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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1939
Page
6
Fragmentary religious lines invoke Exodus 23 25 and a comment by Emmons about love to God. The garbled text shows misread words and unclear context but references blessing bread and water and a claim of sincere devotion. No concrete events or figures are discernible.
The piece argues Antarctica holds possible oil coal and mineral wealth similar to the Arctic. Admiral Byrd endorses U S claims and a permanent policy to hold territory citing potential riches and strategic interest amid competing nations.
An article surveys beliefs about long life from habits to heredity. Dr Murray P Horwood of MIT notes a strong link between parental longevity and individual lifespan, suggesting heredity as a key factor behind lifespans extending beyond midlife.
A survey of many families shows sons who died aged 20 to 39 tended to have fathers who did not reach 80, while sons who lived to 80 came from fathers who reached octogenarian ages. The writer cites heredity as a strong factor, noting Mendelian ideas and the saying like breeds like. The piece cautions habits and recklessness as factors influencing longevity.
The Mead Bill would let the RFC insure banks against 90 percent of small business loans with maximums of 1 million per loan and 10 year repayment. It would set RFC oversight on loan qualification while leaving bank decisions to determine safety. Critics fear a flood of unsound loans and greater government risk, while supporters push for more credit and circulation.
A reflective poem describes seeking God on a rocky ledge and in nature. The speaker finds a divine footprint in the sod and hears a thrush sing, sensing heaven in the moment and feeling God’s presence within the heart as sunset fades.
Washington reports say official spies do not foresee a general war this year from Japan’s effort to push Britain and France from China. A settlement out of court is expected as Britain and France will keep what they can and settle on that basis. They may lose some face but have faced similar scrapes for years without fatal results.
The article notes the justice department’s prosecution of insurance firms is a distant risk with no active case. Officials are occupied elsewhere and may revisit the matter in about six months, raising mortality rate concerns about pending action.
The national economic committee is building a record from hearings that could underpin the next reform program or a third term, or both. Save copies of the hearings as evidence for future policy direction.
Senator Elmer Thomas leads a bloc in a mass meeting to push prison policy changes. Nine of ninety six senators attend as Murphy hints at more federal spending to build an inland Alcatraz to house 300 inmates, risking riots and Bureau of Prisons opposition.
Former Attorney General Homer Cummings praised the Alcatraz approach as a solution to rising prison riots. He is described as irate over his successor's comments and stance on the issue.
The Wagner Rogers bill to admit 20000 German children will be amended to keep migration within existing quotas. Congress is expected to insist on sharp limits not from hardness but from a 1930s official view of widespread poverty. Opponents warn lowering barriers for Germans would invite Chinese Spanish and Ethiopian children as well.
Roosevelt and Agriculture Secretary Wallace lobbied conferees to cut the farm bill while facing resistance. Reportedly over the weekend Roosevelt proposed a 190 million dollar reduction in the appropriation, but the plan was rejected.
The administration pushes concerns over neutrality in the Senate debate as lawmakers consider an arms embargo and a possible reorganizing bill or Supreme Court fight. Senate Leader Barkley notes these items may be examined in the coming week.
Henry Harman of Tazewell and Miss Jennie St Clair of Roanoke wed in Roanoke. Virginia Baldwin and P J Kelly marry at the bride’s parents home in this city. Locomotive and six freight cars of Norfolk and Western No 86 wreck after rock slide at Lurich. Thirty years ago today marriage plans for Annie Johnston Woods. New River Holston and Western Railway to extend line from home of the bride’s parents. Twenty years ago today John C Hall returns from France and buys New Altamont Hotel as others travel to a good roads meeting. Ten years ago today A C Davis a former Bluefielder dies in Roanoke, tenants of Mrs Guy D French die in Somerset, Stevens Clinic planned at Welch.
A Bluefield Virginia report notes a game warden for Tazewell county has not yet been named after exams held in Richlands. Reese T. Bowen has filled the role for months, with Henry Lesler and Sid Bane as strong local contenders.
A notice from Bulls Gap Tennessee said Dr Horner died and would be buried at St Clair but the St Clair in Virginia was meant. Dr Horner was a veteran medical physician of Bulls Gap.
The Susannah Wesley club will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 30 with Mrs G M Goodwin East.
Seventy four attendees gathered for Vacation Bible School at Memorial Baptist School yesterday including faculty. Superintendent for the intermediate department was Mrs J W Dickenson and junior department superintendent was Mrs Bundy Beard.
After circuit work we planned to start cutting wheat Friday and finish Saturday if possible. Wheat appears healthy from the highways with heads yellow as gold. The Sanders estate reports a top yield this year.
Read as city officials plan a sidewalk project on Taze Well Avenue opposite Graham Methodist, with the city manager and council eyeing the naked spots for a sidewalk drive during Tazewell Avenue reconditioning.
Rev George E Simmons of Norton opens a revival series at Memorial Baptist Church this evening at 7 45 o clock with services continuing in the week ahead for parishioners and local residents
The West Graham W C T U is set to meet at 2 o clock at the Methodist church. Members urged attendance and discussion of local temperance efforts.
The Bailey Church club announces a big supper at the church this Saturday featuring hearty dishes. The group stays active year round and invites all parishioners to join for a evening of fellowship and food.
A gas story resurfaces after a pop bottle dug up near Maybeury bears the Graham Cider company label. A letter from Bob Harler details bottling plant history and his early work washing bottles as a fourteen year old.
Former Bluefield editor Frank T. Witten sends a letter from Clifton Porge recalling many old Bluefield moments over forty years. He notes a verse about the queen and quotes a saying about the old timer becoming a rhymer, reflecting on past events with fond humor.
Mrs. Frank Baylor and their two sons John and Bill visit Bluefield Virginia from Richmond to escape the heat. Mrs. F N Ernest stays ill at her St Clair home. Col J B Saunders, a retired Norfolk and Western agent once seriously ill, shows marked improvement and is seen about town again.
The federal communications commission granted WCHS Charleston West Virginia an increase in daytime power from one kilowatt to five kilowatts. The action was announced on June 20 and expands station broadcasting reach.
D. C. Harrison of Sayersville Republican nominee for Tazewell County commissioner spoke in Bluefield Virginia on Monday. He plans to visit all county precincts and return to Bluefield Eversville. His wife was Miss Beavers before marriage. The race is a three cornered contest with Democrat Grover L. Strong and independent incumbent C. M. Wagner.
A fragment discusses old tales that dogs or locusts attract lightning. It notes few dogs are struck and recalls a locust tree on Graham High School campus split by a storm last summer, hinting at local superstitions and weather events.
Ground has been broken and concrete is poured for a forty five foot extension of the New Method laundry on Race Street. Thirty thousand brick will be used in the new addition overseen by W P Barnett. The plant employs thirty workers, five from a single family.
New York society watches band leaders and dancers stir romance as editors purge names from the Social Register. Elopements and quick marriages tumble prestige as heiresses and debutantes pair with orchestra leaders, transforming Park Avenue marriages into dramatic headlines.
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