25 Aug 1935
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1935
Page
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The piece cites Prof. John Dewey and Albert Edward Wiggam on the urge to feel important as a driver of achievement and folly. It notes how this desire can lift people to real prominence or lead to exaggerated, attention seeking postures and futile public burdens.
An essay argues that exceptional people gain status by great deeds while most seek importance through small, useful community roles or public actions. It contrasts constructive service with vanity acts like letters to editors and dangerous stunts pursued for status. Page Six
International crisis over Ethiopia dominates the week as Congress rushes to adjourn and pass modified neutrality measures. President signs laws while Britain prepares sanctions and Mediterranean considerations rise. The story links to 1914 echoes with global tensions and looming war.
A crowd of about 200 from Kanawha County coal towns urged Governor H G Kump to fund free textbooks. Kump reminded protesters funds were not appropriated despite prior proposals. Secretaries explained the state funds liquor operations while textbooks seek support. A petition claimed 2,500 signatures.
Washington Aug 24 A threatened personal clash sparked a brief Senate furore as Sen Clark charged Sen Tydings with foul talk while Tydings defended remarks on rescinding the sine die adjournment move. The men briefly confronted each other but were restrained and soon reconciled.
The Senate sent a six months embargo on arms shipments to belligerents to the White House, with President Roosevelt expected to sign. A 72 to 2 vote approved house amendments. a separate rebuke on Senator Pope’s England remarks was rejected, underscoring a cautious stance on neutrality and official representation abroad.
A mysterious firebug lit multiple fires across Denver over three days, including city hall and churches, endangering artworks and officials. Police and firefighters hunted through 14 buildings as a night of arson escalated, with attacks on hotels, offices, and a Catholic school near Annunciation.
Parkersburg WV. Aug 24. The West Virginia Women’s Republican club plans a politics school at the first convention to be held in Clarksburg December 14. Mrs Cara L. Ebert says Mrs Elsie French Van derbilt Fitzsimmons will be the principal speaker.
President Roosevelt, speaking to Young Democratic clubs in Milwaukee, criticizes reactionaries of 1935 and urges youth to unite across parties to improve social conditions, health, and economic security. He warns that rules must adapt to facts and warns against past workplace hierarchies.
President Roosevelt sent surprise letters to Senate Finance Chair Harrison and House Ways and Means Chairman Doughton urging rapid fall work on a post NRA social and economic program. He asked industry labor and consumer reps to meet during recess to seek a unified plan for recovery and unemployment relief.
News reports from New York describe a midnight circus at Frank Buck's Massapequa compound where 18 escaped monkeys pelted elephants with water and other missiles. Keepers chased 16 monkeys away as the other three fled, leaving the elephants rattled but unharmed.
President Roosevelt signed the AAA amendment bill intended to extend the farm administration's powers and safeguards. The act, part of the 1933 agricultural program, faces Supreme Court review this fall on processing tax provisions. The signing prompted the Justice Department to seek dismissal of over 500 temporary injunctions against tax collections.
John McCarty, ordered to leave Parkersburg, claimed to have seen Thomas H. Robinson Jr., the Louisville kidnap suspect. Police called the report a pipe dream and could not verify it. McCarty stayed in town, saying officers could catch him anywhere.
Cleveland reports the steel industry shows a 52.5 percent weekly operation level, rising from 31 percent on July 8 with forecasts of continued growth through November and a potential peak in October ahead of the 1936 automobile model show.
Britain plans a naval ring around the Suez Canal as the Mediterranean fleet sails from Malta Aug 29. Public air raid shelters to be built on Malta with leaflets instructing civilians on air attack precautions. Key ships to anchor at Alexandria and Suez with others at Haifa Acre and Limassol while authorities deny fleet expansion.
Addis Ababa reports the Ethiopian army started hurried trench digging along the Italian border to deter Mussolini’s fascist advance, racing to fortify positions before any anticipated assault.
The $250 million administration tax bill passed the House 247 to 72 and the Senate within half an hour, despite GOP criticisms labeling it a political gesture. It ups surtaxes on high incomes estate taxes and gift levies, but excludes inheritance taxes in the final version.
Gallipolis Ohio readies to host about 40 000 guests for the tenth annual air show. The program features a large outboard racer field over 50 miles and a mass parachute jump by three men and three women from one plane along with numerous air races and exhibitions across 24 attractions.
Ted McDowell, editor of the Beckley Post Herald, is appointed secretary of the Young Republican League of West Virginia succeeding Jack Hoblitzell of Parkersburg who resigned. The appointment comes as Jack Revercomb, president of the league, announces the change today.
Cadiz Ohio August reports 65 year old John Cintak who has fasted 20 days in Harrison County jail after arrest for illicit liquor distilling. He refused all food, plans to resume distilling if released, and has lost about 15 pounds with only milk and water intake.
Washington reports the utilities bill, after months of battle, was sent to President Roosevelt for approval. It establishes a broad regulatory framework for holding and operating power companies, authorizes securities and power commissions to oversee financings, and calls for abolition of holding companies by January 1, 1938 with a twoholding system allowed.
U S Senator Lester J Dickinson of Iowa told the Hamilton County Republican club in Cincinnati that Roosevelt would be the central issue of the 1936 campaign. He criticized the New Deal as betraying pledged principles and urged opposition to increased government power and curbs on judicial authority.
Washington dispatch reports a record ending as Congress nearly adjourned at midnight after a chaotic session. The House and Senate debated the third deficiency bill and related measures including neutrality, taxes, utilities, alcohol control, gold clause bans, and oil production pacts. President Roosevelt was asked to act during the recess.
President Roosevelt signed the Flannagan tobacco inspection and grading bill, after seven months of Congress. Representative Flannagan said the plan could begin on some auction markets this season and noted a $200000 appropriation to fund operation. He argued the measure would give small farmers an honest deal on warehouse floors.
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