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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
11
General Dawes, recently ambassador to the court of St James, returns home confident about the economic future of the United States and Europe. He is cautious, experienced, and trusted, likely to influence business leaders and receive confidential European insights as he assesses conditions.
The First Cavalry division conducts extended field maneuvers in Texas near Billy the Kid country under Maj. Gen. Ewing Booth. The unit trains as in war with field artillery airplanes engineers armored cars chemical detachments and signal troops. Sick or wounded are evacuated to a rear medical station as exercise simulates real military conditions.
We Were Doing Twenty Years Ago Today. F. Goodall was badly burned when clothing caught fire. W. C. Rolen died at her home on Run Street. Bluefield Elks lodge prepared for annual minstrel. U S railroad labor board announced a 12 percent wage cut. Dr E B Stephenson and Major C P Fortney appointed to state road commission by Governor Morgan. Mrs Florence Thomas Huff, Roanoke woman, died.
The document describes a hundred mile line of communications across deserts and mountains where mule trains replace motor transport, with a maneuver area spanning eighty five by sixty miles. It notes a large Circle Cross Cattle Company ranch and signals tests by Fleet Signal troops to maintain radio contact between ground commanders and scouting airplanes.
Hollywood producers struggle to find current material for talkies as demand shifts toward contemporary life and sex and sea tales while gangster and western thrillers wane. a naturalized American attack on Mussolini prompts debate, and a New York headline mocks a civic project.
A manufacturer is named as defendant in a $7,000,000 damage suit though the writer notes it unlikely the action would bring the defendant much thrill, calling the remark a compliment to many.
A poem titled Full Moon Blues by Aborigine J R Perkins appears in the Chicago Tribune. The piece uses repetition and dialect to explore racial themes including Moon imagery tied to Black life, white society, and historical figures.
The piece discusses Daudet's proposal for a French Academy of Wine to elevate wine beyond cocktails and critiques the popularity of cocktails. It notes wine's alleged liver and kidney benefits, questions medical views, and reflects on American attitudes toward wine versus cocktails and American travelers’ opinions.
A cartoon caption cites a beauty parlor display of a portrait with a playful line about a "be fore" sign. Mary and Kitty dialogue reflects lighthearted local humor in the clipping.
A writer recalls trying to give away theater tickets in Manhattan and facing distrust from strangers. After several rejections a hotel manager accepts the passes, revealing the challenge of altruism amid a wary crowd and the public’s fear of scams.
New York June 2 Nancy Carroll red haired film star has filed divorce papers in Mexico. Her husband Jack Kirkland playwright says their seven year marriage ended without drama and both now seek happiness through independence. They wed in 1924 and have one daughter.
In this profile by Kirk Simpson from Washington, Manuel Luis Quezon is portrayed as all his life devoted to independence for the Philippines. His record spans Aguinaldo’s era, insurgent struggle, education, and political rise to senate president, with a possible shift toward immediate independence amid congressional debate.
War department details broad mobilization including a 4,000,000-man draft and 7,000,000 registrations ages 21 to 30. Proposals create a national selective service with local draft boards, deferment rules, and no exemptions, plus industry controls and war finance measures. General MacArthur advocates minimal disruption to civilians and economy.
The article notes hospitals worldwide face rising costs due to expanded care, staffing needs, and new technologies. It cites Dr. Setz on German hospital spending, highlighting catering, nursing, administration, and specialized departments as major drivers. It discusses efficiency measures like large-scale food purchasing, group nursing, and compact ward design to reduce staff and expenses while preserving privacy.
A Hollywood actress insures her fingers for 100000, a high price for a couple of stage hands. A Chicago boy endures growing pains and shooting pains as a maturing arc unfolds. A gangster staggers a victim with a bullet while red and steel sport frames a tense scene. Dorothy argues an architect should travel to cover sites. In trying times there is no class distinction the idle poor and idle rich share the strain. The appendix victim speaks hope to the surgeon.
The National Coal Association reports from railroad loading data that US bituminous coal production for the week ended May 30 is about 6.5 million net tons. Earlier weeks show 6.783 million net tons for May 16 and 6.637 million for May 23 per the Bureau of Mines estimates.
Nine teen graduates of Mt Airy Theological Seminary were ordained in a service by the Lutheran ministerium of Pennsylvania and adjacent states held in Muhlenberg College chapel. The group included J. H Fray of Madison West Virginia assigned to Shepherdstown West Virginia.
Film industry eyes shift from gangster pictures to American hoodlum glorification and Nevada divorce themes. Wheeler and Wolsey star in a burlesque project, while Box Office signals favor films for youth with Parker Cooper getting 1500 weekly from MGM. Other adaptations include Penrod Sam Huckleberry Finn Oliver Twist with child appeal. A mud scene used cocoa as substitute for real mud.
A small firm launches a serial featuring Edwina Booth and Mary Carey after a wave of theater reluctance to book chapter play pictures. Earlier efforts by three companies faltered as large theaters avoided serials and regional venues found revenue insufficient.
A sequence of short items from Ripley to Charleston covers a fatal accident involving Ed ward Delay, a road commission will and bequest to a widow, a search for Wilson Conley in a slaying, railroad spur plans from Panther Creek to Taylor Run, and a public service contempt sentence for Boyd E Cain. Other notes include prison transfers, pipe line dredge bids, sheriff bonds over liquor in a jurors room, an escape injury in Clarksburg, degree awards at Davis and Elkins College, 1932 convention plans for the Grand Encampment, IOOF, and the annual next meeting in New Martinsville. Portland area officials coordinate fundraising, and a large state road bond sale is approved with 3.62 percent average interest.
Texas Guinan and party of girls barred from France sail for New York. Ten killed and a dozen injured when a suspension bridge collapses during an official test in Bordeaux. Cameronian wins the 148th Epsom Derby. Fifth gangster slain within a week in New York. Three Greensburg children die in a fire set by themselves. Catholic youth organizations officials in Rome arrested on warrants. James C. Ellis escapes kidnap attempts in Owensboro. Bishop Cannon files a $500000 libel suit against Representative Tinkham. Jack Kirkland confirms claims about wife Nancy Carroll and discusses hair thread analogy.
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