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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
3
A London Morning Post report warns that Stalin and Soviet authorities aim to expel religion from Russia in a five year plan. By May 1, 1937 churches and prayer houses to close, religious schools to be suppressed, and clerical support trimmed as authorities push for reasonable unbelief in society.
Rev Herman J Turter chaplain of the 187th Infantry Alabama National Guard argues defense secures peace in a National Republic piece by Major Turner. He discusses paradoxes of wealth and hunger, disarmament debates ahead of Geneva, and contrasts militarist and pacifist views with quotes about war and patriotism.
From The Files Of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph, items dated thirty, twenty, and ten years ago today include: ten cent leases on the proposed Widemouth branch of the Norfolk and Western. Sidney Welsiger taking a railway agent post with Welch. heavy holiday express business causing passenger trains to run off schedule. and obituaries and community notes from Bluefield area.
The piece rails at Frances investment by defaulting on a 19 million dollar payment to the United States while holding vast gold reserves. It argues Germany mocks France, warns of future conflict, and cites Roosevelt denial of a war debt statement. It notes controversy over policy, potential duels, and economic quirks abroad.
A sonnet recalls an old log house once beloved by grandparents. The poem contrasts vanished rural details from sixty two era with lingering memories of garden paths, a swinging bridge, riverbank musings, and antebellum mansions, preserving affection for a bygone homestead.
Democrats in West Virginia shift stance on a third federal district, backing a Neely Bill nearly mirror to Bachmann Hatfield. The proposal moves counties and sets effectivity for April 1, 1933, amid broader calls to ease court and jail burdens as the nation seeks recovery from the Depression.
General Dawes recalls hard times during Lincoln era and 1896 drought. He and neighbor Joe discuss farm life, wage limits, and McKinley era plans as the country faced recession and despair. A reflective, anecdotal recollection of past economic hardship and political easing.
Hollywood author Hubbard Keayy recounts conceiving Tugboat Annie inspired by a tugboat captain and Marie Dressler in Anna Christie. Marie Dressler’s employers bought three of Raine’s Annie stories and he helps adapt them. Southern atmosphere notes discuss the cinema’s use of you all as a plural address in dialogue.
New York gossip notes Ethel Merman shrugged from Astoria typewriter to Broadway room with a hit voice. Her rise from night club stage to classic shows is contrasted with other stars like Walter Cohan and De Wolf Hopper. The piece also mentions unemployment relief efforts by Actors’ committees to repurpose empty theatres for out of work performers.
Albuquerque reporter notes quirks in a Shoemaker train incident where $178 vanished from a leather pouch after a card was returned. The piece also critiques Hollywood courtroom sequences and the public’s perception of entertainment, citing Loretta Young and the impact of crowds on vaudeville tours.
Washington bystander Kirke Simpson reports Secretary Mills urged refunding Liberty bonds to aid budget balance amid war debt concerns from France and other nations. He noted substantial bonds callable by 1933 and 1988 but declined to reveal ownership mix or exact rates, emphasizing a balanced budget as key to success. He warned against financing capital expenditures through long term issues, citing potential heavy future debt under pork barrel legislation.
Dr Morris Fishbein notes 1932 saw adrenal gland extract use for Addison disease and new treatments for agranulocytic angina and malignant neutropenia. California researchers report carbaron for amebic dysentery. Pennsylvania and Ohio teams inject therapy into the retina for white cell shortages. Noise impact on the body and vitamin D and A sources beyond cod liver oil are highlighted.
Central and eastern standard time schedules list musical clocks orchestral recitals talk segments and coast to coast network lineups featuring studios recorded shows and performances by Marie Sarver Blanche Armentrout Jane Froman Ray Knight C Robison’s Pioneers Cab Calloway Orchestra Don Bester’s Orchestra Myrt and Marge Abe Lyman Orchestra and many others across NBC CBS and WJZ networks with regional alignments and coast to coast repeats.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Harpoon phrase and public sentiment. It references Technocracy, France, Dow, Charlea Dawes, and a vets draw year. Mentions Lady Nancy Astor returning to England after visiting the United States for quiet and rent. Workmen unearthed battleaxes over 1000 years old in Buckinghamshire England, possibly a prehistoric peace site. A man laments the passing of old-fashioned winter.
Rodney Dutcher Ashington discusses the French debt default as a peak in mutual hostilities shaping postwar Franco American ties. He notes soreness in Congress and public mood, potential for greater strain, yet possible movement toward understanding as the State Department shifts to consider French perspectives.
A discussion argues that both chambers of Congress and the Senate press equal demand for debt payments, while France faces pressure from Allied states over reparations. The piece notes distrust of Hoover moratorium, Lausanne terms, and Washington naval outcomes, warning of broader defaults if diplomacy stalls. France’s stance is linked to past treaty ratifications and naval accords, with hopes diplomats can avert wider debt repudiation and restore frayed ties.
Philippi district and Barbour county officials lose certificates of election after a recount, with the 19th judicial district judge and prosecuting attorney races cited as affected. The case heads to the supreme court after county court action is refused. First National Bank failed to open, assets moved to the comptroller of currency for liquidation.
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