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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1948
Page
4
Bluefield Daily Telegraph print details including publication frequency, post office dating, Associated Press affiliation, and subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery along with contact and advertising notes.
A brief biblical quip on feasting and joy contrasts with sorrow, citing Luke 15 23 and a Baxter saying about mirth and sorrow. The note links a celebratory meal to solemn reflection.
The 80th congress adjourned amid nationwide interest after a final session long into Sunday morning. A recall possibility would require signatures from Senate leaders and House officials, with a potential informal adjournment date within the 80th congress limits.
A Republican convention in Philadelphia is expected to adopt a platform. The document promises to extend justice and opportunity across all industries and groups, aiming to repair past New Deal errors while improving prosperity and liberty. It argues platform quality matters more than candidate personalities.
Rome reports a surge of interest as Republicans plan their convention with talks of Taft Dewey Vandenberg Eisenhower and MacArthur. Observers see a fair field for a perfect fit, noting historic turnout and the unlikely spread of support across six schools of thought.
Newsweek polled 50 economists on the year end price trend. Most expect little movement, 26 foresee rising prices, 14 see no major change, 10 predict declines. The consensus: prices likely won’t change substantially. Government and business spending push demand higher while consumer costs strain purchasing power. Retailing profits are often narrow, yet retail trade underpins national abundance.
National Republican Chairman J. Car roll Reece of Tennessee told the Philadelphia convention that two forces shape the world. He called the Republican party the defender of constitutional government and individual liberties. He described the communist party as an international conspiracy with roots in Moscow and influence in many nations, including the United States during the New Deal era.
The National Safety Council urges a Fifth Freedom from accidents as Americans prepare for the Fourth of July. With an expected 30,000,000 vehicles on holiday travel, the council warns of high crash risk and asks motorists and pedestrians to take it easy. A broad coalition of 130 national organizations backs the safety drive with the slogan Be safe on the Fourth Be alive on the Fifth.
Clara Edmunds Hemingway writes in the Chicago Tribune about a speaker whose body is bound yet whose mind soars. The piece contrasts trapped mortal form with unfettered intellect, charting dreams of space and death in ecstasy as thought expands beyond limits.
Taft’s campaign notebook reveals detailed private plans to win southern delegates. It lists Florida and Oregon assignments, names allied leaders, and notes marriages, professions, and political ties as Taft aims to sway Persuadable blocks. The document underscores how patronage and kinship influenced delegate loyalty to Dewey and Stassen.
The passage notes a political cartoonist renowned for originality who rarely depicted Italy as a boot kicking the loser in an Italian election, reflecting a particular public figure’s view of editorial caricature.
Tyrone Power will pilot Constellation on the Chicago to Lisbon inaugural today with Capt. Robert Buck as co pilot. Linda Christian and Hedy Lamarr will appear in Paris at a 30 June rally to raise funds for the needy. Bergman and Robinson also linked to the event. Bergman heads to London after Ingrid deplanes for Sweden and Denmark.
Cobina Wright senior and two dignified matrons enter Romanoff's restaurant then depart leaving a pair of panties on the floor. Gene Tierney recalled for added scenes in That Wonderful Urge then to New York for childbirth. Binnie Barnes discusses radio show sponsorship and July TV launch. George Brent leaves for Black Velvet while Beery tours France for Doctor on Horseback. June Lockhart burns in bubbles after water skiing passion. Judy Garland praises Montgomery Clift as big film find. Rex Harrison to fly to London for a new picture. Lilli Palmer stays with son awaiting later travel.
New York native Frank P. Rosenberg and Monty Sheff wrapped up a film based on James Corbett's book about a tiger. They found a 600 pound two year old named Bill who proved dangerous on set, biting a man’s finger on arrival. Filming required a dual cage setup to keep Bill contained and manageable.
The account details a 30 day tiger shoot with Bill and stand ins, the human cast including Wendell Corey Joanne Page Morris Carnovsky and Sabu, plus 36 days filming the human sequences. The production relied on editor George Arthur for cutting two sequences together and reflects on now funny incidents.
Rosenberger and the Tigers clash in a high intensity production tale. The piece details prep pressure with a $1500 weekly writer and late night studio sessions that produced Maneater of Rumaon for Universal-International. Rosenberger's Columbia Pictures arc and shift to producing frame the narrative.
The National Broadcasting Company launches a radio college run from the University of Louisville this summer. Listeners may register listen to courses and take exams to earn an All Done by Dials degree. The curriculum features English literature American history math philosophy French English science and more with entertainment interludes and sponsor notes.
An advertisement touts a radio college offering a diploma or jackpot even if the diploma is missed. It promotes enrollment under the Tom Mix Foundation and mentions a 15 dollar fee and a degree by correspondence via radio broadcast.
The article reports Gig Puddicombe pleading vitamin deficiency as cause for a spree of arson robbery and a town hall shooting, with probation and telephone reporting. It notes Russia claiming a plane faster than sound and references Charles Luciano denying vast racketeering wealth while praising U.S. punishment systems.
Billy Rose recalls Stan Allen a sober actor turned director who fought a jealous English juvenile actor at Beverly Hills home in a gym after a window throwing incident. The story traces Allen later losing film work and entering combat photography before a late career shift to experimental shorts and Glendale afterwar evenings.
A Daily Telegraph note lists several visitors and residents from Hinton Pocahontas Tazewell Welch Bramwell and Bluefield with ages and brief actions. It mentions Dr C A Gooch Col James S Browning Captain John D Dally Joseph I Kwass Deputy Marshall Mitchell Miss Elizabeth Parr Mrs Philip Goodwill Oliver Wynn Crabtree and the Bluefield Drum and Bugle corps for a range of past events including travel visits and a fatal accident.
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