E whom the gods love dies young
Classical line attributed to Menander noting a fate of early death for favored individuals.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1937
Page
6
War debt and wage control threaten liberty and prosperity
A critique of European war prep argues 29 nations spend 20 000 dollars a minute on arms, borrow to pay it, and depress workers with government fixed wages and hours. It warns neutrality laws may protect the United States from entanglement as nations bargain for land through ongoing conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Germany
Russia
Europe
Capital Punishment Debate in South Dakota Murders
Editorials clash over capital punishment after a young woman school teacher is killed by two teenage boys in South Dakota. Some editors oppose death penalty while others warn that life imprisonment may not deter crime and call for practical testing of punishment to protect society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Middle West
Ir Car
State Punishes Murderers to Protect Society
The speaker argues that punishment should serve society's protection, not moral sentiment, and supports capital punishment for murderers, asserting that the state's taking of a life is just and necessary because the individual has forfeited life and future opportunities.
Senator Attacks Relief System in Senate Debate
In a surprise move Senator J Hamilton Lewis of Illinois urged returning unemployment relief to the states citing President Roosevelt on states’ responsibilities. He argued W P A spending should end, warning federal aid risks destroying ambition and morale while local governments should take over relief duties.
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Senate
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Roosevelt
Lewis
House of Charity
United States
Clarify Exemptions in Tax Policy Debate
The president points to widespread tax evasions and avoidance and voices concern over exemptions for government officers and securities. About five million state and local officers pay no federal tax on three billion in salaries, while about one million federal officers are exempt from state income tax. Exemption of government bonds and various bonds costs billions annually in foregone taxes. The note calls for reform to cover bond and office holder exemptions and to clarify tax laws.
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Congress
Taxes and Employment in Steel Industry Revealed
A recent survey shows taxes paid by the steel industry last year equaled a full year’s pay for 74,500 workers. The tax bill of 105,850,000 dollars equaled 169 dollars per worker, with 134 dollars per employe recorded for 1935.
Crippled Boy’s Vision of Joyful Afterlife in Verse
A poem envisions a disabled boy healed in Eden after death. It imagines him walking freely through trout pools, woods, and green hills, free from braces and wheelchairs, experiencing eternal happiness and ecstasy. The message centers on relief from suffering and a triumphant, perfect boyhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
Local Officials and Medical Delegates At Virginia Trip
Forty years ago today W B Steele of the Castner and Currant office in Vivian was en route to Buena Vista Virginia for vacation. Dr C A Easley returned from New York where he had been doing post graduate work. Dr Randall Hutchinson Eckman was here on professional ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Steele
Vivian
Bluefield
Buena Vista
C. A. Easley
New York
Randall Hutchinson
Eckman
Bluefield couple wed as court predicts resignation move
Thirty years ago today James Duncan of Norfolk and Western and Miss Annie Clark of Bluefield were married in Bristol. Rumors said Judge J. M. Sanders planned to resign from the state supreme court and return to Bluefield to resume his practice. Prof. J. B. McClure of Graham College left for Louisa Kentucky to take a post at Kentucky Normal College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Duncan
Norfolk and Western Brakeman
Annie Clark
Bluefield
Bristol
J. M. Sanders
State Supreme Court
J. B. McClure
Graham College
Louisa
Asume
Kentucky Normal College
Miss Carl Hutton Weds R M Kyle in Welch Twenty Years Ago
Twenty years ago today Miss Carl Hutton of Welch married R M Kyle. Attendees from Montcalm included Mr and Mrs Don McClaugherty Ray Burgess and Mr and Mrs P D Bratton at a patriotic registration day celebration. Germany carried out an air raid on England's eastern coast.
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Carl Hutton
Welch
R. M. Kyle
Don McClaugherty
Ray Burgess
P. D. Bratton
Montcalm
Germany
England
Ten Years Ago Today Resignation at Bluefield College
The Rev. J. Taylor Stinson resigned as president of Bluefield College. Florence Harry's home at Midway suffered fire damage. Ben P. Rouse was elected president of the Princeton Rotary Club.
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J. Taylor Stinson
Bluefield College
Florence Harry
Midway
Ben P. Rouse
Princeton Rotary Club
Senate faces clash over next year's federal relief budget
Washington observers foresee a major Senate fight as Congress weighs the administration's billion and a half relief request. House action on earmarking signals tighter limits, with Democrats showing unexpected strength against full funding. Republicans push relief as a campaign issue for next year.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Party National Committee
Roosevelt Budget Prelude Sees Relief Bloc Fail in House
The Roosevelt administration anticipated a strong relief appropriation but the house moved to reduce and earmark funds. The relief bloc collapsed in the wave of reductions, prompting expectations of further shifts when Congress reconvenes. Several new members have not returned home since taking their seats.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Nightlife and Kingfish Levinsky Stir New York Beat
George Ross reports on a chaotic New York nightlife as rowdy incidents erupt near Sher man Billingsley’s Stork club and Billy’s Gay Nineties. The piece notes a Kingfish Levinsky return from England and the mounting disorder across Broadway venues and night courts.
The Once Over by HH St Phillips wedding
The British government shaped the Duke of Windsor and Mrs Simpson marriage into a global sensation. Public sentiment shifted to support the wedding as press, royalty, and a public mood turned the event into a celebrated, cinematic moment with Eddie and Wally at the center.
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St. Phillips
John Bull
Duke of Windsor
King Edward
Mrs. Simpson
Eddie
Wally
Holidays and whims fill a busy news week.
A collage of remarks on culture and politics, noting Broadway shows The Bat and Abie's Irish Rose, a Brisbane editorial on U S Steel, a joke about Coolidge, and a tongue in cheek critique of government and business. It mentions Decoration Day veterans, a polar bear at the Pole, and a humorous jab at a Chinese dependent.
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Abie
Coolidge
Brisbane
U. S. Steel
United States
Gemini Birthday Horoscope From Mary Blake
June 4 birthdays bring sociable mood and keen charm. Career paths include teaching writing acting and sales while successful people range from clergyman Jeremy Belknap to author Andrew C. Wheeler and artist Walter L. Dean.
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P'Ty
Jeremy Belknap
Paul E. Archinald
Walter L. Dean
Charles C. Abbott
Eckley B. Coxe
Andrew C. Wheeler
Fragmented political musings on senators and eye color fables
The text mocks life appointments of Roman senators, notes rare appeals, and contrasts it with a fable about brown eyes. It then critiques a rural electrification agency, references the Spanish war and executions, and condemns mob violence against motorists amid lynch law talk.
Picket Duty Amid Exhaustion Case In Union Scene
A union man delegated to picket the flyer on the trapeze faced exhaustion as the central incident. The scene highlights labor tension and safety concerns during a performance.
Screen Life In Hollywood Seethes With Stars and Scandals
Hollywood gossip column highlights a tangle of film figures around the Taylor murder mystery, noting Mabel Normand, Mary Miles Minter, Mack Sennett, and Douglas MacLean among others. It covers romances, breakups, and industry moves including Laurel and Hardy's split and plans for solo work.
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Hubbard Keavy
Hollywood
William Desmond Taylor
Mabel Normand
Mary Miles Minter
Uglas MacLean
Harlow
Bill
Don Priede
Dietrich
Marlaynah
Lubitsch
J. Benny
George Brent
Anita Louise
Constance Worth
Rochelle Hudson
Billy Bakewell
Dixie Dunbar
Chester Kitchen
Atlanta
Lad
John Barrymore
Anna Stew
John
Ariel
Two Shearers
Norma Shearer
Douglas
Doug
Laurel and Hardy
Harry
Crimefile reports showcase new detective fiction
The review highlights the Crimefile format with police headquarters typewritten reports. Helen Reilly’s File on Rufus Ray follows the murder of a high profile New York lawyer amid divorce clients as prime suspects. Clyde B. Clason’s The Purple Parrot follows a scholarly sleuth in adventures centering on a Chicago capitalist found stabbed in his study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Ray
Helen Reilly
Morrow
New York
Maiter
Clyde B. Clason
Chicago
Treasury and Congress clash over tax dodger names reveal
The piece notes Roosevelt’s demand for treasury led inquiry into rich tax evaders while Congress balks. It describes how a joint investigation would publicize names daily, and questions the push for a federal corporate charter and its political motive.
Beckner seeks sentence commutation in Page slaying
Willie Beckner, a 22 year old from Frog Creek, is in Moundsville penitentary after conviction for killing 60 year old neighbor J B Page. His lawyers said they would ask Governor Holt to commute the death sentence to life imprisonment.
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Charleston
W. Va
Willie Beckner
Holt
Frog Creek
Beckner
Moundsville
J. 8
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Comanche Kid Western Mystery Review Preview
The column praises E. B. Morrow’s Comanche Kid about a young gunman solving his father’s murder and recent holdups. It notes brisk action and well done western atmosphere with a quick shooting hero.
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E. B
Morrow
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