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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
6
Bluefield W Va June 7 1928 issue details telegraph news rights from Associated Press and local publication notes. Subscription rates list by mail and city carrier with regional service zones and pricing.
A reflective verse echoes 1 Peter 4 8 about the day of the Lord coming like a thief. It contrasts the terror and comfort found in truth through Jesus as judge and savior.
The article questions the necessity of the Italia and Byrd polar flights arguing the Italia achieved little beyond a flight to the North Pole and back. It criticizes the mission as a pointless risk to human life while noting potential rescue motives could justify exploration. It compares to Byrd’s South Pole voyage as similarly excessive risk for limited gain.
The Paris correspondent notes two leading American presidential candidates as air and Smeese. O_Wair is praised for wartime organization and international spirit. Smeess, governor of New York, is lauded for supporting French interests and leading anti prohibition factions.
Twenty years ago today Graham Masons held a picnic at Mp Top. J Tyler Frazier was wooed by the Ninth district Virginia Democrats for congress. Annie Oakley gave an exhibition at the Bluefield Gun club as H Roop died on Reese street. The Bluefield Country club opened with a golf tournament and authorities rounded up army clackers of the Tammany tribe. The Democratic party congress met in Texas amid Redskins imagery as factions vie for presidential allyship.
The Raleigh Register expands from weekly to daily publications issuing every afternoon except Saturday and Sunday morning. The paper will carry Associated Press dispatches and deploy a corps of correspondents for coalfields and towns in the region. Charles Hodel as business manager and A S Johnson as editor are noted as young, accomplished publishers changing with the times.
The speaker praises General Lilly for his selection to nominate Goff at Kansas City. He stresses Lillys eloquence and influence and predicts West Virginia will present a strong showing at the national convention.
The author argues critics of materialism misplace blame, urging heads out of the clouds and feet on solid ground. They claim the fault lies with the critics, not the productive masses sustaining civilization through daily labor.
A collage of memory snippets reflects urban chatter from Chicago to Galveston and Saginaw. The note references trains arriving in Chicago, a motion picture star angle, a rumor about Chinese warlords, Galveston’s beauty show, Ohio Governor Donahey building bird houses, and a gunner firing four shells at a rum runner vessel with four hits and no cargo loss.
The plan calls for quarterly payments by city county and state similar to federal practice. It emphasizes mine safety education for operators and miners, barrier fences on dangerous roads, and a broad motor vehicle levy to replace personal property taxes. Proposes new factories for Bluefield, infrastructure linking End bridge to Midway, and a freight depot connected to College Avenue plus Hold elections on Sundays. Calls for uniformed deputies and city water control.
A heartfelt tribute to Frank Carleton Ndelsom, who spent his life sowing happiness and helping others. He opened his home to all, valued joy and laughter, and faced life’s troubles with quiet faith, leaving a lasting memory for his family.
A newspaper comment from Mountain State editors surveys public affairs politics industry advancement and material development shaping life and progress in West Virginia. The piece outlines concerns and aspirations across governance economy and cultural growth within the state.
The piece laments a cool spring giving way to bursts of heat while two conventions threaten influence and a lively campaign ahead. It notes the open road drawing crowds, primary elections dispersing funds, and speculation about summer warmth and humidity. It also discusses income privacy in business and Congress striking a nuisance amendment from a tax measure.
A collage of clipped quips from papers nationwide on sports crime and oddities. Items include hockey opening rounds, war games as sport, Chicago crime jury bombs, spring fever, a yawning week and a Detroit hit and run case amid cautious wording.
A middle aged millionaire in Manhattan travels with three Negro banjo players as his personal entertainment. They perform at Harlem clubs and various resorts while he enjoys beer. Other wealthy visitors, a St Louis businessman by private plane and a Midwest debutante, also appear in social stories from the period. The piece notes attitudes toward big spenders and a club owner who trains a dog to collect bottles of giggle water from tables.
Texas delegates push for a dry candidate and platform at Houston nominating convention. Reports from Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Journal note strong support for Jesse H. Jones, with emphasis on a Jones top of ticket and Moody’s backing, while other papers discuss regional and party implications across the Solid South and potential vice presidential considerations.
Dr Morris Fishbein reports Dra Foster Kennedy and Lewis Stevenson warn that marrying an abnormal or perverted partner risks unhappiness and tragedy. Hereditary mental disease may worsen under married life, and epilepsy can be aggravated by marriage, sometimes warranting non marriage.
Two women bandits robbed and beat a man in Minneapolis. They pursue various jobs outside the home as adults discuss Congress adjournment and the era of 1925 Fords and antiques. News from Hollywood reports fifty thousand unemployed. The era also criticizes films and a Sherlock Holmes cub reporter plot. The American Society of Magicians met in New York amid draft Coolidge speculation.
A column argues President Coolidge retreats to wilderness spots for relief from public attention. It notes Adirondacks Black Hills and Wisconsin forests as chosen sanctuaries, contrasting with city crowds and the era’s rising summer resorts, and reflects on the need for detachment. It also comments on urban violence and a Danish general's drastic war draft idea.
A North Carolina druggist promotes a five ingredient combination sold as B C Remedy to relieve headaches in three minutes. The ad claims immediate safe relief for headaches and related pains with no aftereffects and notes the product is available in 10¢ or 2¢ sizes from B C Remedy Co Durham NC.
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