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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1938
Page
6
The text presents two philosophical quotes about time and struggle without any identifiable people, events, places, or organizations to frame a news summary. No concrete article details are available to summarize into a headline and card.
In a provocative argument the author warns that Americans tolerate ISMs from foreign sources and risk a future takeover. The piece cites crime and traffic harms, public indifference, and rising government costs as signs of lax response. It urges decisive action to curb dangerous ideologies before a crisis overtakes the nation.
A U S congressman notes that only sixteen of 435 House members voted against the Philippine independence bill. A 19 month committee study urged freedom for July 4 1946 with 15 years of U S economic arrangements. He warns of ongoing protectorate duties and possible international risk over the islands.
Comment discusses a colonial view favoring Philippine annexation and fear of future Japanese domination, arguing the United States should maintain control to avoid war and to extract benefits from the islands.
Secretary Harold Ickes known as Honest Harold or the Donald Duck of the New Deal says he is not a candidate for president in 1940. His remark stands out in Washington as a rare display of restraint amid rampant speculation about Roosevelt’s succession.
Dr. Henry H. Turner told the Southern Medical Association in Oklahoma City that pituitary and thyroid gland hormones can restore minds and bodies in many children labeled idiots or mentally deficient. He described long series injections of hormone-containing substances yielding normal growth and intellect, arguing stupidity can stem from gland nonfunction rather than heredity.
The speaker criticizes a government approach as selling wheat cheap to Mexico for silver, enabling Mexico to seize American oil andtrade it for German and Italian goods. The policy allegedly imports foreign competition, harms domestic markets, and leaves American workers on relief. The tone accuses officials of misplaced cleverness.
A Punch magazine note claims Americans now pay tradesmen slowly, unlike their early settler ancestors who were prompt. The quip portrays a shift in payment habits across generations.
Builders aim for 1,000 warplanes per month as the international situation heats up and raises urgency for increased output.
A reflective caption on October colors stored in barrels as Northern Spy and Baldwin apples sit in a shed. The poet recalls November, frost, and hills, contrastingpast colors with present fragrant storage. The piece credits Lansing Christman from the Christian Science Monitor.
A chronicle of past notes from The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists events from forty to ten years ago. It mentions local figures such as Frank T. Shumate an Athens attorney visiting Bluefield, J R Pence leaving First National Bank to farm, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers forming a nit insurance association. It also notes Princeton traffic proposals and mining interests abroad, plus notable deaths and relocations of citizens in Bluefield and surrounding areas.
The Washington Daybook draws parallels between early 20th century and late 1930s politics, noting Taft and his son Robert Taft, Champ Clark and his son Bennett Champ Clark, and liberal figures like Bob LaFollette and his son. It compares Roosevelt era splits and potential 1940 party realignments withGlobal context, including Kaiser Wilhelm’s 1912 influence and naval rivalries.
The 1938 commentary compares Hitler’s demands for colonies to Kaiser Wilhelm’s era and notes America’s shift from 1912 isolation to a readiness to fight. It warns against overreading parallels while acknowledging the growing need to prepare.
In New York George Ross reports Doctor Sausage and his Five Pork Chops, a lively jive group, impressed Edsel Ford at a Plantation club show in Detroit. Ford invited the ensemble to a country club party, saying they uniquely avoid the usual stiff swing. The act blends Stuff Smith, the Schnickelfritzers, and the Kidoodles in a playful hybrid.
Fifth Avenue now shines with myriad Christmas window displays along the world’s most luxurious thoroughfare. Pedestrians enjoy better shows than in any theater, as window dressers are urged to be showmen and, at times, ingenious wizards more so than stage artists.
Radio star Tommy Riggs strolls past the Prometheus Fountain rink where spectators fill the gallery and three boys fishing from a subway grating lure attention. After failing to reclaim a coin, Riggs gives each boy a half dollar and returns to his limousine.
What Today Means To You outlines periods to avoid and best hours for December 8 birthdays. It advises calm reasoning, faith, and prudence in money matters, with caution against exaggeration and bluffing. It notes talents in law, medicine, acting, or journalism and mentions notable people born on December 8.
A columnist notes Congress will reconvene January 3 after a training break. The piece envisions a future hero who can charm a college girl in a hoop skirt and jokes about Roosevelt, Ferdinand the Bull, and the Nobel Peace Prize. A science aside mentions leather gloves are often sheepskin.
The article recounts a Connecticut tale of moving a seaside bungalow by flatboat when a storm hit. The house drifted across reefs and bays, finally colliding with a fishing boat, prompting a marine law case about a house’s right of way and required safety gear.
The column critiques Democratic plans to arm the nation and fund planes tanks and forts while noting critics worry about national debt. It cites Elmer Twitchell and Tom Dewey comments, mentions three convicted alleged spies in New York and a quip about a famed killer.
Universal’s Frankenstein and Dracula craze fuels a fresh horror boom as exhibitors credit Emil Uman for early two film pairings. The pair attract crowds, spur new prints, and prompt sequels with Karloff Lugosi and Basil Rathbone, signaling a renewed era of genre success amid wartime worries.
The piece notes Irwin received 139 years while wealthier defendants may escape with life. It comments on a former Pullman car namesake now involved with football bowls and jokes about Rockefeller's sidewalk supervisors losing influence. It mentions a body resigning to oversee mechanical snow removal.
Administrator Andrews builds a test case program to enforce wage hour rules, selecting egregious violations as a warning to begin a full crackdown. Claims pour in at 250 a day, funding and staff limits raise questions about enforcement, while observers compare WHA to the NRA in approach.
Paris actress La Plevitskaia, linked by custody to vanished General Nicholas Skobline, challenges authorities in a freedom suit as investigators probe the disappearance of General Eugene de Miller. The case ties to earlier disappearances of General Alexandre Koutepoff and other imperial officers.
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