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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1938
Page
6
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An editorial argues kidnappings persist despite law enforcement gains and cites the Levine case while warning the Lindbergh law may drive better criminals across state lines. It advocates reforms including nonpartisan school boards, a unicameral legislature, and limited executive power to curb abuses.
Dr. S. B. Lawson proposes voter registration reform by assessor collected poll tax receipts, claiming potential revenue. Other ideas urge budgeting with levies, compulsory prison labor, and separating jailor from sheriff to save funds, despite controversy over the latter.
Congressional debate centers on an amendment to limit WPA staff in elections. Senator Hatch and Senator Barkley clash over the measure, which fails 39 to 37. Kentucky politics heat up as Barkley battles Governor Chandler amid accusations of using relief aid for political ends.
A poem reflects on a slender moon at twilight guiding memories of youth and longed for fame and happiness. The speaker recalls dreams fading or fulfilled, and how romance threads through life, glistening through tears as distant wishes persist. The piece ends with a quiet, reflective mood about memory and longing.
Snapshot notes from The Bluefield Daily Telegraph recall events from forty, thirty, thirty four, and ten years ago. Highlights include revival led by Rev H W Leslie in Bristol, J Tierney of Bramwell visiting Bluefield, a Davidson class reunion, Beaver High School cornerstone by West Virginia Masons, a marriage announcement of Miss Gertrude Reed of Princeton to Joseph Canada, a Beaver High School graduation count, a skeleton unearthed near Lake Shawnee, the death of Mrs Susan Rector, and W J Hatfield nominated for McDowell sheriff.
Washington Daybook notes Philippine commonwealth laws submitted for U S approval include a poll tax abolition preventing voter intimidation, a ban on multiple nicknames on ballots, campaign spending limits for provincial governors, and rules forcing appointive officials to resign before campaigning. Other measures restrict voting rights for illiterates and boost funding for new elementary schools while curbing a gambling game akin to numbers betting.
The act provides funding for preventive serums including tiki tiki for rickets like island ailment, a folklore fund, paid 28 day leave at Culion leper colony, free tuition for agriculture students, veterans’ work limits on pensions, up to five centavos per rat in Manila, occupation taxes by profession, and a justice secretary sanctioned prisoner family transport to penal colonies.
New York actress Katherine Cornell plans to recount her life for posterity between now and September. Accompanied by a biographer, she will tell on Martha's Vineyard veranda or beachside details of her career starting from age ten with Browning lauding a balcony recital.
Martha's Vineyard competes with Bucks County Pa for celebrated citizens. Jimmy Cagney has a farm nearby and bought three tractors. Denys Wortman and Patricia Collinge are also listed as residents. Bucks County counts George Kaufman Moss Hart Edna Ferber Benny Goodman Dorothy Parker and the Spewacks among its taxpayers.
Madame Stephanie St. Clair nicknamed Madame Queen of Policy is again in the spotlight as reports detail a vast lottery racket worth about $100,000,000 tied to a cash-and-claim network allegedly led by a figure described as a “poy” with Dutch origins. The piece notes how various minor players in the policy trade are involved and suggests St. Clair’s enduring prominence in the underworld game.
Horoscope for Gemini on June 4 notes favorable hours and risks. It predicts popularity, guidance against overreaction, and hints at potential success in social or business careers, with caution on jealousy and worldly concerns. Notable names include John Eager Howard and Eckley B. Coxe.
In a Newark tavern a racketeer died gasping as a nurse read a telegram message to him. Madame Queen of Policy, who had stood against Schultz’s men, told police and confronted Schultz at his office claiming curses and payback for the crime.
The column humorously imagines a German car plant by Hitler and a series of fanciful model names. It riffs on futuristic auto branding with absurd names and colors, speculating on how such marketing could unfold while lampooning totalitarian era rhetoric.
The spotlight has found our Klin wired for sound in the little red school house as attention turns to the village venue and its prominent project.
Yale collaborates to mark New Haven 1638 founding by Theophelus Eaton and John Davenport who paid Quinnipiac Indians with coats spoons hatchets porringers and knives. Yale Bowl hosts daily pageants featuring Nathan Hale Noah Webster Eli Whitney Roger Sherman and others.
A business man groans after a radio update about new federal tax relief for everyday items like soap cosmetics chewing gum matches and camera supplies. Elmer Twitchell reacts with soap and tutti fruit while Charley Yates receives red flannel underwear from Bobby Jones as golf superstitions persist.
A critical survey of 1930 film offerings featuring Ann Harding Katherine Hepburn Cary Grant and Doris Nolan. It weighs the satire on wealth against sentimental plots and notes strong performances by Ayres Litel and Janet Chapman while praising production values and direction.
Reporters recall a heated exchange on the senate floor as Senator Pat Harrison challenges the president over a new tax bill. The chatter notes odd fashion remarks from drivers and a radio broadcast clash between Pat Harrison and a figure nicknamed Mike.
The piece reviews a failed reorganization bill aimed at rival government lines to utilities. It notes Garner's anger at confidential meetings, Byrd's leadership slowing passage, and Senate opposition. Also covered are a shift of the international chamber conference to Copenhagen and Ford resisting motor industry shutdowns amid wartime tensions.
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