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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
6
Subscription rates listed for mail and city carrier delivery. For West Virginia and Virginia regions long distances, prices range from six dollars fifty cents to one dollar seventy five cents depending on duration and zone. Rates vary by distance with three to four zone structure and postage-based adjustments.
Persistent rain and cool temperatures cripple seedbed work for spring wheat and corn, delaying planting and lowering yields. Farmers curb purchases amid uncertainty as markets react to the poor outlook, while optimistic notes urge patience for a possible turn in dry weather.
The Daily Telegraph argues against League of Nations World Court disarmament and international pledges without consent of the governed. It supports strong governmental authority and a firm stance against subverting rule, urging stricter measures against Russia and a purge of unwanted continental influences.
We Were Doing James Chandler of Narrows Va died after being struck by a train at Curve Va and taken to Bluefield. Miss Mary Aaron of Bluefield was the top graduate of Bluefield public schools. RE Jones of the city and Miss Florence Fed es of Seebert Pocahontas county wed. J J Swope died at his Welch home. Robert Twinkle and Whitley Wilson, both colored, were arrested for breaking into the Fiat Top National bank. A Bluefield Princeton interurban car was struck by lightning.
A poem about a secluded poet who never wrote a line yet lived by a divine meter. He walked with others but remained solitary, his eyes burning with music. His calm voice soothed others, and his passing left people unsettled, touched by his unseen influence.
Senator Cecil B. Highland urges state citizens and newspapers to express views on financing a new West Virginia capitol. He outlines two options direct taxes or bond issues, noting bonds could fund completion by 1930 with minimal direct levy. The decision rests with taxpayers and legislators amid urgency for adequate state government quarters.
Last Night's Mail reviews the fallouts in prohibition enforcement with General Lincoln G. Andrews's ouster as boss and the Anti-Saloon League's stance. It argues Andrews improved enforcement but is viewed as a law enforcer, not a crusader, while Haynes is praised as an enforcer. Wheeler avoids public digs to protect the league’s image amid broader dry politics. The Lansing State Journal notes the bride hopeful of June showers in a Dallas context.
A Nebraska judge warns a prisoner he cannot slash his wife's throat to stop her talking, prompting speculation about the jurist's personal life. Commentary notes a mood shift onstage fashion and humor about knee breeches. The piece suggests car dealers learn from entertainment industries to better handle the glut of used cars.
A New York man who drew eight aces in a pinochie game collapsed and died just in time. The report notes a duck calling contest winner in Illinois, described as a quack in a humorous aside from The Huntington Advertiser.
A colorful remark in a journalism style notes that handwriting on the wall now signifies someone listing good telephone numbers. The piece alludes to music column phrasing crossing from Blue Danube to Danube Blues.
Multiple papers weigh Charles E. Hughes age and vigor saying he is able for the presidency despite aging. They note his strong support for Coolidge, impact on anti third term debate, and imply his stance could influence party renomination dynamics.
Scattered observations from New York in June describe crowds at steamship agencies and piers as European season begins. Broadway shows face heavy losses while high society shutters Fifth Avenue, and Charley Lindbergh images captivate uptown crowds. Gilbert Swan reports a city of money, fame, and fleeting stardom.
In a piece from the Journal of the American Medical Association the editor Dr Morris Fishbein argues medical ethics serve patients first and warns against physician self interest. He stresses duties to patients, professional discretion, avoiding patient solicitation, and community standards guiding practice. He notes great doctors often excel in heart and mind and cites social commentary from Detroit News and Louisville Times.
The piece traces how labor grows closer to capital through stock ownership and bond investing after World War I. It cites Liberty bonds, employee stock plans, and rising newspaper financial page readership as signs of a mass, practical finance literacy spreading among average citizens. It notes automating transport and farming, horse use fading, and future energy from corn cobs and other waste as examples of broader economic shifts.
A satirical homme d esprit piece notes contradictions in Prohibition era norms. It jokes about converting skirts to lamp shades and sacramental wine consumption while mentioning Lindbergh and aging laws with teeth that ache.
A slate calls for quarterly tax payments to local and state governments, enhanced mine safety education, barriers on dangerous road curves, motor vehicle taxes, more Bluefield factories, a new passenger station and traffic relief, northern street improvements, a southern West Virginia development association, Sunday elections stressing self government, and uniformed deputy sheriffs and constables.
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