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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
12
Rates show a tiered by mail structure with zones one to four and a long distance zone five to seven. West Virginia coverage is spelled out with prices for one year and three month options and a separate note about postage and carrier delivery. The issue date is Friday June 26 1981.
A brief poetry style note cites a Bible verse John 2 10 and a line from Emerson about love. The text presents a moral reflection on loving one another and abiding in light with a simple quotation pair.
The text portrays Congressman Lagardia criticizing President Hoover over a plan to grant years stay in debt collections due nationals. It frames the President as failing to lead and overstating the opposition’s concerns while praising leadership and constructive suggestions amid public expectation.
A sports writer laments nationwide apathy toward the Schmeling versus Stribling heavyweight championship, noting the Cleveland venue and July 3 date. The piece suggests waning public excitement despite past hype and the allure of an American challenger against a European champion.
The piece discusses Hulbert's theory that increased fossil fuel use and CO2 emissions may warm the climate, citing factory smoke and locomotives. It also covers Roger Babson's upbeat economic forecast, asserting worst is past and prosperity will resume with stable U.S. production, consumption, and buying power.
Company L of the West Virginia national guard in Bluefield prepared for summer training at Camp Ka Nawha. D E French and others purchased the Law and Commerce building site from I Mata. John McCarty, Norfolk and Western locomotive engineer, died in Bristol Virginia. Captain Douglas and Lt Plumb, army flyers, drowned in Chesapeake Bay. Miss Mary E Eldridge married Robert A Hawkes. Mrs James Fox of North Ta ze well killed in auto accident.
Scientists say doubling atmospheric carbon dioxide would raise Earth’s average temperature by about 10 degrees, halving it would cool by 10. Four ice ages in the last 1,000,000 years suggest short cool spells within longer warm eras, and current warming may continue for millennia with no immediate return to another glacial epoch.
A German political party aims to impose a royal style tax on citizens under a different name. A Hohenzollern prince running for president is not projected to attract a majority of loyal Republicans.
The text claims a non inflammable carbonless cheaper gasolene from coal tar is produced but warns it will not perform the expected safety miracle by mixing safely with liquor as automobile steering wheels will reveal.
A solitary speaker leaves the parade and city bustle to seek a shade byways and humble byways. He follows the shade across plains and through small towns to country taverns and farmer neighbors. Far from crowds, he honors the Great Emancipator in sunlit woods and prairie shadows.
An editorial discusses the state board of control backing eye surgeries at the Romney school for the deaf and blind, with Dr. J. G. Blaydes donating services and hospitalization paid by the board. It praises the program and urges statewide support as a permanent policy.
A quirky mix notes a New York critic on international politics and the old farmers notion of foresight. It reflects on clubs versus golf links, a Chinese emperor taking vocal lessons, radio waves for heating, and listeners complaining of cold reception. Royal clocks in Windsor and Buckingham palaces suggest lavish times.
New York describes Hell's Kitchen as calmer in five years due to a population shift from Irish to Polish and Greek residents. The district gains a robust push-cart market while old dock-work and crime decline. Elevators in newer buildings will speed to 1200 feet per minute. Hollywood notes reference P. G. Wodehouse and a theater producer seeking his talent.
Moscow and Post-Gatty arrive here after a nonstop flight from Berlin as part of a round the world trip. In Mississippi a girl is reported kidnapped and her uncle is beaten and gagged. Secretary Stimson plans a Europe sail on Saturday amid moratorium talks. Magistrate Jean Norris faces malfeasance charges after removal from a New York beach. German fliers Hilling and Harriss make a forced landing in Krefeld before continuing to Copenhagen.
The 1932 Hoover campaign opens with speeches in Marion and Springfield and to Indiana editors. He avoids direct party rhetoric, focusing on national issues and a far from partisan tone. Critics note similarities to 1924 Coolidge messaging and the need for a practical plan.
Hollywood gossip sketches a tour of the town with anecdotes about a yes man polo with his boss, a film set doorbell rung on cue, and Jim Thorpe in a mystery serial. It notes Carl Laemmle Jr writing reminders, William Powell's shyness, and budding romance between Joan Bennett and John Considine. Will Rogers learns Spanish and a supervising adviser is sidelined after one failed day on set.
Washington reports the Hoover administration pushed a one year debt suspension to avert a global financial collapse linked to Germany’s reparations and rising fascist and communist threats. The move aims to shield US investments and trade while shaping the 1932 election outcome for Hoover.
The alibi framework for Samuel Greenberg emerged as the state finished its case against Greenberg and Harry Stein in the Vivian Gordon murder. Sophie Wallenstein testified Greenberg stayed at home seven days for Orthodox mourning after his mother’s death and was indoors the night Gordon was killed, a claim corroborated by her 16 year old son.
Clewiston Florida reports more than 50 million pounds of raw sugar produced in the Everglades this year. Southern Sugar Company's grinding plant finished the season with 51,935,000 pounds and extracted 2,202,372 gallons of molasses. Cane harvesting machines were used for the first time.
More than 50 soil tests with treble super phosphate are under way in 15 townships of McPherson county. The compound is seeded with the wheat or other crop, costing about 1.67 dollars per acre. Kansas State College tests at Manhattan credit the practice with wheat yield increases up to 16 bushels.
Clerks showcase how WENDO-CORNS removes stubborn old corns and callouses. Hundreds will attend next week to learn about the only remedy that promises quick painless removal. If far away, write END-0-CORN LABORATOR 4 Garfield Bird Chicago for a jar.
The Liberty monoplane and its companion reached Bremen and Krefeld on a non stop route from Harbor Grace Newfoundland toward Copenhagen. Fatigue forced them to turn back at Bremen, leaving only five gallons of fuel at Krefeld after weather and long ocean flying.
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty landed in Moscow 60 percent through their around the world attempt, greeting officials before refueling and resting. They planned Moscow to Irkutsk next, hoping to reach New York within ten days and home by June 28.
High officials of the Norfolk and Western railroad will inspect the Buchanan and Guyandotte branches and the Jacob's Fork extension. The party includes A. C. Needles president W. J. Jenks vice president and J. F. Crawford general manager. They depart Bluefield by special train and return tonight then go to Roanoke on train No. 16.
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