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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1937
Page
6
A Memorial day reflection contrasts highway fatalities with war casualties. The piece argues Americans should curb reckless driving to prevent more deaths on roads than in war, urging a national effort to reduce highway slaughter.
Near frightened economists push for lower government spending and waste removal. A village post office finally opens in a general store after delays in letters. Congress shifts sentiment with a four billion relief bill passing 4 to 1 and a 1.5 billion measure passing narrowly with some funds earmarked for specific uses.
The piece argues that graduation marks a turn to life and earning a living. It contends education alone cannot fully shape personal traits and that self-improvement is practical. It challenges ideas of fixed fate, proposing intentional development of character and mind despite lingering doubt about inherent limits.
The passage argues that inner development requires more than intellect. A reserved person can use simple psychology to adapt, smile, and be amiable to gain social gains. True growth links mind with warmth of personality, creating genuine goodwill and broader welfare.
Reports from Washington indicate pressure to appoint Senator Robinson of Arkansas to the Supreme Court. Observers note his conservative Democratic stance and long sought honor, while doubts arise whether he would bow to New Deal pressures in ruling on legislation. Friends say Robinson would follow conscience if chosen.
The piece argues against overstatement of postwar business gains and warns that rushing ahead risks trimming gains. It cautions that price pegging beyond a commodity’s usefulness can curb promising prospects and cites the saying be sure you are right then go ahead as a prudent guide.
A sardonic note on John Taxpayer as the perennial forgotten man while officials keep spending public funds. The piece mocks the political attitude of balancing budgets with fairy tales and notes the public debt is ignored as funds flow.
From The Files Of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Forty years ago today the Rev Norman F Marshall and Captain D B Baldwin left for Point Pleasant to attend the annual council of the Diocese of West Virginia Henry Shuffilbarger and Miss Maggie Moore of Bluefield were married here Misses Lile and Nan T McDowell accompanied by their brother Campbell arrived here from Fincastle Va to make their home
Washington Daybook reflects on Justice Cardozo’s majority opinion upholding the social security act and its resonance with Justice Holmes. It credits Cardozo with extending federal welfare powers and notes how Holmes would have valued the living law approach, while conservatives resisted. The piece suggests the court is catching up with Holmes’ vision.
New York columnist George Ross recalls John D. Rockefeller senior tipping dime to bell boys and sons adding five dollars, a habit that kept dimes circulating. Also notes Irving Caesar describing a clever ticket scam at Oberammergau, where he obtained two tickets by name at the box office.
The other afternoon Bob Hope and a fellow comic attended a feature film in a cinema palace. The theater was jammed so they had to find chairs in the balcony last row. The friend said they could not hear a thing from there, and Hope quipped that they would hear only rumors.
The piece argues health is a priceless asset surpassing wealth and power. It notes ailing fortunes would trade gold for a sound body, while many treat health casually until illness appears. It observes people invest more in growing wealth than preserving health, neglecting the more precious asset.
Russ Morgan notes change on Broadway from Indians to modern times with false alarms turning on friends. Henry Youngman reports a quirky tale of an ex burlesque queen with hay fever seeking billing as a trip sneezer. A drama critic accused of chronic contrariness is provoked to defend his stance amid catcalls and hisses.
A lyrical meditation recalls April marshes and blue iris shores, urging departure from urban towers to the steadfast sea. Nostalgia for Tyre Carthage Illyria and Troy fades as waves, gulls, oars, and nets define memory, urging a nocturnal return to moonlit shorelines.
A traveler recounts returning from England after the Coronation and being asked if his seats were good. He replies with a humorous line about having two on the 2.
At Mario's Mirador two patrons joke about liquor and anatomy and recount a vain movie star who faced a producer’s rebuke after a harsh press pan. A further encounter leaves the film Adonis claiming he has bought three new Rae 4.
Jacques Fray recalls overhearing a couple at the St. Regis behind a sofa as a girl urged marriage after ten years together. The man weighed the idea, asking who would take them, capturing a humorous, intimate moment.
In a lively garbled chat the speakers joke about Soviet land claims, U S China telephone talks, Supreme Court prospects, and a private royal wedding. They riff on Ford Frick, the C I O fight with Henry Ford, hydrogen gas, and referenced figures like Al Smith and William Green amid baseball and naval chatter about Sopwith and the Melodis boat.
Governor Lehman signs a bill legalizing beer sales from pushcarts in New York City. The column notes astonishment at the policy, mentions race between Dessees Drawn and El mer Twitchell, and hints at a debate over interstate commerce. It also references aviation links to Bermuda, Queen Mary’s age, and Victor Moore’s transition to dramatic film roles.
Gemini born on June 2 see prime hours 11 15 to 1 15 pm 2 15 to 4 15 pm and 8 15 to 10 15 pm with danger 9 15 11 15 am 6 15 8 15 pm 10 15 pm to midnight. Advice covers discretion, leadership, fairness, possible talents in arts and education, and cautions about promises, popularity and chosen partners. John Randolph of Roanoke listed as a named person.
The text sketches a noisy plane in flight likened to a mosquito, contrasts Spain's stock promises with wealth and longevity, suggests Spain's decline from armament influence, and notes Russia adding 22 new theatres while Reds once claimed global stage dominance.
A wistful, wholly human portrayal explores the tearful toll of a long marriage, separating a man from his spouse after decades together. The performance captures quiet grief, memory, and the unshed words that linger beyond reunion or farewell.
A magazine style look at Alice Faye gaining confidence on screen in On the Avenue with darker hair. It notes her salary around 1500 and observes Hollywood life at Black Foxe military school with Chaplin, Whitman, Breen and von Stroheim children, plus Glenn Morris walking to work and earning 250 a week.
A stock broker falls from a steamer in the Pacific and disappears. The man’s dignified insistence on not calling for help leaves him alone in a haunting ordeal as the sea swallows hope and time.
Washington notes a global pattern of conflict from the Spanish Civil War and Chicago steel strikes. A high official links warlike leadership with rule breaking, calls for forbearance, and notes rising domestic labor and farm policy tensions under President Roosevelt. The piece cites sit downs, wage disputes, and farm program maneuvers amid a volatile international scene.
Buckhannon W Va June 1 Pare Lorentz 56 longtime public assistance council director and former Democratic county executive committee chair died today of a heart ailment He resigned last fall to accept the welfare post Lorentz was active in state Masonic circles and a longtime newspaper man
A reflective review notes the slow fade of fear and the ship’s odd details that hide a man’s loss until it is too late. It critiques the plausibility of suicide assumptions and blesses the book's haunting impact. The same piece mentions the United States leading silver action growth in 1936 with a 15,600,000 ounce increase from the prior year.
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