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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1929
Page
6
An order from Commissioner Whalen bans smoking for New York police at headquarters drawing consternation from patrolmen and detectives. The article notes his personal abstinence from smoking, cites historical wartime tobacco use, and questions the policy’s impact on morale and recruitment.
Supreme Court reverses lower courts in Rosika Schwimmer case and rules military service duty can factor into naturalization. Justices Brandeis Holmes and Sanford state defending government by force is a constitutional principle and objector beliefs are subject to inquiry. The decision implies conscientious objectors have no right to refuse service, affecting aliens with pacifist views and potentially Native Americans.
Mrs Octavia Randolph Clark was buried at Pocahontas. The city of Bluefield purchased three public drinking fountains. Robert Udy won the Daily Telegraph subscription contest. Mrs Robert A Wella, formerly of Graham, died in Denver. Douglas EB Leckie joined Easley-Wilson Co. Municipal election was being held in Bluefield.
The passage argues that all American citizens, natural born or naturalized, have a duty to defend the United States in emergencies. It rejects the idea that some should be excused from bearing arms, stating that defense of the union is the supreme duty and that the Supreme Court has affirmed this as logical, moral, and legally unavoidable.
The Ryan Fort Worth monoplane flew 172 hours 32 minutes 1 second, beating the previous nonstop record by nearly a day. Propeller damage limited longer flight. engine and structure remained sound. The feat demonstrates advances in aviation endurance and hints at future around the world nonstop flights with aerial refueling.
Poem urging openness of soul to truth and nature. Encourages tearing away superstition and letting light in. Invokes starry music and unseen hands guiding toward peace crowned heights and fortitude. Ends with a call not to fear and to grasp the whole.
Dr. O K Baker of the Department of Agriculture reports a lasting farm surplus problem and rising output outpacing population growth despite shrinking crop acreage. He projects population stabilization at 175 to 200 million within decades, with ample idle land to meet future food needs.
A health article explains that a typical woman’s body holds nine gallons of water and a man’s ten, with iron forming only a tiny daily loss. It notes the limited benefit of excess iron, lists common iron rich foods, and suggests historical dietary trends lacking in milk and meat.
A dense list of paired and vertical word clues blends phrases like To love exceedingly and Reckoned chronologically. It mixes terms such as Winged and To observe with actions like To provide food and To repulse, creating a puzzle-like compilation with many ambiguous entries.
A New York column introduces W R Burnett as a forthcoming book author and catalogs gangster slang from Chicago and New York. It recalls Scarface Capone and Rothstein, notes quiet New York lately, and recounts Broadway tales of Wagendale, Kemper, and Texas Guinan’s touring comeback.
Scientific nutrition students warn that many American diets may be deficient in key ingredients. They note no single food need be eaten in excess, but diets require balance as indigestible residue and iron shortages can quickly affect the body and alert physicians to the problem.
A June report profiles Vice President Charles Curtis and Rep. William Hastings as the two Indian members of Congress, noting their heritage, careers, and views on Indian policy. It also describes a tariff amendment confusion over poultry and fish exclusions, sparked by Senator Aldrich and Representative Fish debates over exhibition purposes.
A welfare official argues New York’s size and wealth are impressive but not the key measure of importance. He suggests any town can be a portal to meaningful experiences and life’s deeper moments, beyond statistics. The moment of revelation changes a person’s view of their world.
Washington jury verdict upheld by the Supreme Court requires six months in prison. New London discusses Lindbergh honeymoon on a yacht. Greece elects Admiral Kondouriotis president. Mount Vesuvius erupts. John W Moore wins Third district by 1057 votes. A youth tragedy in Moosomin ends life after killing family. House of David wins religious rights in Michigan. Mrs Hoover receives honorary degree. National guard use probe linked to textile strike. Tacna Arica treaty signed. Swiss glaciers show shrinkage in latest surveys.
Editorials in American papers praised Lady Astor for her composure and firm responses amid heckling as five million young women voted for the first time. The Huntington Herald Dispatch notes her win reflects American pride in an American-born woman challenging Britain’s political giants. The Raleigh Register argues Beckley faces air mail growth as new routes emerge, urging local airports to attract lines east west and north south.
A jumble of 1930s political and editorial asides critiques Prohibition talk by President Hoover, notes Mabel Willebrandt resignation, and cites editor Ed Howe on evolving news power. It parodies American life with remarks on European immersion and Detroit’s melting pot image.
An ad asserts Ba Aspirin relieves neuralgia rheumatic and nerve pain for 28 years and treats colds sore throat sciatica lumbago. It notes directions for many uses and identifies Bayer cross on each tablet with the same familiar aspirin name in drug stores.
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