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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
7
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A compact quotation frames adultery as a contemptible form of stealing, contrasting popular views of sexual purity with a religious moral stance. It cites James 4:4 and presents a provocative assessment by Alfred Lawrence Hall Quest.
The Carson City story reviews Nevada's airtight lethal chamber using asphyxiation gas noting critics once opposed the method. It argues the gas causes no pain, is unseen and odorless, and that the method represents a humane evolution in capital punishment despite past protests.
The article discusses Dr. Steinmetz who urged future scientists to explore spiritual questions. It notes his stature as a rigorous physicist and questions how science might illuminate unseen spiritual truths, while acknowledging the unknown outcome of such contact.
Twenty years ago today a banquet marked the formal opening of the Hotel Matz by the United Commercial Travelers. The event coincided with a deadly shooting near Devon as the Blankenships and Lockhart attacked Deputy Sheriff Doteen and Buddy Shepherd. Separately, Beaver high school awarded forty seven diplomas while Bluefield Gas and Power faced a rate increase challenge from city solicitor John R. Dillard.
A short poem recounts finding a wooded road overgrown with weeds and danger yet alluring. The speaker faces weariness and wounds seeks a healing stream but finds the road still present as a confronting lure.
The piece notes about 362000 spent for the Davie Brown ticket and a large sum for Grundy Pinchot in Pennsylvania’s primary. It argues money spent by factions produced little change, with Pennsylvanians voting largely as they wished, producer of a broader debate on convention versus primary costs and corruption.
The article argues that a complete scientific framework would eventually reveal all material truths, while a separate science of the spiritual would be needed to access non material realms. It notes that science to date remains within material limits and requires faith alongside deduction. It ends with New York unveiling the Chrysler Building as the world’s tallest structure, almost twice the height of the Washington Monument.
Spencer elects C B Merrtyman grand patriarch of West Virginia lodge I C C F Charleston closes during day for state highway 13 construction in Braxton county Cash balance in state treasury at 16903765 90 down 1016531 16 from prior month Huntington hosts ninth annual meeting of state Tuberculosis and Health association James D Francis chairs Southern West Virginia coal operators lake cargo committee upholds Supreme Court ruling against Anna Arbor railroad Fairmont Rosa Bond Verazza 19 dies by 100 foot leap from South Side bridge Elkins three thousand acre Randolph forest fire held in check on three mile front Wellsburg Riddle 60 electrocuted at Windsor power plant Franklin Russell Smith injured in boiler explosion Fairmont fifty seven graduates receive degrees at Fairmont state normal Jacksons Mill hosts second annual feed merchandising conference
The article reflects on Seattle removing Denny Hill, a 90 acre obstacle to growth, using steam shovels and conveyors to create level ground for urban development. It argues moving a mountain shows progress and questions fixed nature, while praising American material conquest and submarine heroism in World War I.
A London barber posts a sign citing Corin thians to avoid cutting female hair saying it is a sin. He reports no female customers but says male clients seek his shop to avoid women in other salons and business remains steady.
A dated comment calls on New Orleans police to arrest bombers who wreck street cars, urging swift action against perpetrators and suggesting they be sent back to Chicago.
An admiral denounces the London pact as wicked while another calls it benevolent and useful. The debate shows a sharp difference of opinion. A note suggests Florida insects will be used against New Jersey mosquitoes, with a wry contrast about California insects.
Eleven Denver women, mostly married, escape daily grind in a country retreat. While pondering leisure or work, a playful note hints men’s tips and conferencing, a quip about gasoline blends, and a tongue in cheek remark on six wheel brakes. The piece ends with a joking spin about a Senate quorum blocked by a Washington baseball double header, praising Senate judgment.
Scientists say 60,000,000 years ago New York’s climate resembled Florida’s current warmth. With Al Capone noted as liking sunny climates, New York may welcome milder weather as the old tallow candle tests succeed. Eskimos may adopt warmer climate trends.
Minnesota Senator Tom Schall contributed the longest personal campaign address in the 1930 series to the Congressional Record, about 30 000 words. The speech aired in part on WCCO and was published under William Borah’s name in the Record Appendix, described with heavy use of the pronoun I and noting the challenges of blind delivery.
Washington and Montana senators Wesley Jones and Thomas Walsh signaled support for constitutional change to repeal or modify the eighteenth amendment if states vote for it. Morris Sheppard likewise noted serious consideration, while Drys push referenda and wets gain momentum across key states, signaling a partisan tilt in upcoming elections.
In New York June 56 the text recalls Joe Frieberg once built the Hotel Somerset into a theatrical hub. A friend to actors, he earned profits then lost $45,000 as vaudeville faded with radio and talkies. He later became manager and foresees another hotel, while Broadway’s rough trades fade.
A day news brief reports one passenger fatally injured and eleven others hurt in a plane mishap. Other items note a divorce suit by Anna Foley Harriman against John Harriman, a Cleveland man’s alleged triad of wives, and various national updates including a Graf Zeppelin Atlantic crossing and officials’ moves in Washington.
A Chattanooga team in the Southern league faced 12 pairs of canaries as mascots, a familiar stunt in early baseball. Birdy Vallee reviewed a New York militia company recently, and observers note it may be prudent to befriend the soldiers as radio fans may rise to call out the national guard.
The liver acts as a chemical factory converting food products into usable substances and producing bile with roles in digestion and waste removal. Modern tests assess liver and gallbladder function by blood analysis imaging the gallbladder and internal examinations, reflecting advances from fifty years ago when only history guided diagnosis.
Hollywood life turns to word games and simple indoor amusements as a relief from shop talk. Stars, directors and authors join in games like anagrams and ghosts while Buddy Rogers’s brother Bh draws attention over his name pronunciation.
Robert Payne 87 died after a prolonged illness at a sanitarium near Charleston. Funeral services will be at his mother Mrs. S. F. E. Payne’s home 1315 Franklin Street with Rev. Jennings W. Hobson of Christ Episcopal Church officiating assisted by Rev. C. W. Kelley of Grace Methodist Church. The Bluefield lodge of Elks will direct the committal at Walnut Grove cemetery. Active pallbearers include George French Harry L. Moore Jr Eugene F. Breen Ernest Cole and others. honorary pallbearers listed.
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