Thirty Years Ago Trapsheet Held at Eckman Wins Team Trophy
From The Files Of The Bluefield Daily Telegraph details a full day trapsheet at Eckman with multiple clubs, Bluefield securing the team trophy. Also notes marriages at Radford and other items from twenty and ten years ago, plus remarks on Senate politics featuring Jake Garner and Huey Long.
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Frank Litz
Tip Top
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Mia
Hattle Steel
Radford
Leo M. Frank
Lfe
Georgia
Mary Phagan
Bluefield-Graham All Grounds
Thomas 10
Atkinson
Brackley
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Lo Bluefield
Welch Kiwanis Clu
St. Paul
Wealth Tax Plans Stir Roosevelt in Secret Washington Moves
Washington June 21 The apare figure Prof Felix Frankfurter and Ray Motley drew near as Roosevelt prepared to push wealth taxation to Congress. The plan, drafted in Hyde Park, aimed to outpace Huey Long, with Latta delivering the message after the stock market closed. Critics warned of market risk, while NRA actions and social security debates filled the political stage amid covert opposition and cautious optimism.
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Hydeark
Ray Motley
New Deal
Hyde Park
Hia
Huey
White House
Maurice Latta
Latta
Senate
Chamber
Huey Long A Menace in American Politics
An opinion piece argues Huey Long is a growing menace to the nation and the Democratic party. It notes his share the wealth stance, radical rhetoric, and large national following as he contemplates a presidential bid. The article compares him to Debs, warns of radical influence, and cites California's Upton Sinclair race as proof extremists danger.
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NRA
Senate
Garner
Hell ‘N Marla’ Dawes
Jack Garner
House
Congresa
Roosevelt
Huey DP. Long
Louisiana
Long
Share Ile
Ife
Huey Long
Kingfish
United States
Senator Long
Ling
Eugene Debs
California
Upton Sinclair
NPE
Wut
Sion
Parha Bhatt
Pton Sinclair
Washington
Alley Long
Upton
Affairs Doubled to Shorten the Economic Burden
Fragmentary text indicates efforts to double some affairs to reduce the burden on the economy. No clear names, dates, or places are readable. Further details remain unreadable in the damaged OCR segment.
What are the reasonable wants for Americans
The piece argues that aside from basic needs like food shelter and clothing, Americans seek luxuries and comforts such as entertainment and recreation. It questions who deserves a better standard of living and urges using existing resources to ensure fair distribution and improved environments for families, children, and workers.
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Amerigah
Resouees
Roosevelt predicts work relief pickup amid 4 billion plan
The president, directing the 4 billion work relief fund, says employment will rise within a year though many may be idle after July 1 1946. He cites a revival in business and notes critics warn of political influence shaping relief. Hopkins warns of accusations of buying votes as implications linger for after the fund exhausts. China resists Japan but Tokyo presses on with conquest plans amid global inaction.
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Harry J. Hopkins
Thte
Hopkins
Protest Poem Reflects On Duty And Freedom
A reflective verse examines protest as heart and destiny. It contrasts individual dissent with communal approval and urges perseverance, suggesting destiny guides the protestor against tainted norms and false relief.
Letter from Paul Harrison in New York on Normandie arrival
In New York on June 21 Paul Harrison describes the Normandie docking at Quarantine, with reporters, cameras, and a witty exchange about interviews. He jokes about Hollywood, cinema and travel plans through Manhattan, Paris, and Times Square amid the press caravan.
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Parle
Jord Harrison
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Jong
Paramount
Zo Theater Palace
de la Longacra
Seminal Claus
The Once Over by H L Phillips on Pitts and baseball
The garble column parodies Zasu Pitts and a fictional Oklahoma Pitts case linked to a 1929 robbery, with Judge Landis and a push to allow waivers for Albany. It includes quips about baseball reform and civil liberties, ending with political jabs and a mock verse about Alabama.
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Sgever
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Landis
Harpoon Throwing and oddities in a garbled note
Damaged OCR reads like a string of misfired items. It mentions a Harpoon throwing benefit for Nebraskan anglers, a claim of ash plantings and window pours, a Samuel Insull acquittal by supreme court dicta, a battered eagle, a failed wild goose chase, longevity in Italy doubling in 56 years, and an Italian leader pondering Abyssinian prospects.
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Samuel Insull
Revea Vuele
Sam
Paraah
Italy
Statialics
Duce
Eatlcticians
What Today Means to You by Mary Blake
Horoscope style column reading for June 22 23 noting best and danger periods and guidance on social life work love and finances. Mentions birthdays June 22 declining luck and advice for married couples and women in gift shops or restaurants. Ends listing notable people Henry J Clark Frederick Ritter Arthur Gilman Cy Warman James Lang Paul Morphy.
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Une
Henry J. Clark
Frederick J. Ritter
Arthur Gilman
Cy Warman
James H. Lang
Paul C. Morphy
A Book A Day By Bruce Catton
The text critiques a New York tabloid editor known for exposing America’s seamy side. It notes his habit of starkly contrasting modern America with Soviet Russia and suggests such comparisons tend to cast the United States unfavorably. The passage previews his critical viewpoint.
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Russia
America
New York
Beaming Beck y Bhar r a Becomes Color Film Triumph
Hollywood reports John Whitney invested in color cinema, backing a test short La Cucaracha directed by Merian Cooper Kenneth MacGowan and Robert Edmond Jones. The 14 Technicolor camera project proved color attracts audiences, guiding a feature adaptation Vanity Fair with Miriam Hopkins as Becky.
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Hubbard Keavy
Hollywood
John Hay Whitney
Whitney
Theos Men
Merian C. Cooper
Kenneth MacGowan
Robert Edmond Jones
Wa Havoc
Becky Bharpa
Thackery
MacGowan
Gauvreau critiques U S Russia view in 1930s book
Emile Gauvreau, longtime New York tabloid columnist, toured an Angolan society farm in 1934 and wrote a book contrasting Russia and America. He portrays a calmer society free of sensational crime images, offering a provocative yet biased perspective. The volume, published by Macauley, is priced at $3.60.
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Emile Gauvreau
New York
Gauvreau
Augala
Daddy Brownings
Lindbergs
J. P. Morgan
Dillinger
Reds
Russia
America
Macaulay
Macauley
Coyote Hunter Rides With Hounds Using Motor Car
Quinter Kansas farmer Billy Leighton hunts coyotes with four hounds and an alghe bor acting as gate opener. He bags 66 coyotes in a season, using the family motor car to aid in the pursuit.
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Billy Leighton
Gove County
Eason
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