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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1937
Page
6
The editorial urges Bluefield voters to participate in the municipal primary, stressing the four year impact of chosen city leaders on taxes, services, and daily life. It emphasizes prudent selection of capable men to govern parks, police, fire, streets, and waste removal, calling voting a citizen duty.
The Jewish citizens of Bluefield and nearby towns raise a fund to aid Jews suffering in Europe. A banquet opened the campaign with Dr. Lee J. Levinger of Ohio State University detailing persecution and calls to help those returning to Zion. The piece urges Gentile America to respond.
The article notes Italy and Germany, under Mussolini and von Blomberg, strengthening their cooperation to back Spanish fascism. It describes a parade and a Rome-Berlin agreement as a renewal of a pledge to act together if war arises, while avoiding direct conflict with Britain France and Russia for now.
The text argues air attack cannot end wars quickly as morale and civilian disturbance grow. It lists estimated aircraft strengths: Germany 3000, Italy 3500, France 4000, Britain 4500, Russia 5000, and notes Italy and Germany face superior Allied air forces. It emphasizes modern planes’ speed and mobility and suggests Britain France and Russia could overwhelm Italy and Germany, a fact Mussolini and Hitler likely know.
Writers speculate on a potential coalition uniting about 20 million conservatives from the Republican and Democratic camps to oppose liberal excess. They argue a new party could attract old school Democrats and Hoover Landon era Republicans, aiming to preserve property rights and the American system by forming a united front under a fresh platform.
Treasury figures show daily federal outlay at 20.8 million dollars, Morgenthau noting 9 million more than revenue. The piece argues both officials and the public share fault for overspending, driven by demand for public works and services, while warning mass unemployment policy risks expanding the unemployed.
Mrs. Wally Windsor begins a third honeymoon while Mr. David Windsor enjoys his first such trip. The notice highlights the unusual family milestone and the couple’s ongoing travels.
Forty years ago today George R. Dabney of Flat Top Grocery left for Chillicothe to visit the branch house. Mrs. C. H. Bradley departed for Bedford Virginia due to her father’s critical illness. W. D. Ord of Landgraft, GM of Empire Coal and Coke, was in town on business.
N. D. Maher, vice president and general manager of the Norfolk and Western railway, appears in the business section. An item notes a person returning from Baltimore Lane after treatment and Otto E. Roediger departing for Denver, Colorado for undisclosed reasons.
Two twelve year old girls drowned while swimming at Panther. An ordinance regulating transport of intoxicants was adopted by the city council. The bill limits the amount per person to one quart a month.
Miss Nathalia Maynard came home from Nashville Tennessee where she had just graduated from Ward Belmont school. Machinery was being assembled in preparation for the paving work on the East River mountain road.
Reaction to President Roosevelt's message shows support for a two phase approach to tax dodging. First phase targets big income taxes and possible recapture actions this session. Next session would address corporations and federal incorporation to curb evasion and enforce anti-trust goals. Senator Robinson signals possible admin backing.
Senator Austin Vermont and Senator O'Mahoney Wyoming spar over a plan to require licenses for broad federal control. The bill would regulate factories mines farms wages hours and prices, extending into many states regulated activities. The debate notes focus on tax loopholes and enforcement of evaders.
New York City miscellany notes a rising Script Launderer trade cleansing skits for propriety. Benny Venuta headlines a radio to stage dash and Mitzi Green receives George Arliss praise for impersonation. A democratic co op among Glen Gray and Frank Dailey bands contrasts with a club owning orchestra. Broadway glimpses show 42nd Street stripped of burlesque, fruit drinks at sidewalk cafes, and mint juleps in place of Old Fashioneds. A social climber endures a yacht party with Vanderbilts and Huttons before the Hudson voyage through Spuyten Duyvil.
An interview with Mr Zwipper about yacht ownership and corporate holding of a personal estate reveals questions of motive and finances. A husband appointed as manager receives salary, while the estate’s arrangements stir discussion of propriety and personal benefit.
A satirical exchange mocks a big manufacturer claiming losses in a cee cae farm and jokes about hen counting. The dialogue shifts to Bahamas visits and swordfish banter, ending in a heated tax evasion committee remark.
The passage notes the wage bill and the labor dispute as unions clash, with readers puzzled by shifting positions and bidirectional reading of the text as a metaphor for the labor movement.
Governor Cone signed an act abolishing slot machines as illegal in Florida. The move follows a strong slot machine lobby, with Miami and Miami Beach highlighted for extreme saturation where machines filled stores and hotels and even blocked entrances to drug stores and newsstands.
A reflective piece questions past norms of disrespect toward police and law enforcement, contrasting them with present actions of modern nations. The text mentions Witherby adding a stable of ponies, hinting at a broader allegorical critique embedded in a historical voice.
For June 8 birthdays the day brings potential prosperity and social activity with caution advised against schemers and procrastination. Those born on this date may excel in teaching writing or managerial work and faces a focus on domestic life for women and a driven professional path for men with possible fame in fields like engineering or politics. Notable people born June 8 include Samuel R. Betts and Thomas Sully.
A quirky column riffs on fashion and travel habits from ancient safety pins to modern quirks. It mentions a Fort Worth fugitive on a scooter and a Weatherford Indian using cough medicine with flapjacks as satire. A Texan predicts deep oil drilling and a March 1937 hint caps the piece. US motor vehicle exports reach 28 819 dollars in a clipped closing line.
A fragment notes Caia observing a loophole related to jet usage and plugs. The text hints at careful scrutiny of the mechanisms or practices involved. Further context is needed for a precise summary.
Report discusses actors potential strike and industry reactions with figures like Karloff and Cagney cited. It notes extras face meager wages while performers face contract damages if they refuse work. Mentions Brian Donlevy week in Birmingham celebrating his film presence.
Eliza beth Peck's American Frontier from Doubleday Doran offers readable verse on America's early years. It gathers short pieces from 1780 to the mid 1800s, with restrained tone and genuine pioneer atmosphere, appealing even to readers who do not favor poetry.
Dreams piano pupils from Miss Ethel Crawford present a Thursday evening recital at 7 45 in Lowmans Music rooms. The program features Waltzing Doll Joyous Farmer Hungarian Tunes Song of India and more performed by Nancye Lazen Williams Houseman and other students.
Terrace of short notes lists Miss Mary Jane Taylor recovering after dicits surgery at Bluefield sanitarium and other relatives and friends visiting or traveling to Detroit Atlantic City Columbus and Danville. Several patients and visitors are named with towns including Jefferson Street Washington Athens and Pocahontas.
Governor Holt and Joseph Madden addressed West Virginia alumni at a reorganiza tion meeting and luncheon in Morgantown. Robert G. Kelly was toastmaster as 307 candidates were slated to receive degrees Tuesday morning. The event opened commencement week with a dance and Phi Beta Kappa reception planned.
A Kentuckian, Miss Peck, draws on old diaries and pioneer letters to craft poems that feel like genuine folk songs. The collection, titled American Frontier, is praised for its unadorned, honest voice that evokes the untamed continent.
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