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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1937
Page
6
The city discusses better parking conditions and the high costs of car ownership. It notes depreciation, upkeep, fuel, and twenty five dollar parking space charges while cars occupy curb space. Calls for citizen cooperation to relieve congestion and boost downtown business.
Democrats in revolt against administration plans may split the party. Senator Wheeler of Montana leads anti administration group opposing a court packing scheme. The piece recalls Wilson era opposition and warns of a possible permanent party rift if tensions rise.
Commenters call the Garner walk a rebellion while others say he sought Roosevelt's compromise on the court bill and failed. He maintains fitness but signals fatigue as tensions rise over New Deal centralization and party unity.
The document warns that besides the executive, legislative and judicial branches, a fourth unnamed Bureaucratic branch exists. It argues quasi judicial bureaus and commissions increasingly administer laws and often exercise law making power. The American Bar Association is cited.
The text describes about 1,300 agency actions transferring power from Congress to bureaus and 73 federal tribunals handling 267 classes of cases. It warns this hidden bureaucracy controls lives, influences industries, and threatens democracy, urging bridle and control of this power.
Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence at Stevens Institute of Technology described science entering a new era focused on the atomic nucleus. He warned against premature predictions of practical power, but emphasized mass energy equivalence could drive future technical advances and deeper understanding of matter.
The dispatches describe mass executions in Russia under Stalin. The text argues the killings are to protect Stalin rather than the country, predicting eventual collapse as terror fuels internal revolt and destabilizes his dictatorship.
The public calls for no exemption of officeholders from income taxes, arguing officials should share in government costs, and noting sales taxes already burden this class who would otherwise live on government support.
A poetry fragment describes a summer scene with city streets turning to green meadows and shaded halls. The speaker notes hushes of noon, birdsong, and the air turning golden with distant vistas as bees seek nectar and Pan’s music mingles with a crystal spring.
Edwin Mann president of the First National Bank left for Alderson West Virginia. Mrs R C McClaugherty and son Clarence from Princeton visited Mrs N H McClaugherty. John F Land returned from Concord Virginia after attending the marriage of James French to Miss Evans.
Mrs. M. Cartwright of Graham travels to snenville Tennessee for Holston conference Woman's Home Missionary Society session. Six thousand dollars in cash were stolen from Coalwood coal company safe. A portion of Graham experiences flooding.
H S Walker assistant trainmaster Pocahontas division is moved to Ports mouth Ohio as assistant trainmaster of the Scioto division. Mrs Harriett E Meadows of Kimball passed away. Judge Samuel W Williams of Tazewell and Mrs Lucy Walker of Washington DC were mentioned in connection with the report.
Mrs. Nannie M. Graham of Brushfork has died. John E. French, brother of D. E. French of this city, died at his home in Salem Virginia. State insurance agents held a two day convention in Bluefield.
A proposal seeks 15 to 5 well qualified citizens to serve without pay as national commissioner of unemployment and relief. They would study unemployment relief, work vs direct relief, funding, and coordinate long term relief. The plan, costing 50000, was pushed by Senators Murray and Hatch amid broader debates on New Deal programs and national debt.
In New York George Ross notes how rooftops dominate the cityscape with ads and signs from Empire State views to midtown terraces. Actors like George Tobias shed their beards to cope with heat and recognition slips after costume changes at Broadway venues.
The Irish writer Liam O Flaherty condemns Hollywood in a scorching passage calling it a cemetery of the present day bourgeoisie intellectuals. He likens film executives to modern Mammon and moguls who fatten on large salaries before heartless judgments.
Chowderhead Goggins at the button shop voices dissatisfaction over wage rules as Washington debates the new wage and hour control bill. Caleb Potter of Potter Pottery Works cannot tell workers their exact pay until government notification arrives.
Eph Hawkins demands a raise and extra day off as discussions with Washington unfold. Peanut vendors with the Zenith circus receive federal wage increases. Workers at Hemmill Hay and Feed find an extra paid day off by government labor board. Flour mill employees abandon work for a Congress visit. owner surprised. Multiple locals seek better pay while postings mention broadcasting wins and a socialist line.
A humorous column suggests no college president in the nation can match wit or savvy. The piece teases a sharp comparison across campuses, implying bold claims about leadership style and public speaking.
Cancer readers born on June 25 receive timing tips and cautions for the day. The warnings cover risks in hazardous tasks and social visits while noting personal traits and potential careers. Notables born on June 25 are listed, including Edward Holykoke and William Smith.
Terse meditation on military salute manners driving crashes and public folly. The piece mocks courtesies, drunken racing horses and trained monkeys, and jokes that Mussolini's sporting legacy is the 500 mile racer amid castor oil odor. It imagines weapons repurposed as beginner clarinets.
Yale wagers on single ball play as he begins with a box of balls and insists no two players can reach the ninth hole with the same stock. A remark on businessmen echoes the sentiment.
Hollywood leaders forecast the future of film with color films inevitable within five years and 3D effects on the horizon. Television is seen as distribution not a threat, with storytelling and artistry improving. Edwin Mayer warns of a possible stage revival and decline for cinema, while Howard expects cinematic storytelling to advance despite current limits.
Bruce Catton discusses The Magic of Monarchy by Sley Martin editor of the New Statesman and Nation. The book argues Edward VIII abdicated because English monarchy was treated as sacrosanct and untouchable and journalists avoided criticizing the king.
The 1937 column surveys the sit-down strike legality and Washington's wary stance. It notes Pennsylvania courts ruling the Apex hosiery sit-down illegal, and describes behind the scenes pressure on the administration. It discusses labor union splits, potential labor party growth, and a forthcoming broadcast interview setup in Congress.
Martyn Edward Lucar is named law and printing clerk by Attorney General Clarence W. Meadows. He succeeds Stanley E. Daddishman, who remains as acting pardon attorney. The announcement was made in Charleston on June 24.
In the 1870s England had a strong republican current. The speaker Martin links crown imperialism and prosperity as a trinity shaping views on monarchy. He argues democracy requires prudence and suggests a republic with a sensible president as an alternative.
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