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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1956
Page
5
Rates listed for daily and Sunday delivery at 400 per week. Regional rates include Mali in first and second Sones and all of West Virginia at 616.20 per month. Rates to other zones provided upon application through the Bureau of Circulation and Rate Agency. Telephone DA 17 6171.
A compact note cites Beecher’s sermon title God’s medicine and quotes Eccl 2 2 as a lead in for a morning reflection on laughter and mirth. The historic snippet links humor to religious exhortation andBeecher’s style.
The national average price of gasoline neared 30 cents per gallon after a July 1 tax hike, with 50 stations reporting 29.28 cents for regular grade before the new law. If passed along, prices would exceed 30 cents, reflecting historically high state and federal gas taxes and rapid increases since 1950.
The Keystone Motorist cites a National Safety Council forecast of about 55 000 deaths in 1966 and 90 million drivers with 82 million registrations in 10 years. The magazine backs a 10 point program for uniform laws driver education license screening and swift permit revocation to reduce fatalities both now and a decade hence.
Ray Tucker explains how the President's prestige and direct access to key officials shape policy and congressional action. The piece discusses Ike, Dulles, Hagerty, and past leaders, noting personal contact matters more than mere office duties in crisis decisions.
Hollywood producers Mel Shavelson and Jack Rose report slim pickings locating Walker era landmarks in New York for a Paramount Bob Hope film. Eight day location hunt reveals vanished sites, only Yankee Stadium and City Hall remain, prompting planned soundstage reconstructions to recreate 1925 32 era venues and Civic Virtue statue.
A Chicago Daily News brief describes a man handling a knife with a childlike attitude, suggesting a vivid scene of risk or tension. The fragmentary text hints at concern over the man’s conduct and potential danger in a domestic or public setting.
The report notes no rate increase yet for first class stamps, while gas prices peak and consumer incomes rise. Despite late freezes, the outlook remains strong for travel and vacation spending, with inventories high and some production cuts eyed by manufacturers. The cap craze grows amid rising pork and tea prices globally.
The text glimpses a businessman visiting, mentioning facial appearance and pills. It hints at promotions for customers to a variety store selling lotions and beauty items.
In Washington and Hollywood circles the UNICEF story unfolds as Danny Kaye describes his cross Atlantic journey in 1949. He explains the nonprofit’s mission to aid children worldwide, highlighting simple doctor visits and healing sores as he filmed progress for Par Amount Studios.
The article notes Kaye creating a documentary with profits benefiting UNICEF. He recalls speaking to children across Germany Greece Iran Morocco and Israel using a universal appeal. Ed Murrow and Kaye plan a TV tie in this fall emphasizing the youngsters and the cause.
A conservative shift within the Democratic Party may push out traditional incumbents as groups led by Americans for Democratic Action National Farmers Union and AFL-CIO push unified programs. They advocate housing education health care social security farm aid and federal planning while opposing private monopolies and Bricker Amendments.
The text notes that three groups under the ADA share similar structures and aims. It points out that separating their names and functions allows broader reach across fronts and levels, enabling coordinated propaganda and political activity.
A quirky column riffs on leaders of industry and their ties to the public. It parodies a telephone test, muses on Utah survival, and foresees air conditioning sales fueling a 25 year boom. A punning note about sprinter Dave Sime appears amid the satire. An eastern advice column letter laments marriage and hints at a golden anniversary.
A writer complains about doctors seeking publicity from Ike’s illness and argues medical experts should stay out of public accounts. He recalls personal health, notes political figures, and cautions against sensationalized claims while praising competence of real surgeons.
A collage of brief items from the Daily Telegraph era noting editor B F P Ginther’s Iowa trip, plans for Bluefield Fourth of July trains, Henry Becker’s visit, Charles Ponzi resisting extradition, Poli Negri and Rudolph Valentino’s wedding, Frank and Mrs Roberts moving to Indiana, Thomas Stewart visiting New York, price and rent controls ending, and a Bikini Atoll atomic test.
A garbled excerpt shows a law figure shouting to a youth about using both hands while navigating a confined space, implying a tense exchange amid traffic or movement. The readable bits imply an encounter involving law and a young man during a tense moment.
Road work looms in numerous states with detours likely to affect travel. Officials warn drivers to expect delays as crews coordinate closures and repaving during upcoming weeks.
In Nicaro Cuba the government run nickel plant faces a probe after manager C D Niedermeyer bought a Cadillac with government funds and paymaster Oscar Montane embezzled 10075 dollars with family help. Franklin Fleete says the General Services Administration alerted Nickel Processing Corp and forwarded files to the Justice Department for possible criminal prosecution. Montane has repaid 8000 dollars. Niedermeyer pays installments with about 1500 remaining.
Editorial notes rain insurance now covers over 100 popular U.S. vacation areas for the 1956 summer. It cites novel actuarial uses in travel risk, then jokes that a traveler could simply vacation in South Dakota to avoid rain losses.
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