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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1955

Page

5

Baily Telegraph 1866 to 1953 Public Notice Fragment

Publicized daily by the Datl Telegraph Co. Bluefield address and AP membership details appear. Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail options within West Virginia, with mentions of circulation auditing and contact numbers.

Datl. Telegraph Co Bland Street Bluefield First Second Sones West Virginia Audit Bureau of Circulation Kats Agency Inc

Biblical Verses and Historical Quotations Featured

A collection of religious citations and scholastic remarks. The passages include a Bible verse from Ezekiel and a quotation attributed to Blair, reflecting exhortations to speak truths despite obstinacy and error.

Boxing Takes Beating at Annual Medical Association Meeting

An English eye specialist led a sharp critique of boxing at the American Medical Association annual meeting. He cited serious physical injury risks and questioned boxing's future, noting a recent 90 day suspension in Pennsylvania and calling for broader changes to the sport.

American Medical Association Pennsylvania

Early admissions for gifted youth reshape high school exit

University programs and Ford Foundation scholarships mark a shift in how gifted students are treated. Early entrants show stronger academic performance at colleges like Goucher and Ph Beta Kappa members among the recipients. Teachers praise the approach and urge continuation of the program.

University of Chicago St. John’s College Annapolis Ford Foundation Henry Ford Goucher College Ph. Beta Kappa Annals of Education

Name Play and a Giant Surname in Philadelphia

A Philadelphia father proudly names his son Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergderoff Jr. and notes the boy can pronounce the long surname at age three. The piece wryly contrasts name changing with aliasing and comments on lawyers and witnesses.

United States Philadelphia Hubert Blaine Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergderoff, Jr Wolfeschlegel Isteinhausenbergderoff

Radio Free Europe questioned by anti Communist bias network

The piece notes Ray Tucker pushing Amier a license from Bonn to broadcast, and lists a pro American committee led by Allen W. Dulles with Eisenhower Farley and other figures. It questions Radio Free Europe operations and cites Peroutka's writings linking capitalism and capitalism’s critique in a broader anti communist context. It also mentions aging veterans in Congress including Barratt O Hara and Carl Hayden and Edward Martin.

Bonn House-S Adenauer West Germany Europe Joseph C. Grew Japan Allen W. Dulles John Foster Dulles Central Intelligence Agency Eisenhower James A. Farley Lucious D. Clay William J. Donovan Perowtka Prague Intelligentaia Democracy Douglas MacArthur Barratt O'Hara Chicago Congres Carl Hayden Arizona Edward Martin Pennsylvania Guy M. Gillette Iowa Martin

Hollywood Notes and Rumors From Tinseltown

Sheilah Graham reports on bongo tuning by Joanne Wood Ward, Freddie Brisson eyeing NBC spectaculars after a Rosalind Russell film, Cleo Moore denying a hospital stay, and Dean Martin scheming a new act. Generals Ridgway Taylor and Army favors for Peck Holden appear alongside production chatter from Martha Texas and George Stevens crew schedules.

Hollywoods Joanne Woodward Marlonando Freddie Brisson NBC Rosalind Russell Freddie Cleo Moore Ridgway Taylor Richard Widmark Army Gregory Peck Bill Holden Henry Ginsberg Texas Martha George Stevens Elizabeth Taylor Rock Hudson Mercedes McCambridge

Peron Faces Church Clash as Argentina Teeters on Dictatorship

The article analyzes General Juan Peron's moves to restrict the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina while maintaining a democratic facade. It notes church power, arrests of priests, and a public referendum as strategies, with Peron crushing a military rebellion and seeking legitimacy amid rising opposition.

Washington United States Europe Asia Guatemala Banana Republic Latin America Argentina Juan Peron Peron Buennos Aires Peronista Party Congress Hitler Church Ept Peronistas Hosile Cardinal Cappello Tholic

A Citizen’s Toppled Nuclear Shelter Worries

A resident muses on his underground shelter plans amid Civil Defense advice during an atom bomb dispersal test. He notes a kitchen basement with massive appliances and a leaking fuel tank, fearing collapse and blasts. He questions the practicality of a buried refuge under his home.

My Bomb Shelter Full Of Gimmicks And Skunks

A columnist recounts discovering a leak from a root cellar bomb shelter repurposed with a water line and occupied by a resident family of skunks. He jokes about Civil Defense officials and President Eisenhower, noting the shelter’s inaccessibility and his wish for experts to evict the animals.

Skunk Eisenhower Civil Defense Adminisistration Battle Creek Mich Val Peterson

SBA Extension and Loan Expansion eyed by Congress

Observers expect Congress to extend the Small Business Administration for two years and to raise maximum loan size to 250000. The SBA has approved 1511 loans totaling 77671000 since late 1958, with 5330 applications for 301634532.

Washington Congress Small Business Administration Reconstruction Finance Corporation SBA RFC California Los Angeles

Conservatism and change in American political thought

The author argues that New Deal liberals have adopted conservative traits through prosperity and social movement, while protesters become conservatives over time. He notes dynamism in a non static society driven by equality of opportunity and the pursuit of a better life, disputing Hofstadter’s idea of pseudo-conservatives and stressing national survival amid ideological clashes.

Hofstadter United States New England New York Ohio Virginia Kentucky Tennessee Pacific Rio Grand William Jennings Bryan Norman Thomas Franklin D. Roosevelt Walter Reuther Edward Everett Hale America

Mayors clash over gas bill as oil lobby presses

The fight pits Philadelphia Mayor Joseph Clark Jr. against Indianapolis Mayor Alex Clark as the oil lobby pressures Congress to exempt gas from federal regulation. Mayors across 30 million consumers rally against higher bills, while some city leaders align with industry.

Washington Congress Supreme Court Clarks Philadelphia Joseph Clark, Jr Indianapolis Alex Clark Harris Clark Senate Commerce Committee W. A. Hensley Bartlesville Oklo PLA J. W. Clark Phillips Petroleum Co Phillips Hensley Hansel Standard Oil Company South Meyers Jack Scott Las Vegas Fort Wayne Arthur Walz Wilmington Del Carl Wise Canton Ohio Arthur Meehan Spokane Wash Robert Morgan Peoria Ill New York City Pittsburgh Dave Lawrence Lawrence Tulsa Clark

Fifty Years Ago in State Board of Trade District

Daily Telegraph notes J. W. Ruff named to represent the Fifth district on the state board of trade. R. J. Staton of Bramwell in Bluefield. Leo M. Prank begins life term for slaying 14 year old Mary Phagan. Okinawa casualties tally 6,990 with reports of Wake Island raids.

A. Jones Edgar de L. Davies FDA Guatemala Veterans Administration Somerville N.J J. W. Ruff State Board of Trade R. J. Staton Bramwell Bluefield Leo M. Prank Mary Phagan Fair Association Okinawa Island Wake Island

Foreign Sports Car Sales Dip In 1954 Figures

Senator Soaper notes many modern car buying methods while official 1954 data show a drop in foreign sports car sales in the United States, signaling concern for the beret and suede-shoe industries.

United States

Poems A Souvenir Of Life

Poem excerpt reflects on death and memory from Virginia Lyne Tunstall as published in The Lyric. The speaker contemplates what to keep when dying and favors the tears of a loved one over pride faith or hope.

Virginia Lyne Tunstall

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