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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1929
Page
6
An item lists subscription pricing and territorial zones for newspaper delivery, detailing mail rates by zone and duration and noting third and fourth zones with specific mileage. It includes dates and geography references to West Virginia and Ravenel in a 1929 publication context.
The excerpt combines a biblical quote from Ezekiel and a quote attributed to Clarendon about human nature. It reflects a philosophical and religious tension between sin and renewal, framed in a historical literary style.
The New York World argues prohibition is waning and the constitution allows social limits on individual liberty. It reviews the eighteenth amendment and contends society’s greater good can justify restricting drinking, brewing, or distilling activities when public harm is evident.
English astronomer J H Jeans says humanity need not panic about Earth's heat and light ending soon. He notes the sun ages gradually and will become impotent after quadrillions of years, though life on Earth may eventually vanish as the star loses energy.
Walter Simpson of Thompson Valley was fatally shot by Charley Jones at a turkey shooting match. Miss Hattie Burress of Graham wed Auville Jennings of Bluefield. Mrs J M Gayheart, of Carolina avenue, died at home. Mrs N J Shelton, a Princeton notable, passed away. Garrett Yost and Miss Mary Moreland, both of Bluefield, married in Princeton. Lford Gardner of Mercer Gar eae and Sales narrowly survived a crash on South Bland Street after his auto struck a telephone post.
The passage contemplates humanity’s endurance as the sun cools and the Earth freezes billions of years from now. It notes a quadrillion years as enough time for civilization to evolve, improve governance, and reach maturity, while acknowledging possible errors and shifts in borders and dynasties before then.
The motor trades show a recent decline in car output but remain optimistic about 1930. Alfred Reeves predicts 4 to 5 million units produced next year with 25 million vehicles currently in use and a potential 1 million export cars. Employment on November 15 sits 0.5 percent below seasonal norms, with 1928 levels the highest in automotive history.
A woman reportedly married three different husbands within ten months, all marriages legal and noted as a possible record. The anecdote highlights bold personal choices and reflects on what can be achieved with determination.
Jay G. Sigmond reflects in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on old trees as living witnesses. The speaker imagines oaks hosting osprey nests, elms as trysts for lovers, willows storing laughter, cottonwoods hearing housewives, and red cedars praising smoke that warms the home.
The speech by Senator Goff prompts reflection on life after death, arguing for tolerance forgiveness and faith. Reports from West Virginia and local papers note fire costs in Clarkeburg Morgantown changes in paper ownership and the role of Democratic and Republican papers, praising Morgantown New Dominion and Morgantown Post.
The platform urges quarterly tax payments to city county and state and a federal style system. It supports mine safety enforcement and miner education to save lives and protect operators' property. It also proposes barriers on curves and banks, a gasoline tax to fund levies, more Bluefield factories, new streets and a stadium, a city water supply, and a Southern West Virginia development association with Sunday elections. Uniformed deputies and constables are proposed.
New York City readers hear about loud first night crowds upsetting performances. A critic clashed with Vincent Astor during a play as others describe festive ragamuffin parades and the shift to talking pictures Santa in department stores.
Rumor runs that a Washington aspirant may secure a Hoover cabinet portfolio, likely War Department after Jim Good's death, with Pat Hurley, John Tilson, Walter Brown, and Walter Newton named as potential contenders amid circulating speculation.
The article praises Clerk William Tyler Page for reading the president’s message effectively and discusses reactions in Congress. It covers civil service reform for third class postmasters, plans for tourist camp cabins, a proposed territorial delegate for Berecat enin, Blease’s crime talk, capital funding, and a pension veterans reform proposal to unify government agencies serving veterans.
Dr. Morris Fishbein reports on Indiana and Massachusetts diabetes death rates from 1900 to 1927. Insulin, introduced in 1922, and modern dietary treatment since 1910 lowered mortality. War reduced deaths amid sugar reductions. postwar rises followed sugar intake. Male rates in Massachusetts led females in 1890, reversing by 1900 and fluctuating through 1915. Child death rates declined since 1915, with insulin enabling longer life and potential recovery in some children. Diabetes deaths often involve complications or comorbidities such as tuberculosis or cancer.
Summary of brief items: body of missing air pilot Thomas Nelson found beside a wrecked plane near Chagrin Falls. Munich post office explosion claims four lives and injures fifty. Norwich City freighter survivors rescued. King and Queen visit Pope Pius XI. Washington reports Hoover urges business to maintain stability and prosperity. McManus acquitted in Rothestein killing. House passes tax reduction bill. Kaashington Haiti martial law. Frances Duncan crew casualties near Penzance. Intermountain Institute students stricken by ptomaine poisoning.
The column notes President Hoover and Premier MacDonald praising naval disarmament, while Mussolini dismisses talks as irrelevant. It reflects on Italy under Fascism, Italy's security fears, and the dangers of war. The piece also highlights the Christmas rush impact on postal workers and urges early shopping, then laments Dwight Morrow's Senate appointment and commends his Mexico diplomacy.
A Detroit paper depicts motorists vs squirrels near Belle Isle with chase scenes and odd reversals. A Texas paper mocks Senator Bingham by quoting conduct unbecoming a senator and gentleman. Christmas lobbying and a bank robbery by a Santa Claus impersonator are noted, concluding with a Chicago headline about a wife killed and self.
Charleston-Clemans case to jury. Charleston-Governor Couley convenes first state constitutional commission meeting December 18. Charleston-State Fire Marshal Stahlman estimates Parkersburg fire damage at 650000 to 700000 dollars. Newins asks coal operators to take greater timberland responsibility. Conley names F Howard as eighth judicial circuit judge candidate. Clarkeburg Bolyns rescued from burning home.
A London project by A. W. Alwood and friends creates an eight pipe organ from gas pipes billiard balls and knife handles. The instrument houses 600 to 700 pipes and cost about $1,000 to build versus a $3,500 purchase price.
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