fragmented column mentions home grown foods as a cure for overindulgence after vacation and notes radio chatter from Germany about Turkey. It includes quirky asides on fashion and a stray line about potate keenet with unclear meaning.
A mother questions her son Willie about church attendance. He claims to have sat in the pew while recalling a garbled sermon text. The minister clarifies the actual text as Be patient and the comforter will come.
A letter from a front line soldier complains of government inaction on shorter hours and higher pay, mixes in legal fears of jail and fines, and humorously debates wartime policies and court authority. It mentions Smith and Schiesse as figures, the Dempsey fight, ration shoes, and public stance on saluting the flag.
Forty years ago today J G of Mechanica bur ay visited the city. Ack Tussle of Bland was a visitor. Miss Mary G Waltney left for Roanoke to visit family.
The passage recalls squeaking animals shrinking in terror and mentions Big Flurry unable to down the man and his children. The fragmented line hints at a sports or camp setting with a figure named Big Flurry and offspring, but details are sparse.
Thirty years ago a man was found on Raleigh Terrace in a dying condition. Plans for a nearby formation associated with Bluefield D. A. Thames of Cardiff, Wales, English coal magnate, toured the coalfields. Twenty years ago Mrs. J. C. Dailey left for a visit at Laurinburg North Carolina. Miss Francis Chesire of Sepulta Oklahoma visited Miss Katherine Higginbotham. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keating of Paris France visited Mrs. Joe Phillips.
Dennis Day, known for singing with Jack Benny over four years, is profiled as a singer who acts by necessity. The piece covers his family, deferment, Navy-leaning siblings, and his rise from law school hopeful to radio and film performer.
Ten years ago today Mrs. Frank C. Fox died at her home in Cembria Virginia. Mrs. T A Putnam and her daughter Anselyn of Greenville DC visited Mr. and Mrs. J B Moseley while Ray Atwell of Pittsburgh PA was a visitor in town.
From a naval or wartime scene a sergeant recalls World War II hero Sergt. York while soldiers joke about raids on Med islands. A character named Arlene endures letters home and weight worries as morale is tested by romantic and ideological chatter.
A book review describes Kansas Irish as an autobiographical novel centered on Big Flurry Driscoll and his family. It traces migration from Ireland to New York Ohio and finally Kansas, portraying a stern Catholic father whose temper shapes his children's lives.
A female air raid warden in Greenwich Village nabbed a prowler who tried to pry a window. The suspect yielded upon seeing her uniform and was escorted to the corner while a whistle signaled the capture.
Analysis notes that by the second anniversary of the June 22 1941 assault Nazi forces remain in Russia but are largely inactive. Military experts question whether Hitler intends a renewed summer offensive or has shifted to defensive strategy as air superiority and logistics hinder any eastward advance.
A satirical ventbrands Senator Soaper through Gayda as spokesman for the Duce. It claims demands lack exact wording and argues for stronger arms including a new machine gun with high firing rate. The piece lampoons wartime policy and cites Rome to question legislative overreach and order.
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