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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1935
Page
3
The text argues that national prosperity depends on capitalists maintaining broad buying power and fair wages for workers. It asserts economics are inviolable, like mathematics, and that adjustments by capital are necessary to ensure mass consumption, higher profits, and a stable economy, with hopes that social mood improves when opportunities align.
Gemini on June 5 faces a day of favorable hours and potential financial gains. A likely favorable decision or outside interest could aid personal affairs, with mercantile ventures deemed auspicious. Cautions include avoiding abruptness in relationships and favoring written agreements in money matters.
A look back notes C B Hancock of Bluefeld Hardware left for Mot Springs Arica to attend a hardware dealers convention. The first colored Presbyterian church to be scened In West Virginia was dedicated at Kim 1. Miss Gertrude Watts classes appeared in recital.
Bluefield expects a cordial welcome for the Lions Club delegates and visitors as the city hosts the 1935 convention. Citizens express pride in West Virginia business, industry, and professional circles and hope the event leaves a lasting impression and encourages future selections of Bluefield. The Daily Telegraph extends hearty hospitality on behalf of the two Virginias.
The operators in the coalfield are willing to sign the union wage scale and miners reportedly do not want to strike. Action in other regions will influence local behavior as competition rises. About eleven million people are idle and unemployed, driving low mood. prosperity hinges on jobs returning and avoiding a strike.
A speech argues for natural adjustment over artificial government induced fixes. It defines economics as the nation’s business life and describes how balanced changes in capital, labor, wages, and prices could restore prosperity without further top down interventions. The author contends industry and markets will self correct and deliver broad benefits to workers, capitalists, and consumers.
A clipped report from correspondence notes a West Virginia delegation member crying after a veto override but confirms the traitor line was about a new Democratic member who pledged to stand with Roosevelt 100 percent. The piece mocks Congress and the home vote alignment as 100 percent at home yet 0 percent in Congress.
An old time column notes Jupiter Pluvius has gifted rains that revived burned lands and boosted crops. It argues for a dry June to allow timely growth, stressing farmers rely on sun and heat to stretch the growing season and ensure a bountiful harvest.
The piece argues the framers of the present constitution built three bulwarks in law and liberty. It notes the three branches legislative executive and judicial restrain power against rash action and hysteria. It questions if a new crowd lacking experience can recreate such a document.
A verse portrait by Halan Miller Lebuwsa in Poetry World depicts an old man worn by years and captivity to routine. He shuffles toward the post office to deliver mail, muttering that he must tend to business, while a sense that he will die lingers in the lines.
Washington reports show daily secret NRA fallout with wage cuts and hour increases. Roosevelt receives summaries from labor officials across the country. Turbulent reactions include scattered employer restraint and confusion among lawmakers as Tugwell reshapes rural resettlement and housing programs.
The piece laments the end of the NRA code era and the flood of legal work it created. It notes lawyers relied on briefcases and the government’s rules, with Washington travel and court battles shaping the landscape. It reflects on costs, delays, and public debate as the codes’ fate nears.
Fragmentary OCR describes a discussion of a world’s greatest uncut diamond in the United States and Americana. It references Britain’s position in Europe, geography, and dust storms, with a snipped remark about two bores meeting leading to an “aut for an L” scenario.
Harman Ising studios release a fantasy cartoon featuring a cobra and the Devil from Dante's Inferno as they attempt to lead monks astray, marking a new bid to rival Disney’s famous animal characters.
Historical style characters step from pages to battle for a moral tale as Bil Robinson dances in a backstage number with Fats Waller and Jeni LeGon under Walter Lang's direction. Ann Sothern Gene Raymond lead a cast with Pert Kalton Lionel Stander and Sam Hardy in a lively RK.O. treat based on a Marc Lachman tale.
A review contrasts Catherine the Great with Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart, praising Gina Kaus for a vivid portrait. The empress rises from German birth to seize power in Russia, planning reforms, orchestrating court murders, and expanding influence, then ending as a ruthless autocrat.
Review of Paths of Glory by Humphrey Cobb praising its portrayal of a regiment ordered to take a fortified hill, the ensuing doomed assault, and the firing squad as a broader critique of impersonal machinery in war. Mentions Viking Press edition and price. aside comments reference inheritance tax and a hypothetical book titled Mutiny Over the Bounty.
Paul Harrison recounts his first abroad column from London noting Broadway parallels in Piccadilly Circus and the Times Square feel of theater signs. He encounters Hollywood figures and socialites on Fleet Street and Grosvenor House, with brash cab rides and brisk London life shaping his travelogue tone.
A Washington bystander discusses the Recovery Act as unconstitutional after a brief two year tenure, noting reactions from industrialists and liberals. It questions possible remedies like quick constitutionality tests or advisory opinions, and ponders Congress or the Supreme Court role in guiding or completing NRA matters within a balanced democracy.
A Chicago youth was arrested after attempting to pawn a saxophone claiming to be a musician. The case raises questions about justice as authorities handle the incident and assess the young man’s credibility.
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