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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1931
Page
1
A compact catalog lists two of each major sector including oil refining steam power and hydro power plants coal peat iron and other mines chemical and steel plants textiles leather building materials and paper mills grain elevators fish canning sugar refineries food industries Soviet farms pipelines and more across cities and industries.
Radio schedule notes President Hoover will address listeners tomorrow from Springfield Illinois. The broadcast includes a long list of stations carrying the address and accompanying programs across networks WEAN WHP WLBW WMAL WCRC WTAR WWNC WET WBCM and others. The schedule features musical and variety acts between the talks with ensembles such as Roy Atwell Baritone, Kate Smith, and Ellis Klaz.
Bluefield Rotary members met at the West Virginian hotel to hear C. Wood, regional Boy Scouts director from national headquarters, share an instructive tale on the boys organization. J. F. Salisbury reported steady progress by the Rotary baseball team amid practice. W. C. Tracy, new superintendent of the Pocahontas division, Norfolk and Western railroad, was introduced as a new member and had Rotary instruction from F. W. Udy. The meeting was led by vice-president V. Foinnd in the absence of chairman Jen- Rilnks Hobson.
Berlin reports Chancellor Heinrich Bruening asserted firm control as discontent rose over emergency decrees. The Reichstag avoided calling parliament or key committees, with Bruening warning he and his cabinet would resign if such steps occurred. The council of elders backed that stance and the body opted to pass the decrees without broad debate.
Budapest June 10 Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University warned that the most heavily armed nation is most likely to be insecure. He spoke in parliament on the search for security noting that security cannot be gained by armament alone and war tends to ruin all participants.
Paris report on President Doumer's inaugural message to the senate and chamber of deputies. he urges frankness and good faith to settle war debt and enact peace treaties. He warns the world economy is strained and emphasizes peace as a shared duty, noting France's monetary troubles affect neighbors and must be addressed now.
Washington reports float possible changes in two colonies governing posts. Davis, former secretary of war, may resign as governor general of the Philippines, while Theodore Roosevelt could be named by Hoover for the Far East post in Manila and Washington circles. Denials have been issued by Davis and the War Department, but realignment talk persists.
Striking miners march toward Washington amid tensions over mine evictions and safety. Carnegie coal officials accuse Governor Pinchot of failing to maintain law and order while asserting most workers wish to continue at work. The letter demands enforcement to stop intimidation and violence on highways and near mine premises.
London June 16 Parliament rose to laughter as a political crisis threatened the Labor government. A late night debate and vote were disrupted when the presiding officer ruled a Liberal amendment to Snowdon's land tax proposal out of order amid procedural technicalities. David Lloyd George and Ramsay MacDonald led the chuckles and opposition benches joined in.
CAWS OPERATE Pittsburgh reports sixth day of drivers strike on June 1647. Downtown service runs with eighty four cabs operating tonight and a single arrest. Union leaders claim workers stand firm over wages and reemployment after dismissals.
Corsets and bradsieres advertised with prices starting at two dollars, plus items from Fretwell's and Warlick Furniture offering a Maple Bedroom Suite at ninety six dollars. Myron Marsh invites inspection of remodeling at the Commercial. Also notices for Masonic events and a funeral attendance request.
New York June 18 widow of Jake Hanton, Oklahoma magnate and political mover, famed for backing the Harding boom, is living in a small hotel near Times Square with her daughter Lomna Worth, an actress. The estate left little but debts after Hammon’s death. She advises women to push forward, hire servants if money allows, or eat in restaurants. Clarksburg’s J E Stephenson elected city health officer, succeeding H L Osborn who moves to the public safety role.
President Hoover tours Illinois as crowds gather for Lincoln tomb dedication in Springfield. He chats with lawmakers in the state house rotunda before a joint session and a wreath placement by Springfield Girl Scouts. Moving remarks accompany the anniversary of Lincoln’s farewell address.
Sir Hubert Wilkins and crew aboard the Nautilus towed by the Wyoming at eight knots after engine repairs began earlier as the submarine faced engine and battery charging work. Admiral Bloch reported 180 nautical miles covered since rescue, placing them about 716 miles from Queenstown Ireland with ETA near 90 hours. Lady Wilkins in Southampton said Arctic expedition unaffected, awaiting Sir Hubert’s return and noting no contact since breakdown.
Washington on the eve of the Smoot Hawley row the Democratic national committee chief Jouatt Shouse blasted the tariff as wrecking foreign trade employment and factory output He warned of lower payrolls hurting industries serving daily needs The note recalled Weaver’s hope flexible proposals could cure inequalities New York Worthington Davis stock broker dies from self inflicted rifle wound at Flower hospital He was a cousin of former publisher Ralph Pulitzer at his bedside
In Galway Ireland on June 16 a vast mass of black malodorous mud slid from Shevanenakilia mountain in County Leitrim, choking the headwaters of the Shannon. Torrential rains loosened earth, hundreds of tons plunged down, damming the river and flooding the region.
A dense listing outlines broadcasting blocks across stations WHAF N&AC WABC CBS and NBC NBC programs with weather forecasts, ball scores, women's reviews, concerts, and celebrity guest slots. It notes multiple affiliations, time slots, and red flags for dials, reflecting a busy midcentury radio day across networks.
A garbled listing shows stations WHAM KDKA WLW repeat blocks and a string of programs like Thea Caravan Monuments of Adventure In the Time of Roses with WGAR KDKA WJZ WGN WBZ. It includes songs, poems, orchestras, and a First Nighter segment across multiple outlets with scattered times and station overlaps.
Amelia Earhart Putnam today demonstrated proper autogiro takeoff in Abilene Texas after last week’s crash with the previous craft. She landed easily after forty minutes and planned to continue eastward toward Dallas at 6 30 p m as part of her transcontinental flight.
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