Notices and rates from Bluefield Daily Telegraph page fragment
Ledger-style column shows subscription pricing and postal zones with a Bible verse at end. Contains publisher notices about classified fees and mailing details, with no clear local news event. The fragment references Bluefield West Virginia and Associated Press credit.
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Call Special Session to Aid Municipal Governments
A call for a special legislative session to reform tax distribution in West Virginia. The author argues state wealth and payrolls excess, proposes dividing special taxes from cities like Bluefield to relieve municipal bankruptcies and ensure fairer, uniform taxation across cities.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
Confidence in NRA ruling sparks cautious economic outlook
Despite the Supreme Court striking down the NRA, calm returns with no national upheaval. Some wage increases occur while a Toledo strike demands a 20 percent lift. A planned skeleton NRA remains until April and a mild recovery act may fit within the Constitution.
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NRA
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Washington
Blue Eagle
Blueagle
Cracks in the Solid South Shake Democratic Stronghold
The piece analyzes how the South, longtime Democratic bulwark, shows anti Roosevelt and anti New Deal sentiment. It highlights Huey Long and Georgia Governor Talmadge as leading critics who could fracture the region if they run independently, risking a shift away from party unity. It notes business elites and regional leaders wavering on supporting the incumbent in 1936.
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Life of the blue eagle and NRA fate explained
The discussion argues the NRA would not have lasted long regardless, noting Supreme Court nullification, public morale, and the need to rebuild confidence rather than seek new laws or constitutional amendments for recovery.
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Supreme Court
NRA
Save The Constitution and Holt Seat Contested in 1936 Debate
The public challenges the New Deal as unconstitutional and presses lawmakers to honor the Constitution. Holt’s seating tests Senate reverence amid political pressure from Neely and party loyalties, with voters watching the contested seat proceedings closely.
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Verse of Enduring Love by Joshua Sylvester
A poetic sonnet style passage proclaims unwavering devotion across heights and depths. The speaker vows constant love whether near or far with images of heaven earth and endless eyes.
Inside Washington battle over electrocution clause in New Deal bill
An adviser to President Roosevelt pressed for milder treatment of public utility holding companies, hinting at a reform school substitute. Liberal forces, led by Cohen and Corcoran, fought Dieterich’s tougher stance as Hurja allegedly swung four votes to save the electrocution clause. Timing suggests relief funds may peak next winter ahead of the 1986 campaign.
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Italy Expels Chicago Tribune Correspondent
Rome bans David Jah the Chicago Tribune Rome correspondent and orders him and his wife to depart at once after Italy also bars the New York Times for an editorial linking Baldwin and Mussolini. Jah is the fourth foreign correspondent expelled since March. Foreign Press Association reviews the case.
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The Once Over
A humorous column by H. L. Phillips praising President Roosevelt and likening political choices to baseball metaphors. The piece reflects on leadership, risk taking, and balancing progress with tradition, while ending with a hopeful note for the country’s direction.
Grass Roots Republicans and a Name Change Debate
The piece notes Grass Roots Republicans discuss renaming the party to the Constitutional party, risking listers' support. It cites the need for unity and features Alabama Pitts, who after five years in prison is said to know inside baseball.
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The Wolf at the Door by Robert Francis
A dreamy mystic chronicle of childhood ages drifting through early youth. It follows three girls raised by a French peasant, focusing on moods and emotions rather than action as they grow up in a distant past.
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June 14 birthday outlook mixes art, business and caution
Horoscope by Mary Blake for June 14 birthdays. It warns against demagogues and reckless sociability, notes financial variability and possible gains, and highlights favorable paths in artistic, scientific, and educational work. Notable figures include Harriet Beecher Stowe and Andrew Campbell.
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Childho od dreams and adult fates in a wistful tale
A richly drawn story follows three girls from poverty to varied futures an acid old maid, a roving husband, and a scholar each arc echoing Dickensian spirit. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company it sells for 2.50 dollars in late 19th or early 20th century tone.
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Railroad Week in Arkansas City Featured Generous Collectors
Santa Fe railroad offices in Arkansas City collected four dollars for a woman claiming she needed the money to reach Bagwell Missouri to visit her grandmother. She expressed gratitude and planned to seek bus directions downtown. The note accompanies a 1914 statistic estimating US malt liquor consumption around five hundred million dollars.
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Screen Life In Hollywood Sees Series Characters Persist
Hollywood notes Charlie Chan heads to China in Charlie Chan in Shanghai as the eighth adventure. Tarzan remains a screen staple, Philo Vance continues, Perry Mason grows popular, with Warren William portraying the detective in multiple films. A growing roster of characters reappear across productions.
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Shanghai
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Edgar Rice Burrough
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S. S. van Dine
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Earle Stanley Gardener
Warren William
Screen sleuths keep drawing crowds says Palmer era
Detectives dominate on screen with Hildegarde Withers and Inspector Oscar Piper each credited with three solved murders. Sherlock Holmes lags behind his novel success. Bret Harte's Cisco Kid, portrayed by Warner Baxter, recurs, while Baxter’s upcoming Caesar the Great echoes his In Old Arizona persona.
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Welcome Home introduces new life to charming grifters
The piece notes Fox plans to perpetuate a new set of amiable grifters led by Arthur T. Horman as they embark on adventures and end up honest. Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe as Quirt and Flagg embody the spirit, while studio practice extends legacy characters after creator deaths like Earl Derr Biggers Chan and J. Rufus Wallingford. Herman Brix, once slated for Tarzan, now stars as Burroughs’ Tarzan in a newly completed film.
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New Jersey angler reels 998-pound shark
A New Jersey sportsman lands a massive 998 pound shark, while commentary notes other oddities from the era including a brain wash invention and various cultural snippets. The piece weaves sports, politics, and entertainment in a Tobin-style montage.
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Normandie
Mitchell Named President of Martha Washington and Sullins
The Rev. M. D. Mitchell was named president of Martha Washington and Sullins colleges. Andy Ritter of Graham and Miss Alice Ta bor of Bluestone were married at Ebenezer church. Walters Grocery of Graham announced plans to build a larger warehouse near the Graham passenger station.
Weddings and deaths mark bright and dark turns in regional notice
Twenty years ago today Miss Lula Bailey of Montcalm and McClure Walters of Graham wed at Bristol. H. L. Lazenby, father of H. L. and R. Lazenby of Bluefield, died at his Bedford County Virginia home. Blanche Morgan, colored, was shot by Augusta Francis, also colored, in the H. A. Jarvis restaurant at Pocahontas.
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McClure Walters
Graham
Bristol
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H. L
R. & Lazenby
Bluefield
Bedford County
Virginia
Blanche Morgan
Augusta Francis
H. A. Jarvis
Pocahontas
West Virginia Medical Association elects Dr. J R Bloss president
Ten years ago today Dr J R Bloss of Huntington was elected president of the West Virginia Medical Association at the convention closing session. Clyde Williamson nine of Low Gap school was killed when run over by a drug sled. Warren S Stone president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers died in Cleveland Ohio.
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Low Gap
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The Blue Eagle and the Blanket Agreement Revisited
A reflective look at Roosevelt era voluntary wage standards and the blue eagle symbol. The piece compares past attempts at a blanket agreement with today’s codes debates, noting skepticism in Washington and labor criticism while pondering a revival or replacement of symbols to bolster voluntary compliance.
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Paris Tale of Junket Excuses and Dining Diplomacy
In Paris a young American consulate host entertains junketeers with lavish cooking, staging a costly dinner that tests the guests patience and language skills. The episode lampoons embassy diplomacy and the ease of expensing entertainment, ending with the cosmopolite's lesson in humility.
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