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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1932
Page
6
Announcement from the Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bluefield Virginia outlines contact, mailing addresses, and rates for subscriptions, including one year in advance 6.50 and six months 6.25 with regional West Virginia zones. It notes classified advertising rules and mentions The Associated Press for republishing global and local news.
Religious text fragment contrasts divine judgment with human conduct. A biblical quote warns of destruction while a Socratic remark notes the purpose of eating and drinking, offering a moral lens on living.
Senator Brookhart charged the American press with a gigantic confidence game to despoil the public and monopolize publicity. The Telegraph defends newspapers as aiming to inform and serve the public, noting no newspaper seeks to mislead the people and that Americans are too intelligent for such tactics.
Reporters note Democratic leaders consider Melvin A. Traylor of Chicago for the vice presidential slot to shore up the ticket and unite factions. Traylor, a banker, denies active pursuit while observers say he could run if offered the chance.
Prime Minister MacDonald proposes converting the Lausanne reparations conference into an international trade parley to revive world commerce. The plan, discussed with Secretary Stimson, envisions broader multilateral effort and active U.S. involvement if accepted, linking reparations, war debts, and global economic revival.
From The Files Of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph a look back thirty years shows Dr. F W Smith traveling to Washington for the Association of Military Surgeons meeting. The Norfolk and Western planned to double freight depot capacity at the mouth of Federal Street. In Graham mayoral election Witten won re election and J B Morton became treasurer.
The text suggests Traylor’s backers doubt a deadlock scenario and expect to keep him free of commitments until a pivotal moment in the nomination process, while fearing limited impact from a Traylor vice president bid.
The text notes that teams leading in league standings on July 4 nearly always win the pennant, and it analogizes this trend to political party performance.
Oklahoma Governor Alfalfa Bill Murray vows to keep oil wells from flowing until conditions meet his terms. The proclamation signals a standoff with producers seeking alternate pricing and production arrangements.
The editorials debate Senator Barkley’s vote for tariff revenue and accuse high tariff games in Democratic ranks. They urge buying or building homes now, citing rock bottom costs and long-term value, and cite Roanoke and Lynchburg papers backing home ownership as prudent amid the mood.
The article surveys why people become vegetarians and whether meat or dairy based proteins best support health and athleticism. It discusses caloric needs, the superiority of meat protein for tissue building, and compares tribal diets of the Kikuyu and Masai noting height and disease prevalence differences.
Witty remarks from a Kentucky columnist mock rural boredom and wealth gaps. He jests that Pineville should scrap a Go Slow sign for a jail warning while noting windmill power could shift energy politics and Geneva conference disarmament backdrops.
Mae West writes and acts while avoiding nightlife as she plans a vaudeville act with Diamond Lil revival hints. Odessa mayor Joseph Lightner recalls touring with Houdini and Thurston, carrying his own movie gear and staging private shows, a nod to the Amalgamated Order of Defunct City Fathers.
London reports that Alphonso the mango earned a world prize for vitamins. British researchers Miss Edith Perry and Dr Solomon Zilva credit the fruit with high vitamin C content, six times that of the strongest apple, and equal vitamin A to butter, noting Alphonso as a potent natural vitamin source.
In Morgantown a seven year old girl, Bonnie May Titchernor, fell from an apple tree and was impaled on a dead branch. The incident ends in her death.
Maryland senator Millard Tydings argues political psychology favors big states in presidential nominations. He notes four Ohio and two New York natives among Democratic hopefuls, while Maryland lies as a “little state” hindered by geography. He cites historical presidents to illustrate where birth versus residence affects ascent.
Hollywood profile traces Archibald Alexander Leach from Coney Island stilt walking to acting. He migrated to England as a youth, returned to America as an actor, and four months ago arrived in Hollywood where he adopted the name Cary Grant. The piece notes his height, hair, and eyes, and mentions roles in This Is The Night and Sinners In The Sun.
Radio program grid lists coast to coast schedules with programs and times across East Central and Pacific networks. It names orchestras, conductors, and bands such as Merle Thorpe Jack Pettis Orchestra and Billy Godfrey Ludlow with various coast to coast entries.
Salvatore Spitale, linked to the Lindbergh kidnapping case, is arrested in a New York liquor raid on a club. Stanislaus Hausner of Newark begins a flight to Poland. Five drown in Oklahoma City floods after heavy rains. Tremors topple buildings in Mexico City. John McGraw resigns as Giants manager in New York.
North Carolina Governor Gardner defends social justice amid 1932 hardships and Roosevelt support while Governor Ardner touts cost cuts in state government. Gardner highlights a state job program keeping $16.5 million in state purchases and 850,000 students in a canning drive. Ardner cites $7 million annual state savings and $12 million in reduced property taxes through centralized schooling and roads.
Contested Fayetteville ballots delay sheriff nomination while a recount gives Howard Mahan a one vote edge over S J Jasper. The state Republican exec committee meets in Charleston to pick officers and set a convention date. In Wheeling a car crash kills Granville Martin and injures two, while others escape serious harm.
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