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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1942
Page
4
Noting Luke 22 46 calls for vigilance and prayer, the excerpt contrasts Browning’s line on temptation with a call to mastery and triumph through effort. The pairing invites contemplation of moral strength amid trial.
The piece details internal Democratic strife over Gov. Neely and possible Republican challengers. Former Senator Holt may join the GOP slate to face Neely in the fall, while Kump or Rosier are projected to seek the Democratic nomination. Six congressmen are up for nomination with some new faces anticipated.
Chungking sources report private information that Japan plans an attack on Siberia in July. Despite a five year neutrality pact with Soviet Russia, both nations are enemies in the broader war, with Russia allied to Britain and the United States and Japan at war with them.
The article notes plans for a second European front and says Ambassador Sato met with the three powers United States Great Britain and Russia to report back to Tokyo. It suggests observers expect a Japanese attack on Siberia despite rising odds against an aggressor victory.
Gasoline rationing in seventeen eastern and southern states appears to reduce traffic deaths and juvenile delinquency while harming businesses. Rhode Island shows fewer accidents yet half its stations closed. New York reports fewer highway fatalities. Georgia sees one‑third fewer accidents. Some benefits include rubber savings and more home life, though bridge tolls and resort activity drop. Mexico’s limited aid is noted as a future consideration.
Editorial argues $300,000 in fines from a sympathy strike belong to individual miners. It urges operators to refund directly to miners or donate to charity, not to union funds, noting the money came from miners and would not exist without the strike. It calls for rightful distribution of the fines.
Poem evokes a quiet twilight valley as the thrush awakens and sings. Images of dew, crystal drops, and distant waterfall rise with a moonlit breeze. The speaker bids the day to pause and savor the hush before the dawn fills the valley with radiance.
Washington June 24 The latest wave of strikes shows minor actions averaging 3 to 8 a day since Pearl Harbor. UAW demands at Chrysler and general wage pressures press WPB as union leaders seek salary and policy gains, while no wage pattern is set. Rommel defeats Tobruk as British defense collapses. Luftwaffe and Afrika Korps pierce lines, seizing the port. Reports on tanks misstate 88 mm use. American General purpose tanks perform well though many losses claimed as German claims.
Doctors warn of high levels of they tamins in spinach while noting the fillings in teeth may be affected. The piece mentions visitors coming for a visit or a drop and reports over 3 000 undeclared dialects not counting the baby’s, which remains unknown.
A wartime poem praising diverse American and Jewish fighters alongside various ethnic groups. It honors Midway and other battles, urging unity beyond color or creed. Includes playful asides on public figures and a call to support a united defense.
News notes recount flood devastation at Flat Top coal field as waters fell with many fatalities. Mentions Charles Ornhill moving to Philadelphia, A C Needles guiding Shenandoah division rebuilding, and past local officials and trips to Chicago Charleston and Richmond.
A book day review roundup highlights The Gilded Man by Carter Dickson with a Hindu magician as sleight of plot. Francis Beeding’s The 12 Isles follows Colonel Granby faking his funeral to battle Nazis. Ruth Teague You Cant Ignore Murder offers sharp dialogue and vivid character studies. Cortland Fitzsimmons adventures on Cape Cod feature Death Rings a Bell. Eaton Goldthwaite Dont Mention My Name stacks a murder tale with missteps.
Eighty seven citizens of Bluefield visited Camp Roland on Wolf Creek the official encampment of the army of America. The United States court for the southern district was adjourned after a brief session due to exhausted federal appropriations. Prof J B Greever visited Bluefield Virginia with hopes of moving back.
A cryptic betting column notes players at Aque duct with four dollars on a double. Those who hit the double were to play Gold Shower in the fourth. others should have gone to Vagrancy in the sixth. Obvious hunches under the circumstances.
Walter Reuther of the UAW will be among speakers on America's Town Meeting of the Air from 9 pm at the Kansas City Municipal auditorium broadcast on WHIS and the Blue network. Topics include Wages Taxes and Inflation with Chester Davis and Clinton Davidson.
The master of ceremonies prepares to address a banquet, signaling a pre speech moment with a cue to the audience. He hints at sharing notable information before commencing his formal remarks.
A vicar encounters a local farmer driving cows along a sunlit lane. The brief exchange includes surprised remarks about the cow herd and the farmer’s amused reaction to the vicar’s greeting.
A New York landlord calls in a carpenter bee fancier to remove a roof swarm. The worker opens a three foot square hole, extracts the hive and queen, and endures stings while declaring immunity. He then calmly extracts stingers and continues.
Princeton Rotary and Lions clubs along with committee chairmen map a war bond drive. W L Al of the Bluefield underwriters explains the plan while Seemann chairs a committee. The fifteen member Princeton group to begin drives Monday June 29 and reconvene next night at Dr. Birds.
Ellis W. Pyles, former Bluefielder, is promoted within the Army Air Corps effective June 1. A Gratton, Virginia native and son of Mr. and Mrs. Blankenship, Pyles enlisted at Fort Thomas Kentucky May 5, 1941, and served at Jefferson Barracks before transfers to Miami Beach.
Heat in North Africa is reported around 100 degrees or more even on shaded maps. A note suggests using a little gas and four tires to travel to quiet wayside shade for a summer respite at an unoccupied picnic table.
American broadcast of new American comedy shows deprives British comedians of fresh jokes as the programmes are rebroadcast in this country. The shift reduces opportunities for UK humorists to premiere material.
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