Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1688 Notice Fragment
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1948
Page
4
Constancy Of Human Discovery Signals Modern News Reach
A historical reflection on the first national political conventions showing how instantaneous sound transmission and modern news distribution connect listeners worldwide. The piece weighs scientific responsibility, Galileo's telescope precedent, and the ethical use of knowledge, ending with a lighter note on a hand controlled elevator.
Why Should Any One Deny His Political Party
A discussion on compulsory political party registration and public disclosure of affiliation. The speaker argues Americans should openly declare party membership, linking such disclosure to loyalty and primaries, and contrasts with communists who oppose transparency and favor violent upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
West Virginia
Communist Party
Strange Doctrine Reappears At Telescope Dedication
At the Palomar Mountain telescope dedication in California Dr Raymond D Fosdick debated whether the epoch of scientific discovery has overall benefited or harmed humanity. He warned that all knowledge carries danger since power can degrade or ennoble life and future use of new insights is unpredictable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fosdick
Whitehead
Galileo Galilei
Copernicus
Galilei
Palomar Mountain
Calif
Raymond D. Fosdick
New York
Danube Talks Editorial Comment Arguing on a Soviet Conference Role
The editorial warns reservations about Soviet participation in a US proposed 10 nation Danube conference. It cites the Danube as a vital commerce route through Germany Austria Hungary Yugoslavia Bulgaria Romania to the Black Sea and stresses the need for genuine Soviet cooperation to achieve equal shipping rights and Western influence in Danube commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
United States
Danube
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Romania
Black Sea
Europe
Western
Iron Curtain
Russian Europe
Russia
Ukraine
Great Britain
France
Balkan
Soviet
Columbus
When Your Heart Sings Poem by Bees Johnstons ta Iowa
The verse celebrates a morning song and daily scenes from sunrise to night, linking a fulfilled love to the rhythm of nature. It reflects longing and hope as a bird’s song echoes through dawn, noon, and eve, promising life’s comfort and rest if one knows when the heart sings best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bees Johnstons Ta Lowa
Philadelphia Convention Backs Glamour Money And Noise
Drew Pearson notes a democracy saturated with banners, buses and buzz in Philadelphia where Taft Dewey and Vandenberg attract crowds, while backroom bargaining churns on. Observers warn such smoke filled rooms steer the race, with alcohol free room chatter about bigamy rumors and cab fare tales amid a lavish convention spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Lfe
Warren
California
Board of the Stock Exchange
Uncertain resignations and local notes from the region
The College Avenue board may have accepted Rev. Wendel Davis's resignation amid a pledge against intoxicants. Curtis Deskin, son of Alonzo Deskin, is noted as a former Bluefield Country Club employee and athlete. A. T. Ball of Mullens is named president of the Wyoming County merchants association. Parkersburg reveals meter and tax revenues, plus a 24 hour doctor telephone exchange. BE L Pippin, Elizabethton Star ad manager, attends a Quebec meeting. William C. Freeman of Bluefield, Virginia, listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue
Wendel Davis
University of Oregon
Curtis’ Deskin
Alonzo Deskin
Ridge Street
Curtis
Bluefield Country Club
Drs. St. Clair
Bluefield State College
Army
A. T. Ball
Mullens
Wyoming County Merchants Association
Parkersburg
Bluefield
Academy of Medicine
BE. L. Pippin
C. S. Pippin
Elizabethton Star
Elizabethton
Tenn
Quebec
Canada
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
William C. Freeman
Jef
This And That Around And About Section
Local chatter notes June graduation at Washington and Jefferson College. City Manager E P Mitchell not pursuing parking building chief role, with rumor of resignation. Bill Kell named as a top applicant, son of Dr Kell and Mrs Kell. Bus overheard praise for Blanche Miller's kindergarten, admired by Bluefield's prominent families. Miller quips about illness and which doctor would operate on her, prompting doctors to reply please stay well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferson
Washington and Jefferson College
E. P. Mitchell
Bill Kell
Bluefield Legionaire
8. J. Kell
Kell
Hampton St. Clair
Charles Scott
Miss Blanche
Manhattan Scene Strolls of Celebrities and Plans
William Powell greets Toots Shor in Manhattan while Dorothy Sandlin returns from Europe to see Inside U S A. Will Gear jokes at a Broadway drugstore scale. Bennet Cerf admires Fifth Avenue bathing-clothes display. Sono Osato cools in mint-green silk. Meg Murry dines at Sardi’s with actors. Kay Thompson energizes at 3 am. Guy Lombardo eyes Detroit races for Ford Memorial Trophy and Gold Cup. Sammy Kaye seeks Greta Garbo for NBC. Super man may debut as a puppet on TV. Candy Jones and …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
William Powell
Toots Shor
Dorothy Sandlin
Europe
New York
Will Gear
Bennet Cerf
Fifth Avenue
Sono Osato
Sono
Meg Mundy
Kay Thompson
le Directoire Comedienne
Guy Lombardo
Detroit
Sammy Kaye
Greta Garbo
NBC
Superman
Candy Jones
Hollywood Sightings and Society Notes From The City
Hubby Harry Conover plans Europe summer trip to recruit foreign beauties. Kate Smith receives June Civic Service Award from the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Leslie Johnson, world bubble gum champ, advised on chicle sequences for Eagle Lion’s Mickey starring Lois Butler. Johnny Downs slips on Avenue of the Americas, recovers gracefully. Milton Berle chats with a pint-sized shoeshine lad outside Lindy’s. Mildred Bailey relaxes in a lobby chair at Hotel Edison. Sonja Henie glitters at El Morocco in ice blue gown and diamonds. Mitzi Green dines on melon at a East Side restaurant. Paul Kelly buys a Kelly green necktie on Madison. Morton Downey persuades Sherman Billingsley to attend a ball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubby
Harry Conover
Europe
Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Kate Smith
Leslie Johnson
Eagle Lion
Mickey
Lois Butler
Johnny Downs
Avenue of the Americas
Milton Berle
Lindy’s
Berle
Mildred Bailey
Songstress
Hotel Edison
Sonia Henie
el Morocco
Mitzi Green
East Side
Mitzi
Paul Kelly
Madison Avenue
Punster Comments On Manhattan Celebrities
Punster notes Mae West returning from London and Bill Callahan moving to a bungalow near Twentieth Century Fox as he begins Chicken Every Sunday next month. The China Doll revue heads to Saratoga then Miami, while Bob Hawk laments women winning slogans in 25 words or less. Elaine Malbin draws autograph seekers at Carnegie Pop concerts. Jane Pickens talks with David Sarnoff on a radio program. Helen Tamaris choreographs a rest at Croton-on-the-Hudson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Admiral Nelson
Mae West
London
Bill Callahan
Hollywood
Twentieth Century Fox Studios
Saratoga
Miami
Bob Hawk
Robert Ae
Willie the Weeper
Goldwater Memorial Hospital
Elaine Malbin
Radio City
Jane Pickens
David Sarnoff
Helen Tamaris
Croton-on-the-Hudson
Stymie the Million-Dollar Racer Talks to Reporters
Horse Stymie, bought for fifteen hundred dollars, has earned about a million. Owner Hirsh Jacobs hesitates to share interviews, fearing the horse may become a stiff. Stymie enjoys an ornate stall with art from Corot to Rembrandt and a window to the Union League, while race chatter mingles with Horatio Alger references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stymic
Shudda Haddim
Hirsh Jacobs
Ake Shadda Haddim
Mr. Jacobs
Shadda Haddim
Stymie
Remington
Diamond Jim Brady
Horse Player Interviews A Horse Of Distinction
A quirky dialogue frames Stymie the famous racehorse as a “Horse of Distinction” while Shudda Haddim teases and probes his racing mood and pace. The piece also notes Cas Bullhead financing a meat dinner, Eph Bedell’s daughter Minnie graduating, and Roger Babson predicting human flight within 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cas Bullhead
Eph Bedell
Minnie
Roger Babson
Hollywood gossip and star chatter on film remakes and travels
Nelson Edidy and Jeanette MacDonald re star in It's a Date for Joe Pasternak with Jane Powell to play Durbin's role. David Niven laments paying family costs abroad for The Scarlet Pimpernel remake as Goldwyn refuses. Teresa Wright comments on Enchanted looks. Glenn Ford and others head to Montana for fun, while Betty Hutton tours vaudeville. Rita Hayworth drifts through France toward Rome, and Sonja Henie plans a London full color ice show film. Charles Boyer shines in Arch of Triumph. Bergman praised. Mary Pickford plans an autobiography after Europe trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheilar Gramam
Hollywood
Nelson Edidy
Jeanette MacDonald
Joe Pasternak
Dennis Durbin
Walter Pidgeon
Kay Francis
Jane Powell
Durbin
Joe
Miss Durbin
Janie
David Niven
Samuel Goldwyn
England
Heyoes
Goldwyn
David
Irving Reis
Niven
Miss Wright
Hollywood Pictures
Teresa Wright
Niven Busch
James Mason
Beverly Hills
Mexico City
Glenn Ford
Glenn
Eleanor
George Montgomerys
Dinah Shore
Montana
Gregory Peck
Bob Rosson
Louisiana
Bob
Betty Hutton
San Francisco
Paramount
Chicago
New York
Raines
Ella Raines
Ella
Europe
Maj
Robin Olds
Victor Mature
Hedy Lamarr
Samson and
Delilah
Rita Hayworth
France
Rita
Rome
Orson Welles
Sonja Henie
Rani
London
Charles Boyer
Ravk
Ingrid Bergman
Joan
Boyer
Mary Pickford
Mary
Soaper rails at Truman third-term talk in Democrat push
Senator Soaper notes President Truman’s pledge a Democrat will win next four years and urges clarity on a possible third term. A bilious commentator claims little difference between parties as four months of debate loom. The speaker wonders why a five-page newspaper in the southwest needs five pages, and admits confusion on several topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Harry
Timeline of Past Local Events Across Decades
A compact note lists earlier era happenings from Abingdon to Bluefield. It records Rev. E Oliver returning from a pastoral visit, Witten traveling from Florida to Princeton, Senator White visiting, a marriage at a bride's home, and mid century transport and social events including electric work on the Norfolk and Western line. It also notes a 20 year birthday party, a Harvard honors graduate, and a trip to New York for a National Education convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Oliver
Abingdon
W. H. H. Witten
Florida
Princeton
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