Smythe Visits Pocahontas and Local Notes
From the Files of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph Henry M Smythe United States minister to Hayts visited old friends at Pocahontas The B P O Hikes held a hotel Graham reunion Work on the new Catholic church at Pocahontas progresses Bailengee returns from Memphis for Brotherhood of Locomotive Hagineers convention H C Fink and Miss Angelina Radttt of Bluefield marry at Briatel Over $1500 in counterfeit money seized by city police one man arrested Twenty years ago today Miss Melinda Holbrook dies in Wrights Valley Hughes and Fairbanks nominated by Republicans in national convention at Chicago Miss Mabel Clara Bailey of Bluefield dies at home
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Henry M. Smythe
United States
Hayts
Pocahontas
B. P. O. Hikes
Graham
Bailengee
Memphis
Brotherhood of Locomotive Hagineers
H.C. Fink
Angelina Radtttt
Bluefield
Briatel
Misa
Melinda, Holbrook
Wright's Valley
Hughes
Fairbanks
Chicago
Mabel Clara Bailey
Albert Rosenshine
San Francisco
California
London
Hoover
Steiner
Snell
Corker
Ogden Milla
Anymea
Roscoe Conklin Simmons
Polay
Arctic
Antarctic
Community Notices From Old Bluefeld Printing
Fragmented OCR text shows church notices and social items such as meetings, entertainments, cards of thanks, obituaries, and memorials. It mentions Beale and Fesclillota and a call to communicate with Daily Molegrape Printing in Bluefeld. Refers to moral maxims and fears of wrongdoing, with unclear person names.
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Hétice Thal Rava
Emiral Hove
Ponthahesca
Bluefeld
Veterans Will Handle Bonus Funds Carefullly say editors
The Telegraph argues that veterans receiving belated war bonds will spend or save wisely. Many will repair homes or pay debts, some will invest in businesses, and many will keep bonds as a nest egg for rainy days. The piece rejects fears of widespread scams and trusts veterans to manage their money.
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Télegraph
America Tao
Reforming The GOP shows new westward leadership rise
The Republican convention ends in unity with Knox as running mate prospect and a Westward turnout reshaping party control. Borah remains silent yet supporters expect party will follow majority rule. Youth leaders push liberal shifts, replacing old guard with energised new figures and regional blocs.
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Tandon
Knox
Pheya
Borah
Boral
London
Kansas
iFor
Landon
Ald Guard
Ieland
GOP
Phila
Republican Party
Bois Penrose
Pennia
Golid
Rginia
West Vir
Judge Y
Republican convention reshapes party with new men and ideas
The platform signals the spirit as the country becomes the picture not a single community. The middle west is the battleground where both sides agree the Republican nominees come from. The party that carries that territory will win.
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Middle West
Failure of the Great Tree Belt Plan Ends in Liquidation
The editorial laments the collapse of the New Deal forest belt from the Dakotas to Texas Panhandle. It notes Roosevelt’s 1934 funding, limited start with one million dollars, and later congressional cuts that halt planting. Unplanted saplings will be sold, ending a grand but impractical mid continent verdant belt.
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New Deal
Mid-West
Dakotas
Texas Panhandle
Roosevelt
Texas
Oklahoma
Congress
Florida
Maine
Florida Ship Canal
Saving What Farmer The Department Weighs In on Trade
The Department of Commerce notes U S imports exceed exports signaling impact of New Deal policy on farm trade. Wheat, corn, and butter show stark shifts from export strength in 1932 to import dominance by 1935 and beyond. The pattern suggests the United States moving from a major exporter to a net importer of several basic farm commodities.
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Department of Commerce
United States
Street Aid Belatedly Reaches Chest Patient After Long Day
A woman walking home last week received a dollar from a passerby after she complained of high medicine costs and a doctor prescribed chest treatment. She later explained the prescription failed to work and the radio, once a diversion for children, would not play.
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Ittla
Todey
Ten Years Ago Today Be Szecky Accepts Pittsburgh Call
Ten years ago today the Rev J Be Szecky of Pocahontas accepted a call to a large Pittsburgh church. The Pierian Literary Society of Beaver high school won the annual contest against the Alexandrians. Walter Brooks 13 was shot and fatally injured at the Bluefield fairgrounds.
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J. Be Szecky
Pocahontas
Pittsburgh
Pierian Literary Society
Beaver High School
Alexanderians
Walter Brooks
Bluefield Fair-Grounds
Platform writers weigh two-part GOP declaration at Cleveland
In Cleveland Herbert Plum reports platform writers seek a brief affirmative section and a denunciatory trailer to replace lengthy 1932 party lines. They debate leveraging states rights and a constitutional amendment to shift minimum wage and relief powers between state and federal levels amid New Deal criticism.
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Cleveland, Epublican
Cleveland
Supreme Court
New York
Gots
Repubicans
Roosevelt
Vandenberg
Philadelphia
Billy Rose recruits Billy the Kid for Fort Worth centennial
In New York writer George Ross reports on Billy Rose’s plan to hire Billy the Kid alias Billy Rosenberg as technical adviser for Fort Worth’s San Jacinto Centennial pageant. The project features a 4500-seat outdoor theater, replica Southwestern settlement and a revolving stage amid ambitious landscape mockups.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Billy Rose
Broadway
Barnum
Star Commonwealth
Phingas T. Billy
Texas
Billy Roge
William Rosenberg
Manhattan
Santa Ana
Rangerettes
Fort
Rose
Alfred Landon and the 1936 campaign satire
A fragmented column reviews Alfred M Landon of Topeka Kansas as a Republican presidential candidate. It contrasts his practical budgeting with public fascination, notes his flaws like fishing and bicycle tricks, and critiques Democratic rhetoric and frontiers of opportunity. It mentions contemporary satirical lines and political commentary from various newspapers.
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Alfred M. © Landon
Topeka, Kansas
Alfred
America
Today Means To You by Mary Blake
Horoscope style guidance for June 13 birthday readers with social advice, cautionary notes on behavior, hopes for personal happiness, and mention of notable people born on June 13. Includes reflections on romance, career, and reading as a path to growth.
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Mary Blake
Jung-18
Tor
Hollywood a patchwork of Hollywood and surrounding areas
The article describes Hollywood as a loose, def inite district blending into Los Angeles and nearby communities. It notes Beverly Hills Brentwood and Bel Air as home to many stars, Malibu as a coastal enclave, and the area’s lack of formal governance with no mayor or railroad station, shaping Hollywood as a trade mark rather than a strict city.
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Byi Hubbard
Keavy
Hollywood
Les
Boulevard
Ares
J Hollywood
Roach
N' Cilyer
Universal
Luther
Burbank
Beverly
Hillat
Lea
Angeles
Bevarly Hills
Holly- Wood
Holly
Valley
Edward Mverett
Joson
Paul Muni
Paul Kelly
Bing Crosby
Malibu
Néaside
Offica
Santa’ Monica
Catalina Island
The Harpoon Throwing The Harpoon
Fragmentary item notes social unrest and daily life themes. Mentions poor urban conditions, police presence, political signs, and a Hollywood style distraction. Contains garbled phrases and inconclusive details with scattered names and places.
Landon Hoover Rally Shows Unified Strategy at Convention
Cleveland dispatch notes Landon and Hamilton shaped a conciliatory approach at the convention, inviting opposition leaders to have their say while steering a steady campaign path. Borah’s withdrawal and Vandenberg as VP aim reflect the party’s smoother, more controlled leadership. Delegates praised Hoover and the convention’s orderly, cooperative tone.
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Landon
John Hamilton
Mr. Hoover
Sotiety
Borah
William Allen
Vandenberg
Arto
Borah Ib Needa
Alga
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