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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1936
Page
3
The passage presents garbled content about payments and numbers with stray phrases referencing Virginia and religious terms. It includes distorted phrases about deceitful workers and apostles of Christ and notes on receivers as dangerous members of society, but lacks a coherent event or clear names or dates.
The piece urges every citizen group to value the constitution over Congress or the executive, arguing it protects home ownership wage earners contracts enterprise freedom and personal rights, and guarantees stability and freedom for all in American life.
Prof Raymond Moley, editor of Today and early Roosevelt brain trust member, warned at a New York dinner that tax proposals risk destroying capital upon which the economy depends. He said low earners will ultimately pay higher government costs, comparing the poor to a missionary fattened for a cannibal feast and noting incomes in higher brackets cannot cover government debt. He added that it would surprise some brain trusters if they opposed the administration.
Washington reports say Mussolini remains defiant and ready to fight Britain if opposed over Africa. He would break League of Nations norms and European treaties to pursue fascist goals, impervious to U S disapproval and past imperial gains in Ethiopia and nearby regions. The text notes Italy’s continued aggression and the apparent disregard for international backlash.
The piece argues Britain would not or could not reverse Italy’s African conquest, stating Italy’s Musolini roars in triumph in Rome. It contends ancient North American mound builders would not be restored and dismisses any hope of a restored empire in Ethiopia or Judah.
The report notes Senator Elmer Benson proposed a measure to punish false reporting with a $5000 fine and up to five years in prison, provoking sharp editorial rebuttals. Editor & Publisher calls it a “crackpot” idea, questioning truth in world reports, while warning about potential political misuse and risks to press freedom.
A lighthearted look at royal elopements and meddling by parliament. Princesses Feisal’s daughter in law Athens wedding with a Greek bellhop and Princesses in Sweden seeking freedom to wed commoners may reshape royal bloodlines. The Townspeople mock Roosevelt era pensions while voting blocs gain influence.
The text presents a fractured verse about Ethiopia and distant lands, referencing graves, battles, and religious imagery. It evokes desolation, dawn, and a plea for peace and love amid conflict, with archaic phrasing suggesting a historical or poetic lament.
From The Files Of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports the marriage of B Ratcliffe to Mollie M Roberts at the bride's uncle W L Payne's home, a Scott Street Baptist church meeting of the Colored Women’s Baptist convention, Dr D Mayer visiting from Charleston on business, the death of Thomas Smith on King Street, Jet C Brown and Nadine Barnes wedding at Alte Vista, George A Shirey appointed to the board of supervisors, a bid request by Virginian Railway for a 120 ton coal car, and Roanoke nuptials of C T Alley and Miss Allis Burke, with references to battles involving British and German warships at Jutland.
Ten years ago today Miss Bertha Spatter and Samuel L. Callaway wed at the home of Mr and Mrs R B Parrish in the city. W M Farmer was elected chancellor commander of Bluefield lodge of Knights of Pythians. Mrs Shilda Looney, widow of George Oscar Gooney, earned $63 750 in a verdict against Norfolk and Western Railway over talalee quater and by her husband to a railroad sceldent.
Washington veteran Samuel B Hill, long a key tax expert on the Ways and Means Committee, plans retirement from the Senate race and will join the tax appeal board for a 16 year term. His move follows administration pressure and reflects the White House need for his expertise in tax legislation and cases.
In New York on June 4 the piece surveys Elin Mackay Berlin Irving Berlin’s wife and her social standing. It notes her literary work, involvement in theatrical circles, and family life, while poking fun at Dexter Fellowes’s publicity prowess and denying sensational rumors about the Berlins.
Readable fragments describe the Queen Mary as a massive liner with many decks and elaborate features such as movie theaters, dog rooms, and multiple promenades. The piece interlaces humorous observations about crew, passenger questions, and nautical trivia with pop cultural asides and stray political jokes.
An astrology brief warns June 6 birthdays face specific danger periods and misjudgments if interfering in others affairs. It advises self discipline, cautious criticism, and cultivating trusted friends to aid ambitions in careers like engineering, banking, or the arts, mentioning several notable names and a long list of suggested actions.
Fragmentary OCR text references Theewing Harpoon and Dr Townsend with unclear context. Identifiable names include Townsend and Zionchecko amid garbled phrases. No clear event dates or outcomes are present to anchor a concise summary.
Hubbard Keavy reviews Hearts in Bondage noting its historically set story on the Monitor and Merrimac with actors Leiber Dunn Clarke Henry Manners. It covers Ayers directing ambitions, Stone’s make up, Olivia de Havilland diary snippet, Barbara Stanwyck estate, Dolores Costello Barrymore breadwinner stance, and Jerome Kern’s jazz efforts for Never Gonna Dance.
A Book A Day offers Bruce Catton on Belloc Lowndes’s The Second Key a tale of jealousy and dalliance. A wealthy British heiress is courted by a charming suitor while her husband’s jealousy shapes a perilous path, set in a lavish county seat amidst faded manners.
Washington June 4 Borah's stance shows two aims nationalism and land monopoly while he weighs a bid against the Republican old guard. Rumors swirl he may ally with London or walk away to practice law amid speculation on Vandenberg as a potential running mate.
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