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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1934
Page
2
The readable fragments describe advertising rates and notices from a period paper, with references to the Baily Telegraph style, Golden tie Pantanae, and a local department, plus email and postal service notes. It includes biblical quotation Amos 6 1 and Shakespearean line fragments.
In a historical view Marvin J. Siegel argues branding students as failures will fade as obsolete as corporal punishment. He envisions earlier entry, longer attendance, extended instruction, and stronger emphasis on extra curriculars. The aim is education that equips individuals for useful, real world work even if that requires more time.
Nemessea valley authority power director David Lilienthal told the Amerieth Farm Bureau in Nashville that electrifying 50 percent of U S farms by 1945 would restore rural life and aid the nation. He noted 6 million farms lack electricity and that TVA efforts could upset the rural industrial balance while warning of job losses if farms gain power without profit.
The American Federation of Labor led by William Green aims to push an 80 hour week as a partial remedy for unemployment in the next Congress. They will also seek a broader jobs plan, old age pensions, price controls, and extension of the national industrial recovery act, while warning of opposition from the administration.
-America maintains measured outlook after London talks fail. Washington holds firm against Japan demands while hoping for a multilateral understanding before the treaty expires. Officials say the two year extension could yield better terms, with no immediate moves in Congress to boost naval strength beyond treaty limits.
The state teeters as liquor control sparks citizen revolt and a tight Senate margin. Delegates Bailey and others weigh dry vs repeal while the Daily Telegraph invites further discussion and space for publication on the issue.
A reflective poem offering a universal refrain This too shall pass as a counsel for sorrow joy danger and pride urging the reader to seek temperance and truth while enduring life s changing fortunes Across repeated lines the title phrases a timeless reminder in a period voice
The labor leaders meet January 29 to discuss the 20 hour week, labor policy, and looming strikes in textiles, autos, and steel. Reports hint at cross‑industry labor policy talks and a new executive council expanding from twelve to eighteen members.
Bruce Catton reviews a maritime epic about the Northwest Passage. The narrative describes a perilous voyage into frigid unknowns, where darkness, cold, and extreme danger accompany the search for elusive routes amid vast Arctic seas.
A column reviews the passing year 1935 in a reflective, humorous style. It catalogs notable events and figures from politics and culture, naming Huey Long, the Prince of Wales, and Franklin D. Roosevelt among others, while noting the era’s paradoxes and shifts.
The text outlines December 29 birthday predictions with lucky and danger periods, financial cautions, social advice, and career hints. It notes potential success in arts, teaching, librarianship, and journalism, plus happiness in marriage for certain individuals. It also lists notable people born on December 28 and a December 29 omen.
Unclear fragment references Amundsen inventory work, publication by Columbia University Press, and a book. No coherent event or facts to summarize. readable details are too fragmentary to form a definite news item.
Mary Pickford presses divorce as she and Fairbanks show no public union, with Pickford consulting her attorney while Wright vows to seek court calendar placement next week. He predicts an interlocutory decree within a few weeks unless a settlement intervenes.
The feature discusses how industry would draft rules for the recovery program with government approval only, plus questions from industrial leaders about practicability. It notes NRA plans to seek guidance from the newspaper industrial board on the San Francisco Call Bulletin blue eagle removal amid disputes over Dean Jennings's dismissal and jurisdiction between boards.
Reports from the front describe Bolivian defenses around Villa Montes and the oil fields near La Pas as the government of Jose Lula Tejada Borzang mobilizes forces. Estimates place total army strength at about 80,000 with 7,090 prisoners from Carmen in November, amid sweeping mobilization and front-line deployments. Weather outlook cites deep snows and cold conditions returning, amidst talk of past days of hardship.
From the files of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph items recount events thirty years ago including George Harris and Mias Louie Buds arriving in Bluefield to start a home, a trolley line between Tazewell and North Tazewell going into operation, and weddings of William 7 Nichols to Mabelle Wells.
Kirk Simpson reports on Jouett Shouse of the American Liberty League pressing to shift direct relief from the federal government to the Red Cross, a move tied to guarding the constitution. The plan, linked with Harry Hopkins, faces long odds and wary officials as similar proposals have reemerged from bankers like Winthrop Aldrich suggesting private, non political administration of relief.
New York city scene depicts a hatless man with a sledge beating a new car on a vacant lot. He explains to a policeman that his Christmas Eve mishap came after a night out with colleagues. The piece also notes a Hollywood contract dispute, a guide’s high pay, and a Roosevelt anecdote about a royal bridge game with a nimble ruler who never loses, observed by aides behind the players.
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