All Day Trapshoot At Eckman Wins Bluefield Team Trophy
Thirty years ago today an all day trapshoot event drew multiple clubs at Eckman. The Bluefield squad captured the team trophy as J Frank Litz of Tip Top Virginia and Hattie Steel of Tip Top Virginia were wed at Radford. Leo M Frank began a life sentence for the murder of Mary Phagan. Contractors hurried at Bluefield Graham fairgrounds to ready the track for a July 1 race meet.
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Eckman
Bluefield
J. Frank Litz
Tip Top
Merchant
Mra
Hattie Steel
Radford
Leo M. Frank
Georgia
Mary Phagan
Bluefield-Graham Fair Grounds
Fragmentary Quote Reflects Betrayal Theme
A clipped scripture and literary lines appear, citing Matthew 10:56 and Dryden. The fragmentary text hints at distrust and treachery, noting foes within one's own household. No identifiable event or人物 is provided.
Wealth tax idea forged in Hyde Park and White House
Prof Felix Frankfurter and Prof Ray Moley influenced Roosevelt on a wealth tax plan drafted in Hyde Park. The proposal, delayed initially, was timed to counter Huey Long and the Republicans, with Maurice Latta delivering the message to the Senate after the security bill moved.
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Washington
Felix Frankfurter
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Harvard
Hydeark
Ray Moley
New Deal
Hyde Park
Huey
Maurice Latta
Latta
Senate
Chamber
Huey Long a Menace to the Nation and Democracy
The piece portrays Senator Huey P. Long as a growing national menace through his share the wealth advocacy and anti autocratic rhetoric. It cautions that Long could leverage radical support and become a major political force alongside figures like Upton Sinclair.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Long
Huey Long
United States
Senator Long
Senate
Eugene Debs
California
Upton Sinclair
Washington
If Wants Were Filled and Week of Labor Questioned
A student of national affairs argued that filling all wants would not require shortening the industrial week. He claimed that even with full needs and desires met, production would be at capacity only as much as could be consumed, raising a question about a reasonable minimum reference.
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National Affairs
What Constitutes a Reasonable American Want
The piece argues that after basic needs are met, luxuries become reasonable wants such as adequate food, shelter, fuel, clothing, and access to entertainment and recreation. It questions who deserves comfort and a good environment, emphasizing that producing goods is not enough without fair distribution and affordable access for all. It notes the need to align production with solvable distribution challenges.
Roosevelt predicts employment pickup from four billion work fund
The president argues that spending four billion dollars on work relief will lift employment within a year though idle workers will remain after July 1 1936. Hopkins warns the plan could be seen as election buying and risk political backlash as funds expire.
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Roosevelt
Harry Ll. Hopkins
Hopkins
Tokyo presses ahead with conquest plan amid China stance
China resists Japan’s demands while Tokyo remains committed to imposing its expansionist plan. The piece argues China’s fate is sealed by what it calls the civilized world’s apparent acquiescence.
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China
Japan
Tokyo
Protest Anthem by Will Chambelain
A poem reflects personal protest against tyranny and conformity. The speaker embraces a rebel stance, listening to a wild heart and serving a larger, divine destiny. He urges others to pursue their own paths while he maintains his protest and mission.
Texas Jack Garner Shapes Senate Rules Through Wit and Caution
The article notes Garner, veteran presiding officer, blends House hardline discipline with Senate nuance. He treats rules as impediments to good government, influenced by Huey Long and past Dawes dicta, yet occasionally sprinkles strategic speed to routine business when the floor signals demand.
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Senate
Jack
Garner
Congress
House
Dawes
Huey Long
NRA
Maria” Dawes
Jack Garner
Garner's jab at senate rules echoed in long filibuster night
During the all night performance the kingfish Garner made sly remarks about Senate rules. He coined a line that repeated under sessions: when the regular order was demanded he would say the regular order is the senator from Louisiana. He noted this had been the regular order for hours as shown by the clock.
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Garner
Senate
Louisiana
Harrison speaks of American cinema and New York
In New York June 21 Paul Harrison meets reporters aboard the Normandie after arrival. He jokes about the press, notes the talkies are here to stay, and jokes about Broadway and Paris while describing plans to tour New York and see the city sights. He dismisses the interviewing routine as rot.
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Monsieur Harrison
Harrison
Goldwyn
Picchuss
Smot Pipple
Mr. Harrison
Hollywood
Europe
Colonel Harrison
America
Lannon
Paris
Judge Landis Grants Pitts a Break in Baseball Entry
A dialogue recalls Oklahoma Pitts, a fel low with an eight year sentence who joined Albany after a 1929 cash theft. Judge Landis notes the need to encourage rehabilitation via pro baseball while discussing Babe Ruth and the era’s attitudes toward crime and sport.
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Zasu Pitts
Hollywood
Oklahoma Pitts
Pitts
Albany Baseball Club
Mooney Hears New Hearing Amid Baseball Rumor
The article notes Tom Mooney has been granted another hearing and there is chatter he seeks a job in professional baseball. It reflects on the rumor and suggests a potential career shift while mentioning R. W. Rogers.
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Tom Mooney
Alabama’s Fringe Rhetoric and Promise Amid Works Program Talk
A fragmentary column recalls political slogans and a pledge not to discriminate in the $4 billion Works Progress Administration program. Elmer Twitchell weighs Alabama base running in a broader exchange about political promises and presidential directives on discrimination.
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Elmer Twitchell
Alabama
Pitta
Warden Lawes
Elmer
United States
Throwing The Harpoon For Nebraskan Youths
A quirky item notes 1,000,000 fish planted in streams for Nebraskan youngsters and jokes about birds, the supreme court, Samuel Insull, and Uncle Sam. It references Il Duce and Abyssinian affairs with a satirical tone and mentions longevity in Italy doubling over 55 years.
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Supreme Court
Samuel Insull
Uncle Sam
Italy
Il Duce
Atiaticiana
What Today Means to You for June 22 Birthday
Forecast outlines personal luck and danger periods for June 22 birthdays with advice on social planning finances and tactful dealings. It notes favorable days for solutions, invites, and growth, and lists successful people born on June 22 including Henry J. Clark Frederick L. Ritter Arthur Gilman Cy Warman James H. Lane Paul C. Morphy.
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Henry J. Clark
Frederick L. Ritter
Arthur Gilman
Cy Warman
James H. Lane
Paul C. Morphy
Russia Held Safer Land Than America
Editor of a New York tabloid argues that Soviet Russia offers a calmer, more orderly society than the United States by contrasting perceived American vice with Soviet stability. The piece critiques American media bias and the author’s view of Western freedoms.
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Russia
America
New York
Soviet Russia
Behn Whitney backs color film venture with Beck y Sharpe
Screen Life notes John Hay Whitney invested in color film via TechniColor, backing a short color experiment La Cucaracha costing 80000 dollars. The team then adapted Vanity Fair as Becky Sharpe, filmed in color with Technicolor, starring Miriam Hopkins plus a notable supporting cast, hoping for a new cinema revolution.
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John Hay Whitney
Whitney
Hollywood
Merian C. Cooper
Kenneth MacGowan
Robert Edmond Jones
We Proudly We Hailed Emile Gauvreau’s Russia book
Emile Gauvreau, longtime New York tabloid writer, toured Russia in 1933 and reports a society unlike American tabloids. He contrasts Russia and the United States with sharp critique. The Macaulay publication costs $3.50.
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Emile Gauvreau
New York
Gauvreau
Russia
Daddy Brownings
Lindbergh
J. P. Morgan
Dillinger
Reds
America
Macaulay
Roosevelt Foes Clash as New Deals Faces Senate Test
In Washington, Democratic leaders spar over administration reforms. Roosevelt pushes broad NRA ideas while Congress approves social security 76 to 6 and the Wagner-Connery labor bill amid behind the scenes opposition and fear of constitutional challenges.
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Congress
Senate
House
Coyote Hunter Uses Car and Hounds Near Quinter
Quinter resident Billy Leigh aids a neighbor as gate opener while riding to the hounds with four dogs to chase coyotes. This season he has bagged 66 coyotes in Gove county area using the family motor car.
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Quinter
Kas
Billy Leigh
Gove County
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Will Chambelain
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Bruce Catton
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