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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1943
Page
5
A fragmentary quotation invokes Amos 5 8 and Burns with calls to worship and solemn air. The text blends biblical imagery about creation and morning with a quotation about worship and praise.
Reports from coal regions say miners voted to return to work amid bitterness toward the War Labor Board and anti strike bill sponsors. Speakers condemned operators for property seizures during cooling off, while government actions remain unclear on contract finality and possible nationalization. The stalemate lasts as wage agreements expire.
The piece condemns wartime food and price controls under Henderson Brown and Roosevelt, blaming mismanagement and political directives. It cites a farmer cutting hog production, Congress creating a food czar, and tensions in coal industry policy as signs of broader systemic failure.
The piece argues the Nazi high command will not launch a grand summer offensive against the Soviet Union. It notes Germany lacks sufficient mechanized power and divisions, cites Russia’s vast size, and says a major push would risk German defense elsewhere.
An editorial notes public debate on Americas postwar duties and criticizes antiwar rhetoric. It cites a Washington grocery case where a grocer fined for tossing a bag at a customer over a receipt and comments on political reactions. Congressman Rankin denounces rioters as underpriveleged objects of social gains and faces reception by the new deal brain trusters.
The Richmond Times-Leader editorial condemns John L. Lewis for harming the war effort and aggravating labor unrest. It argues coal shortages threaten steel production, deepening resentment among soldiers and their families. It warns soldiers may demand stricter state discipline upon demobilization and favors stern labor legislation.
An informal House poll of 180 Republican members led by Rep. Leo Allen shows Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York named as the best qualified for the 1944 Republican presidential nomination. MacArthur Bricker Taft and Stassen follow. Wendell Willkie ranks poorly.
A tribute poem notes the living stone maker, the winging word, the farmer, the visionary leader, and the city builder as agents of national rebirth. It envisions enduring honor and public discourse when peace returns and youth’s blood lights the truth. Published in the Washington Post signed by Harold Trowbridge Pulsifer.
On Randalls Island, Dr. Clyde Fisher and Forrest Izard observe Swedish runner Gunder Hagg making his first American appearance on the cinder track. Fisher, a Johns Hopkins PhD, recounts meeting Paavo Nurmi and Jim Thorpe memories, while noting Hagg’s win over J. Gregory Rice in a display of international track history.
Fragmented humorous verse updates a popular song with lines about John L Lewis and President Roosevelt drafting coal miners. It includes mock army commands and a jab at the Duke of Windsor, finishing with notes on a new radio device and a postwar home on wheels.
A collection of wry quips and witticisms on war, politics, and daily life. The items mock press errors, cartoonist challenges, and social sayings from the era with playful observations on Goering, Chaplin, Barrymore, and war workers.
The New York World Telegram notes Frances Perkins as secretary of labor, likening her to a sleeping Rip Van Winkle. It cites a pledge against strikes and reports May saw more strikes than any month since Pearl Harbor, while Perkins remains in office with time to act.
News notes record W J Hepford opening an office in the State Bank building for hay and grain in carload lots J H Hoge returns from Roanoke VA Capt J H Griffin visits Montreal VA THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY Mrs James H Mitchell and visitors at Devils Lake Jewish synagogue dedicated L B Hill named principal of Concord Normal at Athens
Morris P. Shawker was offered the presidency of Marshall college. W. A. De Hart died at St. Luke's hospital. Mrs. W. O. Pranklin returned from a visit at Huntington.
Charles W. Bowers of Princeton was killed when he fell under the wheels of his locomotive on the Guyan division of the Virginian railroad. Paul Pletcher returned to his Jersey City home after visiting Dudley Futcherson W. D. Ord of Alexandria Va president of Empire Coal and Coke Company at Landgraff.
A critical appraisal of Sowden’s The Union of South Africa, noting its clear objective account of South Africa’s background and present state, its balanced portrayal of internal conflicts, and its strong, sane prose. The piece lauds the work as superior to glamorized critics and highlights Smuts as a key figure in reconciling tensions within the Union.
Farmers who have raised fine sh should be given harvest help to save them from having to raise a howl. The theory of too many Secey ment houses is that children should be seen and not had.
A series of vignettes from New York City scenes on Sixth to Forty-second streets. A sailor saves a girl from traffic, a child narrowly avoids danger, pedestrians and shoppers populate Fifth Avenue, and street life reflects postwar era contrasts.
The critic hails the film finale featuring five hundred soldiers on stage in full uniform marching and singing. It promises a thrilling ten minutes with color visuals of Uncle Sam and a sea of flags, capturing wartime morale. The sequence blends Irving Berlin tunes with a grand military tableau.
The account describes LeRoy Prinz and Sergeant Bob Sidney directing a film sequence with soldiers rolling through takes. Amidst constant moving backs and forth from the orchestra pit to the stage, the crew sawed piano legs to adjust height while army musicians crouch and cue between shots.
The article argues Nazi forces may have moved 50 divisions from Russia to the west and the Balkans as propaganda to suggest Hitler abandons a 1943 eastern offensive. It notes potential real shifts to France and the Balkans while warning allies to doubt such claims and pressure for a second front.
Funeral services were conducted in Charlotte North Carolina for Dr Charles Richard Nisbet 72 former supply pastor of Huntington First Presbyterian Church. He served in Huntington from November 1 until June 15 and died recently.
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