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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1937
Page
2
Jimmy Rantis thanks Bluefield citizens for primary support and the honor of candidacy for the city board of directors. He pledges his efforts will serve the community’s best interests and invites all candidates to join in promoting the city’s interests.
Atlantic City June 8 Birth control is declared proper medical practice by the American Medical Association in a hearing by the association's house of delegates Nearly 10 000 doctors attend hearings to present views The hearing committee will report Thursday in secret session for action by the delegates The debate on government proposals lasted 15 minutes and was not made public
In Hinton West Virginia on June 8 re elected Mayor J G and chose four Democratic councilmen to give the party a clean sweep in the municipal election today.
Williams Simms 63 retired Norfolk and Western railway engineer died yesterday morning at the Becker home on Tyler street after years of illness. Born January 4 1874 in Appomattox County Virginia he lived in Bluefield since 1901. He leaves two sisters Miss Mady Simms Bluefield and Mrs James Emmons Casey Texas. Funeral services Friday at 2 30 PM at Becker Funeral Home with burial in Walnut Grove cemetery under Masonic and Knight Templar rites.
A fragment from a university report discusses granting Holt a doctorate and critiques public perception as a delaying factor in democracy. It argues ethics and moral philosophy deserve emphasis alongside commercial and applied studies to contribute to happiness.
Grundy Mission clubs organize in local churches to raise funds for Mountain Mission School and Orphanage at Grundy Virginia. Board chair S R Hurley says money will complete and furnish unfinished girls dormitory rooms to care for 75 to 80 underprivileged girls. The first club to organize meets this evening at Midway Christian church.
P. S. Jones, 35, Virginian Railway shop employee in Princeton, suffered painful burns Monday afternoon after accidentally falling into a tub of lye used to scour grease and oil. He is at Bluefield Sanitarium with injuries to his left arm feet and legs.
Mary Lee Beauty Shop advertises Lacut permanent waves with long experience and careful attention. Summer prints and solids marked down from 39c to 28c, featuring Fretwell's.
Riot aftermath at Ford plants in Dearborn leads to six witnesses. UAW organizer Loren Houser cites deadlock over bonuses and weekend shift pay as the core dispute with no company comment. Monroe mayor Knaggs asks civilian experienced volunteers to enable Newton Steel Co reopening amid a 10 day strike. CIO organizer Owen Dixon says no orders to end picketing.
Scout Troop 17 of Bluefield held its first camping trip of the season at Camp Roland over the weekend. Activities included swimming hiking and campfire service with leaders Francis P. Claytor Sr Otto Bresler J E Hatcher George Palmer Sr W A McCue Hobart Porter field and Lee Phelps guiding the group.
Miss Ann Bob Rich of Princeton lost her suitcase last night when it was taken by mistake from a bus between Roanoke and Princeton. Another suitcase was left on the bus. She asks the finder to bring the bag to 113 College Hill, Princeton, and the bus company’s terminal official at Prince-.
Bluefield Post No 9 announces a major Fourth of July celebration to be held Monday July 5 as part of plans to mark one of the citys biggest independence day observances. E A Cain post commander outlined committee chairs and event details yesterday.
Reports say a breakthrough is near as shipments resume behind picket lines and potential legal action looms. Mayor Knaggs sought police volunteers and state aid after a show of 782 against and 30 in support of the strike.
Philip Murray leader of the strike pickets calls for a senate investigation of the United States steel strike. He cites violence and mailfood delivery disputes at Republic Steel and other plants. News notes mediation efforts by Ohio Governor Davey and talks with Republic Inland and Youngstown Sheet and Tube officials.
Report notes two gunmen across state connected to a strike at Republic Steel. The incident is described as occurring in the context of labor disputes and alleged violations of the act governing strikes. Further details on locations and outcomes are not provided in the readable text.
John L. Lewis ordered immediate unionization of Great Lakes seamen to block strikes affecting steel mills. He said little about the move as committee spokesmen aim to halt shipments from Upper Great Lakes mines. A C I O maritime union for seamen on iron and steel boats was to be formed swiftly with Mervyn Rathborne’s American Telegraphists Association backing the effort.
Funeral services are held today at the Wee Kirk O The Heather for Miss Harlow. Only about 200 friends are expected to attend, with plans still being finalized. Memorials for Marie Dressler and other noted figures were mentioned in the gathering.
A British society girl who had been missing for a week was located after a nationwide search by provincial police. Her memory is reportedly gone.
The American Newspaper Guild voted to admit business and advertising staff and other white collar workers, expanding from editorial staff and affiliating with John L. Lewis CIO. The 118 to 18 vote follows rejection of separate handling proposals and would broaden guild membership beyond current 11,112 members.
A heated debate led the House to order a probe into tax dodging. At a press conference the issue drew strong public comment with observers noting shifts in government-evasion rhetoric and ongoing political drama.
The Bluefield Junior Drum and Bugle corps will travel to Asheville North Carolina next week to participate in the Rhododendron Festival June 16 and 17. Invited by the Asheville chamber of commerce the group will join a parade pageant and a large barbecue at municipal park before returning Friday with E A Cain accompanying Bluefield Post No 9.
Reports describe renewed offensives on historic fronts in Spain with bombardments causing casualties. Police recovered documents on pre war Z activity and propaganda networks. one seized letter linked to Jose Primo de Rivera. The Cuban embassy suffered significant damage as shells struck the capital twice.
A three mile advance along the Asturian front west of Bilbao was announced by a government communiqué as heavy rain paralyzed operations around the Basque regional capital. Defense troops reportedly moved into Rivora and pressed a gun position dominating Oceja De Sampambres, while Bilbao dispatches said Basque defenders and rain halted the besieging force near the city.
President Roosevelt stated he favors taxing state and federal employees and noted it remains an open constitutional question whether such employees can be taxed. He indicated previous advocacy for taxation persists despite unresolved legal considerations.
Delegates from multiple motor clubs and hotel associations gathered in Wilmington, Delaware, with figures including Ruben Moury and Frances Randolph. The event featured representatives from New York Buffalo and West Virginia groups alongside tour directors and conservation officials.
A bill would nationalize arms production by funding facilities for propellants explosives shells projectiles poisons rifles machine guns and ammunition. It would empower the navy to build or buy yards armor plate plants arsenals gun factories and shipyards to cover all naval construction and repair work not already under contract.
West Virginia youths travel to Huntington for the annual state junior and boys tennis tournament opening Thursday. E. M. Starr reports entries from Parkersburg Bluefield and Charleston with winners earning trips to the Middle Atlantic tournament in Norfolk Virginia and medals to top finishers from the United States Lawn Tennis Association.
The Virginia division Children of the Confederacy holds its fifth annual convention at First Methods' church Narrows with delegates ages 16 to 21, featuring welcomes by local leaders, remarks by Mrs. W. M. Forrest of the University of Virginia, a pageant and music, and a motorcade to Mountain Lake for officers and delegates hosted by the Narrows Business Men's club.
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