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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1951
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph notes subscription rates by carrier and mail with west Virginia coverage. It lists 35 cents per week, 15 dollars per year, and promotion for other zones upon request. The paper identifies Associated Press affiliation and the Kats Agency as advertising representative.
An archaic devotional note cites Habakkuk 2 10 about shame and sin and adds a worldly reflection on sin’s stains and a fragment attributed to Fulmer. The excerpt blends lament and moral judgment with religious phrasing.
Harvard president James B. Conant urged graduates to plan lives for a future with limited armaments and no global war. He acknowledged uncertainties but argued for an optimistic prognosis of an era of relative peace, urging youth to hold faith in a decent future and opportunities for work and growth.
A columnist argues government control of war built warehouses is inefficient and costly. One critic calls lease and resale schemes robbery without firearms. The piece also notes critic Dean Acheson as a well dressed storm center and remarks on crude rubber prices and auto tire expectations.
In June 22 commentary, President Truman creates a psychological strategy board to influence foreign publics, led by Gordon Gray. The body, reporting to the president, blends state defense and joint chiefs aims, echoing OSS and OWI roles while avoiding direct CIA control. Reliability rests on coherent policy and trusted leadership.
Herald Dispatch notes and compares U S government outlays from 1789 to 1952. It cites Rep Paul Shafer of Michigan and argues that under Truman spending reached nine-figure trillions by 1952, predicting expenditures could exceed all prior administrations combined.
Commentary argues the French elections show no clear swing, with many socialist and communist parties in play. It warns Americans against foreign aid costs while noting Italy's mixed results and asserting the US remains distinct from European social systems. The column also cites quips from other papers about social issues and propaganda.
Drew Pearson reports the banking and currency committee debated price controls with housewives largely absent. Key figures included Burnet Maybank Joe Frear Dirksen Capehart Bricker Ives Robertson and Sparkman Moody Fulbright Benton and Douglas with shifting votes and behind the scenes lobbying shaping the rollbacks and rent control questions.
Robert Ruark shares travel fantasies about leaving New York for Africa to hunt elephants in Tanganyika. He describes white hunters, his armed gear, and a dominant jungle queen dubbed Queenie while joking about roles, language, and the perilous mood of the trip in a breezy, self mocking voice.
The narrator jokes about an African voyage with elephants lions and rhinos as threats. Mrs Shevlin offers comic advice while preparations include cameras passports and antidotes. The trip pauses briefly in Ethiopia where Haile Selassie shares a tailor.
Sheilah Graham reports on Bette Davis balancing marriage and career with offers from Europe. Gary Merrill must return to Fox for Old Soldiers Never Die and Phone Call From a Stranger. Dan Dailey’s schedule includes Dizzy Dean and The Life Story of a baseball icon. Ava Gardner eyes John Gilbert’s Beverly Hills home as Frankie films in Palm Springs. John Barrymore Jr plans a fall television series after summer stock. Hedy Lamarr auctions fur and jewels amid rumors of Hollywood departure. Robert Walker wraps My Son John with a summer family trip. Jimmy Cagney leases The Swift for Plymouth Adventure. Orson Welles Rita Hayworth and Bogart in The African Queen twist Lauren Bacall brief scene. The weathered showbiz world grows restless with Billy Wilder dreams and Chaplin’s English arrival.
Seven film figures are noted with a minstrel show. five are financially secure and won’t reduce Wilder’s bid. Darnell faces a delayed shoot on Saturday Island after a Jamaica call from Stuart Heisler. Linda recovers from a virus and plans rest. Peggy Cummins may return to stage in The Gainsborough Ladies with Cecil Beaton. Barbara Stanwyck reportedly refused Clash by Night. Janet Gaynor and Adrian eye selling their Northe farm to fund their son’s future. they plan to elope tomorrow.
H J Phillips argues auto industry leaders like Charlie Wilson earn high salaries, pay heavy taxes, and must keep shifting scripts each season. He asserts top pay reflects status and image, while the car business demands constant innovation and performance to avoid losses.
New York City pursues new revenue ideas impacting high earners while small towns face long term changes. The piece hints at public responses and shifts in cost of living as the economy strains personal finances.
The piece contrasts optimism and pessimism in political figures. It questions Harry Hopkins Roosevelt Stalin and Truman with sharp observations on leadership, strategy at Teheran Yalta Potsdam and the MacArthur firing. It mocks Truman’s self perception and claims about historical knowledge.
A digest lists past events from Elk Horn Keystone and Northfork flood relief to William Hicks returning from Beaumont Texas oil fields. It recalls forty years ago French Easley in Danville and a call to someone in the city, and thirty years ago Gompers and the AFL administration kept office for another year. It notes trial delays in Matewan killings, twenty years ago Dr. J. P. McConnell’s re election, and ten years ago wartime Allied actions and Soviet aid ships.
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