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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1937
Page
3
A truncated excerpt discusses faith as the soul of religion and works as the body, likening their roles to spiritual life and bodily life. The fragment cites Colton and presents a reflective comparison without broader context or additional details.
The piece questions economic policy shifts amid a recession tale. It contrasts prior calls for heavy public spending to spur prosperity with current pressure to trim expenses and balance the budget. It notes the president proposing curtailing federal road funds as a first step.
Walter Lippmann cited Jay Franklin on farm politics and voter power in the Midwest. The Sioux City Journal notes the farm sector’s anger at elitist attacks, warning that farmers and rural communities face hostile labeling as alliance shifts amid national debate on agriculture.
Forty thirty twenty ten years ago items blend reminiscence from Bluefield Daily Telegraph files. Names include Rev J A Burrows Bland Street Riephsaist church and Bramwell deaths W P Boggess and John Culliney. Miners at Monogah disaster and local marriages noted with Bluefield area places and streets.
Kansas City celebrated ending a year with no child fatalities from traffic accidents, a feat achieved after years of enforcement, engineering, school safety education, and adult outreach. The city previously faced a high toll, including eighteen child deaths in 1926, and credits a long-term program for steady progress and a model for other cities.
Records from the United States Patent Office show patents rising yearly as new labs and living conveniences drive invention. The piece asks what social effects future inventions will bring, referencing telephone automobile airplane motion picture radio and envisioning more industries and jobs ahead.
Review of Franklin D Roosevelt remarks on state of the nation and economic plans. The piece notes shifting claims on prices, production, devaluation, housing programs, and tax policy, questioning whether “we planned it that way” and highlighting the cyclical arguments used to influence public opinion and policy.
A Maryland city revolt targets Santa impersonations for advertising. Federalsburg chamber votes to end such practices arguing caricatured papermache or oversized street Santas cheapen the symbol. The piece notes growing bowls trend and social issues alongside debt and pensions.
A nostalgic verse portrait of a boy who appears in different seasons as a dreaming presence. The speaker notes the lad’s playful moments in fall winter and spring, then fades that he is but a dream. The poem evokes a child's fleeting yearly procession and lingering memory.
Washington Daybook surveys how Roosevelt's standing shapes 1938 re election plans. Pepper vs Wilcox in Florida tests anti Roosevelt versus subservient stances while Hull secrecy and Copeland memorial talk show Congress amid international questions and a busy pre session tempo.
George Ross surveys New York entertainment buzz as Balalaika mayland on Broadway with Lederer and Margo in lead roles amid talk of Sessue Hayakawa’s marriage to Michiko Meinl. It notes Cantor’s return, Mamoulian’s dance critique, and playful reminiscences of Cary Grant, Sinclair Lewis, Archie Mayo, Sam Harris, Phil Dunning, George Abbott, Moss Hart, Ethel Merman, Vinton Freedly, John Masefield, and Paul Muni, framing a fading year and shifting fortunes in show business.
The column lampoons the open-face craze in America, arguing smiling dominates media and crime scenes alike. It laments lack of sorrow in photos, proposes a constitutional amendment to curb public grins and critiques toy dogs, war toys, and sensationalist press. It notes jokes about reporters and officials and ends with a wry observation on life created in a bottle.
Sagittarius birthday text outlines best hours and danger periods, urges sincerity in speech and cautions on speed and driving. Discusses relationships, artistic vision, and self control for December 7 natives, with potential career paths and notable people born on December 17.
County authorities hold Sherman Hannah of Dingess for questioning in the shotgun death of his half brother “Big Ike” Hannah near Dingess. Police say Ike was shot to death, with investigation ongoing and links to local family tensions.
Screen Life in Hollywood spotlights Eddie Hoffman, dubbed the town’s ice hole filler, as he delicately smooths a cratered rink on stage with water and skillful precision. He skates, watches ice form, then returns to await Sonja Henie’s lunch. Deanna Durbin directed by Norman Taurog in Mad About Music.
Bruce Catton surveys M. P. Shiel's Vanguard novel The Young Men Are Coming a strange dazzling work exploring immortality marriage of stars fascism and science. A rejuvenation plot sends an aged husband to youth provoking wild adventures as magical beings and a cosmic storm collide with a reformist ruler and a wife who shares the elixir.
Agreement on how Roosevelt should act to save business spreads in Washington aided by a Douglas luncheon with senators. The plan centers on boosting private enterprise, easing labor-capital relations, revising taxes, curbing inflation, and prioritizing housing and infrastructure, with strong White House leadership urged to restore confidence.
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