Daily Telegraph Printing Co notices and subscription rates
The item lists publishing notes for the Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bluefield West Virginia with advertising agency references and a breakdown of subscription rates by mail and city carrier. It notes that notices without general news value may require payment and provides contact details and zone-based rate information. The date shown is Sunday June 14 1931.
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Baily Telegraph
Mare Telegraph
Associated Press
Kats Special Advertising Agency
New York
Kansas
Chicago
San Anciseco
Atlanta
Banka
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bluefield
W. Va
Department
West Virginia
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God’s Moment and Trust in Goodness
A compact religious reflection cites a Bible verse about the Lord’s moment and faith in goodness. The text echoes a devotional line attributed to a poet, stressing steadfast trust and divine strength.
There Is Always A Chance In Summer Business
The piece urges persistence in summer months June July and August as opportunities for thrifty and enterprising people. It argues against the notion that summer is a slow season and advises maintaining effort year round to gain business.
Young Republicans rally spurs statewide West Virginia revival
The West Virginia young men and women formed a permanent state group at a Washington gathering on Thursday and Friday. The congress encourages the new organization to spread enthusiasm and bolster national security, prosperity, and efficient public administration.
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Washington
Paign
West Virginia
The Federal Bond Issue
The treasury department proposes issuing bonds to fund the current deficit. Voters may object but the plan is generally favored. It should avoid tax increases and produce gilt edged securities that could attract hoarded wealth. Bonds will have short maturities, retired by the generation that incurred the debt.
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Treasury Department
Daughters of the Revolution to Dedicate Monuments in Peterstown
D A R plans a Wednesday ceremony to remember Henry Hull and Christian Peters buried in Peterstown cemetery. The event honors Revolutionary War patriots and notes nationwide efforts to mark graves and renew patriotic spirit for future generations.
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Daughters of the Revolution
Henry Hull
Christian Peters
Peterstown
Brazil Dumping Excess Coffee Into Sea Sparks Debate
Brazil's coffee council destroyed about 594000 pounds of surplus coffee by hauling it 17 miles to sea and dumping it. The act aimed to curb oversupply, drawing criticism over waste and social impact on nearby poor communities. In contrast, South Africa maintains a controlled diamond market to prevent price collapse, with estimates suggesting enough mined gems exist to meet global demand for a century.
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Brazil
National ‘Coffee Council
Iit
South Africa
Twenty Years Ago Today In Williamson And Nearby
Obituary notes Howard Tabor of Pocahontas died on a Norfolk and Western passenger train in Williamson. The West Virginia Educational Association held its annual convention in the city to close. Mrs. James Gilpin died at her Graham home. Miss Fannie Elizabeth Hoops of Pounding Mill married Robert C. Scott of Northfork. The J B B Coal Company was renamed Dexter Pocahontas Coal Company. Judge J Frank Maynard was elected president of the Billy Sunday club formed after the Billy Sunday campaign.
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Howard Tabor
Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western
Williamson
West Virginia Educational Association
James Gilpin
Graham
Fannie Elizabeth Hoops
Pounding Mill
Robert C. Scott
Northfork
J. B. B. Coal Company
Woa
Dexter-Pocahontas Coal Company
J. Frank Maynard
Billy Sunday Club
Overproduction and crop flexibility in farming discussed
The piece argues that Brazil’s mining surplus is cut, coffee trees need three years to bear, and American farmers lack flexible production like corn and wheat growers. It notes overproduction harms general prosperity and leads to unemployment both on farms and in industry.
Highways Through Cities Spark Local Traffic Debate
Cities burdened by congestion oppose routing federal highways through urban areas. Proponents cite tourist access and business trade, while smaller towns warn reroutes reduce relief from congestion and threaten local economies.
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Tourlata
State Road Commission
Minda
Puffing Process Problem on Heroic Front-Page False Courage
The piece criticizes sensational gangster coverage and drug fueled bravado among gunmen and their companions. It notes how Miss Starr and similar crime figures gain fame while real achievement in literature or art goes overlooked. It compares public appetite for crime to Lindbergh’s aversion to publicity and clipping costs.
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America
Miss Starr
No repeat of the dreath in 1380 noted yet
The text hints that there is no indication the dreath of 1380 will be repeated and urges letting her splash. No clear individuals or organizations are named.
Labor and Harvest Prayer by Lillian T Leonard
A dated poem presents a narrator’s sunrise labor with plow and soil through seasons. The speaker endures daily toil, seeking a harvest yet fearing drought and fatigue while invoking a prayer for strength and guidance.
Memorial to Harding in Ohio Outskirts Shows Aims and Dates
The Harding Memorial near Marion Ohio features forty eight Greek columns for states and graves for President and Mrs Harding. It cost about three quarters of a million dollars with an endowment for maintenance. Cornerstone laid Memorial day 1926 with Vice President Dawes. dedication postponed until Hoover era and then accepted by Hoover. The piece notes presidents buried in diverse places and states Harding died at 58. average death age among natural deaths over seventy. Charleston Gazette.
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Harding
Marion
Ohio
Grant
Dawes
United States
Coolidge
Hoover
Harding Memorial Association
White House
Taft
National Memorial Cemetery
Arlington
Washington
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson
Monticello
University of Virginia
John Quincy Adams
Quincy
Mass
Polk
Lincoln
Garfield
Arthur
McKinley
Charleston Gazette
Health warning on silica dust hazards and global responses
Dr Morris Fishbein reports rising recognition that inhaling silica dust endangers health and life. Silica exposure occurs in mining, grinding, quarry work and manufacturing, with international compensation programs evolving in Britain Australia Canada Germany and South Africa. Fine particles trigger lung cell death fibrous change and nodule formation, risking silicosis.
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Morris Fishbein
EB. L. Collis
Great Britain
Australia
Canada
Germany
Ruth Nichols delays Paris flight for Sunday with folks
In New York Ruth Nichols postpones her Paris flight to spend Sunday with family. In Saarbrucken Germany a passenger plane crash kills two passengers and two crew members. Paris sees Paul Doumer assume the presidency. In Ossining a crude blackjack is found in the cell of Francis Crowley, the policeman killer. Philadelphia notes Mrs. Clara Prophet and her brother Harold Williams objects to new trials for killing a woman's husband.
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New York
Ruth Nichols
Paris
Saarbruenken
Germany
Paul Doumer
France
Philadelphia
Clara Prophet
Harold Williams
Ossining
Francis Crowley
New York Notes on Dining Prices Real Estate and Broadway Wits
Gilbert Swan recalls anonymous quip about flirtatious girls as trains depart. He laments all you can eat for 60 cents in a chain cafe, notes the Dollar Bill night spot collapse, and praises Fifth Avenue apartment shop concept by Henry Mandel. He remarks on Broadway auctioning fixtures and Ed Sullivan’s move to the Journal.
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New York
Long Island
Fifth Avenue
Mons
Henry Mandel
Merry
Broadway
Ed Sullivan
Oporte
Graphic
Louis Sobel
Gaye
Journal
Throwing The Harpoon
A fragmentary newspaper snippet satirizes a range of topics from naval gun upgrades to a political palate. It notes fears of no impact from a home brew contraption and compares smoking to a fragile vanity case for women. It also mentions free verse in Scotland and a congressman proposing mood cures.
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Scotland
Office Sage
Dawes’s humorous take on diplomacy sparking talk in Washington
The piece notes Dawes’s quip that diplomacy is “hell on the feet” and explores its reception among senators and congressmen. It mentions his White House visit, past ambitions, possible London return, and a link to the Chicago World’s Fair, with Dawes seen as a key diplomatic figure abroad and at home.
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Washington
Maria” Dawee
London
White House
Jim Ham” Lewis
Senate
Satrap
Dawes
Mr. Dawes
Hether
Uncle Sam
Hiring bias in federal jobs sparks apportionment ire
In Washington last night Rodney Dutcher notes 17,000 civil service posts held by locals though states entitled to 36,000 have received 19,000. District of Columbia residents hold 12,695 of 149 allocated, while states like California, New York and Ohio remain under their quotas. Examinations are widespread, yet many qualified out-of-state applicants miss postings. The veteran preference law since WWI has worsened the gap.
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Rodney Dutcher Ashington
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Virginia
Maryland
Dietrist of
Columbia
District of Columbia
Maine
New Hampshire
Delaware
Iowa
Vermont
California
Ohio
New York
Michigan
Massachusetts
Ballyhoo
Civil Service
Hollywood Discoveries that Spoil Movie Illusions
Screen life in Hollywood reveals tricks behind film making with Mitchell Lewis Joe E Brown and Esther Ralston among stars. A golf scene near a studio was interrupted by real gunfire during an Indian raid sequence forcing a whistle cue to restart filming.
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Hollywood
Mitchell Lewis
Joe E. Brown
Lowell Sherman
Jones
Robert T. Jones
Atlanta
Joe E
Brown
Eckman Social Roundup Highlights Local Gatherings
Mrs J O Hall hosted the Childrens World club at home in Eckman on Monday night. Mr and Mrs L B Lyons entertained the younger set Friday evening with a delightful party and refreshments for about twenty guests. The Woman's Missionary Society met at the church Thursday afternoon led by Mrs W B St John.
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Woman's Missionary Sociery
W. B. St. John
West Virginia Briefs Snapshot of State News
West Virginia briefs cover Osborn taking the state police superintendent post in Charleston, a sen tity examination ordered for Frank Hyer 55, a death sentence in Durbin for a wife killer, Roy Roach 18 escaping jail twice in three days, Sardis Coal union agreement announced by U M officials in Clarksburg, Federal Judge Baker adjourning court and traveling to Asheville, and E C Lesler Mullens winning the state trapshooting championship by breaking 100 pigeons in Keyser.
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Charleston
R. L. Osborn
Frank Hyer
Durbin
Huntington
Roy Roach
Clarksburg
U. M
Sardis Coal Company
Wheeling
Baker
Asheville
N. C
N. C. Keyser. — E. C. Lesler
Mullens
Local Society Pages Note Weekend Visits and Travels
Misses Gladys Lyons and Julia White head to Athens for Concord normal summer school. Mrs A J Jamison returns home after weeks in Williamson visiting relatives. Various locals attend dances, shop, or visit relatives in Welch Coney Island Kimball Northfork and Independence Virginia.
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Eckman
Gladys Lyons
Julia White
Athens
Concord Normal
A. J. Jamison
Williamson
A. R. Pigg
Bottom Creek
R. L. McGinnis
Betty Lou
Kimball
Clyde Whitehead
James Stevens
Coney Island
Welch
Mr. Jarrett
Anawalt
Return to the land: value of home and farming life
A column reflects on rural life and a man who left the railroad for the farm. It notes yeggs and coded talk, warns to mind speech and habits, and celebrates the pull of Mother Earth as people seek stability and a June country life. The piece praises returning home to farm life and its simple peace.
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Mother Earth
Anya
Emile
Kimball Notes Social Visits From Regional Residents
Kimball West Virginia scene includes Miss Etta Bank returning from Washington and Lee finals in Lexington, Va. Visits by Buck Ferguson family from Bluefield, Mrs. Virginia Safewright and Alice Lake from Bluefield, and many residents traveling to Welch Roanoke Columbus and other nearby towns for shopping and visits. Local residents attend, host, and vacation with relatives in Virginia and Minnesota.
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A. C. Sweeney
D. C. Holbert
Welch
P. W. Houchins
Billy
Donald
Bertha
W. Va
T. R. Billy
Minneapolis
Minn
Paul Bailey
Bluefield
Margaret Bailey
Virginia Rector
Bill Gordon
Keystone
Alvin Shaw
Chilhowie
Harry Cruise
K. P. Meadows
Richard Hamden
L. K. Cruise
W. D. Lee
Superior
Kimball
Etta Bank
Elizabeth McFarland
Daniel Boone
A. P. Wood
Jack Liebman
Betty
H. Bank
Four Stations Test New Synchronized Broadcast
The first synchronized broadcasting test by four stations of Columbia Broadcasting company ran from 1 a m. This morning the Albany WOKO Rochester WHEC Columbus WCAH and Harrisburg WHP linked programs from Columbia and their own studios. Tests continue Sunday and Monday mornings.
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Albany
N. Y
Columbia Broadcasting Company
WOKO
WHEC
Rochester
WCAH
Columbus
WHP
Harrisburg
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