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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1929

Page

6

Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bluefield Notices

The Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bluefield West Virginia publishes notices and general news items. Advertising rates and foreign representations are listed. mail matter entered at the Bluefield post office with AP news dispatches credited as available.

Agencey New York Kaneds IL Chicago San Francisco Atlanta Daily Telegraph Printing CO Bluefield W. Va Postoffice Efeld Associated Press

Subscription Rates By Mail and City Carrier

Rates shown for mail subscriptions in West Virginia and zones one through four with prices for one year six months and three months. City carrier option available with pay in advance at seven dollars. Zone five to eight rates available on application, postage based.

West Virginia

Desolate kingdoms foretold in prophetic verse

An excerpt blends biblical prophecy from Isaiah with a Hugo quotation about divine order and fate. The text contrasts wild beasts and dragons in desolate homes, framing a near prophetic time when rulers’ eras end as winds complete the work.

Walter Dickenson Nominated for Virginia Lieutenant Governor

The Southwest endorses Walter Dickenson of Clinch Valley for Virginia lieutenant governor. He is described as a strong speaker and campaigner who represents farm interests and is eyed by President Hoover for a farm board appointment. Southwest counties urged to vote for him beyond partisanship.

Walter Dickenson Clinch Valley Virginia Dickenson Hoover Great Farm Board Congress

Enthusiastic Radio Station Startup Aims to Inform Locals

The piece praises a city radio operation and two daily newspapers for coordinating sunrise noon and sunset editions with noon and evening programs. It stresses efficiency, quick response, and the goal to “get the world told” to the local neighborhood.

Mandrede

One-man Commission Prompts Highway Centralization Debate

The Fairmont Times discusses a forthcoming report by Colonel Floyd Cunningham on the state road system. It suggests the aim is to centralize highway control under a single head in Charleston, with Cunnyingham’s inquiry seen as shaping this shift. The paper offers cautious speculation on whether such centralization would benefit or harm the state.

Floyd Cunsyingham Webb Conley Cunnyingham Repub- Mcan Charleston

Bluefield News Briefs and Tragic Deaths Reported

The Mighty Haag Railroad shows were exhibited in Bluefield. Mrs Billie Belcher aged 70 died at Graham. The body of J J Palmer of Bluefield was found on Norfolk and Western railroad tracks in Norfolk. Miss Louise Miller of Washington married J W Price of Arkansas. The Wright Milling company began constructing a grain elevator at an estimated cost. A D Hammann, former Bluefield resident, died at Longbroom.

Mighty Haag Bluefield Billie Belcher Graham J. J. Palmer Norfolk Louise Miller Washington J. W. Price Wright Milling Company A. D. Hammann

West Virginia Should Centralize Highway Control

The article urges ending the 80 20 system and placing West Virginia road programs under a single head. It argues past spending was wasted, praises centralized management, and endorses Colonel Cunnyingham as the head to lead a unified state highway system based on successful models in other states.

West Virginia England Times Cunnyingham

Ethics of headlines and honest reporting

The writer condemns editorialized headlines that push personal opinions. He argues such propaganda degrades journalism, compares it to patent medicine ads, and calls for truthfulness in news reporting and advertising alike.

Record of booming postwar business conditions

The latest Federal Reserve Board report shows broad gains across almost all lines of business with high volume and an optimistic outlook. Coal production diverges, with a drop in anthracite offset by a large rise in bituminous coal.

Federal Reserve Board

Motor cars seen as costly yet vital to nation

Intensive statistics can make car ownership seem expensive while also showing that motorised vehicles have been a godsend to the country.

Advances for Bluefield Area Development and Safety

The text outlines plans for tax payment reform at local levels, mine safety education, barriers on roads to protect motorists, vehicle levies via gasoline taxes, new factories for Hinefield, and street and street-railway projects in Bluefield. It calls for an advancement association, elections on Sunday, and municipal improvements.

Hinefield East End Bridge Midway College Avenue South Bluefield Eee Southern West Virs Ly Eherifie Musicipa

The Vesper Bell by Harry Kemp

Poem excerpt reflecting on the quiet hour and the toll of the vesper bell. Images of dusk, stars, and a cycle of heaven and earth frame a meditation on beauty, rest, and spiritual renewal. The piece names author Harry Kemp.

Heaven Earth Harry Kemp

West Virginia Pollution Bill Draws Editorials Support

An editorial notes the Nicholas County citizens and Wild Life League protest against Gauley River pollution. It supports Governor Conley’s plan to administer the law to prevent further pollution and to clean polluted streams, citing experts from several states and urging patience while evaluating appointments and enforcement.

West Nicholas County Wild Life League Gauley River Conley Water Commission The Health Service State Game, Fish and Forestry Commission W. L. Stevenson Pennsylvania State Health Department Sanitary Water Board E. 8. Tisdale West Virginia Water Board James Munger Ohio State Health Department Charleston

Riddle of the Mexican War and a Milwaukee Park Name

A reflective column weighs the Mexican War’s morality and outcomes, suggesting justice can rise from injustice. It then notes Pulaski park in Milwaukee shifting to Lindbergh park for two years before reverting to Pulaski, prompting questions about fame and public memory.

Tomorow Milwaukee Pulaski Park Lindbergh

Labor leaders claim Elizabethton textile victory amid partial rehiring

Miss Matilda Lindsay of the Women's Trade Union League reports that the Elizabethton strike settlement marks a first Southern victory over the straw boss system. About 4,000 union members are signed, but fewer than 1,000 have regained jobs, with many strikebreakers still working and relief funds ongoing.

Ashington Elizabethton Tonn Mies Matilda Lindsay Southernfield Women's Trade Union League Bemberg Glanztoff Miss Lindsay Tennessee United Textiles A. F. of L Lindsay BE. T. Wilson Wilson

The Harpoon and odd notes from Shawnee County

In Shawnee County Kansas the sheriff tours by airplane while chatter jokes about law from above. A doctor suggests summer apparel to extend men’s lives. Archduke Leopold of Austria plans an idea shop in New York.

Shawnee County Kansas Archduke Leopold of Austria New York

Hoover Rule of Five Day Week for Presidents May Spread

The piece discusses Hoover backing a five day working week for presidents with summer extensions for officials. It notes Coolidge as a weekend worker and debates whether Hoover should use personal outreach like the Mayflower to win votes. Brookhart of Iowa is cited as resisting discussions on farm relief.

Hoover Washington Coolidge Potomac Philadelphia Navy Yard Congress R. Coolidge Mr. Hoover Senate Brookhart Iowa Brookheart

Vacation choices for families and children Health guidance

The article advises that summer camps can help or harm children and parents by affecting intimacy and stress. It suggests vacations should ease strain, proceed gradually, and include daily rest. Avoiding excessive business worries while away improves outcomes for both home and children.

West Virginia Briefs: Damages Sought in Ramsey Case

Kingwood ten thousand dollar damage suit by G B Ramsey against former Sheriff Williamson and U S Fidelity and Guarantee Trust of Baltimore tied to Ramsey shooting. Wil Hamel serving penitentiary term, called in circuit court. Terra Alta verdict for defendant in $10,000 suit by E B Cuppett against Dr W F Daily over treatment of a foot injury. Seventy boys arrive from states for summer camps.

Associated Press Kingwood G. B. Ramsey Williamson U. S Fidelity and Guarantee Trust Company Baltimore Ramsey Wil Hameo E. B. Cuppett W. F. Daily Terra Alta Cuppett

Day News Briefs Roundup of International and Domestic Notices

Washington hoovers personally halted prohibition movement for schools. Roosevelt Field in New York reports transcontinental flight takeoff. Jensen endurance plane still aloft. Minneapolis reports Miss Minneapolis endurance plane chasing Chicago. an alcohol peddler and gangster slain. Paris says engagement to prince finished. Bratislava seven workers killed ten injured in rubber factory blast. Reykjavik Swedish air men resume flights. Fordham University records seven earth shocks. Dawes and MacDonald discuss naval disarmament with no definite form. fall trials set for October 7.

Roosevelt Field N. Y Jensen Minneapolis Gibson MacDonald Washington Milwaukee Horace McDavid Decatur Kiwanis International Atlantic City Melbourne Australia New York Leviathan Prohibition

Early named Advertising Chief for West Virginia

B L Early is reappointed as vice president for West Virginia of the International Association of News and Advertising Executives. He is also secretary of the Dailyelegraph Printing company and received notice of the reappointment from Leslie M Barton of the Chicago Daily News in a commentary letter.

B. L. Early West Virginia International Association of News & Advertising Executives Early Dailyelegraph Printing Company Leslie M. Barton Chicago Daily News

M Comas Man Burned Working On Motor

Alvin Hedrick of McComas, an employee of the American Coal Company, is hospitalized at Bluefield sanitarium with severe electrical burns sustained Wednesday while working on a mine motor. His head struck a trolley and he was found unconscious beside the tracks. his condition improved the following day.

Alvin Hedrick McComas American Coal Company Bluefield Sanitarium Hedrick

Nervous Women Praise Capudine

Delicately poised women suffering high nerve strain praise Capudine for quick soothing of tense nerves and pain. The liquid form acts almost instantly and does not upset the stomach. Sold by druggists in small and large sizes.

Oo Doe

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