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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1942
Page
4
An OCR fragment presents a devotional line praising the Lord as strength and salvation, with garbled surrounding text suggesting a religious hymn or psalm fragment. The readable portion emphasizes personal faith and commitment to a habitation for God.
A public advocate urges repealing the state income tax to relieve citizens taxed heavily for war funding. The piece criticizes state officials for inaction and calls for budget cuts to free offices for war work and ease the burden on taxpayers supporting the federal war effort.
The text argues the People want Congress restored as the law making body and not controlled by men. It insists Congress must reflect the constitution, not dictatorial factions, and calls for changing its personnel to keep the nation strong and free.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz reports that American air power has exacted a ten to one toll in Japan for every U.S. loss in Coral Sea and Midway. The piece argues that victory hinges on continued mobilization, noting prior Japanese successes in Java Sea, Hong Kong, Bataan and Corregidor as lessons of air and ground balance.
The article lauds U S successes against Japan noting a ten to one casualty advantage at Coral Sea and Midway. It praises Admiral Nimitz plans to boost ships planes and manpower and warns against overconfidence while stressing ongoing war effort and readiness.
The article notes April national income payments climbed 25 percent from 1941, driven by industrial and government payrolls and farm income while May week department store sales lagged a year. It cites hard goods shortages, mixed store types, price ceilings, and war bond taxes shaping consumer spending and fluctuations in retail.
The Wheeling Intelligencer argues that WPA continuation is unnecessary as unemployment has fallen and labor demand is strong. It compares WPA to CCC critics and asserts ongoing government job creation is not justified in times of prosperity.
A fragmented verse about the soul of a child as a delicate flower in God’s garden. It contrasts tenderness and neglect, urging care and warmth to help the child’s spirit bloom despite rough beginnings. It alludes to growth from weakness to knowledge and power and to an eventual radiant bloom.
In Libya Rommel is described as outmaneuvering Allied forces by stressing limited objectives and assaulting key points. The narrative notes he split his divisions to strike each position separately, following Napoleonian tactics to degrade enemy strength and protect the Egyptian front.
Troops fought hard but Rommel met them with superior numbers and harsh conditions. British delay for comforts contrasted with German drive as sandstorms hampered air reconnaissance and Rommel’s caravans slipped through unseen. British prisoners recount 48 hours without water and harsh desert logistics.
The account notes Rommel’s use of German 68ter anti-tank and anti-aircraft artillery and his concentration of guns in key positions. Rommel leveraged self-propelled and towed guns, while British tanks fought in smaller numbers. Rommel’s aircraft provided close support, whereas British air power focused on bombing supply lines.
The article notes Allied leaders weighing the distant Soviet front as Hitler presses at Sevastopol and Kharkov. It highlights Murmansk supply routes and Churchill's visit to Roosevelt while discussing the elusive second front.
Gas rationing may curb travel as Harpoon era policies loom. A playful note warns self promotion seems dull, while picnics reveal keys break when opening canned food.
An esteemed female author asked eight famous editors to review her upcoming book. She urged honesty with a line about having other irons in the fire. One editor supposedly replied simply with the word Fone. The anecdote appears in a Santa Fe Magazine item.
The piece portrays a domestic summer revival as Americans plan backyard vacations. Merchants report booming sales of hammocks, swings, lawn games, rustic furniture, porch comforts and outdoor grills with departments noting high demand for shuffleboard, jewel sets, archery gear and even six foot stilts for adults.
Readers celebrate staying home over long trips as backyard grilling gains popularity. The feature notes fewer road worries, tastier hot dogs, and no need for car upkeep while households enjoy simple comforts and family time.
Forty years ago today work began at Bristol to determine the Virginia Tennessee boundary line. The Bluefield Bakery, this city’s first bakery, opened for business.
Boykin was elected secretary of the Bluefield chamber of commerce succeeding T. B. Green. A Mrs Cartwright and a Mrs Broyles were killed by a runaway motor on the Hurricane branch of the Clinchfield Coal corporation. Those attending the Democratic national convention at Baltimore included M Eailey W H E L Bailey Bernard Mc Graysherty D EB French and Col
Twenty years ago today the Bluefield Rotary club celebrated West Virginia’s 49th birth anniversary. Mrs. Mary W. Carter was claimed by death in the same period, details noted in the anniversary and obituary notices.
Union Senator Sam W. Lester of Kellysville was seriously injured after being struck by an automobile in Kellysville. The incident follows reports of a Confederate veterans gathering in Richmond.
A quirky line suggests a baby’s crying signals health while noting a future job as a moving van driver for the grown child. The remark blends parental humor with a speculative career guess and reflects casual, light tone.
In Hollywood industry profile, Berta Linton directs Paramount's finished wardrobe, guiding a staff of 14 to prep costumes for screen tests and films. She oversees racks of period clothing, handles rapid changes, and ensures garments are signed out and cleaned before reuse.
George W. Sheridan, executive director of the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants, urges merchants to reassess newspaper value amid rising costs and shrinking linage. He warns that loss of local papers harms communities and retail trade, and offers concrete steps to support publishers and preserve a free press.
A 1920s film industry couple tell of Berta Linton forging a path from seamstress to foreman in the wardrobe department, earning 65 dollars for a 54 hour week and 3 dollars monthly union dues. She shares a seven room Burbank home with her machinist husband.
The review traces Strausz-Hope's Geopolitics arguing that competition drives international relations as blocs form and wars follow. It links the book to Nazi aims, world power seeking, and urges the United Nations to reassess national strength estimates to craft unbiased policy.
Three Black men may face a hearing today over a shooting incident. The injured man, Mathews, was shot in the hip with a .22 rifle and is hospitalized at Bluefield sanitarium. Police recovered several dollars and valuables from the scene as the suspects were detained in Princeton.
Logan County records a sixteenth mine death for the year with the recovery of the body of James Huling Brwi in Logan. The incident follows another fatality at Shamrick mine last Friday involving William Riley Copley, 32, of Shamrick.
William Noble, of 205 Wickham Avenue Princeton, has been promoted from private to corporal in the 82nd Infantry Division at Camp Claiborne Louisiana. The promotion was announced by Major General of the division.
A buoyant report notes Sehtere claiming wealth amid ongoing turbulence. The article highlights personal gains, market shifts, and local interest in his ventures, with emphasis on unexpected fortune and enduring resilience.
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