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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1937
Page
3
The piece reflects on governors using force to end strikes and cites historical echoes from 1898 and McKinley's era. It frames the current sit down strikes with thousands blocked from work as a modern parallel to past federal actions and political pressure.
Local railroad workers watch federal pension legislation with mixed views. Norfolk and Western employees praise existing benefits, while the bill’s gaps for shorter service years worry many. Expected impact includes small wage deductions refunded this year under the new act.
Near J. M. Hedrick's filling station in Wythe county two purity hens defended their brood when a hawk swooped in. The birds clashed fiercely, leaving a dead hawk as proof of the struggle. Bob Worley, a traveling salesman from A sks, witnessed the scene and later spoke of it in Tazewell.
The west end bus schedule is explained with the Maple Hill cemetery stop on the quarter hour. For example the bus departs at 8 15 and 8 45 from that point, resolving confusion about timing.
A Bristol event saw a local party greeting a Sunday congregation. visitors from Bluefield displayed Welcome banners as the group gathered.
A cool breeze moved through Bluefield Tuesday with windows shut against the brisk air. Rain Monday night damaged gardens and soaked areas, though a light wrap felt comfortable for locals.
Virginia sidelights note Joe Ann Fields of Bluefield Virginia is hailed as Hollywood bound after a Bluefield appearance. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Jack Fields. Park association directors plan an 8 pm meeting at the Chicago House Furnishings office to discuss important matters.
Report says Bluefield market sees a bumper cherry crop with ample fruit for buyers and birds. A tiny cherry bird pest is noted as a challenge to harvest the ripening fruit near honeysuckle bushes.
A letter from George C. Blere of Gray Sulphur Springs offers timely ideas for the BSC reunion. The tri family gathering is planned at Gray Sulphur, east of Peterstown. An efficient waiter, a deaf mute, once served at Bramwell hotel and communicates by cranking signs to indicate coffee.
Two Bluefield vocalists appeared on a Sunday morning broadcast from station WBT Charlotte NC. The event featured Crockett Mrs nee Gills and Mrs with several Bluefield attendees accompanying them to the city.
A. E. Tabor robbed bee hives Monday and 6 a night the area yielded a large amount of honey. The incident left sweet substance scattered around the site and locals report plentiful harvests during the season.
A large Springville crowd is expected Thursday evening for a program at the Springville school house featuring Joe Woods Harmony Band and other numbers. Proceeds go to paying the new piano for Springville church. The Susana Wesley club plans to meet Thursday afternoon at Mrs. W. J. Crockett’s home with Mrs. Lee Ma and Mrs. Irene Gills. Dr. J. T. T. Hundley of Lynchburg, president emeritus of Lynchburg College, is mentioned in connection with the event.
A bridge hand features East making a calculated overbid to pressure opponents and partners. The article notes players favor overbidding to avoid missing a game and cites larger penalties for underbidding, with East’s bold bid described as psychological strategy and ultimately successful.
With both sides vulnerable North uses a third-hand lead-directing bid of one club to force a favorable opening lead. The bid aims to give partner a blind guessing edge when opponents will likely reach the contract. North's club bid was followed by
Bluefield Rotary Club members held a noon gathering with brief talks on ethics in profession and business. The Rev Jennings W Hobson summarized Religion with one word War and George Richardson Jr spoke on Ethical Law.
East overcalls spades then South bids two diamonds. West raises to three spades, North jumps to four diamonds. East suspects North fears four spades and defends five diamonds. North sacrifices to five diamonds, East doubles, setting two tricks for a 500-point score. East’s psychology yields a favorable result.
Rotary club event lists E. K. Ketron as gu dent of the Princeton club and honors W. A. Buchanan Rotarian of Welch along with Claude Boughner of Bluefield for service and leadership.
A Baltimore and Ohio report states a locomotive boiler burst early today killing a fireman and brakeman, with the Cincinnati bound Louisville train’s engineer seriously injured near Osgood Indiana.
Boston public schools banned a classroom reading of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice due to complaints that the character Shylock is offensive to the Jewish race. School officials cited concerns about anti Semitic content and public backlash as the reason for the decision.
Price Construction had the lowest bid for 224 miles of approaches to the Poplar Street bridge in the West End. The bid totaled $47,472.40 for grading drainage and concrete paving. The Route 52 rebuild toward Woodlawn cemetery received commission approval this year, and a second highway bid covered twelve miles of the Saeger Bradshaw road base and surface treatment with Middle States Bituminous at $25,025.
The report lists three highway projects and two grade crossing elimination jobs, detailing planned work and scope. It notes project types and general timelines without specifying locations or contractor names.
C M Davis of Morgantown was reelected commander of the second sector department of West Virginia Veterans of Foreign Wars at a June 22 meeting in Romney.
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