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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1920
Page
4
A motivational verse attributed to Hamiin Garland urges resilience against harsh weather. It emphasizes facing adversity with grit, growing tougher in body and spirit as one endures hunger cold and hardship. The lines celebrate endurance and strength.
The Wytheville Enterprise argues the Wytheville Bland road would open vast markets for Wythe and Bland counties. Wythe shipments tally nearly a thousand carloads annually across diverse products from cattle to apples and corn, beyond Bland’s substantial supplies to a steady coal field market.
The governor urges voters to ratify two proposed amendments in the November election. One creates a good roads program via taxes and bonds previously forbidden by the constitution. The other calls for a fifteen day legislative session, limiting new bills and delaying votes to ensure public review.
The secretary of the treasury reports the government’s income exceeded disbursements by 291 million dollars for the year ended June 30. Representative Frank W. Mondell notes the outcome could have become a deficit of about 648 million if Congress had approved the administration’s expense estimates.
A poem argues that everyday men, not flamboyant heroes, bear the measure of courage and labor. It praises ordinary perseverance amid peril, duty, and quiet devotion, suggesting future readers will honor such unsung strength in history.
Treasury figures show a public debt decrease of 2,297,301,60 by a Republican majority. They promise further cuts in government expenses and debt this year, saving 1,474,422,602.16 below the current administration’s estimates.
The Baltimore paper notes thinner packing of goods and smaller “packages” since prohibition. It adds that Chicago affinities may shoot straighter than peers, while a Charleston Gazette preacher declares profiteers go to her.
The article argues that road planning must balance the number of travelers and geography, noting mountains dictate routes. It cites historic paths from 1730 and examines grades on proposed Pulaski-Bland and Wytheville-Bland routes, warning that steep grades and unresolved right of way threaten costly litigation and delays.
What we were doing twenty years ago today reports the Democratic convention nominating county ticket including Judge criminal court C R McNutt prose cuting attorney B W Pendleton sheriff J T Akers and house of delegates Isaiah Bee assessor V V Austin. Ten years ago today North Carolina railroad ordered freight rate cuts to Winston Salem and Durham and the McClaugherty Frick and Kee law firm formed. Frank A White a Graham traveling salesman died.
A discussion outlines two possible routes from Wytheville to Bland, one via the Bland turnpike and the other a Tazewell and Fancy Gap path through Stoney Fork and Brushy Mountain. The latter would intersect the road from Ceres to Diand near Sharon Springs, adding about five miles but offering an overall shorter journey with improvements.
The Wytheville Enterprise highlights plans to macadamize a seven mile stretch from Wytheville to Stoney Fork and argues for a Wytheville connection among Bland, Grayson, Smyth and Wythe counties. It cites Wythe county shipments including cattle, sheep, hogs, horses, vegetables, eggs and produce totaling nearly 1000 farm carloads, stressing trucks could speed market delivery and bolster coalfield transport and regional commerce.
In a Bluefield Daily Telegraph letter Justice Postlethwaite is told that profiteering charges over Coca Cola price and Sunday restaurant operations are disputed. The writer asserts Coca Cola sale profit claims are unfounded and notes typical prices while questioning legal violations in selling drinks and operating eateries.
The United Mine Workers push to organize Williamson and other non union mines in West Virginia is linked to Illinois strike fears. Operators claim contracts with the union are worthless, citing intimidation and sabotage in Mingo and New River fields, and warn of a potential general strike as open shop sentiment grows.
A speaker recounts tension with Justice Postlethwaite, arguing that a peace officer cannot act as accuser and judge. He claims the justice assaulted him after he asked questions about a charge, denying use of offensive words and stressing work of necessity in open houses on Sundays.
James Rantis, proprietor of Busy Bee Restaurant, describes an incident where a man forcibly dragged him, tearing his clothing, and slapped him in the face while under arrest. He asks to be released and notes the public street beating. The note ends with an advertisement prompt.
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