Forty Years Ago Today Notices From The Bluefield Telegraph
From The Files Of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Forties notes recall Mrs. W C Pollock departing for Fort Spring to visit kin. John Battimore and bride formerly Miss Lou W Belew arrive from an extended honeymoon. Mrs W H Shepherd of East Radford Virginia visits husband just relocated to Bluefield.
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W. C. Pollock
Fort Spring
John Battimore
Lou W. Belew
W. H. Shepherd
East Radford
Bluefield
Mrs Bruce Leaves for Morgantown and Hot Springs
Mrs J Bruce departed for Morgantown to attend West Virginia events. Her son Ernest Bruce belonged to the class of oage. Mrs W B R and her daughters also left for Hot Springs Arkansas to spend several oy.
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J. Bruce
Morgantown
West Virginia
Ernest Bruce
Oage
Hot Springs
Ark
Island graduation critique of government support system
The speaker notes an Island graduate's line about support from the public and questions a government setup that sustains millions through public jobs. The educator Prof. Rogers would see a mechanism creating a voter majority reliant on party power for continued payrolls.
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Island
Rogers
Old
Massachusetts
Wasteful Page Count in Congress Record Draws Fire
The Congressional Record totals about 13 000 pages costing 650 000 dollars with 124 session days. Less than a third of members fill three fourths of the record and extraneous matter is common. A Neely letter to Major Bowes and other items draw criticism as wasted space amid broader concerns that Rome is burning.
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Congressional Record
Congress
Veriest Bank
Neely
Major Bowes
Jerry O'Connell
Silver Bow
Frank Hague
Flannagan
Rome
Washington column on anti monopoly inquiry moves
Paul Mallo reports the anti monopoly probe agenda shifts as V P Garner and lawmakers debate investigation scope. Names like O Mahoney Borah King Bankhead Sumners Eicher Reece Michener and others shape the panel. The resolution designates funding and personnel while dropping anti monopoly framing for a national economic committee.
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Washington
Garner
V. P
Ator O'Mahoney
New Deal
Borah
King
Bankhead
Hatton Sumners
Philospher
Eicher
Thomas Corcoran
Iowa
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Michener
Michigan
Arnold
Oliphant
Frank
Lubin
Henderson
Mr. Eicher
Pocahontas Coal to Showcase Model Mine for NEA Editors
Bluefield hosts National Editorial Association delegates at White Sulphur Springs for a week of state travel and publicity. A purpose built model mine at Pocahontas, with the latest mining and hauling equipment from Norfolk and Western, will be demonstrated to about 400 editors to spotlight Pocahontas coal and Southern West Virginia’s industry.
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Bluefield
National Editorial Association
NEA
West
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Coal
Middle West
Norfolk and Western
Model Mine
Public Payroll Advice Attracts Mixed School Reactions
High school classes in Denver and Louisiana adopt WAR slogan W P A Here We Come while MIT professor Robert E Rogers tells Rhode Island College graduates to seek work on the public payroll. He says government jobs offer the most secure future though his remarks echo a prior controversial joke about winning employers daughters.
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Denver
Louisiana
Robert E. Rogers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rhode Island College
Rogers
Prof. Rogers
Massachusetts
Uncle Sam
Alsad
Mivien
Rage
Rhode
Kennedy Seeks British Debt Settlement Amid London Visit
Joseph P. Kennedy, the American ambassador to Britain, aimed to settle the 3 billion dollar debt with the United States and then resign in a blaze of glory. Britain informed Washington it cannot meet the June 15 payment, undermining the debt plan as Hull notes looming deadlines and Britain sites armament costs.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
Court of St. James
London
United States
State Department
Washington
Hull
Great Britain
Finland
Hungary
Britain
Forgetful Drivers and Public Servants in American Life
The excerpt argues public officials are servants, not masters, and condemns arrogance in government. It emphasizes that all people act within a democratic system, where majorities can abuse power but equality before the law remains fundamental. It evokes restraint, tolerance, and the warning that authority should not corrupt republican ideals.
Weather fans brace for heat as cool spell fades
North winds ease and temperatures rise soon sparking complaints from those who found the recent cool spell uncomfortable. Forecasters expect a warm trend, prompting expectations of heat and summerlike conditions in the coming days.
Too Near Yet Far The Lost Distance Of Love
A poem speaks of intense proximity and unreachable closeness. The speaker laments a love eternally separated by an impassable sea while sensing the beloved’s breath and voice, yet finding life bound to a distant heart and a mournful, leaden surge as music of longing.
Ten Years Ago Today City Leaders Elected
Hallanan Galahney Gent led a national assembly in the city succeeding Virgil L. Highland of Clarksburg. Mrs Lenn Baldwin was elected mayor of Bluefield Virginia.
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Hallanan
Galahney Gent
Aanan
National
Virgil L. Highland
Clarksburg
Lenn Baldwin
Bluefield
Congress adjourns amid summers plans and investigations
Washington Daybook notes Congress winds down leaving few staff and many bills prepped for White House action while summer committees pursue TVA maritime and aquatic life probes. Senators and representatives contemplate bipartisan trips to Alaska and other distant sites to inspect fisheries and sea activity.
Congressional fuss over Alaska reindeer funds and un-American probes
A Senate committee heads to Alaska to decide on government reindeer purchases for Eskimos who already own most of them. Congress aims to prevent a full buyout while another House panel will probe Nazi Fascist and Communist groups. Most committees idle until January, with staffers taking paid vacations as leaders seek reelection.
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Nother
Alaska
Congress
House
Senate
Burlesque Tricks and Theatre Tales From New York
George Ross surveys backstage antics from New York venues. Hartman fools Postmaster General James with cuff gag at the Waldorf Astoria while a Farley lookalike slides into the spotlight at the Plaza. The Women at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre playfully feud then dine as a Thursday Luncheon club. Changes in heat culture move audiences to air cooling and rides to cinema palaces.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Paul
Grace Hartman
James Ety
Plaza
Paul Hartman
Farley
Clare Booth
Ethel Barrymore Theater
Gemini birthday forecast from daily horoscope snippet
The June 19 birthday is linked to specific favorable and danger periods on the day. It praises humor, warns against asserting others authority, and notes possible ambitions in nursing journalism real estate insurance or singing. It mentions a large social circle and potential for a lasting marriage.
Notable Births on June 19 in Historical Records
On June 19 historical sources note births of figures such as Sam Walter Foss a poet and William Henry Webb a shipbuilder. Other names appear garbled but suggest early contributors in literature and industry.
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Sam Walter Foss
Charles Eee Ang
Ceeereaee
George Ellogg
William Henry Webb
Residents in Springville Welcome Visitors and Note Church Services
Springville residents report visits from Cecil Carroll's relatives and Josie Sublett's family while Roy Wilson hosted guests from Skyland Camps. Virginia Carter stays in Bluefield for medical treatment with sister Mrs. Charlie Carrell. Services are planned Sunday with Sunday school at 10 am, concluding a two week revival that has been held locally.
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Spinevile
Cecil Carroll
Hubbard Springs
Josie Sublett
Amos
Harry
Bossevain
Roy Wilson
Skyland Camps
Frank Bush
Bluefield
Virginia Carter
Charlie Carrell
Double Feature Comfort Beyond the Screen
The piece notes that audiences seek easy rest through a full cinema program from entertainment to newsreel. It suggests comfortable sleep through a staggered show including a stage act and multiple film segments, highlighting the allure of a long, curated experience.
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Tor
The Once Over By HH. L. Phillips
A humorous verse praising beavers on a U S government project for their industry and diligence. It notes they work from daybreak to night with no supervision or political involvement, and suggests they are clever at getting the job done without idle stalling.
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U. S
Odd Little Quotes Highlight Varied 1920s Views
A collage of odd lines recalls 1920s urban life with finance talk and international quirks. Remarks range from bond brokers planning outings to Japan’s warship painting and a Duke and Duchess touring America under their own auspices.
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Duke
Duchess of Windsor
America
Quiet society wedding costs only a few thousand
A recent society wedding described as quiet cost only a few thousand dollars. A joking note about clever machines and oddities runs through a string of puns and light local items. A deer wandered into Adams Massachusetts and into a bank.
Miracle in Hollywood Sees Nun Casting and Production Plans
Hollywood column traces The Miracle project from casting hopes for a nun role through star changes from Loretta Young to Bette Davis. Notes past objections by Max Reinhardt and Morris Gest, shift to talking dialogue, and references John Litel and Jack Warner tied to Inglewood and Santa Anita tracks.
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Bette Davis
Warner
Henry Blanke
Errol Flynn
Hugh Herbert
Louise da
Sam Taylor
Hollywood
New York
John Litel
Inglewood
Jack Warner
Santa Anita
Hal Roach
Divided Economists Split Over Trusts and Regulation
Downtown observers report two main camps in the economic debate. The Arnold Henderson Lubin faction favors breaking trusts into small parts while the Berle Currie Patterson group advocates government regulation and price control. Sub-camps push for government ownership of railroads utilities and natural resources as testimony piles up.
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Arnold-Henderson-Lubin
Berle-Currie-Patterson
Berle Sees Human Element in Economics and Senate Funds Inquiry
Mr. R's adviser A. A. Berle urges practical economics balancing classroom theory with labor and employer resistance to wage changes. The Illinois context notes Senator Minton's limited budget for a press investigation, with $1,400 remaining to hire one investigator to probe private newspaper files.
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A. A. Berle
University Ofirginia Quarterly
Minton
Senate
Politician Ham Fish Seeks New York World’s Fair Post
Republican Rep. J Ham Fish pressed the House Republican caucus to back him for the New York World’s Fair commission citing ancestral ties. As he fought the New Deal on the House floor Bankhead sought another candidate and ultimately appointed New York Rep. Jimmy Wadsworth.
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J. Ham Fish
House Republican Caucus
New Deal
House
Lyn c
Bankhead
New York
Jimmy Wadsworth
Osteopaths Meet To Organize West Virginia Society
Osteopaths gather this afternoon at Dr. William H. Carr’s Coal and Coke building to plan a divisional West Virginia State Osteopathic society. Dr. Carr Dr. E. T. Eades and B. R. Kinter host as physicians from surrounding areas attend. Dr. Preston Y of C burg aids organization. Our note ends with a line on paper making methods.
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West Virginia State Osteopathic Society
William H. Carr
Coal and Coke Building
Carr
E. T. Eades
B. R. Kinter
Preston Y
C Burg
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