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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
1
A 10 week old baby, Haldon Fink, snatched from his crib in Clyde, was found dead in Green Creek seven miles away twelve hours later. Coroner says death likely by suffocation with a blanket rather than drowning. A mysterious stranger and a dog that did not bark provide scant clues as investigators pursue the killer.
Four city schools observed flag day as authorities opened four investigations into the alleged branding of Melvin Bridge, 14, a Jewish pupil. Don Jans, Harry Elberts, and Carroll Phillips, among 18 Gwynn's Falls juniors suspended, seek reinstatement via mandamus. The case involves swastikas and anti Semitic acts tied to a broader school district dispute.
Bluefield merchants stage a three day sales event themed King Coal Reigns Again with new merchandise at steady prices. After six weeks idle, most Pocahontas field mines run four to five days weekly and rail service returns to normal. Delaney factory work progresses in Giles County as crops thrive in Virginia farmland. Crowds are expected today Friday and Saturday as coal company paydays resume.
Reports from Bratislava claim a German Hungarian plan to divide Slovakia, with speculation of a July move. Citizens fear union with Hungary as economic distress spurs pressure on Slovak leaders while Germany pledges to protect Slovakia’s 25 year independence.
Ralph Pulitzer longtime editor son of Joseph Pulitzer died in New York at age 60 following complications from abdominal surgery. He was born in St Louis, educated there and abroad, attended St Mark's and Harvard, and worked at the New York World before leading Press Publishing and later the St Louis Post Dispatch group. Funeral services set for Friday.
George Titler, secretary treasurer of the Harlan district UMWA, said the 21 member companies of the Harlan County Coal Operators Association were cleared to negotiate individual contracts after failed group talks. UMWA district president William Turnblazer promptly invited the firms to begin separate negotiations.
Flint Michigan June 14 two hours after state policemen were ordered to the scene of strike violence AFL United Automobile Workers pickets were withdrawn tonight from Flint General Motors plants.
Heavy rain and high tides push warnings along the northwest Florida coast as a tropical storm is forecast to pass inland between Apalachicola and Pensacola by midnight. Warnings extend from Tampa to Mobile and residents in low areas are urged to seek higher ground despite forecasts of gale winds up to 60 mph and hurricane velocity around 75 mph.
King George and Queen Elizabeth, nearing the end of their Canadian tour, plan to return to Canada in the future with their two daughters Princess Elizabeth and Princess Rose. The royal couple expressed desire for another visit and exchanged addresses in Charlottetown.
New York June 14 The actress Marlene Dietrich had 34 suitcases checked on the Normandie with 100000 in jewels given as security to ensure she returns to face a 264000 tax bill for 1936 37. Internal Revenue officials said liens totaling 142000 against Dietrich and her husband Rudolph Leider were filed, with the jewels released after payment assurance.
Milwaukee June 14 Virtually all major problems have been cleared up in the strike that idled about 7 500 workers at Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company Gen Otto Falk board chairman announced tonight Pickets CIO in reduced numbers continued to parade around the plant in West Allis but quiet prevailed after yesterday s rioting left 13 injured as office workers reported for duty
Barbara Hutton Hanewitz Reventlow and her three year old son Lance sailed from New York to their London home. She said she had no plans for the future and had come to let her son see his grandfather.
Congress began consideration of a relief measure financing the WPA for another year with 1.477 billion dollars. The bill limits total WPA cost, tightens local funding rules, and bans purely federal projects while shifting some programs to states or localities. Nominal conference expectations and partisan clashes preoccupied the session.
Foreign exhibitors at the New York world’s fair warn that union costs and labor disputes may force pavilions to close or curtail operations. Officials cite building and operating costs up to 100 percent higher than estimates and some governments may abandon their commercial displays after the 1939 fair, hurting 1940 plans.
The Surplus Commodities Corporation announced federal food aid for needy southern West Virginia coal miners. Harry D. Elmore outlined plans to coordinate with WPA and local agencies to certify need and distribute items such as butter, citrus, beans, corn meal, flour and prunes. A separate CIO PXi meeting noted prospects for labor peace fading as CIO leader Joan L. Lewis condemned AFL leadership while the governor cited voluntary idleness for relief eligibility. A Beckley warehouse was established to distribute commodities to miners who did not return to work under union contracts.
A dancer recalled a Washington trip tied to a beauty lobby as Noel Carter, the first witness for prosecuting Buckner and others in the Philippines railway bonds case, hurried from the court to a liner for Europe amid a melodramatic, star-studded opening staged by the government.
Washington June 14 The Dies committee will obtain the arms and ammunition list claimed by Commander George Deatherage of the Knights of the White Camellia as having been brought to the California border Thorkelson said the list would only be evidence if it showed specific locations handling the forces. Deatherage claimed the 1934 waterfront strike was an abortive revolution and that California could have become a Soviet state.
Japanese officers tighten the blockade on Tientsin's British and French concessions, rejecting British mediation and demanding complete cooperation. The 120000 residents are cut off from food with scarce provisions and strict checks at concession gates. Shipping to Tientsin halts as ships offload at Tanggu. New terms demand surrender of four Chinese suspects.
The Federal Communications Commission urged Congress to grant sweeping authority over the telephone sector, aiming to regulate methods, practices, and pricing across the Bell system and its allied manufacturers. Critics from Bell argued the inquiry was biased and denied witnesses, with Congress showing limited action anticipated this session.
Allentown police faced an embarrassing situation during the state convention of the fraternal order of police. Hosts were startled when a bill for lodging and meals appeared to exceed expectations and sparked groans among attendees.
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