Daily Telegraph Bluefield History and Rates Note
The item records the newspaper name the Daily Telegraph Bluefield with dates 1866 1953 noting Hugh Ike Shott 1893 Published every morning by the Telegraph Co 412 Bland Street Bluefield It lists subscription rates and circulation details including carrier and mail pricing and a representative bureau of circulation.
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the Telegraph Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Ror Avan Bureau of Circulation
Kats Agency
Inc Telephone
Baby Adoption Probe Focuses On Unwed Mothers Homes
Kefauver subcommittee hearings in Chicago will probe federal regulation of baby adoptions. Officials target unwed mothers boarding homes and foster placements for a fee amid rising adoption rates with 90,000 petitions in 1953, about half by relatives. Interstate and cross-border traffic flagged. states regulate most but no federal law bans interstate baby sale.
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Kefauver Subcommittee
Chicago
U.S. Children's Bureau
National Office of Vital Statistics
Kefauver
Canada
United States
Subcommittee
Congress
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Do Cows Sleep or Stay Awake in the Field
British scientist conducts cow experiments with implanted recorders to monitor tail flicks and breathing. Results show cows rarely sleep due to digestion and cud chewing. The piece notes the question of whether cows are contented and adds a quip about democracy from Woodrow Wilson.
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Yonder
Economist foresees 20 hour work week for Americans
An economist projects a future where Americans average twenty hours of work weekly in twenty years. The challenge highlighted is fitting in mandated coffee breaks during such a short schedule.
Subside clash in Congress over Pan Am subsidies
A House Senate Conference Committee grapples with airline subsidies amid a fight over Pan Am funding. Senator Douglas accuses the GAO and CAB of lax audits while Holland’s subcommittee raises the subsidy to 55 million.
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Ashington
House-Senate
White House
House
Joho Over Rooney
Brooklyn
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pan Am
Trans World Airlines
Arthur Summerfield
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
Illinois
CAB
Treasury
General Accounting Office
Federal Treasury
Controller General
Supreme Court
Douglas
Senate Commerce
Spessard Holland
Florida
Holland
Senate Conference Committee
Joseph Campbell
Campbell
Hollywood Star Gossip and TV Plans in Busy Week
Margaret O'Brien posed in a bathing suit for cheesecake photos. James Dean skipped TV duties. Stars like Eddie Fisher Liberace and Cesar Romero remain bachelors. Ricardo Montalban joined Elia Kazan's New York acting school. Sybil Jason returns to films after NBC chat. Walt Disney drew 218000 sketches for Lady and the Tramp. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis earn 78000 per show. Doris Day limits her son from Love or Leave Me. Burt Lancaster film deal priced high by Joseph Hayes.
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Hollywood
Margaret O'Brien
James Dean
Mario Lanza
Eddie Fisher
Cesar Romero
Liberace
Jack L. Warner
Howard Hawks
Ricardo Montalban
Elia Kazan
New York City
Marilyn Monroe
Shelley Winters
Shirley Temple
Shirley
San Francisco
Sybil Jason
NBC
Sybil
Walt Disney
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Claire Trevor
Mickey Rooney
Daniel Boone
Davy Crockett
Doris Day
Private pension funds for self employed urged by Congress
Washington notes lawmakers debate self employed pension plans to let individuals deduct 10 percent of salary up to 7500 annually and invest via a trust for future retirement. Treasury Secretary Humphrey cites revenue needs as taxes remain high, delaying final action.
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Washington
Congress
Coumeher Harry Silverson
New York
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
George Hanparey
Sam
Humphrey
Individual Pension Funds Studied Across Self Employed
Experts estimate ten million self employed men could claim pensions, costing the Treasury around 3.4 billion annually if all participated. A firmer estimate suggests about 1 billion yearly loss, reflecting a need for funds while debates on law and fairness continue.
Wage Inflation Boosts Profit Potential For Automation Gains
The piece argues higher wages make labor saving machines cheaper in net terms, with savings rising as wages climb. It cites a hypothetical where one worker replaced by a machine saves about 4,400 annually, rising to around 6,000 over 15 years. It notes rising office automation and indicates a looming deficit and inflation, suggesting broader price hikes.
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Treasury
Congress
Gas Industry Faces New Size Standards and Profit Trends
The piece discusses wage impacts on machine costs, size standards for products, and new uses studied by the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association with guidance from the Department of Commerce. It notes 1955 as the gas industry’s 140th anniversary since Baltimore’s 1916 street lighting, and cites a profit study by Silberman and Thompson showing tobacco wholesalers’ margins shrinking from 15.78% in 1947 to 5.38% in 1952, with a related 92-page Yardstick for Profit Analysis available for $1 from Consolidated Cigar Co.
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Department of Commerce
Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
Baltimore
Samuel J. Silberman
Consolidated Cigar Corp
Philip A. Thompson
Don and
Bradstreet
Consolidated Cigars
44Th St
New York
Hoover Plans for Public Service After Presidency
Raymond Moley argues that on July 1 Herbert Hoover returns to private life as Congress and the President act on commission recommendations. He notes past adoption rates, the task forces’ value, and the political resistance expected from opponents as 1956 approaches.
Hoover Commission Legacy Frames Public Service Standard
The piece lauds Herbert Hoover’s role and lasting imprint on government reform. It highlights his unique background as former president, banker, and private citizen who dedicated himself to public service. It credits Hoover with a philosophy of freedom and a benchmark for Americans seeking sound governance.
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Herbert Hoover
Congress
Hoover
Quoted Senator Comments on Management and Family Finance
A senator likens firing a team owner to firing a manager when a club loses and argues households cut kids allowances when debt rises. He also touts a company picnic as evidence that American industry treats all levels of management the same.
Hoover Commission Leader Hoovers Duty and Legacy
A 1950s narrative honors Herbert Hoover as head of the Hoover Commission. It notes his lifelong public service, work habits, and drafting process from longhand drafts to galley proofs. The piece cites his interactions with a diverse commission and underscores his ethics, nonpartisanship, and impact on cost efficiency in government.
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Clong
Herbert Hoover
Stylesse
Chet Holive
Clarence J. Solomon C. Hollister
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Joseph P. Kennedy
Jamies A
James A. Parley
Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover Commission
Chet
California
Ettore
Citzens
Congress
Citizens’ Committee
Fifty years ago visitors and events noted in Bluefield
The column recalls fifty years ago visitors to Bluefield and nearby towns including R. C. S S ot Sets and J. L. Suess, Peters of Athens, Twohig and Bee. Also references to thirty, twenty, and ten year ago events such as the Santa Barbara earthquake, a coal strike threat, telegraph ties in Bluefields, American patrols on Kume Island, oil plants in Borneo, and a Paris shopkeeper offering cloth at 9 francs per meter with a note on price terms.
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R. C. SS Ot
J. L. Suess
Ockvele
Wes
Bluefield
Apenas
Peters
Athens
Bluefield Co
Twohig
Bee
Meadow Creek
Faette County
Kume Isle
Awa
Borneo
Paris
Dixon Yates hearings halted amid secret Budget Bureau ties
The SEC suspended Dixon Yates bond hearings on June 13 as House action on a $6.5 million high tension line bill loomed. Testimony soon revealed alleged inside connections between the Budget Bureau, First Boston Corp, and Eisenhower aides to push the project, with audits and evasions detailed by Adolphe Wenzell and others. Tennessee Governor Clements and others voiced serious questions as investigators exposed the alleged covert influence.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Dixon-Yates
Tennessee Valley
James G. Dwell
House of Representatives
Dixon- Yates
Memphis
Eisenhower
SEC
House
Adolphe H. Wenzell
First Boston Corporation
Budget Bureau
Joseph Dodge
Lister Hill
Alabama
Howland Hughes
Hughes
Langer
Senate
Tennessee
Adolphe Wenzell
Congress
Wenzell
Senator Hill
Hill
Joseph M. Dodge
Bureau of the Budget
Wall Street
Boston Corporation
First Boston
National City Bank of New York
T. G. Seal
Basco
Electric Bond and Share
Seal
R. W. Cook
Atomic Energy Commission
Middle South Utilities
The
Southern Co
TVA
Cook
Wenzel
Frank Clements
Political economy term sparks editorial contrast
Washington Evening Journal questions the phrase political economy as being more political than economic at times, reflecting on its usage in public discourse.
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Washington Evening Journal
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Hay
Wo Silverson
Idea
Elmer Roessner
Raymond Moley
Commission
Eisenhower Department
Herbert
Senator Soaper
Geo. Sokolsky
Daily Telegraph
Santa Barbara
Calif
John Coolidge
Ienne Coolidge
Bluefields
Drew Pearson
Walter von Tresckow
Hanover Bank of New York
Atomic Commission
Lewis Strauss
Wardman Park
Sidney Mitchell
Strauss
Hanover Bank
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