Bond and Charity Cornerstone Sermon Prompt
A church bulletin urges readers to buy a bond and live by verse calling to love and good works. The message cites Hebrews 10 24 and echoes collective effort in faith and action within the community.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1944
Page
4
Women hold preponderance of power in US voting
Census data show 44,622,886 voting age women vs 44,043,669 men as of January 1, signaling a potential female edge in next November’s elections. The piece notes women’s votes will diverge by party and emphasizes the ongoing war bond drive and home-front support for invasion, urging men and women to back bonds and national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
United States
Republic
West Virginia Bond Drive Urges Total Support
Local officials urge full backing of the invasion bond drive as Mercer county and Bluefield meet their quotas. Citizens are asked to buy bonds at once to back the war effort and defeat Hitlerism, stressing that success means everything for the nation and its people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Bluefield
West Virginia
Europe
Doom for Quislings and traitors across occupied lands
A wartime analysis declares the doom of Quislings and allied traitors who aided German and Japanese conquest. It warns that once-venerated leaders like Laval and Mussert are exposed to retribution as Allied forces advance on land sea and air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vidkun Quisling
Laval
Mussert
Europe
Asia
Germany
Japan
Wallace May Dream Asia Peace But Realities Lag
The piece critiques Vice President Wallace for predicting a peaceful prosperous Asia after his China trip. It warns that China and India faces mass hunger with hundreds of millions and Japan's long warlike view won’t vanish quickly. It argues against cynicism but rejects rosy near term fantasies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
China
Asia
Japan
Sweden
India
War Is For The Young
Poem fragment by Michael Wilkins in the Washington Post urges guarding against war’s lure. It contrasts eager new recruits with aging observers and warns that war remains a young man’s burden, echoing through obsidian halls and deadened memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Wilkins
The
Washington Post
Warren and Dewey Reach Pacific Deal Amid War Business Fears
The article reports California Governor Warren aligning with Dewey amid fears for West Coast war industries. It notes Dewey promises protection for shipyards mills and aviation jobs, Warren's personal following and Democratic strength in California, Bricker’s convention showing, and the sense that Warren could boost Dewey’s chances in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
California
Paul Warren
Dewey
Golden West
Kaiser Steel Mill
Utah Mills
Washington
Warren
San Francisco
CIO
West
Dewey Campaign Faces Fierce Factional Strife in Ohio
The piece notes Dewey trails, lacks a solid base like Dewey, and relies on Ohio allies led by Roy Moore. It highlights charges against Dewey by delegates including antisemitic and communist accusations, illustrating campaign tensions and a rough path ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Dewey
Ohio
Roy Moore
Bicker
Tommy
Lehman
Roosevelt
American Newspaper Guild
Sidney Hillman
CIO Political Action Committee
Gobbledgook Language and the Giraffe Definition
A corner column recalls Maury Maverick's mock charge of gobbledygook language. The Astronomer cites a dictionary definition under Giraffidae describing giraffes with complex anatomy and long cervical vertebrae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury Maverick
Youngest Veteran John R Pell Enlists at Age Ten
A fragment states John R Pell of Parkersburg enlisted in the war at age ten, making him one of the youngest veterans. G Wilkinson of Richmond is noted in a stray line about a Blue field baking position, with unrelated rights of pythies mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Wilkinson
Richmond
Pythies 1
John R. Pell
Parkersburg
Property transfers and moves noted in city items
Co. L. Bordan bought five Walton avenue lots through W. R. Cresham. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph G. Ooettinger moved to Ch. Miss Eliizabeth Haun of Fiat Top Yard returned home after graduating from Chatham Episcopal Institute in Chatham Va.
Samuel's Store shifts to women and children wear in Northfork
Samuel's Store in Northfork reports selling out men's and boys' goods and now dealing only in women's and children's wear. Swarthmore chautauqua opens at Bramwell with story telling and games for children. Norfolk and Western completes a new pestenpee station. Bluefield business leaders oppose license ordinance. Bluefield Virginia preserves its own police justice per town council order. Fifth District Congressman Kee discusses the pension bill at the Better Service club luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Northfork
Swarthmore Chautauqua
Bramwell
Norfolk and Western Railway
Bluefield
Fred T. Bailey
K Coal Co
Kimball
Wyoming
Department of the Interior
Goodwill Safety Team
Goodwill
Bailey
Jarvus Collins
Louisville Coal Company
San Francisco
Huntington
Neely
University Board of Governors
Lawall
Colonel Greer
Morgantown
Arthur Koontz
Charleston
Board of Governors
Stooges
Tom Townsend
Townsend
Smarties
Carl Frasure
J. D. Williams
Marshall
Clarence Meadows
Bill Hart
Andy Schiffler
An Evening With Scholars and a Surprise Visitor
A narrator recalls an after-dinner scene with an Astronomer and a professor debating Herbert Spencer and J B. The exchange covers Spencer’s ethics and evolution definitions, a psychology textbook line on habits, and ends with a sighting of Stephen A. Douglas at the doorway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Herbert Spencer
Stephen A. Douglas
Grim Reaper Takes Beloved Local Figure
A long community column recalls the death of Kel, a cherished local figure who had been an invalid for years, and salutes the Reverend G. K. Patty new to Grace Methodist Church. The piece mixes personal anecdotes, local gossip, and light notes about townsfolk, arrivals, departures, and small town mishaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kel
G. K. Patty
Grace Methodist Church
Tiny Thompson
West Pocket
Grenville Pathfinder
Montgomery Ward
Washington
H. V. Lindsey
Richlands
Lindsey
First National Bank
Ole Virginny
Joan
Mack
Mabeaa
Little Detter
Dayton
Ohio
Harold J
The
Federal Recreation Fellows
Mitchell
Lula Belle
Plain blunt man Lincoln praised as orator in recollection
The Astronomer recalled an imagined contrast between Lincoln and Douglas. Lincoln was the plain blunt man, while Douglas would frame his election as a fortuitous mix of opportunity contingencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Douglas
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Pencilings Of Gadabout In Manhattan
L L Stevenson reviews Harold Steinman’s Skating Vanities at Madison Square Garden. He notes Gloria Nord’s performance, the show’s unique floor, its touring success, and plans for a September return. He mentions Myrus and guests at the Pierre Cotillion Room with Stanlye Melba’s orchestra providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Stevenson
Madison Square Garden
Harold Steinman
Gloria Nord
Prof Aly
Miss Nord
Ki Levinsky
Johnny Paycheck
Hollywood
E Garden
Myrus
Pierre
Cotillion
Stanlye Melba
Book About Counterfeiting Worth Perusing
John Selby reviews Laurence Dwight Smiths Counterfeiting Crime Against the People, praising its informative yet pleasant reading. The Secret Service shifted to public education seven years ago, reducing counterfeit risk. The book explains good versus bad notes, with illustrative examples and practical teller guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Dwight Smith
Calaboose
Anatolia
Secret Service
Smith
Mr. Smith
Fragmented rambling on public life and daily woes
A jumble of observations on politics popularity and society. Mentions sugar mosquitoes messenger boys cotton pluckers and family troubles with no clear event or dates.
Senator Soaper Sees Japan Sinking U S Warships
A surreal report claims Japan has sunk a U S battleship and a plane carrier in Tokyo communiques. The piece mentions a dream battle of the Marjuana islands and riffs on careers and world engineering prowess while noting plans for a deicer connected to relations with Algiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
U. S
Tokyo
Marjuana Islands
Algiers
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