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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1937
Page
6
Fragmentary medieval echo of a biblical rebuke noting insincerity of outward piety versus inner corruption. The text blends a gospel quotation with garbled, nonsensical additions that imitate old verse.
Texas representative Maverick leads a drive to form a policy committee and a select committee to investigate relief and the Works Progress Administration. He argues accurate data is lacking on needed appropriations and urges a standing committee on unemployment and relief. This push aims to fact find and address rising public skepticism.
A reflection on changing attitudes toward relief programs in the United States. It notes the shift from anti dole rhetoric to acceptance of cash and work relief as a permanent fixture, the burden on taxpayers, and the harm to recipients who may come to view relief as a right.
A speaker warns that government paternalism erodes character and urges Americans to reclaim self reliance. He argues progress depends on individuals acting without state dependence and calls for renewed spirit of American manhood and womanhood now.
Washington observers predict next fiscal year will see appropriations near 9.5 billion dollars. President Roosevelt warns against excess while lawmakers face pressure from mayors and constituents demanding relief, public works, and pork barrel projects.
Congress will not adjourn soon despite the usual year end break. The president postponed the court reorganization plan since February 7 and little consequential legislation has passed. Nine major measures remain to be addressed this summer, with leaders predicting a long session in Washington heat.
Poem laments town at night with unseen lights fading as sleep covers the streets. It speaks of pity in the dark, the dawn as an evil dream, and the weary figures awaiting rest under silent lamps. New York Times.
Forty years ago today the Rev. W. W. Smith opened a meeting in Bluefield in a large tent. Sidney Higginbotham, a young attorney from Tazewell, was in Bluefield on business. New officers were installed by the First Presbyterian Church congregation.
L. S. Ballengee departed for Roanoke after Thomas Ballengee and his son Paul left for annual duties to attend the exposition.
Paul Adkins former superintendent of mails at the Bluefield office resigned from F W Woolworth in Cleveland Ohio to become secretary treasurer of Eclipse Pocahontas Coal in Danville West Virginia. J H Leffle father of 8 H Leffite Bluefield Va died at his Rural Retreat home. Bluefield County club readying Flag day celebration.
G. J. Simmons of Hinton was named state officer with headquarters in Bluefield. The Bluefield Telephone Co plans a new exchange building at each site. Plans for the first historic marker in McDowell County commemorating Henry Harman and a Black Wolf Indian band are complete, with unveiling on Flag Day.
This column tracks Senator Bob Wagner of New York, born in Germany, as he edges through no clear dream job. His ineligibility for president haunts him while Tammany and Roosevelt era moves nudge him toward the senate or a future mayoralty, with loyalty and risk shaping his choices.
In Greenwich Village poets display rhymed wares al fresco from 10 cents to 10 dollars amid Bohemian stalls. Maxwell Bodenheim stands out as the season’s notable figure with autographed verses starting at two dollars, reflecting high prices despite limited originality.
Morton Thompson recalls Edgar Allen Woolf a Columbia graduate and playwright who premiered a new work at a roof theater. The opening night faltered as patrons left. amid the exit Woolf’s contemporaries watched Harry K. Thaw shoot three times and Stanford White die, while Woolf’s mother in the lobby cried My God they have shot.
Joe Russell notes bandmasters draw social ladies as Eddy Duchin wed Marjorie Oelrichs and Randolph Scott married Marion Dupont Sommerville. Ben Cutler joined an old American family, while Gene Tunney married Polly Lauder and Enzo Fiermonte wed into the Astor lineage.
Dr Elmer Twitchell dean of Stymie university addresses the graduating class urging caution about chaos and societal shifts. He jokes about dangers of driving and wariness of modern life while noting four years of sports and study have prepared them for a tougher world.
A satirical verse praises the Wagner Act while joking about ignoring it. It also recounts a U S post office inquiry about deliveries and recalls a painter named Hitler who once forgot turpentine, shaping his outlook.
Mary Blake presents a birthday guide for those born June 11 with favorable hours and danger periods. It notes possible social misunderstandings among friends and urges patience and effort to pursue reawakened ambitions. The piece highlights popularity, potential talents, and suggested careers, naming several notable individuals.
A collage of quirky lines covers fashion, politics, and science. Notes about Washi interior china, Yellow Land crabs in Australia, golf ball theft, political disqualification, and a Toronto dentist predicting future teeth mix with a quip about atom smashers. A film star’s remark about open lids and rolling eyes closes the piece.
A letter from Paul G. Smith to Hubbard Keavy describes the Hollywood writer’s path. It mixes gritty studio anecdotes with satirical steps from pencil to screen, warning that fame follows tough entry, odd jobs, and persistence, while offering another, homebound route.
Bruce Catton notes Elsa Krauch ghosted the memoir A Mind Restored for Jim Curran a middle aged businessman who suffers a nervous breakdown loses business and family and enters a psychopathic hospital before emerging cured Curran is described as a prosperous mid westerner whose overwork and childhood complexes led to a severe mental collapse.
A compact reflective quip recalling old political rhetoric on changes to the American system and the sense of impending conflict. It suggests a satirical view of politicians and war debates contrasted with everyday life. The piece mentions War Admiral and Pompoon as playful references within a broader wartime frame.
Washington analysts weigh a new plan to add one Supreme Court justice and extend chief justice status to an eleventh member. The scheme would reallocate circuits, curb New York appointments, and push selections from unrepresented regions while flagging possible promotions for State Department officials.
The speaker describes finding care at a state asylum after unsuccessful private treatment. He explains the process of regaining mental health, the cycles of hope and despair, and the challenge of readjusting to daily life after discharge. The account is presented as an insightful and well told narrative.
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