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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1947
Page
4
Bluefield WV daily newspaper established 1893 announces morning publication except Mondays. Official Associated Press member, service rates by carrier or mail, advertising representation by The Kats Agency.
The Senate and House voted 68 to 25 to override President Truman's veto of the labor bill. Supporters say the measure protects both labor and management and upholds free enterprise as a core American ideal, while opponents blocked its punitive provisions. The debate highlighted the strength of lobbying and nationwide public pressure.
Henry Reginald Heber quotes Habakkuk on idolatry and the foolhardy trust in carved images, warning against teachers of lies. The excerpt uses biblical language to critique pagan worship and idol making.
The piece honors Dr Samuel W Moore on fifty years in Presbyterian ministry from Pocahontas to Bluefield and his twenty six year tenure at the First Presbyterian church in Bluefield. It notes his WWI YMCA service with the AEF in Europe and his long influence on church and community. The article salutes his faithfulness, leadership and civic and religious impact.
An editorial argues America must perfect democracy at home and enable it abroad. It notes the U S lacks a world wealth monopoly but leads in using resources for the ordinary citizen, shaping democratic capitalism as its defining strength.
The piece notes floods droughts and unseasonable weather impact crops yet forecasts indicate a possible bumper harvest potential in many regions. It warns continued adverse weather could trigger shortages while stressing the need for higher US production to meet foreign commitments and rising domestic demand. It also remarks on Soviet Russia’s strained relations and reports a drop in steak demand as prices rise.
Editorial notes that nearly 2,000 Steelworkers CIO members will study union problems across eight colleges this spring and summer. Harvard started a Trade Union Fellowship five years ago to train officers, with 47 union officials completing the program. Forty-three men and four women, sent by 16 international unions, paid tuition of 400 dollars plus expenses, aiming to better balance labor leadership and public affairs.
A boy with a match kneels on enchanted ground and holds an immortal flower that may grant power. He hesitates as life and death echo in his grasp. The poem riffs on Prometheus and fire in a mythic, longing voice.
The Potsdam tea scene includes George Allen and U S Marshal Fred Canfield where Stalin appears set to honor Canfield with orders, only to be halted by Truman explaining the marshal is not in the Army. The episode reveals a lighthearted clash over medals and a broader glimpse into postwar political maneuvering surrounding labor and Taft Hartley politics.
San Francisco veteran Captain Phillip J. Sinnott Jr., former liaison officer with the 69th Infantry Division, recalls the unit’s bold assault to seize Leipzig. The 69th, supported by 16 tanks and 185 doughboys, breached the city hall fortress amid heavy Nazi fire, causing mass casualties among the burgomeister, his aide, and their families. The operation marked a dramatic close to Western Europe fighting and preceded the transfer of Leipzig to Soviet control.
A 26 year old Sinnott, now a ship yeoman bound for Japan to collect German war prisoners, plans to study economic geography and observe postwar shifts. He notes American forces once held territory then yielded it to Russians who remain, and he hopes ex servicemen stay informed on Germany as a key to world peace and prosperity.
Sheilah Graham reports She will cast David Niven as a cockney engineer in The African Queen next year with his Oxford voice flavored by cockney slang. Robert Cummins hires Jerry Geisler as lawyer for his fight with Oscar Cummins. Joan Crawford keeps dates with Don Barry private to shield her two children from publicity. Helmut Dantine in talks with Mike Curtiz for Shadow of Fear and in New York for Death of a Rat. Burt Lancaster recalls New York friendships turning cold. Van Johnson faces a lengthy bitter dispute with agents. Laraine Day shifts away from leg art to conservatism in pictures. John Garfield appears in Gentleman's Agreement around page 85 and plans a fall New York play with Sam Wanamaker. Frank Sinatra suffers ear trouble delaying travel. Deborah Kerr’s baby due in December postpones Young Bess finally.
Gregory Peck eyed to play Thomas Jefferson in The Patriots while Warners touts a 350000 Pulitzer winning play. Larry Parks seeks to borrow Georgie Jessel for So Help Me life story as Georgie sings. Victor Mature protests Sepulveda Freeway intruding his West LA home and leads neighbors in a fight. Hedy Lamarr and John Loder plan reconciliation after John lands a major film. Betty Hutton and Ted go fishing in Oregon after Dream Girl. Dane Clark to play 17 year old in Rebel Without a Cause. Walter Pidgeon and Mickey Rooney tennis with Pauline Betz and Sarah Palfrey Cooke. USLTA declares them professionals.
Grand opera star L L Stevenson argues New York humor offsets its cold business climate while recounting a RCA Victor release of The Whiffenproof Song tied to Yale University. The column blends civic opinion with a quirky music industry note as Merrill frames Gotham against home towns.
A humorous outbreak in New York after a gag contest asks what a Whiffenpoof is. Disc jockeys and listeners flood airwaves with definitions and drawings while Yale’s Whiffenpoof Society provides the official explanation of a fish lured by cheese.
Westbrook Pegler argues that voters are repeatedly misled by politicians and media figures who claim forthright ideals. He critiques editors and pundits for credulity, praises cynicism, and previews Truman Roosevelt era politics with references to Henry Wallace and a 1944 White House meeting.
The item notes a 7 to 8 defeat of the Athens club by the Bluefield Grays at Concord. It also listsmisc mentions of local events including theatre by Alice Byne company presenting Kathleen Mavourneen and various noted visits and appointments over the past decades.
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