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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1936
Page
3
A fragmentary page item presents a devotional quotation. It references charity and cheerful giving with a mix of quoted phrases and biblical citation IL Corinthians Vs7, along with a Seneca maxim on generosity. Names and exact attributions are unclear due to damaged OCR text.
The piece portrays Senator Carter Glass of Virginia as a lifelong Democrat aligned with Grover Cleveland and Wilson, trusted across parties, while detailing criticism from James P. Warburg who quotes Glass in Still Hell Bent. It notes Glass and Byrd opposing the New Deal, with questions about how many party peers will vote their sentiments in November.
The New York Herald Tribune advocates a coalition of Republican anti New Deal Democrats to oppose Roosevelt. It proposes a ticket with a Republican president and a Democrat vice president, naming Byrd, Ely, Baker, and Douglas as possible anti New Deal vice presidential candidates. The paper says the coalition would be American before party and that the nominees could be publicans and Democrats who distrust the Roosevelt administration.
A Herald Tribune editorial hints at GOP splits over strategy as Republicans face a Cleveland convention test. It argues for Americanism over partisanship and weighs coalition ideas versus fielding a genuine GOP ticket to defeat the New Deal in November.
Senator W Warren Barbour of New Jersey urged the Republican Party to adopt a liberal platform at Cleveland, framing liberalism as a modern, freedom extending movement. He contrasted GOP liberalism with New Deal liberalism, arguing true liberalism protects individual freedoms and avoids federal overreach.
A nationwide survey shows radio receivers in homes now total 22 869 000 excluding car units, up about 90 percent in five years since 1930. In 1935 sales reached 4.4 million with 82.1 percent of buyers new to radio, while replacements added three million sets. Five years left 80 percent of people able to ride in cars while three fourths could listen in simultaneously.
A fragmentary verse imagines heaven as paved with aglid gold and precious stone while poverty is banished. The speaker notes no flowers or birds are described and muses about planting hollyhocks with a golden boa, hoping Gabriel would pause and stay.
Fortye years ago today a chapter of the Daughters of Confederacy was being organized here. G Sloan of the Graham hotel was arranging a banquet for coal operators J W Dunnigan announced his candidacy for justice of the peace in Beaver Pond district. Three decades ago Captain Wm Bradburn of the National Good Roads association spent days in Bluefield checking road construction materials. J M H Hardy and B A Becker formed a deal estate business. Work began on the new Baptists church on Dubring Street. Graham's first business house was being dismantled. Mrs Sarah Jane Woolwine former resident died at Eccles. Elizabeth Kittinger of Alderson and Ben L Draper of Havoco wed. Rev C G Gunn installed pastor of Westminster. Virginia Rigney was killed in Bramwell by an automobile. The new athletic field at Bluefield State Teachers College was completed and fenced.
Herbert Plummer analyzes the Roosevelt and Farley positions after Governor Lehman’s announcement not to seek a third term. Administration patience, party loyalty pressures, and New York electoral stakes influence speculation on Lehman’s possible reversal and the national ticket’s maneuvering ahead of Cleveland.
George Ross surveys a string of plagiarism cases in contest entries from New York and notes the public reaction. He revisits Dr Charles Brim and his medical Bible scholarship, the Governor’s Island landscape, and the proud edge of the city’s view over the skyline as it hosts the Second Corps Area.
Berit Weber and colleagues spar over placing an electric fan in a shared office. The janitor improvises a shelf to mount it, causing chaos as the boss arrives and laments drafts blocking his desk. The scene ends with the fan hurled from a window amid heated debate.
A June 9 horoscope notes best hours 10 30 to 13 30 14 80 to 16 90 and 19 30 to 21 30 with danger periods 01 20 to 10 30 18 30 to 19 30 and 20 30 to 23 30. It cautions memory pull and business risk, urges self possession and tact, and predicts strong business judgment and potential fame in broadcasting writing or social work. Notable births and figures listed include Francis M. Finch Peter Henderson Sylvanus Thayer and others.
An OCR scratched summary notes Carnera quitting in the ninth with an injured ankle and questions why opponents could hit him. It also references Florida hospital music use and scattered items about Scouting, a hook sale, and a Alameda California loaned gun remark.
Hollywood interviews reveal Arss and Arliss scenes with a frightened blond actress by a make-up elevator. Bets Davis is described as handsome yet hampered by tryouts, while George Brent rises as a popular leading man. Too Pretty For Pictures showcases Surtey Temple and the first roles of young actors. Warren Williams contrasts his own path with the Barrymores, meeting Dolores Costello on stage in a love scene.
Bruce Catton surveys three guide books ideal for summer travel. Down the Cape by Katharine Smith and Edith Shay offers Cape Cod towns sights and a folding map. Away to Cape Braton by Gordon Brinley provides roads schedules and boat spots for fishermen. High Trails of Glacier National Park by Margaret Thompson covers hotels camps and photoprints.
Cleveland June 7 The advance status of the Republican convention shows Landon as the favorite with rivals quietly sniping. Amid denials of a stop London movement, pamphlets mock Landon and Vandenberg hints circulate. Observers note a shift to private talks aboard yachts and a rise of young business leaders guiding the event.
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