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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1935
Page
3
The notice outlines subscription rates by mail and city carrier for Bluefield West Virginia and surrounding zones. It includes yearly, half year, and quarterly options with varying regional pricing and delivery terms. A biblical quote is appended at the end.
A call urges a special session of the West Virginia legislature to reallocate state tax sources to municipal governments. It argues current tax distribution cripples cities like Bluefield by diverting funds to the state, leaving cities starving and underfunded. The plea cites overpayment of taxes and seeks a fair division of special taxes to prevent municipal bankruptcy.
The piece argues the Supreme Court ruling invalidating the NRA did not spark nationwide upheaval or wage collapse. It notes limited excitement, suggests arbitration may settle Toledo wage demands, and favors a cautious, constitutional path for a milder recovery act. It warns against rushing constitutional changes and supports waiting to see subsequent economic moves.
The passage argues that the Supreme Court’s nullification of the NRA did not trigger a revolutionary shift. It contends the blue eagle symbol’s end did not destroy public morale and that recovery hinges on building public confidence rather than immediate legislation or constitutional amendments.
The article notes the long Democratic tilt of the deep south, its crack with 1928 Hoover victory, and the shift under Roosevelt. It highlights anti Roosevelt and anti New Deal sentiment in Georgia and Louisiana figures Huey Long and Gov. Talmadge, plus opposition from southern business leaders. It warns that independents could fracture the solid south and calls for new leadership beyond Congress.
The piece argues the public will decide if the new deal flouts the constitution as Holt's seat is tested in the Senate. Neely faces reelection amid pressure over Holt, with party loyalty pitted against the fundamental law. The conflict in the contested-seat proceedings draws nationwide scrutiny.
Poem fragment by Joshue Sylvester with lines praising unwavering love. The speaker declares enduring devotion regardless of distance or status, imagining equality with heaven and earth and vowing to love the beloved with ten thousand eyes.
Washington notes reveal liberal and conservative clashes over the Wheeler Rayburn bill’s electrocution provision for public utility holding companies. President Roosevelt, advisers, and key figures Cohen Corcoran Hurja and Dietrich drive or resist changes, while timing hints at impact on the 1936 campaign and senate votes.
Rome, ( ). The Italian government press bureau expelled David Darrah, Rome correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, and his wife. The move followed a ban on the New York Times over an editorial titled Baldwin and Mussolini. Darrah is the fourth foreign correspondent expelled since March.
The Rev. M. D. Mitchell was named president of Martha Washington and Sullins colleges. Andy Ritter of Graham and Misa Alicea Ta bor of Bluestone were married at Ebenezer church. Walters Grocery Co of Graham announced plans to build a larger warehouses near the Graham passenger station.
Twenty years ago today in Hunatel Montcalm Lula Batley married McClure Walters of Graham. H. O. Lazenby, father of H. L. and B. Lazenby, died at home in Belford county Virginia. Blanche Morgan, colored, wed by Auguste Francis, also colored, in the H. A. Jarvia restaurant at Pocahontas, shot to death.
Ten years ago today Dr. 7 H Bloss of Huntington was elected president of the West Virginia Medicals at the closing session of the state convention. Clyde Williamson, 9, of Low Gap school, was killed when run over by a drug stool. Warren 3 Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, died at Cleveland.
A concise opinion on the value of minor characters and difficult situations. The writer muses that small figures, though briefly useful, contributed to tough moments.
Mary Slake offers a horoscope for Gemini on June 14 outlining danger periods, finances, and relationships. It notes political cautions, artistic or scientific talents, and potential career paths including engineering architecture and writing. It forecasts improved finances and domestic contentment with prudent choices.
Hollywood chronicles a rising troupe of recurring screen characters who outlive their stories. Charlie Chan in Shanghai marks Chan’s eighth film, Tarzan remains a fixture, Perry Mason and Holmes persist in new productions, and a stable of grifters and detectives are poised to continue their cinematic lives beyond single titles.
Herman Brix, once slated by M G M to portray Tarzan in the Burroughs film, has recently completed his preparations or training in New York.
Odd sketch lists a consular visitor hosting a banquet at his home for junketeers with a brutal humor about cooking and garbled table talk. The piece mocks expense requests and satire on travel allowances while detailing a long, uneven meal and several political asides. It then pivots to rail and miscellaneous bluster about 1940s topics and a humorous foreign dining misadventure.
A garbled column reflects on confidence in a pitcher, Roosevelt's presidency, and political shifts. It critiques haste in governance, notes love for traditional ways, mentions Grass Roots Republicans and a potential Constitutional party rename, and ends with a stray remark about Alabama Pitt a in prison and baseball.
A Book A Day reviews Robert Francis The Wolf at the Door a dreamy mystical chronicle of childhood memories through the narrator as three girls grow up in a French peasant home blending fact and imagination into a mood driven narrative rather than action
Kirk Bimpso n argues that the blue eagle once signaled voluntary NRA code compliance, but proved tied to enforcement and politics. He questions reviving any symbol or slogan for voluntary national recovery, noting skepticism from Washington and labor groups.
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