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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1936
Page
18
Broken Covenants and National Trust in International Law
The piece argues that breach of contract damages apply to individuals and extends the logic to nations. It cites Japan and Italy as prime examples of treaty violations that erode a country's reputation. It asks how democratic states can trust powers that sign covenants yet disregard them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Italy
Tokyo
Rome
Threat of English extinction due to declining birthrates
A London correspondent for the Journal of the American Medical Association warns that England faces possible extinction as birth rates fall. He cites school closures for lack of children, rising life expectancy, and two generations of decline, noting a slight population increase does not offset fertility collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Journal of the American Medical Association
Wales
Pound
Birth rate shifts threaten extinction, UK amid postwar trends
The piece argues Anglo-Saxon restraint on reproduction and marriage timing differs by race, noting England's low birth rate after World War I. It contends economic disruption deters unmarried veterans, predicting Britain's population may continue to decline and risk extinction for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Europe
England
Britain
One Million Graduates and The Nation's Education Burden
Educators estimate one million adolescence high school graduates emerge yearly, with thousands more advancing to colleges and universities. The piece argues education fuels national progress yet questions where graduates will find work and how society should share responsibility among educators, governments, and business to create opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
America
Silver Lining Theme From Folger McKinsey in Baltimore Sun
The Passage presents a lyrical reflection on love and hope as a silver lining through grief. It speaks of morning songs and beauty lifting spirits, urging the bearer to brighten others' days with light and grace.
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Folger McKinsey
The
Baltimore Sun
Union News Reporter Plans Knot Tying Trip
J. A. Sims of the Union News company leaves Bluefield to marry Miss Martha Hart at Kenova. Mrs. W. W. Morton from Catlettsburg arrives in Bluefield to visit sister Mrs Hurke Prince. A mass Republican convention for Beaver Pond district is set in Bluefield on June 27 to nominate officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Sims
Union News Company
Kenova
Martha Hart
W. W. Morton
Catlettsburg
Bluefield
Mra Hurke Prince
Beaver Pond
Graham elects J. M. Smith mayor
Miss Cleo Gray Wagner of Bailey Virginia and Robert King Carr of Bluefield wed at the bride’s parents home. Announcement also made of the June 6 marriage of Dr. Wade H. St. Clair of Bluefield and Miss Elizabeth A. Armstrong at Peterborough Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Smith
Graham
Cleo Gray Wagner
Bailey
Robert King Carr
Bluefield
Wade H. St. Clair
Elizabeth A. Armstrong
Peterborough
Canada
Memorial notice and society meeting in Bluefield
Twenty years ago today Job Cooper of Pearisburg died. West Virginia’s birthday was celebrated at the Bluefield Country Club. The tenth annual meeting of the West Virginia Medical Society for colored physicians was held in Bluefield.
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Job Cooper
Pearisburg
John Cooper
West Virginia
Bluefield Country Club
West Virginia Medical Society
Colored Physicians
Bluefield
Ten years ago indictments in McDowell County assault case
A special grand jury returned thirty six indictments in McDowell County over the assault on Charles T. Barker, a Norfolk and Western railroad conductor. Bluefield lodge 153 Knights of Pythias held a memorial service at their lodge room. Plans for dedicating the reproduction of the old Witten Fort at Pisgah Virginia on July 3 were completed.
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McDowell County
Charles T. Barker
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Bluefield Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Witten
Pisgah
Washington bystander sees shifts in party platform
Herbert Plummer notes Cleveland convention observers discussing how New Deal policies have reshaped both parties platform making. Republicans recall 1932 farm control ideas as they draft drafts for 1936 while awaiting scrutiny in Philadelphia.
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Cleveland
San
AAA
New York Visitors Reveal City in Echoes and Cabaret
New York is bustling for visiting celebrities such as Jean Cocteau and Robert Taylor. Cocteau praises Manhattan skylines and Minsky’s Burlesque while Taylor is amazed by subway rides and hotel lobbies. Cantor fan mail travels from studios to Long Island to Hollywood via Cantor’s agent.
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New York
Manhattan
Jean Cocteau
Gotham
Rubens
Titian
Princeton
Mons. Cocteau
Robert Taylor
Hollywood
Taylor
Broadcasting
Nellie Revell
Keddie Cantor
Eddie
Cantor
Long Island
The Once Over On Yachting by H St Phillips
A humorous sketch satirizing yacht clubs and owners with feigned jargon. It mocks commodores in blue coats and white pants, yacht myths, summer cruises, factional rivalries, and the tall tales told in cramped passages. It ends with playful signal flags signaling absence and misadventures aboard.
Village blacksmith roams amid WPA work and poet praise
The piece blends a village blacksmith figure under a spreading chestnut with WPA labor and a nod to a poet who might write of him. It reflects political jabs about Governor Landon Roosevelt and the Democratic convention, hinting at tension between parties and a forthcoming political interval.
What Today Means to You By Mary Blake
June 17 birthdays bring mixed traits and trends. The day favors sociable, helpful people with strong focus on tasks and clear communication while cautioning against heated hobbies and misstatements. Opportunities in business and public roles may arise for those mentally alert and steadfast.
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Mary Blake
Cupid
Notable Births on June 17 Across History
John Wesley the Methodist clergyman William Hooper a politician George H Babcock an engineer and inventor Samuel Williston a philanthropist Thomas Silver an inventor Joshua Humphreys a ship builder all born on June 17 highlighting contributions across religion politics science and industry.
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John Wesley
William Hooper
George H. Babcock
Samuel Williston
Thomas Silver
Joshua Humphreys
Throwing The Harpoon
A satirical piece riffs on debts, diplomacy, and American signals in a world of oil, water taps, and political buzz. It jests about global finance, consumer slang, and public habits with a sharp, humorous tone.
Delegates Weigh Nominating Hooden or Landoo
Ima Dodo questions the Remington Rand strike’s impact noting it matters only if it spreads to Sally. The piece reflects a pre radio era concern about delegates bearing burden in nomination battles.
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Ima Dodo
Remington Rand
Sally
Ban Lifted in Fairmont Quarantine on Dogs Ends
Agriculture Commissioner J. B. McLaughlin lifted Marion county's dog quarantine after officers reported 1,100 dogs killed. Police estimated rabid dogs affected 35 persons.
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Fairmont
W. Va
J. B. McLaughlin
Marion County
Hollywood Notes On Dietrich MacFarland Barnes And More
Screen gossip covers Marlene Dietrich filming The Garden of Allah with mirror focus and glitter dust on hair. Spanky MacFarland, age eighty, earns a star push in Col Spanky Civil War tale. Binnie Barnes tobuild bungalow courts while Thos Phair Jr trains actors in woodcraft for Mohicans. Rainger and Robin redefine aero music as sweet eat.
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Hollywood
Marlene Dietrich
Garden of Allah
Dietrich
Spanky MacFarland
Hall Roach
MacFarland
Col. Spanky
Binnie Barnes
England
Binnie
Thomas Phair Jr
Rainger
Robin
Aero Music
On the Rim of the Abyss studies for world peace
Bruce Catton reviews James T. Shotwell’s On the Rim of the Abyss. The book argues for salvaging the League of Nations through Pact of Paris revision, regional security, and flexible treaties to settle disputes by negotiation rather than force.
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James T. Shotwell
Columbia University
Abyss
Macmillan
League of Nations
Shotwell
League
Campaign shakeup signals new rules in 1936 race
Washington declares both parties will reshape strategy as Farley and Borah mobilize early. Michelson crafts aggressive Dem messaging while Hull drafts a cautious foreign policy plank and A F L pressure tactics aim to push Walsh bill through.
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Washington
Farley
Borah
George Norris
Nebraska
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