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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1939
Page
2
The board trimmed sections of Virginia Avenue as directed by a fiat from the last state legislature session that became effective March 4. The session also approved clerks and commissioners for the upcoming election and several building permits.
Piano tuning offered by Harry Haffen of Roanoke with at least one week lead time. Call 2633-L or write P O Box 2455 Roanoke. Also advertise new dresses and hats at Bradley's with some dresses specially pictured.
Bluefield town manager J M Baldwin gave a tentative budget to the Virginia Side council for the year beginning September 1 1939. Funds from all sources total 59353 92 including 19000 from water department billings. Debt service runs 16580 with sinking fund 2000 reflecting a maturing 5000 water bond.
The state unemployment bureau will drop railroad employees July 1 and the federal Railroad Retirement Board will assume. Eligible workers must sign with the federal board and staff will direct employees to the proper place to file. Registration is to be made with the railroad where the worker has been employed. those unemployed since June 16 should file claims with the federal board.
French Premier Daladier warns Parliament that a grave crisis may be nearing as it debates declaring war. He urges freedom for government action during the summer recess while stressing resistance to any domination and readiness to mobilize if necessary.
Hollywood reports James Roosevelt son of the president and film producer Sam Goldwyn fled from a movie set amid flames but escaped without injury.
Allen begins a new post overseeing a local government survey at Princeton University, aiming to assess community needs and institutional impact. The move signals heightened collaboration between city officials and the university to inform policy and planning.
A jury in the United States district court returned a verdict for the defendant in a $10,000 damage suit brought by Harry Lively a Mullens second hand furniture dealer against the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company arising from an incident at the Maullens A and P store involving clerk Darrell Lane. The case began in Wyoming county circuit court and included testimony about a bread purchase dispute.
Report from Moscow notes Japanese air forces inflict heavy losses on Soviet planes near Pe Tianeetin border area. Kwantung army claims air combat casualties while Soviet affidavits describe many enemy pilots going down, amid ongoing intermitent fighting and uncertain fronts.
The president spoke with seriousness about devaluation and a fixed subsidy plan for staple crops. He warned against private control of foreign exchange while noting pressure from powerful press interests to shift money away from Treasury.
Mr Cooper a native of Pennsylvania and longtime Norfolk and Western railway fire boat worker has died after eighty years with a Methodist church membership of fifty five years. He leaves a wife and multiple children and is survived by a large family including Elmer Broyles and Grover Jones among others. Mrs Thornton Cofer of Jefferson called to assist.
Congressional leaders pressed a money bill through a rules committee to avert a Republican filibuster and push the measure toward conference. Senators clashed over devaluation power claims and WPA funding while planning for emergency action if the bill stalls before Friday. A night session was anticipated with Vice President Barkley warning of continued debates.
Two recruits have been accepted for service in the United States Army through the Bluefield recruiting station. Richard H. Lambert of Hill Avenue has been accepted for infantry service in the Canal Zone, and Kent Identio a Pd Thomas of Kentucky.
The West Virginia State Industrial Union Council CIO will hold its annual meeting in Huntington, W V, for three days starting August 28.
Shanghai June 27 The Japanese navy warned the United States and other powers to remove vessels from Foochow and nearby ports saying safety concerns force such actions. Capture of Wenchow and Foochow regions was viewed as an effort to boost Tokyo’s wartime narrative ahead of the war’s second anniversary.
The article notes the Duke and Duchess of Britain poised to return during ministerial talks. Port Belvedere near Windsor, a picture-book castle, has sat empty since Edward VIII abdicated in December 1936, save for a faithful caretaker guarding the grounds for the day.
Pocahontas Cheraders association re elected officers at their annual meeting at the association's headquarters and elected four new members to the executive committee. Officers include John J Lin coin of Elkhorn Princess Co L Alexander New York city vice president.
Charleston dispatch reports Van A. Bittner president of United Mine Workers District 31 will testify tomorrow on the New York negotiations for a new Appalachian agreement. Bittner and Punen sat on the eight man sub committee that drafted the deal.
Emont West Virginia police report fining individuals for using picturesque place names. Mayor Pred T. and city officials note arrests in connection with the enforcement, as authorities emphasize accuracy in naming residents and locations.
A partial report recalls efforts toward a settlement at Tientsin. The piece notes tensions as ship officers accuse Japanese authorities of denying communication with British officials ashore and mentions Shanghai authorities and ongoing testing of practical provisions during the voyage.
The House debated a neutrality bill with arguments over alliances and the president's powers. Provisions under consideration would limit short term credits to belligerents to 90 days and bar renewals, while a committee section on arming U.S. merchants amid wartime was challenged by Rep. Tinkham.
A strained letter from a Louisiana figure vows a hard but fair administration, pledging clean government and a determined effort to root out scandal. The note mentions funds and a political crisis as the new executive assumes power following illness and a prior governor’s health issues.
The case involved Castle and accomplices who pleaded innocent before a guilty verdict after 16 minutes of deliberation. Prosecutors moved to quash Mann Act and attempted break charges against the defendants, including Elmer Hehr and others, with sentencing following their June appearances.
Miss Margaret Epperson eighteen a business college student in Roanoke was brought home by ambulance Monday night and admitted to Bluefield sanitarium after ten days in a Roanoke hospital for illness surrounding her condition.
Gov Holt argues spending policies burden the average man and advocate for prudent public finances. He contends taxation grows with public aims, urging restraint while defending democratic governance and justice administration.
Phipps has agreed to construct a two story brick bank building for the First National Bank of Narrows. The structure will be on the south side of Main Street about one block from the current bank and is planned to be completed in 135 days.
In Charleston West Virginia on June 37 officials report three typhoid cases in Mercer. Statewide cases totaled twelve, compared with five a year ago, with Raleigh and Raleigh counties each reporting one case.
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