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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1933
Page
6
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President Roosevelt called the Glass-Steagall bill the best banking legislation since the Federal Reserve Act. The Senate approved it unanimously and Senator Glass received high praise from Senator Walcott. The act creates a federal deposit insurance fund up to 2 500 and gradual guarantees up to 50 000. It also requires private banks to be regulated and divest securities affiliations within a year.
The piece portrays the American delegation as on the defensive at the London world economic conference. It cites Prime Minister MacDonald and Chancellor Chamberlain as challenging American policies during opening remarks and presses issues seen as domestic or non international.
The column recalls T. J. Northern a machinist injured by a falling main rod at the railroad shops. N. D. Maher, Norfolk and Western general superintendent, seriously ill in Roanoke. Local orders hold memorial services at the Y M C A auditorium. Co. P. Law sues Norfolk and Western for 15000 in Roanoke court over Eckman accident. Railway officials attend Tazewell celebration. Thomas Gibson is killed at Peerless Coal and Coke tipple. Jessie Ann Creswell marries Walter Seifert of Lawrence MA. Mrs. Richard White dies in Raven Virginia at her daughter’s home.
Dr Clyde Brooks of New Orleans told the American Medical Association in Milwaukee that future doctors will act as immunizers. Injections will stimulate the body's own defenses to prevent disease rather than merely cure it. He cited hygiene and diet as long time defenses and urged substances that boost resistance ahead of specific remedies.
The article notes Mae Murray as Princess David Mdivani and cites Mary McCormick suing Prince Serge Mdivani for separate maintenance after lending him 40000 dollars. Barbara Hutton is set to marry another Mdivani. It claims American heiresses pursue these princes despite multiple divorces, suggesting endless matrimonial prospects for the brothers.
Mary Morris Duane contemplates humans as small beings on a ball in space while stars and suns serve as the players and toys in a grand cosmic game. The verse measures our place against vast times and distances, pondering unity and awe.
The Charleston Mail notes rising discord within West Virginia Democrats and a partisan contest between Neely and Shaver. It suggests Shaver may back Governor Kump against Neely, while patronage protests and legislative rifts further complicate the outlook for the party.
Hollywood gossip notes superstitions among stars. Billie Dove delayed her wedding ceremony by superstition about the minute hand. Claudette Colbert objects to luck charms while Kay Francis fears diamonds. Mae West Norma Shearer Marion Davies Dorothea Wieck and others share quirky beliefs about luck, luck with whisky and jewelry.
A satirical column notes how quick profits from stock tips fade as volatility rises. It jokes about chiggers in summer and the impact of daylight saving time on daily life. It comments on silver’s conductivity and the irony of solid banks remaining liquid in a speculative era.
New York reports that the home and foreign missionary conference will meet together at East Northfield Massachusetts from July 7 to 15. Delegates from nine denominations including Baptist Congregational Dutch Reform Friends Lutherans Methodist Protestant Episcopal Presbyterian Universalist will study mission work and methods. Many delegates will live in tents.
New York reports Cecil Maberry, a Western theater showman turned mass producer, plans to mount his own opera venture challenging the Metropolitan Opera's grip on musical prestige and patron support. Maberry, ex of Oklahoma and Missouri film ventures, eyes a bold launch as Met struggles financially.
Maberry and partners took over the Hippodrome eight months ago aiming 25 cent admissions and vaudeville. He tried grand opera with Chicago Opera stars, priced box seats at 99 cents, triggering crowds and police. Charles Dillingham later expanded spectacles, doubling chorus girls and adding many aquatic acts, revealing tricks kept secret.
The 1797 Philadelphia early directory shows George Washington in capital letters and lists anonymous respondents with quotes before addresses. It notes alphabet quirks like Anne Street under A and Cross Woman, 93 South Street. Captain John McPherson edited the volume. he devised a house numbering system.
Washington bystander says Hugh Johnson, veteran of the WWI draft, could head a three billion dollar effort to revive industry under a government business partnership. Roosevelt favors merit picks like Johnson and Lewis Douglas, hinting at a cabinet‑level role beyond soldier, lawyer and manufacturer.
Advice on safe sun exposure including gradual tanning and limits of one hour morning and one hour afternoon, plus warnings about wind dust. Emphasizes vehicle safety with brakes lights tires and cautious driving, and urges pedestrians to face traffic and avoid sudden stops. Notes fatigue and inattention cause many accidents.
Eastern standard time schedule listing NBC CBS and other networks with stations nationwide detailing hourly programs from 5:00 to 11:30 including concerts talk shows comedies dramas and musical acts across East West and Canadian regions.
In Maybeury Switchback West Virginia on June 17 A. T. Poote received treatment at Stevens clinic Welch for injuries from a Thursday night auto wreck. The collision occurred at Powhatan around 10 30 p m when Poote's car was struck by a truck from Northfork driven by Thomas Foote who received treatment at Keystone and was released.
Tom Sovia was taken suddenly ill while working Thursday evening and sent to the Bluefield sanitarium. He is employed by the Paraboutas Fuel company. Mrs. Stella Bensey hosted the Maybeury Switchback Bridge club at her home Thursday evening. Mrs. Joe Sherga won the high prize with Mrs. G G Brammer second and Miss Hughes guest prize.
Ferdinand Pecora singled out one holdout who refused stock below market amid Morgan’s favors while others profited with below value shares. Buckland’s quiet stance contrasted with peers. he warned against investments in power firms. Morgan associates dismissed rivals as bribes, framing it as a standard practice in the era.
A pharmacist prepared remedy named B. C. promises rapid relief from violent headaches and neuralgia. It claims to ease muscular aches, colds, and fever without habit forming drugs. Available in 10% and 26 packages wherever drugs are sold.
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