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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1950
Page
5
Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists its establishment in 1893 and publishing terms. It notes mailing rates, carrier and mail options, and contact details for advertising via The Rate Agency Inc. including a Virginia address and Western Virginian circulation notes.
Local reports in Adrian Georgia claim a divine visitation after a Troop's Ferry turpentine worker allegedly cursed God. A man allegedly burned with sulpurous flames, veins of blood in a log, and onlookers report terror, with children frightened and nights haunted by the tale.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph and Sunset News publish a 28 page souvenir edition marking Tazewell county Virginia 150th anniversary. It preserves early history with well researched stories and illustrations and is commended for diligent work by the papers’ staff.
A reminiscence about old Bluefield Diary Telegraph stories during Tazewell county’s sesquicentennial era. The piece notes editors sometimes passed on reports for reader interpretation and highlights a prize candidate judged for careless truth handling.
The piece from the Wheeling Intelligencer cites Changing Times guidance on maintaining a strong credit standing. It cautions against excessive debt, keeping accounts paid, closing unused charge cards, and leaving a clean slate when moving.
Milwaukee repeals its ordinance prohibiting all night street parking and adopts a $4 a month permit plan for areas with no garage space. Revenue funds public off street parking facilities, per a report to the International City Managers association.
A short birthday verse by Delphia Cline Freeman describes a tired parent watching a child during a birthday night. The speaker notes restless sleep, frequent checks to ensure blankets stay, and a willingness to endure the disruption for a young heart to feel cherished.
Drew Pearson releases a controversial account alleging Georgia Representative John S. Wood took fees from a boy injured by an army truck and that Wood’s aides and associates pressured for payments. The column claims Wood drank on duty, relied on staff for improprieties, and failed to investigate Hollywood ties involving a Georgia lawyer friend and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Robert Ruark recalls leaving school after graduation and choosing constant movement to seek opportunity. He describes being a depressed, skill-less youth who traded security for motion, believing travel and grit prepare one to face life. He notes his early earnings of 25 dollars two years after graduating.
The author recalls restless years in search of work across jobs from a country weekly to Europe trips, WPA stints, and posts at the Washington Post. He argues restlessness exposes one to diverse people and lessons, and credits luck and mentors for opportunities while urging new job seekers to embrace mobility and persistence.
Sheilah Graham notes June Haver will star in Friendly Island with Fred Kohlmar and Claude Binyon, filming on a South Pacific isle. June may be back to work by September as she recovers in hospital. Claudette Colbert’s back pain worsens, with doctors debating surgery while she remains in bed.
H J Phillips waves to onlookers at a hospital scene and limps to a golf meet. He checks his limbs for injuries as bones supposedly realign and the crowd doubts his comeback. Spectators remark he once excelled before a seeming collapse and danger of further harm.
The narrative follows Ben Hogan as he competes through a golf meet despite severe injuries. Nurses monitor his temperature while doctors assess his condition, yet he scores a record with a birdie and outlasts healthy rivals, winning the tournament amid dramatic near-misses and fan reactions.
Geo Sokolsky weighs why the first grand jury was dismissed and who had authority to countermand Truman's arrests. He probes minutes custody, OSS actions, and who leaked 1,700 Amerasia files. He links Amerasia to postwar espionage by Fuchs and Gold, urging lessons to prevent future spying.
Fifty years ago the new iron bridge under construction by Giles county across the river at Ripplemeade was nearing completion Major Sam l Walton of Falls Mills visited the city Forty years ago the West Virginia Bankers met in convention in this city W H Campbell city engineer and county road engineer went to Welch for a good roads meeting Thirty years ago Mrs W O Moore Field Missionary moved to Bluefield Twenty years ago the first nonstop flight from New York to Mexico City was completed in 16 hours 35 minutes Jean Howell returned from Huntington and the French government announced armistice terms Rev Gray Russell spoke to the Senior Christian Endeavor society
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