This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1937
Page
6
Mercer county prepares for a hundredth birthday celebration inviting all citizens to participate. The observance aims to showcase local progress and development in a stride that highlights the area as a thriving industrial story within the two Virginias.
The Chicago window smashing racket targets business with threats and payoffs. Investigators hold two suspects linked to glass firms and the glaziers union as the probe expands. The piece argues liberty must protect property and industry from such attacks.
Editorial urges state and federal authorities to enforce laws evenly during industrial disputes. It condemns public officials for seeming bias and calls for strict, neutral application of law to curb street battles between capital and labor. Michigan governor Davey referenced.
The piece denounces federal authorities as unconcerned while strikes and fears of lawlessness spread from Ohio to Pennsylvania. It asserts laws exist to regulate steel workers and employers but warns both sides must obey lawful authority to preserve government legitimacy and public safety.
An opinion piece argues European debtors cannot pay what is owed to the United States. It cites Finland’s timely payments as evidence of potential, notes Europe’s war budgets, and recalls propaganda about U S involvement. The author urges writing off debts as uncollectible and reflects on the wartime policy.
The article argues for amending laws to prevent building trucks and trailers too wide or too long and notes many vehicles are overwide, overlong, tall, and overloaded. It calls out delivery drivers and asserts traffic remains dangerous but could be improved for highway safety.
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls a night of bright eyes and memory. The speaker longs for that moment, the ball hall, a gift, and the beauty of a loved gaze. The plea returns, asking for the night to be given back and the eyes to shine again.
The Rev. L. M. Broyles and George H. Strader began an extended visit to Gilles county. Harris' opera house underwent reconditioning. Sperry Smith, a Monroe county native, died at his son Grant Smith's home.
Bluefield Gun Club narrowly defeated Elkhorn Ed Tee led by L E Tierney 1 7 la 35 with L H Clark and L R Page also prominent. W E Fowler of Bluefield was elected vice president of the West Virginia Bankers Association.
Mrs Susie M Young formerly of Bramwell died in Madison West Virginia A Red Cross worker obituary notes her service and mentions Nile Yessel Satay and Sing Densen with a marriage by the Reverend on an unknown date and place Bluefield is cited as a related name.
W. L. G. McKenzie elected president of Mercer County Farm Bureau. Funeral services held for Mrs. Ella M. Anne of Midway. A cyclone swept through the Piney River Valley injuring people near Beckley.
Washington notes on the wage and hour provisions in the proposed labor standards act. Critics question section 5 and the board’s authority to fix fair wages for workers under 1200 dollars annually. The piece cites President Roosevelt and debates over rudimentary standards and practical industry conditions.
A clash unfolds over Section 5 and a national labor policy as John Lewis and William Green challenge proposed standards. Industrialists join the debate while the president contemplates rudimentary rules to define a work week set a wage floor and outlaw child labor and rights-denying employers.
In a wide read on U S policy, observers assess government plans under Roosevelt as a path toward centralized authority and new controls. Labor, supreme court, gold, politics, business, market, and war figures forecast continue tension and potential coalitions into 1940.
In a light verse style, the piece contrasts a tranquil America with reports of unrest abroad and in industry. It mocks labor strife while praising Washington and the calm, noting politicians, Baruch quotes, and satirical lines on rulers and war memory.
The passage notes labor backing for collective bargaining with limited government intervention. It views the Black Connery bill as a discussion basis, not a finished measure, predicting this session’s labor legislation will be a simplified version unless CIO actions shift public pressure.
West Virginians plan to travel to Detroit for the National Education Association convention starting June 27. State Education Association Secretary J. H. Hickman will run the West Virginia headquarters at the Statler Hotel, with the annual state breakfast set for June 29 at the Hotel Tuller. State Superintendent W. W. Trent serves as WV director of the NEA.
Horoscope for June 18 birthdays notes best hours and danger periods, warns against imaginary grievances and urges gratitude. It highlights possible success in business, restaurant or beauty ventures, and potential careers in science, law, engineering or writing. Historical figures James E. Cabot and others are listed.
A fragmented column riffs on publishing, voting, fashion and cinema with witty asides about books, liquor votes, necks as signals, boarding schools, color films and a tattooed Australian dying with 800 inked designs.
Gene Fowler vents at Hubbard Keavy over Hollywood dress trends he blames for societal decline. He predicts a mass shift to outrageous garb and divorce, soap opera chic, and even murder as designers push surreal costumes on actresses and society. He urges President Roosevelt to curb the wardrobe designers as public enemies.
Bruce Catton reviews Odel Shepard's Pedlar's Progress a Little, Brown biography of Bronson Alcott. The former peddler and self taught educator tried teaching Brook Farm and other ventures with marked failures yet sparked ideas shaping American reform, merit noted for a potential Pulitzer.
The review praises a book about a leading thinker who transformed teaching methods and inspired many minds. It highlights the author’s pure idealism and contribution to spiritual values in American tradition, calling the work a fine absorbing study worth reading.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.