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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1942
Page
5
Short excerpt cites Mark 13 53 urging watchfulness and prayer. It contrasts with Seneca on uncertainty of where death may come, highlighting a moral reflection on fate and place. The tone remains admonitory, linking biblical and classical perspectives.
Bluefield praises Ernest Bailey the state road commissioner for paving streets as war year travel declines. The improved surfaces ease winter driving and show the commission's duty to maintain state routes through cities while funding tightens. Bailey distributes limited funds to high impact projects benefiting Bluefield.
The speech highlights massive war spending and a vast army and production effort to deter aggressors. It argues victory is inevitable and reserves the possibility of a longer conflict, stating America has the power and resolve to destroy enemy power regardless of cost or time.
Rommel’s desert army has seized Matruh, a key fortress 130 miles inside the Egyptian border, in a crucial Near East battle. If Alexandria falls, control of the Nile mouth and oil supplies to the Allied war effort would be severely jeopardized, threatening Britain and delaying U.S. leverage at peace talks.
The piece argues Rommel’s advance threatens Allied fuel supplies and India and Australia, notes Alexandria’s loss could extend the war, and stresses shipping control as key to victory. It highlights Tobruk’s fall aiding Axis reinforcements, Britain and Free French positions, and the need to hold Egypt while Russia seeks a front from Iran and Iraq.
A Palrmont West Virginian excerpt relays Pittsburgh Port Gazette notes that skilled trades resist $1.75 per hour, slowing vital war construction in Homestead McKees Rocks Ambridge and Neville Island. Officials cite government inaction, prompt debate on patriotism and labor reserve during wartime. The piece questions loyalty of workers delaying production for war needs.
A practical gardener notes that neglecting early weed removal led to a bigger infestation and ongoing garden trouble in Portland. The aphorism underscores the value of timely maintenance in cultivation.
The poem invokes wood fire rain and sunlit earth as lesser gods. The speaker finds awe in rivers mountains and morning lakes and ends by worshipping a vaster power that shaped these deities.
Washington notes hesitation among women’s clubs and citizen groups about Roosevelt Churchill war conduct. Discussion centers on Dutch Harbor, Aleutians, and Libya setbacks, with emphasis on a potential second front and the impact of wage and war price policies on major manufacturers.
Government officials confirm sugar stocks are only about twenty percent below last year despite rumors of warehouse bulging. Authorities deny a sugar act conspiracy and note that Texas factory space is exhausted while nationwide surplus remains unavailable and rationing levels are debated.
The text fragment mentions unconditional release, business in war material manufacturing, and a beach guard saving someone. It shows garbled phrases about a ball player and political fences, with stray reflections on faults and repeated fragments.
A book review praises Ambassadors in White by Charlie Morrow Wilson as an epic story of medicine in the American tropics. It highlights the yellow fever battle from Finlay to Reed and Gorgas, noting the role of preventive sanitation and the Panama Canal as a key outcome.
A satirical poem urges French citizens to seek work in Germany under Nazi rule, praising Der Fuehrer and deriding French pride while urging emigration. The piece includes other miscellany notes about naval officers, a bookstore query, and captions, all released by Associated Newspapers.
News of the Past column recalls events from forty to twenty years ago. Alonzo Garrett and Miss Cora von of Bluefield wed. Walter Perkins returned from Rome. T H R Christie visited coalfields. others, including Lillys, Preston, Drinkard, Sallahen, and W H Thomas, are listed with travels and family mentions. Notable death listed: Richard Karens Elkins, brother of Senator Davis Elkins, died in Atlantic City.
The Cagneys are a lively New York family with Jim leading the way and Jeanne known as Jeaney enjoying her first big New York moment after Yankee Doodle Dandy. Jeanne, 20, Hurter College Phi Beta Kappa graduate, previously had small film roles before becoming George M. Cohan’s sister on screen. Jim weeps with joy amid friends after the premiere.
A years ago today 8S Dunlop was named president of the formed Alderson Broaddus College. An emergency ice signal for firemen and police was being installed. LA Lockett Jr left to enter West Point Military Academy. An automobile stolen from J Tagier Frazier was recovered by police.
In this feature profile Mushy Callahan prepares Errol Flynn for a possible return to boxing prominence. Flynn, once an Olympic team member and current entertainer, trains with Callahan each morning and again after practice as they pursue a scripted ascent toward a championship image in cinema and sport.
The piece critiques wartime administration under Elmer Davis as director of information services, noting staffing cuts in Washington and strategic shifts. It mocks military and political rhetoric while commenting on American unity, naval power, and the idea that decisive actions shape victory. It parodies contemporary politics with sharp, ironic asides.
A garbled note recalls Mushy winning a diamond studded Tex Rickard belt at Madison Square Garden early in 1927 after knocking out the main opponent.
A witty exchange features Clarence Darrow humorously addressing a woman's heel issue with a quip about the Phoenicians, highlighting his quick wit in a social moment.
A fragment suggests officials in Washington are debating higher taxes as incomes rise, implying richer earners face greater taxation while policy details remain unclear.
South Carolina officers expected in Bluefield to return Walter Boggan a colored fugitive from justice. Boggan held for robbery of a North Side beer garden and for breaking and entering in South Carolina where he fled from jail with eighteen months remaining. Also known as Walter Johnson and Water Brooks police learned full details and notified Columbia authorities.
Percy B. Durrell of this city was appointed patriotic instructor for the West Virginia department United Span War Veterans Me by department commander PF Devericks of Clarksburg. Durrell has long been active in the veterans association and is regarded as a patriotic citizen of Bluefield.
Members of the Bluefield Fire Department donated a day’s salary each to the War Chest drive. Chief E. L. McClure announced the total contribution and submitted the report to War Chest Drive headquarters.
A concise note reflects on seeking help as a personal gesture, suggesting that a supportive head is found closest at hand and within reach. The sentiment proposes self reliance alongside practical help from nearby.
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