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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1939
Page
6
The notice outlines subscription rates and delivery areas for a local news paper. It lists mail and carrier options with varying terms and distances within West Virginia and surrounding territories, and mentions Dominion postages and advance payments. The text ends with a biblical quotation and a Shakespearean fragment.
The piece notes Washington social rumbles over royal guest lists headlined by hundredfold invitees from Congress and government. It contrasts the ambitions of new elites with ordinary citizens and questions royalty’s prominence, calling the royal idea “hooey” while acknowledging global celebrity fever.
The piece argues Vice President Garner will seek the Democratic nomination in 1940, challenging Roosevelt and potentially blocking a third term. It notes a divided New Deal faction, Roosevelt’s enduring leadership, and a westward trip to test public sentiment.
The piece debates a candidate’s path to the presidency, noting public acclaim and sympathy for the New Deal in audiences. It underscores that true chances depend on honest feedback beyond applause and on Garner’s growing attention affecting voter perception.
The piece satirizes the president's stance that there is no national debt only an internal debt owed by Americans to themselves. It questions whether shifting taxes between pockets could settle obligations, mocking the tax and spend philosophy and suggesting practical absurdities of the idea.
An Oneida New York editorial defends rural communities against the insult of labeling them hick towns. It argues rural towns lie cleaner and steadier than cities, with closer neighbors, safer streets, honest work, and stable local politics. The piece praises rural values and laments urban snobbery.
Forty years ago today Rev. W. H. Greever E. E. Winters and W. R. Henderson returned from Burkes Garden Virginia where they attended the finals at Burkes Garden college. James W. Wimmer boiler fireman at the local railroad shops was killed by a locomotive on the Bluefield yards. Sam Morris engineer was injured when No. 15s engine derailed at Tip Top.
Thirty years ago today Rev. D. E. Hawk of Bland Street Methodist led sermons for Bluefield young men. Commencement week began at Athens. Concord College reported a 14 student graduating class. D. W. Pulp departed for Pocahontas to begin a brick school building contract.
Twenty years ago today J L Reynolds, a Virginia Railway engineer, died at his home on Kee Street in Princeton. An explosion at the Delaware and Hudson company retunnel killed eighty three. Services were held at Tazewell for Mrs T L McGuire who died at Kimball.
Ten years ago today Bryan Ballard, 18, son of Mr and Mrs C H Ballard of Princeton, was badly injured when struck by a motor truck on the Blue field Bramwell road. Melvin Rose, congressman from Minnesota's fourth district, arrived at the Blue field airport in a government plane. G M Hollandsworth, former Princeton schools superintendent, accepted the Welch high school principal post.
An ann. officer outside lobbying friend rushed to the capitol with news of a veto message. Senators heard it and noted the official grapevine suggesting they do not intend to wield it mightily or promise it.
Congressmen recounted privately what Mr Roosevelt told a group ten days earlier that the president would sign the bill and send a due bill to Congress asking taxes to cover 388 million dollars of extra budgetary expense for parity payments and surplus purchases, a playful but unim portant rejoinder.
The passage hints at a political push to emphasize economy as a defining issue amid doubts about a candidate's willingness to embrace the stance. Supporters hope the topic resonates despite lingering uncertainties.
Observers note Congress may back new taxes to fund farm relief despite public pushback. The article discusses the Roosevelt era court transformation, suggesting a potential expansion to nine justices and liberal clashes with Justices Frankfurter Stone and others over child labor rulings.
The piece analyzes why eight business leaders were summoned to a Roosevelt Hopkins dinner. It says the administration seeks to ease congressional pressure by expanding business influence on the Wagner labor board and to avoid Cox and Andersen investigations that could jeopardize the act. It notes possible chief justice choices including Chief Justice Hughes and Stanley Reed amid New Deal tensions.
Measured by wheat prices, a 40 billion national debt, tax revolts, 10 million unemployed, vacant factories and lower dividends signal a stark view of the country’s future. The note highlights the hard working man supporting his family and three million WPA families, with talk that a more abundant life may end at forty five billion.
Fragmentary verse praises Beauty's fineness and delicate features. It contrasts slender blue veins, old faces, and frail wrists with velvet bands and silver speech. The speaker claims intimate knowledge of many expressions of beauty and the rapt noble look that accompanies it.
Memo details a June 6 1939 convention of the International Association of Sidewalk Superintendents in New York. Delegates include Lempertz McCarroll Dudley Noble and others from Los Angeles Des Moines Jersey City and Richmond. The event features a cave session at Rockefeller excavation a gallery and executive reports followed by a city itinerary.
The veteran comedian Mack Sennett appears at 20th Century Fox as associate producer and technical adviser for Hollywood Cavalcade a color film about moviedom’s rise. He recalls Keystone glory while predicting a strong script and potential reunions with former Keystone stars and directors in a town eager for a celebratory siege of cinema history.
A fragmentary note from Plummer Idaho mentions 23 degrees and a morning lunch scene. The text references a boss of an Oklahoma company and a 38 oe detail, but the passage is incomplete and offers little coherent event or outcome.
The passage notes a playful line about a Yankees slump near Boston on Memorial Day. It mentions conservationists reporting wild ducks forming friendly relations with menthun escaped hunters bullets and a hunter who no longer enjoys shooting a bird perched on his rifle.
Excerpt from a Bruce Catton book recounts Washington selecting Captain Nathan Hale in 1776 to spy behind British lines on Long Island. The account details the military council at Murray’s house and Hale’s pivotal daring mission amid war tensions and strategic decisions.
Avery L. Giles recalls a chaotic scene at the World’s Fair where the director and staff struggle to control a tense moment. A nude dancer interrupts a speech as questions of civilization and democracy surface. The anecdote ends with a sharp warning about listening to every word.
A 2 000 000 Senate committee vote for harbor improvements in New Haven and nearby rivers draws mixed local reaction. Old piers Bell Dock Long Wharf and Heaton's Wharf show limited activity, while contracts for work already stalled at Milford Harbor. The article notes delays between appropriation and execution.
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