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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1933
Page
11
A partially legible clipping credits The Associated Press and Katz Advertising Agency for an advertising matter. It lists office locations in New York Chicago and San Francisco with several garbled numbers and dates not clearly readable.
The essay notes a private initiative by U S railroads to revive passenger traffic with 110 mile per hour streamlined trains. Aluminum and stainless steel cars, light gas electric engines, and cost efficient service are expected to recapture travelers from buses and autos, signaling a new era without government direction.
The Daily Telegraph praises Bluefield Jewish families and organizations for contributing to the community Christmas tree fund. It notes broad support across beliefs and differences, uniting in a movement to spread happiness.
H D Weaver of Spokane Washington was removed as superintendent of the forestry service after a letter he wrote to his wife was published in Knoxville. The missive criticized Tennesseans for lack of progress and described local women in harsh terms, prompting disciplinary action.
The text describes a man fleeing to Spokane after criticism of Tennessee women, noting hill folk as gallant and likening Tennesseans to Kentuckians. It concludes the subject is fortunate to be out of Tennessee after his missteps.
The text profiles a man who overcomes unfulfilled desires by choosing a focused, attainable goal. It contrasts American restlessness with European acceptance, urging a simple life aligned to personal reach, and praising self mastery and practical philosophy over perpetual craving. He finds happiness and clarity through restraint.
Grover Whalen, head of the NRA in New York, says future guidance of the movement is up to women. The remark contrasts with prior NRA objections to back seat drivers.
France signals continued wine exports to the United States despite investment risks abroad and U.S. limits on premium imports. The article notes heightened attention to foreign suppliers as U.S. policy curbs luxury spending and repeats warnings about expensive tastes.
A calendar glance highlights how the old warning to shop early for Christmas quickly loses timeliness as the season approaches. The piece underscores urgency in holiday purchasing and cautions readers about last minute rushes.
A reflective verse recalls the warmth of traditional homey things at Christmas away from glitter and excess. It celebrates ginger spice aromas, kind faces, and shared care, urging peace and universal love amid festive cheer.
George H. Hill, city treasurer, is relocating his office to the city hall. Thomas Grubb, Wythe County’s oldest citizen at 94, died at his Grubb Tank home. Mercer County Bar held its annual meeting at the Bluefield Inn. Miss Rachel FE Griffith and Jesse F Ball wed at the bride’s parents’ home near Richlands.
Mrs. Marcello Franklin mother of Jens H. Franklin of this city died in Staunton Virginia. The new Lutheran church was nearing completion. D. C. Boag was appointed superintendent of the Solvay Collieries company at Springton.
John Wallace of Graham died suddenly at Northfork. Mrs. M. E. Britten of Falls Mills also died. The County Medical Society held its annual meeting at the West Virginian hotel with Dr. Price of Richmond as guest speaker.
Washington by Kirke Simpson says Senator Hi Johnson of California remains a single voting bloc for Roosevelt yet forecasts a party realignment within six months. He doubts a third party rise and notes potential Republican liberal opposition in 1934 California Senate race. Johnson also faces possible primary challenges and speculation of a Supreme Court nod, though no vacancy exists.
In New York on December 22 judge Woolsey ruled Ulysses by James Joyce is a true life picture and may print next January. Attorney Morris Ernst, famed censorship crusader, is credited for victories including The Sex Side of Life, The Well of Loneliness, Married Love, and his book To the Pure. He and a liberal circle at No. 21 Irving Place mingle with publishers and reformers at daily lunches and discuss culture, politics, and future trends including a bold 1950 auto aviation idea from Raymond Loewy.
A self contained look at how Republican strategy shifts to muted public offensives while preparing for 1936 presidential jockeying. Inside fights over control including Old Guard moves, Edges, Watson, Mills, Snell, Wadsworth, McNary, Hoover influence, and party unity are noted alongside recovery program reorganizations and NRA board inefficacy.
A North Carolina pharmacist offers a combination formula sold as B. C. 10¢ and 25¢ packages promising relief from most headaches in minutes. The product also soothes muscular pains colds neuralgia fever and nervous distress without opiates or habit forming drugs.
Dent outlines a formal definition of duties for the immediate purpose of winning the impending court battle with Weirton Steel. The board moves to brass tacks as $15,650,000 for rural sanitation proceeds. Rex Tugwell promotes the idea to the public works board and the emergency relief administration. A catechism is being prepared for the federal information service to answer questions about government activities. The first draft goes to new setups for improvement. Questions and answers approach encyclopedic proportions.
New York budget advocates pivot from stabilizing the dollar to cutting spending in a push for a balanced budget. They warn ongoing deficits threaten economic health while hoping Morgenthau and allies help sway policy, with the National Economy League gearing up for a new campaign if funds allow.
New York banks find the Glass Act weak on penalties for removing investment bankers from boards and limiting directors to twenty five. Investment bankers argue exclusions depend on principal occupation. Some banks plan voluntary resignations to appear compliant with tacit Federal Reserve approval while a consumer passive resistance movement grows against utility bill charges.
The text discusses major structural reforms in utilities including capital restructuring and voluntary action, notes a limited number of supporters, and cites ongoing liquor department profits in New York stores. It then describes French plans to disclose German war-preparation details and outlines two new military devices: a heat-producing airplane bomb and a large bomb-carrying Breguet aircraft with rapid-fire guns, aiming for large-scale use by next summer.
A fragmented tongue in a satirical column mocks Samuel Insull as a receiver picker and jokes about Uncle Sam, Ickes, and a rural population shift. It parodies physics and notes factory managers in Russia face a new law to jail those making inferior goods, implying broader policy whimsy.
The piece warns that home grown foods can unbalance diets if not managed, citing 1931 surveys in Vermont Ohio and southern states. It notes high home production but insufficient cheese milk and vegetables, with diets lacking iron calcium and vitamin C except in summer, urging farm area education on canning and year round preservation.
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