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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
4
Fragmentary note cites Robertson urging obedience to God to gain spiritual truth. It emphasizes keeping the United States out of harm and promises divine revelation to followers.
The West Virginia Republican state committee convenes in Charleston to organize the coming campaign and set dates for the state judicial convention. The piece contrasts Republican harmony with Democratic infighting, urging support for Republican candidates to redeem the state.
This nation seeks a strong, capable president to steer America through looming defense needs and European war impacts. Billions may be spent to ready the country, demanding efficient, science driven governance and minimal waste in the next administration. The public insists on decisive action and a leader proven in serious national business.
The piece argues that airplanes, once born in 1903 by the Wright brothers, grew into a murderous tool of war. It laments that within thirty seven years aircrafts spread widespread cruelty, now used to kill civilians and devastate lives.
The piece envisions a future governed by brutal minds rather than humane leadership. It argues the Wrights’ discovery is righteous, while crimes arise from power misused by those lacking honesty and compassion.
Walter Winchell urges Congress to outlaw the Communist Party, calling it an alien organization and rival political force. Browder testifies the party links to Moscow, with The Daily Worker flagging the affiliation. critics cite legal and constitutional grounds to bar foreign agents from ballots. The piece contrasts domestic alarm with wartime acts and notes German blitzkrieg costs.
The piece traces the birth of political factions from Washington through Jefferson and Adams, detailing Hamiltons strong central government push against Jeffersons populist ideals. It notes Jeffersons 1800 win, the emergence of the Democratic party, and later shifts to Democratic-Republican and Democratic identities, contrasting with the Jeffersonian Democrats and early Republicans.
A fragmentary verse line set recalls nature scenes with fern shade and a leafy pool. The speaker invokes a hidden place and a blanket scene in a compact poetic vignette.
A fragmented dialogue shows President and aides debating control over civil programs and political influence. Stresses on not letting rivals manipulate signals, while probing status and coalition risks amid War talk and civic projects. Includes theater and media quips about current events and personalities.
The piece portrays fear as mankind's foe and notes a jittery public amid a presidential preparedness speech. It questions the president’s candidacy and hints at social struggles with relief and the visibility of poverty.
A Columbia University Press study notes farms share fields and crops across a state boundary with cross border harvesting and transport to a central barn. The analysis examines practical and legal implications for farmers operating near borders.
George Tucker reports a playful publicity stunt in Manhattan where white muslin sacks carried cards promising pennies to evoke Red Nichols and his Five Pennies. The gag ends with a lacquered nickel and signed notes promoting a street night club opening. Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey are noted rivals in the event.
Fragmentary notes claim Nazi forces are described as weakened or stretched in Moscow region while Allies pursue larger invasion plans. Disturbing wording and garbled OCR obscure precise details and dates.
A fragmentary Whitman poem excerpt explores the idea of taking one’s turn in life and the inevitability of death as part of a larger journey.
The passage extols the Bible’s impact on mankind from Pentecost to the present, comparing its spread to a river rising from distant mountains and nourishing arid lands, forming verdant belts and grand marble cities as its influence extends worldwide.
A romantic historical tale from Eaton titled Quietly My a Waits and Brothers priced at $2.50 follows a courageous woman who defies gossip and foes to protect her happiness and home. A young naval officer stirs longing as her father refuses marriage, alliances shift, and exile follows the birth of an illegitimate son amid raids and hardship.
A collection of scattered proverbs and maxims from various cultures. The snippets include references to prudence, restraint, and practical wisdom, with lines about salt, silence, and sharpening knives, attributed to different traditions and authors.
A shopper notes using a small mark to indicate which corner holds the meat. The observation suggests practical labeling practices in markets or butcher shops.
Hollywood feature insight shows Loretta Young Mel Douglas Alexander Hall and P J Wolfson at work directing writing and performing in a playful rehearsal perils of on set improvisation and the push to craft natural dialogue and action for screen.
In a rustic scene a woman stands before a speaker as her husband warns her away from a live coal. She responds with a wry question about which foot, showing nonchalance. The item also notes a German crime quip about fishing.
In a House Military Affairs Committee session General Marshall designates Venezuela as the chief fifth column danger area in Latin America. He cites German interest in oil supplies, the Aruba refinery complex, and weak local protection, noting Allied access via the canal zone and limited forces to defend this strategic region.
Marshall described Roosevelt's idea to cloak presidential authority to call out the national guard as reasonable and noncombatant. He suggested Latin American nations might seek U S aid for local disturbances, with regular troops supported by guard detachments. Other reports allege a Brazil pact on U S military assistance, but officials neither confirm nor deny.
Danger spots in Latin America are largely politically unstable with little immediate military value to Germany or Italy. Key locations include Montevideo, French Guiana, and Southern Mexico, which cooperate least with the United States. In contrast Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, and the Central American republics are among the nations working closely with the U.S.
A European arms salesman reports Brazil receiving machine guns through Italy under prewar contracts. Despite wartime strain, Czech Skoda works continued supplying guns after German occupation. Skoda’s German management reportedly offered further deliveries to the British admiralty when contracts ended.
The article warns of a large loophole in the RFC bill allowing the administration to grant credits to France and Britain, potentially totaling 200 million to 1 billion dollars in a year. It notes authority for advance payments on raw material futures for delivery six months to a year or more.
The Creston Iowa News Advertiser cites Holland's months of German refugees as a warning for U S policy urging caution in refugee responses and noting the need for orderly management.
A garbled notice urges citizens to vote now to profit the nation. It references Roosevelt and other names, urging restraint regardless of what may exist at the time, in a Marshalltown Times style civic appeal.
Lait temade oo coo ers at Portsmouth O G T Porterfield owner of Mountain Lake died at his home at Maybrook Giles county Dr J W Peery of Morristown Tenn elected president of Emory and Henry college
Twenty years ago today Miss Dorothy Snyder married E C Cleee in Portland as a notable society wedding. A reminiscence notes the couple’s long life together and local attendance at the ceremony.
Years ago today the state offered a series of bridge revenue bonds for sale as the transportation department began a new bus line from here to Roanoke.
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