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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1935
Page
3
A fragmented OCR line mentions sacred proximity of children to God and platters to an amount or sum referred to as Richter. The text is garbled and lacks clear names, dates, or places.
Excerpt argues for savings and self reliance amid government redistribution. It condemns lack of due process for taxpayers and warns against draining the nation’s funds. It extols savers as builders of opportunity, urging common sense and enterprise.
The article argues Mussolini is pressing for a complete Italian grip on Abyssinia, seeking a protectorate over Ethiopia or expulsion from the League of Nations. It warns of ongoing conflict with Haile Selassie and outlines the risks of Italian occupation, including resistance from Ethiopian fighters and potential imperial ambitions across the region.
A reflection on why people think straight under stress, citing cases of reform zealots and a young highway robber. It links personal hardship, honest effort, and misjudgment to political resolve. Secretary Wallace and the Supreme Court are invoked to question civic reasoning amid modern burdens.
The speaker argues Haile Selassie can mobilize about 900,000 troops to resist Il Duce if Mussolini expands campaigns in Africa. A broader warning notes Italy would strain resources at home and risk triggering a larger European conflict, challenging Italy’s wartime decisions. Public figures named include Haile Selassie and Mussolini, with Africa as the theater of potential clash.
A damaged verse ponders a mother’s sorrow over a son’s fate and the burden of witnessing his crucifixion like pain. It questions whether prayer or flight to safety could have altered the outcome and how her love endures beyond loss.
Thirty years ago R A H W Snow Bluefield resident robbed of motorcar and slept in a hotel in Laeger. C B Haddox named warden at state penitentiary KE HH Brown elected chancellor commander and H J Shott trustee of Bluefield Knights of Pythias.
Kirk Simpson surveys Madam Secretary Frances Perkins and her critique of the NRA in the 1930s. The piece argues Perkins viewed labor policy as evolving from worker and employer action, with government only to foster mutuality and ethical standards, not to impose permanent NRA-style regulation. Perkins questions a formal national program and cautions against external discipline.
New York June 28. Alumni from a college fraternity staged a humorous convention in New York. A faux nomination for Harry Jenkins sparked cheers until it surfaced there was no such person. The episode followed another anecdote about Enoch Light’s orchestra at Randolph Macon College for Women with playful defiance of Sabbath norms and a controversial musical finale.
Washington notes a crop of conjecture about President Roosevelt's health tied to his Constitutional amendment talk and tax legislation. Observers see him in good physical shape but more irritable, with quiet work trips and a plan to form independent review boards. reports reference NRA figures, McKinley era studies, and TVA graft investigations amid ongoing political maneuvering.
A garbled column blends foreign policy jabs with social gossip and tax figures. It mentions Haly alma pressing Abyselnia, a rising auto toll concern, Annette Kellermann’s bathing suits, parachute training for young women, and federal versus state gasoline tax collections totaling 170,100,269 dollars versus 560,000.
A satirical 1930s style column mocks a supposed whittling shortage in the United States. Huey Long proposes a three point program for whittler security while President Roogerath and aides debate a plan to restore wooden boxes and curb wood use. Ex President Hoover voices opposition to federal meddling in whittling matters.
Fragmentary text mixes political taunts with boxing odds and a boxing result. Mentions Carnera versus Louis described as a thriller with Kellogg Johnson Johnson relief work and taxation notes. The source reads like a collage of quotes and ad-like phrases with unclear full context.
The column gives a June 29 birthday reading noting favorable hours and danger periods for the day. It predicts social harmony, caution against overformality, and possible special attention. It highlights entertainment roles, sociability, and the potential for success in writing or public work.
Church notices from multiple local churches list Sunday school times, sermons, and events. Howard L Weeks leads a 11 am sermon on The Christian's Vacation. 7:45 pm subjects The Solid Truth of What You Have Been Taught. Daily Vacation Bible school closing July 7. Other churches note services, Sunday schools, prayer meetings, and youth programs with various speakers and pastors.
Corner of awercer avenues and wouhring streets invites worship at Immanuel Lutheran AP Ree Le Rev Paul L Royer pastor. Bible school Sunday 9 45 a m Morning worship at 11 with sermon by Student Robert Peery. No Luther League evening worship.
Westminster Presbyterian Church on Washington and Albemarle lists Bible school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 11 with sermon Kingdom Minded and an evening service at 7:45 p.m. Also notes an unusual youth oriented service Seeing Life Thru the Eyes of Modern Youth. Pentecostal Oliness Wayne Street, B T Underwood pastor, Sunday school 10 a.m., morning worship 11, sermon 7:45 p.m., youth gathering at 2:45, prayer Wednesday id0.
Bruce Catton’s book column surveys Lang of Women describing a dictatorship as bloody as Paraguay under Lopez. The review notes Lopez’s European influence, Napoleon III ambitions, and brutal tactics including child labor, executions, and a "battalion of death" that decimated Paraguay’s population from 1.25 million to about 300,000.
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