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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1931
Page
13
Rates list mail options by zone with prices for one year six months and three months across West Virginia. Zone definitions cover 150 mile radius and 150 to 600 mile ranges with charges. Carrier rates shown per months and week with advance payment required.
A short quotation feature contrasts Acts 20 33 with Henry Ward Beecher noting that covetous people fear life. The item presents two historical voices on wealth and desire in compact form.
A long list of proposed cures for the bad economy is debated from abolition of prohibition to tariff changes and bank lending. Readers blame banks, chain stores, utilities, and stock markets while suggesting shorter work hours and reforming procedures. The piece notes rich men also lose and predicts the downturn may self-correct soon.
Newspapers campaign to gauge golfer preference for USGA approved larger lighter ball now used in the US while Britain sticks to the old size. The divide complicates international matches and exposes criticism of the A and G A and club makers.
Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania proposes a nationwide educational campaign to reduce traffic fatalities. He cites 230000 deaths in 10 years and warns of rising annual tolls, urging bipartisan support and noting potential life and property savings. Some observers doubt strong results, but a broad campaign is seen as worthwhile.
Annie Sexton married T. S. Ford in Wytheville while T. S. Ford’s companion Jim Brown and Elmore were badly wounded by Jerry Walker at Shawnee. The piece notes ten years since Frederick Galbraith’s death in an Indianapolis auto crash and other trips to Des Moines and a Mystic Shrine conclave. The body of Samuel Coburn, a World War I casualty, was brought home to Bluefield from France.
Golf era players protest U S G A decisions criticizing the balloon type ball and the stripping of the old ball in play, arguing the changes disrupt the game and favor new equipment over tradition.
A New York Law debate notes that public schools cannot offer Bible study. Regents credit could be earned for after school Bible classes in churches or synagogues with no school time involvement. The Greater New York Interfaith committee aims to extend the plan to New York City next fall.
Survivors of a garden visible in memory as the lilac bush blooms faded and the gate hangs in springtime. A poem recalling birds, children, and fragrant days past at a house on the hill with the porch and door gone.
The Clarkeburg Telegram laments the resignation of Brooks as head of the state public safety department, denouncing partisan persecution. It praises Col. Robert Linn Osborn as successor and urges integrity in governance. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch comments on road work, noting the value of aesthetic improvements and the need to balance utility with scenery along West Virginia routes.
Dr Morris Fishbein summarizes colorless gas risks from incomplete combustion. New York labor warns workers in gas heated plants and home users about CO poisoning and home and industrial safety steps including flame color, safe tubing, leak checks, ventilation, and reporting gas pressure changes.
Gilbert Swan recounts Hoboken’s brief Bohemian heyday sparked by Christopher Morley and a literary circle. Germanic inns thrived briefly with Tyrolean performers and zither music before crowds dwindled as nightlife settled back to its old-world pace.
Warning about carbon monoxide risk at work. If headaches occur, CO may be present. Seek leaks and report to employer and plant doctor to diagnose. If unwell, see a doctor and consider changing work to avoid permanent harm.
The article compares presidents Taft Wilson Harding and Coolidge on stage presence and oratorical skill. It notes Hoover’s private ease but lack of stage magic, his reliance on written text, and questions how the public might know him without such publicity.
A survey of the Senate and rising governor names shows Hoover likely to be renominated by Republicans while Roosevelt Pinchot and other governors loom as potential rival factions. Democratic prospects center on Roosevelt with limited opposition from southern and western senators, leaving figures like Bulkley as possible dark horse runners if a party split or new coalition forms.
A profile of Constance Bennett outlines her daily routine to earn about 5090 dollars a day. She rises at 6 30, swims, has a substantial breakfast, travels 25 miles to the studio, and spends minutes in a dressing room before filming in a spare bed scene. The piece notes she earns through short, staged recording and eyes a billion in earnings, with Sundays often unpaid.
Charleston considers arguments for and against removing Lee Ott a state workmen's compensation official and J W Smiley actuary. Huntington rescues Leonard Bond body recovered Cheeter Suthers missing. Kanawha grand jury returns 107 indictments 82 for felonies. Schenk dies after operation. Tear Mountain mines resume after strike. Middlebourne banks merge as United Bank of Middlebourne. Weirton Steel head becomes president of Peoples Bank Holiday's Cove. Prince and bride return from world tour. Wu resigns as Chinese minister. Dynamite kills in Caldwell and Steubenville injuries. Plane crash in Toledo kills two. Poseidon submarine trapped in China Sea abandoned hope. Lindberghs permission to land in Japan.
AP briefs report stolen paintings and lithographs from a dealer in Pittsburgh. Three Nicaraguan National Guardsmen die in a clash with insurgents near Managua. In Rome a Vatican government dispute shows signs of easing as both sides express cautious rhetoric. An earthquake shock hits Tokyo.
Radio broadcasts now bring Madrid city council meetings to listeners. When the monarchy fell, demand for public seating surged tenfold, sending officials to seek more space. Union Radio then aired the sessions so the public can follow the council reports by turning the dial.
Ilarold G. Markham a United States customs border patrolman surrendered in Watertown New York city court on a manslaughter charge for the killing of rum runner Donald Tremont three days earlier. He was arraigned and released on ten thousand dollars bail.
An Associated Press correspondent surveys post revolution Soviet life focusing on state care for children. He notes millions join Communist Youth leagues, the propaganda filling youths, and family ties weakened as the state assumes child rearing duties while exiling or penalizing negligent parents.
The Chicago court appearances show Al Capone, known as Scarface, evolving from a wary, watchful street figure to a more urbane, controlled presence. He weighs about 250 pounds, with thinning hair and manicured hands, reflecting his middle age and a shift from earlier nervy behavior.
A Barbour county delegation urged the West Virginia State Road Commission to construct state route No. 77 to create a new connection from Phillips to Clarksburg. The commission took the request under advisement. The existing unimproved highway runs from state route No. 69 near Philips 6th Craigmore in Harrison County to state route No. 22 southeast of Clarksburg.
A bold ad claims Ru Ma eases rheumatic pain in days and promises a full money back refund if symptoms persist. It touts rapid relief, softened stiffness, and swelling with no long wait, urging readers to buy a $1 bottle from Goodykoontz Drug Stores and other local druggists.
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