Bluefield Daily Telegraph Information Page Details
Publication note lists establishment year 1893, address 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia, post office classification second class matter, Associated Press membership and subscription rates including 35 cents weekly by carrier and 15 dollars yearly by mail. Advertising contact through The Kates Agency.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Associated Press
Sones
West Virgin
Three candles and one light quote from Wesley and Deuteronomy
A reader quotes biblical and Wesleyan lines about divine presence and perception. The note contrasts hearing a voice with seeing no image and asks for an explanation of three candles sharing a single light as a metaphor for divine existence.
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John Wesley
Graham Defeat Signals South's Shift in 1952 Race
In North Carolina runoff Saturday Willis Smith dethroned Senator Frank P. Graham, a longtime Truman ally, as Smith campaigned against much of the Fair Deal. The upset is read as a major setback for the administration with broader implications for the 1952 election.
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Truman
Frank P. Graham
North Carolina
Pepper
Florida
Graham
Raleigh
Willis Smith
Dr. Graham
Smith
Tarheelia
South
Fanciful Deficit Theories and U N Seat Contention
The piece mocks Senator Humphrey for blaming the deficit on a Hoover era mood and the war. It recalls FDR’s stance on balanced budgets and notes Republicans in 80th Congress balanced the budget only twice. It also covers Lie’s UN seat debate, Chinese nationalists at Lake Success, and Soviet opposition to Chinese attendance.
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Minnesota
Humphrey
Amerasia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Mr. Roosevelt
Lake Success
N. Y
U.N
Russia
Brannan farm plan may force farm bookkeepers and jails
Analysis by Rep. Clifford Hope suggests if the Brannan farm bill becomes law farmers would need to keep detailed records and reports. Violations could bring fines up to 500 dollars, false reports up to 1,000 dollars and possible imprisonment. Accountants could gain rural work and farmers may require new machinery to manage accounts.
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Brannan
Secretary of Agriculture
Certified Public Accountants
Can't Change U.N. Rules to Please Russia
The piece argues the United Nations should not alter its rules to appease Russia or recognize the Chinese Communist regime. It warns that changing rules would undermine the UN as an independent force to restrain aggressors and prevent a League of Nations fate. Senators Bridges and Knowland critique secretary general Trygve Lie for urging rule changes.
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China
U.N
Security Council
Soviet Union
Truman
U.N. Secretariat
United Nations
Russia
League of Nations
Trygve Lie
Lie
Bridges
New Hampshire
Knowland
California
British Invasion of the American Ego Sparks Editorial Bite
The Minneapolis Tribune mocks a report by British engineers attributing American productivity to the nagging wife. It argues the claim ridicules American males and distorts truth, while lamenting a supposed erosion of masculine self-esteem. The piece parodies imperial and social stereotypes with biting humor.
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Schuman
America
Minneapolis (Minn
Tribune
Quiet Haven with Nature and God in Moonlit Night
A reflective poem by James Howard Jackson invites retreat to a tranquil spot by willows and a blue lagoon. Misty mountains and starry surroundings frame a peaceful communion with nature and the divine, as the speaker forgets troubles and finds infinite calm.
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God
James Howard Jackson
McGrath Faces Test Over Wiretapping Scandal Links
Drew Pearson outlines Attorney General McGrath’s tangled role in wiretapping cases linked to Brewster and Amerasia, noting delayed FBI and Justice responses, while detailing Democratic and Republican governors’ off the record attitudes toward McCarthyism and Acheson.
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Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Brewster
McGrath
Senate
Vanderbilt
Rhode Island
Pawtucket
Frank Bielaski
Maine
Pan American World Airways
Hughes
Regarless
Justice Department
Robert Barrett
Joe Shimon
Nina Lunn
Wallace White
Shimon
Amerasia
Howard Hughes-Brewster
Matt Neely
West Virginia
District of Columbia Committee
Francis the mule that never existed becomes a profit maker
New Orleans publisher Tommy Stern created a non-existent mule named Francis to launch a media venture. The hoax spawned magazine excerpts, a book, and a film with earnings reportedly reaching several million dollars. Stern built an international network of agents to manage the Francis business.
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New York
David
Tommy) Stern
New Orleans
Francis
Stern
Army-Navy Review
Mr. Stern
Hollywood
London
Paris
The Spectacular Ascent Of Hollywoods Francis
A cult of Francis the talking mule rises in Hollywood with dolls, songs, and a planned slate of five films for Francis under contract star Mr Stern. Rival studios push 14 talking animal features as Francis dominates as a cost effective, non scandal prone icon with a dubbed voice and movable lips.
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France
England
Australia
Stern
Shaggy Dog
Hollywood Bets On Hedy Marriage And Stars Movieland News
Hedy Lamarr and Herbie Klotz reportedly weighing a Long Island home as she backs a potential East Coast marriage. Marilyn Maxwell signs with Bob Hope for The Lemon Drop Kid while Metro shifts casting, and Frank discussions touch Peter Lawford, Errol Flynn, and others amid studio plans.
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Hedy Lamarr
Herbie Klotz
Long Island
East
Hedy
Lake Tahoe
New York
Easthampton
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Paramount
Marilyn
Bob Hope
Peter Lawford
Robert Walker
Mike
Jane Wyman
van Johnson
Barry Sullivan
Metro
Pete
Mattress gift to Stalin sparks Cold War sleep talk
H J Phillips, a leading American mattress maker, says he will send a deluxe mattress to Josef Stalin believing proper sleep can ease tensions. The remark hints at advertising impact and potential to influence war mood. The Kremlin could claim Russia invented bedding, while Soviet ideals reject both mattress and box springs as decadent.
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Josef Stalin
Kremlin
Russia
Gift Mattress For Joe Alarms Elmer Twitchell
A satirical piece features Elmer Twitchell discussing a hypothetical American gift mattress for Joe Stalin. It explores Cold War tensions, Soviet paranoia, and fictional editorials from Izvestia and Pravda, with side remarks on Berlin and cultural reflections. The mock dialogue lampoons diplomacy and sleep as political leverage.
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Joe
Elmer Twitchell
The People and the Rise of Elite Leadership
The piece criticizes hero worship of presidents and elite figures, arguing the public must decide and officials are servants to the people. It contrasts Roosevelt and Truman eras with a German-like official mindset, warning that tenure and celebrity elevate officials beyond constitutional limits.
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Harry Hopkin
Teheran
Yalta
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hitler
Roosevelt
Cirlee
Oscar Ewing
Charles F. Brannan
Frank Buchanan
Mr. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Leon Keyserling
Keyserling
Congress
Daily Telegraph Notes From Fifty Years Past
Fifty years ago Frank Lucas of Roanoke became a stenographer for J M Thomas new master mechanic at N and W shops Judge David E Johnson returned from Radford Forty years ago Colonel L E Tierney of Powhatan visited for business The Bluefield Gas and Fuel company was organized Dr P J McElrath of Bramwell was elected president.
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Frank Lucas
Roanoke
J. M. Thvomas
N&w
David E. Johnson
Radford
Col. L. E. Tierney
Powhatan
Bluefield Gas and Fuel Company
P. J. McElrath
Bramwell
Coal Output Rises in Norfolk and Western Region
Thirty years ago the Norfolk and Western coalfields in this area reported weekly production at 487,301 tons, up 46,715 tons from the prior week. A persistent rumor claimed the railroad planned a yard terminal at Matoaka to collect loads and assemble trains.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Matoaka
Temperature drop as heat wave grips two-state region
About twenty years ago Bluefield sat 10 to 12 degrees cooler than the surrounding area as a heat wave pushed many places into sweltering conditions. The Wilmington area reported 97 degrees. Roy Kelly of the American Legion Command stopped in Bluefield enroute from Welch to Blacksburg, Virginia, visiting Jimmy Rantis.
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Wilkiinson
National Amercan Legion Command
Roy Kelly
Welch
Blackburg
Jimmy Rantis
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