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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1939
Page
6
A compact quotation excerpt notes mystery as the only secret of weak and cunning men attributed to Chesterfield, referencing a biblical line from 11 Samuel 12:12 about doing a thing before all Israel.
The article warns of rapid traffic accidents despite efforts by state county and city officials safety groups the press and the public. It cites licensed drivers ignorant of rules due to last legislature re examination and argues many drivers are dangerous and must be restricted as cars grow common.
An editorial discusses opposition to a Roosevelt third term and the push in 1940 politics. It notes fears over war mindedness, calls for a nonwar president, budget-cutting hopes, and Senator Vandenberg’s stance against nazism and communism. It ends with a quip on self tickling jokes.
The piece argues that Japan aims to dominate Asia economically to enrich and empower its empire and to enslave China for profit. It says Nazi Germany seeks to expand Reich borders and dominate Europe, while Soviet Russia pushes to spread communism globally.
The speaker warns that Russia aims to spread communism and Sovietize the United States, threatening Finland Sweden Norway and broader Europe. They claim Moscow has long pursued conquest with Russia Germany and Japan endangering world peace and urging Western hemisphere vigilance against barbarism and domination.
Editorial collage contrasts a man who planned to do good but never acted with calls to focus on domestic concerns. It critiques wartime policy choices between Democratic and Republican directions and critiques leadership and humanitarian aims, citing editorials from Davenport Democrat and Dallas Morning News.
Research by Northwestern National Life Insurance experts shows a man earning eighty dollars monthly with no reel-pays hidden taxes pays about ten dollars and twenty nine cents yearly. The article outlines monthly costs and estimated taxes for various categories and computes annual income tax scenarios for different family situations.
An advertisement taunts readers with promises to supply a ready made cabinet of a new government. It claims quick, customized “stock” cabinets in various sizes and hues, offering no service charge and urging immediate application while noting a lawsuit against Elmer Twitchell over a book mishap on the subway.
Amid a chaotic text, the Mexican supreme court is cited as ruling confiscation of all American Oil properties including offices and supplies. Anomalous notes mention parachutes and Russian moves while a later item reports Williamson West Virginia teachers and buses slated for a $15 monthly raise in a January 12 special election on school tax levies.
A scarlet leaf tells of summer ending in a woodland scene. It asks the North Wind to tuck it in with a snow blanket as winter approaches, as Oma Olivia Martin conveys a gentle, sleepy mood in a Christian Science Monitor piece.
A New York note describes the Doghouse Association formed in a hotel. It offers an hourly telephone check to see if wives will talk to husbands and provides rooms for Doghouse inmates with amenities and a copy of Schopenhauer.
Final arguments concluded in the trial of Pennsylvania Democratic Chairman David L. Lawrence on charges of blackmail and conspiracy to favor a gravel company on state contracts. The case will go to the jury after judge Howard W. Hughes delivers the charge. Lawrence’s counsel urged acquittal and denounced the case as a tissue of lies. Lawrence’s wife sobbed during the plea as District Attorney Carl B. Leyley described him as “the boss” who dominated state departments in Governor George H. Earle’s administration.
Bruce Catton reviews Jay Franklin’s The Future Is Ours, praising its starry-eyed forecast of TVA’s role in shaping America. The work argues for wartime mobilization across one hundred fronts to save the Mississippi Valley, with a program of dams, reforestation, education, housing, and cooperative politics to forge a national destiny.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority announced 700 flight training scholarships for non college citizens aged 18 to 25. Ground schools will be opened in 70 cities with 10 youths selected per site, based on competitive exams between April 1 and September 1. Clarksburg West Virginia chosen as a ground school site.
A. P. Saunders about 45 a native of Bedford and longtime Pembroke Limestone bookkeeper was found dead in his bathroom after slashing his throat and wrists. The body was taken to a local funeral home for burial preparations. He had been in poor health for years and is survived by his wife and family.
Robbin Coons critiques a tentative producers and unions labor accord in Hollywood. The pact sets a February 15 1940 review of wage increases for crafts and 12 000 technical workers, with arbitration if talks fail. It signals scrutiny of top salaries and risks reigniting broader talent disputes amid public fatigue with industry wealth.
Kingwood West Virginia December 7 Dr C Y Moser county health officer said tonight the scarlet fever outbreak at Terra Alta apparently has been halted No new cases were reported in the past 24 hours Schools were closed earlier this week because of a score of cases Also mentions Cyprus wheat threshing by a sledge drawn by two oxen with children acting as makeweights.
Thurman Arnold, assistant attorney general, pushes indictments of building trades unionists under anti trust laws. Sources say pressure from upstairs is rising, with 7 more indictments planned in other cities. Arnold remains undeterred and insists he is right.
The AFL resents administration rebuffs and color focus as Roosevelt allies gain CIO delegates to a regional ILO conference. Two CIO men expanded influence, sidelining AFL in ILO roles. Pressman denied aiding Arnold. AFL says data came from rival unions. Public view predicts GOP drift inside AFL's 1940 horizon.
The column surveys four leading prognosticators from Mr. Roosevelt’s circle. Each guess gives an industrial production average for 1940, with I P now at 123 and 1939 projected near 105.3. Estimates from Wallace’s aide, Hopkins’ expert, a Federal reserve official, and Wallace’s other associate yield a composite around 111, below the current rate but above 1939.
The passage notes friction between Mr. Wallace's principal aides who share offices and data, with the outcome hinging on overseas war demand. It suggests future actions depend on unpredictable external factors and the aides’ competing interests.
Supreme Court signals government control of price fixing in dairy markets. Wallace’s role praised as new agreements start September 1939, echoing earlier 1935-38 terms. War impact noted with wartime censorship and cartoonist ease in expressing opinions. The piece cites reactions from Christian Science Monitor and other papers.
A compiled column notes events from four decades ago. H W Straley donated 10000 to a Salem Virginia Baptist orphanage. Funeral for coal operator John Cooper held at Coopers. Frank Hutson and wife returned to Keystone after visiting.
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