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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1934
Page
6
The article laments low turnout by nonveterans for Memorial Day and urges citizens to honor the sacrifices of veterans. It recalls veterans who endured battlefield horrors and honors veterans organizations for keeping patriotic spirit alive as graveside remembrances recur each year.
The Chicago Tribune's May 27 piece warns of a revolutionary shift under the New Deal and calls for a broad defense of the middle class. It cites organizations like The Crusaders and The Paul Revere Society, critiques "bankrupt" government controls, and urges nationwide civic blocs to resist perceived confiscatory taxation and European-style planning.
The passage argues that the middle class, not secession, holds the key to the nation’s prosperity. It calls for organized intelligence and political will from this group to meet a momentous issue affecting the people’s livelihood and progress.
President Roosevelt praises advertising as a key force in restoring trade and prosperity. He notes government action cannot compel people to resume normal conduct, and urges cooperation of the Advertising Federation of America to spur consumer demand, investment, and industry modernization.
In informed circles, Mary Pickford may run for Congress if Doug does not reconcile. The move is seen as a desperate bid to compel the recalcitrant to return, amid a Congress crowded with flawed figures representative of the era.
A new effort promotes the gospel of safety as sacrifice and toil are offered to protect the community. The piece notes the danger posed by careless drivers and the value of safeguarding children and conscientious drivers, acknowledging the challenging, often thankless nature of the work.
The Charleston Gazette criticizes the year’s ten million dollar government effort to enforce repeal and notes that legal liquor at twelve dollars a gallon sells poorly while moonshine shifts forty four gallon. It says repeal aims failed and government revenue is unlikely.
A Chicago Tribune review praises a violinist named Davida for a spellbinding performance. The critic describes breathless pacing, swift melodic argument, and the artist's powerful bow as the crowd sits entranced in a witching dream.
Thirty years ago today Harry Baldwin returned home after losing a leg in a Crestline Ohio railroad crash. Bishop Donahue of Wheeling dedicated Gary’s Catholic church and Bramwell started a new Presbyterian church. Twenty years ago today the Old Graham Pharmacy building was dismantled for Graham Hardware. The body of Hobart Hare, brother of Dr. O B Hare, was buried in Bluefield after James River drowning. Ten years ago today J Meek Hoge of Tazewell County died at Burkes Garden. Louise Jane McDermott of Morgantown married H J Shott Jr. of Bluefield.
The article argues that Roosevelt and advisers favored permissive over mandatory authority for bank relief during a special session. It notes the House passed deposit insurance expansion with a permissive change, avoiding McLeod plan constraints. It discusses Senate openness to banking ideas and the politics of delaying further tinkering by extending the session.
HAIRMAN STEAGALL of the banking committee told the house the deposit insurance bill was enacted against a powerful lobby. He said he would ensure the program for the insurance and protection of bank deposits is made permanent and that no repeal plan will be tolerated in the next congress, as the house cheered.
The column notes unemployment actors moving into practical psychiatry with a male case aiding a nervous patient, Nanette Guilford joining a musical show after the Met, Walter Huston planning Othello and Baer era boxing trips, Fannie Brice’s singing dog, and reviews of patrons and backers amid end of season chatter. It also mentions Daniel Carter Beard denying a paid Woodmen’s Gate and signals an apology.
Federal undercover agents traced strike riots to a recurring gang active from Minneapolis to Detroit and New York. They connected the same radicals to past outbreaks and eyed the Roosevelt era as a favorable moment for agitation. Officials hinted at forthcoming arrests as White House diplomacy with Communists wanes.
Pecora aims for a seat on the Stock Exchange control commission as Gen Johnson and Secretary Perkins clash with President Green of the AFL over unemployment figures. FDR orders subordinates to quiet public quarrels while NRA reflects service‑industry exemptions to avoid court clashes.
Leo Wolman contemplates staying on the motor transportation board as Toledo troubles persist. Analysts warn that June and July will show slumps as 1934 gains compare unfavorably with 1933. Washington faces a push for wholesale deportation of aliens amid crime fears, while Perkins shows no interest.
Hollywood star Tommy Mundin born in Lancashire narrates a life of butter roles and stage turns. He served in the army and navy, worked as a wireless operator, then moved to film after Charlot hired him, later touring Australia and performing before royalty. Mundin’s quirks include golf clubs, Scottie dogs, and a fondness for storytelling.
New York conservatives cheer a retreat from Moscow and an emphasis on private sector led changes to the NRA. They cite the presidents remarks echoing Industrial Advisory Board recommendations and expect broader reforms after Congress adjourns. Daniel Roper is praised as a key ally, while experts doubt wage controls against price competition. They warn of potential carload labor troubles and foresee moves to curb strikes and reassure profits.
Rodney Dutcher reports a lukewarm steel strike threat clouding Roosevelt policy. Amid militant Toledo and Minneapolis actions, insiders weigh a possible conflict between conservative and insurgent AF of L steel leaders, with rumors of violence but likely containment. Ickes profiles religion and politics in two scenes, while Salvadorean recognition of Manchukuo stirs State Department curiosity as coffee diplomacy plays out. Willard Thorp nomination fallout dominates Commerce clipping bureau records with high turnover rumors.
Dr. Morris Fishbein notes that screens and traps are secondary to preventing fly breeding by keeping areas clean. He explains how female houseflies lay 600 to 1,000 eggs in months and spread disease via contaminated feet and food, stressing the removal of filth and prompt cleaning of doorstep areas to stop larvae development.
Nashville observers report odd names such as Ben Po ite I Profit Pink White Marcus Close on rural mailboxes across Tennessee, noting the names are unusual and stand out in local neighborhoods.
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