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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1944

Page

4

The Man Is Dead

A fragment echoes a dramatic line from Whittier noting a fatal end. The source text centers on a terse, emphatic declaration of death without additional context.

Whittier

Grafting Unsound Theories On The American Plan

A critique argues that left wing theories and New Deal policies threaten liberty and constitutional rights. It accuses Roosevelt administration of rapid, executive-driven control and predicts a drift toward total government over private life and enterprise.

Democratic Party New Deal Roosevelt America

Or The Golden Bowl Be Broken In Washington

A reflective poem notes the end of strength days and the mind’s restless search through roads and hills. It contrasts a spent body with a roaming mind and asks how to rest the questing heart in a city setting.

Washington

Roosevelt Should Not Pick Wallace For Running Mate

The piece argues that nominating Henry Wallace as Democratic vice president would endorse his controversial economic theories and beliefs. It cites his writings calling for US promotion of colonial regions economic freedom and hints at opposition from British allies and the Philippines, warning such a choice could doom peace and national interests.

Roosevelt Henry Wallace Wallace American Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations United States India Netherland Indies Pacific Japan Asia Indias Arabia Burma Malaya Egypt Africa Philippines Congress

Roosevelt Politician Who Commands Party and Factions

An editorial lauds Franklin D. Roosevelt as a skilled political operator who controls the national Democratic Party while noting rivals like McNutt Farley Garner Hopkins Wallace and Al Smith. The piece praises his resourcefulness and warns of dissent among supporters who hide their dissatisfaction.

Franklin D. Roosevelt National Democratic Party McNutt Farley Garner Hopkins Wallace al Smith Roosevelt Santa Claus

Mother Of Navies From New York Times Praises Merchant Marine

Editorial lauds merchant marines for transporting troops and supplies to Normandy and beyond. Notes 700,000 different articles and 60 pounds of daily supplies per man, with high casualty rates and immense endurance. Reminds readers the merchant marine was the mother of navies and cites Esek Hopkins and early armed merchant vessels.

New York Times Normandy Mediterranean Africa Pacific London The East Indies Company United States Esek Hopkins

Air power and sea power debated through letters

Readers discuss terminal velocity and air resistance in bomb drops versus artillery shells, the Corydalis plant name, national debt history, and Hawaii annexation, with references to Navy experts and historical events from 1833 to 1898.

England Navy London Bomardier

Mystery Weapon Fear For Nazis In Wartime Rhetoric

A wartime column mocks Nazi fears over a rumored new weapon while recalling Hitler's past inventions and bombings. It contrasts Nazi bravado with Allied reprisals and notes leadership changes, including Bill Halsey's relief and reassignment to command.

News of the Past From the Daily Telegraph

Forty years ago today a fire destroyed a section of area and brick rebuilding was planned. Welch resident F Hall joined W A Swan and Co. Engineer P Evans and wife planned a Lynchburg visit. Twenty years ago the Pocahontas baseball team defeated Northfork Elknorn 4 to 2.

Bh. F. Hall Welch W. A. Swan and Company City P. Evans Lynchburg Klu Klux Klan Law and Commerce Pocahontas Northfork - Elknorn

MacMurray Leaves Paramount for 20th Century Move

Fred MacMurray explains the end of his Paramount contract as a choice to seek outside roles. He notes six foot plus stars are scarce at Paramount and cites his move to 20th Century Fox to begin with Nob Hill. He intends to depart on his own terms rather than be carried out.

MacMurray Paramount Ray Milland Sonny Tufts Alan Ladd Arturo de Cordova Kkker Fred 20Th Nob Hill

Senator Soaper’s wartime musings and legal hints

A collage of wartime and domestic topics opens with veiled threats about Nazi powder and Rommel facing trial or exile. It notes Japan’s strategy, high wartime prices, and bootleg whiskey in Washington. Also mentions a New York ruling on when one employee forms a bargaining unit and a note on American invasion tank crews returning to driving on the right.

Britain

Ten years ago today Woodmen lodge rally headline

One hundred fifty men were admitted into the Woodmen of the World lodge at a West Speee ballroom rally. James E. Mann of the AAA board left for the AAA annual meeting in Washington. Mercer County received funds from the state education department and the West Virginia NRA to run a reception program.

Woodmen of the World Lodge West Speee James E. Mann American Automobile Association A. A.A Washington Mercer County State Department of Education West Virginia

Head Quarters Budapest and the Balkans in Parker's View

The text notes Parker’s portrait of a restless Balkan theater spanning Poland Bulgaria and Romania with constant political flux. It highlights frequent meetings with Balkan leaders, exposure of time-servers and grafters, and claims Lupescu and Mme Antonescu stole millions. It urges postwar steps to ensure genuinely representative governments for Romanians Bulgarians and others to prevent repeating tinderbox conditions.

Poland Bulgaria Balkans Lupescu Mme. Antonescu Romania Budapest Parker

Lights of New York Ramblings on Gotham Life in the Eighties

Observational vignette of New York streets and subway life with retirees, shoppers, doormen, expectant mothers, and pedestrians. Mentions of Delicatessen bustle, a plane toward California, a Broadway for rent sign, and Times Square scenes including sailors, merchants, and a hunting dog held as a city prisoner.

California Times Square Army Britain

Harpoon Outbreak Warns Against War Time Improvisations

The fragment warns about makeshift weapons and wartime anxiety. It notes that summer leisure and beach trips clash with rationing and civic expectations. It mentions cans, improvised gear, and public nerves in a period tone.

A Book a Day Balkans Book Warns Again of Tinderbox

John Selby reviews Robert Parker's Headquarters Budapest noting Parker’s vivid journalism from Budapest in 1939 to Istanbul in 1942 and his firsthand observations on how Germany manipulated the Balkans and surrounding powers, with a wealth of new material for American readers.

John Selby Robert Parker Budapest Junto Europe Associated Press Turkey OWI Parker Germany

MacMurray in Humorous Onset of Murder, He Says

Hollywood reports show Fred MacMurray delivering aflat on set for Murder He Says with a pranklike death scene staged by Majorie Main Peter Whitney and William Hall under director George Marshall. The stunt, meant for comic effect, could affect MacMurray’s star value as he returns to 20th Century Fox.

Hollywood MacMurray Fred Majorie Ain Peter Whitney William Hall Helen Welker Marjorie Main Whitney George Marshall Tamoant 20Th Century-Fox Beaver Dam Wis Ang

Underground Army Thrusts Endanger Military Control

Associated Press reports French underground actions against the Nazis threaten centralized military control in France. Communiqu s imply coordinated plans with heavy arms smuggling, disrupting rail lines and communications. Reprisals could draw reinforcements from Norway Denmark Holland Belgium and elsewhere, potentially forcing territorial concessions.

France Normandy Allied High Command Cones Forciny Norway Denmark Holland Belgium

German Story Of Mass Killing Of Officers Rejected

London report on the German account of 50 Allied airmen killed after a prison camp break. Eden dismissed the claims as an odious crime, citing no wounded and calling it cold butchery. He vowed to pursue all responsible and bring them to justice.

London Anthony Eden House of Commons Eden

Logan Completes Recount of Votes in W Va Election

Logan West Virginia June 23 refuting a motion to set aside votes in 58 precincts the county court completed a recount for 25 Democratic and Republican candidates with one change from the canvass Paul Hollandsworth who trailed by one vote for Democratic executive committee in Triadelphia district replaced B B Sias by the margin of one vote Wallace Ferrell defeated for sheriff in the May primary and Art Cook who sought the Democratic nomination for county court asked exclusion of returns from 58 of 82 precincts including dispute over oath execution by commissioners and precinct clerks

Art Cook

Dr Greenspon Attends Optometry Meetings in Detroit

Dr William Greenspon attends the annual sessions of the International Association of Boards of Examiners on Optometry in Detroit on June 24 25 and 28. He chairs the committee on examinations and will present its annual report. He will also join the presidents conference of the American Optometric Association as West Virginia’s representative. He returns Wednesday morning.

William Greenspon Detroit International Association of Boards of Examiners American Optometric Associate West Viegnia Greenspon

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