Daily Telegraph rates and publication notices from 1929
The notice provides subscription and mail rates for the Daily Telegraph, listing prices for one year to various zones and mentions second class mail status, carrier options, and geographic service areas in West Virginia. It notes the Associated Press rights and publication scope.
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Piuefield
W. Va
Associated Presa
Tocal News
West
West Virginia
Ceca Gece
Proverbs and Pope Quotes Spark Poignant Reflection
A compact quotation pairing Proverbs and Pope contemplates memory and hardship. The lines contrast divine forgetfulness of poverty with the human claim that religious or literary wisdom marks the toughest science to forget.
Education Never Ends Beyond Adulthood says educator
An educator argues that the idea of finishing education in adulthood is false. True education begins with infancy and continues as long as one seeks knowledge, with self education expanding after formal schooling and beyond graduation. The notion of a completed education is misguided and incorrect.
Hoover Critics Question Public Policy Stances
A Washington correspondent reports critics in the national capital accuse President Hoover of wobbling on key issues such as prohibition foreign relations world court the tariff and other matters. The piece emphasizes Hoover as firm and steady in White House conduct and workmanlike in approach, inspiring public confidence.
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Washington
Hoover
Local marriages and railway update headline
We Were. Doing James H Kabler and Mise Nannie Helen Cooper wed at Rocky Mount. Mise Martha L Compton of Fiat Top Yards and J H Bathbrook of Maybeury married at the Norfolk and Western station Pocahontas. Fred P Groseno announces Republican bid for governor. Prof H G M Marashlian appears in sermon in song at Colonial theatre. Pompeii Hobson notified of sister Pearl Hobson’s death in Finland.
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James H. Kabler
Mise Nannie Helen Cooper
Rocky Mount
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mise Martha L. Compton
Fiat Top Yards
J. H. Bathbrook
Maybeury
Norfolk and Western
Pocahontas
Fred Paul Groseno
H. G. M. Marashlian
Colonial Theatre
Hoover the unshakable leader of courage and resolve
The piece portrays Herbert Hoover as a decisive, independent leader not controlled by party bosses. It lauds his courage, industry, and resolve, noting critics say he never wobbles yet some hope he will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
White House
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Wilson
Hoover
Republican Party
Treatments for Health and Preventive Medicine Debate
The piece contrasts treatment for disease with preventive health care, arguing preventive medicine can reduce suffering and costs and may dominate medical practice. It also notes Hoover's hands off stance on senate nominations and mentions Capone, prison life, and fashion humor about a fur neckpiece with a rouge compact.
A Wish From Samuel Rogers About a Village Home
A lyric vision of rural peace aloud by Samuel Rogers. The speaker imagines a cat by the hill a bee hum soothing the ear a brook turning a mill and a thatch nest for the swallow. Lucy spins wears russet gown as vows were once spoken at the village church joys rise with pears and heavenward epire marks the scene.
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Lucy
Samuel Rogers
Opinions of Other Editors on Hatfield and Lakin Actions
West Virginia figures R. Henry Hatfield and Ames C. Lakin receive praise for leadership, deliberation, and public service. Hatfield, a cautious, knowledgeable advocate, supports chemical industry growth and tariff reforms, while Lakin steps down as board president, promoting H. N. Bradley to continue steady state governance and policy execution.
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R. Henry PD. Hatfield
West Virginia
Andre
Seniator Hatfield
Mapa
German Rhine
Kanawha
Goff
Hatfield
la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate
Huntington Herald-Diepatch
Ames C. Lakin
State Board of Control
H. N. Bradley
Lakin
Board of Control
Bradley
Panhandle
Sta
Wheeling Intelligencer
Platform Proposals for Bluefield West Virginia Growth
The plan calls for quarterly tax payments to city county and state with similar federal systems. It emphasizes mine safety education and barrier installations on roads to save lives, plus a gasoline tax to fund levies and reduce personal property assessments. It urges more factories in Bluefield, new north side street access, and a college avenue link. It proposes Southern West Virginia counties development group, Sunday elections, uniform deputy sheriffs, a new stadium and a city water supply.
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Bluefield
East End Bridge
Midway
College Avenue
South Bluefield
West Virginia
West Virginia Briefs Collision Fatality and Legal Orders
Williamson Wade Johnson, 21, dies from a fractured skull after an automobile crash. Supreme court awards $10,000 ball to Harry Durbin of Marshall county in a case tied to the slaying of John Dowler. Dr George West Diehl of Morris Harvey College discusses denominational school finances and state relations. John T Cann waives preliminary hearing in a case involving the death of his wife and her step father. Ministers urge city officials to block Sunday movies proposed by theater owners. A L Opps farm of 165 acres sells for 26500 to serve as a late college agricultural experimental station.
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Williamson
William Y. Johnson
Charleston
Martineburg
A. L. Opps
College of Agriculture
Throwing The Harpoon Proposed By Minister
A minister proposes a motion picture project titled The Harpoon as a way to swell the audience for cinema. The idea aims to expand religious and cultural impact through film.
Youths Take Over Manhattan Night Clubs Amid Market Slump
In New York, Dec. 17, the ringside spaces of famed supper clubs shift from aging hosts to their children as the market wanes. Young patrons dominate venues like Montmartre and Lido while Rudy Vallee draws younger crowds. Yacht Club performers reunite after European tours and disputes. Manhattan also tested women bellhops, but the lobby staff prefer the familiar bellowed summons, ending with Gilbert Swan’s note.
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New York
Manhattan
Sunday Plans and Social Shifts in Community Life
A journalish reflection notes church attendance trending, suggests golf lesson Sundays, and jokes about after dinner speakers needing a calendar. It comments on children sledding, women’s entry into business, and humorous cautions about holding hands leading to misdeals.
House Opens with Senate Mockery and Garner Styles
The opening session features House members jeering the Senate as they receive routine business notices. John Garner appears in strawberry-roan dress, influenced by his wife, while Garner pushes to reshuffle committees to improve Democratic representation amid a 131 to 21 major committee split.
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John Garner
Garner
Garrett
Tennesse
John
House
Tilson
Senate taxes and grandiose talk fill a capital day
A Dallas newspaper fragment discusses legislative action and scandals at the capital. It notes a tax passage, critiques on drivers and civil service exams, and references indictments involving Congressman Zihiman of Maryland, a bank president, and real estate dealings. It mentions Panama trips for congressmen and a Democratic editorial from the Dallas News.
Milk the most nearly perfect food says health experts
Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine and James A. Tobey summarize milk as a near perfect human food noting its vitamins minerals and protein while acknowledging limits in vitamins C and D and iron. They stress pasteurization safety proper sourcing and attention to feed and production conditions to ensure milk’s quality and health benefits.
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American Child Health Association
Samuel J. Crumbine
James A. Tobey
Drs. Crumbine
Tobey
Miners Trapped After Explosion in McAlester Shaft
Day News Briefs report sixty two miners trapped by an explosion in the Old Town Coal company shaft at McAlester Oklahoma. The item lists other global briefs including aviation records in France and a marriage announcement in Los Angeles.
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McAlester
Okla
Old Town
Cranwell
England
South Africa
Marseilles
France
Coste
Codos
Los Angeles
Helene Costello
Lowell Sherman
Washington
Dwight W. Morrow
U. S
New Jersey
Grundy
Mountain View
Ark
Connie Franklin
Reno
Nev
Elizabeth Cobb Chapman
Irvin
Cobb
John RB. Eastman
Massachusetts
Robert M. Jones
Tennessee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Home Treatment for Bladder Weakness Adverts Relief
Advertisement touts Dr. Southworth Uratabe as a home remedy for bladder weakness and irritations. It promises relief from burning urethral irritation, backaches, frequent annoyance, and restless nights with a guarantee of money back on the first box if not satisfied.
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Goodykoontz
Bluefield Christmas Tree Committee Delivers Multiple Trees
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree association faced a mix up when members H C Weller and Guy Farr both secured a tree while out of town. T O J Wilson coordinated after learning of the dual efforts. E W Rutherford plans to place one tree in the rotunda and another on the municipal steps with decorations.
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Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Association
T. O'J. Wilson
H. C. Weller
Guy Farr
Farr
Appalachian Electric Over Company
Munich
Weller
Bluefield
H. E. Shedd
Wilson
Mr. Shedd
E. W. Rutherford
City Electrician
Ring of Police Phones Encircles London
London reports a thousand compact police booths ring the city as part of Yard efforts against car theft. Each unit includes a cell desk and direct line to headquarters with public phones. Plans call for a fifty mile outer cordon with devices to stop fleeing vehicles.
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London
Scotland Yard
Harman Child Dies in Local Hospital
John Harman four-year-old son of Mr and Mrs J E Harman Eckman West Virginia died at seven o clock last night at the Bluefield sanitarium death attributed to acedesia following tonsilities the child had been ill about five days admitted yesterday morning the body will be taken to Bristol today for burial Clinton Iowa now has five watering troughs for horses two less than when only horse drawn vehicles were on Clinton streets
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John Harman
J. E. Harman
Eckman
W. Va
Bluefield
Bristol
Clinton
Iowa
Konjola Promises Relief After Years of Illness
Mr. Joseph F. Wilson of Martinsburg endorses Konjola claiming it cured twelve years of indigestion constipation and kidney trouble after using two bottles twice. He says his health improved quickly and credits Konjola with stabilizing his bowels kidneys and weight. It is sold at Kasley-ean Drug Store Hale Pharmacy Princeton Wright's Drug Store Mateaka and other outlets.
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Koniola
Joseph F. Wilson
Queen
Burke Streets
Martinsburg
Konjola
Bluefield
Kasley-ean Drug Store
Hale Pharmacy
Princeton
Wright
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Fountain of Youth
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Harman Child
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