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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1928

Page

6

Local Rates for Daily Telegraph Printing Co. Subscription

Advertising and remittance details for the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. in Bluefield West Virginia. The Associated Press credits for republication are reserved and local news is published with city carrier delivery and advance payment options. The text lists pricing terms for one year six months one month and one week.

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God’s Moment Charity in all offices and employment

A religious reflection argues charity covers sins and urges just and faithful conduct in every office, business, and employment a person engages in, citing Peter and Swedenborg.

Swedenborg

Hoover Nomination Seen as Unanimous Endorsement

The report notes Herbert Hoover's nomination was unanimously supported, a record as strong as any former candidate except a self-succeeding president. Wisconsin backed Hoover with nine votes, while La Follette’s former insurgents returned to the fold. The platform pleased farmers and affirmed a robust Republican path to victory this fall.

Herbert Hoover Mader Wisconsin Coolidge la Follette Hoover

West Virginia Republicans rally behind Hoover Hatfield harmony

Charles J. Schuck of Wheeling praises the nomination of a national figure while stressing West Virginia’s united support for any GOP candidate. He notes the party’s strong statewide ticket and enthused voters, predicting a decisive fall victory.

Charles J. Schuck Wheeling Gof West Virginia Shuck Hoover, Hatfield and Harmony

Choose word reflects Coolidge retreat from presidency

The article discusses the meaning of the word choose used by a New Englander in describing President Coolidge. It argues that choosing retirement meant a positive withdrawal from public office and a demand that his wishes be respected.

Black Hills South Dakota Coolidge Mr. Coolidge

Various Local Notices and Elections Highlight Bluefield Area

Homer Anderson returns from Roanoke College with four medals from the year. Mrs. Harriett Shockley, mother of Mrs. Isaac Wright of Bluefield, dies at Star, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair Stuart relocate to Tezewell after a Clinton Missouri wedding. Hi S Cook appointed magistrate at Matoaka to fill a term after H E Cook’s death. War savings stamp drive begins in Bluefield as U C T convention opens there. The piece also reflects on political themes with references to leadership and self rule.

Homer Anderson Graham Roanoke College Harriett Shockley Isaac Wright Bluefield Star St. Clair Stuart Clinton Tezewell Hi. S. Cook Matoaka H. E. Cook

Satisfactory Estimate on Hoover’s Coal Industry View

Isaac T. Mann and J. G. Bradley lead coal interests who support Hoover’s stance. Prominent coal producers back his attitude, saying they are more invested and competent to influence mining policy as allies.

Hoover Isaac T. Mann J. G. Bradley National Association

Streetwise dealers push tiny profit margins in trade-ins

The piece notes motor car dealers share a belief their slim margins prevent outbidding on trade-ins while offering identical cars at high priced deals. It touches on vacations, student work, and the randomness of promises of bumper harvests for farmers, plus a sly jab at New Orleans missing stories about two thieves fleeing with $30,000.

SHORT CUTS From Exchanges

A compiled quip roundup noting public affairs rely on red tape over spectacle, with humorous lines about Indian summer, an Eeki mo spring, a three-ring circus, a capable Briton, a woman driver, and getting lost in the frozen north to avoid being seen with wild women.

Washington Evening Star States Sioux City Tribune

Our Platform For Local Taxation And Safety Edges

The plan advocates quarterly tax payments to city county and state similar to federal. It emphasizes mine safety education for operators and miners to save lives and property. It calls for barriers on curves and river banks, road safety, and collection of levies to fund factories for Bluefield. It proposes a northside street from East End bridge to Midway and a link to College avenue in Blocteld. It urges formation of a southern West Virginia development association, Sunday elections, uniform deputy sheriffs, municipal water supply, and self-government.

Bluefield East End Bridge Midway Feright Depot College Avenue Blocteld One of Southern West Virin

Child's Laughter Echoes Swinburne Poem

Poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne celebrates a child’s laughter as a heavenly, uplifting sound. Rich imagery links bells birds wind and golden imagery to the purity and joy of a child’s clear laughter. The verse blends nature and heaven seeking the ultimate sweet sound of a child’s mirth.

Heaven Earth Harper Algernon Charles Swinburne

Supreme Court Wiretapping Split Echoed Across Papers

Major newspapers react to the five to four decision upholding wiretapping as legal evidence. Critics warn of privacy erosion and an overreaching police state, while several editors defend the ruling as necessary against crime. Four dissenters led by Brandeis Butler Holmes and Stone receive praise for principled stand.

Supreme Court Roanoke World-News United States Superme New York Herald-Tribune Boston Globe Omaha World-Herald Indianapolis News Authority St. Paul Pioneer Press United States Supreme Court Columbia Record Cleveland News Brandeis Butler Holmes Stone William H. Taft Syracuse Herald Eee Baltimore Sun Chattanooga Times Arkansas Democrat Albany Evening News Lincoln State Journal Grand Rapids Press Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Worcester Daily Telegram Taft Congress

The Harpoon and Headlines of Wild Juliana Notes

A collection of garbled phrases and fragments ranging from songs about harpoons and fishnets to political jests about Queen Marie and Secretary Wilbur. The text threads through travel to Kansas City, cigars blindfolded, a cow in India, and a San Francisco streetbuilding, all painted in a jittery, rumor-filled style.

Queen Marie Raumania New York

Home Economics Outline Promotes Health and Discipline

A Denver public schools book by Mise K. W. Kinyon and University of Colorado’s L. Thomas Hopkins outlines habits for girls to cultivate both body and mind. It covers routines like hygiene, diet, sleep, exercise, posture, and restraint from stimulants, alongside mental habits such as adaptability, calmness, perseverance, honesty, focus, and responsibility.

Mise K. W. Kinyon Public Schools of Denver L. Thomas Hopkins Department of Education University of Colorado

West Virginia Editors Call for Road Bond Vote and Vivid Nature Message

Parkersburg editors unite to push for the proposed 35 million dollar road bond to finish statewide improvements and link communities with hard surfaced highways. They note past bonds and state funding without taxes on real estate or personal property, funded by auto taxes and motor license receipts.

West Virginia Good Roads Association Parkersburg United and Representative West Virginia Ohio Valley Appalachian

Post Cards From Europe By William Ivy

Paris June 15. Polar exploration will benefit mankind if it increases geographic knowledge. Critics mock Wilkins and Noble, inventing tales of Eskimos dancing the Charleston and flights that miss the pole. In reality Spitsbergen is not bleak, June brings warmth and flowers, thaw poses the true peril for explorers not cold.

Paris Wilkins Elelson Green Harbor Spitsbergen Spitsbergen Archipelago Pole North Pole Norway Baltimore

Scattered NOTES on Manhattan life and taxi license stalls

A rambling New York diary observes Manhattan scenes from Fortieth Street to Greenwich Village. It notes taxi driver license studios, Ivy Lee and Rockefeller influence, Broadway quirks, derelicts, a parrot street sale, riveters, and a curious horned toad gift. The piece ends with warnings about scams and the wit of city life.

New York Manhattan Fortieth Street Ivy Lee Rockefeller Georgia City Manhattan Yellow Journal Standard Oil John D., Jr Walter Winchell A. Aarons South America

The Things We Imagine by Bruce Catton

Three American women set out for Bagdad in quest of Haroun al Rashid’s palace and the author argues legends remain more real than facts. He notes imagination shapes history, citing Washington and sea serpents as enduring myths that comfort and define us.

Bruce Catton Bagdad Haroun al Rashid Arthur Ulysses Old Bagdad Vale Avalon Long John Silver Cloudland George Washington Washington Benjamin Franklin John Adams Haroun's Palace Bohemia

Reformers and money in public life analyzed

A Richmond News Leader critique questions reformers who use public funds to advance their agendas. The column labels the practice as problematic and urges scrutiny of leaders who leverage taxpayer money for political aims.

The Richmond News Leader

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