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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1950
Page
4
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its establishment in 1893 and notes its publication details, office address at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia, AP membership, and subscription rates for carriers and mail.
The passage reports Saul saying I have sinned and asking David for mercy. He admits folly and error and warns he will no longer harm David, noting David’s value to him that day. The text also references ELF-CONDEMNATION as divine absolution and a rhetorical line by Bartol.
A veteran Washington observer reports Democrats in Congress detest President Truman both personally and politically. He notes Truman's self view as a unique embodiment of wisdom and power and criticizes his rapid spending proposals as vote seekers. Public support remains uncertain while he pursues votes.
The editorial warns the Korea conflict risks a broader war between the Soviet bloc and the western democracies. It urges unity, patience, UN action, and readiness to defend free institutions while localizing the war and preventing escalation. It flags Iran, Formosa, Yugoslavia as barometers and calls for coordinated global opposition to aggression.
A call to expand the US airforce argues Congress should override President Truman's veto and push defense policy despite administration opposition. The piece notes past veto overrides, cites Taft Hartley and a tax cut as examples, and asserts Democrats and Republicans alike support a robust airforce regardless of the White House view.
Poem recalls a teacher watching former students become graduates. The speaker Delphia Cline Freeman reflects on guiding a girl and a boy through school and feeling pride as they receive diplomas. The verse expresses gratitude for influence and hope that teaching aided their growth.
President Truman convened an emergency cabinet session upon learning of the Korean attack. Acheson urged firm action warning that failure to defend Korea would weaken U S credibility and embolden Soviet expansion. Later Truman authorized intervention with the 7th Fleet and U S Air Forces under MacArthur.
In a humorous tale a lively newsroom quarrel over “news” ends with a forgotten photo of a roast eskimo spitz feast. The piece recalls Grady Dalton, Richlands weekly publisher once a bank clerk, as a central figure in an old incident.
Dalton and several Richlands residents planned a new newspaper asserting it would double pages vs the rival. Some future partners doubted there would be enough news to support the larger issue count.
Billy Rose writes that he will take a four week trip to San Diego for a 1953 54 exposition with plans to visit former sweethearts and revisit showbiz life. He aims to forget paragraphs and focus on pinwheels and fairground acts.
The narrator outlines a California Hollywood visit to see old friends Harry Ruby Groucho Marx and Joe Schenck while planning a return to songwriting. He mentions a 14 month effort, a planned Mt Kisco visit, and a sabbatical dedicated to dancing and romance with his wife as the shoes she wears.
The short article describes a sunny country day as the Dodgers trail 5-2, Ralph Kiner of the Pirates homers twice and drives in runs, sparking a comeback. A United Nations session on Korea is mentioned as Russians skip the meeting, adding world news to the sports scene.
The narrator recalls chilling moments from past wars including the Nazi invasion of Poland and the Pearl Harbor attack, comparing a current uneasy atmosphere to the shock felt in the Griffith Stadium press box nine years earlier. The memory intertwines radio announcements and a haunted sense of déjà vu.
A veteran recalls war news intruding on a football and baseball Sunday. He describes the chaotic newsroom, the rush to publish extras, and the sense that ordinary life suddenly mirrored wartime fear. The piece ends with the uncertainty of last weekend's baseball result.
Geo. Sokolsky surveys how business leaders fail to capture the public imagination. He cites Roy Norr on misrepresentation by ghosted propaganda, notes NAM and U S Chamber of Commerce caution, and argues better story truth from leaders themselves.
A past event note recalls Bud McCue being held up by a colored man near the east end yard and robbed of P. W. Massie in Bluefield. It also mentions Massie's city presence and other archival items from Bluefield, West Virginia.
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