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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1943

Page

4

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Good Morning Quote About Wonder and Generations

A fragment presents a quote on sense generation and wonder from Daniel 4 3 and Chesterton with attribution to K. The lines reflect a meditation on wonder across generations.

Daniel 4

AFL officials threaten to vote out lawmakers over anti strike law

A Congressional Record excerpt cites AFL leaders Green and Murray along with a railroad unionist Whitney vowing to unseat any congress member backing the anti strike bill. The piece raises questions about whether these leaders would threaten the president with similar punishment.

Congressional Record AFL Congress Messrs. Green Murray CIO Whitney Ent

Flea Books Deemed Wasteful Amid War Spending

The column rails at the publication of 250000 copies of 146 page books on the fleas of North America. The author calls the move a wilful waste of time and money during wartime and mocks Washington's administration.

Washington North America

Price of Safety: drownings and wartime losses cited

A Metropolitan Life Insurance study notes 4600 US military deaths from Oct 1941 to Jun 1943 with many drowned at sea or in mines while civilian drownings in 1942 totaled about 7000. The piece urges deterrence of reckless acts and holiday water dangers among youth and adults.

United States Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Post-War Plans At Home Governor Neely Speech

Governor Neely addressed the Governors conference in Columbus urging plans for public improvements to provide work and wages for returning veterans and displaced defense workers. He warned of wartime labor surges and urged jobs to prevent crowding in cities, noting measures to preserve returning soldiers’ previous employment.

Neely Governors Conference Columbus United States

Governor outlines plan to avoid WPA waste and ensure value

The speaker criticizes past WPA programs as riotous waste and vote buying. He urges intelligent planning and foresight to secure public improvements with real value, arguing the nation must be more economical if a new period arises, unlike the last ten years.

Five Years Not Needed to Beat Japan Says Expert Voice

A columnist argues the United States and Britain could defeat Japan quickly after Germany and Italy surrender. They would outpace Japan in naval power air superiority and transports, enabling fast landings and bombardment with strong logistics. The piece also notes wartime indents and odd business analogies amid casualty replacement concerns.

United Nations Japan Germany Italy United States Great Britain Pacific Atlantic

New Deal Waste Hits Higgins Contract Row

In New Orleans Higgins built an $80,000 storage loft before the U S Maritime Commission canceled his contract and awarded demolition to another firm for $15,000 The firm wreckers later wrecked the loft and Higgins lost the plant contract as well net loss to the government cited by Parkersburg News with time labor and materials referenced.

New Orleans Louisiana Higgins U. S. Maritime Commission Maritime Commission Parkersburg News

Times change in Sheldon rememberings of old trades

The Sheldon Sun reflects on bygone practices as farmers recall unsalted butter for wagon axles, storekeepers using a potato as a kerosene can stopper, and meat dealers giving liver free with bags of scrap meat offered for feeding pets.

Sheldon Sheldon Sun

Water Lily and the Wordless Word Poem

A poem describing a fragile water lily lifted from a garden pool and its imagery of light, flame, and awakening. The speaker connects the flower to quiet hands and a spark that awakens a deeper spirit, ending with a reference to love and the piercing music of the wordless Word.

Lectures Fail to Reach Causes of Race Riots in U S

Washington observers discuss the nationwide race riots in Beaumont Los Angeles Detroit Mobile noting officials urge calm but fail to address fundamental causes. They blame sensationalist rags like PM and CIO publications for instigating or backing movements toward equality during wartime.

Washington Beaumont Los Angeles Detroit Mobile New York CIO Newark Georgia

Riots Stems From Broad Conditions Not Rumors

An editor argues that riots arise from explosive general conditions rather than rumors or isolated incidents. While some writers blame rumors or white and Negro clashes, others say riots serve enemies of the country but no proof of direct Axis contact exists. Causes vary by location and situation.

Senator Soaper on Race Rights and Temperate Leadership

The piece argues that racial tensions during war demand temperate leadership from both Negroes and whites. It warns against radical tactics and calls for balanced, prudent action to resolve Negro rights issues without inflaming conflict. The column also riffs on wartime sentiment and public figures with a satirical aside.

Washington Mahatma Ghandi

Harpoon ie mulls ideas to boost profits with boss

A quirky clipped piece mentions Harpoon ie aiming to cement ties with his boss by proposing concrete money making ideas. A Missouri woman paid 2 dollars for stolen items from five years ago, suggesting little loss if they vanished. A puzzling note questions summer clothes from moth balls entering a crowded street car. Hal Trosky prefers farming over Cleveland Indians play unless offered more hay. A Japanese phrase Very sorry appears as a handy expression for the future.

Probe of Gotham Mayor Sparks Satirical City Circus

The New York City Council votes to investigate Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia amid rumors and questions about his radio broadcasts and ties to the national network. The piece uses light satire to mock the probe while debating public health and political theater.

New York City Fiorello LaGuardia

Bluefield Weather Jumbles and Town Notes Run Together

Weather swings from cool to hot and rain in Bluefield as residents joke about Axis spies. Across town, a coal field shopper pays $11.90 for a pair of shoes, and local scenes include Judge Moore and Mrs. Moore at the Matz Hotel and Penny-watched scales. The city mows grass, beer deliveries pause over gas curbs, and shoe rationing winds down as Toy Lotito visits bluefield playgrounds and Princeton mirrors the program for kids. AEF soldier awaits a letter.

King Smarty Bluefield Palm Beach Tom Dewey Ben Moore Missus Matz Red Bishop Tony Beckett Moore Oakhurst and Parkway South Bluefield Bue Roy Phillips Warren T. Carr Princeton Tony Lotito W. O Boss) Scruggs Mussolini AEF

A Man’s Chest Changes Prompt Humorous Fatherly Comment

A longtime resident in a Victory Garden era tale shows signs of middle aged fat gain. While shirtless after yard work he sits at the table and his young son remarks with blunt innocence about needing a garment like his mother wears.

Papa Junior Mama

Deep Ford Disaster on a Back Road in Tazewell County

In Tazewell County a driver asked a local by the stream if a car could pass the ford. The man said yes and urged crossing, but the water proved deep, flooding the engine. The occupants waded in cold water to push the car to shore, noting the water level only reached halfway up his ducks.

Tazewell

One Small Voice Trip Through Guarded Sins Of OWI Sphere

NBC executive Creighton Scott recalls near‑confidential encounters at the OWI building on West 57th Street New York. He describes weekly meetings where Broadcast Control issued policy and guidance notes for short wave programs, and an incident where a guard confiscated yellow papers from him as he left the premises.

John Kieran OWI West 57Th Street New York City Creighton Scott NBC International Brother Scott 57Th Street OWT Elmer Davis Elmer Ang New Guinea North Africa Seven Seas

News of the Past From the Daily Telegraph Files

Forty years ago today Miss Mrytie Hinchee wed Tra 8 Nichols in a Giles Street home ceremony. Epworth league conference adjourned after a successful meeting in the city with Rev R A Williams and wife visiting from Alamonga New Mexico.

Mrytie Hinchee Tra 8 Nichols Mr Hinchee Giles Epworth League R. A. Williams Alamonga New Mexico Bluefield M. G. Witten

Ten Years Ago Today In Bluefield and Nearby

Ten years ago Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter, 68, died at her home on 700 Bluefield Avenue. Miss Euna Allen, superintendent of nurses at Bluefield sanitarium, visited relatives near Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Rev. George Burke of Wheeling visited Bluefield and conducted services at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Elizabeth Hunter Bluefield Avenue Euna Allen Bluefield Sanitarium Winston- Salem N. C George Burke Wheeling Bluefield Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Insider account of OWI guards and a CBS incident

A writer recounts being detained by guards at a West 57th Street building, describing suspicions sparked by his NBC card and a display of force. He criticizes OWI practices, calls for open access to produced materials, and questions the need for armed escorts for workers leaving with leaflets and broadcasts.

Powers That Be NBC CBS West 57Th Street Heaven and Earth

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