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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1935
Page
11
Quotations on Faithfulness and Wickedness
A compact juxtaposition of a Bible verse and a Seneca aphorism. The excerpt contrasts Psalm 5 9 with Seneca’s warning that wickedness leads to further wickedness. It presents two calloused views on morality and rhetoric.
Bluefield debates capitation tax and jail risk
Bluefield residents discuss a proposed five dollar capitation tax and whether nonpayment could lead to fines or jail. Legal questions arise about imprisonment for debts and wage attachment, with critics doubting the city’s ability to collect from nonowners and calling for alternative revenue methods.
Stadium upgrades delayed as fall approaches
The municipal stadium awaiting promised improvements for WPI and W&L football and annual appearances by Hmary and Henry with Marshall still lacks seat construction, field work, and fence repairs funded by government money. Officials may have plans but progress is not materialized, and fall brings urgency and confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hmary
Henry
Marshall
Britain faces default on next war debt payment
The British government plans to default on its upcoming war debt payment to the United States due Saturday June 15, a move not welcomed by Britons who have long been known for paying debts. Stanley Baldwin, a former prime minister, is described as a businessman and statesman, once wealthy but no longer so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Stanley Baldwin
Britain Shifts On Debt Talks With United States
In London the payment due on the funded debt will not be met on the original date. Washington hints of a new debt parley under easier terms. The British seek to avoid being grouped with other Europeans who have not paid, while they insist on honoring reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
London
United States
Washington
Grass roots convention signals 1936 election debate
The Tocsin calls mid western convergence a beacon for citizens opposed to portions of the New Deal. It notes doubt grows about Roosevelt's 1936 bid, cites Gov. Lowden as a strong potential candidate, and predicts opposition to constitutional change will surge nationwide before election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-West States
Roosevelt
Lowden
Daily Telegraph
Harding
Coolidge
Sach
Springfield
National editors poll shows mixed views on New Deal measures
Newsdom reports early poll results from editors and publishers across states. Signals split on key items including NRA and Social Security with 1002 ballots so far: 48 percent against, 35 percent for, 17 percent in part. New Hampshire stands alone solidly, other states divided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newspaper
World
United States
NRA
AAA
Father Coughlin
Stacy Long
New Hampshire
West Virginia
National Weeks and Unusual Observances Mentioned
The prose lists planned observances including National Jelly Making Week June 17 to 22 and National Dog Week September 22 to 28. It notes stickers on windshields, playful references to fleas, and mentions prune and peanut weeks as ongoing during Congress. It critiques modern work weeks as fashionable yet outdated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
President Ames Warns on Freedom of Thought
President Ames of Johns Hopkins University cautions about threats to freedom of thought while noting expression remains fragile and often tiresome and painful to perceive due to the clumsy delivery of some ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Johns Hopkins University
Typographical Error Shrinks Then Grows In Print
A Northfield News poem notes how a tiny typographical error lingers unseen during editing, then looms large once ink is laid on paper, provoking shock and collective groans from editors and bosses as the rest of the issue remains clean.
Enthusiasm for New Deal wanes amid internal reforms
Washington analysis notes Roosevelt reshaped policy from within six months ago, but current reform momentum fades as NRA output slows and AAA markets suffer. Liberals doubt impact, and officials eye shifts in housing and banking, while NRA staff joke about complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
New Deal
Supreme Court
Republican Bucket Brigade
Roosevelt
NRA
Johnson
AAA
Tugwell
Giles Stock Yards Opens First Sale In Giles County
Giles County stock yards at Narrows held their opening sale with the largest turnout of livestock raisers and buyers. About 500 head were sold at satisfactory prices including lambs 8.35, heifers 7.35, cows 6, calves 8.65, hogs 8.65. Parking improvements were started to accommodate about 200 vehicles and traffic control was needed. The sale will open promptly at 12 o'clock each Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles County
Narrows
West Virginia Restaurant Association Elects Leaders
J. H. Loudenslager of Wheeling elected president at the third annual convention. T. H. McKinley of Parkersburg becomes advisory council chairman. Officers include S. Gotses Fairmont vice president C. H. Henderson Wheeling secretary and John F. Hurt Charleston treasurer. G. T. Leslie Bluefield joins board of directors. Wheeling chosen for 1936 convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
J. H. Loudenslager
Wheeling
West Virginia Resturant Association
T. H. McKinley
Gotses
Fairmont
C. H. Henderson
John F. Hurt
Charleston
G. T
The Once Over by H L Phillips
Conversation snippets touch on Alabama Parks Jr entering Sing Sing, a Supreme Court challenge to a baseball player fine rule, Sam Pitts Jr winning the national open golf title, Aga Khan placing second, Roosevelt appealing, League of Nations voluntary input, NRA issues, Hoover politics, and rising Sino Japanese tensions with jokes about Benito Peiping and Manchukuo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garble
Alabama Parks Jr
Sing Sing
Supreme Court
Dizzy Dean
Sam Pitts Jr
Normandie
Aga Khan
Bahrain
California
NRA
Roosevelt
League of Nations
League
Sam Parks Jr Makes Open Golf Debut Victory
Sam Parks Jr wins the new open golf title as a first time winner amid Oakmont course challenges. The piece quips about inexperience reading newspapers and mocks political slogans with conservative tone and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Parks Jr
Oakmont
Kneel to the Rising Sun by Erskine Caldwell reviewed
Bruce Catton highlights Caldwell’s Kneel to the Rising Sun a volume of stark stories about poverty and neglect in the southern belt. The tales portray sharecroppers swampland poor whites and disenfranchised Black people with biting humor and earnest critique, not light reading but worthwhile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erskine Caldwell
Southern Belt
Mr. Caldwell
Swain
What Today Means to You on June 13
Horoscope style guidance for June 13 birthday readers notes Optimal hours and danger periods with advice on admitting mistakes, tenacity, and cautious social and business conduct. Mentions money luck and possible good fortune, along with career paths in education, art, social service, and professional fields. Names several notable people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Dana
Winfield Scott
Mary L. B. Branch
Frederic W. Root
Gustavus V. Fox
John M. Henni
R. C
Throwing The Harpoon Commentary on ethics and mishaps
The piece mocks ethical lessons from Uncle Sam describing political sham battles. It notes careless movers in France dropping three cabinets and jokes about bar seating under a Pennsylvania liquor amendment. It ends with a quip that after drinks more than permission is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
France
Pennsylvania
Caldwell’s Writing Draws Mixed Admiration in Review
A critic lauds Caldwell as a gifted and important author while noting stories in his Viking published collection that probe grim, grotesque themes. The analysis highlights stark character arcs from tense family estrangements to disturbing yarns about a sharecropper and hogs, signaling strong, unsettling power. The review places the work at $2.50 and situates Caldwell among notable contemporary writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Mr. Caldwell
Viking
Hollywood Gable camps on Catalina Island during Mutiny On The Bounty shoot
Clark Gable brings his own tent to Catalina Island and camps on the beach while filming Mutiny On The Bounty. Harry Barris of the Rhythm Boys wroteThrills and I Surrender Dear. Rochelle Hudson sings in Curly Locks. Margaret Sullavan joins boxing interest with William Wyler. Mae West Lupe Velez and George Raft frequent fights. Ruby Keeler slated to deliver line in Anchors Aweigh. Wallace Beery recovering, plans Europe trip with Gladys Swarthout and Frank Chapman pending Rose of the Rancho rewrite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Satalina Island
Gable
Bing Crosby
Rhythm Boys
Harry Barris
Harry
Bing
Barris
Rochelle Hudson
Shirley Temple
Rochelle
Claremore
Okla
Tex Film Company
Margaret Sullavan
William Wyler
James Dunn
Mae West
Lupe Velez
George Raft
Ruby Keeler
Dick Powell
Wallace Beery
Wallace
Europe
Gladys Swarthout
Grace Moore
Beverly Hills
Frank Chapman
Gladys
Rose
The
Rancho
Mass for Anthony of Padua at Sacred Heart Church
High Mass will be sung at Sacred Heart Catholic church at 8 o clock honoring Anthony of Padua patron saint of Italians. The St Anthony league hosts with adult choir music and a sermon by Rev G V Gocke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Anthony of Padua
St. Anthony League of Sacred Heart Church
G. V. Gocke
Father Gocke
St. Anthony
Bet on S-curve ends with overturned car in High Point
Cy Mullis wagered 50 cents he could drive an S-curve at 50 mph. The car hit a telephone pole and overturned. Mullis, hospitalized with non serious injuries, asks if he won as police file charges of reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
N. C
Cy Mullis
Mullis
Thirty Years Ago Today Died Bluefield Noted Figure
The Files recalls A. L. Fred Barlow a well known Bluefielder who died suddenly. Also noted are J Powell Royall and Miss Jennie M Bowen marrying in Radford Virginia and Ed McCulloch returning from Blacksburg after attending VPI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L
Fred” Barlow
J. Powell Royall
Jennie M. Bowen
Tazewell
Radford
Ed McCulloch
Blacksburg
Ollie Hale
Graham
Lawrence Todd
Galax
Samuel Solins
Welch
McDowell County
Council of Knights of Columbus
Gary
A Washington Bystander By Kirk Simpson
Former Illinois governor Lowden, born in 1871, could be a leading Republican candidate in 1936 if age were not a barrier. Hoobert Hoover's future plans and a potential favorite for the ticket stir Washington speculation as Republicans ponder their 1936 strategy and key figures like Vandenberg and Wadsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Washington Press Corps
Congress
Senator Vandenberg
Wadsworth
Lowden Hoover talk hints at Westward 1936 bid
A ten year younger Lowden could have sparked a wave of Lowden for president stories tied to Hoover. The whisper credits Hoover with wanting the 1936 nominee from the West, making Lowden a possible candidate but his age counts against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowden
Hoover
Paris in June reveals few Americans amid high franc costs
In Paris, June 12, Paris remains recognizable with landmarks and life as usual, but Americans have vanished from the streets. The strong franc keeps travelers away,Gallery stalls report fewer buyers, and Americans parade a look of financial worry as they cut trips short or skip purchases.
Americans in Paris See Stable Expat Community Growth
The Paris American directory shrank from 988 to 588 pages between 1931 and 1934, with about 7000 Americans remaining of roughly 20,000 a decade earlier. A third are year‑round residents, integrated in local business as cafes and cabarets face franc fluctuations. Locals mix with provincials while American social life, such as Fred Payne’s bar on Rue Pigalle, thrives on college night with songs like The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
Lafayette
Rue Pigalle
Fred Payne
Georgia Tech
Sigma Chi
Mr. Payne
Boston
Way Points
Harrys New York Bar and Paris Night Life
The article recalls No 5 Rue Daunou near Opera and Capucines, noting Ciros is closed while Harry McElhone runs Harrys New York Bar. It traces its ownership from Milton Henry in 1911 through Ted Sloan to McElhone, a Scotsman with experience at Plaza New York Nice Deauville and Ciros London.
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Harry
New York
Rue Daunou
Avenue da l'Opera
Boulevard Des Capucines
Ciro’s
Milton Henry
Ted Sloan
Harry McElhone
the Plaza
Manhattan
Nice
Deauville
London
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