Notices and Classifieds Summary Sample
Historical clipping shows a classified notice about club events and business notes. It mentions advertising rates and foreign representation with addresses and locations in New York Chicago San Francisco and other cities. The fragment references that non news items such as meeting times bazaars fairs and obituaries require payment.
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Associated
Kats Bpecia
New York
Kansas
Oey
Chicago
San Francisco
Santa
Daily Telegraph Printing CO
Birefield
W. Va
Roosevelt and Big Business Take New Deal Responsibility
The Washington view holds Roosevelt failed on NRA fronts and will urge big business to enact voluntary codes. If industry acts, recovery could prove NRA's principles valid. if not, he may seek constitutional change. Capital’s move is pivotal to show trusted leadership and moral responsibility amid the crisis.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Nira
Congress
Blue Eagle
NRA
Capital
Supreme Court
New Deal High Command
Roosevelt Brain Trust Moves to Rewrite Constitution Sparks Debate
The piece discusses the Roosevelt administration facing Supreme Court rulings on the NRA and New Deal, with brain trust members including Rexford Tugwell pressing for constitutional revision. It notes President Roosevelt’s retreat from the idea, while his sons James and Elliott allegedly urge bold action to remake the government.
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Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
NRA
James
Elliott
Ae America
Sness
Theodore Ie Jet Papa
Young Roosevelts Push For Constitutional Rewrite
The piece notes James and Elliott Roosevelt advocating a rewrite of the U S constitution while President Franklin D Roosevelt relies on elder advisers. It contrasts with Hoover’s sons and other seasoned figures and questions readiness of youth in shaping national policy.
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Herbert Hoover
Young
America
James
Elliott
Roosevelts
Carter
Harry Byrds
Roosevelt
O. K
Father
White House
Franklin Jr
John
Jimmie
Prices and economic recovery after an NRA ruling
The Alexander Hamilton Institute argues the Supreme Court decision nullifying the NRA should support lower price levels by ending unproductive price suppression and fostering genuine increases in output. It contends price rises should reflect rising production, not curtailed supply, and notes cautious optimism tied to a balanced budget and tax relief.
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Alexander Hamilton Institute
Supreme Court
NRA
Great Britain
Huey Long pushes wealth sharing as alternative to social security
The column weighs Senator Huey P. Long's plan to distribute wealth directly to every citizen with a $5,000 lump sum plus a home radio car and garage, comparing it to Roosevelt administration's proposed old age pensions and unemployment insurance aimed at $2.75 billion annually.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Long
Tie
Real Statesmanship Needs Vision and Courage
The article argues that true statesmanship lies in steadfast principle not in pandering to public taste. It laments a shortage of leaders with vision and willingness to sacrifice for sound policy in a moment of urgent national need.
Trees in verse echo Kilmer’s famed ode
A compact excerpt of Joyce Kilmer’s classic poem contrasts a tree’s beauty with human fragility. It presents a spiritual image of trees worshiping God, linking nature to creation and art.
Washington column notes on Mitchell charges and New Deal strategy
The piece surveys the Mitchell retirement and insinuations about ties to Astor and Roosevelt, noting muted Republican and Democratic reactions. It sketches New Deal tactics focused on an improving business climate, avoids public rebuttals, and cites unrelated items from Morgenthau and CCC advertising as context.
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Washington
Mitchell
Ewing Mitchell
Messie
Vincent Astor
Kermit Roosevelt
Astor-Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White
Maine
Rev Basil Kerbawy Visit At Beckley After Funeral
The Rev Basil M Kerbawy dean of St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral Brooklyn came to Bluefield to officiate James William Simon's funeral and then traveled to Beckley for a brief visit with friends before returning to New York.
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Basil M. Kerbawy
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Catholic Cathedral
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bluefield
James William Simon
Beckley
New York
Spray Materials Distribution At Mercer Coal Company
Spray materials for relief gardens will be distributed today and Friday at the Mercer Coal company. R. L. Simmons and L. C. Peck oversee the distribution. All recipients are asked to bring paper bags.
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Mercer Coal Company
R. L. Simmons
L. C. Peck
West Virginia Day Holiday Observed
All Bluefield baking houses and the state dispensary will be closed today in observance of the seventy second birthday of the state of West Virginia. State offices generally will be closed throughout the day. It was inadvertently stated in the bank's advertisement in yesterday morning's paper that the holiday was on July 20.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
The Once Over by H. L. Phillips Vaudeville Act
Interview with Jimmy Braddock after becoming champion. He discusses Max Baer, public perception of the underdog, and home life versus fame. The piece blends humor with reflections on boxing, family, and the era’s social views.
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MR. Braddock
Jimmy
Max Baer
Baer
Air Conditioning Talk at Bluefield Rail Club Meet
A. F. Garrett of Roanoke, mechanical inspector for the Norfolk and Western, will speak at the June meeting of the Bluefield Better Service club at Municipal Auditorium on June 27. He oversaw air conditioning in passenger coaches and will explain how comfort is provided on hot days. The program promises interest and a welcome to the public.
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A. F. Garrett
Roanoke
Norfolk and Western System
Bluefield Better Service Club
Municipal Auditorium
Garrett
Norfolk and Western
June 20 birthday forecasts and career advice
A dated astrology column lists June 20 as a birthday with best hours and danger periods. It advises cautious speech for couples, notes potential interest in writing nursing social welfare and selling, and lists notable people born on June 20 such as Helen Gould Shepard and David J. Brewer.
The Sea Is My Workshop reviews lifeguard life
Frank E. Walton Jr. portrays lifeguards as hard working, danger prone, rarely thanked, facing politics and flak from pests at beaches. The book sketches guard incompetence, public pressure, and the demanding, unglamorous realities of guarding swimmers. Published by Dutton at $2.50.
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Frank E. Walton Jr
Walton
Pacific
Dutton
Arline Judge Builds Career, Mansion, and Band
Hollywood life details Arline Judge Ruggles managing a 22 room mansion with six staff, plus her growing career. She funds Sam the chauffeur turned musician with a 17 piece band, rehearsing in a rental hall on Central Avenue and planning records. Also includes remarks from Lionel Barrymore El Brendel and Clark Gable on retirement plans.
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Hollywood
Arline
Wesley Ruggles
Sam
Central Avenue
Golly
Tony
Arline Judge-Ruggles
Ruggles
Lionel Barrymore
el Brendel
Clark Gable
Harpoon Antiseptic, Head Hunters, Dust Storms Roiled News
A dubious scent of vignettes mixes with a claim that a new antiseptic 250 times stronger than carbolic acid may be usable safely by people. Borneo head-hunters reportedly die off while Montana centers drift, noted in a Lewistown doctor’s kitchen sink claim. Dust storms and toll hikes loom over CCC and jobless actors backed by Uncle Sam as federal aid arrives amid mortgage concerns.
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Montana
Lewistown
Uncle Sam
A Good Little Man Fends Off Robbers in Chicago
John McVey a 72 year old five foot tall gasoline station attendant in Chicago confronted two youths who attempted a stickup. He wrestled the pistol from one robber and forced them to flee in their car. He claimed he would have killed them but the gun proved ineffective.
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Chicago
John McVey
McVey
Painter Falls From Bridge In Graham Injury Report
K. R. Matthews a Norfolk and Western painter fell from a bridge at Graham and was injured badly. Miss Lennie Weimer married Harry J. Daubert of Shamokin Pa at the home of the bride's parents Mr and Mrs J J Weimer South Bluefield.
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K. R. Matthews
Graham
Lennie Weimer
Harry J. Daubert
Shamokin
J. J. Weimer
South Bluefield
West Virginia students return home from Morgantown trip
Twenty years ago today Frank Fox Jack Easley and William Lee arrived home from Morgantown where they had been attending West Virginia University. Bluefield Graham Fair association officials were disposing of fifteen thousand nine hundred dollars worth of additional stock.
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Frank Fox
Jack Easley
William Lee
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Bluefield-Graham Fair Association
Local weddings mark two spring ceremonies across coal region
Ten years ago today Joe Cregar Jr. of North Tazewell wed Miss Nettie Herndon of Northfork. Dr. Carl Smith of Princeton left for Wise to marry Miss Lela Vicars.
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Joe Cregar Jr
North Tazewell
Nettie Herndon
Northfork
Carl Smith
Princeton
Wise, Va
Lela Vicars
Springfield showdown tests Republican stance on Roosevelt policy
The piece analyzes Republican grass roots opposition to FDR and his New Deal, noting keynoters attack Roosevelt while few lawmakers directly target him. It predicts substantive Springfield proposals will drive 1936 positioning, as labor and party figures weigh constitutional options and wage impacts post NRA. The AFL cites deflation linked to NRA’s overthrow and Treasury canvasses may shift the political landscape.
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Washington
Springfield
Roosevelt
House
Senate
NRA House
Supreme Court
Congress
Treasury
NRA
American Federation of Labor
Treasury Scouts
Aboard the Normandie Aboard the World’s Largest Ship
A New York columnist aboard the Normandie recounts the liner’s vast scale revealing 79,280 gross tons 119 feet 6 inches wide and 112 foot pool. He notes luggage chaos 4800 pieces 86 items per traveler and a labrynthine 44 city-block long interior with 400 seat theater and 72 cooks 76 assistants and 49 330 pieces of silver dining service.
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Normandie
Havre
Chicago
Fouquet
Empire State Building
al Smith
Nils Granlund
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Forty-sixth
Hudson River
Wall Street
Southamen
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