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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1934
Page
6
The text notes that local notices such as club meeting times entertainments with fees and organizational events require payment and do not contain general news value. It emphasizes that obituaries and similar notices fall under paid notices.
Critics attack the Muscle Shoals hydro project as a job killer claiming it will replace 30,000,000 tons of coal demand and hurt miners in southern West Virginia and railroad workers. They urge using existing power regulation to curb utility abuses while opposing the plan’s impact on industry and livelihoods.
The piece analyzes the 435 seats noting 313 Democrats 113 Republicans plus nine Farmer-Laborites and vacancies. It discusses gains needed for Republicans to take the House, district by district, and cites Roosevelt era politics, NRA and AAA collapses, and Reed's Pennsylvania victory as factors boosting Republican hopes in an off year.
For decades the United States claimed altruism and moral leadership in world affairs, stating it would create agencies for world peace. Yet Washington’s offers failed to persuade other capitals or gain partners to share in the concessions it was ready to make, leaving observers to conclude the U S never convinced the world of its intentions.
The United States through Ambassador Nor man H. Davis signals willingness to curb arms sales and reduce naval tonnage. It calls for a universal disarmament pact and non aggression measures, urging other nations to meet halfway despite past rejections.
Dr Amos T Baker, psychiatrist at Sing Sing, studies murderers before execution. He finds average killers are young American born with foreign parents, fair education, unemployed, healthy, with no juvenile delinquency record. He argues lack of parental restraint may drive these tragic crimes.
Geneva reports state US efforts to bring Germany back into the disarmament conference after its withdrawal. European leaders hope renewed talks delay war and aid economic recovery, with Norman H. Davis poised to play a pivotal role as a top world statesman.
Blanche Whiting Keysner recalls the old river road and its pioneer scenes with deer at the river and wagon rattle as timber, oxen, and homecoming merge into memory. The poem contrasts the old road’s life with the new highway’s speed and burden bearing forward.
Washington notes reveal organized efforts by manufacturers and banking allies to defeat the Wagner labor board and home mortgage bills. White House control and Harry Hopkins are cited as key factors, with Roosevelt’s team facing resistance from Steagall and GOP leaders while public debate hints at broader political maneuvering.
A satirical column critiques summer beachwear, arguing fashions push boundaries as censorship collides with nudist trends. It mocks media, advertisers, and “beach croppers” while lampooning female body norms and male beach fashions.
A fragmented verse about affection and marriage contrasts with a note on restraint from eating bread or butter. The speaker hints at choosing a partner but remains indecisive, mentioning “the first one who was not reducing.”
Elmer Twitchell recalls a sailor aboard a River Side Drive bus saying he wanted to see the fleet up close. The fleet arrived late in New York amid fog that delayed operations and curtailed plans to summon Prof. Tugwell. Reports claim J P Morgan and Co may shift to a commercial bank basis, ending securities, a sweeping change. The Geneva conference heard a radio fleet review during an American delegate’s speech, adding embarrassment.
The Daily Health Service warns travelers about health dangers on long car trips. Prolonged driving can cause missed restroom breaks, eye irritation from cinders, bumped joints, digestion disruption, cramped muscles, sun glare, and road dust affecting children.
The article warns against risky travel with babies and young children and advises using state supervised motor camps for clean water and milk. It recommends carrying mosquito nets, a first aid kit, a spade, and basic supplies to prevent infections, burns, and discomfort, noting kits are now sold for motorists.
The article notes Mary Pickford denies rumors of a congressional bid while surrounding chatter hints at Hollywood influence. It also mentions The Harpoon Girls of the Follies Bergere and a lighthearted weight loss anecdote among Chicago women.
Mrs. Correia Mason a popular Lynchburg Va evangelist opened a two week evangelistic campaign at Grace M E church with her life story and conversion. The morning service was packed and extra pews were needed for the crowd. She spoke on The Acid Test and urged personal evangelism. Services run every evening at 745 with a strong song service by Grace church male quartet.
Bethany College in Bethany West Virginia conferred honorary degrees of doctor of law on Thomas Jefferson Davis president of First National Bank Cincinnati and Prof Sherman Kirk of Drake University Des Moines at the ninety first annual commencement exercises. Baccalaureate degrees were given to 57 seniors. The highest honors went to Harry L Hickman of Plymouth Pennsylvania who received his degree summa cum laude. Professor Kirk delivered the class address and Davis gave the alumni banquet speech.
Hollywood gossip and anecdotes about David Manners Greta Garbo and Henry B Walthall with notes on Una O Connor Dudley Diggs J M Kerrigan and ongoing Irish government film program including talk of subsidized productions and release contracts
Williamson West Virginia June 4 eight prisoners escaped from the Mingo county jail during a search for two men who had cut a hole in the attic wall of the jail annex and fled earlier. The eight broke rocks from their cells and descended a clock tower escape route. The group includes five awaiting transfer to the state penitentiary for terms from two to five years.
Richmond Va June 4 The state alcoholic beverage control board opened a mail order service allowing Virginians in regions with liquor stores to order liquor in one gallon lots. The board considered a compromise on on and off premise wine and beer sales and the licensing limits for individuals and partners at the same location.
The G A B and EB association held its first Bramwell meeting with organizers James P. D. Gardner R H McKay T L Huff P W White and W C Clements. The seventh annual convention of the National Retail Coal Merchants association opened in Bluefield. The Ku Klux Klan staged a big parade in Bluefield. C C Fraziey and Miss Bertha Ek Wood wed at Pocahontas. Dr Thurman Vass earned a post graduate degree in Baltimore and planned to start practice. Ripplemead Va hosted the Douthat family reunion. The Mutual Savings and Loan company prepared to open quarters at the Telephone exchange. Rev J Bays received the honorary Doctor of Divinity from the University of Chattanooga. Felts and Baldwin left for St Louis for the Railway Special Agents convention.
Washington observers note lashing ambitions among Democratic veterans over leadership honors for the next congress. Rainey and Burns face rivalry as they campaign, with the White House expected to weigh any change. Adjournment moves and liberal discharge petitions threaten to force votes on key measures before the session ends.
The text describes Rainey and Burns urging confidence in beating measures banned by the administration while minority discharge rules threaten to force votes. With elections near, leadership faces growing pressure to secure adjournment before June 11 to avoid mandatory action under the rule.
In the Cort dressing room Mazie a 150 pound St Bernard and five other dogs from The Milky Way get daily baths meals and stage time with a special pink bow Mazie outshines Jumbo who fled on one night Mazie handles nerves and draws laughs. The piece also notes a dog in No More Ladies causing a love scene interruption and Leopold Godowsky’s upcoming master class in New York with a claim of his historic shipboard piano reading feat.
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