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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1939

Page

3

Sealy Anthon Printing Co. Advertisement Fragments

Fragmentary notice page from The Associated Press era shows generic advertising boilerplate, church notices, and charitable acknowledgments with religious quotes. It references Bluefield and mentions Air Communications and remittances. The readable content is sparse and lacks coherent news.

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Spiritual Awakening Sparks Modern Civilizational Debate

The piece discusses a world crisis of values as materialism clashes with spiritual needs. It cites Henrik Van Loon and notes movements like Moral Rearmament and the Oxford Movement, plus Britain's League of Prayer and Service aiming for world peace. It highlights a push for a broad spiritual awakening across societies and religions.

Jesus Christ Oxford Great Britain League of Prayer and Service I Ts

The Most Dangerous Nut We Might As Well Say

A Detroit traffic court psychiatric clinic study suggests many drivers are mentally deficient, with about 36 percent of over 500 traffic violators labeled feebleminded. The finding implies more frequent mental testing for drivers as a safety measure, noting only four violators showed superior intelligence.

Detroit Traffic Court Yatlong Safety Councils Detroit

Borderline Drivers: Call to Screen Mentally Unfit Motorists

Dr Lowell S Selling reported to the American Psychiatric Association that over 4 percent of traffic violators in Detroit showed mental illness or psychotic traits affecting driving. He urged psychiatric screening to remove mentally weak individuals from driving, comparing them to feebleminded engineers and unsafe locomotive operators.

Lowell S. Selling Detroit Chicago American Psychiatric Association

Debt Fear Keeps Business From Expanding

The vast public debt depresses business confidence and readiness to invest. Officials warn that persistent deficits and rising expenditures create fear and uncertainty, delaying new ventures and expansion until taxes rise or inflation erodes purchasing power. Investors avoid idle funds as the debt nears 40 billion.

Harrison

Editorial on coal commission repeal and policy shifts

The Raleigh Register notes the end of the National Bituminous Coal Commission and the switch to Guffey Act administration under the interior department. It urges repeal of the I cent per ton tax, sees industry hope in Ickes, and suggests funding for regional promotion of Coal from West Virginia Smokeless area to boost market standing.

National Bituminous Coal Commission Department of the Interior Pennsylvania Mr. Allen Allen Roosevelt Congress Ickes Ieekes Register West Virginia Raleigh Register

Song of Jasmine Buds and Daisies by Florence Coates

A lyrical verse by Florence Berke Coates speaks of jasmine buds and silver daisies over the sea, noting sunset gold and sap rising in trees. It grows into a vow to love and a hope that memories ease grief as the sea sings a divine strain.

Florence Berke Coates

Third Term Drafters See Dawn of Millennium

Washington observers digest rumors of a potential Roosevelt nomination. Farley remains tight lipped while Hull movement gains private backing. Analysts weigh risks of a third term at a stalled convention and the impact on party morale.

Rooseveltites Garner Hull

Forty Years Ago Today Visitors From Princeton In Bluefield

The Files Of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph recaps items from forty years ago noting attorneys Hugh G Woods B W Pendleton and J M McGrath of Princeton visiting Bluefield Richlands college held commencement A party of traveling men crossing Flat Top mountain were mistaken for revenue agents and ordered out by armed men Thirty years ago today Mrs W M Station of Pocahontas died L L Hearn of Oakvale J Pack of Bramwell and D G Lilly of Bluefield joined Mercer county board of review and equalization Twenty years ago today R D Christian and Miss Ethel Louise Scott wed Col William Leckie bought the Kelley and Moyer building Dr T E Vass reopened his Bluefield offices Ten years ago today Miss Anne Spencer Morrow and Col Charles A Lindberg wed American Utilities Service Company negotiating to acquire Bluefield Telephone P B Graham announced candidacy for city board.

Hugh G. Woods B. W. Pendleton J. M. McGrath Princeton Bluefield Richlands College Richlands Flat Top Mountain R. D. Christian Ethel Louise Scott Wiliam Leckie Kelley and Moyer Buiding T. E. Vass Onte France Blueeld Anne Spencer Morrow Col Charles A Lindberg American Utilities Service Company Bluefield Telephone Company Graham

Warner Steamboat Captain Breaks Hudson Tradition

In New York George Ross writes that Captain George Henry Warner, heir to a 104-year Hudson lineage, steers the 8 8 New York from Manhattan to Albany no more. He is ordered to the East River to Flushing and a fairgrounds stop, signaling a rare drift from lineage life. He accepts with his usual calm.

New York Warners Hudson River George Henry Warner East River Battery Flushingay Warner Albany Hudson Hival Line Upper Here State Capitol Great Lakes Mississippi

Harpoon movie on public health thrills and Seminole war stance

A studio plans a film about the public health service while discussing the Seminole war status and a critique of WPA aid as potential surrender. The piece questions who is surrendering, the Indian or the white man, in a provocative commentary.

Public Health Service

The Once Over by Mr Phillips in Texas Daydreams

A humorous, rambling piece quips about politics and taxation as the Vice President longs to retreat to Texas Bantam chicks become the central refrain with a farmer’s calm contrast to congressional fuss The piece ties 1930s concerns to satire and rural charm featuring mentions of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll and hints of Liberty Baggage and Dont Talk War themes

United States Grover Cleveland Bergdoll

Automobile Rifle Carry Ban Prompts Backseat Driving Joke

A humorous note from Associated Newspapers says a bill makes it illegal to carry a rifle or shotgun in an automobile, warning readers they must endure backseat driving as a result.

Associated Newspapers

Judgment Awarded Over Seized Liquor in Charleston Case

Magistrate Chase Pary awarded Henry Lacy of Charleston a $688 judgment against Lt. James M. Fillinger and the state police for liquor seized in 1986. Lacy’s counsel argued charges of liquor possession were dismissed due to faulty indictments and sought return of the liquor or its value.

Charleston W. Ve Chase Pary Henry Lacy James M. Fillinger

Death by heart attack in Morgantown store

Fairmont West Virginia reports G. E. Smith a 10 year old Morgantown representative of Wheeling Corrugating company died after a heart attack today in a Farmington store per County Coroner Cecil Urbaniak.

Fairmont W. Va James Cecil Urbaniak G. E. Smith Morgantown Wheeling Corrigating Company Farmington

Fresh New Laughter as Margot Stevenson Stars in Dust and Music

Hollywood profile details Margot Stevenson 24, five feet four, blue grey eyes, short bob and near sightedness. From New York debuting in The Barretts, she travels from stage to screen with Garfield in Dust He My Destiny and Music School, driven by Sam Goldwyn’s plan to mold a new star.

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