SHOTTS
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper page lists the Baily Telegraph with dates 1866 to 1953, notes its establishment, carrier and mail subscription rates, and press affiliations. It mentions the Daily Telegraph Co., Bluebeia address, Associated Press membership, and an advertising representative.
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Daily Telegraph Co
Bland Street
Bluebeia
Associated Press
Wis
Mailie Iey
West Virginia
Bureau of Circulation Vertising
Kala
Tne
Fragmented biblical quotes on nations and fate
The excerpt features a condemnation of Moab from Jeremiah 48 2 and a Coleridge line about divine judgment. It presents two separate religious lines without a clear contemporary event or location. The text centers on prophetic threat and literary reflection rather than a reported incident.
Creaky Dictatorships Across the Global Scene
The article surveys free and controlled nations, noting Argentina's fragile stability amid rebellion and church-state strife, China's famine and a failed monarchy attempt, Soviet agriculture concerns, and a US boom with Britain prospering while East Germany struggles under red rule and West Germany thrives under private enterprise.
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South America
Peron
Argentina
Asia
Radio Peiping
Red China
China
Europe
Russia
Nikita
Khrushchev
United States
Britain
East Germany
West Germany
Quiet Europe Embraces Silence Across Nations
Western and central Europe push noise curbs with bans on radios in homes and public spaces. In Athens an edict bans daytime noise from 2:30 to 4:30 PM for six months, forbidding work and even birds that disturb the siesta.
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Europe
West Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Hanover
Athens
Siesta
Senate committee backs Pan-American Highway funding plan
A Senate Public Works Committee approved restoring appropriations for the Pan-American Highway to speed construction from Laredo Texas to the Panama Canal. Proponents say funds spent this year would create jobs in Guatemala as work progresses across Mexico and Central America. Critics argue money is needed for U.S. roads.
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House
Senate Public Works Committee
Guatemala
Laredo
Texas
Panama Canal
Mexico
Panama
Costa Rica
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Honduras
Central America
United States
Proposal for a no spending day on the first of the month
A suggestion proposes a special observance when no one buys anything on the first day of the month as bills arrive. It frames the idea as a way to curb spending amid rising special days and weeks.
Davy Crockett Reading Sparks Junior Busy Summer
The phrase Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier was excluded from a new summer reading list. For Junior, the omission is late as he is already on his third read.
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Davy Crockett
Junior
Economic Pulse Conflicts Amid Ike Era Policy Debates
The piece contrasts Secretary Benson with GOP figures while detailing 1955 income growth and sector shifts. It notes rising consumer take home pay, factory payroll gains, and farm woes despite defense-driven gains. It cites Burns’ concerns over agricultural slump and debates on natural gas regulation and interstate pricing.
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Walter P. Reuther
Ford
General Motors
Cp Bey Algo
Benson
Uestonk
Ceipia
Liv
Ike
Arthur F. Burns
Hollywood Gossip Sparks Scattershot Entertainment Scoop
Hollywood notices mix of stars and plans as June Havoc riffs on her terrier and Arthur Godfrey TV sightings. Mike Curtiz tests 23 actors for Too Late My Love while Shelley Wipters is dropped. Tina Bennett joins Giant despite socialite roots. Claire Rochelle buys Palm Springs cottages. Veda Ann Borgo joins TV shift. and talk swirls around new scores and studio moves in July.
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Hollywood
June Havoc
Arthur Godfrey
June
Julius la Rosa
Yuliae
Doverty ‘Nile Hotel
Mike Curtiz
Love
Mike
Kathleen Case
Universal-International
Shelley Wipters
Kate
Tennessee Ernie
Bristol
Ernie
Virginia Ernie Ford
Georges Ulmer
Frances
Pigalle
Mexico City del Prado
Metro
Fran Bennett
George Stevens
Judy
Giant
San Antonio
Dallas
Ates
Texas State College
Jack Oakie
Claire Rochelle
Caliente
Palm Springs
Claire
Ann Borgho
Glass Table Illusion Turns Women Lovelier on Pacific Coast
An era of pink glow lighting reveals a glass topped table that casts a flattering reflection, allegedly smoothing wrinkles and enhancing appearance. Promoters claim ten years of use across the coast with demand rising as other lighting firms eye the gimmick.
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Pacific Coast
Mosquito Bluish Lamps and a Paris Night Club Scene
A playful essay describes using blue lighting to deter mosquitoes while a porch yellow bulb attracts them. The piece notes yellow makes wrinkles look deeper and blushes lips, and a wife would rather be bitten than sit under yellow. The narrator worries about pink light effects on insects and imagines a night at Les Ambassadeurs.
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Les Ambassadeurs
Labor divides into elite and nonelite under layoff pay plans
The article argues that layoff pay provisions in union contracts increasingly create two distinct labor classes. The elite gain stronger job security and possible enhanced layoff pay, while the nonelite face less stability and fewer benefits, widening socio economic divides. The piece notes broader implications for wages benefits and social safety nets across U S labor.
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Amercan
United States
Senator Watkins’s Colorado River storage bill criticized
Raymond Moley comments on Senator Arthur Watkins's Congressional Record speech about the Upper Colorado Project and the bill’s rising cost. He traces the cost buildup from 1954 hearings to the latest Senate draft, noting multiple units and participating projects, and questions the bill’s true price and approvals.
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Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
Upper
Colorado
Wiley
Senate
Watkins
House
Vy of the Interior
Tabor
Commissioner of Reclamation
Dexheimer
Senate Interior ‘and Insular Affairs Committee
Senate Committee
Congress
Committee
Meaning Of Colorado Project Confusing And Absurde
A critic calls a Colorado project bill an extraordinary and deceptive measure. The speaker says the proposal serves different interests, leaves costs vague, and appears to be a legislative abortion with a rumored price tag of at least 1.658 billion dollars.
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Colorado
Watkins
Mused Farmer Seeks Help Then Learns to Love Woodmen
A man troubled by persistent pests sought agricultural advice listing remedies tried. He wrote to a school of agriculture requesting guidance. The reply advised embracing Woodmen of The World, implying a shift in focus or affiliation as the next step.
American League Season Without Ted Williams
An annotated note reflects on how the 1950s American League would feel missing Ted Williams from the lineup, comparing it to an improbable fashion move without cousin Esther and highlighting his star power and impact on the era.
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Ted Williams
Cousin Esther
Sokolsky Letter on Travel Rights and State Department Power
Dr Otto Nathan argues the passport serves as a citizen safety pledge and urges Congress to define who can travel and how travel restrictions are set. The letter cites Nathan’s experiences abroad, U S protections, and calls for clearer laws beyond McCarran Act plus executive action as governance method.
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New York Times
Otto Nathan
Dr. Nathan
State Department
Congress
United States
Petrograd
Russia
China
Durin
Students Movement
Shanghai
Paris
Tokyo
State
Staite Department
Europe
Dr Nathan
Great Britain
Exchequer
Bank of England
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hmrs
Sue
Timeline snippets from Bluefield city history
A retrospective from the Daily Telegraph highlights past visits and events. Forty to sixty years ago figures like George B. Terrell and Emory Mitchell are noted, with a Mercer County Bar tribute and a Bluefield finances report.
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George B. Terrell
Union
Bluefield
Emory Mitchell
Radford
E. 8
Pedigo
Russell B. Bodell
George B. Martin
Athens
Charles G. Woods
Mercer County Bar Association
Illinois Supreme Court Approves Women’s Wrestling
Senator Soaper notes skepticism but the Illinois Supreme Court approves women’s wrestling. He argues that actresses appear in many arts and the summit debate continues with daily current event chatter from a barber.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Hobby Gracefully Defies Resignation Amid Salk Dispute
Washington watchers note Secretary of Health Queta Culp Hobby refuses to resign despite GOP pressure while Marion Folsom urges action. The Salk vaccine controversy intensifies as critics accuse Hobby of downplaying the crisis and align with opponents of socialized medicine.
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Washington
GOP
Queta Culp Hobby
Marion Folsom
Hobby
White House
Texas
Twilight Dinner and Ben's Ripening Gift
In a quiet farm scene Joseph Joel Keith depicts Ben returning from a green byway to a wife who silently anticipates a token of fruit and affection. The still hour holds promise as she imagines whether berries or cherries will accompany his gift.
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Ben
Joseph Joel Keith
Christian Science Monitor
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Baily Telegraph
Hugh Ike Shott
Moah
Heshbon
God
Coleridge
Ray Tucker
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Sheilah Graham
F.c.othman
Marlene Dietrich
Dorothy Lamour
Elmer Roessner
Frederick W. Richmond
Richmond
Demond
Gemco, Inc
New York
Intern Lal Revenue Service
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Raymond Moley
Geo. Sokolsky
Daily Telegraph
Hawaii
California
Gettysburg
Luzon Valley
Okinawa
Senator Soaper
Drew Pearson
Secretary of Agriculture
House Government Operations Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Carl Berst
Big
Wisconsin Cheese Company
Ripe Profits
Borden
Kraft
Kraft Foods
Lakeshire Martin Co
Plymouth Wis
Kraft and Borden
Pope and Sons
Philadelphia
Pauly Cheese Co
Green Bay
L. D. Schrieber and Co
Carthage
Land O'Lakes Creameries
Plymouth
Central Cheese Co
Marshfield
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Superior Cheese Co
Washington Pipeline
John E. Moss
Moss
Dante Fascel
Florida
Clare Hoffman Republican
Michigan
William L. Dawson
Federal Department
U. S
Austria
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