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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
6
A coalfield man suggests Bluefield shoppers be ferried to and from stores to ease parking strain and reduce the costly hunt for spaces. He argues business should precede showy excess and inconvenience to customers.
A railroad president, noting outdated equipment, rode along every mile of his line in an observation car to assess needs. His self-directed survey led to vast fleet upgrades, faster engines, and improved track, uniting Western commerce with the industrial East and shaping a powerful national system. Modern railroads remain aggressive and adaptive in pursuit of efficiency.
Economists are not impressed with current industrial conditions but believe the long range outlook is better. They expect business to improve over time, possibly in fall or next winter or perhaps 1937 or 1938. Government economists forecast minor slumps in the near term while warning the longer range outlook remains remnounverable.
The passage discusses how strikes create an unsettled influence across industries, harming business confidence and overall recovery. It notes that even nonrelated firms feel the impact when operations are disrupted and urges less controversy and more coordination to restore prosperity.
A Buffalo group of Private Coachmen and Chauffeurs Benevolent Association published twelve driving rules emphasizing responsibility, road focus, and obeying regulations. They warn that rush hours between 5 and 6 p.m. curb safety, advise against driving blind, and note two drinks slow reactions.
Poem laments that voices and hills of youth cannot be recaptured, recalling fireplace gatherings, family humor, woodland paths, and harvest times. Narrator reflects on time, travel between city and countryside, and the enduring imprint of beloved landscapes. Broadcast note mentions Station WDB Roanoke Va and author J McChesney Pickett.
A Bluefield preview recalls Misses Grace Brubaker Sara Lockwood and Malessia Cooper en route home from Athens where they attended Cooper College. W J Updyke leaves for Philadelphia on business as Bluefield plans a big Fourth of July gathering.
Senator Gus Lonergan pushes for both a constitutional amendment and a bill to end tax exemption on government securities. The treasury backs immediate taxation of future issues but says state issues require constitutional change, leaving the impasse unresolved. The figures show about 37 billion dollars wholly exempt across federal and state issues, with 54 billion exempt overall in 1936.
New York gossip notes Abe Lyman Mike Lyman and Shep Fields own ventures from midwest cafeterias to Brooklyn dry cleaning. Ted Lewis runs a dairy farm in Circleville Ohio. George Olsen backs the International Casino on Broadway. Manhattan phone directory shows typography changes while Cohens remain numerous. A tongue in cheek Broadway spoof lists stars aiding others. Dentists consider gold fillings due to alleged disease-linked currents.
A board of mediation including Ralph Guidahl Charles Taft Princess Juliana and Charles Laughton is named to settle the steel strike. The panel has meditated days without incident as debates center on ethics and alleged wrongdoing by both sides.
A nostalgic note recalls Manhattan Transfer, a station once familiar to travelers, now abandoned. The passage contrasts the station’s former utility and public fondness with its desolate present, framing it as a beacon that guided workers and commuters.
Mary Blake outlines daily luck and cautions for June 24 births. Benefits and risks touch family, finances, and career, with guidance on timing, communication, and planning to avoid disputes. The piece cites potential success in arts, teaching, writing, or sales roles and notes favorable marriage prospects and notable memory traits.
June 24 marks births across fields from literature to politics. Rebecca Harding Davis and George Arnold contributed to American letters, while Theodore F. Randolph and J Thomas Blanchard influenced railroads and industry. George Arnold and others shaped cultural and political landscapes.
A Chesapeake camp meeting is expected to galvanize a push to court Mr. Roosevelt to join the Democratic Party. The report notes a determined effort planned to secure his affiliation during the gathering.
The article profiles Ferris Taylor who moved from Walla Walla seven years ago, struggled for roles, and now shines in Mr. Dodd Takes the Air under director Mervyn LeRoy. It contrasts him with Guy Kibbee, who left Warner lot, and notes Kenny Baker's quick rise after winning a radio contest and a Coconut Grove engagement.
A 1937 Washington scene notes Treasury undersecretaries Magill and Oliphant amid tax policy disputes while Ickes era housing projects face funding shifts. A Washington university study counts government payments for services, and the Interior building cafeteria ends racial seating bias, wiping out noise.
Michael Foster writes American Dream a large, sensitive novel tracing American idealism through a West Coast reporter’s quest to understand the republic. The narrative travels through colonial New England, pre Civil War clipper era, westward expansion, and World War I civil liberties battles, arguing that decency and common good endure. The book splits into melodramatic ancestral sections and a meatier modern core, with the latter seen as stronger and more penetrating. The critic finds the work worth reading despite some uneven parts.
Agawam notes call for track races from 2 to 5 with prices 6 to 2. Secretary Morgenthau urges Congress to foster an atmosphere hindering tax saving even when lawful. Mentions soft music good weather white feathers and military presence. Includes items on W C Fields losing a suit over a doctor bill and a beard named to probe steel strikes with a report due.
A garbled collection of phrases notes thefts, forecasts and social comments. It cites a shoe theft at a convention in Los Angeles an elephant death in Detroit and a Yale professor remark about science reports and timing. The fragmentary text also mentions France Blum England and bachelor spinsters in a dated tone.
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