News Snippets From Bluefield Daily Telegraph
A string of brief items reports A. Sims leaving for Kenova to wed Midd Martha Hart of Kentucky, a Republican gathering in Beaver Pond district to nominate officers in Bluefield, J. M. Smith elected mayor of Graham, Mina Cleo Gray Wagner from Bailey Virginia, and Robert King Carr of Bluefield marrying at the bride’s home. Also noted are the marriage of Dr Wade H. St Clair of Bluefield to Miss Elizabeth Armstrong in Paterson Borough Canada, the death of Joh Cooper of Pearisburg, celebration of West Virginia’s birthday at Bluefield Country Club, and the tenth annual meeting of the West Virginia Medical Society of black physicians meeting in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Sims
Uniton News Company
Kenova
Martha Hart
W. W. Mottom
Catlattabure
Bluefield
Me. Burke Frince
Republicana
Beaver Pond
Binefield
J. M. Smith
Graham
Mina Cleo
Gray, Wagner
Bailey, Va
Robert King .Carr
Wade H. St. Clair
Blusfield
Elizabeth A. Armstrong
Paterborough
Canada
Joh Cooper
Pearisburg
John Cooper
West Virginia
Bluefield Country Club
West Virkinia Medical Society
Colored Phyatetane
Bluefeld
Testament of readiness to death in Feltham selection
E W HO writes that one who waits upon God is blessed and content to meet death at any time. He is a happy man who accepts the call and remains ready, citing Feltham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelatire
Feltham
Jean Cocteau
Ante
Manhattan
Minaky
Gotham
Rubens
Titian
Ton Alrip
Behind the News on 1944 Campaign Strategy and Hull Planks
Washington reports shift in campaign tactics with rapid preconvention rhetoric. Charles Michelson drives early blow for blow messaging. Hull's foreign policy planks touted as artful yet cautious, aiming to avoid entanglement while signaling economic unity. British empire readjustments loom as Mediterranean defenses rise. AFL taps direct white house pressure via telegram to lawmakers, pressuring quorum and votes.
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Washington
White House
Hull
Borah
United States
League
Italy
Ethiopia
Roosevelt
Cleser
Americas
World Court
Philadelphia
Britain
Hay
Capa Town
India
Braker
Suez
Mediterranean
Broken Covenants and the Value of Trust in Treaties
A discussion on breach of contract and the ruin of reputation, extending to nations and their covenants. It argues that signing treaties binds a government and that Japan and Italy have violated solemn covenants, eroding international trust and the standing of those nations before the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Italy
Tokyo
Rome
Threatened With Extinction By Declining English Birthrate
A London correspondent warns the English race is doomed to extinction from a falling birthrate. He suggests population could halve in a century if trends continue, noting improved sanitation and longevity while fertility remains low. Schools are cited as a factor in countering decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Journal of the American Ad Association
Anglo-Saxon Birth Rate and Population Fears
The piece argues England’s cautious population growth, linked to marriage timing and food provisioning, contrasts with Europe and Asia. It notes a postwar birth rate decline and calls that Britain faces an ongoing demographic menace, with potential extinction risks if trends continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Europe
England
Britain
One Million Graduates Annually, U S High School Output
Educators estimate about 1,000,000 youths aged around 18 graduate yearly from high schools across towns cities and rural districts. Many proceed to higher education while thousands pursue other paths, prompting questions about opportunities, responsibility, and the nation’s future obligations to graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Faw
America
Silver Lining Motif In A Poetic Evening
A poetic fragment extols a silver lining in sorrow and weary hours. It speaks of lifting hearts, guiding vision, and offering light through love and music, urging the reader to brighten another’s day with hopeful words and care.
Ten Years Ago Today in McDowell County News
A special grand jury returned thirty six indictments in McDowell County over an assault on Norfolk and Western conductor Charles T. Barker. Bluefield lodge 163 Knights of Pythias held a memorial service at their lodge room. Plans for dedicating the reproduction of the Witten Fort at Plagah Virginia on July 4 were completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell County
Charles T. Barker
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Bluefield Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Witten
Plagah
A Washington Bystander on Party Platform Shifts
Herbert Plummer notes at Philadelphia that both parties face changed platform dynamics from New Deal influence. He cites farm policy debates, cooperative marketing, production control, and the legacy of AAA as central to GOP and Democratic strategies for years ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weshington
Farley
George Norvis
Nebraske
Republicana
Cleveland
Sor
Meraty
Govat
New York Visit Draws Celebrities Through Busy City
The article captures a whirlwind visit by George Ross and a parade of stars arriving in New York. Jean Cocteau, Robert Taylor, and Eddie Cantor fans flood Broadway and hotel lobbies while rail terminals and subways buzz with activity.
The Once Over On Yachting Colloquy
H I Phillips lampoons yacht clubs as social clubs. The piece mockingly describes commodores, rival yacht factions, and the habit of telling sea tales aboard garish vessels while debating cruising jargon and drink.
The Village Blacksmith 1988 Editorial Fragment
Fragmented OCR text shows a poem referencing The Village Blacksmith and 1988, with garbled lines about a mortgage, land loss, and political commentary. Mentions Governor Tangon, President Roosevelt, and GOP Democrats, plus an angry publican radio tone. Unclear narrative, but centers on land loss and partisan discourse.
What Today Means To You For June 17 Birthday
Mary Blake offers a dated psychic column for June 17 birthday readers. It outlines social, romantic, and career guidance, noting good fellowship, a potential thriving market for commodities, and cautions about miscommunication. It cites notable figures like John Werley and Joshua Humphreys among professions and personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Blake
Ita
Gales
Fragmented Politic Fragments From An Obscure Page
A garbled OCR style fragment discusses foreign debt, American politics, and public discourse. It weaves references to water taps, prohibition survivors, and delegates with unclear names and dates, suggesting a jittery periodical page with scattered phrases and misread lines.
Screen Life In Hollywood highlights and gossip
Hollywood gossip notes show Marlena Dietrich watching her every move on set with a large mirror beside the camera. Spanky MacFarland is being groomed for a first star turn in Col. Spanky, while Binnie Barnes shifts to business building bungalow courts. Thomas Phair Jr. trains actors in woodcraft for The Last of the Mohicans, and Rainger Robin’s new musical definition is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard Keavy
Hollywood
Marlena Diatrich
Garden of Allah
Dietrich
Districh
Marleno
Spanky
MacFarland
Texpg' Lad
Our Gang
Releath
Hall Roach
Young .MacParland
Ita
Col. Spanky
Binnie Barnes
England
Binnie
Thomas, Phair Jr
Ares
Tricton
Rainger
Robin
On the Rim of the Abyss review calls for new world order
James T. Hotweth of Columbia University analyzes the international scene in On the Rim of the Abyss. The book argues against retreat to warlike nationalism and for a flexible system of treaties and boundaries within a global community governed by reason and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T
Hotweth
Columbia University
Macmillan
League of Nations
Bhdwell Parale
Gil Tie
Igual
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Fron
Lee Broenela
Christ
Ay Paul Mallon
Charlen Michelson
Michelson
Michelgon
American Federation of Labor
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Comitttes
Grasn
A,fp
Green
Folger Mckinsey
Baltimore
Herbert Plummer
NEW
YORK
George Ross
Jung
New, York
Babyl
Elae
New York
Ottibide
Princeton
Mons.Cocteau
Ikea
Robert Taylor
Mentt
Weyler
Broadcasting Forlley
Nelene Revell
Addle-Cantor
Aaker Hddie
Gomalblig
Addie
Cantor Oftige
Tiaved
Giso
Eddie
Tila Worty
Cyntar
H. 1. Phillips
Yacht Club
Eperpetal
Gata
Byary Yacht. Club
Maimum Ificulties
Yatchtsman
Singer
Leter
Bea Abe
Bonn
Tangon
Ana Ber
Publican Radio
Chen
Roosevalt
G. O.P
Democratis
Wasp
Outane
John Werley
Wham ‘Hooper
George H. Babcock
Samuel Williston
Thomas Silver
Joshua Humphreys
Wrath
Gueas
New Yorker
Lane
Herlan Landoo
Andard
Screen Life In
Bruce Gatton
Forest City
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