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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
4
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph prints news from the Associated Press and local dispatches. Rates for subscriptions by carrier and mail are listed, with regional availability and advertising contact details.
A periodical essay discusses postwar budgets and tax cuts, criticized federal payroll waste, and urges voters to support Airport Bonds. It rebukes wartime institutions and labor union politics while praising Baruch’s proposals and opposing heavy taxation to fund government programs. It references the Hobbs bill and union strength.
A grim commentary notes the United States and allies studying caves for potential wartime use in atomic and conventional warfare. It cites World War II underground factories and mentions Mammoth Cave, Carlsbad Caverns, Wind Cave, and other sites as surveyed for possible industrial relocation. The piece laments civilization turning to caves as security.
The fragmentary verse reflects a speaker recalling Nirvana and dreamlike peace, declaring being dead as lovely. It contrasts past striving with present emptiness and whispers of love and music losing appeal in mortality. The text includes a cryptic attribution to esomeer and Barr in Kansas.
In a tense session, Drew Pearson reports disputes over race track stoppages and non essential construction, CPA policies on Shoreham Hotel expansion, and price control reform. Simmering tensions spill into discussions with Senator Capehart and Secretary Byrnes, while Molotov Bevin and Bevin clash over Greece and Trieste policy.
Hal Boyle reports from Berlin that German housewives and frauleins view American occupiers’ wives as democratic and agreeable. German women note American dependents are welcoming, courteous, and respectful, often preferring cooperation over command.
German girls express mixed views on American wives noting politeness and good shoes but criticizing limited contact with Germans. They describe Americans as modest dressers with not too much lipstick, and contrast with Hollywood images and sophisticated styling.
In a tense exchange H I Phillips quizzes promoter Mr. Jacobs about uniting Louis and Conn, prefight preparations, and the ringside seat price. Jacobs denies exaggeration and calls scrutiny a bid to topple the promoter while defending the $100 seat as reasonable.
A witness discusses ringside seating for fights in Oswego New York defining ringside as a narrow chair with view of other seats. The exchange probes proximity to the ring and the impact on the outdoor fight business as customers approach too close.
Public inquiry into the Conn Louis boxing bout reveals tension over seating and tickets marked Working Press. Exchanges question the legitimacy of ring side seating and the lack of a seating map, with rebuttals referencing the Marquis of Queensbury rules and criticisms of pre-fight preliminaries.
A Bluefield reader critiques ministerial protests over Myron Taylor’s Vatican mission and compares church state relations to Russia and England. The writer questions rhetoric, challenges claims of Catholic influence, and offers to donate to Red Cross if Davis substantiates various alleged documents.
The Rev George J Burke urges support for worship freedom and pledges one hundred dollars to the American Red Cross or a recognized Bluefield charity as he contrasts theories of church influence with political realities. He references Mr Davis and United Press reports on Italian and French communism and calls for unity in moral policy ahead of elections.
The piece notes CIO backed campaigns faltering in primaries with Alabama California and Nebraska results showing limited gains. It argues Truman aligned with CIO on the Case bill and Chicago convention hints, while internal CIO divisions rise. It foresees a unsettled Democratic future ahead of November elections.
The Daily Telegraph recalls a fifty year old YMCA event at Bland Street Methodist church where Rev J H Roberts spoke on the value of a human soul. Bishop Donahue of Wheeling visited Sacred Heart parsonage aiding Rev Father Oliver. Grand Chief Engineer Stone presided then left for Atlanta. Twenty two soldiers departed Bluefield for Camp Kana.
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