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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1931
Page
12
An advance FP notice credits Queek Carrier-Payabie with a promotional offer. The fragment mentions a term of three months and one week, with a payment that reads 87.00 in unspecified currency. The readable text is incomplete and lacks full details.
A compact quotation study notes a biblical verse and a Shakespearean inquiry about elders and wisdom. It juxtaposes a New Testament exhortation on honoring elders who labor in doctrine with Marmion’s medieval inquiry into whether wisdom accompanies age. The passage blends religious exhortation with literary reflection.
The essay reviews Senor Carlos G Davila s analysis in Rivista de Economia Argentina arguing there is no imperialism in the United States but a North Americanism shaping culture and economy He praises American public opinion for preferring peace over conflict and contrasts North American optimism with Latin American social fears It also notes looming wet dry political fights and possible reforms to prohibition with debate over light wines and federal control The piece mentions Senator Borah Idaho and a hypothetical safe Atlantic flight in the final lines
Washington reports indicate President Hoover and a Senate majority oppose changes to prohibition law, signaling a dry stance in the next campaign. Democrats are expected to run wet in 1932 and push repeal or modification, though their platform may be less extreme than in 1928. Dry Democrats remain on the defensive.
Miss Claudine Floyd of Bluefield and W G Bassett were married at Princeton. Bluefield lodge of Elks staged a minstrel. The city board of affairs authorized Bluefield water works to adjust mains on East Princeton Avenue to meet the new grade.
A reflective meditation on memory and the dead, contrasting living lovers who move on with those who remain bound to past tenderness. The speaker wonders if the dead recall faint loved caresses, suggesting a glow in stillness through recollection, echoing the poet’s line.
A West Virginian newspaper notes that opposition to President Hoover stems from political strategy aimed at defeating the Republican party. Editors blame high taxes and state actions for economic woes, arguing true reform requires tax changes and fair burdens on profits and homeowners.
Western wheat fields face army worm attacks as summer looms. An auctioneer seen as busy and knocking around. A man with vaccination hints at tricks up his sleeve. A hopeful summer may let a businessman stay in office for rest. A new summer hat unsettles a woman more than anything else.
A June Harris overview details the Interstate Commerce Commission with profiles of its eleven members. It notes broad experience across law, regulation, railroads, and public service, highlighting chair Ezra Brainerd Jr and others like Charles P. D. Mahaffle Joseph R. Eastman and Balthasar H. Myer. The piece emphasizes integrity, impartial decisions, and varied legal and railroad backgrounds shaping policy.
In Marion Ohio President Hoover faced attention from Republican old guards who viewed his Harding era selection as a diary of party regulars. They sought clues on his stance toward irregulars, Hoover’s policy, and potential renomination, weighing the shift in GOP power and the what if of Senator Johnson replacing Hoover as vice president in Chicago.
Hollywood writers surge as a wave of scenario ideas floods studios. Veterans and first timers push plots to star players like Warner Baxter and Kenneth MacKenna while directors pursue fresh takes. The scene hints at a boom in writing rooms and the push to turn real life glances into screen scripts.
Strike actions expand across Barbour Taylor and Harrison counties reaching about 3500 miners. In Wheeling, the wife of a leading physician dies after an auto crash near Waynesburg. Jackson's Mill hosts the older girls state Four-H camp starting June 24. Marshall county coal operators seek lower property assessments while United Mine Workers contract prompts mine-wide spillover in the Panhandle. Irene Moats of Clerksburg named advisory chair of the state board of education. Five Ward miners charged with interfering with an eviction warrant, released on bond. Mine Workers ballots sent to Kanawha county miners. Lloyd Layman named future Parkersburg fire chief. Frank Hyer of Pocahontas county sentenced to die. Walter Campbell gets life for murder. Mingo county prosecutor asks Attorney General about prosecuting Deputy Marshall Lambert in Lowe case.
Clarksburg West Virginia June 18 seventy five delegates were welcomed today by Dr L M Robinson city manager at the eleventh annual convention of the West Virginia Chiropractors association. The chief speakers were Dr Hector Lamont Wheeling Dr W Mets Cameron and Dr R F E Tripp Fairmont president who made the annual report. Dr S J Burish Indianapolis secretary of the Lincoln Chiropractic college will be the chief speaker at the annual banquet tonight.
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