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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1937
Page
6
Address AD Communications and make all remittances to Daily Telegraph Printing O Birefield West Virginia. The text also includes biblical and classical quotations attributed to Moses and Numbers, with a reference to Livy suggesting envy detracts from virtue.
National Children's Day observed this Saturday aims to give every child an equal chance to play. Cities nationwide celebrate fifty years of progress in providing recreational facilities and expanding play opportunities for underprivileged children.
Dr. R J C Dorsey warns in the National Republic that 55 000 000 church members and 22 000 000 Sunday School scholars could aid atheistic communism by weakening religious life in the United States He notes the vast number of church edifices and their value and argues that communist aims would exploit clergy and congregations for profit while leaving the pulpit vacant and religion withering away.
The speaker laments the undermining of teaching and the First Amendment, rails against communist influences and immoral laws, and warns that over 100 proposed amendments threaten the federal constitution and the Supreme Court. He questions the future of the church if clergy abandon the people and calls for trusted leaders to step forward.
The piece analyzes a fractured path to the New York City mayoralty as James A. Farley plots a postwar rise and seeks to unseat Fiorello LaGuardia. It notes Roosevelt administration hesitance, potential candidates Senator Robert Wagner and Senator Copeland, and the Democratic machine’s leverage in shaping the race.
Federal authorities investigate a decade old claim Capone was born in Sicily rather than Brooklyn. If proven, an alien twice convicted of felonies may be deported despite vast fortune and ongoing business ventures. Capone's tax evasion sentence stands 11 years with four remaining.
A compact musing suggests that even those who tell the truth would often have to stay silent. It frames truth telling as needing restraint and discretion in daily discourse.
A fragment describing a place where beauty resides among rivers hills and a blooming valley. It portrays Loveliness as a constant presence in nature and poetry, with images of spring windflowers bramble roses asters and winter frills as it shifts from moonlit gazing to flute tuning and stormy flights. MADISON CA
J. C. Higginbothan announced plans to run hacks between Bluefield and Athens during the Concord college commencement. Dr. J. Adam Gooch from Hinton arrived to join Dr. F. W. Smith for the summer. Philip Goodwill, Jonathan Bowen, G. F. Lucado, Jarius Collins, W. H. Thomas, Jenkin Jones and 8. F. Morris departed for Charleston for a State Coal exchange meeting.
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A. A. Lilly of Charleston gave the Flag day address at the Bluefield lodge of Elks. Mercer and McDowell county banks had sold over 3 million dollars in liberty bonds. One arrest was made in the death of W. J. Heycock, a machinist at the Bluefield shops.
Ten years ago today Col. Charles Lindbergh arrived home after his sensational transatlantic flight. Mrs. W. L. Nash of Bluefield Virginia was placed in charge of the Miners and Merchants Bank building at Welch.
In a Washington bystander column, Kirke Simpson notes a Roosevelt era conservation bill pushed by Senator Norris stirs power debates over authority and committee jurisdiction. The measure aims at navigation flood control and soil forest protection, with power generation quietly central to the dispute. Copeland denies power company ties while Norris presses for committee clarity as adjournment looms.
George Ross lists ten rules for nightlife publicity in New York. Rules cover handling columnists, calling performers as song stylists, crediting cooks, memorizing wits, phrasing, photographs, celebrity tips, sensational claims about chorus girls, safe publicity phrases, and checking ship news for arrivals.
A New York law allows formation of companies to sell life style insurance for buildings with cash surrender and loan values. Experts note forty years as building life. after that, wreckers may be paid out. The piece satirically contrasts optimistic pitches with aging structures and looming repairs.
Forecast for June 15 gives peak hours 8 30 to 10 30 am 1 30 to 3 30 pm and 7 30 to 9 30 pm with danger periods 6 30 to 8 30 am 11 30 am to 1 30 pm and 9 30 to 11 30 pm. It notes caution about fairness avoid anger and predicts potential fame through artistic or professional work along with notable people born that day.
Bette Davis vents about Hollywood in a letter to columnist Hubbard Keavy, listing dislikes from misread dinner times to autograph hunters and yes men. She condemns glamorized cracks about marriages, “temperamental” actors, and publicity rumors, and condemns star auctions of personal effects.
Fragmented OCR summarizes a bizarre event with stray phrases about harpoons, commencement speakers, travel to Russia, and odd rhymes. The readable bits mention speakers and unusual aside about soap, leaving boxes, and private family packing ideas.
The text notes a former leader abdicated and left the country taking a wife while Republic Steel shelters loyal workers with pullman cars. Reported first cars included the Halcyon Arcadia Nirvana and Agapemone. Weather outlook is cautioned in the record.
Bruce Catton reviews The New Hampshire Neighbors by Weygand, a portrait of New Hampshire countryside. The author recalls abandoned farms and forests reclaiming hills, yet frames the state with affection for its mountains lakes and hardy Yankee residents.
Washington notes trace Garner’s withdrawal as a clash over economy and sit-down strikes. The vice president, longtime conservative balance for Roosevelt, opposed broad spending while steering through key legislation. Tensions rose as Navy and TVA, farm and housing programs, and WPA aid surfaced alongside budget pressure.
London June 14 AP reports Sir James Barrie creator of Peter Pan is in ill health with bronchial pneumonia but showing signs of improvement after a period of illness.
Beirne Young, 73, longtime Monroe county agricultural leader, died of a heart ailment in Ronceverte Virginia. His death was reported June 14. He was known for his work in local farming circles.
The text presents a warm unpretentious sketch of New England life and landscape. It blends character study with rural description, inviting readers to feel drawn to the region and its quiet charm.
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