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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1947
Page
4
Garrier laments reliance on American aid as World War II ends. The piece critiques welfare practices and foreign aid, comparing the public to park squirrels taught to seek handouts. It questions U S economic attitudes and quotes a biblical line about labor.
A clipped literary fragment borrows Isaac Watts style to muse on light and the swift passage of years. The lines oscillate between vivid imagery of the sun and a meditation on time, offering a gentle, reflective mood.
President Truman criticized the labor law injunction provisions in his veto message to Congress. The administration, however, used an injunction against President Lewis and the United Mine Workers for disobedience, revealing a contrasting stance and prompting scrutiny of his impartiality and policy consistency.
The speaker notes two years have passed with slow progress toward international settlement. American representatives remain patient and seek a speedy end to negotiations caused by other nations. Both major parties cooperate to support foreign policy, acknowledging mistakes but preserving the objective of world peace and outlawing future wars.
A commentary discusses park squirrels copying instinct to store food and parallels it with Europe relying on the United States after World War I. It argues nations increasingly depend on U S aid rather than their own labor and industry to survive winter and hardship.
A survey of 26 major cities shows building costs have nearly doubled since 1940 with an 80 percent average increase. Materials up 76 percent and manufacturing wages up 77 percent drive the rise, underscoring the difficulty for low income builders to fund homes despite demand.
John S. Knight, returning editor of the Chicago Daily News after war service, argues that cutting federal costs is essential. He criticizes civil service protections and waste in Washington agencies, urging Congress and voters to push for a thorough house cleaning next year. He claims wartime experience gives his perspective.
A single pelican and sea gulls frequented the cove, with a white heron seen for a brief moment. The visitor preened briefly before slowly departing the area.
A portrait of Dr. Percy L. Julian, beacon of achievement, traces his path from a DePauw attic study space to leading roles at Fisk Harvard Howard and Glidden. The piece notes his wartime work smothering fires on battleships, hormone production, and soya bean expertise. It links his Spingarn Medal award to national recognition at the Lincoln Memorial with President Truman.
And Then Lloyd Feuchtenberger Jr walks to work at his bakery each morning for exercise. The Concord He Men plan their first postwar party at Mercer Healing Springs on August 6 with Governor Meadows reportedly headlining a slate of state politicians. K A Ammar reportedly sold property at Federal and Scott streets for 175000, with a new offer of 25000 above that. Dixie Appliance seeks larger facilities for its dealers, prompting multiple dinners across Bluefield and nearby towns. Pete Kardaras summoned an ambulance at the Pinnacle restaurant after a crowded noon, as Dr Frank Marsh, Concord College president emeritus, faced the day.
The 13th jinx links a San Francisco Rotary event to a Boston graduation as plans unfold for a transcontinental flight. The Merchants and Buyers Exhibit fixes July dates July 21 to 23 with a Glenwood Park southern barbecue the next night hosted by Donald Hume. Henry McClaugherty has many Bluefield portraits in progress while Dr. C H Patterson will run guest artists during August radio sermons from Westminster church. Uncle Bill Cole dines only on Sundays. Lawyer Joe Sanders heads to Chicago for a three month legal engagement. Friends wonder about E A Hutchinson’s fate at Appalachian Power.
A town column recalls a missionary society gathering where a guest mixed gin into punch, joking about the temptation. A witty quip contrasts Libya with hell over sandstorms. Traffic Officer Meadows stops a speeding motorist who says braking is faulty, rushing home to avoid an accident.
John Lardner notes Billy Herman’s quick start with the Pirates and recalls Bob Elliott’s rise. Elliott leads NL third basemen in all star polling as a public debate over talent stirs fan interest and Southworth’s influence is mentioned.
The piece notes Third Baseman Elliott leading a player ballot while debate over shortstops rages. It mentions Peewee Reese Eddie Miller Martin Marion Buddy Kerr and Billy Cox in a lively NL discussion. Burt Shotten praises Lou Boudreau as the best all around player this season.
Three Guam native girls in the Mare Island rehabilitation hospital parade with artificial limbs as Navy doctors show how wartime medical miracles can aid civilian amputees. Commander Canty notes 20 000 armed forces losses vs 120 000 civilian cases and highlights the center's 90 percent restoration rate for military amputees.
The article describes Rosie Of Guam and a Chinese amputee visiting a center where civilian amputees lack access to integrated medical, prosthetic, and rehabilitation services in America. Canty notes no local clinic combines surgeons, fitters, and rehab experts and many patients self teach with limited success. A New Jersey survey cited only twelve percent of 476 civilian cases improving through available options.
A veteran columnist links Hollywood figures George Raft and Killer Gray to a web of criminal associates including Bugsy Siegel and Longie Zwillman. He recalls Leo Durocher’s harsh treatment of reporters and notes Raft’s circle, while suggesting a shift in attitudes toward the underworld’s reach into sports and entertainment. The piece hints at a wider public interest awakening early this year.
Digest of historic notes from Roanoke Iron Company sales to commissioners Daniel Flickwir and H Peyton Gray and other era memories. Mentions Squire P P Dillon of Pocahontas, paving contract in Bluefield to Kelley brothers of Portsmouth Ohio, Dr W S Neighbors lecture at Pocahontas, Solvay Collieries improvements near Welch, Dr Alonzo G McCue assigned to dental reserve corps, W B Stevens elected president of First National Bank of Kimball, Mrs Guy Nance funeral, Bluefield and Princeton club activities, NICA meet in Berkeley with Tulane athletes.
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