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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1959

Page

4

Raily Telegraph 1866 1953 Publication Details

The notice lists the Raily Telegraph publication dates from 1866 to 1953 and states it is published daily by the Telegraph Printing Co in Pittsburgh West Virginia area. Subscription rates are given as 40 cents per week by carrier and 14.20 per year by mail for West Virginia.

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Commandments and teachings in the promised land

A devotional note cites Deuteronomy 6 1 and Jacques Bossuet on Jesus life as a model of obedience. The text frames enduring laws and humility in Scripture. A brief reflection on guidance for life in a new land and the hidden years of Christ.

Jacques Bossuet

Aiding Gifted Students See Boost After Sputnik

Ten years ago few high schools offered advanced facilities for the above average. The Sputnik launch jolted public concern and spurred revisions in the last 18 months. Now over half of schools provide greater challenge to gifted students, described as an intensive treasure hunt for talent driving national competitiveness.

U. S United States

Lesson From History Free Enterprise Over Communism in Colonial America

The piece argues the Pilgrims experimented with communism for two years, faced famine and debt, then adopted free enterprise leading to prosperity and national strength. It contrasts historical lessons with present unrest in Cuba and a Waukegan stagecoach wreck involving an automobile.

Pilgrim Fathers

Resorts Report Strong Summer Business Ahead of Last Year

Multiple summer resorts report business ahead of last year and anticipate even higher figures as the season progresses.

Ray Tucker Answers readers on censorship and Strauss

Ray Tucker discusses Postmaster General Summerfield's ban on Lady Chatterley's Lover and broader obscenity issues. He notes the law's limits, Congress's inertia, and a 1927 Smoot anecdote. He also weighs the political impact of the Strauss confirmation fight on Democrats and Eisenhower.

Fifty Years Ago Dr W R Williams Plans Abroad Study

Daily Telegraph notes W R Williams of Rich lands prepared to go abroad for post graduate work. The item reflects a historical bulletin style with concise biographical note.

W. R. Williams Richlands

Senator Joe O'Mahoney Faces Stroke After Strauss Vote

The Wyoming senator, 74, suffered a stroke after a grueling week culminating in his anti Strauss vote. He pushed through committee work and floor speeches despite fatigue, then was hospitalized the morning after his late night Senate triumph.

Washington Joe O'Mahoney Bethensa Naval Hospital Wyoming Lewis Strauss Joe O’mahoney Strauss Senate Sen. O'Mahoney O'Mahonney Sheraton Park O'Mahoney Colorado Springs Colo

Senators Under Terrific Pressures Amid Busy Schedules

The article notes a Democratic Senator who seldom rests, returning from a three week Ireland trip in 1955 and continuing to work at home nightly. His wife Agnes suffered two strokes last year yet he maintains a relentless pace with eight piles of mail and papers twelve inches high in his private office. Joe O Mahoney is cited as another example.

Smoot Senate Lady Chatterley Senator Smoot Strauss Ireland Agnes Joe O'Mahoney Clare Lace Lewis Strauss New York Robert Moses

Forecast on US Japan ties shapes future for business and defense

The analysis argues the U S and Japan are wed in a marriage of convenience with no divorce in sight. It highlights Japan’s need for U S trade and imports, the risk to U S markets if trade slows, and the role of Japan in U S defense from Alaska to Australia.

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Japan and U S To Stay Fast Friends Amid Trade Strains

The article argues that despite frictions over textiles sewing machines cameras plywood toys fish and pottery US and Japan will remain allied. It notes Alaska’s defense vulnerability and the strategic need for Japan as a buffer against a western Pacific front stretching from Alaska to Australia.

Alaska Washington Douglas MacArthur II Japan Pacific Hawaii Australia

Gregory Peck and Wyler feud over The Big Country

Hollywood notes detail Gregory Peck blaming director William Wyler for wasting a million dollars on their Western The Big Country where Peck starred and co produced. The film underperformed at the box office despite Peck calling it among the best westerns.

Hollywood Gregory Peck Willie Wyler Greg Wyler Mervyn le Roy Marlon Brando Paris Joan Crawford Hope Langeon

Peck Wyler dispute over weekly picture costs

A gossip note reports Peck and Wyler clashing over salaries with a sponsor blocking higher pay. It mentions a Westport Conn mansion rental by Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor at 30 000 for a year, plus Alexander Knox moving to England after Darryl Zanuck’s Wilson.

Price Westport Conn Mike Todd Elizabeth Taylor Mike Switzerland Liz Connecticut Alexander Knox Darryl Zanuck Wilson England Alex Canada Unitland London

The Founders and the Costly Drift of American Government

Sokolsky argues that checks and balances weakened, presidential deals and mass rule rise, while elected officials, business leaders, and entrenched civil servants struggle over competence. He cites Strauss, Taft, Willkie, Lamont, and Eisenhower era dynamics, warning of rising government waste and potential decline.

Lewis Strauss

Quip about Soaper Bell Vacation and theater idea

The text jokes about Senator Soaper thanking Alexander Graham Bell for vacations away from his invention. It notes a movie theater manager in the old hometown proposing a program featuring old television shows. It quips about trust in a man who avoids butter on radishes and hints at a man who dislikes rat cheese with apple pie.

Alexander Graham Bell

Governor Earl Long Faces Tax Prosecution Amid Turmoil

Washington reports Governor Earl Long of Louisiana faces probable income tax charges tied to political donations described as campaign funds. IRS scrutiny centers on a Baton Rouge home and a $100,000 plus account from various sources, including stevedores who backed a vetoed bill.

Washington Farl Long Internal Revenue Mississippi Bar Pilots Louw Rousell New Orleans Earl Bennings Bennings Baton Rouge Rousell Intelligence Unit of Earl Huey Capitol Earl Long Blanche Arthur Long Galveston Long

Bow and Table Carved from English Yew

Poem notes seven English yew trees that once supplied bows for Henry's era and now appear as a light wood table in a New England room. The lines tie the historic weapon to a modern round top table with three legs, both made from yew, symbolizing service across eras. Poem by Fanny DeGroot Hastings.

Henry Robin Hood New England Fanny Degroot Hastings

Origin of Art A Sculptured Curve In Marble

Poem-like reflection on art and time. The speaker describes a sculptor shaping marble as light and eternity, tracing metamorphosis from earth to statue in midflight. Larry Rubin.

Larry Rubin

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