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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1929
Page
8
Teachers should temper young students hopes by presenting real world outcomes in journalism. The piece notes historic presidents salaries and rising stars in syndication Sidney Smith and O. O. McIntyre showing Ripley’s entry with rival bids reaching about two thousand dollars weekly.
President Hoover says the fiscal year surplus could reach 120 million dollars, with a likely 100 million, while facing a possible 17 million deficit earlier. Debt reduction for the year may total 660 to 700 million as tax receipts boost revenue, and the plan favors further debt reduction next year. A Minnesota tennis heiress inherits 1.9 million but battles time constraints while suitors offer to manage the fortune.
The article notes the cornerstone of the new Pocahontas high school laid during ceremonies. Frank Baylor of Graham accepted a position with Cassell and Elliott at Sneger, and Charles A. Ball of Roanoke purchased Ghent Land holdings. Mrs. J. R. Myers of Princeton died at North Wilkesboro. Weaver Kline moved his family from Huntington to Princeton. Miss Virginia Jenks and P. D. Wood married at the Jenks home in Roanoke.
New York politicians debate shipping routes for the Great Lakes. Hamilton Fish Jr argues for an all American canal route through New York to bring Midwest cargo to New York Harbor while noting Canadian opposition to the St Lawrence seaway. He cites Al Smith and favors a route that bypasses the St Lawrence. The piece also mentions President Hoover, prohibition, and other social notes from the era.
A poem from Edward W. Barnard in the New York Times recounts ten best man roles and bachelor life. The speaker hints at marriage to Mary Emma next year while noting friends Joe and Jenny progress. The verse blends playful ribbing with sentimental intent as June ends.
A Williamson Daily News column cites odd laws from several states including sprinkling salt on sidewalks in Seattle and spitting tobacco in public in Kansas. It also notes Vermont authorizing a painting of Coolidge being sworn in by his father in Plymouth, a scene praised as a wholesome American moment.
The plan calls for quarterly tax payments to city county and state, mine safety enforcement and operator training, barriers on hazardous roads, a gasoline tax to replace personal property assessments, more Bluefield factories, new north side street connections, a southern West Virginia development association, Sunday elections with civic emphasis, uniformed deputy sheriffs and constables, a municipal flying field, and a city owned water supply.
The state marks its 66th birthday as the state house suspends business. Linsey Stoneking of Jane Lew commits suicide, disputed heat involvement. Elkins Federal Court disposes of thirty four cases in a session.
Gilbert Swan writes of New York City living, noting that many former locals from De Witt Clinton high school now reside nearby. He lists affordable pleasures from subway rides and bus tours to visits to the Statue of Liberty, zoos, museums, and iconic sites, arguing Manhattan offers rich experiences for little money, while newcomers imitate pricey trends.
Stimson seeks report on firing by rum smugglers on a Detroit river customs patrol boat. Frankfort appeals court finds state uniform textbook law workable. Sinclair Day jury shadowing sentences to be issued tomorrow. Two men ride off after bank robbery in Caney Oklahoma. Convict kills a federal prison laundry foreman in Leavenworth and attacks prisoners with a flat iron. New York schools push arithmetic practice with Pupils heeding maths drills. Golf courses also urged to speed up play aiming to reduce strokes per hole.
The piece notes Oliver Wendell Holmes retains dignity after burial of his wife and contemplates a solitary summer. It recalls his wartime service, memorial attendance, and ritual with Justice Lurton as Holmes leads and salutes with military formality, maintaining poise at age eighty eight.
A column reflects on Ozora Stearns Davis resigning as president of the Chicago Theological Seminary due to illness. It praises his fearlessness before death, claiming his calm acceptance and spiritual outlook as a triumph to be envied, contrasting it with common fear of mortality. It then warns of dangerous fireworks displays endangering children on Independence Day.
The article notes growing interest among Americans in South American employment and ventures. It warns of fraudulent agencies charging fees, urges reading the Commerce Department pamphlet by George J. Eder, and outlines realistic prospects, pay, and requirements for engineers, scientists, doctors, and women in Latin America.
A woman was refused a boxing license in Hollywood. Officials indicated the decision kept the bout fair and orderly as spectators watched the disputed scene unfold.
Dr Morris Fishbein summarizes research on hair loss noting heredity as a primary factor and that keratin and cystine intake may affect hair but not prevent baldness. University of Michigan studies show cystine influences hair quantity and composition yet body growth demands prevail.
Washington five year old Helen Marie Gucker tired of home routine borrowed her mother's pocketbook and roamed to candy shops hot dog stands and a barber shop ending at the police station where she was found with only three dollars spent from thirty five.
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