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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1932
Page
2
Public notices from the Daily Telegraph Printing Co of Buckfield West Virginia list subscription options and postal eligibility. The page outlines rates by mail and carrier delivery, with regional radii and multi-year terms, dated Thursday December 28, 1882.
A compact reflection cites Psalm 70 8 urging mercy and humility as believers remember not against sins. The fragment names Batley and an emphasis on work belonging to a higher power.
A column urges Buy America to support U S jobs and production. It argues patriotic spending keeps money at home, notes holiday sales lessons, and calls for faith in economic improvement as business shows signs of recovery. The piece ends with a call for courage and courtesy.
Thirty years ago today the state superintendent announced that state school children selected laurel as the state flower. Also noted were the death of John T. Redd a Pocahontas saloon keeper, and visits by L Sheree of Ford's Hotel Richmond to Bluefield friends.
Treasury notes fewer $1,000,000 incomes in 1930 with only 75 tax filers admitting such earnings. In 1929 over 500 people had million dollar incomes. Wealth deflation hits the upper class yet poverty remains, and the government must sustain about 4 billion yearly costs plus state and local burdens.
Dr. Frank H. Vizetelly from New York advocates recognizing protograms and telescope words in dictionaries. The piece surveys imagined examples like Nabisco and Socony and jokes about political and social terms formed from initial letters, noting playful potential and linguistic curiosity.
A poem-laden reflection on a mother wondering where her sleeping child goes when dreams take her away. The speaker imagines heavenly lands and fairy scenes, contrasting them with the child’s arms and the mother’s longing. Folger McKinsey notes the verse appears in the Baltimore Sun.
Opinion pages discuss Basic English as a minimal vocabulary path to global understanding. Advocates cite Ogden and the Orthological Institute, noting 850 core words could enable cross language conversation among diverse peoples, with caution about adapting full vocabularies of speakers.
The Morgantown Post joins Telegram in urging President Hoover to veto a proposed third federal judicial district in the state if Congress blocks it. The papers express optimism that after a change in administration the measure could be revived in its current form.
Chatteston Tax Commissioner Townsend said he lacks authority to grant permits for druggists selling preparations containing alcohol beyond medicinal liquor. No permits would be issued for Brayatoville. The Fayette county welfare clerk’s office reported a theft of $1,463 during Christmas holidays. Morgantown Dr Robert D Baldwin, WVU education professor, will take a one year leave to be superintendent of Haskel institute and return February 1.
New York reports nerves on Broadway ahead of New Year’s Eve as prohibition looseness looms over clubs and menus. Pets surge in Christmas sales with dogs and fish driving a 259 percent boost as buyers seek companionship at home. The column lists favored plays, stars, and venues from Pauline Lord to Grace Moore while noting top spots like the Patio and Cotton Club.
A fragmented, era of reform and rumor piece notes preventive medicine attention, a clinic study on Licoups, and a mix of political and Broadway allusions. It mentions Rotary International, a brewing bill, crooks, and a New Year mindset with license plates, Brown’s silk topper, and Roosevelt prospects.
A Washington pundit recalls Franklin K Lane’s California gubernatorial defeat and a later dinner gift of whimsical state commissions. The piece argues Senate Democrats block Hoover picks, citing post Harding era timing and a parallel with preelectoral Wilson appointments, noting the risk of patronage and the fragility of confirmation.
Dr Morris Fishbein reports on 1932 findings in hypersensitivity to physical changes and potential allergic mechanisms. He notes glandular disorders, pituitary and parathyroid under or over secretion, and the surgical and radiologic approaches to cancer. He mentions advances in birth sex determination after the fifth month of pregnancy.
A dense OCR listing radio time blocks across NBC W EAP WIZ and regional networks. Programs include organ music Time Signal Recorded Studio Silent segments and various hosted ensembles and guest artists across east midwest mountain and Pacific coast regions with multiple station identifiers and cast lists.
Detroit December 28 Ada Lae Porter Kinard seeks one million dollars from Dr. Kerwin W Kinard wealthy Kansas City physician citing flattery and blandishment as cause of divorce. The suit names Dr Kinard's current wife Gail Stephena as heiress to a Michigan lumber fortune and notes the couple are on a delayed European honeymoon.
Letters from Tarver Georgia to Dyer Missouri reveal residents questioning 3.2 beer's intoxicating nature and urging lawmakers to test its effects. Citizens from Canfield Indiana to Vinson Kentucky claim varying experiences with beer while critics warn of revenue and moral costs.
Gloria Stuart, a 22 year old newlywed to Blair Gordon Newell, abandons housework for acting. She lands community theater roles leading to Street of Women and Old Dark House, All American, Laughter in Hell, with Sweepings ahead. A swimmer with hazel eyes, she weighs 115 pounds and stands 5 feet 5 inches, owning dogs Black Bart and Lucrezis. Helen Gahagan and Melvyn Douglas discussed as team co stars for Brief Moment.
Troy N Ht Roebuck built a wall on his property but then sought its removal. David H Wade protested that removing it would ruin a walkway and drainage on Wade's higher property. Supreme Court Justice Pierce H Russell issued an injunction stopping Roebuck.
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