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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1951
Page
4
The snippet lists Hugh Ike Shott as editor at LISHE 1893 Bluefield paper printed by Telegraph Printing Co. The text notes Associated Press affiliation and publication details including subscription rates and advertising contacts.
The Moscow plan seeks a cease fire without preconditions, enabling a military stalemate at the 38th Parallel. Russia gains political leverage to settle European questions, demand disarmament, and press for Red China’s U.N. admission, while the U.N. is blamed for delaying a broader peace.
The article outlines a secret committee debate over price rollbacks in the House Banking Committee. It cites Illinois Democrat John Kluczynski and others who voted with meat packers, the Byrd organization’s influence, and how several Republicans sided with the packers. It notes potential influence by Speaker Sam Rayburn and W R Poage playing backstage roles. It then shifts to analysis of why Russia seeks or resists a truce in Korea, citing Chinese restlessness, supply demands from Moscow, Mao’s advisers, famine, and anti-Communist guerrillas, concluding with expectations of Koreas war ending on Soviet terms.
In a 1948 New York Star roundtable Edgar Snow Owen Lattimore John K Fairbank Annalee Jacoby Nathaniel Peffer and Christopher Rand offered views on China policy. They urged non intervention support for reform and maintaining contact with both sides while avoiding entanglement.
A religious reminiscence emphasizes trusting the Lord over people and keeping a single heart devoted to God. It reflects on faith easing earthly anxieties with scripture and a sermonlike tone.
A nostalgic essay contrasts early decades of Fourth of July celebrations with modern fast paced observances. It recalls dawn firecrackers and family picnics, simple cookouts, parades, and community speeches, then notes today’s beach and mountain getaways, stricter firework rules, and higher traffic casualties.
A wave of rainmaking schemes in multiple states collapses as record rainfall soaks the West. Cloud seeding plans are postponed. Kansas braces for mud while other dust bowl regions worry about more rain and crop recovery.
Federal highway authorities may read with profit the Turnpike Commission official rebuttal of toll road criticism. The article argues the turnpike spurred parallel road improvements, attracted new industries, benefited bypassed towns, and drew half its tolls from out-of-state vehicles while most Pennsylvanians do not pay extra. It questions the Public Roads Administration stance.
A poetic meditation recalling vivid natural images and intimate memories. The speaker invokes April rain, moonlit skies, dogwood hills, mountain waters, and dew kissed blossoms to honor cherished moments with a beloved companion.
The piece notes Democratic discord over Dean Acheson's resignation with comments from Rep. Percy Priest and Rep. Albert Gore while Sen. Paul Douglas calls Acheson a liability. It mocks congressional spendthrift and cites D. A. Haley on government overrun as agencies rush to spend before year end.
A satirical note questions midweek luncheon costs at 125 dollars per lunch or 8.93 per plate for state emissaries and a foreign guest. It also notes civilian federal payroll rose to 2,408,700 on May 1 with the Post Office seeing the largest increase, while Bluefield mail carriers carry heavy loads.
Hollywood chatter reports Sheilah Grahame to screen The Man Without a Country in New York with Franchot in the lead for Irwin Allen. News covers Edward Everett Hale’s famous tale, Ken England’s sourcing, and the star-packed troupe connected to prior successes. The item also notes lives and projects surrounding Maureen O Hara, Gary Cooper, Faye Emerson, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Joan Crawford, and others in ongoing film and theater plans.
The transcript mocks a Senate Korea hearing with jabs at Kefauver sessions and colorful witnesses. It features senators Tobey Knowland Hickenlooper and remarks about General MacArthur and Foreign policy bets, signaling sharp political theater.
A fragmentary transcript shows questions about Truman being unbeatable, Arthur Fitzmeyer in Hollywood, and Formosa policy. The dialogue touches Yalta, Wedemeyer, Omar Bradley bets, and alleged fixed contests, with scattered notes on Tibbett, Mae West, and the American Society of Composers and Authors.
A fragmentary clipping reflects on fading American ideals and public memory as speakers recall past civic vigor and the risk of neglecting national identity. The note hints at a lost era of party outreach and public duty.
Daily Telegraph recalls floods in the coal fields with Pocahontas inundated. Mentions visits by Dr W P Crockett of Goodwill and C S Angel of Northfork as a long ago city logbook notes tenures and events from various years including Bluefield militia formation and debt policy votes.
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