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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1934
Page
6
The item lists advertising rates and service details from the Daily Telegraph plus a post office notice. It includes billing by mail rates for West Virginia and distant zones, with geographic zones defined and prices indicated. Also notes Associated Press rights and Bluefield office contact information.
The piece critiques federal drought measures and New Deal spending, noting a million farmers on Hopkins plan for erosion control and water projects costing about 600 million dollars, with talk of a treasury bill reaching a billion. It argues taxpayers bear the burden, contrasts farming district views with industrial ones, and targets working people as bearing the load.
Arthur Henderson leader of the British delegation and Louis Barthou French foreign minister clashed during the Geneva arms conference. Henderson urged a sine die adjournment to settle political differences quietly, while Barthou resisted, threatening a rupture in the talks and signaling Britain may not stand with France if the posture continues. France’s drive to dominate Europe provoked British unease and could push Britain away from alliance.
American business leaders assess the New Deal emergency recovery plans under the Roosevelt administration as second-year efforts unfold. Confidence remains guarded as inflationary NRA labor clashes grow with strikes and violence, with life and property losses reported and further trouble anticipated.
The passage argues the federal government cannot fully meet enforcement tests and faces strong opposition from multiple groups. It notes little progress under the New Deal and suggests the nation has erred by swinging policies too violently in the past, citing prohibition and overindustrialization as examples. A slower, more deliberate approach is proposed.
The West Virginia Order of Moose hopes the national order selects Old Sweet Springs as the Mooseheart of the east. The 610 acre site on mountain side and meadow is praised for beauty and health giving springs. The piece urges West Virginia as the location for the new Mooseheart.
Washington reports a tense battle over Rexford Tugwell to become under secretary of agriculture. Roosevelt pushes for confirmation while Senator Robinson and the Democratic bloc worry about radicals. The Senate panel may issue an unfavorable report as the South resists Tugwellism and Republicans seek a conservative break.
The Lancet defends Dr Layton May of Minneapolis who was convicted of secretly treating and harboring John Dillinger. The editorial argues a doctor remains a citizen and praises May for not betraying professional trust, suggesting authorities pursued him to vent over Dillinger’s escape.
The poem by Thomas Curtis Clark in the Chicago Tribune extols a simple town’s beauty as winter yields to green. It celebrates gardens, crocus, tulip, iris, phlox, and hollyhocks. It contrasts worldly wanderings with the welcoming altar fires of meek, friendly towns.
Washington pieces weigh union capacity to strike amid steel conflict. Analysts cite 30 to 40 percent unionization, with Amalgamated L of L workers a third and company unions another third. Articles note leadership, funding, and publicity issues, census politics, and Republican strategy as factors shaping the dispute.
Southern Methodist pastors of Mercer county will gather Monday at 10 am at Bland Street Methodist church under the Bluefield district presiding elder, Rev. C. E. Lundy. Rev. J. M. Crowe will speak on homiletics as the group discusses local church affairs. Attending pastors include Stevenson Cassidy Barnett Austin Belcher Ross Bailey Eller Carter Byrd Fox Ellis Wright Mayberry Lundy.
A local menu item highlights shad or shad roe at Jimmy's while offering Rocky Mountain wild rainbow trout as a contrasting choice. The brief notice signals a varied seafood option and a focus on regional fish varieties.
H I Phillips offers a satirical tease to graduates about entering the job market. He jokes that while some skills survive college, many will face tough days ahead, urging courage, vision and practicality as they head into adulthood, with light notes on current chaos and shifting society.
Sam Gevins jokes about a lawyer who faces fee splitting woes. Kermit A. Kahn quips about being as busy as newsreel cameramen during a fleet review. The piece comments on without any federal aid.
Mrs Audry McCrickard hosted a Thursday afternoon party in Elkhorn Upland West Virginia honoring her daughter Dorothy on her fifth birthday. Guests included Eva Mae Milton Lillian Baker Barbara Campbell Betty Ann Denney Francis Ann Williams Hazel and Mable Richardson Mack and Arleen Amos who enjoyed refreshments and exchanged gifts.
Mrs. Clarence Dunman entertained her bridge club at her Elkhorn home on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Thomas Miller Beatrice Miller and Margaret Miller are visiting in Philadelphia and New York. Tom Burton of Keystone was a dinner guest of Mr and Mrs J C Burton Tuesday. Mrs A T Iddings is improving.
Eckman WV June 9. Local residents attended plays in Keystone and visited relatives in Simmons and Northfork. Rev Jordon to preach at Kimball Methodist. Gene Jordon ill at home. several families from Peterstown, Keystone, Amonate and Beckley visit. Community clubs met at Mrs Whitehead’s home. outings planned and plans for an outing outlined.
Charles Bias, 28, was sentenced to five years by Judge John Ritz for robbing Wheeling capitalist John O. Schenk on May 4. Bias had been employed by Schenk.
The narrative recalls Andrew Davidson and his wife captured during Indian hostilities. After their Davidson home burned, the family endured brutal marches to the lakes, the infant killed, and a daughter vanish. Davidson trekked across wilderness to Canada, where his wife was revealed and reclaimed. They returned to Bluefield, reburied later, symbolizing frontier resolve and nation’s foundation.
Yards Va June 9 A revival service proceeds at the Methodist church led by Rev Mr Williams with assistance from Rev Mr Dean.
The Midway Woman's Missionary Society will meet Thursday at 2 o clock at the church with Mrs. Raymond Compton as leader. All members are urged to be present.
Personal notes list Mr. and Mrs. Hart Shrader and son Bobby of Kimberly West Virginia visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Shrader. EL Jackson visited Roanoke relatives. S G Morris and daughter Sylvia visited relatives in Princeton. S M Dangerfield traveled to Charlottesville. Ethel Crawford is ill. C D Britton of Keystone visiting here. Hazel Crawford returned from Byllesby. Fanny Tabor remains ill. C E Caldwell of Jenkin son visited. Arthur, Cora Helen and Margaret Lawson returned from Norfolk. H J Broughton and daughter Mary of Ithaca Michigan visiting Mrs B Sarver. Edith Moore and Huston Graham of Devils Fork visited Mrs J F Shrewsbury.
Miss Thomas died at Geystone home of her brother Mayor J Fred Thomas. T Crockett Bowen commonwealth's attorney of Tazewell county and Miss Jane Nan Hoge of Burkes Garden were married. Ed McCulloch George Mann and Rucker Jenkins cadets at V P I arrived home from St Louis where they attended the World's fair.
The Belcher family of Simmons suffered the death of three children in a fire that destroyed their home. Floyd Clark was slain by a gunman at Landgraff. Funeral services were held for Mrs. R. W. Young at her Highland Avenue residence.
Eight people died and thousands of clouds of damage followed a flood on Crane Creek in Mercer county. Memorial services were held at Northfork for Rev. C. A. Moses, Baptist minister.
In this Washington bystander column Kirke Simpson analyzes how the Rainey Burns leadership used a gag rule to blunt a Republican filibuster and push a broad must-do program, alleging the measure sprang from chance and Speaker Rainey’s handling amid a near quorum.
The administration tightened its hold on the House as measures moved swiftly through the chamber. A protracted Republican fight over the tariff stalled the Senate, while the White House could push or slow adjournment at will, reshaping presidential decisions and solidifying leadership after Snell’s clash with Rainey.
New York critics note experimental blends of stage and film as Earl Carroll envisions street scenes with full color sound and projections. He predicts realistic scenery watching over performers, with surrealist flashes from Paris cinema challenging conventional theater and audience perception.
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