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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1955
Page
5
Fragmentary newspaper heading notes Daily Telegraph established 1893 and 1953 details. Mentions Bluefield Virginia area addresses, press associations, and subscription rates with telegraph and advertising references.
A devotional passage highlights salvation through the name of Jesus as the only path of deliverance. It emphasizes loving acknowledgment of Lord and God as the bond of unity, offering strength for labor, comfort in trouble, and hope in death.
The Senate Judiciary Committee reports favoring Lodge-Gossett plan to divide electoral votes by state popular result. Mundt-Coudert proposal would elect one elector per congressional district and two at large. Historical district systems appear in several states. population disparity in districts could hinder adoption and ratification.
The article notes Russian delegates joining global delegates at San Francisco for the 10th anniversary of the U N charter. It discusses a proposed World Peace Assembly in Helsinki to back a Russian atomic weapons ban, convoked by the World Peace Council, and its political associations, with a history of peace meetings and criticism by the U S State Department as a Moscow-influenced effort.
Some alarmists express fear that the nation is too weak to fight a powerful enemy. If the colonists had run up the white flag before the fighting started in 1776 there would never have been a nation.
A brief note argues that sustaining Congress costs about 26 cents per person annually, likening the amount to the price of a pack of cigarettes and noting the affordability for citizens.
The upcoming 9 cent Davy Crockett memorial stamp will depict the Alamo instead of Davy Crockett to avoid misappropriation and resistance. Officials state the change preserves national sentiment while honoring history.
The article argues that Sarnoff’s plan aims to counter Soviet strength by pressuring Moscow with NATO expansion and German rearmament. It suggests Russia cannot endure external material blockades and warns of billions in cost, while noting Eisenhower’s praise of a Geneva era milestone and NATO buildup as signs the Reds may be on the run.
Recent scuttlebutt covers Sheilah Graham and Olivia de Havilland amid Las Vegas talk, Jack Gleason dieting, Joan Crawford and Al Steele marriages, Rhonda Fleming and Lew Morrill dating, Brenda Marshall traveling to watch Bill Holden, and Orson Welles planning a film with his wife. Also notes Lana Turner Cary Grant ties and Anna Maria Alberghetti wardrobe hints as tabloids chronicle Hollywood life.
In a Dallas interview, hatter Parrill of Corsicana Texas warns that a surge in dark straw hats and a looming tariff increase on Panama hats could devastate American producers. He notes Ecuador imports, China straw, and potential layoffs as the trade faces erosion from July 16 tariff hikes.
Parrill describes Panama hats and Australian rabbit fur price shocks in a tangled report. He cites Panama business relevance to Ecuador and Corsicana while noting federal officials’ sympathy yet inaction. He laments rabbit disease reducing fodder supply and driving up hat costs. He wears a light unbleached Panama noting its comfort and many small holes.
Elmer Roessner notes that psychology has moved from academics to retail, with executives like Irving R. Gilman stressing that a store’s personality shapes whether women shop and buy. He cites needs for fulfillment, freedom, social status, trust, and family-like relations, plus a market for individuality and reassurance.
Retail sector notes profit declines and sales drops in 1953 with gains in some regions. Survey shows long hours and low pay hinder student interest in retailing. Allentown contest awards manufacturers for versatile items. Hess Bros committee handles details at 152 W 42nd Street New York.
A column condemns perceived treachery among soldiers who sided with Red China and warns that traitors receive unfair leniency. It recalls brutal treatment of loyal troops and questions loyalty tests, noting some returnees benefited from education and training yet may still be unreliable in combat.
In a column letter Elmer O Hanlon of Staten Island laments turncoats and the pressure to betray a nation while praising a GI who refused to bow to fear. The piece notes Red O Hanlon’s TV fame on The $64,000 Question and their showcase of integrity amid a jackpot era and media glare.
The senator jokes that a drug called LSD could drive thousands crazy while comparing its potency to a hit song chorus. Astronomers warn of a sunspot that may trigger magnetic storms as baseball race antics prompt debate over management. A home economist suggests men would do more kitchen chores with encouragement from wives. Witty lines note cigar ashes giving a smoky tang to prune whip.
The piece analyzes New York politics with Javits seen as a Republican vehicle, Liberals swayed by Dem patronage, and Oswald Heck forming a left-leaning alliance to challenge Averell Harriman. It notes city voting patterns, race and religion factors, and the impact on Lehman and Queens.
A compact item notes Henry Becker's return from a wip to Roanoke and lists other brief reentries from travel or events including R N Wilkinson from New York and George H Moss of Burkes Garden visiting the city.
John Holmes reports a ramshackle 40 acre farm in Higganum Dandy fanny offered direct from owner with a high price. Holmes, a salesman living on the 100 year old property for three years, says he has received several inquiry calls to view the farm despite odd descriptions and taunting responses from callers.
Drew Pearson recalls why V. M. Molotov hesitated to hear Harry Truman in San Francisco, citing a famous 1940s rebuke. The column threads through diplomatic snubs, film shoots at the Army Navy Club, Alaska border quirks, and a sweep of political graft inquiries from Lyndon Johnson’s Senate committee.
The Marshalltown Times Republican notes that local cinemas label annual picture seasons with the tag soa and a Xerama credit, a system the piece links to a growing trend of fashionable women in slacks being labeled mammaramas.
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