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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1936
Page
11
A paraphrased biblical reflection contrasts divine ownership with human wealth. It notes that those who amass riches for children but fail to cultivate virtue resemble feeding horses luxuriously without training them to be useful.
Col Frank Knox of Chicago urged in a Chicago address that 3,000,000 patriotic Democrats must vote for the Republican candidate in November to defeat the New Deal. He argued the civilizational stakes and a fundamental crisis would decide American institutions, noting past party shifts and predicting mass defections and returns around the 1952 race.
Ward Morehouse interviews George Ade at his Brook Indiana home. Ade, now 70, recounts his shifting political loyalties from Cleveland to Taft Roosevelt Hughes Harding Coolidge Smith and FDR. He declares he is not in politics but fears the nation’s future under Roosevelt and warns of revolution and bankruptcy.
Veteran journalist George Ade, famed Chicago writer, argues against a second Roosevelt term in a strong anti New Deal blast. Ade, long a nonpolitical observer of national affairs, insists his slang fables reflect a true picture of the current political scene as he sees it.
State police will intensify patrols on state roads with no warnings, referring violators to magistrates. In May on the Princeton road there was one fatal motorcycle accident as 110 arrests were made and many warnings issued. Officers Corp Hampton and Troopers Willeford Gore Ballard in Mercer County are praised for reducing accidents.
Morgantown report details Russell T. Burkey a WPA laborer laid off May 27 as an “inefficient worker” after registering as a Republican in a system where party affiliation allegedly affects employment. The piece argues partisan politics governs WPA decisions and predicts secret ballots will hide voter intent while criticizing political dictation.
A congressman offers a resolution proposing a union of the United States and Canada with Dominion provinces admitted as states. The plan may be considered in the future on both sides of the border, though not now. Canadians may prefer solving domestic problems first.
A man collapsed and died in Spokane while reading the morning paper. The incident appears unexpected with no immediate cause publicized. observers speculate he was a taxpayer and mention political actions by Democrats as a possible motive, though no facts confirm this claim.
Helen Frith Stickney in The Step Ladder muses that youthful instinct clings to calm years while time erodes and renews. old youth recalls memory, endures upheaval, and feels life swiftly shift from primal beginnings to grand peaks and declines, a cycle of endurance and recollection.
Bluefield residents marked unveilings and weddings as records from forty years ago. The Tazewell monument ceremony honored Colonel Bowen and Robert L. Calvert, Miss Lucy Lowery wed at the bride’s uncle Captain George Carter’s home, and A P Brown became mayor of Graham with W L Burton as sergeant and Lee J Barbee as treasurer, J M McCall as justice of the peace.
The Dixon-Pocahontas Fuel company began operations near Welch. N. D. Maher of Norfolk and Western and W. H. Lewis, motive power superintendent, departed for London. Col. Harold A. Ritz departed for Charleston to take duties as assistant attorney general.
A newborn baby’s body, partly eaten by dogs, was found on a vacant lot in South Bluefield. Robert L. White of Bluefield and Miss Stella Butner of Madison Neb were married at the home of the bride’s sister on Walnut Street. The seventeenth annual convention of the West Virginia Mining Institute opened in Bluefield.
Ten years ago on East Princeton avenue property owners protested street assessments. Mayor John W. Blakely and the Welch council were reelected. A fire destroyed the Hundred Percent Filling station and garage at Crescent Bluefield Princeton road.
Washington by Herbert Plumme notes that Governor Lehman may not seek re election in New York and Senator Wagner could be positioned for a governorship bid. Roosevelt’s rising influence could push Wagner from the Senate to Albany, reshaping 1940 party plans and testing Al Smith’s support for Roosevelt’s re election.
In New York George Ross profiles Helen Hayes Fred Allen Amelia Earhart Jimmy Cagney and Arthur Wolfe showing glamour and talent masking private traits. Hayes appears shy offstage Earhart as devoted wife Wolfe stammers at public appearances while Cagney maintains gentleness despite famous tough on screen.
Lugubriousness plagues comedians yet Jim Savo shows a jovial mask offstage. Ina Claire, famed for fashion, escapes the spotlight in any attire while off duty. Opera stars like Lily Pons swap arias for ragtime in private circles. Gracemoore also moods with popular ditties.
W. C. Handy's son, famed publisher of Broadway tunes, visited Memphis for Beale Street Fish Fry and learned a park there was named in his honor. Walter Huston plans to return to stage after Hollywood work. Broadway clubs, though charging steep tariffs, donate profits to charity. Arnold Reuben sponsors limb fund for crippled children. Ben Marden hosted a Riviera fundraiser for city orphanage.
A verse tribute by H I Phillips recalls Britannia, the late King George’s famed racing cutter, once saved from junk and towed to sea as the king’s wish. The poem imagines her submerged voyage, weeds at portholes, and the Sailors’ spirit riding eternal on waves beyond hail.
A collage of quips and notes from the era. Col Lindbergh meets King Edward, Townsend witnesses, a tale of tugboats aboard the Queen Mary, a New York real estate column, Zioncheck in Radio City, and a Belmont Park scene with a blue eagle image and NRA slogan mark a period of satire and political tension in New York.
A commentary recalls how a humorous congress member once failed to dominate front pages merely for comic relief. It notes the balance between public persona and substantive policy coverage, highlighting media dynamics and political image in a bygone era.
Chicago report notes Fred Schauer charged with driving while intoxicated. Traffic court Judge Gibson E. Gorman ordered a so called snake test to check tremor in the hand, but Schauer’s hand remained steady. He received a ten day sentence. arrest date cited as last April 25.
Horoscope style guidance for June 4 birthday individuals detailing hours when luck and danger may occur. Advises restraint in anger and caution in financial dealings, praising tact in social and business contacts. Highlights creative aptitudes and possible career paths while noting strong belief in practical, knowledge driven work.
Walter Dean, artist. Wendell P. Garrison, editor and author. Eckley B. Coxe, mining engineer. Samuel B. Whitney, composer. Charles C. Abbott, naturalist and author. Paul ab Archinald, physician and educator. These figures are highlighted for their contributions in art, literature, engineering, music, natural science, and medicine.
Max Riddle surveys the book Motor Racing and Record Breaking by G. E. T. Eysot and Barre Lyndon, noting the contrast between American speed on oval tracks with racing cars and British stock cars on varied courses stressing endurance, with engineering shaping dominance.
Hollywood sees Julia Haydon back on set in Screen Life in Hollywood as she begins work on A Son Comes Home. The ash haired star, once Donella Donaldson, describes a renewed career after a long studio delay and a string of stage roles. Her first scene features a walk into a room spoken line to Mary Boland and Wallace Ford as she ends a 15 month layoff.
A Baltimore weather forecasting cat dies after years of accurate readings. The piece satirically notes Townsend and Huey Long figures uniting behind a plan for a $2000 monthly stipend for men over 60. A Denver decorator quips about wallpaper, a Knoxville divorce suit claims a dirty husband, and a note compares the Black Legion affair to a grapefruit. Charles Chaplin’s parents are cited as renowned English stage performers.
The tribute highlights drivers Barney Oldfield Tommy Milton and Frank Lockhart and praises engineering by Lockhart and Sig Haugdahl. The book features 132 pictures and showcases virtually every famous European racing car, deemed essential for racing enthusiasts.
Washington notes reveal President Roosevelt avoided public political play while his letter to Senator O Mahoney and Representative Jones circulated. The piece highlights private White House hints to reporters, mood of the New Deal camp, and reactions to farm benefit payments and Vandenberg’s role. It also covers straw polls, Soviet diplomacy, Zioncheck antics, and boondoggle examples in Congress.
The Rev. Charlie Sublett recently named dean of Mountain Mission school at Grundy travels to Bluefield to promote the orphanage. He notes a skilled music teacher will nurture talents among orphans and needy pupils and asks for two pianos to be donated, offering Grundy as the contact and S. R. Hurley as president.
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