25 Jun 1929
Page 4
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1929
Page
4
Paris barbers Emile Jean and Robert defend short hairstyles after a city survey shows growing hair being resisted. They argue short cuts look youthful and convenient, insisting women will not adopt long hair despite a trend toward looser hats.
Rose Beauty Shoppe advertises a 13piece china set with each permanent wave and windows display. Other notices include for sale items, cheap radio Crosley, lodge meeting at Bluefield No. 85, fresh eggs, and summer language classes starting July 1. Call 2671 for appointments.
In a lively cross section of opinions, Mecdemonelle Marval backs either option for identity without a beard while Lucie Delarue Mardrus lauds male helpfulness. A novelty in the French Chamber of Deputies uses a traffic light style indicator to curb oratory, flashing five minutes and finished to guide speakers, with penalties for overruns.
The Bluefield radio studio launch attracted a cordial audience for the opening performance. Artists from Maury Barrett to Homer Goddard and Miss Marion Smith performed vibrant selections, with the Ridge Runners and West Virginia Night Owls among entertainers. Eminent speaker H J Shott lauded radio as a new educational and entertaining medium and praised local press for support as the station prepares for ongoing broadcasts.
Talkie and singing pictures sweep Britain sparking a building boom with over 300 new or planned super theatres. London leads with forty, while Manchester and Edinburgh show major expansion as demand supports steel, decor, and ventilation trades.
Johnny Dobbs, manager of the New Orleans Pelicans, was cheered by Atlanta fans during a series at Spillerfield after rumors linked him to taking over the Atlanta Crackers. He laughed off the idea, noting his contract to manage New Orleans remains.
The Daily Telegraph and Sunset News announce a new broadcasting station WHI to expand public information sharing. They stress radio as a twin sister to the newspaper, relying on community support to increase usefulness and reach.
The Southern West Virginia Virginia Aero council, Boy Scouts of America, receives a 50 acre tract from Virginia Hardwood Lumber Co. at Tazewell Virginia. The site named Camp Roland will serve year round with a summer camp, weekend visits, and a planned five year development program including a dam, a large mess hall, a crafts lodge, and a museum. The state may designate it a game refuge and forestry program work will plant trees and include supervised expeditions on the 60,000 acre timber tract nearby.
The report notes Major Ramon Franco and three companions may be lost in a Spain to United States air crossing, joining 25 prior sacrifices in three years. It lists 12 earlier vanished flights from 1927 to 1928, naming captains, crews, routes, and dates of disappearance.
Lewis Baldwin 16 son of H W Baldwin dies after a two week illness at Tip Top Virginia. His mother Mrs Mary Baldwin died nine months earlier. Funeral set for Tip Top M E Church Wednesday at 3 PM with Rev G M Dickerson officiating. Frank Harman Community Funeral Home manages arrangements. Interment in Thompson Cemetery.
Montgomery Alabama June 24 The Alabama department of game and fisheries plans a state wide fish rodeo this fall to entertain and educate the public. Commissioner I T Quinn, a noted conservationist, will oversee the event which will limit competition to fresh water streams and offer a prize for the biggest catch. London school upkeep last year cost 65 665 520 dollars.
Yale Divinity School professor Douglas C. MacIntosh was refused citizenship by Judge Warren B. Burrows after he invoked scruples about bearing arms. He stated willingness to fight only for what he deemed a just cause and pledged allegiance to the United States.
Col. Matt J. Winn, leading organizer of Kentucky and American derbies, plans a trip to England and France to study race track operations. He will inspect prominent tracks and focus on grandstand seating and table room layouts for improvements.
Chicago June 24 bad luck has trailed Bathhouse John's prized horses in the turf season. Alderman Coughlin dreamed of a Kentucky derby win for Roguish Eve but the horse went lame two weeks before the race. Eitel also went lame a day before the American derby.
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