Forty years ago today in local notes from Bluefield
The Files Of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph recounts items from forty years ago including Alvin Landon of Pocahontas en route to Roanoke, Dr F L A Wilson visiting Ennis, and W H Wheelwright and bride Louise Booth arriving in Bluefield.
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Alvin Landon
Pocahontas
Roanokege Sotans
Sears
F. L. A. Wilson
Ennis
W. H. Wheelwright
Bride
Louise Booth
Bedford, Va
Blueie
Tax Schedule Hints At Broad Levy Rise
The piece argues for two aims the unemployed support during the interim and aid to congressional campaigns. It predicts a next session tax plan likely to raise revenue by broader income taxes hitting higher brackets and eventually all wage earners, with lower brackets spared initially. The notion credits Senator La Follette with a possible push for such a scheme.
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Congress
la Follette
Wisconsin
Corcoran aura swirls around White House fixer Tommy
Washington June 13 The piece portrays 36 year old Tommy the Cork as a powerful unofficial adviser to the Roosevelt White House. It notes his shadowy influence on policy and allies, his ambivalent public image, and constant mobility between offices and back channels.
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Roosevelt
Tommy
New England
Grand Secordian
Accordian
Flag Day 1938 Centennial Reflection on Old Glory
The article marks the 161st anniversary of the flag, praising Old Glory as a symbol of liberty and justice. It recalls America’s growth from a small colonies-based nation to a 130 million strong republic, urging reverence, sacrifice, and continued duty to uphold the flag as a beacon of national unity.
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United States
United States of America
America
President Signals Congress to Re Survey Finances
A letter from the president to Congress hints at revisiting appropriations at the next session to cover the fiscal year. He avoids mentioning tax increases in the run up to November elections, suggesting revenue discussions will follow after the voters decide.
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Congress
Roosevelt
White House
May campaign heats up in Kentucky Chandler vs Barkley
The piece reports Governor A B Chandler running for the Senate against Alben W Barkley as Roosevelt backs Barkley. It notes heavy campaigning across Kentucky with signs for both men, Chandler's personal, door to door approach, and a festival appearance where he sang instead of spoke.
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Kentucky
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Roosevelt
Barkley
United States
Chandler
United States Senate
Alben
Happy
Stop Signs Bring Citywide Traffic Enforcement
The city plans strict enforcement of the stop sign ordinance on side streets. Oakhurst at Bland street shows a hidden sign likely to cause accidents. High weeds and a straight road reduce visibility. many drivers miss the sign and may face arrest. A light may be needed at Bland for safety.
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Oakhurst
Bland Street
Bland
A New Dress Gas Station Man and Southern Democrat
A New York salesman in a southern town challenges a store keeper about political loyalty and deteriorating business. The shopkeeper reveals he is a lifelong Democrat, voting straight Democratic tickets, but warns that northern voters must stop voting a ticket that could ruin the country.
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New York
South
Representative Fish Questions Roosevelt Nicknames
Representative Hamilton Fish of New York criticizes nicknames for President Roosevelt suggesting the middle name is Delusive. He argues some allies lack full support for the president and his policies.
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Hamilton Fish
New York
Franklin
Roosevelt
Breakfast Episode Reveals Morning Strife and Quiet Affection
The poem follows a speaker fumbling through a dull morning as burnt toast and cold coffee contrast with a lover’s warm, reassuring gaze. Tilla Barbara Sperry signs Skylines, recalling memory, routine, and a gentle compliment that softens the day.
Washington Daybook sees Youngsters purge in Iowa primary
Washington Daybook reports a group led by 36-year-old Tom Corcoran aimed to purge Senate and House members unsupportive of the New Deal in the Iowa primary. Harry Hopkins Jimmy Roosevelt and others faced pushback as Hopkins urged WPA workers to resist political involvement, drawing scrutiny from seasoned lawmakers.
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Washington
White House
Tommy Corcoran
Senate
House
Elimination Committee
Corcoran
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Joseph B. Keenan
Ben Cohen
Jimmy Roosevelt
Ickes
Oregon
Iowa
Hopkins
Rep
Otha Wearin
Wearin
Gillette
Congress
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Montana
Shrewd political maneuvering and near ban on WPA activity
The Senate nearly passed a measure to outlaw political activity by WPA as Hopkins voiced outburst and Wearin faced defeat. Corcoranites loom next and Roosevelt’s indirect hand in the Iowa affair draws flareback. A wary warning about playing with fire and political intrigue in a tense era.
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Senate
WPA
Hopkins
Wearin
Roosevelt
Iowa
Elimination Committee
Eight Year Old Piano Prodigy Delights Roxy Crowd
In New York, a girl around eight years old played Bach Handel and Mendelssohn at the Grand Lounge of the Roxy theater drawing a large audience. The manager invited her to return. Her mother explained the piano had been moved from their apartment but the girl used the hotel piano to practice.
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New York
Deanna Durbin
Roxy Theater
Eleanor
Roxy
Dance Maestro Irving Conn to Riley's Arrow Head Era
Irving Conn, longtime head at the Arrow, leads Riley's dance scene. A modest figure after nearly a score of years, Conn shaped the early 1920s dance culture in its gay glades.
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Riley’s
Irving Conn
Conn
The
Arrowhead
Gay Glades
June 14 birthday outlook and notable figures
The column analyzes June 14 birthdays highlighting favorable hours and danger periods, temperament tips, and prospects in love, work, and creativity. It names Harriet Beecher Stowe and other notable people born on June 14, noting potential career paths for those individuals and general personality tendencies.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Andrew Campbell
William Orton
Richard Realf
John Bartlett
Kensey Johns
Lemon grows to softball size in New York state
A tree in New York state bore a lemon the size of a softball. Connie Bennett notes it isn’t as large as the one a portrait painter produced. The item appears in a reading of oddities and light news from the era.
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New York State
Connie Bennett
Conn's Banana Songship Grenade of Fame
The passage recalls Conn who wrote Yes We Have No Bananas and spent years living down the memory of that tune. It ruined his seriousness as a songsmith and left a lasting spiritual scar from the repeated embarrassment.
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Conn
Debts and Dreams in a Spry Household Dialogue
A satirical piece shows a family debating mounting debts and new purchases as a mail delivery brings bills. The dad jokes about new bookkeeping systems while Mom hints at a birthday and a million dollar note, highlighting postwar financial anxieties and consumer pressure.
Hollywood Cough Cycle Frames Three Comrades and A Farewell
A cinema essay notes Margaret Sullivan and Luise Rainer suffer new bronchial "cough cycle" scenes while Gary Cooper rises at the box office. Helen Hayes is praised for acting with restraint in A Farewell to Arms, with Adolphe Menjou and Borzage’s scoring praised for Wagnerian influence though the fadeout lacks pigeons.
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Garbo
Camille
Margaret Sullivan
Luise Rainer
Gary Cooper
Helen Hayes
Pranka
Miss Hayes
Cooper
Adolpheu
Borzage
Miss Sullivan
Borsse
Bur
Wagner
Penny payment and vanish act noted in stray remark
A passerby reports giving a penny to someone to pay a waitress for damages. The individual allegedly disappeared, then returned to dump five pennies on the table, described with skepticism and marked as a recurring charmer.
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Ian
Indicted Politician Calls for Venue Change in New York Case
The letter to public readers notes Jimmy Hines of Tammany faces indictment and jokes about moving trial to locations in Connecticut while playfully citing Jerry Lewis and a mock Soviet official death notice.
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Jimmy Hines
Tammany
New York
Indian Neck
Connecticut
Huntington Man Dies Of Heart Attack At 46
C. H. Matthews 46, longtime Cabell County assessor staffer and former state Democratic committee member, died of a heart attack in Huntington W V. A historical note mentions a 38 foot whale shark harpooned June 1 1912 by Carlos Somes canine Be mae a with weight over 13 tons.
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Huntington
W. Va
C. H. Matthews
Cabell County Assessors Office
State
Democratic Committee
Carlos Somes
Be Maea
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